Pack The Mac!

[Panthers to the Bone]

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As I perused the ticket availability, it didn't seem as though there was too much movement in locations of tickets to buy as compared to Sunday. Hopefully, we have large walk-up sales.

[UNI Fight]

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If it was an older lady I dont think they are ticket office employees. The only people I've ever saw work at the office are college studenfs. The older ladies I believe are a hired out crew, and dont know much about the goings on. Like has been said by others, and myself here, it isnt all the ticket office. A lot of it is various departments that seem to plan things, advertise, etc... with out the ticket office being in the loop.

Bottom line in many operations is that the crew you hire reflects directly on you. I couldn't get away with blaming someone I hired w/o it directly reflecting on my performance/integrity in some way.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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Bottom line in many operations is that the crew you hire reflects directly on you. I couldn't get away with blaming someone I hired w/o it directly reflecting on my performance/integrity in some way.

I agree, and in the past I got on the ticket office as well. However, the ticket office has been MUCH improved over the last 3 years or so. I've watched the student employees and managers explain things to those ladies to have them not understand it and make the same mistake later on. I don't know if they work for the ticket office as hired help, of the the McLeod/Dome Operations hires out for them because some of them have UNItix on their lanyards and some of them have University Events Complex on their lanyards. I honestly don't think they are university employees other than scanning tickets.


I agree that isn't an excuse to not know what is going on and that needs to be changed. However, it seems to me that a lot of the complaining on here is complaining just to do it because in the past the ticket office hasn't been great. If you have these issues I suggest emailing the ticket office and letting them know that the older ladies that scan tickets aren't up to speed on somethings and that you would like to see something done about that. I'm sure they would be happy to hear well thought out thoughts, both good and bad, to know what they can do better. Just like any office, they need feedback to know what to change and what not to change and work towards.

[JCPanthers]

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I thought attendance was terrible tonight....absolutely rediculous that the Cedar Valley can't get 6,000 people to support one of the best teams in the nation. It's an absolute joke...and the more I look at all of the empty corporate seats, the more pissed I get.

[bigticket]

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I noticed that as well. Maybe UNI should put the company's name on the seat, so we can see who it is...

Any chance the Alumni Association could organize bus trips from DM or CR to a game during the week. I would love to go, however, I'm not going drive up by myself.

[06panther10]

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Yeah, I didn't expect it to be packed, but I thought it would be much better. The student section was pretty darn good too.

I would think we would have a huge crowd this weekend though.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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JC-

Don't be hating on UNI's fans. We have the most educated and excited fanbase in the MVC. We both know that those empty seats were really filled, but people had to go to the bathroom most of the night, resulting in empty seats. In all seriousness, this attendance stuff is getting ridiculous. There needs to be at least 6K there on Saturday.

[9YRPLAN]

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if people will just let me know they arent gonna use those seats, i guarantee i will have myself or someone sitting in them.

[JCPanthers]

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JC-

Don't be hating on UNI's fans. We have the most educated and excited fanbase in the MVC. We both know that those empty seats were really filled, but people had to go to the bathroom most of the night, resulting in empty seats. In all seriousness, this attendance stuff is getting ridiculous. There needs to be at least 6K there on Saturday.

Ha Ha...funny stuff. You are spot on about the most excited and educated....they really know when to get up and make noise. Like when the two twin cheerleaders sommersault completely across the floor....that gottem in a frenzy.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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if people will just let me know they arent gonna use those seats, i guarantee i will have myself or someone sitting in them.

We have a ticket forum on PN that we hoped would be for just this kind of thing. Not enough people in the know post there. I wish more would though.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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I thought attendance was terrible tonight....absolutely rediculous that the Cedar Valley can't get 6,000 people to support one of the best teams in the nation. It's an absolute joke...and the more I look at all of the empty corporate seats, the more pissed I get.

No sh!t. I really wish we, as a university, would stop bending over and handing these tickets out to organizations that don't use them unless Iowa or Iowa State is in town.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Agree JC...truly embarrassing attendance AGAIN! There is NO excuse for this crap. The Cedar Valley takes the Panthers for granted. If a boss takes their employees for granted they may eventually leave. If you take your spouse for granted, he / she may eventually leave. Unfortunately it won't take much for us all to draw the same parallels here with UNI athletics. Nice local pride.

[Kyle]

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I was most impressed when our fans started walking to the exit with 2 minutes left and UNI up only one point. I love our team, but we might have the worst fan base in the MVC. Freakin pathetic.

At least the students showed up.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100105/BLOGS07/100105018/MSU-offers-ticket-specials-for-Wednesday-basketball-game

Here is what Missouri State is doing. They are offering:

Tickets are $7 in the upper bowl non-assessment sections and $10 for lower-level bleachers. The season-long promotion of free admission to ages 12 and under in Monday-through-Thursday games also continues.

Also, upper-level tickets for remaining Bears and Lady Bears games will be reducedf to $10 for men’s games and $7 for women’s games in seven upper-level sections.

I'm a season ticket holder, and I think that the price I pay for my season tickets is reasonable for the product on the floor (probably even a bargain). IMO, I would love to see a promo like this for the 200 level bleachers. Make sure the people with those tickets get in those seats (and not the lower level)...which I really don't think is too much of a problem. If UNI can get the whole section of 200 bleachers filled with $10 tickets, it will add to the atmosphere that much more...heck even the school night kids under 12 are free idea sounds great for seats in the 200 level bleachers. I'm not sure how many kids this would affect/bring in, but it couldn't hurt. As the season rolls on, there will be better attendance, but the 200 section is one section that rarely has fans in it. Why not use it to bring in fans that otherwise wouldn't be there. Our midweek games are Drake, Wichita State, and Creighton. Outside of Creighton, I don't see the others getting fans in the 200 level. With it being Wednesday 7PM games, and it being a big church night for alot of fans...and all 3 on local/regional tv, UNI should do what they can to get fans in that empty section. The lower levels will fill up as the season goes on, especially for these games, IMO. Upper bleachers...not so much.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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http://www.news-leader.com/article/2...asketball-game

Here is what Missouri State is doing. They are offering:



I'm a season ticket holder, and I think that the price I pay for my season tickets is reasonable for the product on the floor (probably even a bargain). IMO, I would love to see a promo like this for the 200 level bleachers. Make sure the people with those tickets get in those seats (and not the lower level)...which I really don't think is too much of a problem. If UNI can get the whole section of 200 bleachers filled with $10 tickets, it will add to the atmosphere that much more...heck even the school night kids under 12 are free idea sounds great for seats in the 200 level bleachers. I'm not sure how many kids this would affect/bring in, but it couldn't hurt. As the season rolls on, there will be better attendance, but the 200 section is one section that rarely has fans in it. Why not use it to bring in fans that otherwise wouldn't be there. Our midweek games are Drake, Wichita State, and Creighton. Outside of Creighton, I don't see the others getting fans in the 200 level. With it being Wednesday 7PM games, and it being a big church night for alot of fans...and all 3 on local/regional tv, UNI should do what they can to get fans in that empty section. The lower levels will fill up as the season goes on, especially for these games, IMO. Upper bleachers...not so much.

Great ideas. E-mail that post to Mr. Dannen, Ms. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Costello, Mr. Gogola, and well...everyone involved with athletics.