Comments on: Open Thread: Should IU reorganize student seating? http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sallad http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-36442 Sallad Thu, 14 May 2009 22:04:05 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-36442 Okay, so after reading everyone's comments I think there are two (And a half) logical solutions to fixing the problem (And it is a problem). As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm not a fan of general admission. As an undergrad, I had no problem getting to all of the games at least an hour early. However, as a grad student with more evening classes, I made it in just at tip-off for a good chunk of the games last year. So with general admission I become penalized for being a season ticket holder for 5+ years because I have evening classes? Not fair. So here's my two-pronged plan of attack:<br><br>1. Restore the north end of the court to the students. One of my favorite games was as a freshman (Mike Davis era) sitting in those seats, being right next to the IU bench. As someone else mentioned, it was ridiculous that there were Illinois fans in that section for that game.<br><br>2. Create a points system. You buy football season tickets? You'll get more floor seats. You buy season tickets for multiple years in a row? You'll get more floor seats. This is the way the alumni system works. The one drawback would be that you'd have lots of crappy seats as a freshman, but if you know down the road you'll be on the floor a lot more, it'll encourage you. I also don't know if it would be possible, but I liked the suggestion of the ticket scanners registering how early you got to the game. Getting there early for football=Better seats for basketball and getting there early for basketball=better seats for next season.<br><br>2 1/2: I liked someone's suggestion of making the balcony general admission. I've had to sit in the back row of the balcony multiple times, and while they're not the worst seats in Assembly Hall (Hello, back row of the main level), waiting for people in the rows between me and the front row to trickle in during the first half and half time was stupid. If you get a balcony ticket, it should just say "Balcony." That was the real freshman fans who have a high percentage of balcony seats can get there early enough to at least get decent seats up there. Okay, so after reading everyone's comments I think there are two (And a half) logical solutions to fixing the problem (And it is a problem). As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm not a fan of general admission. As an undergrad, I had no problem getting to all of the games at least an hour early. However, as a grad student with more evening classes, I made it in just at tip-off for a good chunk of the games last year. So with general admission I become penalized for being a season ticket holder for 5+ years because I have evening classes? Not fair. So here's my two-pronged plan of attack:

1. Restore the north end of the court to the students. One of my favorite games was as a freshman (Mike Davis era) sitting in those seats, being right next to the IU bench. As someone else mentioned, it was ridiculous that there were Illinois fans in that section for that game.

2. Create a points system. You buy football season tickets? You'll get more floor seats. You buy season tickets for multiple years in a row? You'll get more floor seats. This is the way the alumni system works. The one drawback would be that you'd have lots of crappy seats as a freshman, but if you know down the road you'll be on the floor a lot more, it'll encourage you. I also don't know if it would be possible, but I liked the suggestion of the ticket scanners registering how early you got to the game. Getting there early for football=Better seats for basketball and getting there early for basketball=better seats for next season.

2 1/2: I liked someone's suggestion of making the balcony general admission. I've had to sit in the back row of the balcony multiple times, and while they're not the worst seats in Assembly Hall (Hello, back row of the main level), waiting for people in the rows between me and the front row to trickle in during the first half and half time was stupid. If you get a balcony ticket, it should just say “Balcony.” That was the real freshman fans who have a high percentage of balcony seats can get there early enough to at least get decent seats up there.

