What a system. From the official NFL site:
The demand for tickets to Super Bowl XLI greatly exceeds our ability to accommodate the majority of our fans interested in attending. Most tickets are made available through the two teams competing in the game, and to a lesser extent through each of our other NFL teams. Remaining tickets for the general public are made available through a random drawing. There is no other means for the general public to purchase tickets. The NFL does not sell tickets to travel or ticket agents. Entries for the random drawing are accepted between Feb. 1 and June 1 of the year preceding the game in question. …
Of course, scalpers always manage to get tickets, presumably from the teams based on the forgoing, and I’ve heard they’re going for upwards of $5,000.
Say what? For that much I could buy a whale of a plasma HD TV, have my lovely wife whip up some great snacks, not have to pay $10 a cup for beer, sit in a comfy room with family and friends and get much better coverage of the game! So who pays that kind of dough to sit a mile from the action between a couple of slobs slinging their beer during every play and then have to spend three hours getting back to an overpriced hotel room? I can’t imagine.
I married into a Chicago family so, as much as I like the Colts, I’ll be rooting for Da’ Bears. And I’ll admit I’d love to be in Chicago during and after the game, especially if Da’ Bears win. Chicago is a football town and they love their Bears, so the city will be filled with electric energy and wild parties.
Say what? For that much I could buy a whale of a plasma HD TV, have my lovely wife whip up some great snacks, not have to pay $10 a cup for beer, sit in a comfy room with family and friends and get much better coverage of the game! So who pays that kind of dough to sit a mile from the action between a couple of slobs slinging their beer during every play and then have to spend three hours getting back to an overpriced hotel room? I can’t imagine. I married into a Chicago family so, as much as I like the Colts, I’ll be rooting for Da’ Bears. And I’ll admit I’d love to be in Chicago during and after the game, especially if Da’ Bears win. Chicago is a football town and they love their Bears, so the city will be filled with electric energy and wild parties.
Hopefully, though, I’ll be watching the game with family and friends in front of a big screen TV while nibbling hot wings and home made chili and maybe playing a little touch football during halftime…