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Red River Shootout most expensive neutral-site ticket

By Phil Watson

Oct 12, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; A general view of the stadium during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns at the Red River Rivalry at Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Texas Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners 36-20. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; A general view of the stadium during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns at the Red River Rivalry at Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Texas Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners 36-20. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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According to a report, no neutral-site game in college football is a pricier proposition for fans than the newly renamed Red River Shootout between Oklahoma and Texas.

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Set for Oct. 11 at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl, the annual rivalry game between the Sooners and Longhorns has an average ticket price of $362—more than $80 more than any other neutral-site game this season, according to The Oklahoman.

Second on the list is the Sept. 27 meeting at the Jones Majal AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between Texas A&M and Arkansas at an average price of $286.

Third is the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (yes, we know officials don’t like this name, but it still works) in Jacksonville, Fla., between Georgia and Florida Nov. 1, with an average ticket price of $277.

The rest of the top 10 most expensive neutral site games of the season:

  • Texas-UCLA, Sept. 13, Arlington, Texas ($244)
  • West Virginia-Alabama, Aug. 30, Atlanta ($222)
  • LSU-Wisconsin, Aug. 30, Houston ($186)
  • Oklahoma State-Florida State, Aug. 30, Arlington, Texas ($186)
  • Army-Navy, Dec. 13, Baltimore ($176)
  • Purdue-Notre Dame, Sept. 13, Indianapolis ($174)
  • Navy-Notre Dame, Nov. 1, Landover, Md. ($159)

It is interesting—at a time when the NCAA’s dogged insistence of the “amateur” model was just pounded like a pinata by a federal judge, that more college football programs seem to be interested in taking games away from their faithful back home and staging them at neutral sites that are often more than 1,000 miles from campus.

Of course, with Florida reportedly set to receive $6 million for a 2017 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington against Michigan, it’s easy to see why coaches and athletic directors might be inclined to skip the tailgate party on campus.

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