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Article: Ticket prices rise throughout SEC
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- University Wire
- Article date:
- September 7, 2005
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Savi Smith
University Wire
09-07-2005
(The Gamecock) (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Long gone are the days when a father could drive up to the ballfield with his son and buy two tickets to the game along with a bucket of popcorn and a soda -- all for less than $20. These days, just hunting down the ticket itself is practically worth the life of that father's first born.
Ticket prices for college football have begun to skyrocket. It's not something that has happened all at once, but is rather a gradual buildup that has begun to raise eyebrows. With new South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier, every home game is already sold out for the 2005 season. Getting a ticket is virtually possible at ...