Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?
Well, I agree with kdiff77 that for the casual fan the championship game is more important than the semifinals. Furthermore, you only need to be there for one game, not two, and it usually starts between 7:30 and 8:00. Compare that to the semifinals where the first game starts at 5:00 and the second game usually starts after 8:30. Ticket prices have also played a part: the first time the semifinals were below capacity was when the price hit $40 and the semifinals have only reached capacity once since then. The championship game fell below capacity a few years later when ticket prices hit $42, so I think that the Garden has reached the upper price limit that many fans are willing to pay. However, the Garden did lower parking prices: $20 for the semifinals and $35 for the championship game.
As for why the final reached the new capacity this year, I think both NU fans believing they would see a historic three-peat and BU fans hoping for the team's first win since 2015 increased interest. For the first time in many years the BU section I was in (Loge 2) was mostly filled with BU fans and not casual fans or fans of the other schools.
Sean
Originally posted by J.D.
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As for why the final reached the new capacity this year, I think both NU fans believing they would see a historic three-peat and BU fans hoping for the team's first win since 2015 increased interest. For the first time in many years the BU section I was in (Loge 2) was mostly filled with BU fans and not casual fans or fans of the other schools.
Sean
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