Instructions for All-sports Pass holders for SDSU game

Wow. I had to read it 3 times to figure it out.

BYU Basketball Email wrote:

We've had a lot of questions about the line up procedure for this basketball game we have coming up on Wednesday. It's kind of a big deal around here. So make sure you understand this information as this is the plan for Tuesday and Wednesday. Here we go:



-Below is a timeline of how students with All-Sport Passes can line up and get in to the BYU vs. San Diego State basketball game on Jan. 26. The game is sold out to the public. Student All-Sport Pass holders will be admitted on a first come-first serve basis up to 5,000 students. Students must bring their All-Sport Card to get a wristband AND to enter the game.



Tuesday, Jan. 25

11 a.m. MT – Devotional, Andrew Gibbons, Instructional Psychology

12 p.m. MT – All Sport Card holders may lineup outside the northwest doors of the Marriott Center

- All members of groups wishing to sit together must be present

- The first 500 All-Sport Pass holders will receive a sequentially numbered wristband to identify the order of admittance to Wednesday’s game

- The second 500 All-Sport Pass holders will receive an unnumbered wristband, which will provide access to lineup directly behind the first group of 500

- Wristbands will be handed out until distribution is complete or until 5 p.m. MT, whichever comes first. Wristbands are non-transferable.

- Students planning to camp out at the Marriott Center must follow the Marriott Center student line policy (see below)





Wednesday, Jan. 26

4 p.m. MT – A line check will be administered

6 p.m. MT – Doors open

- Students will be admitted in the following order

1. Sequentially 1-500

2. Orange wristbands

3. All Sport Card holders without wristbands

*After each category of wristband has been admitted to the Marriott Center, those with that color wristband will be asked to go to the end of the line and will not be guaranteed a seat

*Those with wristbands must be in line prior to 4 p.m. to guarantee admittance with the wristband

*Saving seats will not be allowed at any time

*Students are encouraged to go to class during the day

6:15 p.m. – Performance by TJ Fredette

7 p.m. – teams begin to warm up on the floor

8:15 p.m. – Tip off



A few more notes for students:

- Forecast for Tuesday: 34 degrees, partly cloudy.

- Forecast for Wednesday: 32 degrees, partly cloudy.



Additional guidelines:



BYU Basketball Student Line Policy

1. Admission to the student area is on a first-come, first-served basis. Seats may not be saved for those arriving later.

2. No electrical power cord of any kind may be strung, draped, plugged into an outlet, or used in any way.

3. Propane heaters, BBQ grills, etc. must be at least 20 feet away from the Marriott Center or its overhang, and 5 feet away from tents. No open flame pits are allowed.

4. All tents, camp chairs, sleeping bags, mattresses, tables, personal belongings, trash, etc. must be removed by 3 p.m.

5. The university is not responsible for any personal items used in line. They must be attended at all times.

6. Students are responsible to live the BYU Honor Code while in line.

Didja get all That?

Good thing no one will join the line between 4 and 6.



Here's how I understand it. If you want the best seats, you need to recieved a number 1-500 wrist band. If you want good seats, you need a wrist band (essentially 501-1000). If you just want to get in, you need to be in line no later than 4 and hope you are number 1001-5000.



There will be no saving seats.

I think dress requirements and voice "yelling" requirements should be set at the door. This is a game where BYU needs to prove their fans are in unison--the only weakness of the school.

Wow, so the basketball game just became a Tuesday activity, as well as a 6+ hour activity on Wednesday. With that many students being turned away, I really hope that people show up who purchased tickets and there isn't an empty seat.

One of the things that I thought wasn't good for the CSU game is that they turned away about 800 students that wanted to go to the game. They could have found 800 places for those people to be. Make it standing room only. It's not like the students sat down the whole game.



Now I know there is a safety concern, but what is the penalty for having above capacity at an arena? I would have no concerns about BYU packing in an extra 1000 people or so to make it even more of an electric atmosphere.