The SportScape College Football Odyssey
In college football, 90 percent of the games you attend are your team’s home games. And if you’re lucky, you go to the bowl game and maybe an away game too. But sometimes you need to dig out of a single-team rut. We’ve found a way.
By undertaking the SportScape College Football Odyssey (SCFO), you will attend the best game of the week, for 13 weeks in a row. The SCFO manages to cram in Auburn-Alabama, Oklahoma-Texas and Ohio State-Michigan all in one season. You’ll even get to see Notre Dame.
We know what you’re thinking, the SCFO costs a fortune, right? Well, we crunched the numbers. And for tickets, airfare and hotels across 13 weeks of the season, it comes out to this…
$7,811.96
For just under eight grand, you could catch the USC-Ohio State game at the Horseshoe, the Red River Rivalry game and even the epic Florida-LSU game in Baton Rouge. Your fall would be a never-ending torrent of college football.
Here’s your itinerary for each week. The neutral site games are in parentheses.
Sept. 5 Alabama-Virginia Tech Atlanta (Georgia Dome)
Sept. 12 USC- Ohio State Columbus, OH
Sept. 19 Texas Tech-Texas Austin, TX
Sept. 26 Miami-Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
Oct. 3 Texas A&M-Arkansas Arlington, TX (Cowboys Stadium)
Oct. 10 Florida-LSU Baton Rouge, LA
Oct. 17 Oklahoma-Texas Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)
Oct. 24 TCU-BYU Provo, UT
Oct. 30 West Virginia-South Florida Tampa, FL
Nov. 7 LSU-Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 14 Notre Dame-Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 21 Ohio State-Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Nov. 28 Alabama-Auburn Auburn, AL
Oh, and you’d still need to pay for food, transportation and the like. But come on, this is college football! Pack some sandwiches, buy some Budweiser and bum a ride!
The most expensive ticket we found was for the upcoming USC-Ohio State rematch ($345 on StubHub). Meanwhile, you can catch TCU-BYU in Utah for only $23.96 at the gate.
In one season, you’ll see games at Death Valley, the Cotton Bowl, the New Cowboys Stadium, The Big House and even Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
Just imagine the tailgating.
Breaking it down week-by-week, after the jump. (Note: we’ve figured travel to/from Chicago.)
September 5: Alabama-Virginia Tech (Atlanta, Georgia)
Flight: Round trip to Atlanta- $179 (Airtran)
Tickets: Section 306 of the Georgia Dome ($149)
Hotel: A Sheraton near the airport ($100 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $528
September 12: USC-Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio)
Flight: Round trip to Columbus: $159 (American)
Tickets: Deck 34 B at Ohio Stadium, $345
Hotel: A Best Western in Columbus ($79 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $662
September 19: Texas Tech-Texas (Austin, Texas)
Flight: Round trip to Austin: $339 (American)
Tickets: Section 111 at Royal-Memorial Stadium ($139)
Hotel: A Quality Inn near the Airport ($89 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $656
September 26: Miami-Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Flight: Round trip to Roanoke (closest Airport): $363 (United)
Tickets: Section 505 at Lane Stadium ($151)
Hotel: A Super 8 in Radford, Virginia ($85 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $684
October 3: Texas A&M-Arkansas (Arlington, TX)
Flight: Round trip to Dallas: $190 (Airtran)
Tickets: Section 219 at the New Cowboys Stadium ($99)
Hotel: A Days Inn in Arlington (two nights at $50 a night)
Total Spent: $389
October 10: Florida-LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Flight: Round trip to Baton Rouge: $378 (American)
Tickets: Section 612 at Tiger Stadium ($236)
Hotel: Ramada Inn in Baton Rouge (two nights at $82 a night)
Total spent: $778
October 17: Oklahoma-Texas (Dallas, Texas)
Flight: Round trip to Dallas: $180 (Southwest)
Tickets: Section 138 at the Cotton Bowl ($237)
Hotel: The Radisson in Richardson ($77 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $571
October 24: TCU-BYU (Provo, Utah)
Flight: Round trip to Provo: $259 (Delta)
Tickets: Section 144 at LaVell Stadium ($23.96)
Hotel: A Marriott in Provo ($89 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $460.96
October 30: West Virginia-South Florida (Tampa, Florida)
Flight: Round trip to Tampa: $179 (United)
Tickets: Section 327 at Raymond James Stadium ($47.99)
Hotel: A La Quinta in Tampa ($69 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $364.99
November 7: LSU-Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Flight: Round trip to Birmingham (closest airport): $305
Tickets: Section 435 at Bryant Denny Stadium ($217)
Hotel: The Hilton Garden Inn in Tuscaloosa ($99 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $720
November 14: Notre Dame-Pitt (Pittsburgh, PA)
Flight: Round trip to Pittsburgh: $159 (United)
Tickets: Section 518 at Heinz Field ($90)
Hotel: A Quality Suites in Pittsburgh ($93 a night for two nights)
Total spent: $435
November 21: Ohio State-Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Flight: Round trip to Detroit (closest airport): $159 (Northwest)
Tickets: Section 37R at Michigan Stadium ($174)
Hotel: A Victory Inn in Ann Arbor ($119 a night for two nights)
Total Spent: $571
November 28: Auburn-Alabama (Auburn, Alabama)
Flight: Round trip to Columbus, Georgia (closest airport): $574
Tickets: Section 42 at Jordan Hare Stadium ($214)
Hotel: A Knights Inn in Opelika ($102 a night for two nights) Total spent: $992
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