NIU giving away tickets for free

[Daserop]

Northern Illinois offering students free Orange Bowl tickets - ESPN Chicago

[leroycyclone]

Northern Illinois offering students free Orange Bowl tickets - ESPN Chicago

One day in and the MAC is making a mockery of the BCS bowls.

[ianoconnor]

I see nothing wrong w/ students getting free tickets. More schools should do this.

[mtowncyclone13]

One day in and the MAC is making a mockery of the BCS bowls.

Looks familiar...

"The athletics department has decided to offer ISU student tickets for $25 each and subsidize the price difference."

[CycloneErik]

I guess I should have a problem with them providing a service for their students?
Should it be worse when I consider that they do this for their bowl game every year?

Sure, it's awful that they aren't functioning like they want to make a profit, but that isn't supposed to be the idea behind college sports anyway.

[ISUCyclones2015]

One day in and the MAC is making a mockery of the BCS bowls.

How is this a mockery? They want people there. They want students to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity for that school. I'm sure Iowa State would subsidize it if they were in it.

[cybsball20]

Looks familiar...

"The athletics department has decided to offer ISU student tickets for $25 each and subsidize the price difference."

Or this

darren rovell ‏@darrenrovellA Notre Dame alumnus has made a donation to reduce National Championship game tickets from $300 to $150 for Irish students.

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[MNCyGuy]

I see nothing wrong w/ students getting free tickets. More schools should do this.

Absolutely. NIU didn't ask to crash the BCS party, but now that they are there, they're at least trying to do it right.

[bgclone]

Absolutely. NIU didn't ask to crash the BCS party, but now that they are there, they're at least trying to do it right.

taking the money they'll make and passing it on to the students. Good plan and a way to keep fans.

[theshadow]

A Duke donor has footed the bill for 500 student tickets for their bowl game in Charlotte.

[IceCyIce]

Surprised ISU is not doing this?

[shadow]

NIU has to pay for 17,500 tickets anyways whether or not they can sell them (avg attendance was less than that), why not get some students there?

[2forISU]

I wonder if ISU ever went to a BCS bowl would they be able to sell 17,500 tickets? I hope I get to see it in my lifetime.

[ianoconnor]

I wonder if ISU ever went to a BCS bowl would they be able to sell 17,500 tickets? I hope I get to see it in my lifetime.

There is no doubt.

[mtowncyclone13]

I wonder if ISU ever went to a BCS bowl would they be able to sell 17,500 tickets? I hope I get to see it in my lifetime.

Heck yes, probably double that. We buy season tickets now just so we have priority picking when we're in the NC game.