Up until this year, Iowa v Michigan State was the 'toughest' ticket for this game in the 11 years or so, and it was the most I had to spend for a ticket. Many years I've hooked up with some friends or business colleagues who have had tickets. Street buys anywhere certainly becoming less common overall for obvious reasons. Gopher Rock and I towered over a scalper for a bit and got a good buy for PSU v UW. Shame, as much as I do like the convenience and ease of Stub Hub, I relished the grind of a street corner buy.
I think the game does need to move around in some form of fashion at some point, despite the advantages I have in a 15 mile trip. With few exceptions (Nebraska, Penn St), an easy hustle in for the participants and a high % of fans. Indy runs outstanding large scale events, great track record of it. Compact downtown, easy in, easy out. Always an outstanding vibe for it, its not an afterthought or drowned out by 57 other things. No shit its not some stay and play week long vacation spot. Its a CCG, total blow in, blow out 24-60 hr trip tops, whether its in paradise, Chicago, Indy, Detroit, Cleveland, Flint, wherever. I'm not 'hanging' out in Chicago in December any longer than I need to. btw: I have no trouble flying to South Florida NS in/out of Indy. Flying to the west coast on the other hand, sub optimal like every other non hub city east of the Mississippi.
I'm not opposed to seeing the game in Chicago at all or even outdoors, but when I think stadium, Arlington Heights, I think about the absolute dud the Fiesta Bowl has become by playing out in Glendale in a giant freaking parking lot. (a lot in common with Hard Rock imo).
