Jordy Bahl Leads Nebraska Regional Ticket Push Over Season Holders
Jordy Bahl is at the center of a Nebraska ticket allocation fight that pushed many softball season ticket holders out of their regular Bowlin Stadium seats for this weekend’s NCAA regional. The university assigned access by donor status, leaving dozens of longtime supporters in a lower tier and some in general admission.
Tamera and Larry, who have spent the past three years at nearly every Husker softball home game, said they will not sit in their usual seats for the regional. Tamera’s regular spot is number 11, with “7 and 8” nearby, and she said, “We love our seats,” before adding, “It feels like (expletive), are you kidding me? It’s horrible,” after learning the postseason seating plan.
Bowlin Stadium seat tiers
Nebraska used a tiered on sale for the regional, and Tyler Kai, the head of revenue generation for the athletic department, said the structure was meant to give fans an equal chance to get into the venue. He also said every season ticket holder had the opportunity to purchase tickets, while the athletic department had about a thousand tickets left to offer to the public.
The same process left some regulars lower in the priority order even after years of buying softball tickets. Tamera said, “I don’t feel like any of us feel like people listen, no loyalty whatsoever to the ticket holders,” and added, “That’s where season ticket holders loyalty gets you. Yeah, hope for a bleacher.”
Donor status at Nebraska
The allocation was based on donor status, with the more money given to Husker Athletics bringing better priority for ticket buying. The NCAA also requires 350 tickets to be set aside for road teams traveling to Lincoln this weekend, further limiting what remained for Nebraska fans who wanted the regular seats they had held for years.
For Tamera, the change is not just about where she sits. She said the group will move to general admission, and if Nebraska reaches a Super Regional, they will keep supporting the Huskers there too.
“You come with your blankets, multiple blankets, anything to stay warm. But we were here, it doesn’t matter we are still going to support them,” she said. “We’re here. And they don’t care, good luck getting a seat in the bleachers,” she said, describing the postseason shift from reserved seats to whatever general admission remains.
Tamera and Larry still planned to be at Bowlin Stadium for the regional. Their seats changed, but their routine did not: they will show up and take what is left.
