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I have looked forward to this game since the day it was announced. Trying to get tickets has been very frustrating. I've talked to the UNI ticket office, the Drake ticket office, and checked on tickets numerous times online with the WFA/Dahls ticket site. No one seemed to know exactly what the deal with tickets was or they weren't saying. From the day they went on sale there were no decent seats available. I'm sorry, but I would barely be able to see the game from the seats they claimed were all that was left, directly behind the basket and about a full court length away from the end of the court.
I have suspected from the beginning they had all the good seats reserved for the DU ticket office and UNI ticket office. That's fine, but why not just be honest about what is going on. This game was billed by UNI as a chance for the fans in dsm to see a game without traveling 2 hours. Unfortunately fans in dsm had no chance to get tickets. I have this huge fear that the arena is going to be empty for the UNI game and they are going to claim there isn't any interest from UNI fans, when in fact they set it up so UNI fans couldn't get tickets!
I've called the Drake ticket office several times and they are only selling tickets to their season ticket holders. The first time I called UNI ticket office they said the same thing. JC tipped my off a few weeks ago that season ticket holders had up to a certain date to order tickets then they would go to anyone. I called back the next week after that but was still told no tickets unless you were a season ticket holder. I tried Drake again every week and still always the same.
Finally the week before last when I called UNI I got someone who said I could buy tickets, but they didn't have any idea the location of the seats. I felt certain they would be much better than what was available to the general public worst case scenario. I didn't order my tickets then because I had put out an email to a bunch of UNI alum friends trying to stir up interest in the game and see if people wanted to go together. Finally last Friday I got word back from a couple people they were interested, and I needed 6 tickets. The game is only 2 weeks away now so I decided to cut off the wait and order the tickets.
I called UNI friday and was again told only season ticket holders. Aaaagghh! As the vein on my neck threatened to pop I politely explained I had been told the week before anyone could now buy tickets. She put me on hold and went to check. Eureka! Yes that was right I could get tickets. I then asked if she knew if they had reserved most of the arena for Drake and UNI ticket offices to sell because it seemed that way to me. She didn't know anything about that, so I asked if there was a certain date they had to turn their orders in after which it would open up seats to the general public. She put me on hold and went to check. Yes, they had to turn in their ticket order that day!
Sure enough today the tickets available through the online site are better than any that have been available up to this point. They aren't great though which tells me a lot of tickets were sold thru Drake and UNI. Also today I get an email from my buddy who works at WF and they were just offered tickets today. WF employees get an advanced opportunity at tickets to all events as part of the naming rights to the arena.
Last week when I checked online the tickets available were in the 200 sections which they initially were not going to open up for these games, so interest from the general public has apparently been better than they anticipated.
Bottom line of this long winded post is if you've wanted to go and don't yet have tickets the best ones they've offered are available right now thru the online ticket site or Dahls stores.
I have suspected from the beginning they had all the good seats reserved for the DU ticket office and UNI ticket office. That's fine, but why not just be honest about what is going on. This game was billed by UNI as a chance for the fans in dsm to see a game without traveling 2 hours. Unfortunately fans in dsm had no chance to get tickets. I have this huge fear that the arena is going to be empty for the UNI game and they are going to claim there isn't any interest from UNI fans, when in fact they set it up so UNI fans couldn't get tickets!
I've called the Drake ticket office several times and they are only selling tickets to their season ticket holders. The first time I called UNI ticket office they said the same thing. JC tipped my off a few weeks ago that season ticket holders had up to a certain date to order tickets then they would go to anyone. I called back the next week after that but was still told no tickets unless you were a season ticket holder. I tried Drake again every week and still always the same.
Finally the week before last when I called UNI I got someone who said I could buy tickets, but they didn't have any idea the location of the seats. I felt certain they would be much better than what was available to the general public worst case scenario. I didn't order my tickets then because I had put out an email to a bunch of UNI alum friends trying to stir up interest in the game and see if people wanted to go together. Finally last Friday I got word back from a couple people they were interested, and I needed 6 tickets. The game is only 2 weeks away now so I decided to cut off the wait and order the tickets.
I called UNI friday and was again told only season ticket holders. Aaaagghh! As the vein on my neck threatened to pop I politely explained I had been told the week before anyone could now buy tickets. She put me on hold and went to check. Eureka! Yes that was right I could get tickets. I then asked if she knew if they had reserved most of the arena for Drake and UNI ticket offices to sell because it seemed that way to me. She didn't know anything about that, so I asked if there was a certain date they had to turn their orders in after which it would open up seats to the general public. She put me on hold and went to check. Yes, they had to turn in their ticket order that day!
Sure enough today the tickets available through the online site are better than any that have been available up to this point. They aren't great though which tells me a lot of tickets were sold thru Drake and UNI. Also today I get an email from my buddy who works at WF and they were just offered tickets today. WF employees get an advanced opportunity at tickets to all events as part of the naming rights to the arena.
Last week when I checked online the tickets available were in the 200 sections which they initially were not going to open up for these games, so interest from the general public has apparently been better than they anticipated.
Bottom line of this long winded post is if you've wanted to go and don't yet have tickets the best ones they've offered are available right now thru the online ticket site or Dahls stores.
: I can't go as I have a rehearsal I need to attend. ON A SUNDAY. I'm declaring 
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