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Concerns about Washington tickets

Posted on 5/4/09 at 10:35 am
Posted by tonitiger
kenner
Member since Apr 2004
204 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 10:35 am
I have my hotel and airplane tickets and I have sent my request for away game tickets to LSU. I am hearing that LSU will only receive 5 to 6 thousand tickets from Washington and I am afraid that I will not receive the tickets from LSU. The people in Washington are saying you can get the tickets at the game but I hate to spend all this money and not get into the game. Anyone have the same fears.
Posted by nycajun
Nothin' could be finer.....
Member since Dec 2004
18183 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 10:38 am to
The Ticket Exchange Board has worked out for me every time I needed it for away games (except for SECCG and BCSCG tix). And failing that, Stubhub.com is worth trying.
Posted by TheDoc
doc is no more
Member since Dec 2005
99297 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 10:41 am to
I think i'll take my chances the day of the game.
Posted by DeeHorton
Member since Jan 2009
2105 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 10:48 am to
You can get the tickets at the game even when popular teams like USC and Washington are good, nothing like the hype for college football out there you have in the south. Don't worry.
Posted by nycajun
Nothin' could be finer.....
Member since Dec 2004
18183 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 11:02 am to
quote:

nothing like the hype for college football out there you have in the south.


True, dat. Howsomever, (a) except for Notre Dame and Ohio State, UW probably hasn't had visitors whose fans travel like LSU fans in the last 7 or 8 years, (b) 7:30 PM start might bring out more local one-timers, and (c) new coach, new season, new expectations might bump the interest there.
This post was edited on 5/4/09 at 11:03 am
Posted by LawDawg1
Member since Apr 2009
513 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 12:24 pm to

You'll be fine. There will be scalpers and tickets available. There always is...

We are usually the game that is circled for both non-conference and conference games for opposing visitors to go to... especially early in the season when the weather is still great.

UW is one of the few BSC schools in a major city, is a location many people want to visit, and Husky Stadium /arriving by boat is something a lot of fans find interesting so we get a lot of opposing fans vising year in and year out - even the past 5 years when we have truly sucked.

Ironically, out of Ohio State and Notre Dame, Boise State sent a TON of fans two years ago. They wanted so badly to beat a Pac 10 team in their own stadium. Fortunately, they didn't get to that year but punked Oregon in its "vaunted" Autzen Stadium the very next year.

I'm looking forward to LSU and am very much looking forward to visiting LSU in 2012. Although you will probably not see it in 2009 because of the past several years and what Ty did to our fan base and program, a lot of people said Husky Stadium was the closest the West had to an SEC type tailgate - yet SEC games still took the cake. It's still fun and hopefully Sark will bring it back, but Ty sucked the life from the fans and the program and it might take more time than the LSU game to get it back...

Posted by LSU
Houston
Member since Oct 2003
8919 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

nyone have the same fears.


Tickets are more accessible now than any time in history.
Posted by Springlake Tiger
Uptown
Member since Aug 2006
15531 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 2:10 pm to
dude, washington sucks, tickets galore, take a chill pill
Posted by BayouBlue
Austin
Member since Nov 2003
1940 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 3:50 pm to
You must not travel much, these tickets will be a dime a dozen when you get up there!
Posted by JohnnyT
Central Texas
Member since Feb 2005
1813 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 4:02 pm to
Since I live in Austin I only come in for a couple of home games each year, primarily for the atmosphere. I just don't go to away games except bowls. Also I've been to the Seattle area a number of times so wasn't planning to attend the game. But after watching an episode of "Diners, Dives and Drive-ins" featuring Bizarro Italian Cafe, I may end up making the trip to eat at this place as much as see the game. I hadn't stumbled across it before but it's now on my must-do list.
Posted by MLOdawgs
Seattle, WA
Member since May 2009
42 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 11:22 pm to
The Ohio State game sold out, I think it was the fourth largest crowd in school history.

Despite the bad record over the last six or so years our Dawgs have still managed the highest average attendance in the PAC10 other than USC (who has a much larger stadium). UW in it's worst years in history still averaged 53,000 per game and sells out the big games.
Posted by 3rdRowTailgater
Tulsa
Member since Jul 2006
18727 posts
Posted on 5/4/09 at 11:33 pm to
quote:


Despite the bad record over the last six or so years our Dawgs have still managed the highest average attendance in the PAC10 other than USC (who has a much larger stadium)

UW ranked 4th in the PAC-10 in average attendance this past season, behind USC, UCLA and ASU.
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
15060 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 2:39 am to
quote:

I have my hotel and airplane tickets and I have sent my request for away game tickets to LSU. I am hearing that LSU will only receive 5 to 6 thousand tickets from Washington and I am afraid that I will not receive the tickets from LSU. The people in Washington are saying you can get the tickets at the game but I hate to spend all this money and not get into the game. Anyone have the same fears.


Washington will be excited b/c of opening week/night game/televised/new coach/top opponet/etc..you should still be able to get a ticket fairly easy though.
Posted by purpletiger006
At Work.....Always
Member since Oct 2007
2637 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 3:33 am to
I called their athletic ticket office a couple of months ago to ask a few questions about tickets. The girl in the office was somewhat surprised that I was concerned about getting tickets. She said that the LSU people coming up for the game will not have any problem getting tickets.

They will even email you when single game tickets go on sale if you register in their system.(Don't know if this is a good idea, though) That place will never be the same after a few thousand 'coonasses' invade the city.
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3926 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 6:55 am to
They went goose egg and 12 last year.

Ticks thru us or them will be abundant..............
Posted by los angeles tiger
1,601 miles from Tiger Stadium
Member since Oct 2003
55976 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 7:56 am to
I don't believe their students are back in school either from what I've been told. They don't start until later in September.
Posted by LawDawg1
Member since Apr 2009
513 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 1:01 pm to

Students will not be in school. You are right... But, they don't sell the student tickets to fans so that won't help you... It just changes the game day experience and loudness a little.
Posted by TheDoc
doc is no more
Member since Dec 2005
99297 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 1:16 pm to
so will the students show up to the game?
Posted by LawDawg1
Member since Apr 2009
513 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 1:23 pm to

Not all as some won't even be on campus yet. But there will still be a good showing - just not the same.
Posted by JudgeGenius
Seattle, WA
Member since Jun 2008
56 posts
Posted on 5/5/09 at 1:40 pm to
Last year there were people finding UW tix on the ground.
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