Border War Tickets Are Moving

Arrowhead Border War Has 44,000 Tickets Sold

The game appears to be on track for a near-capacity crowd as the KC Star is reporting that 44,000 tickets have already been sold. Tickets go on sale to the public on August 1, but the current breakdown looks like this:

"about 16,000 tickets have been purchased through the Chiefs’ season-ticket base, with 22,000 more from KU, where the game is included in the season-ticket package. Missouri has sold about 6,000 tickets through an initial Tiger Scholarship Fund offering"

With what looks like a 30,000 to 14,000 early advantage, KU might be able to have a majority base at the Arrowhead event. KU season ticket holders just received a mailer for away game ticket purchases as well as additional Arrowhead seats. That should provide another boost. As word spreads about the demand and possibility for a sellout, casual fans will probably start to get motivated right at the August 1 date. With the early lead, KU fans should be scheming to reach the 50,000 number and claim Arrowhead for the 2007 edition of the Border War.

For reasons why this is all bad, check out the gridiron board thread.