We live in Western ND and went to the game Saturday. The first question both of my co-workers asked was....."How did you get tickets?" One of them lives in Fargo and was shocked there was any available. I am not sure what the answer is. Taking some of the student tickets last year was a solid move but I am not sure how to fix the issue going forward. We can't take any more of them because you don't want to make it an hard to get ticket considering the cost of student fees. They have a right to them but we need to make them commit by Monday of game week so the rest of the tickets can be sold, Maybe we should sell them all as GA so students can continue to pick up tickets as the week goes by even if they are still for sale to the public. The only way to do that properly is with bleacher seats in the student section though.
BTW, it is getting to be an expensive proposition to go to a game even when leaving the wife and youngest at home. $200 for 4 tickets, $100 for a tank of fuel, $100 in food and beverages throughout the day. We left at 7:00 and got home at midnight to avoid the hotel. It could be done a bit cheaper, but not a lot. $400 for the day isn't deal breaker money but it is definitely one game a year (plus frisco) money for us.