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BYU, Utah football: 'Cheap seats' going for $1,600 for big game
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Trade | 12:39 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I would trade my tickets (if I had them) and get my Directv Permium service for
two years for the same price and see all my games on the VS, MTN, C-CBS and many
more. Why would BYU fans would go to this filty Rice Bowl! Go COUGARS!
Pretty crazy | 12:41 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
People are spending more on a football game than some people earn in a year.
$1600 could feed a family of 4 for a year in some places of the world. Society
is completely mixed up in where it places it's values. Sports is truly
becoming the God of many.....
Spencer | 2:16 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
$133.24 will buy you one (1) overpriced textbook these days. Period. End of
story. When did you go to college anyway, Mr. Genessy? ;-)
This will be a sweet game...I hope!
BTW, I'm going into college textbook publishing. I should make a killing that way. Maybe I could retire in a decade or less. :p
This will be a sweet game...I hope!
BTW, I'm going into college textbook publishing. I should make a killing that way. Maybe I could retire in a decade or less. :p
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CougarKeith | 3:20 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Sure, this year there going for that much, when it's not at Lavell Edwards
when if I had season tickets like last year I could sell them and buy season
tickets for the next 20 years with the profits! Figures!!!
Eugene | 5:24 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I am a diehard Cougar fan and would love to see them play in person, but why pay
that much to see any team play?
TV coverage has replays, soft seats and I'm near my refrigerator and bathroom. Going to this game will have some (not all) Ute fans either gloating arrogantly if they win or making me feel threatened for my safety if they lose. I'd have to wear red and cheer for the Cougs quietly under my breath to enjoy this game and escape with by blueness in tact.
In reality, this is only a game. Why overblow it? Do I want the Cougars to win? Sure! Does it change the world for the better. No! Only Obama says he can do that and he can if he can force the play-off system on the BCS which he says he is going to do. Then, you've really got something as far as changing the world for the better!!
Go Cougs!!
TV coverage has replays, soft seats and I'm near my refrigerator and bathroom. Going to this game will have some (not all) Ute fans either gloating arrogantly if they win or making me feel threatened for my safety if they lose. I'd have to wear red and cheer for the Cougs quietly under my breath to enjoy this game and escape with by blueness in tact.
In reality, this is only a game. Why overblow it? Do I want the Cougars to win? Sure! Does it change the world for the better. No! Only Obama says he can do that and he can if he can force the play-off system on the BCS which he says he is going to do. Then, you've really got something as far as changing the world for the better!!
Go Cougs!!
Caracticus | 5:48 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
It's known as a free market. Things are worth what someone is willing to
pay for them--no one is forced to do so. It's easy to be critical of
someone who chooses to spend his money in a way we would not; but if some person
at a subsistence level looked at how we spend our money, he would find plenty to
criticize in all of us.
Skippy | 6:18 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
It is all about the money $$$$
Misleading Headline | 6:23 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Just because a few jokers put their cheap seat tickets up for sale for $1600
doesn't mean anyone would pay that amount. There are also tickets on stub
hub for under $100 available and the average price appears to be about double
the face value. You're not going to get rich buying four seats for $60 and
selling them for $120. Lame article.
Army Coug | 6:38 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
IQm stuck in TX so I can`t even get the mtn. To watch this, anyone know if it`s
over the net?
Mtn on DirecTV | 7:03 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Army Coug: mtn is on Direc TV, which is included in their basic package if you
live in DFW.
GCF | 7:08 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I thought scalping was illegal...if not, at least its immoral...but
then...consider those for whom it is okay...they do not generally care about
what is moral (or humane, if your please)...and if that is not enough, the
universities are already pricing a lot of "real folk" out of
seating...if I decide to watch it, it will be on TV!!!
An Annual Rite | 7:09 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
It's not just a game, it's an event!
We've been going to BYU/Utah football games for years. It doesn't matter how good the teams are; whether one or both or neither are ranked; whether there's a conference championship or BCS bid on the line or not; it's simply a fun game.
Sitting at home on the couch is okay, but there's nothing quite like sitting in the middle of the Crimson Club, dressed in BYU blue, and having the crowd all around you go instantly silent, except for our small group, when Harline catches Beck's pass on his knees in the end zone.
