Commentary from the Houston Cheap Seats: NCAA South Regional

The main reason my wife and I decided to visit Houston on spring break (translation, the main sports event) was the NCAA South Regional.  I had never attended an NCAA men's tournament game (I don't count the Dayton play-in as an actual tournament game), so I was really looking forward to the experience that awaited us at Reliant Stadium.  We ordered our tickets in December, long before we knew who would be playing in the three games.  This led to a whole new activity for me: cheering for higher-seeded teams in the first two rounds so we'd get to watch great teams play.  (I love underdogs as much as or more than the next guy, but I didn't spend this much money to watch a 10 and 11 seed do battle.)  My wishes were fulfilled...our regional semis would pit #2 Texas vs. #3 Stanford and #1 Memphis vs. #5 Michigan State.  Four great teams...and even one from my hometown Big Ten.  The tickets we ended up with were in section 332.  Having ... [link]