Ticket Prices

[WanderingSpectator]

Highest Avg Get-In Prices for B1G Home Teams:
1) Mich $254 (8 games)
2) Oregon $140 (7)
3) OSU $134 (8)
4) USC $120 (7)
5) PSU $97 (7)
6) Wash $90 (6)
7) Wisc $89 (7)
8) Iowa $86 (7)
9) MSU $85 (7)
10) Neb $83 (7)
11) UCLA $77 (6)
12) MN $68 (7)
13) Rutgers $64 (7)
14) Indiana $48 (8)
15) Purdue $45 (6)
16) Maryland $28 (7)
17) Illinois $27 (7)

*Northwestern is not shown because secondary market tickets aren't available for their home games.

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Top 10 most expensive secondary market tickets for B1G games:

Texas @ Michigan $700.00
Ohio State @ Oregon $547.00
Michigan @ Ohio State $437.00
Penn State @ West Virginia $376.00
USC @ Michigan $337.00
Michigan @ Washington $302.00
Alabama @ Wisconsin $285.00
Michigan State @ Michigan $284.00
Washington @ Washington State $279.00
Oregon @ Michigan $270.00

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[WanderingSpectator]

Top 10 least expensive tickets for B1G games:

Villanova @ Maryland $10.00
Central Michigan @ Illinois $11.00
Northwestern @ Maryland $12.00
Indiana State @ Purdue $13.00
UConn @ Maryland $15.00
Rutgers @ Maryland $15.00
Purdue @ Illinois $16.00
Eastern Illinois @ Illinois $16.00
Minnesota @ Illinois $19.00
Michigan State @ Illinois $20.00

 

[step.eng69]

Top 10 least expensive tickets for B1G games:

Villanova @ Maryland $10.00
Central Michigan @ Illinois $11.00
Northwestern @ Maryland $12.00
Indiana State @ Purdue $13.00
UConn @ Maryland $15.00
Rutgers @ Maryland $15.00
Purdue @ Illinois $16.00
Eastern Illinois @ Illinois $16.00
Minnesota @ Illinois $19.00
Michigan State @ Illinois $20.00

Do those prices come with fries & a coke?

 

[SleepyLion]

Do those prices come with fries & a coke?

I thought that's what the fans were being paid to attend. Now you want fries and a coke too!

 

[step.eng69]

I thought that's what the fans were being paid to attend. Now you want fries and a coke too!

 

[Alphalion75]

I have the cheapest and best seat in the house.....my house in my chair in front of my 65" Sony Bravia.

 

[LionsAndBears]

I have the cheapest and best seat in the house.....my house in my chair in front of my 65" Sony Bravia.

During Covid I got comfortable sitting in front of my TV and I gave up my tickets after 15 years. As each year went by I missed being in the stadium. This year I'm back. There's something special about being there that the TV can't duplicate.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

I remember reading what a Badgers fan wrote about making the hours-long drive to Camp Randall in the fall and going to the games while he was still physically able to do so so that he doesn't regret it later in life when he'll no longer be able to do so and wish he had when he could. That stuck with me.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

Thanks for posting the info Wandering Spectator. What road trips do you have planned this year?

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Huh… it’s free in my sun room!

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Thanks for posting the info Wandering Spectator. What road trips do you have planned this year?

Just USC at this point. Had planned on WVU but other plans took priority. Already checked off Purdue and Wisconsin. Minny would be great, but not in late November.
I can’t wait until they play at Oregon and Washington.

 

[BobPSU92]

Huh… it’s free in my sun room!

Cool! What time does your driveway open?

 

[PSU12046]

Cool! What time does your driveway open?

Price is no object because you’ll have a free driveway parking pass from touring the Palmer Art Museum

 

[SleepyLion]

I have the cheapest and best seat in the house.....my house in my chair in front of my 65" Sony Bravia.

A 65" Sony Bravia is $1800 or so... should have the Hisense for $400 and a smaller on would be even cheaper!

 

[Alphalion75]

A 65" Sony Bravia is $1800 or so... should have the Hisense for $400 and a smaller on would be even cheaper!

I purchased my Sony Brabiain 2008 and the picture is still perfect.

 

[Alphalion75]

During Covid I got comfortable sitting in front of my TV and I gave up my tickets after 15 years. As each year went by I missed being in the stadium. This year I'm back. There's something special about being there that the TV can't duplicate.

You're right. It can't duplicate the hassle with parking, hotels and the crowds.

 

[SleepyLion]

I purchased my Sony Brabiain 2008 and the picture is still perfect.

But in 2008 you could have had that Visio you always dreamt of. Maybe in a 32" model.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Cool! What time does your driveway open?