We usually buy our away tickets from scalpers. In 2006, we bought 6 tickets for an average of $45 each. This year, we knew this game was going to be huge, so we bought our tickets in June.
We've been going to BYU/Utah football games for years. It doesn't matter how good the teams are; whether one or both or neither are ranked; whether there's a conference championship or BCS bid on the line or not; it's simply a fun game.
Sitting at home on the couch is okay, but there's nothing quite like sitting in the middle of the Crimson Club, dressed in BYU blue, and having the crowd all around you go instantly silent, except for our small group, when Harline catches Beck's pass on his knees in the end zone.
We usually buy our away tickets from scalpers. In 2006, we bought 6 tickets for an average of $45 each. This year, we knew this game was going to be huge, so we bought our tickets in June.
RE: Army Coug | 7:10 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
You can get the MTN anywhere in the US now. Get DirecTV or Comcast. I am in IL
and I get EVERY BYU game on the MTN, Versus, CBS C, etc.
Channel 616 on DirecTV. No complaints. Buy the station if you really want to watch.
Channel 616 on DirecTV. No complaints. Buy the station if you really want to watch.
Dapper2k | 7:21 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Coming from an East Coast Utah fan who can't stand the TV coverage or lack
there of. Biggest game of the year and its on the Mnt.
You can listen to the Utes station online KALL 700 www.KALL700sports.com.
I wouldn't be able to watch it on TV so I'm flying in for the game! Got my duckets and will be there on Saturday.
GO UTES!
You can listen to the Utes station online KALL 700 www.KALL700sports.com.
I wouldn't be able to watch it on TV so I'm flying in for the game! Got my duckets and will be there on Saturday.
GO UTES!
Anonymous | 7:43 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
This is one of those times to step back from our super fan-dom, see what people
are charging for these seats, and think, "You know, there's more than
likely a more worthwhile use for my $1600."
You could buy yourself a big screen 1080p LCD screen, DirectTV service installed in 4 rooms, and lunch for everyone who's over watching the game.
Calling the final score:
BYU 24
Utah 17
You could buy yourself a big screen 1080p LCD screen, DirectTV service installed in 4 rooms, and lunch for everyone who's over watching the game.
Calling the final score:
BYU 24
Utah 17
TV adding CSTV & Versus? | 7:45 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Last year, TV coverage was expanded last minute from The Mtn, to also Versus and
CSTV. Any word on that happening again?
PDK | 7:51 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Utah's stadium is much smaller than BYU's, thus driving up the price
since there are fewer tickets available.
San Diego Ute Fan | 8:17 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
For those of you who have never experienced a Utah BYU game from the stands: You
have to be there to fully appreciate the experience. Period.
I flew up to SLC for the 2004 edition. Went with my Dad. It was one of the most memorable and fun days of my life. The photo on my wall of us in the stands brings a smile any time I look at it.
To go and experience the game in person is easily worth the couple of hundred bucks it will set you back. As Ferris Bueller said it, (regarding the Ferrari) "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."
If you're on the fence on this one, JUST DO IT!
GO UTES! Utah 24 BYU 10
I flew up to SLC for the 2004 edition. Went with my Dad. It was one of the most memorable and fun days of my life. The photo on my wall of us in the stands brings a smile any time I look at it.
To go and experience the game in person is easily worth the couple of hundred bucks it will set you back. As Ferris Bueller said it, (regarding the Ferrari) "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."
If you're on the fence on this one, JUST DO IT!
GO UTES! Utah 24 BYU 10
Joe Moe | 8:18 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
This is the kind of wealth redistribution I can handle. Money going from the
ones that have way too much on their hands, to those who could use it more. And
then they ticker sellers can just watch it from home anyway.
Sure beats Obama's plans of forced redistribution!
Sure beats Obama's plans of forced redistribution!
Reason for the $1600 seats | 8:32 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I have it on good authority why certain seats for the big game cost $1,600
each:
1. They are for BYU Cougar Club fans only.
2. Speakers built into the seats play "There's another Cougar....." everytime BYU gets a first down - so that the person sitting in the seat can say "first down" after it plays.
3. The same speakers play "Rise & Shout" after every score (and also play the sound of a cougar growling about 100 times during the game.
