Colorado’s slide in the standings has done nothing to cool the market for Saturday’s game in Stillwater.
Even after four straight losses, the Buffaloes are still the most expensive ticket on Oklahoma State’s remaining home schedule. The Cowboys host Colorado on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium for their 105th homecoming game, and with the school announcing a sellout, the resale market has grabbed hold fast.
By Wednesday afternoon, the cheapest seat on Vivid Seats was $172 with fees included, up from roughly $135 earlier in the week. SeatGeek’s get-in price was $153, while Gametime showed tickets starting at $162 before fees. TickPick, which does not tack on fees at checkout, listed the lowest entry point at $146.
That price buys the cheapest way into a game that pits a 4-2 home team against a 2-4 visitor, but the visiting jersey clearly changes the equation. Colorado’s name still carries weight, and fans are paying for it.
The top of the market is even more eye-opening. Vivid Seats had middle-level options in Sections 112 and 119 priced from $202 to $214, and a club-level seat in Section 511 was going for $1,075. That’s a different universe entirely from the bargain hunters trying to get through the gates as cheaply as possible.
The numbers get even more striking when you stack Colorado against the rest of Oklahoma State’s home slate. Texas Tech, which is 6-0, comes to Stillwater on Nov. 14, and those tickets begin at $121 on Gametime, $126 on TickPick and $135 on SeatGeek. Kansas wraps up the home schedule on Nov. 28, and that game opens at $55 on Gametime and $59 on both SeatGeek and TickPick.
On Gametime, Colorado’s get-in price is nearly three times the Kansas number and still higher than the unbeaten Texas Tech game.
None of that is explained by records alone. Deion Sanders still pulls attention wherever Colorado goes, and homecoming weekend always helps fill the building. With the game sold out, anyone who held off is now stuck shopping the resale market.
There’s also a little extra bite in the series history. Colorado leads the all-time matchup 27-20-1, but Oklahoma State has taken three of the last four meetings. The Cowboys also haven’t beaten the Buffaloes in Stillwater since that 31-28 win in 2009.
Oklahoma State has been piling up points lately, too, topping 30 in five straight games. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker is second in the country with 323.3 passing yards per game, and fans will get a look at a first-year coach in Eric Morris with a national name on the other sideline.
Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. MT on FS1.
The contrast with Boulder is hard to miss. Colorado’s home ticket prices dropped before the Utah game, yet the same team now sits atop the Stillwater market.
For Colorado fans making the trip, the starting point is at least $146 before parking and travel. And with only four percent of tickets left on Vivid Seats earlier this week, the cheapest seats in a sold-out stadium are disappearing quickly because of the Buffaloes.
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