Haha….7am, no matter what time the game starts. Smoking meat begins at 11!

 

[fairgambit]

During Covid I got comfortable sitting in front of my TV and I gave up my tickets after 15 years. As each year went by I missed being in the stadium. This year I'm back. There's something special about being there that the TV can't duplicate.

To each his own. I held season tickets for 40 years and, in hindsight, I regret it all. With Nittany Lion Club donations, cost of tickets, hotel rooms for 2 nights in State College, meals, gas, souvenirs, and all the rest, I spent over 250 grand. I could have bought this and still had lots left over. Unlike you, I don't miss it and far more enjoy watching a game at home with family and close friends.

 

[BobPSU92]

Haha….7am, no matter what time the game starts. Smoking meat begins at 11!

For me, it’s Justin’s nut butter spread liberally on my muffin.

 

[BobPSU92]

But in 2008 you could have had that Visio you always dreamt of. Maybe in a 32" model.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

You're right. It can't duplicate the hassle with parking, hotels and the crowds.

The thing I'd miss the least would be someone's knees in my back.

 

[PSUFBFAN]

To each his own. I held season tickets for 40 years and, in hindsight, I regret it all. With Nittany Lion Club donations, cost of tickets, hotel rooms for 2 nights in State College, meals, gas, souvenirs, and all the rest, I spent over 250 grand. I could have bought this and still had lots left over. Unlike you, I don't miss it and far more enjoy watching a game at home with family and close friends.

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So, you regret spending 40 years with family and friends and would rather have a car? That's kind of sad.

 

[fairgambit]

So, you regret spending 40 years with family and friends and would rather have a car? That's kind of sad.

Yes. It would be pathetically sad, but that is not what I said.
My wife and I attended games for 40 years either alone, or with our 2 daughters. We rarely socialized with anyone else before, during, or after the games. If you read the last sentence of my post carefully, It says "I don't miss it and far more enjoy watching a game at home with family and close friends."
Having given up my tickets, I can still watch the games with my family, but now we can have our close friends join us. In doing so we are far more comfortable, eat better, and have a great time, all at a fraction of the cost. What really is "kind of sad" is throwing away 250 grand. It is one of the biggest regrets of my life.

 

[PSUSignore]

Top 10 least expensive tickets for B1G games:

Villanova @ Maryland $10.00
Central Michigan @ Illinois $11.00
Northwestern @ Maryland $12.00
Indiana State @ Purdue $13.00
UConn @ Maryland $15.00
Rutgers @ Maryland $15.00
Purdue @ Illinois $16.00
Eastern Illinois @ Illinois $16.00
Minnesota @ Illinois $19.00
Michigan State @ Illinois $20.00

Half of those include our rumored Whiteout opponent. How exciting that will be for everyone. /s

 

[MtNittany]

Half of those include our rumored Whiteout opponent. How exciting that will be for everyone. /s

Hoping it will be UCLA. Anything less will be a nationwide BOOO! to the networks.

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Half of those include our rumored Whiteout opponent. How exciting that will be for everyone. /s

Agree. But I certainly hope that’s not the case. While it would be great for our opponents’ fan base, it would suck for ours. Having different teams and their fans experience the Whiteout would be a great thing, but it can’t be wasted on an inferior opponent. Not saying Illinois would never beat us, but there are other more worthy opponents. The networks need to come to terms with it for the sake of the sport.

 

[BVSt.Paul]

Yes. It would be pathetically sad, but that is not what I said.
My wife and I attended games for 40 years either alone, or with our 2 daughters. We rarely socialized with anyone else before, during, or after the games. If you read the last sentence of my post carefully, It says "I don't miss it and far more enjoy watching a game at home with family and close friends."
Having given up my tickets, I can still watch the games with my family, but now we can have our close friends join us. In doing so we are far more comfortable, eat better, and have a great time, all at a fraction of the cost. What really is "kind of sad" is throwing away 250 gra

It’s a shame you regret something that you did for 40 years. That’s a hell of a big chunk of your life to wish you had lived differently.

 

[Connorpozlee]

Yes. It would be pathetically sad, but that is not what I said.
My wife and I attended games for 40 years either alone, or with our 2 daughters. We rarely socialized with anyone else before, during, or after the games. If you read the last sentence of my post carefully, It says "I don't miss it and far more enjoy watching a game at home with family and close friends."
Having given up my tickets, I can still watch the games with my family, but now we can have our close friends join us. In doing so we are far more comfortable, eat better, and have a great time, all at a fraction of the cost. What really is "kind of sad" is throwing away 250 grand. It is one of the biggest regrets of my life.

