Don't buy talk of sellouts ... Check for yourself

[Born Boiler]

Heard weeks ago that Ohio State was sold out. Later read here that Iowa is almost sold out. Bull and crap. No wonder our attendance sucks.

Hundreds and hundreds of seats are still unsold for Ohio State, including singles almost everywhere, and there’s thousands of seats left for Iowa, good, bad and in-between.

Never buy rumors from know-nothings when you can look it up for yourself.
https://purduesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

 

[BoilerBulldog]

Heard weeks ago that Ohio State was sold out. Later read here that Iowa is almost sold out. Bull and crap. No wonder our attendance sucks.

Hundreds and hundreds of seats are still unsold for Ohio State, including singles almost everywhere, and there’s thousands of seats left for Iowa, good, bad and in-between.

Never buy rumors from know-nothings when you can look it up for yourself.
https://purduesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

When a certain percentage of remaining seats are only singles, it’s considered sold out. That’s consistent with virtually any stadium/arena/etc.

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Heard weeks ago that Ohio State was sold out. Later read here that Iowa is almost sold out. Bull and crap. No wonder our attendance sucks.

Hundreds and hundreds of seats are still unsold for Ohio State, including singles almost everywhere, and there’s thousands of seats left for Iowa, good, bad and in-between.

Never buy rumors from know-nothings when you can look it up for yourself.
https://purduesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

I would not say our attendance sucks. It was the biggest turnaround in the nation last year, and the games I have attended this year have been good too, excluding Eastern Michigan which was due to weather and opponent. Of course, there are seats here and there that are not filled at these games. That does not always mean the tickets did not sell. The ticket owners might not have been able to make the game.

Now, during the Hazell era, attendance did suck.

 

[BoilerFYF]

I would not say our attendance sucks. It was the biggest turnaround in the nation last year, and the games I have attended this year have been good too, excluding Eastern Michigan which was due to weather and opponent. Of course, there are seats here and there that are not filled at these games. That does not always mean the tickets did not sell. The ticket owners might not have been able to make the game.

Now, during the Hazell era, attendance did suck.

And I think you see a similar bump in attendance next year and the year after

 

[OldStyle1902]

OSU has 500 seats remaining and Iowa is under 5k and the game is not for 3 weeks.

OSU will easily sell out and Iowa will be very close by gameday.

 

[Born Boiler]

When a certain percentage of remaining seats are only singles, it’s considered sold out. That’s consistent with virtually any stadium/arena/etc.

For Ohio State, as of today, there are full blocks of 200-plus seats available in Section 101 alone, plus singles in three dozen other sections. Hearing that a game is sold out and actually being sold out makes a world of difference for someone wanting a ticket. Seats for both are still available directly from Purdue, so implying otherwise does nothing but undermine the program.

Like I said, people need to look it up instead of accepting false statements.

 

[Born Boiler]

I would not say our attendance sucks. It was the biggest turnaround in the nation last year, and the games I have attended this year have been good too, excluding Eastern Michigan which was due to weather and opponent. Of course, there are seats here and there that are not filled at these games. That does not always mean the tickets did not sell. The ticket owners might not have been able to make the game.

Now, during the Hazell era, attendance did suck.

Purdue’s official attendance totals for the first four games have been 47,410, 47,661, 48,103 and 47,119. Purdue’s all-time attendance average, including all the old days with only 13,500 seats and through last year, was 49,304.

So, all four games this year have fallen below our own school average and 10,000 short of the current capacity, despite having three nationally known, big-league opponents and two night games. Given last year’s successes and this year’s entertainment, that sucks.

And telling people that games are sold out, when they aren’t, sure doesn’t help.

 

[Born Boiler]

OSU has 500 seats remaining and Iowa is under 5k and the game is not for 3 weeks.

OSU will easily sell out and Iowa will be very close by gameday.

