[Farm93]

This going rate on stubhub is a very bad sign.  For big programs, the base absorbs these unwanted local handouts in addition to their school\'s allotment.

V-Tech has been to South Florida too many times recently, so there is little interest from their end.  And Stanford is..well..Stanford.

Both schools will have extra tickets in their allotment.  Both schools have very little South Florida appeal, and both schools are not doing much to absorb the seating capacity in the system.  It wasn\'t that hard to predict, but the Stubhub prices normally are a reasonable indicator of True Market Value.

Oh well, I suspect the Orange Bowl is banking on the idea that Harbaugh and/or Luck will announce something that will make this a must see (on TV) game for most NFL fans.

If the ratings put the Orange Bowl ahead of the Fiesta and/or Sugar ratings then all will be OK from their perspective.

In some ways fans in the stands are most helpful because they create a sense that the event is important for TV surfers.  Maybe in the future, all of these bowls will resort to images of fans on tarps like they have started to use in Europe.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...03834.html

[Farm93]

This going rate on stubhub is a very bad sign.  For big programs, the base absorbs these unwanted local handouts in addition to their school\'s allotment.

V-Tech has been to South Florida too many times recently, so there is little interest from their end.  And Stanford is..well..Stanford.

Both schools will have extra tickets in their allotment.  Both schools have very little South Florida appeal, and both schools are not doing much to absorb the seating capacity in the system.  It wasn\'t that hard to predict, but the Stubhub prices normally are a reasonable indicator of True Market Value.

Oh well, I suspect the Orange Bowl is banking on the idea that Harbaugh and/or Luck will announce something that will make this a must see (on TV) game for most NFL fans.

If the ratings put the Orange Bowl ahead of the Fiesta and/or Sugar ratings then all will be OK from their perspective.

In some ways fans in the stands are most helpful because they create a sense that the event is important for TV surfers.  Maybe in the future, all of these bowls will resort to images of fans on tarps like they have started to use in Europe.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...03834.html