Ticket Mania Week 3

Saturday, Sep 18, 2010

Georgia Tech at North Carolina

Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC

Section Lower Corner 100 Row C

Price:$29.99 per ticket

South Dakota State at Nebraska

Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) in Lincoln, NE

Section End Zone 32 | Row 78

Price: $75.00 per ticket

Maine at Syracuse

Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

Section Lower Sideline 129 Row

Seats: 113, 114

Price: $37.00 per ticket

USC at Minnesota

TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN | Driving directions, parking, & more

Section Upper Corner 222 | Row 32

Price: $46.00 per ticket

Kent State at Penn State

Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA | Driving directions, parking, & more

Section Upper Level End Zone NEU | Row 93

Seats: 9, 11

Price: $21.50 per ticket

Towson at Villanova Football Tickets

Villanova Stadium in Villanova, PA | Driving directions, parking, & more

Section SF WITH TAILGATING PARKING PASS | Row 25

Seats: 30, 31

Price: $55.00 per ticket

(Only listing)

Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Football Tickets

Vaught Hemingway Stadium in University, MS

Section North End Zone 103 Row 33

Price: $16.00 per ticket

Iowa at Arizona Football Tickets

Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ

Section Family Zone F 28 | Row 8

Seats: 15, 16

Price: $45.00 per ticket

North Carolina Central at Appalachian State

Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, NC

Section 110 | Row C

Price: $50.00 per ticket

No Ticket on Sale Saturday, Sep 18, 2010

Northwestern Oklahoma State at South Dakota

Holy Cross at Harvard

Saturday, Sep 25, 2010

Liberty at James Madison

Bowl Look Ahead

Alamo Bowl Tickets

Wednesday, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. (CST)

Location Alamodome in San Antonio, TX

Section Upper Level End Zone 303 Row 21

Price: $62.00 per ticket

Champs Sports Bowl

Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL

Section Upper Level Corner 326 Row B

Price: $49.99 per ticket

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA

Section End Zone View 16 | Row 17

Price:$64.00 per ticket

Thursday, Dec 30, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (PST)

Not good for East Coast viewers

JMU Running Parade (Tech Game Aftermath) Pt.1 9/11/10--To the Quad and Beyond

Language Warning

Ticket Bonanza #9

Miami at Wake Forest at BBT Field in Winston Salem, NC
Sideline 2 GG 2 $30.00 each
20 ticket listings

Iowa State at Texas AM at Kyle Field in College Station, TX
Upper Level 521 20 Up to 4 $32.00 each
208 ticket listings

Rutgers at Connecticut at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT
Upper Corner 235 4 Up to 4 $42.00 each
34 ticket listings

Michigan at Illinois at Memorial Stadium (Illinois) in Champaign, IL
392 ticket listings
Horseshoe 112 33 Up to 3 $8.00 each

USC at Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR
196 ticket listings
Corner 39 59 2 $109.00 each

Mississippi at Auburn at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL
344 ticket listings
Upper Deck Sideline 57 31 2 $30.00 each

Next Thursday
Virginia Tech at East Carolina Thursday, November 5, 2009
at 7:30 PM at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC
71 ticket listings
214 EE 2 $59.00 each

Early Bowl Pricing
Meineke Car Care Bowl Tickets
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 4:00 PM at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC
Lower Premium 111 20 2 $117.00 each

Ticket Bonanza Week #7

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA
133 ticket listings
Upper Corner 207 22 2 $60.00 each

Baylor at Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA
21 ticket listings
End Zone DD 14 2 $39.00 each

Marshall at West Virginia at 3:30 PM at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, WV
108 ticket listings
Lower Level Green Zone 132 41 2 $98.00 each

Illinois at Indiana at Memorial Stadium (Indiana) in Bloomington, IN
33 ticket listings
Lower Sideline 2 41 2 $20.00 each

Wyoming at Air Force at Falcon Stadium in U S A F Academy, CO
29 ticket listings
Corner Reserved U 13 C Up to 2 $6.00 each

UAB at Ole Miss at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in University, MS
255 ticket listings
North End Zone 102 9 3 $2.00 each

Georgia at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, TN
134 ticket listings
End Zone M 34 Up to 4 $39.00 each

Northern Arizona at Portland State at PGE Park in Portland, OR
1 ticket listings
22 V Up to 12 $39.99 each

Ticket Bonanza Week #1

Northeastern at Boston College Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, MA

Upper End Zone WW 4 2 $5.00 each

101 ticket listings

About par for a BC home game without a big time oppenent.