In other words, tickets for both are readily and directly available.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

I received an email from Purdue last week saying there were 1,500 tickets remaining for Ohio State. How was it presented that it was sold out? And saying that a game is "almost" sold out (your Iowa complaint) is not the same thing as saying that it IS sold out. But it all depends on your definition of "almost." One thing you point to in sales is scarcity. The more scarce a product is the easier sell it might be. Whether supply is really scarce or just kinda scarce doesn't matter because you are trying to portray scarcity as a general idea.

 

[BuckeyeBoiler]

Yes, you can still buy tickets for Ohio State, but 600 tickets left in a 59,000 seat stadium is about 1% remaining and virtually a sell out - it will be a sell out. I agree if Purdue announced that it was sold out, that's wrong, not sure where you "heard" it was sold out.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Not to be an ass...but this post seems to serve little to no purpose unless you just wanted a platform to rant about attendance and not offer any solutions.

For what it is worth, I haven’t heard anything mentioned about either game being sold out

 

[boiler1987]

For Ohio State, as of today, there are full blocks of 200-plus seats available in Section 101 alone, plus singles in three dozen other sections. Hearing that a game is sold out and actually being sold out makes a world of difference for someone wanting a ticket. Seats for both are still available directly from Purdue, so implying otherwise does nothing but undermine the program.

Like I said, people need to look it up instead of accepting false statements.

Full blocks of 200 plus seats? There are less than 600 tickets remaining for the game. What on earth are you talking about?

 

[boiler1987]

Not to be an ass...but this post seems to serve little to no purpose unless you just wanted a platform to rant about attendance and not offer any solutions.

For what it is worth, I haven’t heard anything mentioned about either game being sold out

It’s a weird thing to be arguing that’s for sure.

 

[OldStyle1902]

Purdue will end up averaging over 50,000 per game when all is said and done. Pretty impressive for year 2 of the brohm era with a tough 0-3 start.

You seem bitter dude relax and enjoy the ride

 

[BoilerBulldog]

For Ohio State, as of today, there are full blocks of 200-plus seats available in Section 101 alone, plus singles in three dozen other sections. Hearing that a game is sold out and actually being sold out makes a world of difference for someone wanting a ticket. Seats for both are still available directly from Purdue, so implying otherwise does nothing but undermine the program.

Like I said, people need to look it up instead of accepting false statements.

Isn’t 101 the visiting team section? Maybe they were returned by the school? But I doubt there full blocks of 200+ seats available. I will wager you won’t see those come next Saturday.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

I also doubt Ohio State didn't sell their allotment. I don't think the entirety of 101 is for the visitors.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I also doubt Ohio State didn't sell their allotment. I don't think the entirety of 101 is for the visitors.

Considering I know three OSU fans personally who bought season tickets just to come to the OSU game since it’s cheaper to buy season Purdue tickets than trying to scalp a decent OSU ticket for a singe game

 

[Born Boiler]

Not to be an ass...but this post seems to serve little to no purpose unless you just wanted a platform to rant about attendance and not offer any solutions.

For what it is worth, I haven’t heard anything mentioned about either game being sold out

Not to be an ass, times two, but the above empty challenge made me recall old news reports called “Why Johnny Can’t Read.” Or, in this case, won’t. The Cliff’s Notes version of this post’s purpose is simply stated in the heading.

Yes, in fact, attendance has been below Purdue’s all-time standard. My “rant,” or missed “offer,” is that fans like some GBI posters potentially help make attendance worse by echoing misleading talk of sellouts, instead of quickly checking with Purdue.

Remember the talk of a full house for Northwestern? Ten thousand short. And, Buckeye, what I heard during the wild Missouri game was from a fellow season ticket-holder who proudly informed me, “Ohio State is a sellout.” Really? Already? But rather than feed that grapevine, I looked it up with the true source.

Worst of all was on this forum: “Iowa Game closing in on Sellout.” Just a bit misleading? With thousands left? That same claim could be made after one ticket is sold. No lie, dude. Can’t believe NYC would tell such a Texas-sized tale. I gotta bridge for sale, maybe.

