All,
Just like last year, I'm doing the 'Tickets as Low As' week by week for the Big Ten (or it it B1G). I originally looked up the prices on August 11th -- now, 17 days later and the games about to begin, let's see what changed.
This offers in indication on where the excitement may lie in the upcoming week. As always I checked ESPN's scoreboard and noted the 'Tickets as low as' value. And, this doesn't take into account fees and other expenses ticket sites tack on.
| Home | Away | 8/11 | 8/28 | delta | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | Texas | $314 | $229 | -85 | oh well, still huge game |
| Cincy | Nebraska | $145 | $61 | -84 | I guess some sellers getting scurred kickoff in 3.5 hours |
| UCLA | Utah | $101 | $32 | -69 | |
| Michigan | New Mexico | $80 | $67 | -13 | don't get me started |
| Oregon | Montana St. | $28 | $20 | -8 | hmph |
| Tulane | Northwestern | $8 | $6 | -2 | ooh, save Two Dollars |
| #12 Illinois | W. Illinois | $7 | $6 | -1 | #Bert |
| Washington | Colorado | $10 | $9 | -1 | |
| PSU | Nevada | $14 | $13 | -1 | Franklin's Last Stand? |
| Minnesota | Buffalo | $18 | $17 | -1 | kickoff 2.5 hours from now |
| USC | Missouri State | $18 | $17 | -1 | welcome to FBS, Mo St. |
| Rutgers | Ohio | $26 | $26 | -1 | kickoff in 30 minutes from this article |
| Maryland | Florida Atl. | $6 | $6 | 0 | 17 days later, still the cheapest |
| Wisconsin | Miami (OH) | $7 | $8 | +1 | kickoff in 3.5 hours -- hurry! |
| MSU | Western Mich | $52 | $56 | +4 | smart people, explain why this is so much? |
| Iowa | U of Albany | $29 | $29 | +5 | Why? |
| Indiana | Old Dominion | $26 | $32 | +6 | why not? They were in the field of 12 :) |
| Purdue | Ball State | $7 | $16 | +9 | Purdue wins in price increase perhaps their only victory of the season |
Basically, it's all in the noise, most things moved less than $10.
The 3 big ticket items (UCLA/Utah, Cincy/Neb, OSU/Texas) dwindling make sense as the greedy ticket speculators are getting nervous.
Also, congrats to Purdue having the highest increase. After going 0-11 in 2024 against FBS, you have something to brag about :).
