2026 NCAA Tournament

[Let'sGoZips94]

Christian Anderson - their leading scorer with JT Toppin out - was the guy who slipped on the glass court in the Big 12 tourney and hurt his groin.

 

Would be a shame if Shammah or Tavari hit him with a crossover hesi and he tweaked it again. 

[Zips1991]

10 minutes ago, Sergeant Zip said:

 

Well, that sucks.

[Zippy87]

From The Athletic 

[VAZip]

I winter in the Tampa area so getting to the game would be a breeze, but at $250-$700 for anything below the nosebleeds seems excessive. Think I’ll grab some steak and lobster and watch from my recliner. Does the school offer tickets?

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, VAZip said:

I winter in the Tampa area so getting to the game would be a breeze, but at $250-$700 for anything below the nosebleeds seems excessive. Think I’ll grab some steak and lobster and watch from my recliner. Does the school offer tickets?

 

I made the mistake of buying tickets early for the Creighton game in Pittsburgh a few years back. I think they were ~$200 a piece +/-. The day before the game or the day of, they were $30 each. Outside of Florida, I'm not sure you're going to get a huge draw from many other fan bases. Heck, even Florida fans might not be interested in the spending the money to see them play Lehigh or PVAMU. Clemon & Bama might bring some, but the Pittsburgh location a few years ago had Kentucky playing later that day and prices still plummeted. Be patient and keep an eye on ticket prices. 

[kreed5120]

7 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

I made the mistake of buying tickets early for the Creighton game in Pittsburgh a few years back. I think they were ~$200 a piece +/-. The day before the game or the day of, they were $30 each. Outside of Florida, I'm not sure you're going to get a huge draw from many other fan bases. Heck, even Florida fans might not be interested in the spending the money to see them play Lehigh or PVAMU. Clemon & Bama might bring some, but the Pittsburgh location a few years ago had Kentucky playing later that day and prices still plummeted. Be patient and keep an eye on ticket prices. 

 

Yes, it will be interesting. My friend group was messaging and we were discussing perhaps making the trip to Tampa. Probably not going to happen, but airfare was relatively cheap. Saw some flights for <$200. You also have a lot of snowbirds, like @VAZip, who can suddenly attend. I imagine games in cities like Orlando or Tampa attract a different kind of crowd compared to other parts of the country because they're easy to get to, plenty of transplants already in the area, and who wouldn't want to escape the cold for a few days.

Edited 1 hour ago by kreed5120

[kreed5120]

Matchup between two of the most prolific shooting teams in college basketball.

 

 

[LZIp]

44 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Yes, it will be interesting. My friend group was messaging and we were discussing perhaps making the trip to Tampa. Probably not going to happen, but airfare was relatively cheap. Saw some flights for <$200. You also have a lot of snowbirds, like @VAZip, who can suddenly attend. I imagine games in cities like Orlando or Tampa attract a different kind of crowd compared to other parts of the country because they're easy to get to, plenty of transplants already in the area, and who wouldn't want to escape the cold for a few days.

I looked out of Akron, Cleveland and Pittsburgh last night and the flight prices I was seeing felt pretty outrageous. Was trying to fly in Thurday evening and then leave Friday evening. 
 

as others have said: at least going off of the Pittsburgh experience, ticket prices seem to drop quite a bit the closer you get to the game.

[kreed5120]

6 minutes ago, LZIp said:

I looked out of Akron, Cleveland and Pittsburgh last night and the flight prices I was seeing felt pretty outrageous. Was trying to fly in Thurday evening and then leave Friday evening. 
 

as others have said: at least going off of the Pittsburgh experience, ticket prices seem to drop quite a bit the closer you get to the game.

 

I was looking on flying out Thursday and returning Monday. Figuring I would want to be there for the round of 32. Prices might have gone up now as I'm sure flights are filling up.

[VAZip]

1 minute ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I was looking on flying out Thursday and returning Monday. Figuring I would want to be there for the round of 32. Prices might have gone up now as I'm sure flights are filling up.

Look at Allegiant from Akron to St Pete

[ZZZips]

Here is a down and back same day option.  CLE-TPA-CLE.  Airfare, game ticket and 2 uber trips.  No Hotel or evening bar tabs.