A couple things just to note.
Oooh. Season opener 2009 is on September 5 vs. Youngstown State? Unless they are bringing back the old unis for this game again, ugh. File this tidbit away. Since the Penguins began playing 1-A teams for money — 3 games so far — they haven’t scored a TD yet.
While Pitt wants to promote their season tickets as a great deal for fans, having StubHub issue a press release putting Pitt at the top of the list in terms of best value is a mixed blessing.
While the ticket resale value on StubHub can sometimes run into the hundreds of dollars for some of the nation’s top programs, there are dozens of marquee teams that carry very attractive resale prices. Many of them are ranked in the preseason Top 25 polls, while others offer substantial values with a very attractive schedule of home games. All prices listed in StubHub’s Best College Football Values poll are the current average selling prices for tickets sold through StubHub as of Aug. 27 using a minimum benchmark of 900 tickets sold for each team to validate any trend.
Leading the way as the best value in college football for 2008 is the University of Pittsburgh whose average selling price on StubHub to date is a very economical $39 per ticket. The Panthers not only carry an extremely affordable ticket price, but they’re expected to challenge for a conference title and also feature a stellar home schedule. Big East powers West Virginia, Louisville and Rutgers visit Heinz Field this season along with the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten. Despite these marquee games, a #25 preseason ranking by AP and a Heisman trophy candidate in RB LeSean McCoy, Pitt tickets at StubHub have remained the most affordable of any team in this year’s preseason poll. Tickets for the home opener this Saturday against Bowling Green are currently listed for as little as $3.
In other words, the interest or fan support is not nearly has high as supply. Even if the games are sell outs plenty of people are putting their tickets on the secondary market to keep prices down.
Rutgers was the only other team in their top-25. The Pac-10 led with 6 teams. The ACC had 5 teams. The Big 11 and Big 12 each had 4. The SEC had 3 and East Carolina made the list.
