UK WBB game attendance

[Leeshouldveflanked]

The UK WBB game was a sellout, but there was around 500-750 empty seats in upper level...did people 1) buy tickets and not show 2)did people buy and try to sell for profit 3) did we not sell out?

 

[bulldognation]

Most likely #2. There’s profit to be had.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

I was there and noticed the same thing. Most likely it was concession stand jamup. Took me twenty minutes to go through line.

 

[dawgstudent]

I bet the university or a booster bought the rest.

 

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

I think it had a lot to do with the rain. It’s sad, but some people would rather throw away $5 bucks than get out in the rain.

 

[thekimmer]

I think it had a lot to do with the rain. It’s sad, but some people would rather throw away $5 bucks than get out in the rain.

That certainly makes sense but if that were the case wouldn't the empties be spread out all over instead of concentrated in a section or two?

 

[HotMop]

Isn't it GA seating?

 

[FlotownDawg]

Official attendance was listed at just over 9,500. Maybe a sellout in tickets sold, but 1,000 people who bought tickets didn’t go to the game.

 

[MSUDC11]

I get the frustration about empty seats, but it was still the fourth largest crowd in program history. It’s a true sign of how great this program has become when we can complain about having ONLY 9,520 at a women’s basketball game.

 

[Ranchdawg]

The UK WBB game was a sellout, but there was around 500-750 empty seats in upper level...did people 1) buy tickets and not show 2)did people buy and try to sell for profit 3) did we not sell out?

I noticed a lot of GA folks moved down to Season ticket seats after the game got started. That left some holes in the upper deck.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

I think it had a lot to do with the rain. It’s sad, but some people would rather throw away $5 bucks than get out in the rain.

It wasn't raining.

 

[HueFreeze]

most reserve seating people didn't throw away anything and just didn't come because church/rain/or whatever their choice**

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Didn't we do this with football tickets while we had that sellout streak going?

 

[MM4MSU]

The empty seats were more visable in upper areas, but there were many scattered around in the reserved seat season ticket section. I have seat location in sect 114, row 4 and there were 4 vacant on my row. Two of those have not shown all year. I think the weather was a factor with some, but not all. I have a 142 mile drive (Florence, MS), knew what conditions would be like, so got on road by 8. I do also think many people have been buying tickets with intend of selling for profit. Just looked at the vividseats site and one person has 21 GA tickets listed for the A&M game.

 

[Junction John]

Yep, a booster bought the remaining tickets to keep it alive. That's loving your school.

PS I think he gives them away to local school kids who otherwise wouldn't be able to go.