I have had Kona Big Wave in Honolulu and it was excellent. Wait until you have a liter in Munich at Oktoberfest, that is the best. and no hangover because they do not use preservatives.Even if it is only in my head, I have never found this NOT to be true with a specific beer and its "homeland," haha ... which is why one of my most precious bucket list items is to have a Kona Big Wave in Hawaii.
EDIT: Okay, either the Enterprise Center plays even more ticket-availability games than Memorial Stadium, or an insane rush of people have bought tickets on the Mizzou side in the last two days (possibly including many Illini fans). This was the ticket map (blue means empty, Mizzou on left and Illini on right) I posted literally two days ago:
There are now literally about 5-10 seats available total, lol ... hope that means this one will sell out!
P.S. I almost never root for Mizzou, but I actually hope they upset KU tomorrow ... it would make the Braggin' Rights Game the most hyped one in SEVERAL years.
Well, my tickets were sent later that day…can’t wait
This isn't how beer works. There are no preservatives in it. That's why it skunks. It's also why IPAs were invented -- jamming more hops into the recipe meant it arrived to India relatively fresh in an age before refrigeration.
If you want to buy tickets from the venue (which are cheaper), you are pretty much going to have to do that at this point and sit by yourself!
Only 3 tickets left, and they are all singles in the upper deck of the Mizzou side.
I have done Oktoberfest in Munich as well…highly recommended!
The crowd being smaller is probably 95% of it. However, the floor seats do seem to be way more packed in the old photo,, but this could also be due to Covid stuff.I am not sure if this is what you are referring to (last year was my first time at Braggin' Rights or in the Enterprise Center), but I have noticed that in recent years the crowd looks so much more disjointed due to the renovations that I presume are relatively recent. It makes the setup look less colorful and way less packed, even if it's sold out:
Pre-Renovation
Post-Renovation
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Now I guess part of that is the first pic just had a better crowd and more people wore their colors that year, but the new setup seems to have huge sections of non-seats or luxury suite areas that makes it way less aesthetically pleasing. Still going to be a great atmosphere, though, and I am ecstatic to go ... though I would have LOVED to see this game in the old St. Louis Arena!
It also just looks like the tunnels and walkways are way bigger ... I guess that's not a bad thing functionally, but it does make it look less packed in. Also, the contrast on the Mizzou side where it's like a wall of gold in the old photo but only goes halfway up before a spaceship-looking wall of suites appears is kind of striking.
Looks like the camera angle may be factoring in a bit as well. Omar is taller, by the way.It also just looks like the tunnels and walkways are way bigger ... I guess that's not a bad thing functionally, but it does make it look less packed in. Also, the contrast on the Mizzou side where it's like a wall of gold in the old photo but only goes halfway up before a spaceship-looking wall of suites appears is kind of striking.
Attendance obviously a lot higher when one or both teams are ranked, with the 2017-18 spike probably due to Underwood's first year and the drama with our commits switching to Mizzou.
The tunnels and walkways are the same size as pre renovation.It also just looks like the tunnels and walkways are way bigger ... I guess that's not a bad thing functionally, but it does make it look less packed in. Also, the contrast on the Mizzou side where it's like a wall of gold in the old photo but only goes halfway up before a spaceship-looking wall of suites appears is kind of striking.
Hmm, must just be a trick of the eye then!
Also perspective. One was taken in the 100 level and the other in the 300
Renovation included refreshing the paint schemes and finishes inside the arena. New seats and colors. More monochromatic, or vanilla. Rebranding of concessions and retail, new center scoreboard, wifi, and other infrastructure upgrades.
Nancy Fahey won five titles in her time there.
