There’s a blizzard of headlines going throughout the sports world this week about the upcoming College Football Playoff National Championship game between Alabama and Clemson, and how poorly it is selling. But if you look at the data regarding two key facts on the recent history of games that had college football’s crown on the line, the ticket prices should really come as no surprise.
Currently, the get-in price for the game, which kicks off on Monday evening at Levi’s Stadium south of San Francisco, is down all the way to $137 per ticket, which will score you a spot in Section 406, Row 27. There are tickets in the 300-level for under $200 as well, facts which led to Ticketmaster dropping its price floor on the event to compete with the secondary ticket market.
Alabama-Clemson tickets have been trending sharply downward since last week, starting at over $1,000 per seat prior to the semifinal bowls on December 29 all the way down to around $300 in the past two days. Average prices for 400-level seats (AKA ‘nosebleeds’) were below $200 on Thursday and are just over that line Friday, three days before kickoff. Continue reading “Alabama-Clemson Championship a Perfect Storm for Low Ticket Prices”