next year the RBC center is hosting first and second round games, and regionals are in charlotte. i'm trying to figure out when tickets for those games go on sale.

did a couple searches and didn't find anything.

3/19/2007 9:54:10 AM

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3/19/2007 9:58:45 AM

Word of warning.

I paid $120 apiece for 8 tickets last time the RBC hosted the tourney.


The day of the game those tickets were being sold for $5-$10 apiece outside the RBC


Save your money and buy the tickets the day of the game. No one is going to pay face value for Florida vs Manhattan, Wake vs a scrub team, Duke vs a scrub team, and Arizona vs Seton Hall type games.


On the other hand, tickets were going for $200 PER SESSION (4x face value) when I went to the NCAA tournament in DC. Then again, Maryland was a HUGE draw (won the championship), and there were a decent amount of Michigan State/NC State/UCONN fans there too.

I was very fortunate to find tickets for $100 apiece to the NC State/MSU game and $100 apiece for the UCONN/NC State game...

[Edited on March 19, 2007 at 10:09 AM. Reason : a]

3/19/2007 10:07:21 AM

^ yeah, good point

The email I got said tickets for both sessions were $142 and would be distributed via lottery in June.

If I were you, I'd go get some for less than face value.

I still have that link if you need it (I'm sure some others around here have it too)

3/19/2007 10:10:37 AM

Quote :

"If I were you, I'd go get some for less than face value."

now there's some great advice

3/19/2007 10:50:43 AM

^haha

3/19/2007 10:57:55 AM

well i think it's just a gamble really.

the two scenarios would be if state gets a game at the rbc center and if they don't. i'm thinking that if they do, tickets will be hard to come by and quite expensive if found. if not, then i think it'd be just like you said and they'd be very easy to find under face value.

also, i would probably assume that this would not be the same case for the regionals in charlotte because the sweet 16 and elite 8 rounds would surely be more interesting to everyone.

3/19/2007 11:00:27 AM

NC State isnt allowed to play at the RBC.



Even if UNC plays at the RBC tickets just won't be that expensive because the #1 vs #16 matchup just isnt that exciting.

Also, the lottery gave us third level seats. For $40/session we could have gotten awesome seats at every round instead.


And you are correct the Sweet 16/elite 8 is a different story as those games are much more highly anticipated.


[Edited on March 19, 2007 at 11:05 AM. Reason : a]

3/19/2007 11:03:04 AM

ah i didnt realize there was a rule against it.

i may just go for some tickets in charlotte then.

does that rule automatically mean your team can't play close to home if your arena is hosting ncaa games (no matter what seed you are)? like, let's hypothetically say that somehow state got a #1 seed. are they forced to play far away since they can't play in the RBC? and would it be likely that they'd be given a bracket where they'd end up in charlotte if they made the sweet 16?

i'm definitely not anticipating a 1 seed or anything, but i definitely think a 3 or 4 seed is possible. judging by the love louisville got for the early rounds and texas a&m for the regionals, you don't have to be a 1 seed to get "home" crowds.

3/19/2007 4:19:59 PM

I talked to a guy today who went to the first round at Joel last Thursday. Bought a ticket outside for $10.

He went again on Saturday and couldn't find anything outside the arena.

3/19/2007 4:21:25 PM

i think the rule only says that you only can't play in an arena that you have played more than 3 games in during the season. Other than that, you can play close to home.

3/19/2007 4:23:25 PM

and i thought if you were ranked #1 for the men that you could play at home

maybe im mixed it up with the women who can play at their home court anytime, i think.

3/19/2007 4:25:26 PM

^^ more games at reynold's !

^^^^ Ohio St. didn't play at Columbus and they were #1 overall

[Edited on March 19, 2007 at 4:28 PM. Reason : ^]

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3/19/2007 4:28:11 PM

i realized that, thats why i was wondering

[Edited on March 19, 2007 at 4:50 PM. Reason : by the way its four games, not three]

3/19/2007 4:47:46 PM

if unc gets a game at the RBC center next year, State fans should buy up the tickets and root against them

3/19/2007 4:49:35 PM

I think some spammers got my other one locked so this is the serious one (serious replies only please)


here was the original

ne body got some spare final four tix? let me kno so i can hit u up i gotta get to the ATL and get CRUNK this year. i won't mind brining pple wit me to HOTLANTA. ebay trippin

basicly this guy is looking to pay the bear minimum so i want to know if you guys know some of those secret places online to scope some CHEAP tickets of this mag. yaddah mean?


bad guy out

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3/29/2007 12:32:09 AM

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3/29/2007 1:40:48 AM

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3/29/2007 7:33:23 AM

*bump*

1/18/2008 10:22:43 PM

i would probably go if UNC were a 1 seed against the 8-9. it would be awesome to have a bunch of state fans there talking shit the whole time.

then again, their fans would be coming in droves

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 10:36 PM. Reason : k]

1/18/2008 10:32:53 PM

and we would be in the new tournament

1/18/2008 11:00:49 PM

Anyone else get their tickets?

I got mine, sec 108 row V

1/21/2008 11:02:12 AM

I got some really good seats in section 104, but I bought them with the intent of selling them

Hopefully UNC or Duke plays here to drive up the price

1/21/2008 11:10:43 AM

I'll be at the Denver Regional this year, not sure how the placement works....anyone know offhand? No one within 500 miles will make the tourney this year....

1/21/2008 11:15:02 AM