Okay, let me tell you about today’s little project. It was all about figuring out the Big Sky Basketball 2025 situation. Gotta snag those tickets, right?
The Starting Point: Pure Chaos
First thing this morning, coffee in hand, I fire up my laptop. Goal? Find out when the dang games are happening and where I can buy tickets. Simple, yeah? Not really. Head straight to the usual spots, you know, the conference website, maybe a major ticket seller.
Bam! Information overload hits me like a truck. Tons of links, dates scattered everywhere. Saw “2025 Schedule” and clicked faster than a point guard on a fast break. But then… frustration. It listed teams playing each other, cool, but WHERE ARE THE ACTUAL GAME TIMES? Like, what time do I need to be there?
- Click on matchup: “Montana State vs Eastern Washington”. Okay…
- Scrolling… scrolling… Nope. Just the date: January 18, 2025.
- Seriously? Give me a time!
The Deep Dive: Hunting Down Times
So, I realize this info is playing hard to get. Gotta dig deeper. Start clicking through to the individual team schedules. Found Montana’s athletic department site. Navigate to Men’s Basketball, then Schedule.
Finally! There it is. Like finding water in the desert. Montana State vs Eastern Washington, Saturday January 18th… tip-off at 2:00 PM MST. YES! Noted that down immediately.
But I gotta repeat this nonsense for every single matchup I’m interested in? Portland State vs Weber State? Fine. Off to Portland State’s site. Idaho vs Sacramento State? Sigh. Back to searching. Open like fifteen browser tabs. My poor computer starts wheezing. Why isn’t this just ALL in one darn place? Conference site, do your job!
The Ticket Tango: Ready, Set, Stress!
Okay, times secured (mostly). Now for the main event: actual tickets. Heart starts pounding a bit. Open up the main ticket portal for the arena hosting the games I want. Search for the first date. See seats pop up.
Click on some decent mid-range seats. Add to cart. Move to next game. Add those. Third game… Uh oh. Payment page suddenly freezes. WHAT?? My browser just sits there mocking me. Panic mode. Did I lose the cart? Refresh. Pray.
Thankfully, cart still has my stuff. Now the payment form. Fill in card details. Wrong expiration month once. Curse quietly. Fix it. Type security code. Double-check. Deep breath. Hit “Purchase”. Spinny wheel of doom appears… time slows down…
CONFIRMATION PAGE! Woo! Three separate emails hit my inbox immediately. Felt like winning a tiny, expensive lottery. Immediately forwarded them to my buddy who’s coming. No way am I losing those emails.
Final Tally: Budget Was Crying
Went back over the purchases. Damn. Fees on fees on fees. But the seats are good. The dates are locked in my calendar. Mission accomplished, just took way more effort than it should have. Seriously Big Sky, put the freaking game times right next to the matchups! My two cents.