Ticket Procurement Advice
I'm heading to Ann Arbor this week to (hopefully) take my 6 and 3-year old boys to their first Michigan game on Saturday. We don't yet have tickets. We're also bringing with us some friends who have their own 6-year old, and so we're looking for 9-10 tickets. I've been told by a few people that have more recent game-going experience than I that I should be able to scalp tickets on either the day before or the day of. So a few questions:
1. Any thoughts on whether that is correct, and waiting until the day of is my best bet? (As opposed to say, buying them early via the UM ticket office, SeatGeek, etc.)
2. Assuming that it is, will I be able to get 10 tickets together via that method?
3. Assuming that it is, is there a particular location at which I'll have the best luck shopping? Back when I was a student, I recall the front of the Union being very active.
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
August 25th, 2014 at 9:27 AM ^
Scalp 10 tickets together?
August 25th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
I suppose I should have been a bit clearer. Ideally they'd be together, but the same general location would work too. Complete non-starter? Should I just start searching broker sites?
August 25th, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
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August 25th, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
Stubhub seems to have a few options for 10 together.
August 25th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
I hope you're ready to leave the game at halftime
August 25th, 2014 at 9:45 AM ^
Readily aware of that possibility. Hopefully we're up 30 already and it doesn't matter. But with that in mind, do you know if I need a ticket for my 3-year old?
August 25th, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 9:53 AM ^
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August 25th, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
Yes I am sure you will. If there is a cut-off I can't imagine it is over the age of 2.
One way to gauge it is if your younger son is able to watch an entire movie without getting up? I took my 4 year old to the practice last Saturday and he was more enthused by playing hide and seek under the benches than watching what was going on on the field. He actually wanted to go after about 20 minutes.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
In utero get a free pass.
August 25th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
I consider myself a pretty die hard UofM football fan. I went to the breakfast / practice thing they had on Saturday as well and even I couldn't sit through the whole thing! Not that it would make a difference to a kid, but pretty boring and it's not like the crowd had any type of reactions to anything to get you back involved.
August 25th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
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August 25th, 2014 at 9:53 AM ^
I took my kids to plenty of football, baseball and hockey games dating back to when they barely walk. They don't remember the games. My advice would be to find a sitter for this weekend and wait until they are 8 or 9 years old.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 1:48 PM ^
Michigan Stadium is a difficult place to manage a 2-6 year-old child, IMHO. There's little room to spread out when they start to fidget. And the aisles are long climbs to get out to the concourse, etc. I'm pretty we all had a good time at other venues. And it is satisfying to know, for example, that I took both of my daughters to Tiger Stadium during its last year. But all things equal, the experiences didn't likely have the impact or the memories compared to the games we now are able to attend.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
Just scalp the ten cheapest tickets you can find, and go spread out in the empty upper half of the student section.
/ducks
August 25th, 2014 at 10:08 AM ^
This is excellent advice!
/also ducks
August 25th, 2014 at 11:44 AM ^
Those are student section tickets any longer. I sat there for a game last year.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:08 AM ^
You will not be able to get 10 tix together. You will pay a premium if you are able to find more than 4 seats together, whether it is from stubhub(or any website) or a scalper. Your best bet is to get tix on Saturday, but be prepared to be separated from the others in your group.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:17 AM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
You paid what for a pair of tickets to see Minny!?
August 25th, 2014 at 10:18 AM ^
In my experience the majority of scalpers have sets of two together, and sometimes you can find people selling 3 or 4. That's about it. I can't imagine finding 10 together from a scalper would even be possible. It seems like it'd be pretty hectic with that many people together anyway. I'd recommend just having each person scalp individually, but if sitting together is that important go on stubhub.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^
My family buys all of our tickets together and we have 8 together. I usually sell them in pairs or 4s, but I have sold all 8 together before. I wish I could help you, but we're actually all going together this weekend! Try StubHub, I think waiting until game day is too dicey for that many people. Also, you could try Craigslist.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
Call DB, rumor has it he is looking for ticket buyers.
But seriously, obtaining 10 tickets together is highly unlikely via scalping and you will have to split up the seats. However, you will probably get better pricing if you split it up. As for favorable locations, depends on how close to kickoff you want to cut it. Earlier in the day/morning, go to the Union/State Street area. If closer to kickoff (within an hour) go towards the stadium.
Good luck.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
You scared me into buying tickets ahead of time. Ended up finding 10 reasonably-priced tickets via SeakGeek. All advice was appreciated!
August 25th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
I hate the word 'Procurement'
August 25th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
Sorry dude.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
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