TicketCity’s Bowl Challenge is On!

Tim TebowOf course everyone is talking about the conference matchups including the Big 12 Championship in Dallas and the heated SEC Championship in Atlanta with #1 Florida and #3 Alabama looking to meet head to head.  But it is November already, so bowl predictions have begun as well.  The pros have their opinions, but we know college football fans have their own predictions – whether based on a gut feeling, their own educated guesses, or in some cases, simply a strong desire to will their team into the BCS Championship.

Regardless of how fans make their predictions or what they base them on, TicketCity is giving college football fans everywhere the chance to attend the bowl game of their choice in TicketCity’s Bowl Challenge.  Entering is easy, just go Rose Bowlto TicketCity.com, search for the BCS bowl game you’d like to attend, and fill out the online entry form to pick the two teams you predict to be matched up in that bowl game.  All bowl game entries that include the correct team matchups will be entered in a random drawing.  The winner receives tickets to the bowl game they selected upon entry.  Check out the bowl games with the top entries to date.  Just click on the bowl below to make your entry or click here to select your bowl.

 

 

Jan 7 – BCS Championship – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Jan 1 – Rose Bowl – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Jan 2 – Cotton Bowl – Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

Jan 1 – Sugar Bowl - Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Des 31 – Chick-fil-A Bowl – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Jan 4 – Fiesta Bowl – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Dec 30 – Holiday Bowl – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

Jan 2 – Papajohns.com Bowl – Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

Jan 1 – Capital One Bowl – Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

Dec 30 – Texas Bowl – Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

Jan 2 – Alamo Bowl - Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Dec 22 – Las Vegas Bowl – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Jan 2 – Liberty Bowl - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

Dec 26 – Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Dec 31 – Sun Bowl – Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Dec 29 – Champs Sports Bowl – Citrus Bowl, Orlando Florida

Dec 26 – Emerald Bowl – ATT Park, San Francisco, CA

Dec 26 – Meineke Car Care Bowl – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

Dec 27 – Music City Bowl - LP Field, Nashville, TN

Dec 20 – New Orleans Bowl - Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Jan 1 – Gator Bowl – Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Jan 6 – GMAC Bowl – Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

Dec 28 – Independence Bowl - Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

Jan 5 – Orange Bowl - LandShark Stadium, Miami, FL

Jan 1 – Outback Bowl – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Dec 23 – Pointsettia Bowl – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

Dec 30 – Roady’s Humnitarian Bowl - Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID

Whatever Bowl you’re interested in, register online now as entries are only accepted through Decemeber 4th. one bowl entry per person.  Good Luck!  And if you’d rather just buy your seats know so you can make your travel plans, of course TicketCity is here to help you out with that as well!

Win free tickets to any 2009-2010 Bowl Game

Our TicketCity Bowl Challenge offers you the chance to win a pair of tickets to any 2009-2010 Bowl Game.  Visit our TicketCity Bowl Game Tickets page for details on the contest and your chance to enter to win.  Everyone who correctly picks the matchup will be eligible to win.

You can win tickets to the best 2009-2010 bowl games, including; the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, the Rose Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl.  See your favorite college football team play in a top bowl game for FREE.  Enter today to win bowl game tickets, by clicking on the banner below.

Win free bowl game tickets

If you do not want to wait to win, you can buy bowl game tickets today at TicketCity.  Visit our Bowl Game Tickets page or call 1.800.880.8886 to place your order.  We also have tickets available for the ACC Championship, Big 12 Championship Game and SEC Championship Game.

The Week in TicketCity Search – November 6th

Miley Cyrus Returns

“Interesting Times” indeed. Not just the punchline of a purported ancient Chinese curse or a good read by Terry Prachett, it describes the movement on the top 10 in recent weeks nicely. Not that I mind, makes it easier to write these things. One thing certainly hasn’t changed, that’s Taylor Swift’s recent dominance, which continues handily through this week as well.

It is all about music and football this week. The football arrives courtesy of 2 upcoming and hotly anticipated conference championships, one for the SEC and one for the Big 12. The Big 12 is certainly anticipated locally, as Austin’s own Longhorns are a favorite to attend at this point. The SEC because, well, it’s the SEC which has a habit of producing college football’s top teams year after year.

