re: A&M versus Alabama in ATL

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How so?

You don't think they will show up in Atlanta?

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Based on Texas last year I think they may not. Not because its ATM (or Texas) but ATM has probably got the SEC CG and at least a bowl game and probably at least one more game away from home after that....those tickets and that travel ain't cheap even for oil gazillionaires. ATM may be different than Texas because they have been in the conference a long time but I would think that would be somewhat offset by Texas having a shot to win the SEC in their first season after being told they weren't ready for the SEC. Whatever the reason Texas fans were not interested in paying much for tickets to the game last season...I have had 4 good seats in the club section since 1993, one of the few sections that has always had alcohol sales, and I when I sold them I cleared face value after fees. That has only been the case 2 other years, one when Arkansas and the other when Missouri was in the game. In the past if it was Alabama or UGA and especially when it was both in the game I could just about name my price for those tickets but I have always doubled or better my money when I did not use them myself except for those 3 seasons. No one made anything on their tickets last year. UGA fans bought more than usual but they did not have to pay premium prices because Texas fans were, I am assuming, waiting for more "meaningful" games, most likely closer to home, to spend a pile on.

Plenty horn fans had already paid big bucks to attend the game in College Station last year along with having already seen their team lose to UGA in Austin.

Just some other factors to consider.