Going to try to go to first game this year and not looking to spend 350 a seat. Will probably go to Miami the way it works best for the family. I know there is a premium for sideline seats, but any chance of scalping some at the game for a decent price? Stub hub and the like are a complete ****ing joke, I guess this probably is way to early to get a decent price.
Notre Dame ticket question
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If you are willing to buy in pairs, there should be no problems finding tickets on game day on or around campus. If you are looking for groups of four or more together, that's a totally different story. And there's not much of a price difference based on seat location, unless you want to be 20 rows up on the 50 yd line.
I always buy my seats on game day and have never had a problem. You can expect to pay anything from half of face value to face value plus 50% if you wait until game day. I have sat everywhere from the third row beside the tunnel ND runs out of to 35 yard line on the visitors side of the field to 40 yard line in Gold seats behind the ND bench. I know of a good reliable reseller if you want to message me....actually do we have personal messages on this site? Either way enjoy the game and if the weather is at all unpleasant (under 40 degrees and cloudy) then tickets will be very easy to come by.
Warning: scalping on campus is illegal and can result in losing your money and tickets. Undercover happens to be watching and that will take care of that.You can be cited for criminal trespass and you will be asked to leave campus or even be subject to arrest. Buy on campus at your own peril. Just because John Doe never got caught on campus doesn't mean that you will not be the unlucky one who does. Plenty of off campus scalpers to buy tickets from and the ND ticket office does have tickets for sale three hours before kick off. The seats might not be prime but at least you will be paying face. The administration is always on the look out for fraud. That's why the hard line on campus scalpers.
If you are willing to pay face value and don't mind uppers and endzone seats, just buy them direct from the University ticket office now. I just bought a pair 5 days ago for the Miami game. They still have a lot left for some of the other games as well. You don't have to be a donor or any other special status and you can even do it online if you don't want to hassle with a phone call.
You can buy tickets on campus -- just do not pay more than face value for them and you are alright.
Under the heading of "Reselling Athletic Tickets On Campus" , it says this.........."In an effort to reduce scalping and fraud, the reselling of athletic tickets, FOR ANY AMOUNT, is strictly prohibited on the University of Notre Dame campus". Just last year, I watched a guy get busted near the main gate. Do it at your own peril. Not to mention, there are lots of fraudulent tickets out there.
I have seen them warn people and tell them to take it off property but unless someone is a known scalper they are never going to "bust you" at Notre Dame. It's just not the way the school does things...it is the happiest place on earth on game day....the Disneyworld of College Football as I like to tell my friends. Either way I will meet scalpers off Campus as they have the best selection. The people selling on Campus hold fingers up over their head letting you know how many tickets they have, often it is one or two. There is a rather large gentleman who stands out front of O'Rourkes that I have used twice over the years and he is fair and reliable.
You don't know that undercover will never escort you off campus. I watched it last season with my own eyes. Like anything, it depends upon the officer, whether he is having a bad day or good day, whether the scalper is a jerk or not. Whether the tickets are fraudulent or not. I just quoted university policy which takes precedence over anyone on this board. I know first hand how this works because a very close family member worked undercover at ND, Purdue, the Indy 500. Every situation is different, but, the university policy is in black and white. No gray area. Most fans buying from a scalper wouldn't know a fraud from the real thing. I hate the idea of fans spending hard earned money only to get ripped off. Single game tickets can be bought the day of the game, three hours before KO, at the ticket office.
I have season tickets....what most don't know, is face value on the ticket is only about 20% of the actual cost. Ticket holders must "donate" to get tickets......Better seats, the more the 20% goes down. If your 20-20 and in the lower bowl the "gift" is about 3500.00 for 2. With 6 tickets, you can add about 300 per ticket. So when you are buying, remember that the 80.00 is really 380.00
I live in the SE so I cannot make every game and sell on ebay or stubhub. Most fans would rather sell to ND people but the traveling teams normally buy and pay close to actual cost. I too have bought on campus but its a nice piece of mind to not have to go hunting if your taking a trip.
Good luck.
I live in the SE so I cannot make every game and sell on ebay or stubhub. Most fans would rather sell to ND people but the traveling teams normally buy and pay close to actual cost. I too have bought on campus but its a nice piece of mind to not have to go hunting if your taking a trip.
Good luck.
Yep. Lots of loyal Irish fans sold their tickets to Nebraska the last time the Huskers were in South Bend. It was a Nebraska home game in ND Stadium. They did it again for Tennessee game.
We have the #1 business school. We know enough to sell when people are offering $2,000 or more per pair.
Most likely, these are the same loyal fans who complain about the stadium not being loud enough or intimidating enough. I was there. It was a sad sad day. Because of it, the university has taken steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. We will see. Imagine the young Irish players looking up in the stands of their own home field and seeing a sea of red. Sad.
