After what seems like the longest off-season ever, it’s finally game week! And here at FanSnap we have the scoop on all of the hottest college football tickets.
Curious exactly which games fans are flocking to? Well let’s have a look.
Number one on our list is a can’t miss Monday night game featuring Boise State-Virginia Tech. Should the Broncos win this game, many pundits are penciling them into the national title game. Of course there’s still a LONG, LONG season to go. Here’s the rest of the list. Let the games begin!
Ohio State Buckeyes tickets are the priciest in the county. And why shouldn’t they be? The team is ranked in the top two or three in almost every poll and QB Terrelle Pryor is considered one of the top candidates for the Heisman Trophy favorite.
Ohio State claims seven national titles and Buckeye nation is looking to add to that record with a trip to the BCS. Ah yes, while Ohio State is expected to win the Big Ten, their fans want much, much more.
To accomplish that goal, twelve teams stand in their way. They can’t ask for a better start to the season. The Buckeyes play their first four games – all out of conference games at home. Then they have the Big Ten gauntlet with the toughest battle towards the end – - Ohio State-Iowa tickets should be hot ones!
With returning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, Alabama Crimson Tide tickets are some of the hottest in the nation. Of course Ingram is only part of the team. They also return QB Greg McElroy and a number of skill positions at least on offense, however the defense will feature fresh talent with nine new starters.
Fans are clearly excited. In fact nearly 85,000 showed up for the spring game – five months ago!
So what should we expect from the Tide?
“You’ll see some different things,” said McElroy. “I don’t think there’s anything I want to leave out in the open. We have a few things up our sleeves that we might save for a rainy day. Obviously you want to do some different things each year. One or two different things this year should help us out a lot.’
The Alabama Crimson Tide have a daunting schedule this year. They face Penn State in week two and then start the SEC conference schedule in week four. Looking to attend the biggest games? Get your Alabama-Florida tickets, Alabama-Arkansas tickets and Alabama-LSU tickets today!
Ah yes, the Fighting Irish have one of the most storied traditions in all of football. The team has won the most national championships and produced the most All Americans of any team, however the Irish hasn’t quite lived up to expectations over the last decade.
New coach Brian Kelly and a motivated group of players will try to change that this year. The team has a balanced schedule taking on a number of teams that had losing records last season, however they’re likely to have some feisty battles as well.
Oct. 23 Notre Dame at Navy (at Meadowlands – East Rutherford N.J.)
Oct. 30 Notre Dame v. Tulsa (HOME)
Nov. 13 Notre Dame v. Utah (HOME)
Nov. 20 Notre Dame at Army (at Yankee Stadium – Bronx, N.Y.
Nov. 27 Notre Dame at USC
No matter the team’s record, Notre Dame tickets are always in high demand. Whether you’re Fighting Irish through and through or simply want to see a game in the great South Bend, search FanSnap for great deals on Notre Dame tickets.
Even with a slew of sanctions, a new coach and non-stop off-season controversy, USC Trojans tickets still rank #4 in our countdown of hottest college football tickets. The team may not be able to play in the post-season, but that wont stop them from ruining bowl plans for their opponents.
Lane Kiffin takes over as head coach and will try to help the Trojans bounce back after one of their worst seasons in recent history. Unlike last year, USC wont have to face heavy-weight Ohio State. However they will have an exciting game against Notre Dame at home on Nov. 27. USC will also get a chance to avenge last year’s 47-20 loss to Oregon when they take on the Ducks on Oct. 30. USC-Notre Dame tickets and USC-Oregon tickets are sure to be hot sellers.
The schedule in November includes back to back games against Arizona State at home and Arizona on the road. They will wrap up the season with cross-town rivals UCLA on Dec. 4.
With no bowl game in sight, every regular season game means that much more. The team is ready to put last year behind and prove itself on the field. Still searching for your USC Trojans tickets? Don’t miss out. FanSnap can help you find all of the hottest college football tickets.
At #5, we see yet another SEC team. Despite coming off their worst season since Mark Richt came on board as head coach, Georgia Bulldogs tickets are still some of the hottest college football tickets in the nation.
After last year’s 8-5 season, Richt decided it was time for a change. The Bulldogs start the year with a number of new coordinators, a new quarterback and a new defensive approach. Fans are eager to see what the team will bring and are anxiously awaiting the kickoff of the season.
The team’s out of conference opponents should be games the Bulldogs win easily. However the conference schedule will create some tough match-ups.
The Georgia Bulldogs football team is one of the most recognizable in all of college sports. From the large red and black “G” emblem to the team mascot “Uga” (the lineage of white bull dogs who represent the school), GU is a big time football team. With over seven hundred wins, two national titles, and a dozen conference titles in their history, Georgia Bulldogs tickets are in high demand!
