Not for the reason that 2014-2015 season has Gonzaga performed its first and second spherical video games so near house.
In 2015, the Bulldogs traveled to Seattle and beat North Dakota State and Iowa at Key Enviornment.
Now, the Zags will stow away their baggage and hit the sky for a just-over one hour flight to Portland to face Georgia State on Thursday at 1:25 p.m. on the Moda Middle, house of the Portland Trailblazers.
Bulldog followers will probably be eagerly flocking in droves to the Rose Metropolis, however at what price?
In the event you didn’t learn the tea leaves over the past month, you might be simply now budgeting the price of a visit to see the No. 1 general seed in particular person.
However first, a fast test on the official ticketing companion of the NCAA, Ticketmaster, exhibits a number of hundred tickets left. However that doesn’t embody the third-party websites that even have tickets accessible.
On Ticketmaster, tickets are starting from $50 all the way in which as much as $700 which will get you seven rows off the hardwood.
In the event you want to see all first and second spherical video games, you’ll have to buy three tickets, two for Thursday (two periods) and one for the one Saturday session.
Now, how do you get to Portland?
The modes of journey accessible are planes, trains and cars.
Beginning within the sky, in case you choose the convivence of flight, spherical journey on Alaska was $422 as of Sunday night time. There isn’t any flexibility with the ticket, so in case you e-book, you’re caught. It is also a nonstop flight, chopping down the journey time to simply over an hour.
If airplanes make you uncomfortable, there’s all the time Amtrack offering a scenic route by way of railway.
For the worth of $158 the round-trip seat can be yours. And, the trek takes simply over seven hours, permitting for loads of time to soak within the Pacific Northwest’s magnificence.
In the event you’re nervous in regards to the tracks being out someplace on the road, hop aboard the Greyhound categorical.
For one simple fee of $125, the Greyhound expertise is locked in.
Now, if there are worries about having to be neighborly to a stranger for seven hours, you’ll be able to all the time drive your self.
That journey is 700 miles roundtrip and takes 5 and half hours every means.
In accordance with the Federal Freeway Administration, the typical gasoline economic system for a automotive/truck/SUV is 21.1 miles a gallon.
Doing the mathematics, that might take 33-plus gallons of fuel.
With the fuel costs at their highest-ever level and with Washington and Oregon costs being $4.73, that multiplies out to $156.09 on fuel.
However while you get there, you’ll want a spot with a pillow to relaxation up for the lengthy days.
In the event you’re counting your pennies, a keep on the Rodeway Inn begins at $70. It has a mattress, free breakfast, free parking and is minutes away from the Moda Middle.
There is also the Hyatt Regency for $164 an evening and that gives all the things Rodeway does, simply in three-star package deal.
There are many locations to remain across the Moda Middle space, so pickiness is allowed.
The worth for Uber in Portland is a minimal $7.99 fare and a few greenback per-minute and mile.
Costs fluctuate up and down relying on the demand.
Consider a minimal $15 a meal and the meals price range provides up fast.
Decide quickly, or the procrastination will probably be mirrored in your pocketbook.
