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Looks like they may have released more Atlanta tickets, I'm now pulling up Plaza level end-zone tickets.
Carie
I've been on and off all morning without any problems, including just now. You might want to try again, good luck!
Carie
Looks like they may have released more Atlanta tickets, I'm now pulling up Plaza level end-zone tickets.
Carie
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met....58a9566e.html
Hundreds gather for Saints tickets
Web Posted: 09/14/2005 12:11 PM CDT
Tom Orsborn
San Antonio Express-News
Hundreds of football fans, many of them irritated by long lines and rumors of ticket gorging by brokers, congregated outside the Alamodome today as tickets to three New Orleans Saints games went on sale.
Early reports from Saints officials indicated an exceptionally strong response on the first day of ticket sales to three Saints games booked for the Alamodome: Oct. 2 against Buffalo, Oct. 16 against Atlanta and Dec. 24 against Detroit.
Morning sales were slowed by computer problems and by confusion over what kind of seats were available for sale. One immediate headache: the Saints’ commitment to their season-ticket holders, a group that has claim to about 32,000 tickets that were originally stamped for games in the Louisiana Superdome.
Team officials say they are obligated to hold comparable seats in the Alamodome for those season-ticket holders, and will continue to do so until 10 days prior to each game.
If a season-ticket holder does not make arrangements to claim his seats, those tickets will be presented for general sale, Saints officials said.
The Alamodome seats 65,000.
Many fans who showed up early eager to buy tickets were told that only seats in remote sections of the Alamodome would be available today. A strong response by local corporations to pre-sale offers of tickets was also reported.
Rene Wise, a 26-year-old car salesman, claimed to be first in line. Wise, who said he arrived at 3:30 a.m., found that the honor wasn’t all he thought it would be.
While waiting for the ticket window to open, Wise was bombarded with shouts of “scalpers suck”from people behind him in line.
“I’m sorry, but I’m trying to take care of my family,” Wise shot back.
He ended up spending $560 for eight tickets to the Christmas Eve game against Detroit. Wise said he had hoped to buy eight tickets for all three games, but limited availability of good seats prompted him to change his plans.
“I’m sick and tired of this,” Wise said while in line. “I’m going to go home before I say something I regret to these people. I don’t mind waiting for tickets. I’m just tired of the people behind me. I’m not going to wait eight hours to be stuck in nosebleed seats. Those will be available at the game.”
Other fans could barely contain their excitement.
Roland Trevino, a 31-year-old building engineer, bought nine tickets to the Alamodome opener against Buffalo.
““I just want to be in the house for the first NFL game in San Antonio history,” Trevino said. “We’re fired up about it. Just to be in the house rooting on a team will be great. Hopefully, it will someday be San Antonio’s team.”
Terry Flores, 53, went to the Alamodome to buy tickets for the Oct 2 game for her husband, Raymond Flores, a contractor for Halliburton who has spent the past two years in Iraq. Flores said her husband will return home at the end of the month and go back in early October.
The Oct. 2 game, she said, is the only one he’ll be able to attend.
“He’s very excited about it,” she said.
Anthony Jaramillo, a USAA employee, claimed to be the Saints’ first Alamodome tailgater. He showed up with a Radio Flyer ago. In the wagon was a boom box and an ice chest. In the ice chest were two cases of beer.
“Rock and roll, San Antonio Saints, baby!” he yelled. “If I can’t get tickets, I’m still going to have a party.”
Jaramillo said his dream is to see NFL football permanently in the Alamo City.
“Now we have a chance,” he said. “None of this CFL stuff..”
San Antonio was home to a Canadian Football League team, the Texans, for the 1995 season.
That is pretty good...first ever NFL game in SA.Other fans could barely contain their excitement.
Roland Trevino, a 31-year-old building engineer, bought nine tickets to the Alamodome opener against Buffalo.
““I just want to be in the house for the first NFL game in San Antonio history,” Trevino said. “We’re fired up about it. Just to be in the house rooting on a team will be great. Hopefully, it will someday be San Antonio’s team.”
God bless anybody who takes a wagon full of beer to buy tickets.
HaHa. He was like two people behind me in line. He was a cool guy, handing out beer to all of us. Also had beads he was giving out.Anthony Jaramillo, a USAA employee, claimed to be the Saints’ first Alamodome tailgater. He showed up with a Radio Flyer ago. In the wagon was a boom box and an ice chest. In the ice chest were two cases of beer.
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