NCAAs 2025: Philadelphia

[Dogbone]

On 1/11/2025 at 9:37 PM, BuckyBadger said:

Those staying in hotels, how far are you from the Wells Fargo Center? Right now, what i see available for a reasonable price Is 2-3 miles away.

Staying downtown and plan to use public transit over to the arena.  Will see how it goes.

[BuckyBadger]

How is the public transport downtown?

[PortaJohn]

30 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

How is the public transport downtown?

Where are you staying?  Are you looking to just get to Wells Fargo & back?  

Anyone  else with any questions more than happy to help

[flyingcement]

7 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

Where are you staying?  Are you looking to just get to Wells Fargo & back?  

Anyone  else with any questions more than happy to help

My recommendation was going to be that yes - the public transport should be fine - but travel in groups especially at night. 

[BuckyBadger]

1 hour ago, PortaJohn said:

Where are you staying?  Are you looking to just get to Wells Fargo & back?  

Anyone  else with any questions more than happy to help

Hey @PortaJohn, this is shaping as a last minute trip so I don’t have reservations yet, but most of what I see available is around 3 miles directly north of the arena.

Is there decent transportation to/from that area?

[flyingcement]

4 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

Hey @PortaJohn, this is shaping as a last minute trip so I don’t have reservations yet, but most of what I see available is around 3 miles directly north of the arena.

Is there decent transportation to/from that area?

yes you can take the Broad Street Line (the orange one).  Straight north from the stadium is basically where the actual downtown Philly is located so you'll find more to do around there.  

[BuckyBadger]

Thanks

[PortaJohn]

37 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

Hey @PortaJohn, this is shaping as a last minute trip so I don’t have reservations yet, but most of what I see available is around 3 miles directly north of the arena.

Is there decent transportation to/from that area?

https://www.septa.org/schedules/B?directionId=1&date=2025-01-13

Above is a link to the Broad Street Line.  there is an icon on the map to the right.  Make sure to click it "on" and you can see the stops.  If you're a little ways off from the subway line then Uber is your best bet.  Wont be too expensive.  3 miles North of the arena can mean a lot of different neighborhoods.  If you have it narrowed down to a few places I can let you know the pros for each one.  Also "NGR" is the stop for the sports complexes.  Last stop on the line so impossible to get off the wrong stop on the way there

Edited Monday at 08:10 PM by PortaJohn

[BuckyBadger]

8 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

https://www.septa.org/schedules/B?directionId=1&date=2025-01-13

Above is a link to the Broad Street Line.  there is an icon on the map to the right.  Make sure to click it "on" and you can see the stops.  If you're a little ways off from the subway line then Uber is your best bet.  Wont be too expensive.  3 miles North of the arena can mean a lot of different neighborhoods.  If you have it narrowed down to a few places I can let you know the pros for each one.  Also "NGR" is the stop for the sports complexes.  Last stop on the line so impossible to get off the wrong stop on the way there

Much appreciated

[CGriff]

How much are tickets usually for all of the sessions?

[Fadzaev2]

9 hours ago, CGriff said:

How much are tickets usually for all of the sessions?

Lower bowl $500, upper bowl $400 is what I know

[Fadzaev2]

On 8/20/2024 at 9:17 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

Mike "Mr. Hodge Trophy" Chapman told me last year's fan fest was his last. I wonder if those are related.

It could be!

[BuckyBadger]

6 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said:

Lower bowl $500, upper bowl $400 is what I know

Where are you seeing those prices? That’s much lower than what I’m seeing.

[bnwtwg]

Pro tip: don't wear Packers gear

 

 

[feet2back]

8 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said:

Lower bowl $500, upper bowl $400 is what I know

No way ...lower bowl All-Sessions tickets are starting at $3200 on Stubhub

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, bnwtwg said:

Pro tip: don't wear Packers gear

 

 

Or wear more. The only ugly dumb c*nt is the Eagles fan.

[Fadzaev2]

1 hour ago, feet2back said:

No way ...lower bowl All-Sessions tickets are starting at $3200 on Stubhub

Yes way.   I mean yes way my prices.....you need to find another source for tickets.....this is my 46th NCAA/40 in a row, and $500 is the highest I've ever paid....of course the first year/'72 programs were $2 and now they are around $25.

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Fadzaev2

[BuckyBadger]

3 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said:

Yes way.   I mean yes way my prices.....you need to find another source for tickets.....this is my 46th NCAA/40 in a row, and $500 is the highest I've ever paid....of course the first year/'72 programs were $2 and now they are around $25.

 

I’m guessing you got on a list and bought directly from a university when they became available?

If not, would you be willing to share your source? I’m still looking.

[macwoodfleet]

Secondary market prices will drop significantly once the tickets are released to the schools. 

Face value seats given to the school are listed at just over $400 for upper deck.

[Fadzaev2]

10 hours ago, BuckyBadger said:

I’m guessing you got on a list and bought directly from a university when they became available?

If not, would you be willing to share your source? I’m still looking.

It's a "tough" ticket even with my source....don't always get lower bowl.  For many years, I was actually on the floor.

[Fadzaev2]

17 hours ago, BuckyBadger said:

Where are you seeing those prices? That’s much lower than what I’m seeing.

 

7 hours ago, macwoodfleet said:

Secondary market prices will drop significantly once the tickets are released to the schools. 

Face value seats given to the school are listed at just over $400 for upper deck.

There you go

[BuckyBadger]

53 minutes ago, Fadzaev2 said:

It's a "tough" ticket even with my source....don't always get lower bowl.  For many years, I was actually on the floor.

I just care about getting in anywhere for a reasonable price. But I think the $400-$500 tickets are gone at this point?

[Jason Bryant]

13 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

I just care about getting in anywhere for a reasonable price. But I think the $400-$500 tickets are gone at this point?

They're going to likely start distributing each team's  allocations soon, so that's where you'll find those. The staff pricing is in line with that and our allocations just opened up.  ($500 all-session, same seat). Those are the same types of prices you'll get from the teams. I'm sure there will be some that get freed up, but you're not going to get them like that via ticketmaster. 

I always recommend joining the wrestling booster club (or something of the like) of the host school the year of the championships. 

[666]

17 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

Pro tip: don't wear Packers gear

 

 

He got fired the next day.  Eagles fans are the biggest a-holes among NFL fans, and that's competing against Dallas Cowboy fans. 

https://sports.yahoo.com/foul-mouthed-philadelphia-fan-banned-230919642.html

[BuckyBadger]

1 hour ago, Jason Bryant said:

They're going to likely start distributing each team's  allocations soon, so that's where you'll find those. The staff pricing is in line with that and our allocations just opened up.  ($500 all-session, same seat). Those are the same types of prices you'll get from the teams. I'm sure there will be some that get freed up, but you're not going to get them like that via ticketmaster. 

I always recommend joining the wrestling booster club (or something of the like) of the host school the year of the championships. 

I called a couple schools a month ago or so and if you didn’t put your name on the list by a certain date they didn’t have any tickets left. So when they release their allotment I think the best I can hope for is the prices on Ticketmaster come down from current levels.

Edited 2 hours ago by BuckyBadger