Bowl Ticket Demand: Orange Bowl Tickets Can Be Had For $14 on StubHub

All, College Football Ty Duffy December 18th. 2012, 2:30pm

For a rough assessment of bowl game demand, we looked at the lowest available prices for each game on StubHub and ranked them. The results were interesting. Fans seem very excited for the BCS Title Game. The Gator Bowl? Not so much. Fourteen bowl games have tickets going for $20 or less.

BCS Championship Game (Notre Dame vs. Alabama): $1185 – They are ND.

Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma): $169.95 – This was the cheapest seat in the stadium, as fun as the party pass seems.

Fiesta Bowl (Oregon vs. Kansas State): $125

Rose Bowl (Stanford vs. Wisconsin): $114

Outback Bowl (South Carolina vs. Michigan): $93.99

Pinstripe Bowl (West Virginia vs. Syracuse): $79.99 – The Yankees would buy up tickets themselves just to avoid letting people in at a reasonable price.

Holiday Bowl (UCLA vs. Baylor): $69.49

New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana-Lafayette vs. East Carolina): $62

Poinsettia Bowl (BYU vs. San Diego State): $56

Sugar Bowl (Florida vs. Louisville): $45

Alamo Bowl (Oregon State vs. Texas): $45

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (Navy vs. Arizona State): $42

BBVA Compass Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Pitt): $41

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Purdue vs. Oklahoma State): $40

Beef O’Brady’s (UCF vs. Ball State): $33.50

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Clemson vs. LSU): $25

Sun Bowl (USC vs. Georgia Tech): $25

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (SMU vs. Fresno State): $20

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (TCU vs. Michigan State): $19

Capital One Bowl (Georgia vs. Nebraska): $17.98

Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force vs. Rice): $15

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan): $15

Belk Bowl (Cincinnati vs. Duke): $15 – Awesome helmets?

Orange Bowl (FSU vs. Northern Illinois): $14 – When the ACC and MAC powers combine…

Liberty Bowl (Tulsa vs. Iowa State): $14

Independence Bowl (Ohio vs. ULM): $13

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (Minnesota vs. Texas Tech): $13 – Unfortunately, a parking pass will still set you back $55.

Music City Bowl (Vanderbilt vs. N.C. State): $8

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Boise State vs. Washington): $6 – Third time loses its charm.

Russell Athletic Bowl (Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech): $3 – Virginia Tech, 6-6 with an FCS win, is expecting to take a $720,000 loss playing in this game.

Gator Bowl (Miss. State vs. Northwestern): $2.25 – It’s still a “New Years Day Bowl,” technically. Bonus toast from the people of Jacksonville.

Conclusions: Judging from these going rates, college football fans seem to enjoy competition, novelty and games played as close to home as possible. This should bode well for home playoff games when the field expands to 16.

*Note: We left off the Military bowl, no tickets available and the GoDaddy.com bowl because we don’t think $500 is the true bargain rate to see Arkansas State vs. Kent State at Ladd-Peebles.

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65 Responses to “Bowl Ticket Demand: Orange Bowl Tickets Can Be Had For $14 on StubHub”

