NCAA football bowl season is upon us – with the Football Bowl Subdivision semifinals set for December 29 and the remainder of the bowl field filled in with a mix of traditional conference match-ups and wild card games. The College Football Playoff will feature top-seed Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma at the Capital One Orange Bowl, played at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and No. 2 seed Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The victors of those games will face off on Monday January 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA for the National Championship. Continue reading “FBS Bowls Set, with Alabama-Oklahoma and Clemson-Notre Dame Headlining”
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2018 College Football Playoffs: Early Predictions and Ticket Prices
With the college football season nearing its end, all eyes are on the playoff rankings and the potential New Year’s Six match-ups. Week 11 rankings continue to solidify the likeliness that Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan are semifinal bound by the end of year – leading many to book early entry for New Year’s games. Before you buy, see our breakdown of the potential 2018 college football playoffs and the impact they will have on ticket prices. Continue reading “2018 College Football Playoffs: Early Predictions and Ticket Prices”
Alabama-Clemson Championship a Perfect Storm for Low Ticket Prices
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”
