Michigan Tech 2017-18 The Joe Shawhan Era Continues - Getting Better Everyday

[rustedblades]

Re: Michigan Tech 2017-18 The Joe Shawhan Era Continues - Getting Better Everyday

You do exactly what they are doing (location, not ticket sales procedures).

I was at the championship game at the Mac last year and it was the best sports atmosphere I have ever experienced. Bar none. None of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, MLB LCS Series or any other game at any level even comes close. Playing this game at the X, or any other neutral site would sacrifice most of the energy that was in the building last year, and will be at the Berry on Saturday. I wish I could be there in person, but having only 4000 fans in a packed smaller rink on campus is way better than having 10,000 in an NHL rink.

The WCHA should keep the playoff format the same, just improve the sales procedures so schools like Northern can't screw over their fans again.

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How did Northern screw over their fans?

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[MTUHuskies]

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How did Northern screw over their fans?

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If I was a Northern fan that has season tickets and I couldnt get tickets to a conference championship game because they sold 40 to some scumbag that kept getting in line to get 10 per transaction, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I was a Northern fan that lives in Detroit and couldn't get to Marquette on 9 hours notice to stand in line for tickets while most schools make them available over the phone or online, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I was a Northern fan that lives and works in Marquette, can't afford season tickets but get to 5-6 games a year when I can, but I have to be at work by 7:00 Monday AM so I can't wait in line at the ticket office, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I'm a Northern fan that is paying tuition to NMU for my son, he stands in line for 90 minutes and they tell him he can only have one ticket with his ID and won't sell him a non-student ticket so I can see the game with him, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

As a Tech fan I expect Northern to try and screw me. Which makes me so happy I'm not a Northern fan getting screwed by my favourite team.

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[AFHusky]

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If I was a Northern fan that has season tickets and I couldnt get tickets to a conference championship game because they sold 40 to some scumbag that kept getting in line to get 10 per transaction, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I was a Northern fan that lives in Detroit and couldn't get to Marquette on 9 hours notice to stand in line for tickets while most schools make them available over the phone or online, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I was a Northern fan that lives and works in Marquette, can't afford season tickets but get to 5-6 games a year when I can, but I have to be at work by 7:00 Monday AM so I can't wait in line at the ticket office, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

If I'm a Northern fan that is paying tuition to NMU for my son, he stands in line for 90 minutes and they tell him he can only have one ticket with his ID and won't sell him a non-student ticket so I can see the game with him, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

As a Tech fan I expect Northern to try and screw me. Which makes me so happy I'm not a Northern fan getting screwed by my favourite team.

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My guess on the in-person restriction is to screw tech fans. My conservative estimate is that half of the arena would be black and gold if they opened up online sales immediately following last night's results. The universities huskyphobia is apparent in how they've banned our band from all sporting events on their campus.

I hope the majority of those bulk purchases are to secure tickets for family and friends that couldn't make it to the ticket office due to work or location. I have a relative living in mqt who bought a handful for both tech and nmu family members who couldn't physically get there to buy them.

 

[MTUHuskies]

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My guess on the in-person restriction is to screw tech fans. My conservative estimate is that half of the arena would be black and gold if they opened up online sales immediately following last night's results. The universities huskyphobia is apparent in how they've banned our band from all sporting events on their campus.

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I agree it was probably meant to screw Tech fans, but Tech fans were not the only ones screwed by it. If I was a Northern fan I'd be irate. That's no way to treat a loyal fanbase that regularly turns out slightly over 2000 fans per game.

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[AFHusky]

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I agree it was probably meant to screw Tech fans, but Tech fans were not the only ones screwed by it. If I was a Northern fan I'd be irate. That's no way to treat a loyal fanbase that regularly turns out slightly over 2000 fans per game.

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Did they release all tickets in the building this morning? At least how tech did it, they released all but the season tickets and some visiting team seats. If they weren't purchased by the folks they held them for by Wednesday afternoon or something like that, they were made available. I bought some unclaimed season tickets when the opened up mid-week.

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[MTUHuskies]

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Or probably not. They are sold out.

davyd83, do you approve of the ticket sales procedures? I'd like to hear from a Cats fan about this.

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[rustedblades]

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Remember when some of you didn't think MTU would have a winning record this season?

Let's be honest. I don't think the coach thought the team had the character and resiliency they've shown. As I've said since about a month in; this is a great team. Aside from early goaltending woes and some key injuries I honestly think this team would have an autobid.

Time to get it done and get this senior class it's 2nd WCHA championship, 3rd NCAA Regional appearance, first regional championship and first Frozen 4 appearance. Mush On Husky Dogs!! Mush On!!