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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:35 PM
They are ND.
So you’re saying people are paying that much to support and see the university win and not the players individually? Pay the players.
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Urinal Mint Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:36 PM
$170 to sit next to the angels in the rafters of Jerryworld.
No thanks. I’ll watch my Heisman winner on TV with cold beer and delicious brisket.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Russell Athletic Bowl (Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech): $3 – Virginia Tech, 6-6 with an FCS win, is expecting to take a $720,000 loss playing in this game.
$70 million in revenue with $62 million in expenses, VT will be fine.
$3 was same price as the Redskins vs Bills preseason ticket this summer.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
So you’re saying people are paying that much to support and see the university win and not the players individually?
Uh is the band going to play?
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
I believe the last time that photo was used, it prompted many comments about the aesthetic quality of the female fans on display. The comments were not kind in nature.
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payaso Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
No post about the New Mexico Bowl (on cable) outrating the #1 basketball team in the country (on network tv)?
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
*Note: We left off the Military bowl, no tickets available and the GoDaddy.com bowl because we don’t think $500 is the true bargain rate to see Arkansas State vs. Kent State at Ladd-Peebles.
yea, taht price is ridiculous, but that should be a pretty good matchup.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
/ OT
Just came across this very amusing photo collage of dueling church message boards.
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GloriousMullet Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
BBVA Compass Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Pitt): $41
This should be renamed the Panther Bowl
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
No post about the New Mexico Bowl (on cable) outrating the #1 basketball team in the country (on network tv)?
No, but Mamalickaboodbooday did show up in the threads last night to protest the lack of a post about the Indiana upset. He did not ask for everyone in the thread to be banned, however.
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GloriousMullet Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
No post about the New Mexico Bowl (on cable) outrating the #1 basketball team in the country (on network tv)?
New Mexico? Gross.
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Ty Duffy Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
No post about the New Mexico Bowl (on cable) outrating the #1 basketball team in the country (on network tv)?
College football more popular than college basketball. Bowl game earned almost exact same rating it did last year. Read all about it.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
$3 was same price as the Redskins vs Bills preseason ticket this summer
Canadian or U.S. dollars?
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:44 PM
I bet if UGA was picked to play FSU the game should sell out.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Canadian or U.S. dollars?
US so about $2.96 or so.
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Mike NYC Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:45 PM
$70 million in revenue with $62 million in expenses, VT will be fine.
Is that all the VT football program brings in? A lousy $8m in profit?
That’s horrible.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana-Lafayette vs. East Carolina): $62
Every ticket comes with a complimentary set of the following: one cheap plastic Mardi Gras necklace, one watered-down Pat O’Brien’s Hurricane, one flash of sagging tits on Bourbon and one armed mugging on a dark alley off the beaten path in the French Quarter.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Does anyone know what “Game Day expenses” entail and how Texas spends 300% more than the next highest school (Georgia)?
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Canadian or U.S. dollars?
US so about $2.96 or so.
Still overpriced for the Bills.
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jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
BCS Championship Game (Notre Dame vs. Alabama): $1185 – They are ND.
Sigh….I was willing to spend a lot….just not that much. Actually, this is the first I’ve seen anything mentioned under about $1400.
/runs to eBay
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HawkEye Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Every ticket comes with a complimentary set of the following: one cheap plastic Mardi Gras necklace, one watered-down Pat O’Brien’s Hurricane, one flash of sagging tits on Bourbon and one armed mugging on a dark alley off the beaten path in the French Quarter.
Do I at least get to keep the Pat O’Brien’s glass?
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Just came across this very amusing photo collage of dueling church message boards.
awesome.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Does anyone know what “Game Day expenses” entail
Hookers and blow for the coaching staff (the Mike Price contract clause)
Cheer girls and weed for the players
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Does anyone know what “Game Day expenses” entail and how Texas spends 300% more than the next highest school (Georgia)?
Mack Brown demands authentic Kobe beef every game day. If he’s going to underperform on the reg, might as well do so after a killer steak.
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payaso Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
