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talkofthetown - > Talk of the Town -> The price of the Super Bowl, a tad outrageous?
The price of the Super Bowl, a tad outrageous?

Let's say you actually wanted to be inside the University of Phoenix Stadium for this Sunday's Super Bowl.

You'd probably have to spend about $2,000 and that would be for the cheap seats.

The face value of the ticket prices are $700 or $900. They get jacked up a little by people who actually buy them at those prices. Some choice seats can run $10,000 to $50,000.

The average  ticket price is more than $4,000, the above story says.

I would pay that kind of money for my life or the lives of my loved ones. Not much else.

What the Super Bowl will cost me this Sunday is maybe $25 on snacks, drinks and gasoline. (actually, I'm still eating free Ensure through my stomach tube, but we need to bring some food to share).

What would you pay to watch the Super Bowl?

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posted by OldBlue56 on Jan 31, 2008 at 04:17 PM

Will the doctor let you add just a tad of guacamole to the Ensure? That way you can party just like your friends. I am actually looking forward to watching the FBR Open as much as I am the Superbowl. It's gonna be a lazy sports watching day.

posted by adampayne on Feb 1, 2008 at 07:41 AM

I have been to two Super Bowls, both in San Diego. This is not a party for the little people. Think of it as a stadium event between Clinton and Obama. It is corporate insiders mixed with celebrities as the attendees. This is not to say that a few crazy people willing to shell out some serious bucks are not in attendance, however  these folks represent a tiny minority of the attendees at the actual game. The game, for most of the individuals in the stadium, is just frosting on a week long of revelry and networking cake. Exclusive gatherings showcasing vintage players and media stars representing various company products and sponsors mix and schmooze with other business brokers in an elite atmosphere of exclusivity. The actual fans who make up the national media ratings are allowed to gather (for a fee)  inside a fenced  NFL vendor fair and mingle among other folks with carnival hawkers selling NFL licensed merchandise.  

At my second Super Bowl (Bucs-Raiders) I noticed how scripted every piece of the event had become, and how beefed up the security was at every planned spot on the itinerary. The only improvisation during the whole Super Bowl week was the Raiders center, Barrett Robbins, melting down two days before the game from his bi-polar disorder, which caused a massive security brigade to encircle the hotel where the Raiders were staying. If you like meticulous manipulation of every detail, and the aggressive fraternalization that can only happen at busy airports in the post 9/11 era at the boarding gates then  Glendale, AZ is the place for you this year. For me, I'll watch the Puppy Bowl.       

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