Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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fighting words Wes morgan S One Fan Is Willing To Walk For BCS Title Tickets ecuring a ticket to next month���s BCS National Championship Game has become merely a pipe dream for most Notre Dame and Alabama fans. According to recent reports, ticket prices for the Jan. 7 matchup at Sun Life Stadium in Miami are breaking all sort of records, with average cost per ticket expected to surpass the $2,500 folks shelled Irish fan Justin Ware is willing to sell his 2003 Chevrolet Silverado in out three weeks be- order to take his father, Thomas, to the Notre Dame-Alabama national fore last year���s Super showdown in Miami Jan. 7. photos courtesy justin ware Bowl. Officials at StubHub.com said ticket School spokesman Dennis Brown said prices should eclipse any other event one person donated $300,000, which offered in the history of the site by 25 sliced student rates from $300 to $150. percent. The average ticket price as of Other gifts totaling roughly $100,000 Dec. 10 was $1,912. Notre Dame boost- have been given to offset the cost of ers filed more than 100,000 requests student activities in Miami. for the 17,000 tickets allotted to each But what���s the average fan to do? The program. Roughly 1,000 temporary people who spent their hard-earned seats will be added to the Miami Dol- cash to afford individual regular-seaphins��� home stadium to boost capacity son tickets to Notre Dame games have to around 73,230. no chance of watching the battle verThe only thing that might spark more sus the Tide for what could be the first interest in this game is if Led Zeppelin Fighting Irish national title since 1988 were to perform at halftime. ��� unless they���re willing to give up an A few generous Notre Dame alumni, arm and a leg. who wish to remain anonymous, subPlenty of diehard supporters told me sidized student tickets with donations. via Twitter that they���d do exactly that,