You are saying you regret something you did with your family for 40 years. That is sad for me to read.
Now, if you said that was something I enjoyed doing for 40 years but no longer enjoy that would be different.

 

[fairgambit]

It’s a shame you regret something that you did for 40 years. That’s a hell of a big chunk of your life to wish you had lived differently.

Yes, it is a shame, but at my age I have many regrets. I haven't loved enough. I have often been been too quick to anger and too slow to forgive. I have let too many dreams die as I wasted time on matters that were of no real importance to me, my family, or friends. I don't dwell on these regrets, but I try to repair any damage done and, when appropriate, pass on my experiences hoping others might profit by my example. Of course the latter rarely works and people will generally learn by their own journey through life, as I have.
This is not to suggest that buying season tickets is a bad thing, or that I am some font of wisdom. I would just urge us all to consider our life choices a bit more carefully. As Whittier said, "Of all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these: 'It might have been".

 

[fairgambit]

You are saying you regret something you did with your family for 40 years. That is sad for me to read.
Now, if you said that was something I enjoyed doing for 40 years but no longer enjoy that would be different.

I enjoyed it at the time, but I now realize my life, and that of my family, would be far better had I saved the 250 grand. I don't know. Maybe the whole Sandusky thing, and Joe's villification, has made it all seem so pointless. Add in my disgust with most of the Board of Trustees and I have little reason to go back. I haven't set foot on campus in nearly 15 years and will likely never return. In any event, I am now much happier watching at home. 100,000 others feel differently. Who am I to say they are wrong?

 

[BobPSU92]

One must remember that fair hates Penn State even more than we do.

 

[fairgambit]

One must remember that fair hates Penn State even more than we do.

Bob, that made me laugh out loud.
Still, let me make clear that I don't hate Penn State. My problem is with most of the Board of Trustees, past and present.

 

[LionsAndBears]

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I enjoyed it at the time, but I now realize my life, and that of my family, would be far better had I saved the 250 grand. I don't know. Maybe the whole Sandusky thing, and Joe's villification, has made it all seem so pointless. Add in my disgust with most of the Board of Trustees and I have little reason to go back. I haven't set foot on campus in nearly 15 years and will likely never return. In any event, I am now much happier watching at home. 100,000 others feel differently. Who am I to say they are wrong?

I only go to the big games which usually account for 1-3 games a year. I sell the remaining tickets. Also, I either stay in my friend's RV or I drive back to Reading the same day. My expenses aren't nearly as much as yours.

PS I've enjoyed some really memorable moments in that stadium with family and friends that I never would have enjoyed in front of the tv.

 

[rudedude]

For me, it’s Justin’s nut butter spread liberally on my muffin.

Oh man, there is just so much wrong with that sentence!

 

[JohnJumba]

Do those prices come with fries & a coke?

Just one drink and a key chain.

 

[rudedude]

Yes, it is a shame, but at my age I have many regrets. I haven't loved enough. I have often been been too quick to anger and too slow to forgive. I have let too many dreams die as I wasted time on matters that were of no real importance to me, my family, or friends. I don't dwell on these regrets, but I try to repair any damage done and, when appropriate, pass on my experiences hoping others might profit by my example. Of course the latter rarely works and people will generally learn by their own journey through life, as I have.
This is not to suggest that buying season tickets is a bad thing, or that I am some font of wisdom. I would just urge us all to consider our life choices a bit more carefully. As Whittier said, "Of all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these: 'It might have been".

So what you are saying is that you are human. Welcome to the club!
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without”.

 

[fairgambit]

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I only go to the big games which usually account for 1-3 games a year. I sell the remaining tickets. Also, I either stay in my friend's RV or I drive back to Reading the same day. My expenses aren't nearly as much as yours.

PS I've enjoyed some really memorable moments in that stadium with family and friends that I never would have enjoyed in front of the tv.

Certainly my paying for 2 nights of lodging 7 times a season, and the expense of 2 days of meals on the road, greatly increased the cost. I also, foolishly, donated much more than was required for my seats thinking I was part of some larger Camelotic quest. I bought into the whole "We Are" myth until I finally realized that Penn State Football was a business and I was just another customer. Certainly there were memorable moments over 40 years, like the 2005 win over Ohio State, and while being there added to the glory of the victory, they collectively were not worth the price I paid. I could have spent those funds on helping pay college tuition for my grandchildren, buying my single daughter a house, donating to a charity that actually helped people in need, or any number of other worthy endeavors. Ah well. A life lesson painfully learned. I will move on from this thread. I am depressing myself and likely everyone else as well. By the way, what time do the gates open?

 

[EPC FAN]

For me, it’s Justin’s nut butter spread liberally on my muffin.

My word, you are really soft.