Georgia Bulldogs 2010 Schedule
9/4 – Georgia v. University of Louisiana-Lafayette
9/11 – Georgia at South Carolina
9/18 – Georgia v. Arkansas
9/25 – Georgia at Mississippi State
10/2 – Georgia at Colorado
10/9 – Georgia v. Tennessee
10/16 – Georgia v. Vanderbilt
10/23 – Georgia at Kentucky
10/30 – Georgia at Florida
11/6 – Georgia v. Idaho State
11/13 – Georgia at Auburn
11/27 – Georgia v. Georgia Tech
Still searching for your Georgia Bulldogs tickets? FanSnap has you covered for those and all of the hottest college football tickets!
No Tebow. No problem. Florida Gators tickets rank #6 on our list, with loyal fans anticipating another great year!
Urban Meyer consistently brings in top recruiting classes, so even though the team lost a number of starters, there’s no shortage of talent on this team.
Leading the squad will be one of the most highly recruited QBs in the nation, John Brantley. After spending three years as the backup, Brantley finally has his chance to show off his incredible arm.
The team should wind up #1 in the SEC East and will likely face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship once again. Anything less will be a disappointment to the crew in Gainesville.
Up next on our countdown, Auburn Tigers tickets, the team many are predicting to be the runner up to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC West.
The Tigers are a team no one wants to face this year. While they lost Ben Tate to the NFL, star recruit Michael Dyer and senior Mario Fannin should be able to team up to give opponents more than they can handle.
This is coach Gene Chizik’s second year and fans have really rallied behind him. In fact, more than 63,000 fans showed up for the annual spring game. Fans are eagerly snapping up their Auburn Tigers tickets and are ready for kickoff!
While a run through the SEC is never something to sneeze at, the Tigers are fortunate to play most of their key games at home. Auburn-Arkansas tickets and Auburn-LSU tickets should both be huge games.
The first snap will be against Arkansas State on Sept. 4 – that’s less than two weeks! Don’t miss your chance to be in the stands. Search for Auburn Tigers tickets with FanSnap!
LSU Tigers tickets take the 8th spot on our countdown of the hottest college football tickets. LSU fans are incredibly passionate, and with this energy comes high expectations. And let’s just say, last year’s 9-4 season was not what they had in mind.
Ah yes, the fans in Baton Rouge aren’t very happy with the team of late. Just three years removed from a national championship and Les Miles is on the hot seat.
So could this be the year? The SEC West has quickly become one of the toughest divisions in college football. LSU will have their work cut out for them to keep up with the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide as well as up and comers Auburn and Arkansas.
Of course LSU Tigers tickets will still be some of the hottest in the country. They start the season on the road against North Carolina and also face away games at Florida and Auburn. LSU-Arkansas tickets and LSU-Alabama tickets will be popular one as well.
Here’s LSU’s schedule. Less than two weeks until kick-off against the TarHeels. It’s not too late to grab your LSU Tigers tickets.
Tennessee Volunteers tickets are the 9th hottest in the nation, showing the confidence fans have in their new coach, Derek Dooley and new quarterback Matt Simms. It’s likely to be a wild ride for the Volunteers. The team is eager to erase the memory of last year’s season-ending loss to Virginia Tech in the bowl game, not to mention an off-season filled with drama.
So what can we expect from Tennessee this year? Any way you slice it, this is a young team. Simms, while a pedigree QB, will be making his first start. Not to mention, half of the 10 players listed on the two-deep offensive line depth chart are freshmen. On the defensive side of the ball, Tennessee has to replace All-Star Eric Berry who was taken early by the Kansas City Chiefs in the draft. They’ve also already suffered some devastating injuries in camp.
The players on the field may be green, but they are hungry and its just this type of group that can rally together and pull an upset if an opponent isn’t ready. Trying to decide which games to get Tennessee Volunteers tickets to? Luckily for fans, the schedule is packed with exciting match-ups.
The Vols host Oregon and Florida in back-to-back weeks during September, followed by an October home game against the BCS national champions. Tennessee-Alabama tickets are sure to be hot, however FanSnap has you covered. We currently show more than 6,000 tickets for the game, starting at $60.
Last week we shared the Top 25 College FanDemand Rankings, based on college football demand.Over the next couple of weeks we’ll preview each of the top 10 teams, providing everything you need to know about your favorite teams and the must-see games! Starting off, the West Virginia Mountaineers.
