tOSU is not now, nor will it ever be strapped for cash. They are a "non-profit" organization, and therefore are
required to expend as much money as they take in - hence all of the completely unnecessary renovations to various halls and the upcoming raping of the Oval in the middle of spring quarter. I'm not an econ major or anything, but I am quite sure that they could afford to charge less than $20 per game for student tickets. Again, I'm biased. I'm a student. Naturally, I feel I'm being cheated. Tuition and student health insurance goes up
every single quarter. As for the 'profitable turn-around', student tickets come on a single card, into which holes are punched for each corresponding game. Additionally, I have found that nearly all of the ticket-takers at the gates will ID for student tickets. The name is printed right on it. Easy as pie to check, hard as hell to sell.
I also want to say that when I was able to afford season tickets (two years ago, as it were), I showed up at every game I was allowed - including San Jose St. and IU - and returned home with little to no voice. I feel that if the powers that be found it in themselves to cut the prices just a smidge, they would be rewarded with a far more rabid, enthusiastic and effective fanbase of students like myself.
Cost for a season ticket is $108 which includes the following games:
Oct. 9 - Wisconsin
Oct. 23 - Indiana
Oct. 30 - Penn State
Nov. 20 - Michigan
That's direct from
the Ohio State University's Official Athletics Website.