[winflop]

As a one time 20 year season ticket holder I walked away when going to games was just too depressing and ticket prices just too high.  I still see a couple of games a year but nostalgia takes over as I sit amongst the few in the sleepy bleacher.  Mostly I reflect on how Maples is a shadow of its early 2000 self and the adjectives I use to describe game night afterwards rarely include "fun" and "Buzzing".

I had season tickets from 2000 to 2012 and went to a lot of games from when I was a frosh in the mid 80s until the early 90s when I moved back to Chicago.  I saw the rise and the fall up close and the great years from a distance although I did go to the first 2 rounds in 1998 and the Final Four which was absolutely awesome.  I went to a couple games in the 2012-13 season but haven't been back since and today I wouldn't even take free tickets because it's not worth my time.  I feel terrible for the boys and at times am torn about my lack of support but in the end it's my money and I just give a little more to Buck/Cardinal instead.

[winflop]

As a one time 20 year season ticket holder I walked away when going to games was just too depressing and ticket prices just too high.  I still see a couple of games a year but nostalgia takes over as I sit amongst the few in the sleepy bleacher.  Mostly I reflect on how Maples is a shadow of its early 2000 self and the adjectives I use to describe game night afterwards rarely include "fun" and "Buzzing".

I had season tickets from 2000 to 2012 and went to a lot of games from when I was a frosh in the mid 80s until the early 90s when I moved back to Chicago.  I saw the rise and the fall up close and the great years from a distance although I did go to the first 2 rounds in 1998 and the Final Four which was absolutely awesome.  I went to a couple games in the 2012-13 season but haven't been back since and today I wouldn't even take free tickets because it's not worth my time.  I feel terrible for the boys and at times am torn about my lack of support but in the end it's my money and I just give a little more to Buck/Cardinal instead.