I was a season ticket holder for 25 years until the move to Martin. I called NU to see about tickets for a Wrigley game and I was told only current STH have early access but I could try when the tickets become available to the general public, seems shortsighted by NU to make me compete with visiting fans rather than sell to a former long term STH
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C'mon guys, are we just complaining for the sake of complaining?
I'm sure donors will have access to tickets prior to any general public sale. Tix will also be available through Alumni Association. I'm also Cubs STH and I think the pre-sale for that last year was 2 weeks after my NU slot.
BTW, I'm assuming your concern is for Michigan game because Minnesota will probably draw 28K with $5 tix available on the resale market the week of the game.
I'm sure donors will have access to tickets prior to any general public sale. Tix will also be available through Alumni Association. I'm also Cubs STH and I think the pre-sale for that last year was 2 weeks after my NU slot.
BTW, I'm assuming your concern is for Michigan game because Minnesota will probably draw 28K with $5 tix available on the resale market the week of the game.
After Ohio State last year, where we were LITERALLY outnumbered 100-to-1 (yes, I stood on the concourse for a while and consistently counted 100 OSU fans to every 1 NU fan), I flat-out refuse to go to the Michigan game to have the same basic experience. It will be the first "home" game in 20+ years where I am actually available to go, but don't.
Honestly, I didn't have an especially great time at the Illinois game last year, either.
Or Iowa before that.
Or Purdue before that.
Or...f*cking ever.
This "partnership" has been a humiliating disaster. It's basically a dog whistle for visiting fans to come to Chicago for the weekend getaway to take a picture in front of the Wrigley sign and then debate whether they go to Lou's or Giordano's for pizza after the game. They pencil in a win and are right to do so.
Humiliating. Disaster.
Honestly, I didn't have an especially great time at the Illinois game last year, either.
Or Iowa before that.
Or Purdue before that.
Or...f*cking ever.
This "partnership" has been a humiliating disaster. It's basically a dog whistle for visiting fans to come to Chicago for the weekend getaway to take a picture in front of the Wrigley sign and then debate whether they go to Lou's or Giordano's for pizza after the game. They pencil in a win and are right to do so.
Humiliating. Disaster.
On the other hand, it's been great for baseball. Upset Notre Dame there last year and clobbered Ohio State this year. I assume this will be the last year we will be moving a home football game there. I enjoyed the Iowa game there. Kind of a happening, but it's gone stale (and of course the results have been awful!). I think the Cubs are hoping to host a bowl game there at some point.
I’m thankful that we’ll never have to hear about tickets to Wrigley or the Lake Front stadium after this season. One of the most tired topics on WR.
Haha I actually think they signed an agreement with wrigley for annual games there for a certain period of time. How long that is I don’t know but pretty sure Gcg knows.
This isn’t complaining for the sake of complaining, this is just more bad management. This would be incompetence from any ticket and loyalty program in any major sport team. And I say that as somebody who laughs at the people who complain about our ticket prices and the like. Just another thing about athletics that’s not well run under the hood.
I think Wrigley was a good idea in concept. But when they started making tickets egregiously expensive at “face value” for STH, including some of which don’t want to drive down into the city anyways, many of which are matchups against visiting teams that travel well and are going to be favored against us… it’s a tough combination.
I think if you do all of that except still sell them to STH at normal / reasonable face value prices (I think they did this the first time before NU and Wrigley and every other ticket vendor in the world started getting greedy to maximize revenue rather than balance that with their own fans) then the outcomes would have been same on the field but it wouldn’t have been quite so imbalanced on the crowd ratios.
Great idea once or twice but it’s run its course. Glad that with the new stadium we will be able to keep the games at actual HOME.
I even LIKE the Wrigley situation, generally. I’m just speaking of not honoring the loyalty program during the interregnum
Got an email this morning to buy tickets for both games right now.
Did we know this was coming? (I'm asking seriously)
Did we know this was coming? (I'm asking seriously)
Actually I wasn't aware. Seem to recall last year we got a little heads up prior the resale. No harm done, tix purchased and got same as last year. Michigan tix only $10 over last year's tOSU and MN tix same as last year's IL which was a pleasant surprise.
Appears no limit on MI, I bought 11.
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The first game (against IL) was a happening and it was a must attend event. But that luster wore off and since then it has been hard to deal with. This year it is at least likely that the tickets will be a relative bargain vs the ones at the lakefront. Will definitely not be sorry to never have to go there again
Long time STH..
Guessing general public sale will be 2nd or 3 week of July. In another week or so they'll have a pre-sale for Cubs STHs. I seem to recall them having another pre-sale for NU alums/donors but I could be wrong on that.
I actually tried to call my ticket agent and ask when things would open up, I get so many emails that if I do not know when something is coming I don't see it. Left message and never got a return call so I am seeing it now and selection on ones I would generally go for not great. Got to talk with my buddies to see what they might want. Yet another cluster f**k
I'm sure they're fine as you're close. I've always done upper deck for these games (I go for RF at the 50). If you can get 1st row or middle of 2nd or 3rd row of what is the "upper deck reserved" (Cubs jargon) do it. Seats are great and are $100+ cheaper than the guys sitting 15 feet closer in the upper deck boxes LOL. You do have to worry about post obstructions if you get further back though this is less a concern if you're straight on into the end zone.
Just got email that pre-sale just opened for all games (including Wrigley) for Wildcat Fund donors
Just curious and asking seriously. What price point were you expecting? There are some great seats available for $109.
I live in SC, so pretty normal conditions at the end of August. I will be able to tolerate 3 hours in the Louisiana sun. I hope you enjoy -50* wind chill in Chicago, come January
Although, I was a STH for over 20 years, I usually only got to 1-2 games a year, so my game this year will be in New Orleans. Beignets, Breakfast at Brennan's, Steak Stanley at Commanders sounds like a nice road trip-I will miss Lou Mal's though
Yeah we were going to buy extra tickets through the STH additional tickets thing for the Oregon game and… the prices were aggressive enough that it just wasn’t worth it (none available in my dad’s section, 225 minimum or higher in the opposite end zone). I’ll stay in NY that weekend I guess. If they really want the money that bad for a game we are probably gonna lose by a lot then they can sell them to Oregon fans I suppose. Congrats. I will check back game week and maybe they will be lower on the secondary market.