Baylor at Wake Forest at 3:30 PM at BBT Field in Winston Salem, NC

Sideline 13 SS 2 $6.00 each

101 ticket listings

Not bad seats on the 20. Low price for a game with two BCS teams.

Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Virginia Tech vs. Alabama at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA

Upper Corner 301 23 Up to 12 $135.00 each

675 ticket listings

Down from $162 on August 9th.

North Dakota State at Iowa State

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA

End Zone AA 22 2 $15.00 each

47 ticket listings

A rare Thursday afternoon game?

Louisiana-Monroe at Texas 1:00 PM at Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX

Upper End Zone 112 24 2 $35.00 each

453 ticket listings

About the price for a Texas cupcake game.

Minnesota at Syracuse at 12:00 PM at Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

Lower Corner 128 L 2 $45.00 each

23 ticket listings

The Paulus effect?

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA

Upper Level 522 H 2 $1.75 each

125 ticket listings

Over supply or a Pirates game?

Western Michigan at Michigan at 3:30 PM at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI

End Zone 12R 71 2 $35.00 each

387 ticket listings

See Texas.

Towson at Northwestern 11:00 AM at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL

Lower End Zone 117 17 Up to 6 $2.99 each

59 ticket listings

Come on! Where's the love for the mighty Towson Tigers.

Appalachian State at East Carolina 12:00 PM at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC

214 AA Up to 4 $83.00 each

27 ticket listings

Big surprise to see that high a price.

Idaho State at Arizona State 7:00 PM at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ

Upper Corner 232 12 3 $5.50 each

167 ticket listings

Thankfully for the the evening.

Maryland at Cal 7:00 PM at Memorial Stadium (Cal) in Berkeley, CA

Blue Zone LL 1 2 $33.00 each

126 ticket listings

Only left turns are allowed in Berkley.

Louisiana Tech at Auburn at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL

Upper Deck Sideline 61 24 Up to 2 $20.00 each

225 ticket

What are the fans expecting from the Tigers this year?

Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss at 1:00 PM at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in University, MS

North End Zone 102 10 2 $5.00 each

254 ticket listings

Too low for a top 10 team.

Oregon at Boise State

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 8:15 PM at Bronco Stadium in Boise, ID

Upper End Zone 101 AA Up to 6 $165.00 each

42 ticket listings

Few tickets and high prices.

Three Losses in One Day

Delaware State Hornets:

1. Has forfeited their scheduled October 17 game against North Carolina A&T

2. Will in all likelihood lose to Michigan October 17 in Ann Arbor.

3. Are only reportedly getting $500,000 for their trouble.

Delaware State, which should make about $500,000 or more for playing at U-M, technically starts the season 0-1.

Tickets Galore #4

South Carolina State at Clemson 1:00 PM at Clemson Memorial Stadium in Clemson, SC
Upper Sideline D V $2.99 each
If you have money to burn much better tickets are $8

Buffalo at Missouri Football Tickets 1:00 PM at Faurot Field (Memorial Stadium) in Columbia, MO
End Zone 8 38 $48.00 each
Hot ticket to see the Bulls come to town.

Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati Football Tickets Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, OH
Bearcat Lair End Zone 131 11 $20.00 each
Firm price for Bearcat tickets. Price may be helped by the flood of Miami fans.

Ball State at Indiana Football Tickets Memorial Stadium (Indiana) in Bloomington, IN
Upper Sideline 111 36 $34.45 each
It's the $.45 that makes the deal. Not bad seats.

Marshall at Southern Mississippi Football Tickets USM MM Roberts Stadium the Rock in Hattiesburg, MS
Lower Sideline H 32 $38.00 each
Only seats (up to 7)listed.

Wyoming at BYU Football Tickets LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT
144 30 $38.00 each
And how long a drive is it from Wyoming?

LSU at Auburn Football Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL
Upper Deck Sideline 114 31 $115.00 each
Not for those that get nosebleeds. Total score over under is?

San Jose State at Stanford Football Tickets Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, CA
Lower Goal 130 I $8.00 each
General admission tickets $4. Bad times in Silicon Valley?

Murray State at Western Kentucky Football Tickets Houchens Industries-LT Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, KY
108 C $32.00 each
Not sure where section 108 is but given the small size of the stadium you should be able to find your place.
Future renovations canbeseen here.

SEC Game of the Week 2008

Game of the week rules: looking for the most intriguing (not always the most important) game, home conference games only, every team must appear at least once.