4. Taped to the underside of each seat is a 20% off coupon for a BYU hat or sweater.
5. The occupants of the $1600 seats automatically have unlimited hot dogs delivered to their seats only limited by the size of their BYU sweatshirts expandability.
6. Same speakers broadcast KSL radio for play-by-play coverage to clarify for the BYU fan what's really happening on the field. (These types of fans usually miss the action because they are too busy singing the fight song or giving a dirty look to the Ute fans.)
I think that about covers it.
1. They are for BYU Cougar Club fans only.
2. Speakers built into the seats play "There's another Cougar....." everytime BYU gets a first down - so that the person sitting in the seat can say "first down" after it plays.
3. The same speakers play "Rise & Shout" after every score (and also play the sound of a cougar growling about 100 times during the game.
4. Taped to the underside of each seat is a 20% off coupon for a BYU hat or sweater.
5. The occupants of the $1600 seats automatically have unlimited hot dogs delivered to their seats only limited by the size of their BYU sweatshirts expandability.
6. Same speakers broadcast KSL radio for play-by-play coverage to clarify for the BYU fan what's really happening on the field. (These types of fans usually miss the action because they are too busy singing the fight song or giving a dirty look to the Ute fans.)
I think that about covers it.
Plainly it's Utah Fans... | 8:48 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
...buying this tickets. Perhaps 2 BYU fans in the world could scrape together
$1600.
Smart Ute | 8:49 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I just bought face value season tickets and was able to see Oregon State, TCU
and now BYU. The BYU game will obviously be worth the purchase of all the other
games...but I got to see some sweet wins on the road to this one. Go Utes!
For Cougar fans only | 8:50 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I think the $1,600 seats are being reserved for BYU fans only. They really want
to see their team lose this one in person. Utah 34 BYU 17
Democratic Ute Fan | 9:01 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Typical BYU Fans, Can't handle the Utes busting your BCS dreams just like
Obama busted the republican dream. Face it, BYU, like Bush had their time in
the sun and blew it!! Go Utes!!!! The Utes will do to BYU what Bush did to our
economy- Destroy em. PS Eugene... Can't you stand up for what you believe
in. Go to the game and wear your blue like a MAN!! Are you scared??
Not Worth It | 9:07 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
This game is purely overrated. Games this hyped never live up to their
expectations. $1600 game buy things a whole lot better and longer lasting that a
stupid football game.
Anonymous | 9:12 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
This is a total misleading article. Just because someone on stubhub has them
LISTED at $1600 each doesn't mean they are "going" for $1600. Go
to Craigslist... you can find a pair for $300 or less EASILY! If you catch the
right adds you can find a pair for $200 or less.
investment banker | 9:12 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I will not pay more than $1500.00 for a ticket to see
BYU 35
defeat
Utah 12.
BYU 35
defeat
Utah 12.
Great "Reasons" post | 9:13 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
The person who posted the "Reasons for the $1600 seats" got it right
on. As a Utah fan I attended the BYU vs. San Diego State game. Some of the
rituals that are mentioned in his post actually happened time after time. Such
as "That's another Cougar....first down!" ad nauseum over the
loud speakers after every first down. Or the Cougar growling over the speakers
and everyone cheering. Give me a break. Utes will blow BYU away this Saturday.
BYU coped Utes on this.. | 9:15 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Another ritual that BYU copied from the Utes is the cannon after each score.
Thunder Ute (the Ute cannon) has been firing since the fifties. BYU has copied
the cannon for years. But then, Utah is the "original" BYU if you go
back a lot of years.
Smarter Cougars | 9:21 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Knowing how big this game was going to be, many BYU fans bought Utah season
tickets this year just to ensure that they would have tickets to watch BYU magic
happen again in RES on November 22nd.
BYU 38 (5 TDs, 1 FG)
Utah 19 (4 FGs, 1 TD)
BYU 38 (5 TDs, 1 FG)
Utah 19 (4 FGs, 1 TD)
Re:TV adding CSTV & Versus? | 9:21 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Yes, PLEASE expand the coverage so that this game is available to more people!
This game has national implications, so it should be more available nationally.
I'm not about to switch to directv just for the sake of one game.
KSL Classifieds | 9:24 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Look at KSL classifieds. Most tickets are going between $150 and $300 range.