]]> By: Sallad http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28653 Sallad Thu, 14 May 2009 15:04:05 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28653 Okay, so after reading everyone's comments I think there are two (And a half) logical solutions to fixing the problem (And it is a problem). As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm not a fan of general admission. As an undergrad, I had no problem getting to all of the games at least an hour early. However, as a grad student with more evening classes, I made it in just at tip-off for a good chunk of the games last year. So with general admission I become penalized for being a season ticket holder for 5+ years because I have evening classes? Not fair. So here's my two-pronged plan of attack:<br><br>1. Restore the north end of the court to the students. One of my favorite games was as a freshman (Mike Davis era) sitting in those seats, being right next to the IU bench. As someone else mentioned, it was ridiculous that there were Illinois fans in that section for that game.<br><br>2. Create a points system. You buy football season tickets? You'll get more floor seats. You buy season tickets for multiple years in a row? You'll get more floor seats. This is the way the alumni system works. The one drawback would be that you'd have lots of crappy seats as a freshman, but if you know down the road you'll be on the floor a lot more, it'll encourage you. I also don't know if it would be possible, but I liked the suggestion of the ticket scanners registering how early you got to the game. Getting there early for football=Better seats for basketball and getting there early for basketball=better seats for next season.<br><br>2 1/2: I liked someone's suggestion of making the balcony general admission. I've had to sit in the back row of the balcony multiple times, and while they're not the worst seats in Assembly Hall (Hello, back row of the main level), waiting for people in the rows between me and the front row to trickle in during the first half and half time was stupid. If you get a balcony ticket, it should just say "Balcony." That was the real freshman fans who have a high percentage of balcony seats can get there early enough to at least get decent seats up there. Okay, so after reading everyone's comments I think there are two (And a half) logical solutions to fixing the problem (And it is a problem). As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm not a fan of general admission. As an undergrad, I had no problem getting to all of the games at least an hour early. However, as a grad student with more evening classes, I made it in just at tip-off for a good chunk of the games last year. So with general admission I become penalized for being a season ticket holder for 5+ years because I have evening classes? Not fair. So here's my two-pronged plan of attack:

1. Restore the north end of the court to the students. One of my favorite games was as a freshman (Mike Davis era) sitting in those seats, being right next to the IU bench. As someone else mentioned, it was ridiculous that there were Illinois fans in that section for that game.

2. Create a points system. You buy football season tickets? You'll get more floor seats. You buy season tickets for multiple years in a row? You'll get more floor seats. This is the way the alumni system works. The one drawback would be that you'd have lots of crappy seats as a freshman, but if you know down the road you'll be on the floor a lot more, it'll encourage you. I also don't know if it would be possible, but I liked the suggestion of the ticket scanners registering how early you got to the game. Getting there early for football=Better seats for basketball and getting there early for basketball=better seats for next season.

2 1/2: I liked someone's suggestion of making the balcony general admission. I've had to sit in the back row of the balcony multiple times, and while they're not the worst seats in Assembly Hall (Hello, back row of the main level), waiting for people in the rows between me and the front row to trickle in during the first half and half time was stupid. If you get a balcony ticket, it should just say “Balcony.” That was the real freshman fans who have a high percentage of balcony seats can get there early enough to at least get decent seats up there.

]]> By: CraiginOR http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28161 CraiginOR Wed, 13 May 2009 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28161 Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, "fair weather" fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor. Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, “fair weather” fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor.

]]> By: CraiginOR http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28428 CraiginOR Wed, 13 May 2009 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28428 Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, "fair weather" fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor. Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, “fair weather” fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor.

]]> By: CraiginOR http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28632 CraiginOR Wed, 13 May 2009 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28632 Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, "fair weather" fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor. Dear Karen, you really gotta try to remember way back when you were a student. Walkin to a game etc, for instance, “fair weather” fans really meant fair weather and wasn't a metaphor.

]]> By: DTFree http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28160 DTFree Wed, 13 May 2009 13:43:17 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28160 IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair. IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair.

]]> By: DTFree http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28448 DTFree Wed, 13 May 2009 13:43:17 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28448 IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair. IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair.

]]> By: DTFree http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28652 DTFree Wed, 13 May 2009 13:43:17 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28652 IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair. IF IU were to give the students the better seating, the same student body would need to commit to going and filling the football stadium. It's only fair.

]]> By: Jacob Hart http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28159 Jacob Hart Wed, 13 May 2009 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28159 Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is <br>1. Make student seating General Admission - This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.<br>2. Put student seating back behind the South goal<br><br>As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball. Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is
1. Make student seating General Admission – This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.
2. Put student seating back behind the South goal

As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball.

]]> By: Jacob Hart http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28447 Jacob Hart Wed, 13 May 2009 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28447 Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is <br>1. Make student seating General Admission - This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.<br>2. Put student seating back behind the South goal<br><br>As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball. Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is
1. Make student seating General Admission – This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.
2. Put student seating back behind the South goal

As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball.