I found at least three NFL games this weekend with prices of $25 or less on Stubhub. I guess that really represents the public’s thirst for regular season games.
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jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Exactly…that $1185 is SRO. $1300 for an actual seat.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Do I at least get to keep the Pat O’Brien’s glass?
That’s $5 extra.
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Sigh….I was willing to spend a lot….just not that much. Actually, this is the first I’ve seen anything mentioned under about $1400.
I was about to say…that price seems kind of low to me. I remember Ritty saying $2500 on gameday in Arizona couldn’t get him in to see $cam Newton.
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
venables.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Is that all the VT football program brings in? A lousy $8m in profit?
That’s horrible.
Athletic department in total. Non-profit so most schools try to spend it all, North Texas is in the red to the tune of $7 million annually.
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
North Texas is in the red to the tune of $7 million annually.
the fightin’ 096′s realize you can’t take it with you.
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
venables
St. Richt laughs at this. Get ready to see some 50-spots for UGA next year on offense. Just as long as you ignore the 40 spots they’ll give up on D.
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jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
I was about to say…that price seems kind of low to me. I remember Ritty saying $2500 on gameday in Arizona couldn’t get him in to see $cam Newton.
I talked to him about it a little before investigating. Couldn’t believe it when he said that. Looks like downtown KC will have to suffice.
/kicks rock
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
husker…who you like moer next year UGA or florida?
/you know what i mean by “like”…only new money could like florida football
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:56 PM
husker…who you like moer next year UGA or florida?
Georgia, though it’s a 51-49 kind of thing. UGAs offense is going to be amazing next year, and they’ve run the ball on Florida each year since Boom has been the head man in Gaynsville. Jarvis leaving (PLEASE STAY!!!) will hurt as he’s wrecked their shit on offense the last two years, but Jordan Jenkins is a JJ clone. If Florida finds a RB and/or 3 WRs between now and next Nov. 1 I’ll worry. It also depends on who leaves from Florida. They could lose a ton via early entries.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:58 PM
North Texas is in the red to the tune of $7 million annually.
the fightin’ 096′s realize you can’t take it with you
Change “Mean Green” to “Dead Red”
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 2:59 PM
UGA might be a better team next year and go 10-2 or 9-3 in the regular season. Their first month(ish) of games are brutal. They open @Clemson, SoCar, BYE, North Texas, LSU, @Tennessee.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
8 out of the top 10 colleges with the highest cost in student fees ($18 to $10 million annually) are from Ohio and Florida. I have come to the conclusion that student fees are the greatest factor in the level of state
bat-shittery.
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
agreed…prolly gotta wait to see who leaves florida first. but jones is gone, yo. you know this.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
Does anyone know what “Game Day expenses” entail
Varies from school to school. For example, Texas leaves complimentary Not in the South t-shirts, rally towels, and can koozies on all stadium seats. Part of Michigan’s game day expenses used are for the complimentary cheese and wine tasting that takes place at mid-field during halftime. Visitors to Columbus receive free STD planning guides.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
They open @Clemson, SoCar
The Ol Bawcoach is already scribbling down jokes on a cocktail napkin and giggling to himself.
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ms621 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
North Texas is in the red to the tune of $7 million annually.
Aren’t something like 90% of all Div. I athletic departments in the red?
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spencer096 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Their first month(ish) of games are brutal. They open @Clemson, SoCar, BYE, North Texas, LSU, @Tennessee.
YOURE DAMN RIGHT IT’S BRUTAL.
kidding aside, tennessee’s got the most brutal stretch. dont remember the specifics but it’s something like @ oregon, @ florida, some scrub team and then UGA, sakerlina and @ alabama in some order. that’s just not fair.
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Liquor Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Agree with duffy that the politically correct “access” provisions of the current system are bad for the game. I too yearn for a return to a time when bowls picked teams solely on public interest and potential profit.
Luckily brave bloggers fighting for NIU and Potato U and fairness have managed to single-handedly get this redistribution system replaced by one in which these smaller schools are left in the cold and the big conferences keep all the money.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Varies from school to school
LSU fans get a knock-off “Where’s Waldo” book titled “Where’s the QB” that challenges them to pick out the passer in the crowd of players on the offense.
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:05 PM
agreed…prolly gotta wait to see who leaves florida first. but jones is gone, yo. you know this.
I know…I know. The only player that is a question is Geathers, the DT. Homeboy needs to stay or UGA will get Bama’d on D 4-5 times next year.
