Please read the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to ISU if ISU is in the Cotton Bowl for complete information about face value ticket prices through ISU. Also the various prices and seat locations are described. You can use that information to help guide you in your search for Cotton Bowl tickets through secondary ticket marketplace websites.
Please share all the information from the other thread about the 3500 tickets for ISU with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl if ISU is in it. Please also share the helpful information in this thread. Thank you
Some reading this post may already have knowledge about ticket searching. Some may not be experienced. This information may contain some new information about which you are unaware. It is posted to help persons to hopefully attend the game and hopefully save on costs Thank you.
After the tips for searching for game tickets are first given below, I then give information about the best parking lots closer to the stadium and for best tailgating.
I also give the information about how to find all stadium information, and all policies. Be sure to follow all policies about entrance on game day and parking lot policies for tailgating.
On the day of this posting, there seems to be under 2000 actual tickets listed across several websites of the secondary ticket marketplace. A thorough search was performed. Remember, the Cotton Bowl has reduced seating due to social distancing. Most Season Ticket holders attend the game each year regardless of the teams involved. Season ticket holders bought their tickets earlier based upon priority status...how many consecutive years they have renewed.
I've had season tickets for 32 years, so fortunately secured my tickets.
As stated in the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to ISU, the "Home" side of the field will be for the higher ranked team by the CFP rankings.
My suggestion is to go ahead and start putting your groups together in the event ISU is in the game. You can start looking at the various ticket websites to get an idea of groupings, locations, prices.
You may have better luck finding better tickets for groups of six.
Groups of five and seven do exist but are few.
I suggest you begin to put your group together now and look for tickets based on your group size. Your group will need to agree on location of tickets and price. Remember, thousands of others will likely also be looking for tickets.
Some of the ticket websites have an interactive map. Click the section number you want to look at. It will display the groups of tickets and prices. Write the information down about the tickets with the website name. As you visit other websites, you will notice most of the exact same group of tickets posted simultaneously on several websites. By writing the information down, you can compare the prices for the same exact tickets. Eventually, you will find the lowest price for that group of tickets.
Repeat the process for each group of tickets you want to look at.
Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster is the "Official" Secondary Ticket Marketplace for the Cotton Bowl. Ticketmaster provides the technology to manage all mobile Cotton Bowl tickets. When you visit Ticket Exchange, you will notice that the descriptions for many tickets state "Instant". What that means is that if you purchase those tickets, the Ticketmaster technology should recognize the sale. Shortly later on, you will receive an email confirming the sale with further instructions about downloading your mobile tickets.
Be sure to also check your Spam folder just in case.
The other benefit of buying Tickets from TicketExchange is that in many cases your overall costs for a particular group of tickets will be less than through other ticket websites. All ticket websites charge a set percent add-on charge to the price of the tickets.
TicketExchange has a 5%-10% less fee compared to all other ticket websites. When considering the costs for tickets, be sure to compare the final costs with the add-on fee.
Ticketmaster provides the technology for all Cotton Bowl tickets. When you purchase mobile tickets for the Cotton Bowl from any ticket website, the seller should send you an email with download instuctions. You will be prompted with steps to follow. Check your spam also. It may take a while to get instructions from the seller.
The instructions will have you set up a Cotton Bowl account using the email address that you used to purchase the tickets and receive the notice about your tickets. Once your Cotton Bowl account is set up, that is where your mobile tickets will be parked for you to manage.
You can Transfer part of the group of mobile tickets from your tickets account to others in your group who will be sitting with you at the game. Instructions will be available. Advise them of the coming transfer you will make to them. They must click"accept" in the email they receive about the transfer.
But you CANNOT split a set group of tickets for resale. The ticket technology will discover that. If you somehow evade the technology, it will be discovered finally at the game when two different unplanned groups of persons show up to sit in the same group. That group will need to be split. If the original buyer is part of the group, the original buyer will have to leave the stadium. The Cotton Bowl has records of all ticket exchanges. You will be liable to the ticket website through which you sold plus pay a hefty fine and e banned from future selling.
Be sure you have everything with you that you need. Visit the Dallas Cowboys website for stadium rules and policies. From the homepage, click the dropdown menu and click stadium. You can also see "Stadium A-Z" for all policies and information.
