Students not rushing to buy Sugar Bowl tickets
By: Laura Phillips | WSLS
Published: December 16, 2011 Updated: December 16, 2011 - 10:56 AM
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The ACC Championship student tickets were snatched up within an hour of going on sale, so why has Virginia Tech only sold about half of their Sugar Bowl ticket allotment?
The Hokies are headed to New Orleans on January 3rd for their 19th straight bowl game. While the team’s at-large bid sparked much controversy, there is no question that a significant deciding factor was based on the huge following Hokie fans bring. Ticket sales are not currently a reflection of this notion.
Students packed their cars, booked hotel rooms, and fought to get tickets to the ACC Championship on December 3rd. All of this hard work, however, seemed like a waste after the Hokies were blown out by Clemson 38 to 10.
After such a disappointing game in Charlotte, are students and fans confident in spending even more time and money to travel much farther to New Orleans?
Dane Neer, a senior at Tech says he is not letting the ACC loss discourage him from making the 13-hour trip.
“I mean, it makes me hesitant to be 100-percent confident about the bowl game, but I think that the need to prove themselves on a national stage (well, again) should at least make it a good game on January 3rd,” he said.
Neer said he has also been making the effort to go to many away games throughout the season, and doesn’t see a reason to stop with this game.
“I've been to every home game this year, the UVa game, and the ACC Championship, so I really wanted to be a part of the crowd when I could be,” said Neer.
Some students have a bad taste in their mouth, others don’t have the money, and some just don’t have the time. While Coach Beamer has been urging fans to buy tickets, for many students, that may not happen. Regardless, Hokie students and fans will be sure to tune into the game from wherever they are on January 3rd.
