Shuttle Ride between NCAA Tournament Sessions
When planning to attend all four games of the NCAA Tournament’s first round, you need to determine where to go in between the two sessions. Milwaukee is especially convenient because there are so many...
View ArticleLast Game of the Day: #2 Ohio St. vs. #15 UCSB
Once again, I left the stadium between games of the session with my “smoking” stamp. I wandered down Old World 3rd St. and ducked into Durango BBQ & Grill. I stopped in there because they had the...
View Article$20 Ticket for Third Straight Session in Milwaukee
As was the case on Friday, I arrived close to the first tip of the first game. However, since today was a Sunday I knew I could park for free on city streets. I drove directly to Juneau Ave. where I...
View ArticleBest Game in Milwaukee: #6 Xavier vs. #3 Pittsburgh
For the third straight session, I left the Bradley Center in between games. This time I planned to grab lunch rather than go to a bar. I was looking for a subway, but stumbled upon Cousin’s Subs at...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Milwaukee Ticket Buying Roundup
I understand why the NCAA Tournament charges so much for their tickets – fans will pay. But in the next breath, fans will complain about the cost of tickets. The NCAA charged $71 for each ticket in...
View ArticleLooking for Final Four Tickets?
Are you planning to buy tickets for the Final Four tomorrow in Indianapolis? Currently ticket prices are higher than I expected – especially for the semifinals tomorrow night. There are two ways to buy...
View ArticleBuying Tickets to the NCAA Final Four Semifinals
On Friday night I wrote that I would wait to buy tickets to the Final Four semifinals until you are outside of Lucas Oil Stadium. Some people might be nervous about this strategy given 1) you are...
View ArticleFinal Four Game #1: Michigan St. vs. Butler
One perk of having tickets before you arrive in Indianapolis is that you do not have to deal with scalping tickets before the event. Instead you can just figure out the other joys of attending a...
View ArticleFinal Four Game #2: West Virginia vs. Duke
As is the case with most rounds of the NCAA tournament, two games are included in the purchase price of the ticket. Obviously, the second game of the day was between West Virginia and Duke which was...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament in Chicago: #15 Akron vs. #2 Notre Dame
I had waited for this weekend for awhile. I had two days where I could get out of the house, without Dylan, for the NCAA Tournament. The first game on Friday was scheduled for 12:40 pm so I left the...
View ArticleSession 1 Game #2: #10 Florida St. vs. #7 Texas A&M
The second game of the session was more exciting than the first as Florida St. defeated Texas A&M 57-50 to advance in the tournament for the first time since 1998. The last time I attended the NCAA...
View ArticleSession 2 Game #1: #14 St. Peter’s vs. #3 Purdue
As I exited the arena, I began asking for extra tickets from the Purdue fans that were lined up at the gate to enter the arena. As I asked for extra tickets one young man said he had an extra and...
View ArticleSession 2 Game #2: #11 VCU vs. #6 Georgetown
The last game of the day was definitely the best game. VCU trounced Georgetown 74-56. VCU was the controversial entry to the NCAA Tournament but proved they belong with this blowout. This was the third...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Round 3: #11 VCU vs. #3 Purdue
To my surprise the NCAA Tournament Round 3 was not scheduled to begin until 6:10 pm. Most first Sundays for the NCAA Tournament are schedule as afternoon affairs, but today was a change to the norm...
View ArticleSession 3 Game #2: #10 Florida St. vs. #2 Notre Dame
Today was upset Sunday at the United Center. After VCU’s dismantling of Purdue there was no way I thought Florida St. would do the same thing to Notre Dame. But, Florida St. did defeating Notre Dame...
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