College Football Thread

[DChoosier]

Just now, RoadRage said:

That is one of the reasons I was thinking neutral sites would be better, I would think you would see somewhat affordable ticket prices, but there you have the problem with attendance. Maybe there needs to be some sort of cap on ticket prices for these playoff games?

At this point the IU-ND game is an anomaly.

The other home stadium games are significantly cheaper (comparable seats at OSU are less than 1/2 the price of ND. and you can get at PSU tickets, along the sideline for $225-250 including fees.)

There is zero chance that a price cap can/should/would be enacted on people selling their tickets. Market value “is what it is”.

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Kudos to you for being willing to spend money on that game. 

Lol... I was in town for the Michigan football game and it was something to do the following day at noon. Completely uninspiring game, but being in the Hall in good lower level seats for $40-fees included was a good time!

[RoadRage]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

At this point the IU-ND game is an anomaly.

The other home stadium games are significantly cheaper (comparable seats at OSU are less than 1/2 the price of ND. and you can get at PSU tickets, along the sideline for $225-250 including fees.)

There is zero chance that a price cap can/should/would be enacted on people selling their tickets. Market value “is what it is”.

So it is basically scalping prices, which is legal in Indiana, probably not in some of the other locations?

[CSP]

9 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

So it is basically scalping prices, which is legal in Indiana, probably not in some of the other locations?

Ultimately I just like the idea of teams being rewarded for a good regular season. Then the next round and the subsequent rounds---neutral sites. 

[DChoosier]

14 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

So it is basically scalping prices, which is legal in Indiana, probably not in some of the other locations?

There are no legality issues.

You can buy tickets through Stubhub (which are often, but not always, above face value) for events anywhere and everywhere.

Sometimes the prices are sky high while other times, such as when you could get $12-$15 IU football tickets a couple of years ago, they are dirt cheap.

[Hoosierfan2017]

They should go full NFL style and make every single game except the national championship an on campus game. Can you imagine a home semifinal game? It’ll never happen for a number of reasons, but it would be awesome if it did. 

[CSP]

I wouldn't have a problem with reseeding after the 1st rd/maybe every round. I actually really like rewarding conference champs with byes, but I also DO NOT the path Oregon has to go through as the 1 seed and I see that issue persisting. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

Rumor on the street, Carson Beck out for the Sugar Bowl if we advance 

[HoosierX]

50 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

The fees are simply a percentage of the ticket price. I bought row 19 SeatGeek tix for IUBB vs Eastern Illinois. Because the tix were so cheap, the fees were about $7.00.

They are like 40% of the ticket price, and I think it's completely absurd that they are able to charge so much. I honestly think it should be illegal as the service they are providing is a relatively simple one. And they are also charging the seller a fee at the same time.

[CSP]

Just now, HoosierX said:

They are like 40% of the ticket price, and I think it's completely absurd that they are able to charge so much. I honestly think it should be illegal as the service they are providing is a relatively simple one. And they are also charging the seller a fee at the same time.

Charge the seller 10%, right? 

[Stuhoo]

42 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

They are like 40% of the ticket price, and I think it's completely absurd that they are able to charge so much. I honestly think it should be illegal as the service they are providing is a relatively simple one. And they are also charging the seller a fee at the same time.

IMO? Artificial price controls suck...free market, baybeeeeeeeee!!

In other words;

• If those tickets are too expensive with fees? Those seats would go empty or sellers will reduce the price until they sell. But they clearly aren't priced too high because when the day is done, every one of those free market expensive seats will sell. 
• And if those fees are too high to enable sales? Another ticket service will undercut them on fees. But because they sell at the high prices, that doesn't happen.

[RoadRage]

So, how were the tickets for this game with Notre Dame decimated? Were a block of tickets made available at face value to IU, and were there some tickets made available to the general public at face value? I mean I assume Notre Dame season ticket holders were able to buy tickets at face?

[Banksyrules]

ND has more legacy season ticket holders thus the supply is limited. Just a guess. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

12 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

So, how were the tickets for this game with Notre Dame decimated? Were a block of tickets made available at face value to IU, and were there some tickets made available to the general public at face value? I mean I assume Notre Dame season ticket holders were able to buy tickets at face?

Best bet is to wait after their lottery is finalized tomorrow to see if there will be any CFP FV tickets, sounds like ND will do public sales on Thursday if it is necessary (appears a slim chance). Looking elsewhere, PSU tickets have dropped more to the $100 range compared to the $200 price yesterday, since more tickets are becoming available at Beaver Stadium due to general public tickets. CFP has the max tickets at $250, low of around $100.

[LamarCheeks]

Interesting -- Kirk Herbstreit's son commits to Michigan. 

https://x.com/UMichFootball/status/1865881161341260177

[Hoosierfan1901]

Well, ND announces the game is sold out, let’s see how the secondary market will look

[HoosierX]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

IMO? Artificial price controls suck...free market, baybeeeeeeeee!!

In other words;

• If those tickets are too expensive with fees? Those seats would go empty or sellers will reduce the price until they sell. But they clearly aren't priced too high because when the day is done, every one of those free market expensive seats will sell. 
• And if those fees are too high to enable sales? Another ticket service will undercut them on fees. But because they sell at the high prices, that doesn't happen.

I understand the price will be driven by the market. Whether stubhub charges 10% or 40%, the end price paid is likely to be the same. My issue is with the amount pocketed by stubhub, which is astronomical. A lot more money would otherwise be going into the hands of people selling the tickets.

[Brass Cannon]

37 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I understand the price will be driven by the market. Whether stubhub charges 10% or 40%, the end price paid is likely to be the same. My issue is with the amount pocketed by stubhub, which is astronomical. A lot more money would otherwise be going into the hands of people selling the tickets.

I went to school with a guy who had a ticket swapping site back before the consolidation.  Specially I think he bought tickets to sell to the swapping sites when they ran low but not 100%  Fees were a lot more reasonable. The big boys were still crushing competition. 
 

I think my issue is that you can only realistically buy tickets online yet they charge you a premium.  It’s totally backwards. 
 

The only realistic way to stop it would be for

A) A new player to enter the game with a twist on the system but given the market I’m skeptical. 
B) Governent Crackdown

c) Sports leagues crackdown. But this is unlikely my guess is the ticket sites have contracts to buy a set number of tickets extending into the future. Which insulates the leagues from shocks. 
 

Honestly if prefer if they were just honest and charged a single fee instead of making up BS terms. Don’t insult my intelligence as you fleece me

[JerryYeagley23]

A buddy of mine told me rumor has it that Carson Beck tore his UCL in his elbow and is done for the season. Grapevine stuff, so take it with a grain of salt. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

13 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

A buddy of mine told me rumor has it that Carson Beck tore his UCL in his elbow and is done for the season. Grapevine stuff, so take it with a grain of salt. 

Saw the same thing on Twitter. 

Beck was pretty mid this year so not sure how much this really hurts them.