Re: Stub Hub - Orange Bowl ticket tip - Tiger Boards Archive Forum

Prices for tickets on stub hub will drop dramatically in the days leading up to the game. If you can stomach the risk, head down to Miami and the morning of the game, purchase either printable tickets or tickets that you can pick up at a stub hub location - parking pass as well. I haven't tried this with tickets, but easily could have. I watched as the prices fell for the CU v OSt Orange Bowl. But I paid $35 per ticket early on any way, so didn't need tickets. I did however purchase a VIP parking pass a few hours before the game and picked it up at the stub hub location. $17. We almost parked in the stadium, we were so close.

This one will be a little more pricey for sure. But I very well might take my chances on picking up tickets at the stub hub location the day of.

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Respectfully Disagree....

Dec 9, 2015, 7:50 PM

Just my thoughts based on my tix buying/selling experience and having season tickets to two major football schools.....

Mind you this isn't THE national championship game (I've been to several in the BCS era)....but it is a national semi-final. You can't compare a national semi-final game to a normal BCS Orange Bowl game like the ones where CLEM played OSU or WVU that draws only casual national interest. In those games, there were plenty of empty seats and tickets were relatively cheap/easy to come by. Although it was a BCS game, the vast majority of the fans attending those games were closely associated with the schools. In a national semi-final, you are going to get a lot more attendance and attention from the general public because this game carries much more significance. This was proven in that both semi-finals last year were completely sold-out.

Yes, the demand won't match a NC game because some people just simply can't afford it and some are hedging their bets on their team going to Glendale......but bear in mind, this game is sold out and the Orange Bowl is looking to add more seats. Most of the tickets people see for sale on Stub Hub are held by employees of companies who sponsor the game. These people either got their tickets free, or for very little cost from their employer. That's why you see a good number of tickets at/or below face value....they can afford to sell for less and still make a lot of money. Some are held by brokers who have already been able to buy tix cheap from these employees b/c the employees needed the $$$ and didn't want to hassle with the selling process and wanted to get their $$$ before Christmas.

With all that said, it would not surprise me to see ticket prices to remain relatively stagnant for next few weeks but then see a slow rise in demand/prices the week of Christmas and the following week (game week). Again, I'm sure you may be able to find a good deal the day of the game---but I would be shocked if its anything below face unless its from a good Clemson soul who just has extras. If its anything like the two national semifinal games from last year (and based on what a few Bama ppl have told me) the demand is markedly more than a typical BCS game. I'm going to call a couple of brokers whom I know in Florida to see if they share my assessment & will share if I hear anything different.