FYI - No Reentry Policy

[Beeeej]

Well, I guess you have certain options when choosing between bars that none of us frequents:  Go to one that might be very crowded but that we know is good, or go to one that probably isn't very good... because otherwise it'd be more crowded.

I'd much rather not stand around the Pepsi for an hour after game 2 on Friday equivocating over where to go.  Hell, we know Ithaca like the backs of our hands, and we still take twenty minutes to mull our options at game's end.  I think that's why Tom asked for an executive decision and I offered one.  But frankly I'll go to any bar people actually agree upon relatively quickly.

Beeeej

[REDhead]

I have a friend who had a "spirited" discussion with a Pepsi Arena person yesterday, who agreed that the no-reentry policy was ridiculous. She said they are "re-thinking" the policy for this weekend.

[schoaff]

Just in case anyone who wasn't there is still following this thread. On Friday there was no reentry, but on Saturday they were stamping hands. Guess somebody whomped them with a clue stick.

[DeltaOne81]

Yeah, the merchants at the fan fest. We had a couple extra tickets for the first day that we couldn't get rid of, so we used them to leave and reenter. The fan fest was dead the first day according to the ones who left, not more than a dozen or so people. The second day, well, you saw the crowd (if you didn't, there was a line of at least 20-30 people at each stand for food). They did the right thing for everyone involved.

[CowbellGuy]

They made an announcement during the second game on Friday that after reading the fan feedback cards, they decided to allow re-entry, and got a big cheer. Seems like the organizers did a good job. Still didn't have the same atmosphere as Placid, but I think they did a very good job with what they had. But where was the Coke? :-)