Out Of The Office
by Sean Keeley on Feb 8, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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You're on your own today. Fret not, I'll be back tomorrow.
In the meantime, use those FanPosts and FanShots to keep everyone in the loop. If someone wants to go through all of the effort of figuring out who won the T-shirt contest, have at it. I will be in your debt for at least a couple days.
Stop crying and get to work!
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Keep hope alive for tomorrow: I can haz gayme reekap?
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 8, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
i've got a dopic of discussion
i called the carrier dome box office about big east tournament tickets today to see what kind of packages they were offering. lady on the phone tells me that they are currently taking orders for tickets, and the only package they have is $410 for all the games. in the 400!!!!!! level!
so that breaks down in reality to 3 syracuse games (best case scenario) for 135 a ticket roughly, in the WORST seating location in the garden.
is that a joke? last year on craigslist for the finals i paid 100 dollars per ticket to sit 15 rows from the floor, this would actually be more. and what if syracuse loses in their first game? you pay 410 dollars for the worst seat to one bad game? i hardly remember anyone even sitting in the 400 level at the tourny especially for the early games.
just a joke. you need to be so dumb that you can’t even tie your own shoes to buy those tickets from the dome. i’m just gonna keep scalping on the street/craigslist for the big east tournament. they really leave you no choice.
anyone have any other ideas for big east tourny tix?
Gotta understand the details, homes...
It’s not $410 for 3 games – it’s $410 for a ticket to EVERY SINGLE GAME of the BET.
That is the only way the tickets are sold – in books for the entire BET. Each Big East school is given a set number of “books,” and they can do what they please with them. For my experience, the vast majority of schools keep them as books. Also, with respect to price, every book costs the exact same amount – $410 – regardless of location.
No tickets are allocated to TicketMaster or MSG – they all go to the schools. So if you want to buy them at face value, you have to get a full book from one of the schools.
As for your dilemma, I am actually stunned Cuse still has books available for sale. they make them availabel to seaosn ticket holders first, and the rest are sold publicly. Unsually, the seasons will buy up all available seats.
by Bernie Fine is the Man on Feb 8, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
i didnt realize they sold every session every day in those books, even so tho, i dont have the time to go to every noon game on tuesday and wednesday those game tickets are worthless if syracuse isn’t playing in them. and sitting in the 400s is very, very unappealing. at least if the tickets were in the 100s/200s you could have a real seat for $410. thx for the info tho appreciate it.
Understood
Not sure if you live in/around NYC or not, but if so, scalping (either at MSG or on Craigslist) is an easy way to do it. There are always tickets available. Good luck.
by Bernie Fine is the Man on Feb 8, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
As for other ideas....
Call other Big East schools. I bet South Florida hasn’t ripped through their entire allotment yet…
by Bernie Fine is the Man on Feb 8, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
I guess I'm that dumb...
Just bought a couple last week! I agree with you that if you are going there with the hope of ONLY seeing Syracuse, sure maybe not a good deal. And I agree with the comment below, I’ve called SU in past years with no luck, they usually only go to the seasons. I even called USF in their first year, when they didnt even make the tourney but got ticket allotments regardless. I would have had to donate $500 to the school just for the opportunity to buy 400 level tickets! So I am stoked that I got these.
To your larger point… this is the BIG EAST TOURNAMENT we’re talking about! It has been a dream for me to go there all my life, and I am finally taking a week off to travel up there from NC to see it. Sure, I want to see Syracuse win the whole thing, and 3 solid games with them. But regardless of what happens, I get to see 15 QUALITY BIG EAST games, and I plan on being there for every single one, regardless of the outcome, to soak it in. These are always some of the best games of the season, with the teams we all follow throughout the year, and all the drama. Luckily, most of the drama usually revolves around the orange, but even if it doesn’t, what a dream to be there for a basketball fan. I will soak it in from my $410 tickets and absolutely love every minute of it, win or lose!
This
Is unacceptable.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
I now understand
now go buy some Steiner Sports stuff
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician - The Syracuse blog that cares.