]]> By: Jacob Hart http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28651 Jacob Hart Wed, 13 May 2009 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28651 Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is <br>1. Make student seating General Admission - This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.<br>2. Put student seating back behind the South goal<br><br>As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball. Don't know if anyone has put this already, but I feel the best/most realistic option is
1. Make student seating General Admission – This will make students show up on time, because they want to be much closer to the action.
2. Put student seating back behind the South goal

As for everything else thats wrong, I am not sure it can be addressed until football starts bringing in some real cash/actually selling some tickets. Most universities rely on heavy cash flow from their football, not basketball programs. This is a major issue at the university, and until this is resolved, the athletic department will be forced to do all that is necessary to generate the most revenue it can via basketball.

]]> By: Alan http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28158 Alan Wed, 13 May 2009 02:50:55 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28158 I think we need to start simple and work our way up<br>1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.<br>2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pyog95" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/pyog95</a><br>3. Possibly add some type of reward system<br>- IU student Class of 2012 I think we need to start simple and work our way up
1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.
2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: http://tinyurl.com/pyog95
3. Possibly add some type of reward system
- IU student Class of 2012

]]> By: Alan http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28446 Alan Wed, 13 May 2009 02:50:55 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28446 I think we need to start simple and work our way up<br>1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.<br>2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pyog95" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/pyog95</a><br>3. Possibly add some type of reward system<br>- IU student Class of 2012 I think we need to start simple and work our way up
1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.
2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: http://tinyurl.com/pyog95
3. Possibly add some type of reward system
- IU student Class of 2012

]]> By: Alan http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28650 Alan Wed, 13 May 2009 02:50:55 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28650 I think we need to start simple and work our way up<br>1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.<br>2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pyog95" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/pyog95</a><br>3. Possibly add some type of reward system<br>- IU student Class of 2012 I think we need to start simple and work our way up
1. Assign student seats by section, not by seat number. This way the earliest arriving students can sit in the front of their section and it will look better for TV.
2. Move the students out of the balcony and closer together. This plan slightly reduces student seats, without a dramatic shake-up: http://tinyurl.com/pyog95
3. Possibly add some type of reward system
- IU student Class of 2012

]]> By: facebook-6809050 http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28157 facebook-6809050 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:22:45 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28157 Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.<br><br>Why fix something that isn't broken. Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.

Why fix something that isn't broken.

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28445 Facebook User Wed, 13 May 2009 00:22:45 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28445 Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.<br><br>Why fix something that isn't broken. Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.

Why fix something that isn't broken.

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28649 Facebook User Wed, 13 May 2009 00:22:45 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28649 Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.<br><br>Why fix something that isn't broken. Assembly Hall is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the country already. With this system in place right now, it enables the most amount of students to get the most number of games. It seems to me that the majority of people complaining about student seating are the die hard fans that obviously want to be up close all the time. However, most people that get tickets aren't the people posting on this website. The athletic department already doesnt get top value from their donor seats. They use a non-PSL point system to determine seat location. That means someone that has donated for years and years can amass enough points to be so far ahead of the next person, they can donate smaller amounts and still keep their seats over someone who is just recently starting to donate large sums of money.

Why fix something that isn't broken.

]]> By: Kraig http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28156 Kraig Tue, 12 May 2009 23:26:33 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28156 I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.<br><br>I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats. I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.

I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats.

]]> By: Kraig http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28444 Kraig Tue, 12 May 2009 23:26:33 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28444 I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.<br><br>I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats. I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.

I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats.

]]> By: Kraig http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/05/12/open-thread-should-iu-reorganize-student-seating/comment-page-3/#comment-28648 Kraig Tue, 12 May 2009 23:26:33 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=2905#comment-28648 I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.<br><br>I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats. I really would like to see them go back to students on both ends of the court. I went to the Illinois game this year and was appalled to see people in orange shirts in the end without students. Some of my most enjoyable games were those where I had court seats (I had court seats when Haston hit his shot over Randolph to beat MSU) and I would rather see a bunch of crazy students in those sections instead of a bunch of old people sitting on their hands.

I'm not a fan of the first come first serve system. Yes it might get the students there sooner but I don't want to put a student in a position where they have to decide between the game or class or having to camp out for days for a good game. I did think of one way they could reward those students who do show up on time for the games. The tickets are scanned at the gate so there should be a way to link when the ticket is scanned to the time the person arrived at the game. You can reward students with better seats in subsequent years if they had good game time attendance and those who don't will be less likely to get the premium seats.

]]>