West Virginia Mountaineers tickets are ranked #10 on our list, however the team is ranked number #24 in both the USA Today and The Sporting News polls. They return 18 starters including speedy running back Noel Devine. But even with all that talent its going to be a battle in the Big East, with most pundits already awarding the conference title to Pittsburgh.
Since the turn of the century, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been an exciting football team to watch. They have finished in the top 25 6 times since 2000, and have won the Big East in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007. However, the Mountaineers have some tough match-ups on the schedule, including a Sept 25 visit to Baton Rouge. The game is slated for a 7pm start so you know the Tiger fans are going to be rowdy. West Virginia-LSU tickets are going to be hot ones.
Other key games include West Virginia-UNLV on 10/9; West Virginia-Maryland on 9/18 and West Virginia-Pittsburgh on 11/26. FanSnap currently shows more than 3,000 tickets for the Pitt game, starting at $51.
When you look at the USA Today preseason poll, Alabama and Florida are in the top 5, but the next SEC team doesn’t come into play until LSU at #16. Arkansas weighs in at #19 and Georgia and Auburn round out the bottom of the rankings at #21 and #23 respectively. Of course those rankings are based on what’s likely to happen on the field. Off the field and in the stands, the SEC stands as the conference with the most sought after tickets.
The FanSnap Top 25 College FanDemand Rankings include 7 SEC teams, more than any other conference. By comparison, the Big 12 is the next closest league with only 5 teams.
When we breakdown the SEC , we see that BCS National Champions, Alabama Crimson Tide, command the highest dollar. Average ticket price to watch a game in Tuscaloosa is $504 (the second hottest ticket in the nation behind Ohio State). The Tide have only two returning starters on defense, but the man of the hour, Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram will be back running wild on the field.
While its not much of a surprise, that Alabama tickets are at the top of our list, we were shocked to see that Georgia Bulldogs tickets are the second hottest SEC ticket ranking above Florida Gators tickets. The Gators have a ton of talent coming back and ring in a new era with heralded QB John Brantley. The Florida-Georgia October 30th match-up in Jacksonville will definitely be one you don’t want to miss.
Auburn Tigers tickets, LSU Tigers tickets and Tennessee Volunteers tickets fall 7, 8 and 9 respectively showing their tickets are attracting similar demand. While the South Carolina Gamecocks tickets come in at #18. Many preseason predictors have the Gamecocks coming in ahead of Tennessee and Georgia in the SEC East so this could get interesting. Finally, despite ranking in the top 20 of the USA Today poll, the Arkansas Razorbacks just barely missed our list coming in at #26.
This has definitely been an off-season many SEC teams want to forget. From brawls with Tennessee football players to iffy deals with agents, fans are ready to stop hearing about the off-the-field drama and are eagerly awaiting kickoff. We’re seeing strong demand for almost every SEC team and there are certainly some epic battles ahead of us this season.
Want to check out your alma mater in person? A search on FanSnap finds plenty of tickets available for all of your favorite SEC games. Do you have your tickets yet?
Demand for SEC Tickets (Based on listing in Top 25 College FanDemand Rankings)
** Dollar value listed is based on average ticket price for home games.
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Less than three weeks to go until the 2010-2011 college football season. Tailgaters are ready. Players are ready. Coaches are ready. Not to mention fans who are eagerly scooping up their college football tickets. While we can’t tell you who will win the BCS Championship, we’ve got something almost as good. Ah yes, we’re bringing back the Top 25 College FanDemand Rankings!
Like most of last year, Ohio State Buckeye tickets are once again at the top of the list, with the reigning BCS Champions, Alabama not far behind. Notre Dame tickets and USC Trojans tickets rank 3rd and 4th. Both teams had big coaching changes and should be fun to watch. The biggest surprise – Texas Longhorn tickets - despite coming off a BCS appearance and being ranked in the top 5 in many polls, the Longhorns sit at the bottom of our list.
Slicing and dicing the data in other ways, we get an interesting glimpse into conference demand. With 3 of the top 6, and 7 teams total, its clear SEC games are the most sought after. Other conferences with multiple teams on our list include the Big 12 (5 teams), Big 10 (4 teams), ACC (3 teams) and Sun Belt (2 teams). The Big East, Conference-USA, and Pac-10 all have one team. Notre Dame is the only independent.
No question this is going to be a great football season. A search on FanSnap finds plenty of tickets available for every one of these teams. Do you have your tickets yet? You can even find your favorite team’s tickets on our new iPhone Application. We may be biased, but we think it’s the best iPhone tickets app out there!