Miley missed the countdown so much she returned at #3, while Aventura and Bon Jovi both dropped thanks to the Longhorns and their championship hopes. AC/DC makes an appearance. They’ve been on tour for a while now, but it took a show at the Frank Irwin Center to put them up on the big board. A veritable institution of rock, they’ve been touring in support of their most recent release, Black Ice, which is just over a year old at this point.

Current
Rank
Last
Week
Keyword
Searched
1 1 Taylor Swift
2 - Big 12 Championship
3 - Miley Cyrus
4 - Texas Longhorns
5 3 Aventura
6 2 Bon Jovi
7 - AC/DC
8 - Lady Gaga
9 7 KISS
10 - SEC Championship

TicketCity’s 25 Hottest College Football Games for The Week of November 2nd

Top 25 College Football Games for Week 12

Each week TicketCity releases a list of the top 25 hottest games of the 2009 regular college football season based on average ticket price.  The list is accumulated by compiling a majority of the available tickets on the secondary market throughout the entire country.  The secondary market is comprised of over 800 established ticket brokers, and fans who are listing extra tickets to sell.

Check weekly for the Top 25 list and analysis of college football!

2009 Top 25 Hottest College Football Games – Week of November 2nd
Current Rank
Prev. Rank
College Football Game away team @ home team)
Game
Location
Game
Date
Average
Price
Our Starting Price
1 1 Florida State at Florida Gainesville, FL 11/28 $430.00 $194.00
2 2 LSU at Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 11/7 $365.00 $225.00
3 3 Alabama at Auburn Auburn, AL 11/27 $299.00 $189.00
4 4 Ohio State at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 11/21 $250.00 $155.00
5 5 Ohio State at Penn State University Park, PA 11/7 $245.00 $120.00
6 6 Clemson at South Carolina Columbia, SC 11/28 $235.00 $99.00
7 11 Idaho at Boise State Boise, ID 11/14 $235.00 $125.00
8 9 Auburn at Georgia Athens, GA 11/14 $225.00 $120.00
9 10 Texas at Texas A&M College Station, TX 11/26 $200.00 $108.00
10 14 Iowa at Ohio State Columbus, OH 11/14 $200.00 $110.00
11 Minnesota at Iowa Iowa City, IA 11/21 $195.00 $150.00
12 13 Georgia at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA 11/28 $189.00 $108.00
13 15 Virginia Tech at Virginia Charlottesville, VA 11/28 $185.00 $79.00
14 18 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 11/14 $175.00 $69.00
15 20 Washington State at Washington Seattle, WA 11/28 $175.00 $110.00
16 22 Kansas at Texas Austin, TX 11/21 $170.00 $94.00
17 7 Oklahoma at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 11/7 $170.00 $85.00
18 19 Florida at South Carolina Columbia, SC 11/14 $169.00 $74.00
19 17 Texas Tech at Baylor Arlington, TX 11/28 $165.00 $108.00
20 24 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Norman, OK 11/28 $155.00 $99.00
21 25 Pittsburgh at West Virginia Morgantown, WV 11/27 $155.00 $99.00
22 25 UCLA at USC Los Angeles, CA 11/28 $150.00 $100.00
23 23 Army vs Navy Philadelphia, PA 12/12 $150.00 $79.00
24 12 Navy at Notre Dame South Bend, IN 11/7 $150.00 $80.00
25 21 North Carolina at North Carolina State Raleigh, NC 11/28 $125.00 $84.00
  • Data is from Week of November 2, 2009
  • Average Price is generated from all Secondary Market tickets listed on TicketCity.com (approx. 800 ticket brokers)
  • All prices are per ticket.
  • Prices are subject to change, so they may not be the same today.

The Week in TicketCity Search – October 30th

Make-Up Taylor Swift Pic For Last Week

A slightly premature Happy Halloween to all.  The shakeups continue, though Taylor Swift retains her commanding lead at #1, Miley Cyrus exits the countdown completely for the first time in a long time. Replaced by? Bon Jovi. The veteran pop rockers have a new album, The Circle, releasing in November, and a new tour to support it. The Circle Tour doesn’t kick off until February 2010, but long time fans are looking to get their seats early.

Aventura remains a steady 3, while the announcement of a new Garth Brooks show in Vegas put him back on the radar after his “retirement”. Interest is running high for his opening shows, though the engagement is for five years, so I wouldn’t worry too much if you’re not able to get in for the first few months. Like many Vegas acts, Garth is going to be there a while.