However, look at how many are sold. The majority are not being sold. Please
don't buy them, so these greedy people are stuck with tickets they
can't sell. Considering a weak economy, most people are asking way too much
for these tickets.
Worth it | 9:27 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Game has never lived up to the hype? Seriously.... That seems like a comment
from a jilted Ute fan.
jack | 9:34 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
BYU 45, Utes 35. About the ticket price...students go to school to learn how to
get ahead in life. So, first thing to do is to see how far his $ can go using
is Math 101 knowledge. And please this is not a moral issue, it is a civil
issue...75% of the world population do not know what is moral issues any more.
Ask the opposition on Prop 8!!!
Pop | 9:35 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
I played for BYU a long time ago and have a degree from Utah. I root for both
school, but Saturday it will be for Utah who I feel has the most to lose. BTW,
I wouldn't pay even $1 for a seat since the best seat in the house is in
front of my big screen TV.
OVER HYPED | 9:42 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
this game is sooooo over hyped. Paying $1600 for a seat? To a college game? To
watch 18 year old kids play? Please!!! Utah is a better team that BYU this year
and will win by 10 anyway.
E.S. Blofeld | 9:46 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
re: investment banker | 9:12 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Hey Gordon Gekko. Stick to being greedy and arrogant when it comes to other peoples money.
Besides, don't you and Dr No have tee time Saturday @ 3:45?
Hey Gordon Gekko. Stick to being greedy and arrogant when it comes to other peoples money.
Besides, don't you and Dr No have tee time Saturday @ 3:45?
X-Pat football fan | 9:49 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Obama's eight team playoff would still be the same as the BCS, except that
any of the eight teams making it to the playoffs would have a shot at the NC.
So let's say Utah loses to BYU on Saturday, neither BYU nor Utah would likely be invited to the BCS or the OPS (Obama Playoff Series). Boise would most likely get the nod and the Y and U the snub.
However, if Utah wins, they will probably get a BCS invite, and with the OPS they would have a chance to fight their way to the NC.
This just proves once again that the MWC needs to get itself straightened away and force themselves into the position where they can be one of the conferences with an automatic invite. After all, the OPS will just be the BCS with a twist.
So, now that college football has become a political issue, write your congressman and insist that the NCAA change its rules.
So let's say Utah loses to BYU on Saturday, neither BYU nor Utah would likely be invited to the BCS or the OPS (Obama Playoff Series). Boise would most likely get the nod and the Y and U the snub.
However, if Utah wins, they will probably get a BCS invite, and with the OPS they would have a chance to fight their way to the NC.
This just proves once again that the MWC needs to get itself straightened away and force themselves into the position where they can be one of the conferences with an automatic invite. After all, the OPS will just be the BCS with a twist.
So, now that college football has become a political issue, write your congressman and insist that the NCAA change its rules.
Mr. Harmon | 9:56 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
The Utes remind me of filthy lucre.
LES North | 10:00 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
You guys ought to schedule BYU every week to avoid your normally half full
stadium.
To the buffoon who says this game is overhyped and the ostrich who says this game never lives up to its hype...where have you two been the past 2 years???
Tell me Ute fans, and be honest here, how many of you can say you're not deathly worried in the depth of your soul, that BYU will be able to pull off some last second miracle where Collie is wide open in the end zone as the clock expires (aka Harline), or Pitta barrels over your vaunted defense for a last second score, or something else breaks down and you have ANOTHER monumental gaffe on a 4th and 18?
Just what I thought, not many of you. This could turn out to be the best of the 3 considering BYU can shut a bunch of running BCS mouths with another afternoon of good football. And after the way you've derided BYU football since they stepped in doodoo against TCU it will be such a joy to watch Kyle's tear back again.
To the buffoon who says this game is overhyped and the ostrich who says this game never lives up to its hype...where have you two been the past 2 years???
Tell me Ute fans, and be honest here, how many of you can say you're not deathly worried in the depth of your soul, that BYU will be able to pull off some last second miracle where Collie is wide open in the end zone as the clock expires (aka Harline), or Pitta barrels over your vaunted defense for a last second score, or something else breaks down and you have ANOTHER monumental gaffe on a 4th and 18?