Thursday, August 28
North Carolina State at South Carolina
The Old Ball Coach is not getting any younger. Can the other USC be a contender? Heavy tune up against an ACC school.

Saturday, September 6
Miami at Florida
Will the Canes be able to make this much of a game

Saturday, September 13
Georgia at South Carolina
The Old Ball Coach is not getting any younger. Can the other USC be a contender? The real test.

Saturday, September 20
LSU at Auburn
December preview?

Saturday, September 27
Mississippi State at LSU
Last year this game was uglier than _____________ (reader’s choice). Can Sly narrow the gap?

Saturday, October 4
South Carolina at Ole Miss
“We may not be #1 but we’re better than those guys game.”


Saturday, October 11
LSU at Florida
Can Tebow lose here and win a second Heisman?

Saturday, October 18
Ole Miss at Alabama
Arkansas at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Georgia
LSU at South Carolina
Mississippi State at Tennessee


Saturday, October 25
Georgia at LSU
Championship game preview?

Duke at Vanderbilt
So if Duke beats Northwestern and Vandy beats Duke then Vandy is the king of …

Saturday, November 1
Arkansas State at Alabama
Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)


Saturday, November 8
Alabama at LSU
Saban returns

Saturday, November 15
Georgia at Auburn
Championship game preview?

Saturday, November 22
The Citadel at Florida
A true cupcake put at the end of the season.

Saturday, November 29
Auburn at Alabama
Like Army v. Navy the next week this is the season in one afternoon.
Georgia Tech at Georgia
How ugly will this game get?

Big 12 Game of the Week 2008

Big 12 Football Stadiums - 3D Map Tour

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Game of the week rules: looking for the most intriguing (not always the most important) game, home conference games only, every team must appear at least once.

Saturday, August 30
Wake Forest at Baylor --Three games in one weekend. Wake Forest is looking for consistency that will translate into national respect. A BCS win, even against Baylor would be could be another step on the road to national notability and a lose against the Bears would be two steps backward.


Colorado vs. Colorado State (Denver) A rivalry game to begin the season. As Martha Stewert would say, “It’s a good thing.”


Illinois vs. Missouri (St. Louis) The most important of the three games with the two upstarts of their respective conferences facing off at a neutral venue.


Saturday, September 6
Cincinnati at Oklahoma --The Bearcats are no longer a push over. If the Sooners are looking for the BSC Championship invitation, they need to take this game seriously.


Saturday, September 13
Iowa State at Iowa—With all the problem at IU, State has a good chance of narrowing the 36-19 series. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-fbc-isu-iowagame,0,866139.story

Thursday, September 18
West Virginia at Colorado—Will the Mountaineers be slowed down by the Buffs or the Rockies?

Saturday, September 20
Miami at Texas A&M—Can this game be as intriguing in 2008 as is was years ago when it was planned.
Massachusetts at Texas Tech—UMass has hopefully locked in the airfare for this trip. Texas Tech could not find a closer cupcake?

Saturday, September 27
Virginia Tech at Nebraska-- The Hokies are expected to win this game but it will give Husker fans a measuring stick of how far the need to progress

***The TCU game has some potential but the rest are for true fans only.
TCU at Oklahoma
Troy at Oklahoma State
Army at Texas A&M
UL Lafayette at Kansas State

Saturday, October 4
Missouri at Nebraska--Again Husker fans are looking for hope in saying, "Wait 'til next year."

Saturday, October 11
Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas)--Classic match up for dominance in the south.

Saturday, October 18
Missouri at Texas--The Longhorns are looking a couple of real tests here.

Saturday, October 25
Oklahoma State at Texas--Possible key game for the Longhorns. If they are winning this could be a trap game while some key losses will have this game acting as a character test.

Saturday, November 1
Kansas State at Kansas--It is a cliche but rivlary games are just more fun.

Saturday, November 8
Oklahoma at Texas A&M--Will the 12th man be a factor against the Sooners?


Saturday, November 15 Texas A&M at Baylor; Oklahoma State at Colorado; Missouri at Iowa State; Texas at Kansas; Nebraska at Kansas State--Nothing jumps out here in May.

Saturday, November 22
Iowa State at Kansas State--Late in the season these teams may be fighting for their 6th win.

Friday, November 28
Texas A&M at Texas--Does Texas have a bullseye on their uniform?

