It has been reported that UL has sold out all of its 10K allotment for the St Pete Bowl. UL officials said they expect at least 15K for the game. Good going Card fans!!! You all have always travelled well, and it is good to have you all going to bowl games again!!

good job Louisville fans.

Be wary of tailgating because unless they made improvements from last year, there is an extreme shortage of port-o-potties. I stood for 30 minutes in 35 degree weather last year to piss.

I really don't get playing this game in the Trop, but whatever.

Great Job Cards! Wasn't last years game with Rutgers a sell-out?

Good to see Louisville rebounding and back in bowl games. The conference is going to need to traveling power of the Cardinals to help in future bowl negotiations.

I understand Louisville has asked for more tickets but isn't sure if they will get them. UofL fans are notorious for buying tickets other places for bowl games. Wouldn't surprise me a bit to see the Cards take 20K - 25K to St. Pete when you consider alumni, players families, committed recruits and their families, as well as Florida fans that buy tickets to support Charlie.
It's gonna be a big time in St. Pete.
CJ

(12-16-2010 08:36 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I understand Louisville has asked for more tickets but isn't sure if they will get them. UofL fans are notorious for buying tickets other places for bowl games. Wouldn't surprise me a bit to see the Cards take 20K - 25K to St. Pete when you consider alumni, players families, committed recruits and their families, as well as Florida fans that buy tickets to support Charlie.
It's gonna be a big time in St. Pete.
CJ

I believe the capacity is around 28K to watch football in St Pete.

(12-16-2010 10:11 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I believe the capacity is around 28K to watch football in St Pete.

Typical ..... Capacity 42,000

http://www.ticketseating.com/buy-beef-ob...0-1371703/

Willing to say anything to try to make The Big East look bad.
CJ

(12-17-2010 01:19 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(12-16-2010 10:11 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I believe the capacity is around 28K to watch football in St Pete.

Typical ..... Capacity 42,000

http://www.ticketseating.com/buy-beef-ob...0-1371703/

Willing to say anything to try to make The Big East look bad.
CJ

Obviously, you are not up-to-date with the seating arrangements for Tropicana Field for Football.

Here are a couple media reports that note the Football "configuration" and the limited seating for fans in Tropicana Field:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_...f-tic.html

From above:

Brett Dulaney, executive director of the St. Petersburg Bowl, said the capacity for this year's game will be a little more than 28,000. The inaugural game last year had a capacity of about 33,000. "We completely changed the layout this year to remove some seats with obstructed views and bad lines of sight," he said. "This year, we're happy with the layout and believe every seat will be a good seat."

RU beats UCF in front of soldout crowd:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/20/...-from-ucf/
From above Tampa Tribune 2009 Beef O Brady report notes the "soldout crowd of 29,763 attended last year's game.

Game officially a sellout:
http://today.ucf.edu/st-petersburg-bowl-...-sold-out/

Those sections in left field and down the 3rd base line are not for sale...neither are the Top 20 rows or so of the 3rd deck (because of obstructive views).

That's why there are approx 29,000 tix available for the bowl game at Tropicana Field.

NOTE: Ticketmaster.com seating chart shows that the sections down the left field line and in left field are not for sale.

What ESPN does is that they put their sideline cameras behind the sidelines in left center (opposite of the broadcast booth) so that the viewers can see fans in the stands...vs shooting the game from the 1st base side which would just show an empty outfield.

ESPN also does that same set up for the HS All-Star Game (Under Armor or whatever its called).

For more info...feel free to ask any USF, Rutgers or UCF fans who have attended the bowl game there. (NOTE: seats in the first few rows behind 1st base/home plate are not good...because unlike football stadiums...where first row is generally 10 feet off the ground...baseball stadiums are built with the seats practically on the field (nothing in front of them for baseball games) but for football, those are bad seats....as its almost impossible to see over players/staff of the team standing on the 1st base side. Best seats are any in the 2nd level 1st base side...or 15-20 rows up lower level 1st base side.

FYI...this photo from the Beef O Brady Bowl website shows basically where tix sales end down the left field line and how players/staff standing on 1st base sideline will block those that get seats in the first few rows:




People standing in first few rows to see over sideline (which actually makes everyone else in that section stand up):

(12-17-2010 01:19 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(12-16-2010 10:11 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I believe the capacity is around 28K to watch football in St Pete.

Typical ..... Capacity 42,000

http://www.ticketseating.com/buy-beef-ob...0-1371703/

Willing to say anything to try to make The Big East look bad.
CJ

Tad defensive, are we?

Jeez.

It is a Card fan, what else to you expect. How bad is Southern Miss going to beat ya Louisville?

(12-17-2010 01:19 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(12-16-2010 10:11 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I believe the capacity is around 28K to watch football in St Pete.

Typical ..... Capacity 42,000

http://www.ticketseating.com/buy-beef-ob...0-1371703/

Willing to say anything to try to make The Big East look bad.
CJ

I'm a little shocked that you took it as a negative comment. We played in the game last year. The close off all the seats in the outfield for obvious reasons.

(12-17-2010 11:38 AM)get.the.fork Wrote:  It is a Card fan, what else to you expect. How bad is Southern Miss going to beat ya Louisville?

Ahh, trash talk from a Tulane fan. It doesn't get any richer than that.

Give him a break, CC. It's about the only fun Tulane fans get these days...

(12-17-2010 12:55 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I'm a little shocked that you took it as a negative comment. We played in the game last year. The close off all the seats in the outfield for obvious reasons.

I take any comment made here by UCF fans as being negative. What other reason do you have to be here? Aside to flame on our good friends at USF or somehow downgrade The Big East.

My point is TCU has already been invited to join the conference and you don't see them here. UCF fans, on the otherhand, you can't run them off with a mop and a bucket of sh*t.
CJ

(12-16-2010 08:36 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I understand Louisville has asked for more tickets but isn't sure if they will get them. UofL fans are notorious for buying tickets other places for bowl games. Wouldn't surprise me a bit to see the Cards take 20K - 25K to St. Pete when you consider alumni, players families, committed recruits and their families, as well as Florida fans that buy tickets to support Charlie.
It's gonna be a big time in St. Pete.
CJ

congrats ville, i'm glad you guys are going to a bowl, you put a beat down on us. coach strong is great for your program and based on what he said jurich gave him the keys for the ferarri. he said he plans on staying thank god..

Good job Louisville! It shows that many of our Big East schools have a fan base that travels well to bowl games.

(12-17-2010 03:23 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  

(12-17-2010 11:38 AM)get.the.fork Wrote:  It is a Card fan, what else to you expect. How bad is Southern Miss going to beat ya Louisville?

Ahh, trash talk from a Tulane fan. It doesn't get any richer than that.

(12-17-2010 04:30 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  Give him a break, CC. It's about the only fun Tulane fans get these days...

Well, that and beating Rutgers.

Congrats and well done L'ville. Good luck!

Not all Knights fans are bad CJ. I don't think he was trying to say anything negative in his post at all. Just that it'd be hard for us to bring 25k when only 28k seats are available.

(12-18-2010 09:53 AM)krux Wrote:  Not all Knights fans are bad CJ. I don't think he was trying to say anything negative in his post at all. Just that it'd be hard for us to bring 25k when only 28k seats are available.

Perhaps but it doesn't change the fact they are somewhere they don't belong. I don't understand the fascination with them from Big East fans. Louisville has never been in a conference with them and I see no reason to change that.
CJ