I'm not sure I get the complaints about ticket prices. 33 bucks a seat (for the most expensive seat in the place) doesn't seem all that out of line for FBS football. I just checked the Illinois site and next weekend they play home against Charlotte and 35 bucks gets you seats at the top of the stadium. Anything lower and its 50 bucks and up (although you can sit behind one of the endzones for 20 bucks).

I'm not sure how much lower people think they should go for FBS football tickets.

As for basketball (men's) they're pretty damn cheap. A few years ago I was living in Minneapolis and was delighted to see the Huskies had a game scheduled with Minnesota. I searched for tickets for months (basically up until the week of the game) and couldn't come up with anything under 50 bucks. For a game between NIU and Minnesota where we all knew the outcome before they ever took the court.

Needless to say, I chose to watch from home. But I could have gone to 3 or 4 games in the Convo for what it would have cost me to see them play the Gophers.

So yeah, maybe football tickets are a tad high considering the attendance but I just don't see them lowering prices enough to drive up the bodies coming to the games. In other words, I don't see a 30 dollar ticket as being the deterrent.