Ticket prices for Super Bowl 50 are going for outrageous prices. Even with the "drop" to under $5,000 for an average ticket, the average fan would have to save up for years just to take his/her family to the big game. If you're looking for a last-minute way into the big game, all of the secure ticket sellers have a minimum price of $2,900 per pop. Maybe they should start offering financing options?
I'm not joking.
If you want to buy a new car, bed, home, TV -- everything can be financed if you have good enough credit. So why not Super Bowl tickets?
This wouldn't be an option for the $240,000 ticket (yes, there is such a ticket available on StubHub), but for all of the "economy" seats, as we can equate them.
It's the largest American sporting event of the year, and who knows when your team is going to make it all the way? The average fans need the opportunity to go to their team's championship game if they so wish, and just because they don't have an extra $5,000-10,000 sitting and waiting to take their family doesn't mean they shouldn't have the opportunity.
Right now, it's really only set up in a way that the wealthiest Americans can go and enjoy themselves. Everyone else is SOL.
Is that representative of the NFL fanbase? Nope. In fact, as I can assure you that only about five percent of the country can afford Super Bowl tickets without taking out a second mortgage, the other 95 percent makes up the majority of that fanbase.
What if the Cleveland Browns make it to a Super Bowl in the next 10 years (highly unlikely, but this is a hypothetical)? Cleveland and the surrounding suburbs aren't exactly the wealthiest of areas. But those die hards are going to need a way to go because it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. That's where Super Bowl financing comes into place, and then, we can have a fair amount of fans of the actual teams cheering during the game.
It would be pretty simple. Responsible fans who have solid credit, but not the necessary funds saved up, can be allowed up to a certain dollar amount. Then, they'll have the choice between 36 months and 60 months (3-5 years) to pay it back, based upon what they can afford. It's fair, and would increase the actual interest of the Super Bowl.
Two of the biggest issues with the game are that most of the fans there aren't die hards for either team and it's not affordable to most people.
Financing options would change that, and the NFL wouldn't lose any money in the long run.
