katfans claiming tickets are sold out for frisco

[AKBison]

Somebody please debunk this. Katfans and AGS are saying they can't get tickets through SHU or the NCAA anymore. I hope Gene has 12000 tickets reserved and coming our way.

[Trim]

it's showing tickets available right now...

[tjbison]

lots available on NCAA.com still

[onbison09]

I can't get anything on NCAA.com. There are no tickets available that meet your request. Please select a different quantity or choose another price range. Help?

[BisonTeacher]

Gene is talking about tickets and charters right now on the radio. He said he is sure they will get an allotment.

[Flintstone]

Can't get 3 together right now.

[4mcruenomore]

nothing on ncaa.com for me either. I got 2 on stubhub just to be safe, don't really care about cost.

[coloradobison]

i just got the same message - perhaps the site is overloaded right now...

[LITTLEGUYSINGREEN]

There will be a certain amount alloted for each school.

Kinda sucks that it will vitually be a home game for SHSU.

[4mcruenomore]

There will be a certain amount alloted for each school.

Kinda sucks that it will vitually be a home game for SHSU.


Doesn't matter, we are going to crush them.

[LITTLEGUYSINGREEN]

Doesn't matter, we are going to crush them.

No doubt in my mind.

GO BISON!!!!!!

[onbison09]

Can't even get 2 together.

[AKBison]

Can't find two tickets on ncaa.com either. Sounds like SH was allotted 4000 tickets. If we get the same that will barely be enough just to cover season ticket holders who want tickets. I will slit my wrist if I miss this game. Is it time to hit the panic button and go the stub hub route, etc?

[coloradobison]

considering the closeness to Dallas, and it being a fairly large event - i'm sure there will be tickets outside the stadium on game day for sale too - let's just hope all who want tickets can get them - traveling to Frisco in hopes of getting a ticket is a tough road

[Trim]

Just got two through ncaa.com

Keep trying! I had two earlier, but then switched, then couldn't get any for awhile. Eventually they came up again. I will be looking at other ticket options as well, so these may be available later on...

[BigBison]

I can't get 3 together on NCAA.com. But there lots on Stub Hub for 80 bucks!!! I'll wait till NDSU allotment becomes available.

[Flintstone]

Just got 2 together on NCAA.com. Keep trying

[Strommer10]

I'm banking on our alloted tickets... Stubhub is an absolute crime... $87 for a $40 ticket... That's just terrible.

[kab1one]

game was half full last year and SHSU doesn't draw well. Tickets aren't an issue.

Today was a sell out in the dome and tickets were available in the lobby. What was up with the announced crowd, surely there was more than 18,108 there.

[AKBison]

Pizza hut park only holds 21K, seems reasonable that with a local team playing tickets might be scarce already.

[Bisonwinagn]

game was half full last year and SHSU doesn't draw well. Tickets aren't an issue.

Today was a sell out in the dome and tickets were available in the lobby. What was up with the announced crowd, surely there was more than 18,108 there.

Maybe, but this game is like NDSU playing in Minneapolis for thems so lots of alumni may get tickets who usually don't go to home games.

[TheBisonator]

NCAA.com is telling me there are no tickets available.

[AKBison]

Any word from the AD on ticket ALLOTMENTS? NCAA is a bust for me.

[BisonFan33]

purchased tickets from ncaa.com about 20 minutes after the game and there were only endzone ticks to pick from. Should have not panicked, probably will be better ones for sale through gobison. oh well, at least im guaranteed a seat!

[THEsocalledfan]

Honestly, I'd say there is zero chance that tickets at the site on the day of the game are more than $80 each. I will press my luck on that if I have too....

[GradBison]

Those who got tickets, were they endzone? There's no way sideline has soldout already.
Hopefully they'll be good info by tomorrow morning on coach Bohl show.

[BisonFan33]

the tickets i was able to get were in the endzone and there wasn't even an option to change the location. im sure with allotment of tickets going to both schools plus places like stubhub most of the tickets are being accounted for. hard to imagine that in that quick of time those tickets on the sideline are gone. i know someone said SHSU doesnt draw a big crowd but usually they arent very good either. Being undefeated and with the title game only a couple hours away AND they found out they were in last night, I can see how the tickets are flying. Oh, and if by some chance you do happen to get tickets on ncaa.com pay attention to all sales are final caption, they dont budge on that policy.

