Ticket Prices To Wednesday's Rose Bowl Game Are Shocking
12/31/2024 09:36 PM
The Grandaddy of Them All is less than 24 hours away. No. 1 Oregon is set to take on No. 8 Ohio State. The Ducks and the Buckeyes will be playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals, on the sport's biggest stage.
What's better than that?
In college football, not much, if anything. You would think that ticket prices for the game between arguably college football's two best teams would reflect that. The Rose Bowl is typically one of the most expensive in all of college football.
Something's different this year, though.
Ticket prices for the Rose Bowl between No. 1 Oregon and No. 8 Ohio State are "tanking" ahead of kickoff on Wednesday evening in Pasadena.
Outkick notes that you can currently get into the game between two of college football's best teams for less than $100.
On Monday night, tickets to the game were going for $142 a piece, just to get in. But now, just 24 hours later, prices are falling at a dramatic rate. According to Ticketmaster, which has verified resale tickets on its site, you can now get into the Rose Bowl for just $59 a piece, and the prices will continue to drop before kickoff Wednesday afternoon.
This isn't just something happening at the Rose Bowl, though.
Ticket prices for several of the College Football Playoff games are tanking right now.
"College Football Playoff ticket prices have plummeted for the quarterfinals—much lower than the high demand for on-campus games—with one exception. The get-in price for the Rose Bowl is nearly $200, but the cheapest seats for the other games all cost less than $40," Front Office Sports wrote.
Maybe the College Football Playoff games need to be on campus for the first three rounds. That's something that's been floated by many this year.
"The games need to be on campus until the title game. Everyone with a modicum of common sense said that when this model was proposed. I basically asked Bob Bowlsby "You guys know this is dumb, right?" on the teleconference to announce it," Andy Staples of On3 pointed out.
The games need to be on campus until the title game. Everyone with a modicum of common sense said that when this model was proposed.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) December 31, 2024
I basically asked Bob Bowlsby "You guys know this is dumb, right?" on the teleconference to announce it. https://t.co/LBCQ8pkf9V
Does the College Football Playoff have a ticketing problem?
