All, We're 5 days away from B1G Football.
Just curious of the demand, I checked ESPN's Scoreboard and noted the 'tickets as low as' value. (no, this doesn't account for extra fees on ticket sites of which we're all well acquainted).
| Home | Road | Day | "As Low As" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Eastern Illinois | Thurs | $2 | FCS |
| Maryland | UCan't | Sat | $2 | |
| Purdue | Indy St. | Sat | $4 | FCS |
| Wisconsin | W. Mich | Fri | $5 | |
| Washington | Weber St. | Sat | $5 | FCS |
| Rutgers | Howard | Thurs | $8 | FCS |
| Oregon | Idaho | Sat | $9 | FCS |
| Indiana | Flor Intl. | Sat | $15 | |
| Minnesota | North Carolina | Thurs | $26 | only 2.5 pt favorites |
| Hawai'i | UCLA | Sat | $27 | B1G Road TRIP!!!! |
| Iowa | Illinois St. | Sat | $30 | FCS, no more Brian Ferentz!!! |
| Nebraska | UTEP | Sat | $34 | |
| OSU!!! | Akron | Sat | $37 | The Will Howard ERA BEGiNS |
| Mich St. | Flor. Atl. | Fri | $44 | |
| Northwestern | Miami (OH) | Sat | $61 | at pathetic Lanny & Sharon Martin Stadium only 2.5 point favorites, wow |
| TCUN | Fresno St. | Sat | $78 | |
| LSU | USC | Sun | $127 | Neutral Field (Vegas) USC is B1G's only underdog (+4.5) |
| West Virginia | Penn State | Sat | $220 | B1G's other road game |
A Few Observations
- 15 teams are at home, 1 neutral, 2 road
- 1 underdog (USC)
- It's really weird to type in the west coast teams on a B1G post, but it's the new normal
- Northwestern is a man without a country, which explains the high price for a MAC school that may actually win. They are 'in betwixt' stadiums and are playing Miami (OH) in 'Lanny and Sharon Martin' Stadium (absolutely pathetic, it's basically big enough for only Lanny and Sharon)
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- 7 Games in Single Digits
- Some games are just duds. It's hard to entice, even at Washington or Wisconsin.
- you're going to pay more for a gas station diet pepsi on your way to Illinois' or Maryland's game
- 7 Games in the $10 to $50 range
- OSU is a 50.5 point favorite, and a family of four is going to shell out $148 (plus fees, parking).
- Iowa is likely excited as this is the dawn of the 'No Brian Ferentz Era'
- 2 Games $50 to $100
- Northwestern whose stadium has a capacity of 3,000 (not a typo)
- TCUN: two reasons, Fresno St is not horrific, and, well, we know why
- 2 Games > $100
- LSU @ USC (in Vegas) on Labor Day Sunday -- this sounds fun
- West Virginia hosting Penn State as the highest value??? This one is puzzling
