WIU at Illinois State (10/6/2018)

BobLovely · Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:44 am

Time for my pick:

Western Illinois 32
Illinois State 29

Bob

Western_101 · Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm

I guess this question is to anybody in the know, Scott may know best. I live just 35 minutes from Hancock Stadium, if I decide on game day I want to go will it be too late? I mean can I get walk up tickets?

LocalYokelFan · Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:22 pm

RedNeck wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm I guess this question is to anybody in the know, Scott may know best. I live just 35 minutes from Hancock Stadium, if I decide on game day I want to go will it be too late? I mean can I get walk up tickets?

I was at the playoff game in '15 and, while it was a good crowd, it certainly was not a sell-out. I would be shocked if there wasn't easy and cheap tickets available up through kick-off.

Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:37 pm

RedNeck wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm I guess this question is to anybody in the know, Scott may know best. I live just 35 minutes from Hancock Stadium, if I decide on game day I want to go will it be too late? I mean can I get walk up tickets?

Hard to know for sure. I would say probably, but I don't know. Last year was completely sold out a few weeks before the game, but that was the 100th meeting. It looks like there are currently seats available on the edges of the "home" side as well as the south three sections of the "visitors" side, which is where most of the WIU fans will be. Here's what's available as of right now:

Grey is sold out, light red is limited seats available, darker areas have more seats available. It looks like there will probably be seats available, but I'd check that chart (over on this site) maybe the morning of the game before you head out, just in case.

wiu712 · Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:45 pm

Illinois State has a new "Clear Bag Policy". So plan accordingly.
https://goredbirds.com/sports/2018/7/16 ... olicy.aspx

Also, no umbrellas are allowed. Fans will need their rain gear.

Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:42 pm

wiu712 wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:45 pm Illinois State has a new "Clear Bag Policy". So plan accordingly.
https://goredbirds.com/sports/2018/7/16 ... olicy.aspx

Also, no umbrellas are allowed. Fans will need their rain gear.

I think the alumni tent needs to hand out purple ponchos to everyone. Get a purple "wave" going in our section during the game

Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:48 pm

RedNeck wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm I guess this question is to anybody in the know, Scott may know best. I live just 35 minutes from Hancock Stadium, if I decide on game day I want to go will it be too late? I mean can I get walk up tickets?

Update on this: I posted the question over at the ISU message board and they said that with the weather predicted, you shouldn't have any issue getting tickets at the gate. Threat of rain will keep a decent number of people home.

wiu712 · Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:06 pm

Western defense making teams one-dimensional.

From the McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/20 ... imensional

wiu712 · Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:18 pm

WIU notebook: Glisan and Moon rise, Ratkovich’s role, O-Line improvement and the plusses and minuses.

From Friday's McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/20 ... nd-minuses

Western_101 · Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:20 pm

ST_Lawson wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:48 pm
RedNeck wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm I guess this question is to anybody in the know, Scott may know best. I live just 35 minutes from Hancock Stadium, if I decide on game day I want to go will it be too late? I mean can I get walk up tickets?
Update on this: I posted the question over at the ISU message board and they said that with the weather predicted, you shouldn't have any issue getting tickets at the gate. Threat of rain will keep a decent number of people home.

Thanks Scott, I appreciate you inquiring on my behalf. I will see what the weather is doing, I like the Blo/No area no shortage of restaurants and watering holes. Also a nice place to catch some quality FCS action.