Ticket watch?
When should I start looking at the secondary market for good seats for non-conference games? A buddy of mine is a Northern Illinois grad. Should I get tickets now or wait until a few weeks before the game?
I give myself roughly even odds on being negged to Bolivia for asking this.
Plan on going like you have tix but don't buy tix until game day.
My daughter has hers!
Cybersecurity protip: NEVER post a picture of a bar code.
Too much on my plate and the school manipulates the market these days anyways.
You mean with 2L bottles of Coke?
They made a deal with Ticketmaster to make all tickets digital and control them through some app that changes the barcodes every few minutes. By controlling the secondary market they can manipulate the prices and add a cut for themselves. So whereas before tickets could bottom out but the stands would be fuller, you're going to see a lot more tickets unsold because there's a minimum price you can transfer them.
Yup. The NBA & NFL went full digital a few years ago and that's exactly what happened. They decided what the floor pricing would be and wouldnt allow any tickets to be sold under that floor. Even if demand doesnt exist at the floor price which creates empty seats.
Sort of related to this topic I got my ticket packet invitation today. I can buy up to EIGHT OSU or Washington tickets if I agree to go to two of the lesser games. The fact that they can sell that many seats in a row right now does not bode well for ticket sales IMO.
Dang, this sucks. Ticketmaster sucks.
What will be happening with the deal with StubHub?
Forget waiting a few weeks before the game. Try 20 minutes before it starts and you’ll do just fine
Yep. Definitely the strategy for lesser profile games at stadiums across the land, but it works for high profile games too in my experience (e.g., 2018 PSU @ U-M that I attended).
30 minutes before kickoff right outside the stadium.
Purchase on game day AND outside of AA. You could/will have a helluva time trying to get tickets on your phone if you wait til you arrive. Done it….twice!! Too stressful.
I usually buy mine Friday night before the game if it’s a lesser opponent. They will be cheaper than buying right now.
If you like to plan, you can usually find face-ish value tickets right now. If you want the best deal, as close to game time as possible (at least for the crappy games). You'll be able to find tickets to the Northern Illinois game for super cheap online on the day of the day of the game or the day before the game.
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Should be lots of tickets available for every game. I've heard (but haven't confirmed) that the ticket office is allowing people to skip purchasing tickets this season if they ask, in exchange for a nominal fee to hold the seats until next year. Anecdotally, there seem to be a lot of people exercising that option (older people, those with kids who aren't vaccinated yet, those who just aren't ready for 100K crowd, etc.).
Just need two tickets? I have two season tickets in Sec 4--cushions, on the aisle, about midway up. I won't be going to that game, so if you only need two I'm happy to give you mine (free of charge). I should be receiving physical tix in early August, since I selected that option (last year of that--I think they go all digital next year).
The MGo Spreadsheet used to be a great place to buy tickets but that apparently, will not be happening anymore.