Saturday, November 29
Kansas vs. Missouri (Kansas City)--One city in two states

Big Ten 2008 Game of the Week

Game of the week rules: looking for the most intriguing (not always the most important) game, home conference games only, every team must appear at least once.



Saturday, August 30
Utah at Michigan
Is Michigan ready to play under the new coach? Will the smell of blood be too much of a distraction to the Utes?
Syracuse at Northwestern
6-6 can get you to a bowl game. Both these times need this game to see the post season.

Saturday, September 6
FIU at Iowa
How much have the off season problems hurt the Hawkeyes? If FIU wins can this be their claim to fame?

Saturday, September 13
Ohio State at USC
This needs no explanation. The only question what does the loser do?

Iowa State at Iowa
Classic rivalry game and while Buckeyes v. Trojans may be the main course do not overlook the appetizer.

Saturday, September 20
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Mark Dantonio’s chance to impress the alumni at home.

Saturday, September 27
Illinois at Penn State
The Illini go on the road to visit Joe Pa. An early season game that is critical for success of Zook and a possible BSC bid for the second straight year.

Saturday, October 4
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Big Ten preseason #2 has preseason #1. Will OSU being looking at a path to the MNC game or being looking for Roses.

Saturday, October 11
Iowa at Indiana
The Hoosiers are not looking for Roses but a bowl game will require a win here.

Saturday, October 18
Purdue at Northwestern
The BTN game of the week! Will anyone outside the devout fans for each of these teams do more than read the score at the bottom of the screen? Will the viewer remember the score three minutes later?

Saturday, October 25
Illinois at Wisconsin
Michigan State at Michigan

Saturday, November 1
Central Michigan at Indiana
The MAC has had teams that flirted with establishing themselves as true contenders but these the status was short lived. Indiana is not top BCS team by any measure a MAC school needs to take it where they can get it.

Saturday, November 8
Western Michigan vs. Illinois (in Detroit)
The Broncos are not the Chippewa’s but the over/under on the attendance is an interesting bet for the neutral site game.

Saturday, November 15
Ohio State at Illinois
Upset special. The only question is who will be the favorite.

Saturday, November 22
Michigan at Ohio State
Can the Wolverines make this game interesting?
Cal Poly at Wisconsin
Cupcakes in November?

A Monetary Thing

"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it cannot occur without a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output." Milton Friedman

Inflation is easily defined as too much money chasing too few goods. In the world of big time college football the scares good is a combination of a home game and and the just as important a win. Given this and the reduction is the stigma of playing down a division the price for a D-1AA opponent has gone up dramatically over the past few years. Recent announcement by West Virginia University and Florida State are interesting in that the price they are paying is more than the going rate for a guaranteed win against a D1 school in recent memory.

Consider this from 2006:
NMSU (New Mexico)was to receive about $300,000 for the OSU (Oregon) game. Its reported guarantee at Auburn is nearly three times that amount. Also see John Auburn Strikes Again

FSU will open the 2009 season against the Bears of the University of Maine and pay them $450,000 according to the Bangor Daily News And the same weekend WVU will open with Liberty University at a price of $365,000 (Mountaineers add Liberty to their 2009 football slate)

If we assume that the college football world no longer looks at the D-1AA with disdain might we see a fall in the price in the D1 body bag game. As we learned in Econ 101, if you were not sleeping that is, that while increased demand will cause prices to rise initially as more supply is brought to market, attracted by the higher price and consumers make substitution prices will fall.

In the case of college football the prices will fall not back to previous levels but you will not see Auburn paying $900,000 for a visist form NMSU.

Pitch Left

Last November Mother Jones ran a typical article critical of college football taking the expected view of the negatives: Title IX, money diverted from education, and corruption of the academic mission of the college. The is little new here but it is a good read for the average college football fan not only to know what opponents are saying but as the picture that does not flatter you--think Oprah sans lighting and make up.

A couple of factual issues: (these really jumped out)

Columbia plays in the Ivy League with no athletic scholarships and is very different from the typical D1 school.

Army and Navy do not play football in the Patriot League.

As for the title: The Quagmire of College Football,trying not to get political, the term quagmire harkens back to the lefts view of Vietnam and, while college football is a double edged sword, this label is not appropriate.

Ticket Roulette Week #4

Georgia at Alabama Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL $188
Saban is paying off?

Illinois State at Missouri Faurot Field (Memorial Stadium) in Columbia, MO $35
Cheapest ticket of remaining games

Marshall at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, OH $13
Still no love in the Queen City.

