Voicemail From Sean Miller - 2008-09 Season Tickets

[coasterville95]

Fans:

I received a voice mail from Sean Miller telling me that he is looking forward to a great new season with 7 new players. Okay, the real purpose of the voice mail was to say that the season ticket letters will be in the mail soon, and online at goxavier.com. Incentive to book via goxavier.com is the chance to get in a drawing for two free season tickets.


Also, got my invite for the Cincinnati Steak Fry on July 16, I beleive - anybody else planning on attending the Fry?

[vee4xu]

The VM for Sean I got, the 2008 DVD, not. Sorry, I just couldn't help myself. The Tribe is getting their asses kicked again and I am not responsible for my comments tonight.

[Muskie]

That's awesome news!

[coasterville95]

Well, they haven't released the price chart yet for season tickets, but if you use My Musketeers to order your season tickets, your invoice is sitting out there for you to pay.

I have upper level side tickets, and my ticket price went down this year from $361 to $330 per seat. I suspect this is due to fewer games.

2007-2008: 1 exhibition ($15), 16 regular-price regular season games ($20 each = $320) plus Crosstown Shootout ($26) = $361

2008-2009: Sounds like 15 regular games ($20 each = $300) plus 2 exhibitions ($15 each = $30) = $330

That makes 8 A-10 games, Butler, Miami, Auburn and 4 others...

[muskiefan82]

2 of those 4 others should be Toledo and Ohio

[BlueGuy]

Sean Miller called me yesterday to talk about season tickets. He never let me get a word in though, and hung up before I could say anything.

[xu95]

Got my voicemail as well. I will be at the Steak Fry.

xu95

[ballyhoohoo]

I am a recent alum, how do i get season tickets?

[xuab]

I'm so disappointed. I thought Sean actually called me personally. You mean he called all of you as well?

[xu95]

I said "thank you", but he was rude and didn't acknowledge it.

xu95

[xu95]

I'm so disappointed. I thought Sean actually called me personally. You mean he called all of you as well?

He actually told me he couldn't talk for long because he had to call xuab.

xu95

[Muskie]

I am a recent alum, how do i get season tickets?

http://goxavier.cstv.com/tickets/xavi-m-baskbl-tickets.html

[XU05and07]

I am a recent alum, how do i get season tickets?

Call the Ticket Office and ask for Andy Barry or go to the Ticket Office during normal business hours. If you are a grad within the past 3 years, there is a "young alumni" discount that takes a small percentage off the tickets.

[Muskie]

I just looked at my invoice. Looks like tickets in 201 are $250 a piece this year. I agree with Coaster, looks like we have less home games. Can't wait to get it in the mail. Also, I can't remember. Do they send out a schedule (even an early one)... or am I thinking about when the actual tickets arrive.

[Muskie]

By the way... they should let you pay once they come online. I'd have paid them a few minutes ago and they could spend my money by lunch time.

[Muskie]

Apparently, Sean can't make long distance calls? I guess he doesn't have one of those pin numbers.
Which if that's the case, it means he's one hell of a recruiter with no long distance phone access.

Edit***
Maybe IU should have taken Sampson's pin number?

[coasterville95]

They do!

I already paid my bill using My Musketeers!

[Muskie]

They do!

I already paid my bill using My Musketeers!

it wouldn't let me when i tried earlier. I kept clicking continue and nothing would load.

[coasterville95]

I got caught in that same loop, what I realized is that on on of the screens, I think the summay screen not the screen where it itemizes the ticketmaster charges out, you have to scroll way down. Then you will see the various payment plans.

You can either go ahead and pay the whole thing off right now, you can go for the payment plan, 4 payments over the next 4 months (set to recurr the first of every month) with no interest. I chose this option as its less painful to look at 4 $165 charges than 1 $660 charge. Or you can simply put down a $50/seat "good faith" deposit with the promise to pay the rest by October 1.