Just what I thought, not many of you. This could turn out to be the best of the 3 considering BYU can shut a bunch of running BCS mouths with another afternoon of good football. And after the way you've derided BYU football since they stepped in doodoo against TCU it will be such a joy to watch Kyle's tear back again.
George Q Cannon | 10:03 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
In 1895, when Missouri beat Nebraska by 11 points, the field pieces were fired
once for every point scored after the game. That 1895 celebration-by-cannon was
not only a first for MIZZOU, it was a national first as well. For Missouri fans,
nothing says touchdown like the boom of a cannon in Memorial Stadium.
So much for copying "Utah's" tradition of firing a cannon for football scores.
So much for copying "Utah's" tradition of firing a cannon for football scores.
Typical Embarassing Ute | 10:05 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
re:"Democratic Ute Fan | 9:01 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Typical BYU Fans, Can't handle the Utes busting your BCS dreams just like Obama busted the republican dream. Face it, BYU, like Bush had their time in the sun and blew it!! Go Utes!!!! The Utes will do to BYU what Bush did to our economy- Destroy em. PS Eugene... Can't you stand up for what you believe in. Go to the game and wear your blue like a MAN!! Are you scared??"
Another Utah Fan that has never set a foot in a classroom. What a waste of a mind. How do you go about hitting the "Add your comment" when your mind works like it does.
Typical BYU Fans, Can't handle the Utes busting your BCS dreams just like Obama busted the republican dream. Face it, BYU, like Bush had their time in the sun and blew it!! Go Utes!!!! The Utes will do to BYU what Bush did to our economy- Destroy em. PS Eugene... Can't you stand up for what you believe in. Go to the game and wear your blue like a MAN!! Are you scared??"
Another Utah Fan that has never set a foot in a classroom. What a waste of a mind. How do you go about hitting the "Add your comment" when your mind works like it does.
go utes | 10:30 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Go UTES!
to: Democratic Ute Only | 10:36 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Please find another blog to spew your political hate; this is a BYU/Utah
football rivalry sports blog.
We'll see how the Utes handle BYU busting your BCS dreams. Will you take it like real men and give the Cougars credit for a great win, or will you whine and blame the loss on officiating and injuries?
We'll see how the Utes handle BYU busting your BCS dreams. Will you take it like real men and give the Cougars credit for a great win, or will you whine and blame the loss on officiating and injuries?
To: LES north | 10:40 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Come on, tell us how you really feel.
Washington Cougar | 10:44 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Lets see, I get to watch the game in HD in my family room, with unlimited
popcorn, apple cider, diet coke, some taco salad, it will be warm and my
daugther and wife could care less, so they will not be there, and I can wear
sweats and t-shirt and just be bum, All that for Direct TV Mountian
Conference.. all the games for what $125.00 I do not get it. Buy a new flat
screen and help our ecomony.
Premier Tickets | 10:46 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Thats funny I have been a local ticket broker
for years, its funny when the newspaper writes
that Tickets are going for 1600.00 per ticket.
And I am having a hard time getting 350.00 a ticket
for the very best chair Seats, and even getting 150.00 for the worst seats. It just shows do not
believe what you read in the newspaper
for years, its funny when the newspaper writes
that Tickets are going for 1600.00 per ticket.
And I am having a hard time getting 350.00 a ticket
for the very best chair Seats, and even getting 150.00 for the worst seats. It just shows do not
believe what you read in the newspaper
Who wrote this GARBAGE? | 11:05 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Tickets are struggling to sell for $125 let alone $1600. Prices have gone down
everyday and I'm just gonna buy mine from a scalper right before kickoff
for face value. Ticket sellers think they have tickets to the superbowl or
something.
re: Wash Cougar and others | 11:13 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Sorry, but if you are real fan, the worst seat in the house is better than
watching a game on TV and to GCF, in Utah, scalping is legal as long as it
isn't on stadium property.
Wishful Thinking | 11:22 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
"I'm just gonna buy mine from a scalper right before kickoff for face
value."
Good luck!
but, be sure to bring lots of "extra" cash to pay for those "face value" tickets, or you'll go hungry at the game.
Good luck!
but, be sure to bring lots of "extra" cash to pay for those "face value" tickets, or you'll go hungry at the game.
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