Is anyone selling their IU tickets?
I am wanting to take my 4 year old daughter to her first Michigan game. It’s been so much fun watching games with her this season and I really think she would enjoy a live game. Her favorite player is Eli because “he wears pink shoes”, but John is a close second!
Anyone looking to offload two tickets? I’ve looked on stub hub but the current tickets available aren’t that great. Thanks for the consideration andGo Blue!
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:40 PM ^
The game is in Bloomington. You may know that already, but just letting you know in case.
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
I do! I live in Louisville. Really quick drive up 65.
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
Tickets at IU are always extremely hard to get, even when they suck. The people who have the good seats just never sell them.
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
FYI I live in Louisville so it’s really the only shot I have of getting to a game.
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
I hate to break it to her but Brooks doesn’t wear those pink shoes anymore.
January 23rd, 2019 at 4:02 PM ^
hahah I know! She was so sad. She kept asking why he wasn’t wearing them.
January 23rd, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
It's a great sentiment and I took my daughters to a handful of games at that age. Unfortunately, they don't remember anything. And we usually arrived late and left early. My girls pulled memories of games they attended starting around 8 years old.
My only point - don't spend $$ on premium seats because the experience may be lost. Just my $0.02 cents.
January 23rd, 2019 at 4:23 PM ^
I concur. 4 is a bit young. I mean, if you want to, knock yourself out. But you'll be spending a lot for an experience your daughter might not enjoy as much as you'd expect.
I took my oldest daughter to a football game for the first time when she was 6. We had fun, but I had to be cool with her playing around, enjoying popcorn more than the game, etc. It was at Minnesota, which allowed things to be more laid back; Assembly Hall will not be laid back.
January 23rd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
My college roommate was 4 at the Rose bowl on Jan 1, 1998.
He doesn't remember it at all
January 23rd, 2019 at 4:05 PM ^
Make sure you protect your young daughter if a chair comes flying her way. Been known to happen at Assembly Hall...
January 23rd, 2019 at 4:10 PM ^
IIRC, Knight said something like "Well, I saw an old woman standing across the court and I thought she needed a chair."
And all his media lackeys went: "HAARRRR HARRR HARRR HEEE HEEE HEEE YER SO FUNNY COACH KNIGHT!!"
January 23rd, 2019 at 4:54 PM ^
Knight was a complete horse's ass for many reasons, but that was kind of awesome
January 23rd, 2019 at 10:38 PM ^
Good luck on your search. I've been following StubHub quite closely and while the tickets still aren't that great, they've come down a ton in price (those fees are stupid high though). This'll be my first game there but several IU friends have recommended against the upper level, apparently they're unnervingly steep (I imagine might not be the best scenario for a 4yo). I ended up finding tickets on Craigslist (at least I hope I did and there aren't 14 other people out there with my same electronic ticket), those have come down a bit and I've seen a couple in the lower level for ~$70-90, not exactly cheap, but better than stubhub. A number of them are selling locally in Bloomington, so you could conceivably pick them up in person rather than taking the electronic gamble that I did. If you want to go behind enemy lines, their 247 sports site has a ticket exchange message board and while those have been sporadically popping up, in general they've seemed better than the StubHub options. Good luck!
January 23rd, 2019 at 11:44 PM ^
January 24th, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
Kookie, given your local knowledge, can you share the best place to park? I'll be going with my dad who doesn't get around particularly well so I was hoping to pay to park at one of the close lots. How early should I get there?
On a related note, how bad should I anticipate getting hassled wearing UofM gear (interesting side note, I'm also a UofM alum/IU faculty)? On a scale of 1 to 10, one being a football game at Northwestern, 10 being a football game in Columbus after the porta-potties have filled as have all the coolers, what should I expect for Assembly Hall?
January 24th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
January 24th, 2019 at 4:15 PM ^
Thanks for the tips! Unfortunately my parking is an IUPUI pass on account of being up at the med school in Indy, but I don't mind getting there a bit early and paying for one of those lots. That's interesting about the IU/Kentucky rage, I knew they were rivals but didn't grasp the intensity. I'm banking on the hope that losing 5 in a row will get them to simmer down a bit, guess we'll see!
January 24th, 2019 at 4:55 PM ^
January 24th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
I hope parking for basketball is better than it is for football. Worst gameday experience in my life.
January 24th, 2019 at 4:57 PM ^