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TCU15 Redux: TexAgs users crack Davidson Super Regional password
Ahhhh memories.
If you recall, just two short years ago, when TCU and Texas A&M were set to face each other in the 2015 Fort Worth Super Regional, TCU's administration came up with a brilliant plan to keep Aggies from purchasing tickets that they preferred go to the Horned Frog faithful: a password-protected ticketing system.
The only thing about passwords, though, is that 1) they shouldn't be ridiculously guessable and 2) you probably shouldn't post them on Twitter.
Unfortunately, TCU failed on both of these critical fronts.
When it comes to passwords, "TCU15" isn't exactly "dA3e93#@91ka" (please don't try that for any of my accounts, thanks) and TCU Athletic Director Chris Del Conte quickly learned that Twitter is a public place. After the password was discovered in a tweet and posted on the TexAgs Premium Forum, tickets were (very) quickly sold out.
Which brings us to today.
It turns out that Super Regional history has a way of repeating itself. Kinda.
If you recall, just two short years ago, when TCU and Texas A&M were set to face each other in the 2015 Fort Worth Super Regional, TCU's administration came up with a brilliant plan to keep Aggies from purchasing tickets that they preferred go to the Horned Frog faithful: a password-protected ticketing system.
The only thing about passwords, though, is that 1) they shouldn't be ridiculously guessable and 2) you probably shouldn't post them on Twitter.
Unfortunately, TCU failed on both of these critical fronts.
When it comes to passwords, "TCU15" isn't exactly "dA3e93#@91ka" (please don't try that for any of my accounts, thanks) and TCU Athletic Director Chris Del Conte quickly learned that Twitter is a public place. After the password was discovered in a tweet and posted on the TexAgs Premium Forum, tickets were (very) quickly sold out.
Which brings us to today.
It turns out that Super Regional history has a way of repeating itself. Kinda.
When Davidson made tickets available Tuesday morning, they decided to implement a similar password plan as TCU did in 2015. So naturally, TexAgs users got to work.
Some tried the obvious "Davidson17." Some tried 100 different passwords. Some even tried "TCU15." No dice.
Then the calls to the Davidson ticket office began, in hopes that the password would accidentally be spilled by a careless employee. When TexAgs user OnlyForNow called, a student worker named Josh answered, and smartly asked the caller if he was associated with Davidson College. Thankfully, the caller was honest, despite some users suggesting he identify himself as "Steph Curry." Probably as a joke. Probably.
It was worth a shot, but ultimately a dead end.
Or was it?
Enter AggieAmi.
And she wasn't. Our staff confirmed it, and at least six other users (who each confirmed in different posts) were able to buy general admission tickets using the password.
The fun didn't last long, however. A rogue Aggie who goes by the username TexasA&MAggiesFan bragged about it on a Davidson message board, and the password was quickly changed (after about 50 tickets were sold).
But the question remained: how on earth would someone guess "Exit30," anyways?
Some tried the obvious "Davidson17." Some tried 100 different passwords. Some even tried "TCU15." No dice.
Then the calls to the Davidson ticket office began, in hopes that the password would accidentally be spilled by a careless employee. When TexAgs user OnlyForNow called, a student worker named Josh answered, and smartly asked the caller if he was associated with Davidson College. Thankfully, the caller was honest, despite some users suggesting he identify himself as "Steph Curry." Probably as a joke. Probably.
"I said no sir, I have no affiliation. I'm just looking to watch a really good baseball game. He said that they have to sell/get tickets to folks associated with Davidson College first, but that he took my name and number and said he'd try to get back to me and said there was a high likelihood I might get tickets."
It was worth a shot, but ultimately a dead end.
Or was it?
Enter AggieAmi.
"I GUESSED THE PASSWORD!!!! Bought my tickets and they are in my inbox!
Exit30
Not kidding."
Exit30
Not kidding."
And she wasn't. Our staff confirmed it, and at least six other users (who each confirmed in different posts) were able to buy general admission tickets using the password.
The fun didn't last long, however. A rogue Aggie who goes by the username TexasA&MAggiesFan bragged about it on a Davidson message board, and the password was quickly changed (after about 50 tickets were sold).
But the question remained: how on earth would someone guess "Exit30," anyways?
Well, as user tk for tu juan pointed out, it's the exit number for Davidson College off of
Interstate 77. (Confirmed. Also, that's a lot of boats.)
It turns out that #Exit30 is also something Davidson fans have used on Twitter and is the name of a Davidson student-run publication. And to top it all off, an apparent Davidson student, who registered on TexAgs today under the username DavidsonStudent, claimed they "use 'Exit30' for everything."
Mystery solved.
So until next year's Super Regional ... wait, what? It's not over?
It turns out that #Exit30 is also something Davidson fans have used on Twitter and is the name of a Davidson student-run publication. And to top it all off, an apparent Davidson student, who registered on TexAgs today under the username DavidsonStudent, claimed they "use 'Exit30' for everything."
Mystery solved.
So until next year's Super Regional ... wait, what? It's not over?
NOPE.
Later this afternoon, the few Aggies who had bought tickets through the Davidson site began reporting that their tickets had been refunded and revoked for "unauthorized use of password."
In case you're curious if that's legal or not — like most of the buyers were — here are the terms they agreed to in their confirmation emails. I'm no lawyer, but that seems fairly straightforward to me.
Most are assuming that the university used Texas billing addresses as a guide for whose tickets to revoke, so Davidson fans who live in Texas might want to check their email. Any unsold tickets (and there should be some) will likely be returned to A&M, so Aggies will probably be filling those seats anyways.
Good times, you guys. It's always fun when TexAgs happens.
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