Well, here comes the “optional” game from the season ticket package. People are trying (with limited success) to give tickets away for this stinker, the SECOND late-season out of conference cupacke game to grace NC State’s schedule in as many years. Much like the ECU snorefest last year, I will listen half-heartedly to the radio broadcast while watching my kids and/or more interesting games on TV (Ohio State/Michigan, anyone?).
With the money I saved on tickets for my family of five (which I correctly predicted would have market value of no more than $5 come November), I paid for a full season of ESPN Gameplan with enough left over for some fine steaks and good beer to enjoy tomorrow. And my wife and kids won’t suffer through a boring game in cold, windy weather (we’re on the shady side, and mid-50s is quite unpleasant in the shade). In short, everybody’s going to be MUCH happier.
What does everyone else think? Set an over/under for BITS (butts in the seats)? Is anyone taking the athletic department up on their “generous” offer of $5 off a basketball ticket to the HISPANIC Coaches’ “Classic” game (What happened to the black ones? At least we had a chance to face semi-respectable Pepperdine or Oregon State when they were the beneficiaries…) against whatever chump we lined up for Saturday night? Pretty funny to reward those who paid $32 a pop for market valueless tickets with a few bucks off 300% over market priced hoops tickets.
