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Started 10 months ago by Walker
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Walker
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OSU Football Tickets Left For Sale by Alumni And Students
August 9, 2012
by The Associated Press

For the second straight year, Ohio State University alumni and students didn’t snap up all the available football tickets. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 5,234 fewer alumni and 2,276 fewer students than last year applied to buy single-game tickets. Alumni Association spokesman Jay Hansen says most years about 44,000 alumni apply for tickets. This year, 33,436 applied.

READ MORE: http://beta.wosu.org/news/2012/08/09/osu-football-tickets-left-for-sale-by-alumni-and-students/

Posted 10 months ago #
Graybeak
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I don't suppose it has anything to do with the fact that this season basically doesn't count.
With no hopes of Big 10 championship or post season play. It's sort of like getting a participation ribbon.

Posted 10 months ago #
bucki12
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Graybeak said:
I don't suppose it has anything to do with the fact that this season basically doesn't count.
With no hopes of Big 10 championship or post season play. It's sort of like getting a participation ribbon.

+1

Last year was also basically a write off with the post Tressel chaos.

I bought tickets yesterday when they became available on ticketmaster. All of the conference tickets disappeared very, very quickly.

The fact that all the games get sold out and that tickets can always be sold for over face value is probably something they should consider.

Posted 10 months ago #
maveric1
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I doubt it. Wait until next year. Hoping I have easier time this year scalping tickets for more reasonable price than years before.

Posted 10 months ago #
Coremodels
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I'm sure the economy is playing a role too, those tickets are EXPENSIVE.

Posted 10 months ago #
NEOBuckeye
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Coremodels said:
I'm sure the economy is playing a role too, those tickets are EXPENSIVE.

+1
While there's nothing like watching the game in Ohio Stadium, TV sure ain't bad when you are trying to pinch pennies.

Posted 10 months ago #
NerosNeptune
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Student season ticket package was around 250.

Bowl Ban didn't matter much to me, I'm excited to see a Meyer coached team play spoiler and get ready for next year.

I'm sure OSU could keep raising the prices if they wanted and keep packing the stadium full.

Posted 10 months ago #
howatzer

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What? People aren't fighting to see them take on the UAB Blazers?

Posted 10 months ago #
brothermarcus
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I can't speak for the student tickets, I always grabbed those when I was a student and would still... but the alumni tickets just are no value for me. If they haven't changed the process you give them money in the spring and they may or may not give you tickets while they hold onto your money for roughly 6 months. If you do get tickets (2) to one game it's not up to you to pick the game, so you have to schedule your life around the game you get and that's just not appealing to me. When I go to games I use public buy through ticketmaster so I get more control over the date and my money (that might be sent back to me) isn't tied up for months and months with no guarantee of a ticket.

Posted 10 months ago #
howatzer

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brothermarcus said:
I can't speak for the student tickets, I always grabbed those when I was a student and would still... but the alumni tickets just are no value for me. If they haven't changed the process you give them money in the spring and they may or may not give you tickets while they hold onto your money for roughly 6 months. If you do get tickets (2) to one game it's not up to you to pick the game, so you have to schedule your life around the game you get and that's just not appealing to me. When I go to games I use public buy through ticketmaster so I get more control over the date and my money (that might be sent back to me) isn't tied up for months and months with no guarantee of a ticket.

Two years ago they instituted a credit card authorization option where they won't charge your card until your tickets are allotted. You can still chose to pay up front and get a refund.

Posted 10 months ago #
Asch
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I'm a student and I wanted tickets, but they sent out the most horrifically confusing novella on the multi-step process of how to get the tickets this year that I just had no idea how to actually do it. I wish they would have sent us more than one email about it (and also that they made it somewhat easy to do)

Posted 10 months ago #
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Asch said:
I'm a student and I wanted tickets, but they sent out the most horrifically confusing novella on the multi-step process of how to get the tickets this year that I just had no idea how to actually do it. I wish they would have sent us more than one email about it (and also that they made it somewhat easy to do)

Maybe they're trying to increase the mean IQ of the students attending the games?

Posted 10 months ago #
Briana Gunter

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Highly doubtful that ppl are losing interest; it's like a second religion around here lol.

Can't speak for everyone, but I agree with the person who said money is a big factor. I heard on the news that there were extra tickets and got excited until I heard they were about $70 a pop. I'm a recent college grad (read: don't have $70 lying around for a game I can watch for free at home or at the price of just a few wings and a drink at B Dubs). lol I'm sure with the economy, maybe others don't have money for a one-time frivolous cost like that either.

I disagree with being Bowl ineligible playing a factor. The games are fun to see regardless of whether or not they'll contribute to a run in a Bowl game.

Posted 10 months ago #
NerosNeptune
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Asch said:
I'm a student and I wanted tickets, but they sent out the most horrifically confusing novella on the multi-step process of how to get the tickets this year that I just had no idea how to actually do it. I wish they would have sent us more than one email about it (and also that they made it somewhat easy to do)

I found it easier than in the past. You just go on ticketmaster and use the account number they sent you.

Posted 10 months ago #
Mister Shifter
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Next year after the bowl ban is lifted, and after the Buckeyes likely post a 9-10 win season under Urban Meyer things will be at a fever pitch.

If anything, popularity of OSU football is set to shoot through the roof by next season. I'd be weary of drawing those type of conclusions just from this year's down ticket sales.

Posted 10 months ago #
tdziemia
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I wish my owner would bring me near a game sometime. I hear there's food on the ground all over the place, and sometimes people are peeing in public just like me. He just grumbles about traffic problems and adults with a screw loose, whatever that means. I don't really get that, but I suppose a good football team would be called something like the Dalmatians, or the Spaniels. I mean, even Huskies is pretty good. But I think I saw those Huskies once on TV, and they were rolling around a lot with the other team, which looked liked fun to me, but I couldn't tell if someone was supposed to be winning.
So is a Buckeye some kind of dog I haven't met yet in Columbus? (I mean, are they cute? Sure hope the don't look like Pugs).

Posted 10 months ago #
gramarye
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I tend to side with those who say that money and the economy are probably the biggest factors, and the bowl ban secondary. I'm betting our TV ratings will still be basically as strong as ever, since that's free or cheap to access.

Also, the Big Ten will be very competitive this year, even if we don't really have an obvious title contender: Michigan #8, Michigan State #12, Ohio State #14 (obviously ineligible, but still going to make for competitive games), Wisconsin #15, Nebraska #21.

Posted 10 months ago #
alexs
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tdziemia said:
So is a Buckeye some kind of dog I haven't met yet in Columbus? (I mean, are they cute? Sure hope the don't look like Pugs).

Better yet, it's a tree!

Posted 10 months ago #
gramarye
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alexs said:
Better yet, it's a tree!

No, it's a nut. Buckeyes are nuts.

Posted 10 months ago #
ricospaz

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gramarye said:
No, it's a nut. Buckeyes are nuts.

A poisonous nut at that..

Posted 10 months ago #