Baylor Returns Fiesta Bowl Tickets

[Cyclone90]

Baylor isn't exactly doing the Big 12 proud in their BCS bowl representation. They're returning some of their ticket allotment. I don't want to hear any excuses about UCF being a poor opponent either. ISU sells that many tickets to low end bowl games. The ISU ticket demand for a BCS bowl would be off the charts, regardless of the team or destination.

http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/baylor-return-more-5k-unsold-bowl-tickets

 

[IcSyU]

As bad as they gouge you for the low-tier bowls we go to I can't imagine how bad they gouge you for BCS bowls. That alone would keep a lot of people from buying through the university.

 

[klamath632]

 

[acoustimac]

Lousy opponent, high priced ticket, fickle fans. Bad combination.

 

[ISUKyro]

Can't they just throw a tarp over the unused seats like they do at home?

 

[Cyclone90]

As bad as they gouge you for the low-tier bowls we go to I can't imagine how bad they gouge you for BCS bowls. That alone would keep a lot of people from buying through the university.

Agreed. Considering the opponent I'm sure the secondary market is killing those sales, but it still looks bad. It may end up being an embarrassing BCS bowl in many ways.

 

[theshadow]

ISU sells that many tickets to low end bowl games.

Fiesta Bowl: $230 for a lower-level end zone seat (through university), $95 to sit in the 400-level end zone

Liberty Bowl: $70 for a chair-back seat, $55 everywhere else

 

[ISUKyro]

Fiesta Bowl: $230 for a lower-level end zone seat (through university), $95 to sit in the 400-level end zone

Liberty Bowl: $70 for a chair-back seat, $55 everywhere else

So what you're saying is Baylor has poor fans.

 

[theshadow]

So what you're saying is Baylor has poor fans.

15,000 tickets at $55-70 vs. 11,000 tickets at a minimum of $145 (university allotment).

 

[ISUAlum2002]

Michigan apparently returned all but about 500 tickets from their allotment for the BWW bowl, but they ended up having a pretty damn good showing in terms of fan support. If it's anything like last year's Liberty Bowl, I could have gotten much better tickets much cheaper for that bowl game through third parties than I did when I bought them through the ISU athletics department. I'm wondering if a good amount of Baylor fans figured that out as well for this bowl game. We shall see.

 

[Me State]

Fiesta Bowl: $230 for a lower-level end zone seat (through university), $95 to sit in the 400-level end zone

Liberty Bowl: $70 for a chair-back seat, $55 everywhere else

At those prices maybe ISU should do their best not to make it to a premier bowl game. It isn't fair to the families and the fans without an expendable income. The university already is going to take away two of the hillsides. How much more mistreatment must the fans endure?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Fiesta Bowl: $230 for a lower-level end zone seat (through university), $95 to sit in the 400-level end zone

Liberty Bowl: $70 for a chair-back seat, $55 everywhere else

So, we need to make a higher tier bowl game to see what our fans are really made of! :smile:

Yikes, that is EXPENSIVE. There are a lot of stories of teams not getting their historic following this year, guessing this crazy cost is a factor.

 

[RayShimley]

Michigan apparently returned all but about 500 tickets from their allotment for the BWW bowl, but they ended up having a pretty damn good showing in terms of fan support. If it's anything like last year's Liberty Bowl, I could have gotten much better tickets much cheaper for that bowl game through third parties than I did when I bought them through the ISU athletics department. I'm wondering if a good amount of Baylor fans figured that out as well for this bowl game. We shall see.

So what are these Fiesta Bowl tickets going for at non-University markets out of curiosity?

 

[BoxsterCy]

So what you're saying is Baylor has poor fans.

Texas is the second home of the po' boy sandwich for a reason and they ain't all rich oil man? :smile:

 

[State43]

They go a crappy opponent because of their crappy fan support

 

[ty4cy90]

They go a crappy opponent because of their crappy fan support

Umm didn't they get a crappy opponent because of the Big East tie in with the Fiesta Bowl?

 

[everyyard]

They go a crappy opponent because of their crappy fan support

wouldn't matter if the bowls knew 100% of their fans would go, they would have gotten the same matchup as now. We would have gotten the same matchup too. It is about TV viewers and neither Baylor or UCF, or ISU for that matter bring much.

 

[RayShimley]

Umm didn't they get a crappy opponent because of the Big East tie in with the Fiesta Bowl?

The Fiesta Bowl has no Big East tie in. As far as I know, their only tie in is to the B12.

 

[JP4CY]

If ISU made a BCS game I would pay $230 to sit in the lower level. I wouldn't think twice about it either.
Baylor is trying to prove they are "big time" now with athletics, coaches, and facilities. Time for their fans to show their support.

 

[cygrads]

BU is a small school with a small alumni base so I would think it would be tough to sell out their allotment. They only put around 40k fans in the stands for home games so this allotment is over a fourth of their home average attendance. Factor in the cost and that is why they can't sellout their allotment.