A good point from Chi-Boiler is that implying heavy demand can aid sales by generating a sense of urgency, driving some to quickly seal a deal. But that also can drive away some who think they don’t have a chance for decent seats or fans who feel satisfied with a projected full house and therefore don’t need to try and join the crowd. Most harmful, fans might jump to buy resales from outsiders while Purdue still has tickets to sell and money to be made.

But, geez, Bulldog, don’t just sit and “doubt.” And get a clue, 1987. In the time you took to post, you could’ve clicked the given link, clicked the game, clicked the section and zoomed in to see and count for yourself … 260 seats together in two solid blocks atop Section 101. Enough to unite some whole towns.

And we need singles hitters, too.

One giant leap closer: https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:IBM:F18:F05:&linkID=purdue&RSRC=SIDEARM&RDAT=sgl

 

[PrintersRowBoiler]

They stopped selling single tickets for a while to the osu game and you could only get them if you bought the 3 game pack. At some point they started to sell the remaining tickets. Last I checked they did not have seats in section 101 a couple weeks ago they must have released those seats.

 

[OldStyle1902]

the Iowa game is closing in on sellout #Fact
Btw, strong demand for a game actually helps drives sales.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Not to be an ass, times two, but the above empty challenge made me recall old news reports called “Why Johnny Can’t Read.” Or, in this case, won’t. The Cliff’s Notes version of this post’s purpose is simply stated in the heading.

Yes, in fact, attendance has been below Purdue’s all-time standard. My “rant,” or missed “offer,” is that fans like some GBI posters potentially help make attendance worse by echoing misleading talk of sellouts, instead of quickly checking with Purdue.

Remember the talk of a full house for Northwestern? Ten thousand short. And, Buckeye, what I heard during the wild Missouri game was from a fellow season ticket-holder who proudly informed me, “Ohio State is a sellout.” Really? Already? But rather than feed that grapevine, I looked it up with the true source.

Worst of all was on this forum: “Iowa Game closing in on Sellout.” Just a bit misleading? With thousands left? That same claim could be made after one ticket is sold. No lie, dude. Can’t believe NYC would tell such a Texas-sized tale. I gotta bridge for sale, maybe.

A good point from Chi-Boiler is that implying heavy demand can aid sales by generating a sense of urgency, driving some to quickly seal a deal. But that also can drive away some who think they don’t have a chance for decent seats or fans who feel satisfied with a projected full house and therefore don’t need to try and join the crowd. Most harmful, fans might jump to buy resales from outsiders while Purdue still has tickets to sell and money to be made.

But, geez, Bulldog, don’t just sit and “doubt.” And get a clue, 1987. In the time you took to post, you could’ve clicked the given link, clicked the game, clicked the section and zoomed in to see and count for yourself … 260 seats together in two solid blocks atop Section 101. Enough to unite some whole towns.

And we need singles hitters, too.

One giant leap closer: https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:IBM:F18:F05:&linkID=purdue&RSRC=SIDEARM&RDAT=sgl

Nice to see you get so upset over something as little as ‘this appears to be something silly to rant about.’

How about tomorrow I’ll call the ticket office and ask how many tickets they believe are left for the OSU and Iowa games and I’ll report back to you.

Nobody claimed the game WAS a sellout but rather it was close to a sellout. Would you rather them say...’there are a ton of tickets left.’?

 

[boiler1987]

Not to be an ass, times two, but the above empty challenge made me recall old news reports called “Why Johnny Can’t Read.” Or, in this case, won’t. The Cliff’s Notes version of this post’s purpose is simply stated in the heading.

Yes, in fact, attendance has been below Purdue’s all-time standard. My “rant,” or missed “offer,” is that fans like some GBI posters potentially help make attendance worse by echoing misleading talk of sellouts, instead of quickly checking with Purdue.