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[giwan]

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Game will be shown LIVE on FOX UP.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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davyd83, do you approve of the ticket sales procedures? I'd like to hear from a Cats fan about this.

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Aparch just had a very good post about it in the WCHA thread.

 

[aparch]

I agree it was probably meant to screw Tech fans, but Tech fans were not the only ones screwed by it. If I was a Northern fan I'd be irate. That's no way to treat a loyal fanbase that regularly turns out slightly over 2000 fans per game.

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We are. There were at least 20 close friends, all former USCHO posters, who now reside at a minimum of seven hours away. All we were told last night, repeatedly through various sources (both friends/family in the BEC and online from the Uni) was that online sales would start overnight and in-person sales wouldn't start until 8am.

In the middle if the **cking night, NMU tweets that it's in-person only. No online sales. No phone sales.

Alumni, who booked hotel rooms (which were already mostly full in town), and started to make flight changes, had to cancel because of this stupid ticket procedure.

One alum voiced her displeasure via e-mail to the Presidents office, only to get a canned response that "this is what was decided upon."

This will have repercussions throughout the fan base, as they're pi**ing off the wrong people.

 

[manurespreader]

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What would be perfect is for some people to get arrested for scalping and for others, who bought tons of tickets, to get stuck with them .
You might also google up the planet money podcast, the shortest super bowl. About ticket brokers.

 

[rustedblades]

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We are. There were at least 20 close friends, all former USCHO posters, who now reside at a minimum of seven hours away. All we were told last night, repeatedly through various sources (both friends/family in the BEC and online from the Uni) was that online sales would start overnight and in-person sales wouldn't start until 8am.

In the middle if the **cking night, NMU tweets that it's in-person only. No online sales. No phone sales.

Alumni, who booked hotel rooms (which were already mostly full in town), and started to make flight changes, had to cancel because of this stupid ticket procedure.

One alum voiced her displeasure via e-mail to the Presidents office, only to get a canned response that "this is what was decided upon."

This will have repercussions throughout the fan base, as they're pi**ing off the wrong people.

I didn't realize it was this bad. Wow, great way to build a program Cats!
That's one thing Marv used to do is make sure the alum$ were taken care of.

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[rustedblades]

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If I was a Northern fan that has season tickets and I couldnt get tickets to a conference championship game because they sold 40 to some scumbag that kept getting in line to get 10 per transaction, I'd feel like NMU screwed me.

The way it sounds the only scumbags that would have an opportunity to get back in line and buy the additional tickets are the season ticket holders.

The regular line was way to long to ever make it to the front again.

Sounds like the fans kinda like screwing each other?

 

[MTUHuskies]

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The way it sounds the only scumbags that would have an opportunity to get back in line and buy the additional tickets are the season ticket holders.

The regular line was way to long to ever make it to the front again.

Sounds like the fans kinda like screwing each other?

That is how I understand it too, it was season ticket holders. But still, from the reports I've heard, the NMU staff didn't check IDs and these scumbags used names of people they knew held season tickets.

I guess it's possible they used fake names with the knowledge and consent of the other STHs who couldn't be there in person. But they wouldn't have to do that if STHs had a couple days to buy them on their own.

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[ThePowerConference]

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This sounds like quite the fiasco on the ticket situation, for both NMU fans and visiting Tech fans.

BTW, great series win at Mankato. I didn't see that one coming.

 

[davyd83]

davyd83, do you approve of the ticket sales procedures? I'd like to hear from a Cats fan about this.

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What I think or how I’d do it is irrelevant. Even if I created what I thought was the “perfect plan,” I can guarantee that there would be plenty of people who would gripe about it.

 

[rustedblades]

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What I think or how I’d do it is irrelevant. Even if I created what I thought was the “perfect plan,” I can guarantee that there would be plenty of people who would gripe about it.

davyd83, Do you know if anything being alleged on here is accurate.

Obviously Aparch's story is from his own personal experience. I believe the rest of us are just going by what we are hearing and our slight MTU bias.

 

[manurespreader]

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I really hope Tech does not wear the black uniforms on saturday.

 

[MTUHuskies]

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I really hope Tech does not wear the black uniforms on saturday.

I don't know. The boys might like the blacks after the last couple weeks.

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[davyd83]

davyd83, Do you know if anything being alleged on here is accurate.

Obviously Aparch's story is from his own personal experience. I believe the rest of us are just going by what we are hearing and our slight MTU bias.

I was nowhere near the rink. I really couldn’t say. People whom I know that got tickets had no complaints, other than having to wait.