I bought four tickets for $25, including fees and paid like $40 for a premium parking pass. My relatives from other countries (El Salvador and Norway) had never been to an NFL (or even an American football game), and they had a blast. The game was surprisingly good and the Jets almost spectacularly blew a huge lead. But I was thinking about it while watching the Minnesota Bowling Green game and reading some posts about how cheap tickets were - it's a super fun way to spend half a day with family and getting out of the house. Oddly, I'm not a huge NFL fan but I take free tickets whenever they are offered and I try to hit a Buffalo Bills home game once every two years in winter, when I think is the best time to watch football. My point is that it's not just these minor bowl games. NFL tickets can be just as cheap for meaningless games. The KC Chiefs Christmas Day game had tons of empty seats that were clearly visible on TV. I guess people just don't like going to games as much anymore. I prefer going to games and if I lived in Michigan I'd probably attend all of MSU's home games. Although, I admit, this season I would've given up a long time ago ...
