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NCG game tickets, cheap.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:21 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:21 am
When I went to the 2011 BCSNCG I paid like $225 for my student tickets. Stubhub has tickets listed for $240. What gives? Bama to used to going? Clemson too far?
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:23 am to TheDeathValley
Difficult to find flights in such a short span from last week's games.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:24 am to TheDeathValley
having to buy flights/hotels on a week's notice is pricing a lot of people out. Tickets to the NC game will be cheap when neither team is within driving distance.
I remember stories of being able to buy tickets for FSU-Auburn outside the rose bowl for <$100
I remember stories of being able to buy tickets for FSU-Auburn outside the rose bowl for <$100
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:25 am to The Spleen
That's probably one of the most glaring issues with the playoff. The quick turnover that hinders fans from being able to plan their traveling.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:27 am to TheDeathValley
I bet the scalpers are hating this new system. I really expected this to be an expensive ticket even with the quick turnaround just for the fact the stadium is so small.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:28 am to jlovel7
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That's probably one of the most glaring issues with the playoff. The quick turnover that hinders fans from being able to plan their traveling.
I know in 2009, 2011, & 2012 Bama fans were willing to drop some cash but the two playoff games (plus the SEC Championship game) is just asking a lot out of any fanbase. A lot of people either planned to go to Dallas or Phoenix but not both.
There are a lot of tickets floating around right now for decent prices but the problem is flights out of Birmingham, ATL, etc to Phoenix are a huge chunk of change.
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:30 am to TheDeathValley
If it was Tampa Bay it would be a hard ticket but that is next year. Maybe Oregon will play Stanford next year in Tampa Bay.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:33 am to FairhopeTider
There was a cheap flight with American Airlines yesterday still left out of Chattanooga for around $450 but it had 3 connections on the way out there and 2 on the way back.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:33 am to jb4
Another big issue is quick turnaround of the actual tickets.
Alabama didn't send their allotment out via email until yesterday. I'm sure Clemson was similar. That is 50% of the stadium tickets which weren't issued until less than a week before the game. That is going to wreak havoc with the marketplace.
Alabama didn't send their allotment out via email until yesterday. I'm sure Clemson was similar. That is 50% of the stadium tickets which weren't issued until less than a week before the game. That is going to wreak havoc with the marketplace.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:34 am to jlovel7
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That's probably one of the most glaring issues with the playoff. The quick turnover that hinders fans from being able to plan their traveling.
This. And adding another round of games to expand the playoff to 8 teams will make this even more of an issue.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:37 am to TheDeathValley
I had a free ticket offered to me, but the cost of a flight and hotel were just too much. Was pretty disappointing.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:41 am to bamabenny
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I had a free ticket offered to me, but the cost of a flight and hotel were just too much. Was pretty disappointing.
damn that sucks
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:45 am to bamabenny
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I had a free ticket offered to me, but the cost of a flight and hotel were just too much. Was pretty disappointing.
A lot of that is going on
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:48 am to bamabenny
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I had a free ticket offered to me, but the cost of a flight and hotel were just too much. Was pretty disappointing.
That does suck. Had your circumstances been optimal, would you had gone alone anyway? I don't think I would.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:49 am to FairhopeTider
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A lot of that is going on
The biggest problem is flights. Hotels can be had, but flights are just a nightmare.
Doesn't help that everyone from both schools is flying out of roughly the same region.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:52 am to SummerOfGeorge
Yeah, I should have rephrased. I could have pitched in and stayed with my aunt, uncle, and cousin at their hotel but last minute flights were just insanely pricey.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Doesn't help that everyone from both schools is flying out of roughly the same region.
Yeah. Normally someone from Alabama could just drive to ATL and get on a cheaper direct flight. Unfortunately, half of South Carolina is doing the same thing.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:00 am to FairhopeTider
Maybe take a train with a sleeping car ticket or whatever that's called? You could sleep on the train go to the game, maybe have to pull 36 hours awake or so, then hop back on the train home and sleep.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:02 am to zatetic
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Maybe take a train with a sleeping car ticket or whatever that's called? You could sleep on the train go to the game, maybe have to pull 36 hours awake or so, then hop back on the train home and sleep.
That would be awesome (we took the train from Birmingham to New Orleans) but there aren't any direct routes from the Southeast to Arizona/California. Besides, Amtrak on long routes like that ends up being just as expensive as a flight.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:08 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Amtrak on long routes like that ends up being just as expensive as a flight.
The point is you don't need a hotel though. May have to find something to do with the small amount of luggage you'd need though. Maybe rent a car would work and you are golden.
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