Just purchased 4 season tickets for basketball primarily because of the 7 Saturday games. The day after I buy them I read here that some of them may be subject to a " wildcard Friday"?
I called the athletic office the next day and no one seemed to know what I was talking about. Live in Pittsburgh and have to make hotel/motel reservations for the Saturday games. If anyone has any information I would appreciate it.
New to the Board....dad of a student....love Athens and support the teams.
I can only tell you what I know from past experience. Any game that is a "Wildcard Selection" is usually decided upon by the TV Network around 20 days in advance. The networks obviously pick the game they assume will be the most compelling for their audience. Usually that means teams that are winning, which is why we didn't see much of the Bobcats last year. It's a pain for planning, that's for sure, but it's obviously the price of being televised.
The good thing is, you can probably change/cancel the reservations with that kind of notice, but it's still a pain in the rear. In fairness to the people in the ticket office, they don't get this stuff shared with them in advance, and they have zero control over the situations. Unless I'm mistaken, it's all conference negotiated TV deals controlling it.
Last Edited: 10/31/2015 5:39:56 PM by OU_Country