Ticketwatch: The Game
Help! There hasn't been a TicketWatch in a month, and I don't want to make a decision by myself!
I'm planning to get tickets for myself and my daughter for the Game, and I feel like I should pull the trigger now.
(1) It's safe to assume OSU demolishes Illinois this weekend. If I wait on the assumption that UM loses to Wisky and tickets continue to fall, that feels like betting against my team.
(2) On the other hand, it feels like prices have been dropping steadily, even as Michigan put up credible performances against some bad teams.
We've got plane tickets and hotel rooms, so we're committed. Any words of wisdom from people with more experience would be greatly appreciated.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:11 PM ^
Dude I'm writing it chill.
And don't buy at the peaks. The market has barely opened on these. If Michigan wins in Wisconsin they'll be $250-$300. If not $150-$200.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:47 PM ^
Thanks man - I was in serious danger of making a decision for myself, and it was stressing me out.
Advice on recognizing the peaks would also be welcome. ;)
November 15th, 2017 at 10:26 AM ^
You gots to chill.
Paraphrasing Dave Brandon, and if you're tired, then go take a nap.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:12 PM ^
November 14th, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^
Just buy the tickets. M fans ready for a big win.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:35 PM ^
November 14th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^
They need to make the student tickets paperless. If you want to sell/transfer to another student that's fine.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^
I watched last year's Game from the student section at the Shoe, wearing a Michigan shirt and hoodie. In fairness to the students, it was actually a lot of fun, right up until Michigan lost There was some light teasing, but nothing more than you might see at one of my family's tailgates.
Half of that is that the OSU staff have really been working the students on being good hosts. Unfortunately, the other half is that this generation of students can barely remember losing to Michigan as anything other than a weird occasional aberation. (Hopefully that will change soon).
November 15th, 2017 at 7:01 AM ^
I sat in the OSU student section for 2012 on tickets that an MGoReader/OSU professor got me. We had a hipster Buckeye spit mustard at us. Last year we sat at the bottom of the Michigan fan section and I had two Trumpers threatening to kill us. It's good to see the professors trying to change the culture, but they've got a long way to go. Ohio State's program culture is literally "Fuck Michigan" and they rightfully believe that intimidating road fans helps preserve their home field advantage. Sometimes nowadays after a particularly heinous thing happens another Ohio State fan will come and say "I'm sorry don't think of all of us like that." And those people ought to be acknowledged. They're not the ones who leave an impression, though.
Michigan doesn't have that culture, and never will I hope. What we could do however is drop the prices on the tickets, so that it's not like like you're losing hundreds of dollars if you give them away to a friend.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:55 PM ^
Its Thanksgiving weekend, a lot of out of state kids go home so its pretty easy to find student tickets. Students are going to care more about making $200 than whether they sell to an osu fan when they know they can't be there and its tough to blame them. It sucks, especially since osu fans love to take advantage of it and show up in force but they are used to winning so they are more into it.
November 14th, 2017 at 11:08 PM ^
Which is why The Game should NEVER have been pushed back to Thanksgiving weekend.
Disadvantage Michigan - massively. Just look at the % of students that are out of state - even if they aren't the most rabid fans, some of them are, but really don't have a choice but to go home for the holiday.
In 2001, when the season was understandably pushed back a week, the student section might have been 50/50. That might be an exaggeration, but not by much - I got extras so easily from friends who were headed home that I brought up a bunch of friends from Cincinnati (not OSU fans, fortunately) who were just interested in checking out The Game.
They should push back the B1G season another week or just give all teams a bye on Thanksgiving weekend and play the final games the week after.
November 14th, 2017 at 11:19 PM ^
Or Michigan just needs to make the game mean something again
November 15th, 2017 at 4:52 PM ^
I think you're dead on with this (no pun intended).
Just not a well thought out policy change.
Oh well. Just win it.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:37 AM ^
at The Shoe twice, once as a cocky student and once as a "mature" adult. Its fun as long as you aren't the one being the asshole. Most people just want to watch the game.
btw I sat in the student section when it was in the "U" end and it was the loudest place I've ever been on this planet, my ears hurt for hours afterwards.
This was the pre-Tressel years before their fanbase became overconfident douchebags (and rightly so)
November 14th, 2017 at 10:39 PM ^
I'm thinking about making the trek next year. Maybe I'll do you all a favor and make the trip by myself. I may not make it back LOL.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:37 AM ^
you'll have a great time and a new found respect for how difficult it really is to win there.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:39 PM ^
I would wait. Lets be honest here, Michigan has less than a 50% chance to win this week. If they lose, prices will drop. I'd be on a computer while watching the game and if Michigan is going to win then buy immediately.
November 14th, 2017 at 10:58 PM ^
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November 15th, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
Hoping for dry...and a freakish 50 degree heat wave.
November 15th, 2017 at 6:19 AM ^
If OSU manages to claw back into playoff contention somehow combined with us beating Wisconsin prices might climb back up. Otherwise it seems lke prices have been in freefall ever since the combinaion of the PennState & Iowa games.
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November 15th, 2017 at 8:10 AM ^
tickets are pretty cheat right now. Snagged decent tickets for $125 each (not counting taxes and fees). If UM beats UW they will go up a good bit I bet and everyone is counting this is a guaranteed loss to UW so I think they are pretty cheap right now.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
if you know you're coming, you should buy now (unless you're willing to wait until just before kickoff -- which I presume you don't). A win against Wisconsin will drive up prices substantially, especially for good seats. A loss will cause them to come down a little. Seems like a no-brainer since you know you're coming and apparently need at least 2 tickets together
November 15th, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^