OSU v. Michigan, the final regular game of the season each year is shaping up to be possibly one of the biggest games ever played. With it looking more and more like an undefeated number 1 ranked Ohio State playing an undefeated number 2 ranked Michigan, Ohio Stadium is going to be electric. The excitement over the game is also leading to crazy ticket prices, with seats going for over a thousand dollars in the scalpers / ebay market. The seating group I am in was name ‘Law students who won’t sell out for $20′ but of course as the wins continued to rack up and the prices did too more and more of my fellow law students decided to cash out and take the money.
Aside from the fact I have a friend coming up to use one of the two tickets to the game I have (and which should be in a safe deposit box at this point) the money hasn’t swayed me from going. Why? Well my theory is that in a short time I will have hopefully joined the ranks of those who would have paid to come see the game in person, except by then I’ll be older and unable to go as a student (time travel will likely remain expensive for the foreseeable future so you must factor than in). So hopefully OSU does go undefeated and we face off and while I may be surrounded by folks who paid a hell of a lot more for their tickets then I did (a steal now at only $29 huh) as long as they are standing and rooting for the scarlet and grey I will be happy. Go Bucks!
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I have two tickets – and if I can get $2,000.00 for them, I think the responsible decision is to sell. Granted, it will be a fun 4 hours in the stadium, but for $2,000.00, I should get a lot more than 4 hours of fun. What about the memories you say…well, that is a chance I am going to take. Nobody will ask about the memories I missed out on if OSU loses. For Ed’s sake, I hope they don’t – otherwise, he’ll be forever haunted by what he could have done with that $2,000.00.
On a side note, I am glad there are people like Ed who aren’t selling out for the money – and I’m even happier that there are people willing to pay a thousand dollars for a ticket!
If your on a deserted island which would you take – going to the game or $2000?
A chance to see a #1 vs. #2 matchup in the greatest college football rivalry in history?
I’m happy Ed is not going to pass this chance up.
What would be amazing about that game is that the winner of the game would have to feel like their season is already over… winning that game would be 1000 times more important than winning the national championship… which is why it is the greatest rivalry in college football.
$2,000.00 won’t buy too much on a deserted island. Luckily, I live in the real world – where I will take the money.
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