Remember the talk of a full house for Northwestern? Ten thousand short. And, Buckeye, what I heard during the wild Missouri game was from a fellow season ticket-holder who proudly informed me, “Ohio State is a sellout.” Really? Already? But rather than feed that grapevine, I looked it up with the true source.

Worst of all was on this forum: “Iowa Game closing in on Sellout.” Just a bit misleading? With thousands left? That same claim could be made after one ticket is sold. No lie, dude. Can’t believe NYC would tell such a Texas-sized tale. I gotta bridge for sale, maybe.

A good point from Chi-Boiler is that implying heavy demand can aid sales by generating a sense of urgency, driving some to quickly seal a deal. But that also can drive away some who think they don’t have a chance for decent seats or fans who feel satisfied with a projected full house and therefore don’t need to try and join the crowd. Most harmful, fans might jump to buy resales from outsiders while Purdue still has tickets to sell and money to be made.

But, geez, Bulldog, don’t just sit and “doubt.” And get a clue, 1987. In the time you took to post, you could’ve clicked the given link, clicked the game, clicked the section and zoomed in to see and count for yourself … 260 seats together in two solid blocks atop Section 101. Enough to unite some whole towns.

And we need singles hitters, too.

One giant leap closer: https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:IBM:F18:F05:&linkID=purdue&RSRC=SIDEARM&RDAT=sgl

260 is a lot in a stadium that seats over 57k? lol. That’s a whopping 0.4% homie. Less than 600 seats left for a game that will be played in 9 days. This is a stupid argument on your part which serves zero purpose.

 

[Born Boiler]

260 is a lot in a stadium that seats over 57k? lol. That’s a whopping 0.4% homie. Less than 600 seats left for a game that will be played in 9 days. This is a stupid argument on your part which serves zero purpose.

Insisting that there weren’t full blocks of seats left without looking first ... Now, that’s real smart.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

Insisting that there weren’t full blocks of seats left without looking first ... Now, that’s real smart.

Maybe find a different wall to bash your head into? This one isn't working for you.

 

[boiler1987]

Insisting that there weren’t full blocks of seats left without looking first ... Now, that’s real smart.

I did look earlier today. You said multiple blocks of 200+ which there aren’t. It’s in one section

 

[Born Boiler]

Nice to see you get so upset over something as little as ‘this appears to be something silly to rant about.’

How about tomorrow I’ll call the ticket office and ask how many tickets they believe are left for the OSU and Iowa games and I’ll report back to you.

Nobody claimed the game WAS a sellout but rather it was close to a sellout. Would you rather them say...’there are a ton of tickets left.’?

Upset? Actually I think it’s funny that someone who posts 5,000 times refuses to click on one link to see the facts. Call? Geez, just look at Purdue’s seating charts. It’s free. It’s up to date. And it’s accurate. Where sales are born.

What’s upsetting is we haven’t reached 50,000 with an entertaining team against three big-time opponents. We’re not hitting our own average that includes ancient times. What I’d rather see are real sellouts in our reduced stadium, not just big talk that just might drive some people off.

 

[boiler1987]

Upset? Actually I think it’s funny that someone who posts 5,000 times refuses to click on one link to see the facts. Call? Geez, just look at Purdue’s seating charts. It’s free. It’s up to date. And it’s accurate. Where sales are born.

What’s upsetting is we haven’t reached 50,000 with an entertaining team against three big-time opponents. We’re not hitting our own average that includes ancient times. What I’d rather see are real sellouts in our reduced stadium, not just big talk that just might drive some people off.

Are you going to the game against OSU?

 

[Born Boiler]

Are you going to the game against OSU?

After going to Illinois.

Maybe find a different wall to bash your head into? This one isn't working for you.

More like talking to a wall. Brick, of course.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

After going to Illinois.



More like talking to a wall. Brick, of course.