[DIBISON]

The NCAA will provide NDSU with ticket and hotel information sometime on Monday. Multiple ticket sections have been set aside for the participating institutions.

[IndyBison]

My gut feel is a lot of tickets are held in blocks right now and plenty will be available. A full sellout will surprise me. Hope I'm not wrong.

[bisonhp330]

My gut feel is a lot of tickets are held in blocks right now and plenty will be available. A full sellout will surprise me. Hope I'm not wrong.

i agree- no way in hell its sold out already- SHSU is averaging 6500 fans this year...........not all of those will go- offset it with alumni going they will have about the same IMO

[MNLonghorn10]

we got our ticks last week before lehigh...front row stub hub

[The Lost Dutchman]

http://www.stubhub.com/2011-ncaa-division-1-football-championship-tickets/2012-ncaa-fcs-football-championship-1-7-2012-2369154/

Looks like there is plenty to me.........

[kab1one]

Maybe, but this game is like NDSU playing in Minneapolis for thems so lots of alumni may get tickets who usually don't go to home games.

SHSU doesn't draw or travel.

THis game isn't a big draw. 13k last year. Seats 22k for Soccer.


1997 Youngstown State (4) McNeese State 10–9 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 14,771 Jim Tressel
1998 Massachusetts Georgia Southern 55–43 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 17,501 Mark Whipple
1999 Georgia Southern Youngstown State 59–24 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 20,052 Paul Johnson
2000 Georgia Southern (6) Montana 27–25 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 17,156 Paul Johnson
2001 Montana (2) Furman 13–6 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 12,698 Joe Glenn
2002 Western Kentucky McNeese State 34–14 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 12,360 Jack Harbaugh
2003 Delaware Colgate 40–0 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 14,281 K. C. Keeler
2004 James Madison Montana 31–21 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 16,771 Mickey Matthews
2005 Appalachian State Northern Iowa 21–16 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 20,236 Jerry Moore
2006 Appalachian State Massachusetts 28–17 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 22,808 Jerry Moore
2007 Appalachian State (3) Delaware 49–21 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 23,010 Jerry Moore
2008 Richmond Montana 24–7 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 17,823 Mike London
2009 Villanova Montana 23–21 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 14,328 Andy Talley
2010 Eastern Washington Delaware 20–19 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 13,027 Beau Baldwin

[rexreed]

I have a contact with the NCAA ticket office and she says they are out of tickets. It was unexpected. Your school allotment or a ticket reseller is the best bet right now. Keep in mind that if you are purchasing tickets from a reseller in TX you are not allowed to do it on the grounds of the venue. Doesn't matter if it is for under face value it is against the law. I wonder if they would consider moving this thing to Cowboy Stadium?

[Hammerhead]

There are only 24 total tickets listed now on stubub.com.


http://www.stubhub.com/2011-ncaa-division-1-football-championship-tickets/2012-ncaa-fcs-football-championship-1-7-2012-2369154/

Looks like there is plenty to me.........

[Hammerhead]

So were all of these stubhub tickets authorized by the NCAA? From the NCAA tickets page: "Tickets purchased may not be resold above face value, unless specifically authorized in advance by the NCAA."


I have a contact with the NCAA ticket office and she says they are out of tickets. It was unexpected. Your school allotment or a ticket reseller is the best bet right now. Keep in mind that if you are purchasing tickets from a reseller in TX you are not allowed to do it on the grounds of the venue. Doesn't matter if it is for under face value it is against the law. I wonder if they would consider moving this thing to Cowboy Stadium?

[rileyb]

I have been trying all day to get tickets on NCAA without any luck. I am hoping to get some tickets! I agree 12,000 Bison fans should like a good number. In Gene we trust!

[Bison bison]

Here's my guess on the situation.

the ncaa and the folks in frisco have been selling tickets for a while. die hard fans and locals bought them through friday night.

friday night, shsu won. bearkat fans and scalpers hit the ncaa and frisco hard. then ndsu won and most of the 'released tickets' includin 2,000 of shsu's 4,000 ticket allotment were sold.

the question is how big are the allotments already sold/allocated?

NCAA: 2,000-10,000
Frisco: 2,000-10,000
SHSU: 4,000
NDSU: 4,000

Or does the NCAA still have 10,000 tickets to allot to SHSU and NDSU on the basis of each school's request. in the past, schools have been able to request up to 10,000 tickets. i don't see why that would change.

if ndsu gets an allotment of 8,000+ we're golden. if the ncaa sold tickets early because they are a bunch of lamos, things are going to get ugly.


and i can't help but think that NDSU is limited to sections 101-107 + 114 for the students meaning about 5,000 tickets. (less 500 for students, 1500 for family, 1000 for high-rolling friends, 500 for people who fly the association charter,...)

