Comments on: CURIOUS INDEX, 1/30/08

By: MCab

MCab — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:04:47 +0000

And here’s our host, Shigeru Kleinfelter . . .

By: twogreattastes

twogreattastes — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:03 +0000

KU has a similar fan-screwing ticket-pricing scheme in place. For many years, tickets to the Nebraska game have been nearly double the price of those to the the other games. Of course, it made sense because they knew Husker fans would fill the stadium for the annual ass-stompin’.

Now of course, the roles are reversed, although temporarily, but they’re still stickin’ it to their own fans who actually have a good reason to attend this game now.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:33:11 +0000

Mt. Fuji doesn’t need that. Having climbed it once (and never again!), the loose volcanic rock on the way down already feels like you’re on a slip and slide.

Why the Japanese have geeky stand-up comedians doing this, and not hot young chicks in bikinis, I have no idea–wait a minute, they DO have hot chicks in bikinis do this, but it’s on pay-per-view.

By: SpartanDan

SpartanDan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:17:46 +0000

Nobody does ludicrous game shows like Japan. Between MXC, Ninja Warrior, Banzai, and this … I mean, damn.

By: Brian O'Blivion

Brian O'Blivion — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:20:45 +0000

Who else could see the Japanese show redone by Fox with shirtless rednecks for contestants and hosted by Larry the Cable Guy?

I’d watch that……but then again, I’m going to watch Moment of Truth again tonight. That’s entertainment, baby! Most scripted shows are shit anyway. Screw the writers.

By: weagle251

weagle251 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:06:21 +0000

Who else could see the Japanese show redone by Fox with shirtless rednecks for contestants and hosted by Larry the Cable Guy?

It’d have to be a guilty pleasure.

By: UgasTexan

UgasTexan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:50:08 +0000

All those shiny new seats in T Boone’s stadium won’t be empty when they’re all done. They’ll be full of Georgia fans. Probably half of whom will be in need of conveying after the game.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:07:36 +0000

@24

You should have done what I did. I bought the password to the Temple Alumni ticket website for $5 on ebay. Then I used it to buy 8 Temple/Penn State tickets for me and my friends.

That game was great. It was an away game but we still outnumbered Temple fans like 3:1.

By: Sgt. Wolverine

Sgt. Wolverine — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:55:07 +0000

One of Michigan’s miniplans last year was OSU and App State. In hindsight, they probably should have called it the Miniplan of Maximum Pain.

By: John

John — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:32:07 +0000

Temple did a similar thing this year when you had to buy a three-game package in order to get a ticket to the Penn State game. But considering that the three ticket package was less than $100 in most sections, I didn’t consider it that douchbaggish.

In 2006, there were actually some Nebraska fans who bought USC season tickets, so the Badlam plan might actually work.

By: Eirishis

Eirishis — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:15:09 +0000

I was about to type, “Man, I could watch that shit all day!” … and then the 2:10 mark hit, and it got REAL awkward in the house of Eirishis. Mostly because my opinion didn’t change, but just became much more progressive.

By: the croominator

the croominator — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:35:55 +0000

Am I the only one who thinks that in addition to the Fulmer Cup (bad behavior of current players in the off-season), there should be an Orgeron Cup, for recruits who pull the same shit? I think the ‘roids dealer and the “Naughty Hubby” would be included (if we ever find out who that guy is). Of course, to be the “Orgeron Cup” you’d have to include all the assistant coaches that get fired for DUI’s before spring practice even starts.

By: Papa Lou BSU

Papa Lou BSU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:23:57 +0000

Am I the only one who doesn’t think what Oklahoma State is doing here is a big deal, considering that dozens of other BCS programs have done similar things for years? (For example, Michigan has been packaging home games with ND and Ohio State together with the lesser lights on their schedule as “mini-plans” for nearly a decade now).

And those of us who follow teams in non-BCS land have long employed a similar strategy to keep our homefield/home court advantage when State Flagship U. makes their once-per-decade-or-so appearance on our campuses. I have no problem making fans of Big State pay through the nose for the privilege of invading my home team’s turf.

By: Brian O'Blivion

Brian O'Blivion — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:22:50 +0000

Washington State adds another point to the big board.

By: hunglikehussain

hunglikehussain — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:12:06 +0000

Re: OSU tickets

Georgia tech has been doing this for years. They have “packages” for sale, that are partial season tickets. If you want to buy UGA/GAT tickets when the game is held at hysterical Grant field, you have to also purchase tickets to other games. The packages are designed with one potential “good” game (i.e. UGA, FSU, VT) and the rest consisting of crap.