The World Series clocks in at #6, though maybe I should have just combined the numbers for it and the Yankees down at #8. The Turnpike Series is now tied 1-1 heading into Game 3. Squeezed in between is Notre Dame, who’s about engage to in the “San Antonio Showdown” with rivals Washington State this weekend. Tickets are still available for that game.

Current
Rank
Last
Week
Keyword
Searched
1 1 Taylor Swift
2 - Bon Jovi
3 3 Aventura
4 - Garth Brooks
5 8 Disney On Ice
6 - World Series
7 - Norte Dame
8 5 NY Yankees
9 7 U2
10 - Phish

How often has BCS Championship matched top teams?

The BCS Championship started in 1998 as a way to matchup the #1 and #2 team in a one-game National Championship Game.  Since that first game in 1998 between Tennessee and Florida State, the BCS Championship Game has matched the #1 and #2 teams in the AP rankings just eight times.  In those eight matchups, the #1 team has won four and the #2 has won four.  Below is a breakdown of those BCS Championship Games – click here to see more information on the BCS National Championship Game history.

BCS Championship Game (#1 ranked team defeats #2 team)
1998 – Tennessee Volunteers (#1) beat Florida State Seminoles (#2)
1999 – Florida State (#1) beats Virginia Tech Hokies (#2)
2004 – USC Trojans (#1) beat Oklahoma Sooners (#2)
2008 – Florida Gators (#1) beat Oklahoma (#2)

BCS Championship Game (#2 ranked team upsets #1 team)
2002 – Ohio State Buckeyes (#2) beat Miami Hurricanes (#1)
2005 – Texas Longhorns (#2) beat USC (#1)
2006 – Florida (#2) beats Ohio State (#1)
2007 – LSU Tigers (#2) beat Ohio State (#1)

BCS Championship Games that did not match #1 versus #2 team
2000 – Oklahoma (#1) beats Florida State (#3)
* The Miami Hurricanes were ranked #2 in AP poll to end season, won their bowl game and finished #2 overall.

2001 – Miami (#1) beats Nebraska Cornhuskers (#4)
* Oregon & Colorado finished ahead of Nebraska in week 15 AP rank. Oregon won Fiesta Bowl to finish 11-1 and #2.

2003 – LSU (#2) beats Oklahoma (#3)
* USC was #1 ranked team, won their bowl game and split the Championship.

TicketCity’s 25 Hottest College Football Games for The Week of October 26th

Top 25 College Football Games for Week 11

Each week TicketCity releases a list of the top 25 hottest games of the 2009 regular college football season based on average ticket price.  The list is accumulated by compiling a majority of the available tickets on the secondary market throughout the entire country.  The secondary market is comprised of over 800 established ticket brokers, and fans who are listing extra tickets to sell.

Check weekly for the Top 25 list and analysis of college football!

2009 Top 25 Hottest College Football Games – Week of October 26th
Current
Rank
Prev.
Rank
College Football Game
(away team @ home team)
Game
Location
Game
Date
Average
Price
Our Starting
Price
1 1 Florida State at Florida Gainesville, FL 11/28 $410.00 $194.00
2 2 LSU at Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 11/7 $375.00 $250.00
3 4 Alabama at Auburn Auburn, AL 11/27 $299.00 $168.00
4 5 Ohio State at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 11/21 $270.00 $168.00
5 3 Ohio State at Penn State University Park, PA 11/7 $261.00 $150.00
6 14 Clemson at South Carolina Columbia, SC 11/28 $235.00 $95.00
7 9 Oklahoma at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 11/7 $225.00 $133.00
8 6 Georgia at Florida Jacksonville, FL 10/31 $225.00 $83.00
9 12 Auburn at Georgia Athens, GA 11/14 $210.00 $108.00
10 10 Texas at Texas A&M College Station, TX 11/26 $200.00 $108.00
11 11 Idaho at Boise State Boise, ID 11/14 $195.00 $125.00
12 18 Navy at Notre Dame South Bend, IN 11/7 $195.00 $95.00
13 16 Georgia at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA 11/28 $189.00 $108.00
14 23 Iowa at Ohio State Columbus, OH 11/14 $185.00 $105.00
15 Virginia Tech at Virginia Charlottesville, VA 11/28 $185.00 $80.00
16 24 Texas Tech at Baylor Arlington, TX 11/28 $175.00 $65.00
17 13 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 11/14 $175.00 $55.00
18 21 Florida at South Carolina Columbia, SC 11/14 $175.00 $75.00
19 Washington State at Washington Seattle, WA 11/28 $175.00 $110.00
20 North Carolina State at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 11/21 $160.00 $44.00
21 Kansas at Texas Austin, TX 11/21 $159.00 $94.00
22 Army vs Navy Philadelphia, PA 12/12 $155.00 $75.00
23 20 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Norman, OK 11/28 $155.00 $110.00
24 22 UCLA at USC Los Angeles, CA 11/28 $150.00 $125.00
25 Pittsburgh at West Virginia Morgantown, WV 11/27 $150.00 $115.00
  • Data is from Week of October 26, 2009
  • Average Price is generated from all Secondary Market tickets listed on TicketCity.com (approx. 800 ticket brokers)
  • All prices are per ticket.
  • Prices are subject to change, so they may not be the same today.

