Albany tickets in the Cornell section

[Craine]

[quote jmh30][quote KeithK]Of course, there are some jerks who insist on sitting in the seat printed on their ticket even when they are surrounded by dozens of people who want to stand and there is a perfectly comparable sitting/unobstructed seat close by.  But unless you can get the ushers on your side, you're usually stuck capitulating to these people.[/quote]Those people often cheered for Vermont, so perhaps we'll see fewer of them in the future.[/quote]

-  Eh, I know we've had issues with Cornell "fans" at Albany or Placid before as well... But, certainly never having to hear a "NO CATS NO" cheer is well worth it!!!!

[Will]

[quote jmh30]Those people often cheered for Vermont, so perhaps we'll see fewer of them in the future.[/quote]

True.  Then again, Vermont has already been bumped from the postseason, so it's not like they'll have anything else to do. :-D

[ebilmes]

In Estero, of all places, fans with Cornell clothing requested that the group of 8 or so of us sit down. I seem to remember that in Albany the rears of the lower sections became standing areas and the closest seats were sitting-only.

[Beeeej]

Look around Lynah next time you're there.  Half the people are sitting.  They're used to sitting.  Plus, not everybody who goes to the games in Albany goes to games at Lynah; they're there because it's Cornell, period.  Some of them are also older, or infirm, or have small children who can barely see even when everyone's sitting down.

Now, are you really surprised that people would prefer to - *gasp* - sit down at a sporting event where they paid for seats rather than for standing room tickets?

You don't have to like it, but please, it's ridiculous and whiny to think of them as less than true Cornellians.

Beeeej

[Oat]

[quote Will]
It wasn't bleachers, but rather the upper tier of the arena.  It still wasn't a terrible view of the action, though.[/quote]

Yes it was. They put me up there and I couldn't see the puck. B-] I had to sneak into the lower section.

[abmarks]

Or to Beej's point, maybe you've just got bad feet etc.

And to somebody's point earlier.  There is somethng much more powerful about a generally seated crowd all of a sudden coming to their feet along with a roar for important moments in a game.

[Oat]

Yes! Like when we killed off the 5-minute Clarkson powerplay in OT on Saturday.

[cth95]

I called the Pepsi Arena 800 number last night (Sunday) and got nowhere with the first Ticketmaster rep I talked to.  He said they were not handling the ECAC tickets for some reason and I had to get them on the internet.  I called back and got a much more helpful person who told me their phone system was broken, but should be fixed in a day or two. He knew all about the event and told me I could get tickets on line or call back the next day.  I told him I wanted a specific section, but the online process doesn't allow for any choice.  He then gave me the actual box office number (518) 487-2000.  I have to double check tonight that I am not needed to play goal myself this weekend, and then I am going to get 4 tickets tomorrow. I am glad I waited because I was planning on something in 107.

[Jim Hyla]

[quote cth95]I am glad I waited because I was planning on something in 107.[/quote]Yeah, it's too bad. They sold group seats to local Cornell Clubs in 111, stating CU sections would be around them. How they screwed up is beyond me, but we'll be having fans at both ends of the rink. Maybe we can get some echo cheers going.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote ebilmes]In Estero, of all places, fans with Cornell clothing requested that the group of 8 or so of us sit down. I seem to remember that in Albany the rears of the lower sections became standing areas and the closest seats were sitting-only.[/quote]

The real problem with that was that they didn't just come up and ask us nicely; they yelled at our backs.  There were zillions of empty seats, so it was easy enough to just move to the back of a section at the next stoppage, but there was a certain level of civility missing.

[cth95]

This could turn into a benefit if it makes the sound come from all over the arena.  Last year I went to the Clarkson game at Cheel with a bunch of people from the local alumni group and we had the same type of seating arrangement relative to the band and students.  I think it was pretty cool to have Cornell cheers coming from both ends of an away rink.

[Sperris]

Pepsi Arena tonight... on phone for about 20 minutes and had an opportunity to speak with a friendly yet unhelpful operator who disconnected me. Could have been an accident, but frustrating nonetheless.

[ebilmes]

We got our tix in 101 from the Cornell office today. Sounds like the local Cornell clubs will be a few sections away (though I'm sure there will be plenty of Cornell fans in between.)

[David Harding]

[quote DeltaOne81][quote Liz '05]He told me my best bet was to call back then and get the all-session tickets (a savings of $8 plus, presumably, taxes).[/quote]

FYI, event tickets are typically not taxed. At least that's true here in Mass, could vary by state

But sounds like a good bet anyway.[/quote]My impression is that many places do tax event tickets, but they bundle the tax into the price the way gasoline is sold, so you don't notice it.

[las224]

[quote KeithK]No, you just sound like a student who is very used to standing in Lynah and hasn't had to deal with the standing/sitting issue dozens of times on the road. I don't know if you have traveled or not - I'm just saying what it sounds like.[/quote]

This year I've traveled to Niagara, Florida, Colgate, and Union/RPI.  Most of those places I've sat as that's what most people do, and I don't want to be a jerk and block everyone.  However (maybe I'm wrong), I thought I remembered last year everyone standing at the Pepsi.

Beej, I didn't mean to whine in my earlier post.  I've also been frustrated by the standing on occasion (namely - the past week when I had tickets in the student section but was on crutches, so fought my way up to the front row, tried to sit instead of stand, and got yelled at by everyone around me for not being a "true" fan).  It's just a little frustrating to find out that students are getting worse seating because we're expected to stand, whether we do or not.  Yes, I realize there aren't necessarily "bad" seats in the Pepsi, but as I've learned by sitting on the glass at Lynah, it can be really fun to see the action up close even if it means you can't see the far corner of the rink.

On a slightly different topic - anyone know where the player comp tickets are going to be?