Final Four to Opening Night

[Walker2Baines]

I'm going to the Final Four in Indy.

 

I really want to go to Opening Night on Sunday. Not worried about getting a ticket, scalpers will be all over the place. Plus I'm working with house money after making very good money selling my regional tix.

 

But I've never even been to Indy so not sure how long of a drive that is.

And I have heard that it will be a pain in the butt to get to Chicago on the Dan Ryan due to construction.

 

So my question is what are my best options of going from Indy to Chicago on Sun? I was thinking of leaving around 11am Sunday morning and figure that shouldn't be a crashing any tailgate parties with my fellow White Sox fans!

 

So any info will be helpful and appreciated. Thanks and Go Bruins and White Sox.

[chisoxt]

Options as far as driving routes??? No Brainer.....I would take Lake Shore Drive south. Exit aroound the Museum of Science and Industry and follow the signs to the Skyway. The Skyway will take you south to Interstate 65, which takes you right to Indy. This way you avoid both the Ryan and Route 80.

[greasywheels121]

I don't know how much construction will throw you off, but on average, that's about a 3 hour drive.

[Walker2Baines]

What a weekend. I got to Indy late Thursday. Indy has to be the most boring village in America. I just hung out on Friday. Saturday I went to the games where I met some friends who were going to Chicago on Sun.

 

Sunday rolls around we leave Indy at 9am. We get to Chicago at about noon. I head to Grandstand to pick up a couple t shirts and a new cap. I ask people if they have extra tickets and nobody has them. So I head over to the stadium and a couple scalpers want $200 and I tell them screw you. So we head over the Weber Grill.

 

One of the waitresses there notices my White Sox cap and says Go Sox and asks if I'm going to the game. I said I want to but I don't have any tickets yet. She asks how many do I need? I only need one. She comes back with a ticket in Sec 147 and only wants face value for it. So I'm thinking I maybe getting ripped off or the ticket is a fake. But I figure if it is, I can come back to the Weber Grill and at least say something to the manager. We eat lunch, decent food but nothing great. I head off to the game while my friends check into the hotel.

 

I take the train to game and I ask people on the train does this ticket look real? They say yes. So I figure I'm ok. I get there and ask some scalpers what they want and prices are still way too high. So I get in line and sure enough the ticket is fine. I would have paid $150 for tickets anywhere and I get a ticket for $45. Awesome. And there was two good looking girls in the row in front of me. We had a few beers together. I loved the fly over and seeing the banners was just awesome. I stayed through the rain delay (beer sure does taste better when it's raining) and get back to our hotel around 2am.

 

Then I had my worst nightmare. Too bad I was wake to see it Monday night as my Bruins got their butts kicked.

[YASNY]

What a weekend.  I got to Indy late Thursday.  Indy has to be the most boring village in America.  I just hung out on Friday.  Saturday I went to the games where I met some friends who were going to Chicago on Sun.

 

Sunday rolls around we leave Indy at 9am.  We get to Chicago at about noon.  I head to Grandstand to pick up a couple t shirts and a new cap.  I ask people if they have extra tickets and nobody has them.  So I head over to the stadium and a couple scalpers want $200 and I tell them screw you.  So we head over the Weber Grill. 

 

One of the waitresses there notices my White Sox cap and says Go Sox and asks if I'm going to the game.  I said I want to but I don't have any tickets yet.  She asks how many do I need?  I only need one.  She comes back with a ticket in Sec 147 and only wants face value for it.  So I'm thinking I maybe getting ripped off or the ticket is a fake.  But I figure if it is, I can come back to the Weber Grill and at least say something to the manager.  We eat lunch, decent food but nothing great.  I head off to the game while my friends check into the hotel.

 

I take the train to game and I ask people on the train does this ticket look real?  They say yes.  So I figure I'm ok.  I get there and ask some scalpers what they want and prices are still way too high.  So I get in line and sure enough the ticket is fine.  I would have paid $150 for tickets anywhere and I get a ticket for $45.  Awesome.  And there was two good looking girls in the row in front of me.  We had a few beers together.  I loved the fly over and seeing the banners was just awesome.  I stayed through the rain delay (beer sure does taste better when it's raining) and get back to our hotel around 2am.

 

Then I had my worst nightmare.  Too bad I was wake to see it Monday night as my Bruins got their butts kicked.

 

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