FanSnap is the most comprehensive ticket search engine in the U.S., displaying ticket data from every major ticket marketplace and every major ticket broker who sells direct online. Of the 60+ most trusted ticket sites online that FanSnap searches, we created the “FanSnap 60 Index.” FanSnap Tickets Reports are based on data gathered from the FanSnap 60.
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The FanSnap app is particularly useful for spur of the moment ticket buying, business travelers, and vacationing fans. FanSnap search results include tickets from dozens of the most trusted ticket companies in the U.S., so a search, for example, for tickets behind home plate to tonight’s game, or for concerts playing locally this weekend for less than $50 a ticket, is a snap.
The Blackhawks were awarded the NHL championship last night. NBA tickets are in hot demand as the Celtics and Lakers are midway through their playoffs. Stephen Strasburg rocked the MLB with his debut. And in South Africa, soccer fans are desperately trying to find World Cup tickets for the series that starts this weekend. And yet, its college football, that’s dominating the world of sports. Confused?
Well let’s start with the fact that the PAC-10 is no longer the home of 10 teams. This morning, the University of Colorado at Boulder accepted an invitation to join the PAC-10 Conference as it’s 11th member. This news falls in line with rumors that began late last week from Rival’s Orangebloods.com website that the PAC-10 was planning to invite six Big-12 teams to join the conference including Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Will the PAC-10 stay at 11 teams or will they become the PAC-16?
As if that’s not big enough, today USC was also slapped with some of the harshest penalties assessed in a long time, including vacating wins from their 2004 season, a loss of 30 scholarships and a two-year post season ban (read: no bowl games). Still to be determined – will Reggie Bush lose his Heisman Trophy? Will USC lose its BCS title?
Storylines abound for the fast-approaching bowl season. The BCS National Championship Game is the hottest ticket this year. The Bama-Texas matchup will be the first meeting in more than 30 years for two of the most storied programs in college football history. The Crimson Tide boasts Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram in the backfield. Longhorn QB Colt McCoy came in a close third in Heisman voting. Bama and Texas are undefeated going into the National Championship game.
Rose Bowl tickets are the second hottest ticket this bowl season. Oregon fans dominate ticket searches3:1 over fans searching from Ohio. Look for lots of green in Pasadena.
The Gator Bowl isn’t a BCS bowl, but still ranks as the #3 most searched game. look for Florida State fans to bid head coach Bobby Bowden a fond farewell. The Gator Bowl will be Bobby Bowden’s curtain call as the Seminoles take on the Mountaineers in the last game of Bowden’s 34-year run at FSU.
For those of you keeping track at home, that is double the number of permanent members to the UN Security Council. Fans from 44 U.S. States, three Canadian provinces, and as far away as India, Pakistan, UK, Japan, and Cyprus are searching for BCS tickets and the chance to see the Alabama Crimson Tide battle the Texas Longhorns for the National Championship.
Fans from 45 states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, Canada and the Philippines are searching FanSnap for tickets to the 96th Rose Bowl on January 1, 2010 in Pasadena, California. Representing the Pac 10 Conference is the Oregon Ducks. The Ohio State Buckeyes are representing the Big 12 Conference. Ducks fans are hungry for a Rose Bowl win — something that hasn’t happened since 1917.
Fans from Oregon are outsearching fans from Ohio nearly 5:1. The location of the Rose Bowl notwithstanding, fans in states with a Pac-10 school are outsearching Big-12 states more than 10:1.
Rose Bowl tickets are currently averaging $460 with the lowest price tickets listed at $300.
FanSnap currently shows more than 1,500 Rose Bowl tickets listings from 11 of the 50+ providers for whom we have live data streams.
States with the most searches for Rose Bowl ticekts:
California
Oregon
Ohio
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Kentucky
Texas
Minnesota
Compare that to the BCS National Championship here.
The AT&T Cotton Bowl will host the Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Ole Miss Rebels at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas Saturday, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Nearly 6,000 Cotton Bowl tickets can currently be found with FanSnap.com for the Rebels vs. Cowboys.
Cotton Bowl ticket prices are currently averaging $195 and are among the hottest Bowl tickets on FanSnap. Fans from 22 states and as far away as China are searching for tickets to see the Rebels battle the Cowboys. Fans from Oklahoma are currently outsearching Mississippi fans more than 2:1.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will host the Florida Gators vs. Cincinnati Bearcats at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday, Jan 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Fans can find 3,000+ tickets with FanSnap.
Tickets start at $110 and average $205 each.
Fans from 20 states and four countries are searching for Sugar Bowl tickets. Searches from Florida are virtually even with searches from Ohio suggesting a pretty event split of Bearcats fans and Gators fans in New Orleans on New Years Day.
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