ECU selling bowl tickets...and they are not in a bowl game?

[Dossenator]

Here is the story. Just crazy. Who in their right mind would by a ticket to a fake event? I guess ECU fans.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/b ... af-wp11509

[donovan]

Here is the story. Just crazy. Who in their right mind would by a ticket to a fake event? I guess ECU fans.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/b ... af-wp11509

Those going to the LSU-Alabama game.

[Dossenator]

Here is the story. Just crazy. Who in their right mind would by a ticket to a fake event? I guess ECU fans.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/b ... af-wp11509

Those going to the LSU-Alabama game.

At least the teams and bands will be present for that event.

[donovan]

Here is the story. Just crazy. Who in their right mind would by a ticket to a fake event? I guess ECU fans.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/b ... af-wp11509

Those going to the LSU-Alabama game.

At least the teams and bands will be present for that event.

hmmm and that's a good thing? Okay..I suppose it is...maybe.

[billybud]

What genius...sell tickets to a bowl that's not a bowl...a game that's not a game...almost like last year's Fiesta Bowl.

[Swamp Daddy]

Personally, I'm betting not many ECU fans have an IQ low enough to fall for such a blatant money grab.

and, $50 no less, big stones there for thinking that one up; I hope the fans kick them in those stones by NOT buying into this silly idea.

Swamp Daddy

[Spence]

Where I am from selling tickets to a fake bowl is fraud.

[RazorHawk]

Probably won't have to contend with scalpers.

[Spence]

Probably won't have to contend with scalpers.

One would hope not.

[donovan]

Well Mr Billybud says he has some he will let go for $102.50.

[WoVeU]

Seems absolutely ludicrous...at first. But might well be ingenious. With the Bowl Season aligning with the year's end it is probably a really good way to remind folks that their Pirates take hand-outs too...of the 1040 type. I slightly prefer this method of bummery over the impromptu red light window washing method. And I highly prefer this over the Fed's Earned Income Credit form of charitable contributions to under and non-working Americans. (I know Christmas, and thereby, Gubmas is drawing near when I see "the poor" shopping for iPhones, Laptops, Flat Screens, and Cars. Socia Claus gives and gives some more.)

[WoVeU]

I don't recall ever seeing the ECU mascot. Now I am not sure if they use a student or order one from Chip 'n Dales?!?!

[Derek]

This is pure marketing genius IMO.

#1 They get $50 to go towards a basketball building

#2 They get to show the NCAA, look at how many tickets we sold for a game that doesn't even exist. Don't leave us out in the future.

[Spence]

This is pure marketing genius IMO.

#1 They get $50 to go towards a basketball building

#2 They get to show the NCAA, look at how many tickets we sold for a game that doesn't even exist. Don't leave us out in the future.

It also says something about the IQ of their fanbase, paying $50 for a non existent bowl game.

[RazorHawk]

As a fan, I would look at it as purely a $50 donation to my schools athletic department, and I would get a ticket as keepsake. Oh, and BTW, I wouldn't be ordering any tickets.