Memphis at Central Florida Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, FL
No tickets for sale.

William and Mary at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, VA $75
Expensive for a 1AA game.

Purdue at Minnesota Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN $24
Only on the BTN?

Colorado State at Houston Robertson Stadium in Houston, TX $44
Only two tickets for sale in sec. 112 which is not on the map provided.

New Mexico State at Auburn Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL $14
DEFLATION?

Washington at UCLA Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA $5
And Gold sec. 18 row 32 Up to 4 at $56.00 which look to be pretty good seats.

Quick Notes

Much has been written about the downside of the opening season cupcake/bodybag game but as Eunice Kim of the Statesman Journal points out happy fans and better track may be one og the benefits. The question this raises is, “How was the traffic in Ann Arbor after the Appy State game?”

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The drought is over for the Duke Blue Devils as they defeated Northwestern 20 to 14 in this highly ignored game. Although the BCF requested that this be the prime time game of the week this game went largely unnoticed. Only those with BTN got to see this game.

Sep. 15 Duke v. Northwestern University
The bottom of the ACC v. near bottom of the Big 10? Come on ESPN throw us a bone and broadcast this one; look for that angle to create a real soap opera with this game.

Ticket Roulette Week #2

As we get into the season the secondary market becomes more interesting as the demand will vary with the fortunes of your team. The bargin price for Georgia Tech tickets is surprising.

Prices are as published at StubHub.com 9/5/07 at about 4:00 p.m. EST

Bowling Green at Michigan State Football Tickets 9/8 $15
Endzone ticket price. There is a single in the upper deck at midle field for $12.

UTEP at Texas Tech Football Tickets 9/8 $18

Samford at Georgia Tech Football Tickets 9/8 $10
And this team beat the snot out of ND!

Nebraska at Wake Forest Football Tickets 9/8 $92
There must be money in that corn.

Oregon at Michigan Football Tickets 9/8 $31
And they'll thrown in a free paper bag.

Notre Dame at Penn State Football Tickets 9/8 $260
For Irish fans at this price you get a designer bag.

Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State Football Tickets 9/8
No tickets...no surprise.

Buffalo at Temple Football Tickets 9/8 $9
Plenty of tickets and...no surprise.

N. Arizona at Arizona Football Tickets 9/8 $3.99
A new low.

Southern Miss at Tennessee Football Tickets 9/8 $47
About what you would expect from Vol fans.

Future
Texas Tech at Rice Tickets 9/15 $45
Described as "Ledge"

W. Carolina at Georgia Football Tickets 9/15 $30
GT fans?

Charleston Southern at Hawaii Football Tickets 9/22 $55

Karma or Arrogance

Back in May Michigan AD discussed playing the early season cupcake/bodybag game and came across as slightly arrogant like the spoiled rich guy at the country club. Now we have reached the part of our movie where the young up and comer (nerdy but lovable) swamps his boat in the big yatch race and gets the girl. The only problem is in real life Appy State becomes the footnote and while Michigan is embarrassed for awhile they are still in the elite club that looks down there noses at those others.

Voices In My Head from May 2007

You know that voice that Hollywood would use for that rich spoiled man discussing how things are going at the yacht club and how wonderful those dinner parties are that Muffy throws after the polo game are (a clinched jaw helps). Use that voice while reading:

Martin repeated his scheduling philosophy, stating that Michigan will not sign a two-for-one contract -- offering a game at a small stadium -- under his watch.

"It's very difficult to leave the largest stadium in the country to go play in a 30 or 40,000-seat stadium," he said. ( U-M athletic director Bill Martin)

Perhaps the Wolverines would like the more intimate feel of the small of venue and connect with the fan.

One needs to question Mike O'Brien about accepting a mere $500,000 for their trip to The Big and Arrogant House as SEC teams are willing to pay much more for a win.

One more quote, "Yet Martin said he could envision facing a smaller school at a professional stadium, such as the Meadowlands just outside New York City." Is this a message or just a fleeting idea. Would a MAC team make the trip to Gotham for the chance to play the might UM? Would Michigan football sell in the Big Apple?

Hit and Run Comments:
Has anyone bought the movie rights yet?

UM paid $400,000 next time they might be willing to pay more for the bag to contain a dead body.

Appalachian State cannot be part of the Top 25 but it would raise an interesting question should Michigan run the table in the Big Ten.

Conspiracy theory: This was just one big promotional stunt for the great game that will only be seen on the Big Ten Network.

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