The tickmaster fees for 2 seats come to $6 - making my total season ticket bill (not including the premium seat charge) - $666 for two seats.

Add in the Prem III fee and that comes to $866 "on the rim and out the door" for two season tickets this coming season. Over 30 admissions thats $866 less $60 for the exhibition games (You don't get Premium seat privileges like Duff's during exhibitions) or $806/30 = $26.87/ticket "real price"

[xu95]

I just looked at my invoice. Looks like tickets in 201 are $250 a piece this year. I agree with Coaster, looks like we have less home games. Can't wait to get it in the mail. Also, I can't remember. Do they send out a schedule (even an early one)... or am I thinking about when the actual tickets arrive.

Section 202 is $250 as well. Is that a decrease from last year? I can't honestly remember what I paid.

xu95

[Masterofreality]

Fans:

I received a voice mail from Sean Miller telling me that he is looking forward to a great new season with 7 new players.

Hell, he got in his car and drove all the way to Cleveland to personally talk to me on my front porch to express his appreciation for the Lew Hirt Society, for my annual contributions, to personally invite me to the Golf outing in August and to kick it with some cold brews. I now consider Sean as my collegue in arms against the rest of the college basketball world.


I also just woke up from my drug induced delusional dream.

http://th111.photobucket.com/albums/n139/themacstack/Tim%20Myspace%20Profile%20Pics/Tims%20sixties%20pics/th_haight-hippie.jpg

[Muskie]

Section 202 is $250 as well. Is that a decrease from last year? I can't honestly remember what I paid.

xu95

It's a decrease because there are (apparently) two less home games.

[Muskie]

I got caught in that same loop, what I realized is that on on of the screens, I think the summay screen not the screen where it itemizes the ticketmaster charges out, you have to scroll way down. Then you will see the various payment plans.

You can either go ahead and pay the whole thing off right now, you can go for the payment plan, 4 payments over the next 4 months (set to recurr the first of every month) with no interest. I chose this option as its less painful to look at 4 $165 charges than 1 $660 charge. Or you can simply put down a $50/seat "good faith" deposit with the promise to pay the rest by October 1.

The tickmaster fees for 2 seats come to $6 - making my total season ticket bill (not including the premium seat charge) - $666 for two seats.

Add in the Prem III fee and that comes to $866 "on the rim and out the door" for two season tickets this coming season. Over 30 admissions thats $866 less $60 for the exhibition games (You don't get Premium seat privileges like Duff's during exhibitions) or $806/30 = $26.87/ticket "real price"


It finally worked for me. I haven't gone through with it yet only because i want to see if there is a chance to move down. I can't get through to the ticket office right now.

[X-man]

Add in the Prem III fee and that comes to $866 "on the rim and out the door" for two season tickets this coming season. Over 30 admissions thats $866 less $60 for the exhibition games (You don't get Premium seat privileges like Duff's during exhibitions) or $806/30 = $26.87/ticket "real price"

Don't forget that 80% of the seat premium is tax deductible, so that the per game cost for you is even less than $26.87 per seat. It's a great deal for a first rate product that is only going to get better over time.....like a good wine or a fine bourbon.

[coasterville95]

Usually a rough of the schedule will appear in the paper sometime during the summer. Towards September or October we'll get a list of dates and games, if only because the single game on sale is in mid October (with alumni and season ticketholder courtesy week before that)

The tickets will come without game TIMES printed on them, and its not unusual to not have a firm listing of all the game times until they hand out a schedule on or just before the first exhibition. (Last year I think I first got a fleshed out shcedule with dates, times, and TV at Muskie Madness - *the event, not the site*)

Muskie - normally I would think you may be too early to ask about seat improvement, as they usually take seat improvement requests when you renew. However, since this year the vast majority of the premium seat contracts were up for renewal, the ticket office may have some idea of the availability in premium seating tickets from seats vacated by those opting to not renew their contract.

