The only ones who should take responsibility for the so-called "ticket fiasco" are the students themselves who chose to take their time requesting tickets. The student tickets didn't sell themselves - someone had to buy them up in record time. For those who were responsible enough and took the initiative to buy them as soon as they became available, congratulations. For those who were "snubbed," too bad. Quit your whining.
Maybe this will be a lesson in how to act quickly when an opportunity presents itself.