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Two OSU-USC tickets can run you $3,799.99
The Ohio State-USC football game is about four months away, but tickets are already on sale. In fact, you can get some for the bargain price of $3,799.99. (To be fair, it is for 2 tickets.)
Enjoy some pigskin as we welcome another glorious season while seeing the game of the year at one of the most historic venues in all of sports; and do it from some of the best COMMITTEE/SCHOLARSHIP DONOR seats available (see below).
As we get closer to the game that could help define the national championship race in 2008, we’ll see more tickets are similar prices. The price is another example of how desired and important these early-season non-conference power games are.
The fans, of course, will go to any game on the schedule to see Ohio State. They’ll pack Youngstown State and Ohio U. Home Big Ten games are even better.
Two weeks ago, I reported on a story about the Ohio State Alumni Association changing its ticket distribution policies. The association will get fewer tickets this season, and it canceled seniority in the process to make it more fair. It doesn’t want the newest members to continually miss out on tickets.
During interviews, I ran into a number of folks who lamented the high ticket prices. Not just for Ohio State, but any sport. But, if these schools and teams can charge those amounts and still sell out or gain high attendance, why wouldn’t they continue to do so?
Granted, eBay sales aren’t done by the schools, so those prices are individually set.
Still, is seeing any sporting event worth spending $3,800 before any air fare or hotel costs?
To many, absolutely.
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