Anyone Going Friday to Chicago? Any help on leads on tickets and info on the arena seating for Vol fans

[wizvol80]

If you are going would like to know where other Vols are sitting and if anyone is familiar with the seating there? Like where is best value seating? Any other info too like flights out of Knoxville etc too? Thanks!

 

[Flogballs]

These are the UT sections

 

[VolCalls]

If you are going would like to know where other Vols are sitting and if anyone is familiar with the seating there? Like where is best value seating? Any other info too like flights out of Knoxville etc too? Thanks!

You aren’t going to find any flights reasonably priced four days out. Your best bet is to hop in the car and make the 8 hour drive.

 

[wizvol80]

Thanks. Anyone with any tickets available? Looking for a pair. Didn't know if there are any arrangements being made for special trip there ?

 

[VolCalls]

These are the UT sections
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And Bama fans in sections 109-111.

 

[DonDiego]

If you are going would like to know where other Vols are sitting and if anyone is familiar with the seating there? Like where is best value seating? Any other info too like flights out of Knoxville etc too? Thanks!

If you're wanting to fly to Chicago Friday, you might want to get to the airport a little early, considering the current circumstances. Say, about Thursday.

 

[Volador]

If you're wanting to fly to Chicago Friday, you might want to get to the airport a little early, considering the current circumstances. Say, about Thursday.

....of last week

 

[vols1221]

And Bama fans in sections 109-111.

Whats the rest of the stadium for?

 

[Flogballs]

Whats the rest of the stadium for?

For the host site to sell

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

The United Center is a great arena. I’ve been to many Bulls and Blackhawk games there. Parking is good too.

 

[Flogballs]

I’m ecstatic to not be playing in a stupid football stadium. But of course I’m not able to make the game Friday. Hopefully we win and I can get up there on Sunday

 

[McGeesPub]

You aren’t going to find any flights reasonably priced four days out. Your best bet is to hop in the car and make the 8 hour drive.

If you play the points game, as of last night you could still get a round trip ticket from Nashville or Knoxville to Chicago for about 10,000.

 

[VolCalls]

Whats the rest of the stadium for?

NCAA Corporate Partners, Bulls Season Ticket Holders, Blackhawks Season Ticket Holders, City/State Officials. United Center suite holders, and the general public.

80%-90% of the tickets at every venue are sold several months before the bracket is announced. The participating schools only get a few hundred tickets each. For example, every school only got 400 tickets for their 1st/2nd round site. I believe the regional participants each get 1,250, if I'm not mistaken.

Think about how ridiculous and nearly impossible it would be to try and sell 22,000 tickets to four schools who find out just five days in advance they're playing in the regional.

 

[wizvol80]

NCAA Corporate Partners, Bulls Season Ticket Holders, Blackhawks Season Ticket Holders, City/State Officials. United Center suite holders, and the general public.

80%-90% of the tickets at every venue are sold several months before the bracket is announced. The participating schools only get a few hundred tickets each. For example, every school only got 400 tickets for their 1st/2nd round site. I believe the regional participants each get 1,250, if I'm not mistaken.

Think about how ridiculous and nearly impossible it would be to try and sell 22,000 tickets to four schools who find out just five days in advance they're playing in the regional.

Thanks for info and good point

 

[cardvolfan]

And Bama fans in sections 109-111.

Know what sections Iowa State and Michigan are?

 

[VolCalls]

Know what sections Iowa State and Michigan are?

Diagonal from their opponent, so Iowa State's sections are behind the bench in 101-103 across from the Alabama sections, and Michigan's fans will be behind the other bench in 120-122 (directly across from our fans).

There's a system in place for this - the highest two seeds in a session always get the sections behind their team's bench, while the lower two seeds are always across from their team's bench. The NCAA has been doing it that way for as long as I can remember.

Obviously when it's a regional final or the championship game and there are only two teams, each team has seats behind their respective benches.

 

[cardvolfan]

Diagonal from their opponent, so Iowa State's sections are behind the bench in 101-103 across from the Alabama sections, and Michigan's fans will be behind the other bench in 120-122 (directly across from our fans).

There's a system in place for this - the highest two seeds in a session always get the sections behind their team's bench, while the lower two seeds are always across from their team's bench. The NCAA has been doing it that way for as long as I can remember.

Obviously when it's a regional final or the championship game and there are only two teams, each team has seats behind their respective benches.

Thanks. I did not know all that. Very interesting and I appreciate your response.

 

[CDB]

If you're wanting to fly to Chicago Friday, you might want to get to the airport a little early, considering the current circumstances. Say, about Thursday.

I have been flying regularly the last two weeks without any issued. However, I have not been flying out of "woke" cities. If you are flying out of Knoxville, you should be ok. Getting back from Chicago...good luck.

 

[Hulavol]

I have been flying regularly the last two weeks without any issued. However, I have not been flying out of "woke" cities. If you are flying out of Knoxville, you should be ok. Getting back from Chicago...good luck.

I was at MSY this am (that’s New Orleans for you fortunate non- heavy traveling folks) and security line was essentially non- existent. Sunday and Monday the wait times were three to five hours.

 

[omghulkhands]

I stayed in Oak Park last fall when I was in Chicago and LOVED it. Beautiful neighborhood and lots of Frank Lloyd Wright homes within walking distance of each other you can check out if you are in to architecture.

 

[dobre_shunka]

The United Center is a great arena. I’ve been to many Bulls and Blackhawk games there. Parking is good too.

How would taking the train in from the west (Oak Park) be especially at the time of night that the game will end? How is the walk from the nearest station to the United Center?

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

How would taking the train in from the west (Oak Park) be especially at the time of night that the game will end? How is the walk from the nearest station to the United Center?

I wouldn’t walk anywhere in Chicago that late at night. I’ve lived in the area since 1980. Better off driving in and paying to park.

 

[dobre_shunka]

I wouldn’t walk anywhere in Chicago that late at night. I’ve lived in the area since 1980. Better off driving in and paying to park.

Thanks. Obviously lots of bad national press about Chicago right now and can be hard to know how much of that is real.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Thanks. Obviously lots of bad national press about Chicago right now and can be hard to know how much of that is real.

Believe it. I hate to say that. The only time I go into the city I Uber right to where I’m going and then Uber back home. Uber could be an option but it would be a zoo after the game.

 

[Otis07]

It is real... and the United Center is right in the middle of the west side cess pool