Please share all the above information with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl if ISU is in it.
Please share all the information from the other thread about the 3500 tickets for ISU with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl if ISU is in it. Please also share the helpful information in this thread. Thank you
Some reading this post may already have knowledge about ticket searching. Some may not be experienced. This information may contain some new information about which you are unaware. It is posted to help persons to hopefully attend the game and hopefully save on costs Thank you.
After the tips for searching for game tickets are first given below, I then give information about the best parking lots closer to the stadium and for best tailgating.
I also give the information about how to find all stadium information, and all policies. Be sure to follow all policies about entrance on game day and parking lot policies for tailgating.
On the day of this posting, there seems to be under 2000 actual tickets listed across several websites of the secondary ticket marketplace. A thorough search was performed. Remember, the Cotton Bowl has reduced seating due to social distancing. Most Season Ticket holders attend the game each year regardless of the teams involved. Season ticket holders bought their tickets earlier based upon priority status...how many consecutive years they have renewed.
I've had season tickets for 32 years, so fortunately secured my tickets.
As stated in the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to ISU, the "Home" side of the field will be for the higher ranked team by the CFP rankings.
My suggestion is to go ahead and start putting your groups together in the event ISU is in the game. You can start looking at the various ticket websites to get an idea of groupings, locations, prices.
You may have better luck finding better tickets for groups of six.
Groups of five and seven do exist but are few.
I suggest you begin to put your group together now and look for tickets based on your group size. Your group will need to agree on location of tickets and price. Remember, thousands of others will likely also be looking for tickets.
Some of the ticket websites have an interactive map. Click the section number you want to look at. It will display the groups of tickets and prices. Write the information down about the tickets with the website name. As you visit other websites, you will notice most of the exact same group of tickets posted simultaneously on several websites. By writing the information down, you can compare the prices for the same exact tickets. Eventually, you will find the lowest price for that group of tickets.
Repeat the process for each group of tickets you want to look at.
Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster is the "Official" Secondary Ticket Marketplace for the Cotton Bowl. Ticketmaster provides the technology to manage all mobile Cotton Bowl tickets. When you visit Ticket Exchange, you will notice that the descriptions for many tickets state "Instant". What that means is that if you purchase those tickets, the Ticketmaster technology should recognize the sale. Shortly later on, you will receive an email confirming the sale with further instructions about downloading your mobile tickets.
Be sure to also check your Spam folder just in case.
The other benefit of buying Tickets from TicketExchange is that in many cases your overall costs for a particular group of tickets will be less than through other ticket websites. All ticket websites charge a set percent add-on charge to the price of the tickets.
TicketExchange has a 5%-10% less fee compared to all other ticket websites. When considering the costs for tickets, be sure to compare the final costs with the add-on fee.
Ticketmaster provides the technology for all Cotton Bowl tickets. When you purchase mobile tickets for the Cotton Bowl from any ticket website, the seller should send you an email with download instuctions. You will be prompted with steps to follow. Check your spam also. It may take a while to get instructions from the seller.
The instructions will have you set up a Cotton Bowl account using the email address that you used to purchase the tickets and receive the notice about your tickets. Once your Cotton Bowl account is set up, that is where your mobile tickets will be parked for you to manage.
You can Transfer part of the group of mobile tickets from your tickets account to others in your group who will be sitting with you at the game. Instructions will be available. Advise them of the coming transfer you will make to them. They must click"accept" in the email they receive about the transfer.
But you CANNOT split a set group of tickets for resale. The ticket technology will discover that. If you somehow evade the technology, it will be discovered finally at the game when two different unplanned groups of persons show up to sit in the same group. That group will need to be split. If the original buyer is part of the group, the original buyer will have to leave the stadium. The Cotton Bowl has records of all ticket exchanges. You will be liable to the ticket website through which you sold plus pay a hefty fine and e banned from future selling.
Be sure you have everything with you that you need. Visit the Dallas Cowboys website for stadium rules and policies. From the homepage, click the dropdown menu and click stadium. You can also see "Stadium A-Z" for all policies and information.
Please share all the above information with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl if ISU is in it.
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