MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[almcguirejr]

I was told Calvin is getting 280 tickets. 

Here's hoping your sources are wrong.  If not, the 280 better be after parents, coaches families, etc.  If not, there will be about 8 seats for sale

If you need a ticket talk to DVS's dad.  He's like a ticketmaster kiosk except he doesn't charge a handling fee.

[KnightSlappy]

Here's a response from Brian Kipley, the SID at Aurora:

"Each school has been allotted for pre sales, so you can contact your school about those sales.  General admission tickets will go on sale at 4:30 p.m. for Friday's contests.  The gym will not be cleared at this time between games and each school has an allottment of tickets for the contests."

I've parsed the Clintonian phrase "[t]he gym will not be cleared at this time" (emphasis added). I take this to mean Aurora reserves the right to change its mind depending on ticket sales and interest. Chicago area alums probably can go to Aurora to get their own tickets and if many do that the school might then make the decision to split the sessions.

I hope you are right - although once they start selling tickets, it's too late to do that, as they would have to have different tickets for the different sessions or you would have chaos.

Not if each school sells their own tickets, which would be on different paper.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Here's a response from Brian Kipley, the SID at Aurora:

"Each school has been allotted for pre sales, so you can contact your school about those sales.  General admission tickets will go on sale at 4:30 p.m. for Friday's contests.  The gym will not be cleared at this time between games and each school has an allottment of tickets for the contests."

I've parsed the Clintonian phrase "[t]he gym will not be cleared at this time" (emphasis added). I take this to mean Aurora reserves the right to change its mind depending on ticket sales and interest. Chicago area alums probably can go to Aurora to get their own tickets and if many do that the school might then make the decision to split the sessions.

I hope you are right - although once they start selling tickets, it's too late to do that, as they would have to have different tickets for the different sessions or you would have chaos.

Not if each school sells their own tickets, which would be on different paper.

Which could be bad if your a Hope or Chicago fan and buy your ticket from Aurora

[ziggy]

What made any of you think that anything about this tournament would make sense?  Come on, you're better than that.

[dothedew]

It's times like this that I recall my days as a member of the Hope Mafia...we used to pull 25+ extra tickets for these games and would simply have students pay the face value for those tickets.
Most of the time this was accomplished by calling the school and ordering as many general admission tickets as they would allow..using a CREDIT CARD to buy them..and then have them waiting at will call or mailed to an address. This was done multiple times for games in GR for the Dutchmen over the years when tickets were impossible to get.
If you know anyone at Aurora...students are the best....have them pick up the tickets for you...in person and hold them until you get there.
Networking....networking....networking
So the Hope game will be Friday at 7PM EST....correct?

[hope1]

just called the hope ticket office they still dont know how many tickets or when they are selling them

[wiz]

My spies tell me Hope and Calvin will be splitting 1/3 of the seats.  Don't know how many the gym holds, but the 288 number may be about right.  Might want to encourage your school to televise it.  Was there two years ago to watch Calvin keep their undefeated record at Aurora unblemished and the place didn't feel very big to me.  I think the old Civic Center held more.  Say, didn't Calvin win at Aurora and then go all the way to Salem?

[Civic Minded]

Hope 75 Chicago 75

Crap, guess I better stock up on gum and suckers.

Crap, I'm gonna need a sucker just to get through the ticket thing!!   

(Explitive modified to avoid "Ashabi red asterisks.")

[BrainOfJ.]

Word on the street for Hope, is that GVW is going to suit up and play. He is sick of being blamed for turnovers and missed shots while coaching from the sidelines. I predict a 35 point game for him and a big first round win. Go Hope.

[KnightSlappy]

If Calvin and Hope each get 1/6 of the tickets then each they will each get 366 based on the d3hoops.com listing of 2200.

[SKOT]

I was told Calvin is getting 280 tickets. 

If Calvin and Hope each get 1/6 of the tickets then each they will each get 366 based on the d3hoops.com listing of 2200.

These numbers sound about right after Calvin takes out tickets for Families and Faculty members and such.  I thought each school was supposed to receive half the tickets?  I might make the old man run down to Aurora on his lunch break tomorrow to get me tickets if each school is getting so few.

[sac]

All MIAA Teams have been selected

Steve Cramer was indeed named MVP

http://www.miaa.org/mbb/index.html
scroll down a bit

[BrainOfJ.]

If Calvin and Hope each get 1/6 of the tickets then each they will each get 366 based on the d3hoops.com listing of 2200.

Still far too few tickets between the both of them.

[SKOT]

Here's a response from Brian Kipley, the SID at Aurora:

"Each school has been allotted for pre sales, so you can contact your school about those sales.  General admission tickets will go on sale at 4:30 p.m. for Friday's contests.  The gym will not be cleared at this time between games and each school has an allottment of tickets for the contests."

Any idea what day that 4:30 is refering to?  Friday?

[hope1]

thats what time they are selling them at auroa    for general tickets