Basketball

I bought season tickets for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders Basketball Games, which might be a rip off.  The tickets average out to $5 a game, and they are being sold singly at $3 a game. Oh well, I wanted to be supportive of the new era under Coach Marlene Stollings, and as a season ticket holder, I get preferred parking, free entry to other Tech female sports that are also Olympic sports, and some restaurant discounts for restaurants I do not usually frequent.  

Tonight was the season opener for the Lady Raiders, and they won.  I was smart enough to check the men's basketball schedule, and know they had a home game scheduled about an hour after the women's game.  That meant my ticket was good for both games.  I planned to work my 8 hours, and leave in time to go home, feed the cats and get to the Lady's game before it started at 5:30 PM.  I had dinner at the arena, and stayed for the men's game, too.  The men also won!  

This year, there is only one other double header at the United Supermarket Arena.  It is scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  I will plan to attend both games that day.

There are other days that the men's team and the women's team play at home on the same day, but the amount of time separating both games allows for emptying the arena and the parking lot and charging two admissions.  What a bummer!