I’ll be looking for the blocks of hundreds of open seats. Come back and give us all a report.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Upset? Actually I think it’s funny that someone who posts 5,000 times refuses to click on one link to see the facts. Call? Geez, just look at Purdue’s seating charts. It’s free. It’s up to date. And it’s accurate. Where sales are born.

What’s upsetting is we haven’t reached 50,000 with an entertaining team against three big-time opponents. We’re not hitting our own average that includes ancient times. What I’d rather see are real sellouts in our reduced stadium, not just big talk that just might drive some people off.

Also, you could have pointed out the link earlier as I didn’t notice it linked since there was no separation from the link to the last comment...just what I’m used to seeing.

You should also know that when you count all the green dots for the OSU game, there appears to be less than 700 seats left...and that includes the large number of seats in section 101 which is likely returned OSU ticket allotment. That would constitute ‘close to a sellout.’

 

[BoilerBulldog]

This thread is clear evidence we can find just about anything to argue about on this board.

 

[BigTimeAt69]

Talk about picking your battles lol. This thread is extremely worthless. What a dumb argument.

 

[FirstDownB]

This thread is clear evidence we can find just about anything to argue about on this board.

What I noticed from the bye week and 2 game winning streak. With less to bicker about, there is still the same amount of bickering, just on more obscure topics.

 

[ejs1111]

I just scrolled thru this thread. Good grief. I just clicked on the link posted by the upset poster.

The large block of '260' contiguous seats is in the visitors section. And in reality its only 160 seats. 10 full rows x 16 seats per row = 160 seats. If you include the partial rows in front of it that adds another 55-60 seats. Regardless its NOT a 260 seat block. Math. Its not difficult. Regardless... we are arguing semantics- its the VISITORS section. The tickets are most likely a block that was recently released to the public for general sale.

The main body of the stadium has only singles available everywhere. A couple sections have random blocks of seats available (like top of 102). But the majority sections are just singles. Its going to be an excellent crowd for the game.

 

[ejs1111]

I just took 5min and counted seats left.

138 seats left in ALL sections NOT including sections 101 and 102. These 2 sections have the biggest availability. They are where most of the visitors usually sit.

102- 117 seats left
101- 272 seats left

total seats left- 527

Ross-Ade capacity 57,236
57236 - 527 = 56709 minimum attendance currently
56709 / 57236 = 99.08% capacity

 

[boiler1987]

I just took 5min and counted seats left.

138 seats left in ALL sections NOT including sections 101 and 102. These 2 sections have the biggest availability. They are where most of the visitors usually sit.

102- 117 seats left
101- 272 seats left

total seats left- 527

but it's not a sellout!

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I just took 5min and counted seats left.

138 seats left in ALL sections NOT including sections 101 and 102. These 2 sections have the biggest availability. They are where most of the visitors usually sit.

102- 117 seats left
101- 272 seats left

total seats left- 527

Ross-Ade capacity 57,236
57236 - 527 = 56709 minimum attendance currently
56709 / 57236 = 99.08% capacity

Thanks for doing the exact math of it. I got to section 101 and guesstimated the rest so I'm glad I overestimated. Thanks for the legwork

 

[Chi-Boiler]

I'm still waiting for the OP to show where Purdue presented the game as a sell-out. Because that would be the only thing relevant. If random Purdue Fan says it, is that who you're going to listen to if you really want seats? No, you're going to do the legwork that you're asking all of us to do in order to agree with or dispute your own findings.

Again, as others have said, there's no real point to this entire thread.

 

[C-Paranoia]

Point on the Iowa game, it's Family Weekend when many on-campus groups arrange for blocks of seats. I don't know how/if groups can return unsold portions of their block, but that may lead to a fluctuating seat map on line.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I'm still waiting for the OP to show where Purdue presented the game as a sell-out. Because that would be the only thing relevant. If random Purdue Fan says it, is that who you're going to listen to if you really want seats? No, you're going to do the legwork that you're asking all of us to do in order to agree with or dispute your own findings.

Again, as others have said, there's no real point to this entire thread.