Lynah Attendance

[Pghas]

The appearance of scarcity is enough to create scarcity.   

The only way to forever boost up student ticket buys is to bring back the line and the outdoor campout. Everyone on campus would hear that it's almost time for that annual ritual. And it's safe to assume that anyone new to campus who heard students were camping out overnight for tickets to something would ask what was going on.

If people are willing to camp out in line for tickets, they must be something really worthwhile right?

I arrived in fall of 1985, and though the procedure changed several times during my years on campus, the student tickets generally sold out from the line.  If you thought you might even want tickets at all you really needed to get in line for fear of being locked out. It's a self perpetuating cycle.

Realistically, I don't think there's a snowballs chance of that tradition coming back.

But I'll ask this:  If Duke banned the season ticket campout for hoops and switched to some form of electronic lottery or something like that, don't you think that 10 years down the line there would be a significant reduction in "on campus craziness"?

Hot Truck started taking phone orders and was gone within two years.

Rituals matter.

I agree, but hot truck sold out to Shortstop Deli.  I'm not sure it was out of desperation.  But I could be wrong. But I can zip over to SS in a Sunday afternoon and woof down a little Sicilian

[RichH]

Hot Truck started taking phone orders and was gone within two years.

Rituals matter.

More like 15 years (after 40+ years without a phone), but nonetheless I agree with your point.

Thanks for the correction, Will! Time has no meaning.

And yes, the point is that sacrifice and a certain amount of suffering are important to institutions like 2am Hot Truck and Lynah season tickets. Even the band once had a priority point system to determine who could get in the hockey band. Those who would commit to play for lightweight football and women's volleyball would have a better shot at getting one of the band hockey tickets.

[Jim Hyla]

The appearance of scarcity is enough to create scarcity.   

The only way to forever boost up student ticket buys is to bring back the line and the outdoor campout. Everyone on campus would hear that it's almost time for that annual ritual. And it's safe to assume that anyone new to campus who heard students were camping out overnight for tickets to something would ask what was going on.

If people are willing to camp out in line for tickets, they must be something really worthwhile right?

I arrived in fall of 1985, and though the procedure changed several times during my years on campus, the student tickets generally sold out from the line.  If you thought you might even want tickets at all you really needed to get in line for fear of being locked out. It's a self perpetuating cycle.

Realistically, I don't think there's a snowballs chance of that tradition coming back.

But I'll ask this:  If Duke banned the season ticket campout for hoops and switched to some form of electronic lottery or something like that, don't you think that 10 years down the line there would be a significant reduction in "on campus craziness"?

Hot Truck started taking phone orders and was gone within two years.

Rituals matter.

Agreed. But it's not just the ritual.  It's the effort required.

That's the psychology behind fraternity pledging. It works.

Maybe for some.

[chimpfood]

Colgate game is sold out. The kids love throwing shit, that's for sure.

[Jim Hyla]

Colgate game is sold out. The kids love throwing shit, that's for sure.

First I thought you were talking about the next game, @ Colgate and I thought "You got to be kidding."

Then realized you meant @ Lynah.

Maybe all that has been said about attendance may come down to:

JUST WIN!

And I guess that means again lugging in 2 tote bags of papers.

This may be the season where accumulating Syracuse Post-Standard, Ithaca Journal, New York Times and whatever else I can grab for a year, may not be enough.

So try bringing some of your own and grab some extra Sun's and IJ's if you can.

[stereax]

So try bringing some of your own and grab some extra Sun's and IJ's if you can.

Copy that. I'm usually at trivia on Thursday nights at Ithaca Bakery, so I think I can nick a good stack from there, plus the law school tends to have a bunch of Suns floating around that nobody uses...

[stereax]

So try bringing some of your own and grab some extra Sun's and IJ's if you can.

Copy that. I'm usually at trivia on Thursday nights at Ithaca Bakery, so I think I can nick a good stack from there, plus the law school tends to have a bunch of Suns floating around that nobody uses...

Reminds me - for anyone on campus, I'm fairly sure the Dairy Bar has a bunch of newspapers too.