kidding aside, tennessee’s got the most brutal stretch. dont remember the specifics but it’s something like @ oregon, @ florida, some scrub team and then UGA, sakerlina and @ alabama in some order. that’s just not fair.
Whoa. Butch Jones better save his money.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Aren’t something like 90% of all Div. I academic departments staffed by red commies?
Also true.
Well, true-ish.
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Luckily brave bloggers fighting for NIU and Potato U and fairness have managed to single-handedly get this redistribution system replaced by one in which these smaller schools are left in the cold and the big conferences keep all the money.
Which is just so god damn funny.
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ms621 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Aren’t something like 90% of all Div. I academic departments staffed by red commies?
Also true.
Well, true-ish.
How very Allen West of you.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Aren’t something like 90% of all Div. I athletic departments in the red?
Extremely misleading, they seem obligated to spend every last cent, so the majority of revenue and expenses are within a couple thousand either way.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:09 PM
How very Allen West of you
/ Refuses to relinquish seat in TBL House of Commenters
// Dragged out kicking and screaming by security
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Speaking of Allen West …
It’s a shocker, given the political debates of recent, that there has been no notice made here by anyone the last couple of days about the U.S. Senate gaining its first black member from the South since Reconstruction.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Aren’t something like 90% of all Div. I athletic departments in the red?
Louisiana Monroe can turn a $1.6 profit yearly with very low ticket sales and very (still cunty) low student fees. Also, keep in find student tuition aid is counted in full as an expenses which is almost complete bullshit. Majority want the appearance of being the red.
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kazzythekid Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
No tickets on stubhub for Military Bowl, possibly because of partnership with LivingSocial? I just got a link to this in one of their annoying emails:
what you get
$37 for One GA Ticket in 100- or 400-Level Sections
Commemorative T-Shirt
$99 for VIP Package
One Field-Level Ticket
Commemorative T-Shirt
Access to LivingSocial VIP Deck with Food, Cash Bar, and One Drink Ticket
Bowl Game Features Bowling Green and San Jose State
https://www.livingsocial.com/events/560042-military-bowl-presented-by-northrop-grumman
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ms621 Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Louisiana Monroe can turn a $1.6 profit yearly with very low ticket sales and very (still cunty) low student fees
<—-General Student fees for two semesters of 12+ hours: $4,700. I won't even tell you tuition.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:19 PM
kidding aside, tennessee’s got the most brutal stretch
True story. There are others with pretty brutal schedules as well. There was some chatter about possibly buying out the Oregon game, but I don’t see it happening. I’ve always enjoyed them playing tough schools, but not in this state.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
<—-General Student fees for two semesters of 12+ hours: $4,700. I won't even tell you tuition.
Spend $4 million on coaching salaries/benefits, game day expenses, recruiting and travel while receiving a $4 million subsidy. Shit is all kinds of fucked up.
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Nada Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Louisiana Monroe can turn a $1.6 profit yearly with very low ticket sales and very (still cunty) low student fees.
Yeah, but $1.60 goes a long way in Monroe.
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cleet Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Also, keep in find student tuition aid is counted in full as an expenses which is almost complete bullshit.
Why do you think this is bullshit?
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HuskerDawg Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
True story. There are others with pretty brutal schedules as well. There was some chatter about possibly buying out the Oregon game, but I don’t see it happening. I’ve always enjoyed them playing tough schools, but not in this state.
I was pissed when UGA bought out of the Oregon game. I wanted to go to a game at Autzen badly.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Why do you think this is bullshit?
Should specify that student athletes are priced at cost, as if their losing a students tuition, like there is no cost benefit to talking a long snapper or RGIII over Susie First Year Undeclared.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I wanted to go to a game at Autzen badly.
If I made low seven figures I would be there
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Tuition is presently up 498% since 1986. Texas A&M did not pay 498% more for Johnny Manziel versus Miami’s cost for Vinny Testaverde.
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sousedbergin Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Susie First Year Undeclared has antibiotic resistant gonorrhea by the way so buyer beware.
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Big--Oil Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
San Diego is representing. 2 of the top ten bowls in ticket prices. I have gone to the Holiday Bowl every year for the last 14 years. If the stupid Chargers would have built a stadium with their cash we could/would/should be on the rotation for the National Championship/soon to be NCAA playoff rotation.
Everything is just more fun when the weather is perfect.
/looks outside at the rain
//reassures oneself because the occurrence of rain is so rare it has a novelty