Colorado football tickets already sold out, earliest date ever by far
The Colorado Buffaloes football program went 1-11 and fired Karl Dorrell midseason. Not even nine months later, the Buffs have now sold out their season tickets for the 2023 campaign..... On top of that, season tickets are gone in mid-April, marking the first time in program history that it has happened before the month of August.
Colorado football has sold out only 9 times in its entire history.
“Sold out” is different from “sold out all season tickets”. I would be curious to know what that total number of season tickets actually is (because if it’s low, good job CU marketing department for keeping the buzz up).
I'm no where near an expert in the matter but what would be the upside of not selling all available tickets outside of the visiting team's allotment?
Because individual tickets tend to cost significantly more than season tickets. Also they like to hold blocks of tickets aside for alumni groups and recruits plus their families.
You can't be sure of student tickets at this point and you want to be able to meet that demand. It's also good for the long-term (i.e. potential future season ticket holders) to make some tickets available for single games.
Makes perfect sense. I was thinking that Season tickets included student season tickets. After reading your comment, I forgot, student tickets aren't usually available yet.
it's Season tickets
It can’t be too high, as Folsom Field only holds 50k to begin with, but it’s still pretty notable that they haven’t sold out in 27 years.
Remember.. it’s Colorado.. it’s Boulder… and, getting too high? Hmm… not sure if that’s possible - but, if it is - they’d know…
… sounds like you’d know an awful lot about being high. I’m not sure if that was intended to be a coherent reply, but uh… what?
needs “OT” tag, or rather, a “UTWGAS” tag
Tickets and TV lead to money... money leads to winning... winning leads to money.
Shoot. I thought I was heading somewhere for a minute.
Rutgers could wipe their ass with CU money but damned if they could pull this off. It all starts with leadership then everything else you listed.
Which makes what Bill McCartney pulled off there even more amazing.
It all starts with having a big name coach that pulled in a bunch of big name national players. Still these fans might be a little upset with the results.
As a Colorado Alum, I can tell you that the fan base would be thrilled with a bowl game this year. It's been interesting watching fans of other teams talk about Colorado being disappointed because they may not be a top 10 or top 25 team. Real fans/alums know how bad this team was and they have a tough schedule. A bowl game would be reason to rejoice. The betting over/under is 4.5 wins for reference.
More than anything, Colorado is actually interesting which they haven't been since about 2002.
April 17th, 2023 at 10:20 PM ^
Tickets and TV lead to money... money leads to winning... winning leads to money.
Shoot. I thought I was heading somewhere for a minute.
for some reason I thought this already happened. quite the bandwagon in Boulder, i’ll enjoy this when they are 2-10 or whatever.
Hope you keep this same energy when they outperform your expectations
The thing is, though, they could outperform expectations and still finish 5-7. Even if Deion turns out to be a fantastic coach he can't fix that roster in one year.
He's certainly done a good job of getting talent to come to Colorado, but that's only part of the job. It'll be interesting to see if he can do the rest of it.
April 17th, 2023 at 10:00 PM ^
Why isnt he allowed 4 years like everyone else? No one is expecting 8-4 this year.
Is anyone saying that he isn't? It's pretty clear that even if he is successful it's gong to take at least a couple of years to turn around Colorado. The portal will presumably allow him to speed things up a bit, although it's not clear yet just how much.
He has built up some oversized expectations, though, which for this season at least I think need to be tempered a bit.
I'm looking forward to seeing how he adjusts to coaching at the Power 5 level. He deserves at least as much time as Scott Frost (and coincidentally I think they have Nebraska on their schedule next year).
April 18th, 2023 at 10:10 PM ^
The transfer portal probably will change fan expectations. Teams can now be rebuilt on the fly and fan patience will grow shorter still. This year is probably still a throwaway for him, but year 2 he probably will have to show legitimate progress.
Hey, if they double last year's wins, Deion is on his way, right?
He had a nice record at JSU, but Colorado will not be playing the teams JSU played. I'd say he's all hype right now since he's still unproven in a major conference. He has a nickname because of his record at one school. Is he still called "Coach Prime" if he shits himself in the next 5 years?
Scott Frost nearly took a 3rd tier team to the playoffs a few years ago and his run at Nebraska was a nightmare. Rich Rod looking like a genius at WV then... we all know that story. Anything can happen but look how bad things can get for a coach with the weight of an entire fanbase on his shoulders.
April 18th, 2023 at 10:34 AM ^
Don't knock it. They can do something this season that is impossible for Michigan to achieve - double, triple, or even quadruple their number of wins from last season.
Tip my hat to Coach Prime. There hasn’t been this much buzz and player interest in Boulder in 30 years ! Big accomplishment
They'll be watching a lot of losing football. The bet is under 4.5 wins
I’m taking the over.
Same here
Hello hello.
<Clears throat>
This would be my guess. A "bit of a stumble" in the eyes of those thinking more.
But you never know, maybe they could "Hit em with the Hein!".
Might even have "noine" losses
Uh, that schedule is missing some early season cupcakes to get the mojo going.
Realistic shot at 2-3 wins and squint very hard to see 5? Ok, I’m going with 3 and guessing CSU, Stanford and Arizona.
April 18th, 2023 at 12:35 PM ^
Uh, that schedule is missing some early season cupcakes
That's because CU *is* the cupcake.
April 17th, 2023 at 10:01 PM ^
I respect that non conf schedule. Two P5s.
Now compare it to ours.
April 18th, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
I see 5 losses that jump right out, a couple more probable losses, then some toss-up win possibilities. I'll agree with Alum96 in granting respect for that schedule, though! I do think they'll play a LOT better than they have the previous several seasons, but that doesn't mean they'll win a lot of games. Show me some competitive losses in the not-outright losing games, and at least look like a credible football team vs the guys they have no chance against, and you'll have earned my respect.
They could have more than 5 wins if MELLLLLLL was still coaching there!!!!!!!!
Their stadium is like the size of IU's.
Smaller than Indiana’s, in fact
April 18th, 2023 at 12:36 PM ^
Ryan Field.
6-6 is going to feel like 12-0.
I can't wait to watch.
Like you had talked about before, the Nebraska game is going to tell a lot about both teams.
6-6 and a possible Bowl Game, would be amazing to some, a let down to others.
No way I see 6 wins there. Not saying coach Prime can't turn the program around as it certainly has the hype, but it's a process not overnight. If they lost to CSU @ home it will be a disaster.
I regret I only have one “thumbs up” to give for your comment.
Hype is a hell of a drug. Only time will tell if he’s worth a shit for real. The man can promote himself though.
Didn’t you already post this?
brokers, brokers and more brokers
They actually vetted who was buying the tickets which is why it took so long for them to announce this. They had thousands of requests above their available season tickets shortly after the Deion hire and went through to make sure they were actually going to alums and real fans. It took them several months of vetting and they are announcing now as people have been notified if they got tickets.
I'm guessing that the secondary market will be FLOODED with cheap CU football tickets before Halloween.