Good luck on that improvement request!

[Muskie]

Usually a rough of the schedule will appear in the paper sometime during the summer. Towards September or October we'll get a list of dates and games, if only because the single game on sale is in mid October (with alumni and season ticketholder courtesy week before that)

The tickets will come without game TIMES printed on them, and its not unusual to not have a firm listing of all the game times until they hand out a schedule on or just before the first exhibition. (Last year I think I first got a fleshed out shcedule with dates, times, and TV at Muskie Madness - *the event, not the site*)

Muskie - normally I would think you may be too early to ask about seat improvement, as they usually take seat improvement requests when you renew. However, since this year the vast majority of the premium seat contracts were up for renewal, the ticket office may have some idea of the availability in premium seating tickets from seats vacated by those opting to not renew their contract.

Good luck on that improvement request!

See I don't want to renew right now and then lost out on the chance to move up.

[coasterville95]

Don't forget that 80% of the seat premium is tax deductible, so that the per game cost for you is even less than $26.87 per seat. It's a great deal for a first rate product that is only going to get better over time.....like a good wine or a fine bourbon.

I was just reminded that the Prem III fee is $200/seat, not total, so that brings it up to $1,066 for the pair for the 30 regular games or $33.53/ticket.

Still as X-Man indicated a great deal for the best sports franchise in the city - pro or college...

It easily falls in line or is less expensive than other forms of entertainment (concerts, theater, other sports venues), especially when you consider that parking at Cintas is still FREE.

[Muskie]

I was just reminded that the Prem III fee is $200/seat, not total, so that brings it up to $1,066 for the pair for the 30 regular games or $33.53/ticket.

Still as X-Man indicated a great deal for the best sports franchise in the city - pro or college...

It easily falls in line or is less expensive than other forms of entertainment (concerts, theater, other sports venues), especially when you consider that parking at Cintas is still FREE.

Every year i go to my first game and I prepare myself for the possibility that parking may no longer be free. Coaster do you know where rates are for the seats (even least years including the premium fees).

[xudash]

MOR,

The guy in your Avatar and your man giving the peace sign look "related."

You have any insight into that?

[coasterville95]

This page on the official site pretty much runs down your options, and both the ticket price and the premium donation for every seat category.

http://goxavier.cstv.com/tickets/xavi-m-baskbl-tickets.html

Oh, I don't have any word that parking won't be free, so I am assuming ti still will be, I know there is a danger in that.

I did note in the preimum seat packets back in March it listed th benfits and one of them was "May include parking" I'm not sure if that covers the close in parking for club and Prem I seats, or if thats a clue that as parking gets tight for the construction of Xavier Square, that they may limit "official" parking to certain tiers of premium seat holders

I'm not sure how the masses would react to finding a tollbooth on the way to official parking in November, but if they do that, I hope Norwood Plaza is ready to deal with the aftermath.

FWIW: they have flattened, grassed, and strawed a good deal of the Zumbiel/ Norwood Cafe land. I wonder if they would consider making that a grass lot until real construction starts.

[XURunner85]

I like my section 201 seats, they are high enough so that I don't have to pay a seat licsense fee.....I wish it was October already so that we could be geting ready for the season...

[xu95]

Every year i go to my first game and I prepare myself for the possibility that parking may no longer be free. Coaster do you know where rates are for the seats (even least years including the premium fees).


Muskie, go ahead and renew. They will let you out of your current seats if you buy more expensive ones. I am in a four year PIII contract but every year they offer me PII seats.

xu95

[Muskie]

I received the info in the mail today (it takes forever here in Indiana). I marked that i wanted to be contacted about premium seats and went ahead and paid the invoice.

[xu95]

I received the info in the mail today (it takes forever here in Indiana). I marked that i wanted to be contacted about premium seats and went ahead and paid the invoice.

Next season remind me where you seats are and I will come over and buy you a beer.

xu95