#2 in the AP
4 BE teams in top 7 spots…hot damn
Why
are we still ranked behind Kentucky in the Coaches Poll? And why in the world did West Va jump Nova? Coaches make no sense. BTW, do you think that 1 first place is from Jimmy?
Also, why is it that he votes in the Coaches poll every year?
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 8, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
The top of the coaches poll is epic fail this week.
WVU has no business being ahead of Nova. And frankly, I don’t think WVU has any business being ahead of Purdue in either poll, but whatever. Syracuse should also be ahead of UK (although the margin is 3 votes, so it’s not really a big deal).
whats REALLLY messed up
is as much as i HATE georgetown, how the hell is duke ranked ahead of georgetown in this weeks coaches poll after georgetown SMOKED duke ? ? head to head matchups and real game results i guess dont mean anything in the coaches poll. kentucky has played ONE ranked team since they beat then ranked uconn on december 9th, so they have 3 more votes than syracuse does in the coaches rankings? coaches polls have been GARBAGE the last 3/4 weeks now..
Agreed on all points.
I loathe GTown, but how can anyone possibly rank Duke ahead of them this week? In spite of their pathetic loss to USF, they killed ’Nova. Who did Duke beat to earn that leapfrog? #21 Ga. Tech and a lousy BC team (they are 3-6 in conference, 12-11 overall). Woop de doo.
by DMF on Feb 8, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot to mention
Duke beat BC by a measly 3 points.
Granted, Cuse had a close win against a lowly opponent at DePaul…but instead of moving up in the poll, the close win negated the blowout victory against GTown and Cuse pretty much stayed put. So why does Duke move up? Ah, because they are Duke!
by DMF on Feb 8, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
to do better rating when they play UNC on ESPN. They move up teams more when they have a big game coming up.
the ESPN poll is such a joke
the only people who give it any weight is ESPN itself. everyone else goes by the AP rankings
by chrisbee13 on Feb 8, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
RI recruiting report.
Figure I’ll do my part to make us feel good about 2012 when Wes and Rick and Andy etc are gone. Prep hoops at the Unviersity of Rhode island this weekend.
Westwind Prep (NV) 92 St. Andrew’s (RI) 83
Michael Carter-Williams put on a show in the first half, scoring 21 points before intermission. He had it all going, smoothly stroking three-pointers, creating space for his mid-range pull-up, and even making some athletic drives and finishes to the rim. After a back and forth first half Westwind would eventually pull away in the second but it wasn’t before Carter-Williams finished with a day high 36 points. Youri Dascy also had a big outing for the Saints, matched up against seven footer Ted Wang. Dascy went right at the big man, utilizing his power to establish seals and score with a nice variety of low post moves. Aboubacar Casse also showed some signs with 9 points and 8 rebounds as he continues to develop at a steady rate.
http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/recruits/player/931/Michael-CarterWilliams.php
Purdue Blog Cuse Bashing....
Since Nunes is pretty calm today…. Go check up the massive comments section where a Purdue blogger dogs on Syracuse and the Big East… LOL…
http://www.hammerandrails.com/2010/2/8/1300693/defend-that-digger-the-overrated
i missed this blog today
i mean, at one point, i actually had to pay attention in class because i was out of things to do on the internet
unacceptable. for the last 3 months, monday and wednesdays i have needed this site, and way to walk out on me during the last week of classes, sean
I have a problem
SU class of ‘92 here (Billy Owens and I were freshmen together, but I never saw him in Brewster Boland), now living in Nor Cal. I’ve been a regular TNIAAM reader since the beginning of football season, but only realized today upon checking for updates five separate times (knowing that Sean was out) that I have am addicted to the insight and the banter. Here’s to a deep run in the NCAA’s, continued lax excellence, and a return to prominence in football. Looking forward to tailgating with some other Orange fans in Pac 10 country next Sept in Seattle. You are all family.
I, too, have a problem
This is the first step. I will take no further steps and continue checking this site compulsively.
by DMF on Feb 8, 2010 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I feel awful everyone
I am canceling the rest of my life and locking myself in my mom’s basement for the rest of the week to make it up to you all
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