Please. The university is pricing tickets so high that the games are not selling out. Plenty of tickets are still available for some of this season's home games. When tickets are $150 per seat for some games, that is going to turn a lot of people off.
BTW, the Nebraska game you speak of probably had around 20,000 Nebraska fans there. They were far too many, but it was nowhere near a Nebraska home game. I was also there.
20,000. Maybe. Maybe more. Enough that both the radio and TV broadcasts made mention of it at the time. Enough where the university decided that this can't happen again. Enough that this was a topic on this very board. It was a Nebraska parade on the tollway going in and it was Nebraska convoy on the tollway going out. In over 50 years of attending games, I had never seen anything like it. The simple solution is if tickets are unaffordable, then don't buy them. Maybe ND will get the message. Maybe they won't. This had nothing to do with loyal fans selling their tickets for huge profits because they believed ND didn't stand a chance in the game.
Your earlier statement was that ND had taken steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. The prices for tickets now virtually assures that it will happen again.
Some seats are a limited PSL. You pay 20k for the right to buy the seat. After 20 years you have to buy again.
I was at the Nebraska game as well. One issue ND has is we have so many colors any other teams one stands out. Fans wear red hats for QB's, green, blue, white, gold and gray. It's rarely coordinated to be a "gold out" so any team that travels well can appear to dominate. I don't think Nebraska had much more than Texas had last year. ND is not just for us, many visiting teams see it as the Mecca of CFB. We will always have great fan support from other schools. One Thimg that makes ND special is how we welcome and treat other fans. I hear it all the time at games. It's not 1920. Most people are lucky to get to 1 game a year.
I was at the Nebraska game as well. One issue ND has is we have so many colors any other teams one stands out. Fans wear red hats for QB's, green, blue, white, gold and gray. It's rarely coordinated to be a "gold out" so any team that travels well can appear to dominate. I don't think Nebraska had much more than Texas had last year. ND is not just for us, many visiting teams see it as the Mecca of CFB. We will always have great fan support from other schools. One Thimg that makes ND special is how we welcome and treat other fans. I hear it all the time at games. It's not 1920. Most people are lucky to get to 1 game a year.
You are 100% correct my friend. The visiting fans that I have come in contact with all these many years have shown the greatest respect for our campus, traditions, and stadium. I love the look on their faces when ND first timers and visitors walk inside the stadium pre-game. I even had a lengthy discussion with a retired FSU line coach who came to see the game the last time FSU played ND. I was amazed at the humble respect he had for our house.
Thanks, Ill just keep shopping for a deal. If it wasn't my first visit I wouldn't be so picky on my seats, but as it is I'd really like to be somewhere from goal line to goal line at the least.
The way I understand it is you can buy tickets on campus, as long as it's not above face value.
I stated university policy, word for word, earlier in this thread. No ticket sales on campus at any price. Not my rule. It's university policy. The only place you can buy tickets on campus is at the ticket booth 3 hours before kick off. Just because a fan has bought tickets on campus at face doesn't mean it's university policy. Again, not my rule.
I've been buying tickets outside the stadium for well over 20 years. I've never had an issue, and I'll continue to do so for the next 20, God willing.
Can you provide a link to this policy? I've never heard it, I cannot seem to find it through any Google search. I'm not saying it's not there, but it would directly conflict this ND Resale Policy they have up.
http://www.und.com/tickets/tickets-resale.html
university ticket policy under the heading "Reselling of Athletic Tickets On Campus". Personally, how fans buy their tickets and where is none of my business. I'm just stating university policy.
http://www.und.com/tickets/ticket-policy-new.html
http://www.und.com/tickets/ticket-policy-new.html
Well, it seems they have two conflicting web pages up regarding the resale of tickets. So if I do run into any issue buying a ticket, you can be guaranteed I'll be referencing this the link I provided. I should reach 140 home games that I have attended this year without any issues. I had a chance to get season tickets from a friend of mine Paul Harvey (no not the one from the "rest of the story") but if you'll google his name and ND you'll see who I speak of. I just couldn't justify the cost now.
I think the issue is the term "on campus". That's where the problem lies with the university. Like I stated, many fans wouldn't know a bad ticket if they seen one up close. There are frauds out there and maybe the university has the intention of protecting fans on their property.
I do understand the reason for the policy. I would like to think with as many tickets as I have seen I would know the difference, but I'm sure people coming for the first time wouldn't. But that's the chances you take I guess. It would take a lot of nerve to sell counterfeit tickets on campus.
Call ticket office directly - just bought 3 tickets. Some may be separated but they are available. You should not have to pay a premium. Certainly not for that game.
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