You're right. Lots of fans have had tickets for awhile.
It's the fan base that supports the bidding. Doubt the NCAA is just going to give it to a 1 seed without cost.
UND stands to lose $$$ this year if the team is ousted. There has been support from UND to have regionals at college sites to improve the atmosphere. Of course that is again an advantage in bidding on a site with an arena that holds 11000+ seats. I'd be in favor of the four 1 seeds hosting regionals. Would guess the NCAA will require guaranteed $$. Would every school pony up those $$$ to host?
The UND contingent, however, would be larger in the Target Center or Exel simply because they hold more, not to mention the very large fanbase that lives in the TC
Closer than Grand Forks to Sioux Falls. He's a bit geographically challenged. Of course many regional sites that have North Dakota in it have been defacto home games for the Sioux,since this is the only fan base that shows up.
Some on CHN have found a way for us to get in with 2 losses (highly unlikely), or out with 1 win (more likely than the 2 losses scenario). Win the NCHC or go home. Blame Mankato, Union, or Miami.
A good bunch of students+the band stayed. Hope they are back 2nite.
Many season ticket holders have 6+ seats in their families. They generally use two of those seats and try to sell the others to get their donations plus extra seat costs back. They've become tough to sell this year. Let some of those seats go to people on the waiting list and the arena will look more full.
I haven't
Lower bowl student seats are gone, only a few of the upper bowl students are sold, along with the non student seats in the other west side sections.
Looks like lots of season ticket holder seats that didn't pay the extra $20 for the playoff game.
Number of seats available on game day is astounding. Have never seen this many. Lower bowl will be full but the west side upper is near empty from one end to the other.