Reminder - Hockey Ticket Preregistration

[ebilmes]

Today is the first day to preregister for undergraduate season tickets.

http://bigred2.athletics.cornell.edu/tickets/Athletictickets_BRSP.htm

Edit: And grad, too, I guess.

[Chris '03]

I was going to note something about this on the Hocky (sic) Ticket thread, but this seems like a better place now.

The ticket distribution system this year seems like a giant compromise where every different idea got a little piece of the pie. If I'm not mistaken it includes (at least) the following elements:
- Online Preregistration
- Lottery numbers
- some priority for seniors (without regard for prior ticket purchases)
- A lottery drawing held at a meaningless football game
- An arbitrary campout for lottery winners
- Payment by bursar only
- General admission in ONE section (F), but not the others.

If you want GA, don't fool around with it. Either do it or don't. Don't make 200 seats GA unless you are only going to sell those at the gate or some such thing.

If you want to combine the camping with the lottery, at least wait until AFTER the campout to draw the winning numbers, so there is some chance of improving your chances through desertion. The whole "you've won a lottery now wait around for a few hours" thing is just stupid.

Hell, if you're so willing to marginalize up to a quarter (or maybe more) fans from All-Access, why not just do a straight lottery and cut down on the stupidity of trying to please everyone. Or better yet, outsource the ticket distribution to CSTV...

[Tub(a)]

I still think (hope?) the GA section is a test section to see the feasibility of managing such a system on game day.

[Chris '03]

[quote Tub(a)]I still think (hope?) the GA section is a test section to see the feasibility of managing such a system on game day.[/quote]

If they wanted to test it, they could just make the exhibition game GA all together on the student side.

[nyc94]

[quote Chris '03][quote Tub(a)]I still think (hope?) the GA section is a test section to see the feasibility of managing such a system on game day.[/quote]

If they wanted to test it, they could just make the exhibition game GA all together on the student side.[/quote]

Didn't we do GA in 1993 or 1994?

[KeithK]

[quote nyc94][quote Chris '03][quote Tub(a)]I still think (hope?) the GA section is a test section to see the feasibility of managing such a system on game day.[/quote]

If they wanted to test it, they could just make the exhibition game GA all together on the student side.[/quote]

Didn't we do GA in 1993 or 1994?[/quote]Yes.  Pretty sure it was two seasons, maybe 94 and 95.

[Lauren '06]

[quote Tub(a)]I still think (hope?) the GA section is a test section to see the feasibility of managing such a system on game day.[/quote]
I'm not convinced that enforcing GA would help get everyone there on time.  As a tuba, you well know that sometimes the back row is the best. :-D

[Scersk '97]

[quote Section A Banshee]As a tuba, you well know that sometimes the back row is the best. :-D[/quote]

The rail enables conservation of pep.

[imafrshmn]

Preregister!....but don't tell your non-hockeyfan friends about it.  If all goes well, the only people who will have remembered to enter the lottery will be the deserving ones.

[Omie]

Just thought I would let you guys know that as of 4:45pm today less than 100 people had picked up their ILNs

[ebilmes]

Up to around 175 by 2pm today. I assume there'll be a big rush the last couple days.

[French Rage]

How long does the pre-reg last?

[calgARI '07]

It's behind where I expected it to be by now.

[ebilmes]

[quote French Rage]How long does the pre-reg last?[/quote]

Online registration ends Tues. 9/26, with number distribution ending 9/27

[scannon]

I was just picking up my line number and it'd reached 226 at 4pm. I asked how many people had registered online and the girl said that it was around 1400. It seemed low to me considering there's  been 3 days already but I thought you'd like to know.