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Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:49 am**

jtstang wrote:During the last debate, Obama promised to bench Mitchell and play Willis at QB.

That seals it. I'm voting for Palin.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:12 am**

jtstang wrote:During the last debate, Obama promised to bench Mitchell and play Willis at QB.

I am undecided finally

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:40 am**

i am sure some little kill-joy wussie brought it up to some university official and they in turn asked PonyFans management to make the announcement. PonyFans may be just the messenger. like it's really a huge problem and smu officals don't have better things to do. i hope dudley doo right is all warm and fuzzy now that some seats will be empty that would have been filled because someone picked up a few extra seats for a slight discount to get friends to come to a game.

yep....looks like ticket scalping is a major freaking problem there dudley!

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:42 am**

For once I am right there with inane. We are not professional ticket brokers here, just the small pool of people who might actually want to go to a game.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 am**

Tina Turner is going on tour - anybody have tickets I can buy?

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:49 am**

Uhh, are you guys under the impression that SMU employees don't read this site?

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:53 am**

smu diamond m wrote:Uhh, are you guys under the impression that SMU employees don't read this site?

SID knows all - kind of like JT

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:55 am**

It is good to know that our University is addressing the insane post-purchase trafficking of unwanted tickets...it is evident that with 20K empty seats at every home game they are readily doing their collective jobs with the same intensity that a top 25 athletic program should expect...(insert crickets chirping)...

see you at the game.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:00 am**

My impression is that at least part of the issue is the delivery of re-sold tickets. When tickets are re-sold through TicketMaster, SMU can print the ticket and make sure it gets in the right hands, because of the contract between SMU and TicketMaster, just like the contract most professional teams have with TicketMaster or a similar ticket-selling entity.

Thank you.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:21 am**

Steve Orsini's alma mater fan site "NDNation"
allows ticket buying and selling for face value.
Do you think Notre Dame employees are not aware of this?
http://www.ndnation.com/boards/index.php?marketplace

SoonerScoop an OU fan site message board allows fans to buy/sell OU tickets.
Do you think OU employees are not aware of this?
http://oklahoma.rivals.com/forum.asp?sid=895&fid=30

Marshall "HerdFans.com" has a ticket exchange on their site.
Do you think Marshall employees are not aware of this?
http://www.herdfans.com/12thman/index.php?PHPSESSID=848ac117a193a96e64316eae181c6f0d&board=16.0

UAB fan message board "BlazerTalk" allows buy/sell tickets:
http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=308077

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:22 am**

Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:Steve Orsini's alma mater fan site "NDNation"
allows ticket buying and selling for face value.
Do you think Notre Dame employees are not aware of this?
http://www.ndnation.com/boards/index.php?marketplace

SoonerScoop an OU fan site message board allows fans to buy/sell OU tickets.
Do you think OU employees are not aware of this?
http://oklahoma.rivals.com/forum.asp?sid=895&fid=30

Marshall "HerdFans.com" has a ticket exchange on their site.
Do you think Marshall employees are not aware of this?
http://www.herdfans.com/12thman/index.php?PHPSESSID=848ac117a193a96e64316eae181c6f0d&board=16.0

UAB fan message board allows buy/sell tickets:
http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=308077

And because UNT allows it so should SMU

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:22 am**

PonyPride wrote:My impression is that at least part of the issue is the delivery of re-sold tickets. When tickets are re-sold through TicketMaster, SMU can print the ticket and make sure it gets in the right hands, because of the contract between SMU and TicketMaster, just like the contract most professional teams have with TicketMaster or a similar ticket-selling entity.
Thank you.

Ticketmaster is evil. I don't not want to get PF.com into trouble, but I do not play well with Ticketmaster. They suck.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:24 am**

OC Mustang wrote:
PonyPride wrote:My impression is that at least part of the issue is the delivery of re-sold tickets. When tickets are re-sold through TicketMaster, SMU can print the ticket and make sure it gets in the right hands, because of the contract between SMU and TicketMaster, just like the contract most professional teams have with TicketMaster or a similar ticket-selling entity.
Thank you.

Ticketmaster is evil. I don't not want to get PF.com into trouble, but I do not play well with Ticketmaster. They suck.

LiveNation is just as bad

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:28 am**

PonyPride wrote:Thanks, SMU89

Absolutcougar wrote:"Maybe it's like the Texas scalping law, under which you can re-sell tickets, just not for a profit or something?"

No such law exists in Texas.

Is Ponyfans owned or operated by SMU and/or Ticketmaster?
If not, the resale of tickets here is clearly appropriate and in no way a conflict of interest.
I don't claim to be a lawyer ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├óΓé¼┬¥ although I do have a friend who was cited for scalping Mavs tickets ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├óΓé¼┬¥ and this isn't a legal debate. We were asked to post this notice, so we did. No, this site is not owned or operated by SMU or Ticketmaster. But the access that allows us to cover the team is granted by the University, so we try to work together as well as we can.

I'm guessing the friend cited for scalping was within a certain distance of the AAC. I think there are scalping rules for selling tickets at certain city facilities.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:31 am**

smupony94 wrote:
OC Mustang wrote:
PonyPride wrote:My impression is that at least part of the issue is the delivery of re-sold tickets. When tickets are re-sold through TicketMaster, SMU can print the ticket and make sure it gets in the right hands, because of the contract between SMU and TicketMaster, just like the contract most professional teams have with TicketMaster or a similar ticket-selling entity.
Thank you.

Ticketmaster is evil. I don't not want to get PF.com into trouble, but I do not play well with Ticketmaster. They suck.

LiveNation is just as bad

Good God what is that avatar?!

I rank that up there...mm...check that...a notch down from Kathy Bates in a hot tub...but it's not pretty.

PonyFans.com

Please do not sell unused tickets on this site

Re: seriously? Yes - seriously