2009 World Series Set

After Saturday’s rain cancellation, ALCS Game 6 moved to Sunday and the Yankees subsequently moved into the World Series after ending the Angels’ run. They will meet returning champs the Phillies, who took out the Dodgers in the NLCS. The prospect of a “freeway series” out in LA was not to be.

There’s less than 100 miles between Philly and New York, though, so the freeway ride may be longer, but it’s possible for enterprising fans to see all the games in both Yankee Stadium and Citizens Bank Park.

2009 World Series Schedule:

Game 1New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies Yankee Stadium October 28 Buy Tickets
Game 2 -New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies Yankee Stadium October 29 Buy Tickets
Game 3 - Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Citizens Bank Park October 31 Buy Tickets
Game 4 - Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Citizens Bank Park November 1 Buy Tickets
Game 5*Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Citizens Bank Park November 2 Buy Tickets
Game 6* -New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies Yankee Stadium November 4 Buy Tickets
Game 7* -New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies Yankee Stadium November 5 Buy Tickets

*If necessary. Full refund on games not played.

There’s 2 days before the opener, so get your tickets today!

The Week in TicketCity Search – October 23rd

I could have gone with
a Taylor Swift photo, but how
boring would that have been?

Big changes this week. Taylor Swift, who hasn’t been absent the countdown for some time, rises to the very top as demand for her Fearless Tour is bigger now than ever before. The tour was recently extended to run through the middle of 2010, with additional dates in Austrailia and North America. Perhaps with a little girl power bump, Miley Cyrus takes the second spot, while Aventura climbs again to #3.

The Longhorns dip a bit, and right on their heels are the New York Yankees. I wonder why? Oh, right… the ALCS and their inability to shut the Angels down and get it over with. I’ve got a World Series Tickets page to update guys, so get it done so I can put that puppy to bed for 2009.

Finally, making her debut on the countdown at #9 is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, which is the really, really long way of saying Lady Gaga. Another in a long line of artists that no one you know will admit to liking yet sells millions of albums and sells out shows nationwide. The Lady is touring solo in support of her debut album, The Fame, after a planned joint tour with Kanye West fell through. On the whole, that was probably a plus for her.

Current Rank
Last Week
Keyword Searched
1 6 Taylor Swift
2 8 Miley Cyrus
3 5 Aventura
4 1 Texas Longhorns
5 - NY Yankees
6 6 Dallas Cowboys
7 3 U2
8 - Disney On Ice
9 - Lady Gaga
10 - LSU Football

2009 World Series schedule

The Philadelphia Phillies have clinched a spot in the 2009 World Series and the New York Yankees are up 3-2 on the Los Angeles Angels for the AL spot.  So it’s time to set the schedule for the ‘09 Fall Classic.

2009 World Series schedule:
Game 1 – Phillies at Yankees/Angels – Wed, Oct 28th
Game 2 – Phillies at Yankees/Angels – Thur, Oct 29th
Game 3 – Yankees/Angels at Phillies – Sat, Oct 31
Game 4 – Yankees/Angels at Phillies – Sun, Nov 1
Game 5 – Yankees/Angels at Phillies – Mon, Nov 2
Game 6 – Phillies at Yankees/Angels – Wed, Nov 4
Game 7 – Phillies at Yankees/Angels – Thu, Nov 5

The World Series is best 4 out of 7 series, the team with 4 wins is declared the champion.  The 2-3-2 series starts in the American League city, because the AL won the 2009 MLB All-Star Game, then moves to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary).

Buy Phillies World Series tickets.
Buy Yankees World Series tickets.
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