[MN_Moose]

Some of you may been here already but it's worth checking
http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/tia?sort=rel&query=FCS&srchType=A

Looks to me as they know alot of you Bison fans will be traveling $475..... OUCH!

[THEsocalledfan]

Some of you may been here already but it's worth checking
http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/tia?sort=rel&query=FCS&srchType=A

Looks to me as they know alot of you Bison fans will be traveling $475..... OUCH!

Patience folks, patience. By the way, as to the "law" on this, scalping is illegal in many locals and rarely enforced if done discretely. I have trouble believing it is any different in Frisco.

[Hammerhead]

My guess is that many people bought tickets in advance and then planned to resell them once the teams were set. It seems kind of suspicious that they would only give 40% of the tickets to the schools playing in the game. I doubt 12,000 locals are interested in the game most years.

[BamaBison]

Just buy stubhub. Consider it Economic stimulus from all the ndsu fans.

[MNLonghorn10]

wow.. just 4 ticks left on stubhub..someone cleared out that row of 12..

[90BISON]

wow.. just 4 ticks left on stubhub..someone cleared out that row of 12..

That's the exact reason I got mine late Saturday night after I got back from the game.....I had checked earlier in the day, right after the game, and several of the lower priced, decent seat, rows......were completely wiped out, only a couple hours later......I figured I better hedge my bet until I could actually find out what the hell was going on and where all the tickets were going?? Damn, I knew I should have bought them right after the Lehigh game.....

[onbison09]

My guess is that many people bought tickets in advance and then planned to resell them once the teams were set. It seems kind of suspicious that they would only give 40% of the tickets to the schools playing in the game. I doubt 12,000 locals are interested in the game most years.

No chance is hell there will be 12,000 locals at the game.

[BisonNeil]

Sam will have at least 10,000 fans there, maybe more. Add 10,000 Bison fans and the place is sold out.

Chattanooga was a much larger stadium, attendance in this decade in the 20-23,000 until small followings from CAA teams like Villanova and Richmond came in.

As someone said, last year there were only 13,000 fans in the stadium, but both teams came from a long ways away and EWU had a small following. In the playoffs Sam averaged about 10,000, so I don't think it will be hard for this game to be a sellout since they are so close and had an extra day.

Damn stadium is just too small for a championship that involves the NDSU Bison, plain and simple.

[56BISON73]

Somebody please debunk this. Katfans and AGS are saying they can't get tickets through SHU or the NCAA anymore. I hope Gene has 12000 tickets reserved and coming our way.

I talked to the guy at the stadium and they have nothing. They are waiting for tickets to comer back from the schools. I told him dont hold your breath.

[56BISON73]

My guess is that many people bought tickets in advance and then planned to resell them once the teams were set. It seems kind of suspicious that they would only give 40% of the tickets to the schools playing in the game. I doubt 12,000 locals are interested in the game most years.

Add in travel companies-air and bus charters. Plus the locals and you could purchase these tickets for some time now. It doesnt take much to sell out 21,000

[BisonNeil]

I posted this in another thread, but here is the response I got from the NCAA:

Thank you for your email. I regret to inform you that we are sold out for the FCS Championship. After the event last year, it has been very difficult anticipating the demand SHSU has contributed to the game.

My worst fears confirmed. Sam has snapped up the tickets. It will be a home game for them.

[Tatanka]

Add in travel companies-air and bus charters. Plus the locals and you could purchase these tickets for some time now. It doesnt take much to sell out 21,000

....unless you're Eastern Washington. I'm guessing this year is pretty much the best case scenario for the NCAA for this event.

[Tatanka]

I posted this in another thread, but here is the response I got from the NCAA:

Thank you for your email. I regret to inform you that we are sold out for the FCS Championship. After the event last year, it has been very difficult anticipating the demand SHSU has contributed to the game.

My worst fears confirmed. Sam has snapped up the tickets. It will be a home game for them.

There might be more of 'em but it won't be as if NDSU isn't represented...

[JSUBison]

There might be more of 'em but it won't be as if NDSU isn't represented...

We'll be louder. :nod: