Weekend Not Yet a Sellout

[Ben Rocky '04]

I think bhangra kicks serious ass, and they preform at a lot of events off campus, and out of NYS even, that put our school's name in the limelight.  I'm all about clubs getting money if they do useful things, from sports to politics to religious groups to performing arts.  Now, the three poetry magazines with a circulation of 75...?

[Ben Rocky '04]

Can't we just blame the SA?  I don't care about logic, they're a bunch of pompous ass hole and that makes it much more fun.

[Will]

[quote Ben Rocky 04]Can't we just blame the SA?  I don't care about logic, they're a bunch of pompous ass hole and that makes it much more fun.[/quote]

I think there's plenty of blame to dish out.  Everyone gets a piece!

[Josh '99]

[quote Ben Rocky 04]Can't we just blame the SA?  I don't care about logic, they're a bunch of pompous ass hole and that makes it much more fun.[/quote]You're a pompous asshole, but you don't see us blaming you, do you?  :-P

[KeithK]

[quote Omie]2. I have many many friends who have gotten hockey tickets before and the reason they didn't this year is because of the price. $260 is way too much for many of us, and although some of us will look for that kind of money others can't period and that does not make them any less faithful just poor lynah faithful.[/quote]No offense intended, but it does mean you are somewhat less faithful.  As Kyle has said many times before, if hockey tickets are a priority you would find a way to make up for the difference.  Cut out some beers on the weekend or a movie or two, get a job, whatever. It's simple economics.

I'm not saying you're not a fan. Just don't kid yourself. It's not like tickets are $100 per game.

[KeithK]

Cornell Bhangra was always the organization that got the most funding.

What is Bhangra?

[Liz '05]

[quote KeithK]

Cornell Bhangra was always the organization that got the most funding.

What is Bhangra?[/quote]

In a nutshell, Indian dance, with a lot of drums, loud music, and flashy costumes.  It seemed very athletic, especially when people were on others' shoulders.  Very cool to watch.

[Rich S]

It's those "BS rules" you mention that allow you to buy tix to ECAC road games at Lynah.

[ithacat]

[quote bandrews37]Saturday's game is sold out. Blame not the incompetant AD, but the BS rules that require the department to hold aside X number of tickets for visiting schools, only to have them return X - 25 of the tickets they were alotted.[/quote]

That part's hard to get around, though that should usually apply to O seating.

Glad to hear the game's sold out -- let's hope it's not all those dastardly Tiger fans. ::thud::

I just don't think Cornell's ticket prices are all that unreasonable, though they're starting to get close. Looking around they're the most expensive in the Ivy League, yet aren't too bad when compared to some of the other great programs in the country.

Yale 9-11
Princeton 9-12
Brown 10
Harvard 15-18
Denver 17-24
Cornell 18-21
Wisconsin 18-22 (18 gets you in the 3rd level)
BU 20
Michigan 22-28
North Dakota 22.50 (that seems pretty cheap for that building)
Minnesota 27 (that's for SRO)

Note: That was a real quick look so some of my numbers might be off. I couldn't find Dartmouth's prices on their website.

Student prices are another thing. Michigan fans are bitching about the same thing. Their student seats didn't sell out & there's talk that the only game that'll sell out this year will be Michigan State. Maybe Athletics priced student tickets out-of-market and, if so, they'll need to correct that for next year. Non-student tickets, of course, are another thing. As long as there's a waiting list, I'll just... ::bang::

[ithacat]

[quote Liz '05][quote KeithK]

Cornell Bhangra was always the organization that got the most funding.

What is Bhangra?[/quote]

In a nutshell, Indian dance, with a lot of drums, loud music, and flashy costumes.  It seemed very athletic, especially when people were on others' shoulders.  Very cool to watch.[/quote]

How much are season tickets?

[French Rage]

[quote ithacat][quote Liz '05][quote KeithK]

Cornell Bhangra was always the organization that got the most funding.

What is Bhangra?[/quote]

In a nutshell, Indian dance, with a lot of drums, loud music, and flashy costumes.  It seemed very athletic, especially when people were on others' shoulders.  Very cool to watch.[/quote]

How much are season tickets?[/quote]

Three goats and a chicken.  (I keed, I keed...)

[French Rage]

[quote Omie]
3. Sadly there is also a lot of people going around saying the team sucks this year, blah, blah. I correct them whenever I can but that is partly the reason why season tickets didn't sell out.[/quote]

Well good then.  These are the people we don't want stealing tickets from legitimate fans who actually know what's going on and don't just say the team sucks because its the in-thing to do.

The ticket prices can help weed out some people who would do it just because it's cheap and don't want to make sacrifices, but then there are the fans who legitimately can't afford it, so it's only a partial help.

[David Harding]

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/bhangra/cornellbhangra.htm
It's a slow loader.

[Omie]

Your economics argument is so black and white many students are here because of financial aid and already have jobs to help pay for tuition while reducing the debt they will come out of college. You can be a great fan but if you work already to finance you education and need time to keep your studies up in many occasions there just simply enough time to fit in another job.

Basically your argument amounts to you are only a good fan if you can afford it or are willing to sacrifice your studies, which simply seems like BS to me.

[scannon]

It is also possible to be a good fan and not have season tickets. If someone is a fan but can't afford tickets no matter what they do then maybe they have to be a good fan who only attends some games. It kinda sucks but sometimes that's how it goes.