Is it easy to get tickets for a Michigan Wolverines game by getting them from a scalper?

Question

I am traveling from Milwaukee to Ann Arbor. I want to know that I won't waste my time driving to Ann Arbor to scalp tickets. The tickets are about $400 on ebay for 2 tickets, I would rather take my chances and scalp. If you've ever been to Ann Arbor please provide your input on the subject matter. Thank you.

Answer 1

Depends on who they're playing. If they're playing OSU or somebody...ha, good luck. Last year, USC-ND tickets were selling somewhere around $1,000. So if it is a high profile game like that, you should probably expect to be disappointed. Now if you're traveling from Milwaukee to support your Wisconsin Badgers, that might be a different story. UM-UW is not quite a storied rivalry, but there have been some pretty great games between them in the past 15 years. You might have a little better luck, but you have to assume that if you're traveling to try and pick up scalped tickets, that you're taking quite a gamble.

I went to the Big House once last year, but that's only because I won tickets in a student lottery. Good luck, either way, but I'd play it safe and try to pick up tickets BEFORE traveling all the way out there, that's quite a haul to not even get to see the game!

Answer 2

While I have only been to one game at "The Big House," I do recall seeing a hanful of scalpers about looking to sell. There is quite a bit of tailgating going on around the stadium, so if you are there early enough and willing to do the footwork, you shouldn't have any problems. Probably the best area to tail gate Ann Arbor Pioneer High School which is about half a mile away from the stadium.

Since UofM sells out every game, regardless of opponent, demand is always greater then supply.

Answer 3

you can, but you gotta wait until like the end of the 1st qtr when the scalpers get desperate.