ND v. USC a Home Night Game!

[Ironman8]

Wow.

ISDUpdate Irish Sports Daily

It's true. Notre Dame-USC on Oct. 22 will be a night game, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. (EST). First home night game in 21 years.

 

[IrishBlood81]

DAMN! you JUST beat me to this!!! also this tweeted


Big news at #NotreDame today, the game vs. USC this year will be a night game at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff set for 7:30 pm ET.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

It's gonna be an all nighter boys! What's the over/under on public intoxications?

 

[no.1IrishFan]

Sweeeeeeeet! I can't wait for this one.

 

[e34croak]

Sweet! Hope they smack those tards' in the mouth. I hate USC.

 

[Ironman8]

Confirmed by Eric Hansen and the Chicago Tribune:

hansensouthbend Eric Hansen
Woah, for the 1st time in 21 years #NotreDame will play a night game at ND Stadium: Oct. 22 vs.USC. Kickoff time is 7:30 p.m. EDT.

ChiTribHamilton Brian Hamilton
For first time in 21 years, #NotreDame Stadium to host a night game. ND-#USC game slated for Oct. 22 to kick off at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
5 minutes ago Fav

 

[Riddickulous]

WOOT

 

[GEORGIA DOMER]

TAKING THAT FRI OFF JUST SENT IN REQUEST GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IrishBlood81]

I also found this interesting;


This will be the first year #NotreDame does not have one set ticket price for home games, as certain matchups will cost more than others.
heres a link for prices;

2011 Kickoff Times, Ticket Prices

 

[Ironman8]

IrishBlood's Link:

2011 Kickoff Times, Ticket Prices

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Look for a couple of new wrinkles connected with football at the University of Notre Dame in 2011.

The Irish for the first time in 21 years will play a night game at Notre Dame Stadium – and the University for the first time will go to variable game ticket pricing for its home football schedule.

The Notre Dame-USC game slated for Oct. 22, 2011, at Notre Dame Stadium will kick off at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to play host to a home night game. While we will do this only on a selective basis, we think it is important to occasionally use the platform of a prime-time game to promote the University and our football program,” said Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick.

“When you look back at the previous home night games we’ve played, a number of those have been hallmark events in the history of our program. We are confident this year’s USC game will continue that tradition.”

Meanwhile, tickets for three of Notre Dame’s six home football games in 2011 – Sept. 17 against Michigan State, Oct. 22 versus USC and Nov. 19 against Boston College – will cost $80. Prices for games Sept. 3 against South Florida, Oct. 8 versus Air Force and Oct. 29 against Navy will be $70, the same as the single-gameprice in 2010 for all games at Notre Dame Stadium.

“The reality of our budgeting process is that football ticket revenue is critical to our ability to contribute to the University’s academic programs and finance our other varsity sports. We are fortunate in that every Notre Dame home football game has been sold out formore than four decades,” said Swarbrick.

“In that light, we’ve determined this is the most prudent model to enable us to accomplish our overall budgeting goals while continuing to make sure that our games remain affordable. This approach allows us to provide our fans with options.”

The Oct. 22 Notre Dame-USC game will mark the first night game at Notre Dame Stadium since Michigan came to Notre Dame to play under the lights in 1990 (top-ranked Notre Dame won that game 28-24 over the fourth-rated Wolverines).

The other previous home night games came in 1982 against Michigan (Dave Duerson’s late interception preserved the Irish win), 1984 against Miami, 1985 and 1987 against Michigan State (Tim Brown returned two punts for touchdowns in ’87 to kick-start his Heisman Trophy bid), and 1988 against Michigan (Reggie Ho’s late, game-winning field goal opened Notre Dame’s national championship campaign) and Stanford.

A number of other late-afternoon starts between ’82 and ’96 required the portable Musco lighting system at Notre Dame Stadium before permanent lights were added when Notre Dame Stadium was expanded in 1997.

Here’s the complete 2011 Notre Dame home schedule, including both kickoff times and ticket prices (the Nov. 19 game against Boston College is a late-afternoon start in conjunction with NBC Sports coverage of the Presidents Cup golf event from Melbourne, Australia):

2011 University of Notre Dame Home Football Schedule

Date Opponent Kickoff Ticket Price

Sept. 3 South Florida 3:30 p.m. EDT $70

Sept. 17 Michigan State 3:30 p.m. EDT $80

Oct. 8 Air Force 3:30 p.m. EDT $70

Oct. 22 USC 7:30 p.m. EDT $80

Oct. 29 Navy 3:30 p.m. EDT $70

Nov. 12 Maryland 7:30 p.m. EST $50 to $130

(at FedExField, Landover, Md.)

Nov. 19 Boston College 4:00 p.m. EST $80

 

[IrishBlood81]

Swarbrick:"We think it is important to occasionally use the platform of a prime-time game to promote the university & our football program."

 

[Ironman8]

Cwynar's take:

SeanCwynar98 Sean Cwynar

Night game at home against USC! Enough said its going to be awesome!

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

You can triple those tickets prices for the secondary market.

 

[RallySonsOfND]

What's the over/under on public intoxications?

This. Hahahahaha

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Next order of business for the future ones? Moving it to the end of the year!

 

[IrishBlood81]

andy_grey Andrew Baeckstrom:
Prediction: If ND is undefeated going into the USC night game, tickets for that one will cost a bajillion dollars. #book-it

 

[clashmore_mike]

bhardin2 Brian Hardin
Big news at #NotreDame today, the game vs. USC this year will be a night game at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff set for 7:30 pm ET.

TITS!!!

 

[IrishLax]

And boom goes the dynamite.

 

[rikkitikki08]

Ohh snap, this will be huge! Already put in the request to have that night off

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

andy_grey Andrew Baeckstrom:
Prediction: If ND is undefeated going into the USC night game, tickets for that one will cost a bajillion dollars. #book-it

Speaking of this, what's the most anyone has paid for a bench seat? My roomate sold his student section ticket to the '05 USC game to a 40 something USC fan for 2 g's. I felt so bad for the guy as he wash getting moshed the whole game...until the end, and then IT happened.

 

[IrishMoore1]

Winning

 

[rtrn2glory]

going to be a huge recruiting weekend as well...USC usually is, but it just escalated a big chunk.

 

[nlroma1o]

HOLY JUMPIN'!!!!

THIS IS GONNA BE INSANE!!!

YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO MY TAILGATE!!!

 

[BGIF]

Wow.

... is an understatement. This is a tsunami scale change in attitude for the administration considering the Bearman lawsuit and the resulting lower tolerance for underage consumption, overindulgence, and safety in general.

I'm curious as to who is the driving force. It might have been Kelly's idea but a head coach doesn't have that much clout with the ND Administration to make it happen.

 

[BGIF]

Speaking of this, what's the most anyone has paid for a bench seat? My roomate sold his student section ticket to the '05 USC game to a 40 something USC fan for 2 g's. I felt so bad for the guy as he wash getting moshed the whole game...until the end, and then IT happened.

I thought they checked student I.D.s to get in with a student ticket?

 

[Rhode Irish]

Awesome. I was just going to post about the piece ISD did a few weeks back about improving ND's brand name, and I was going to point out that this is probably the easiest of the suggestions to implement because it is totally within the school's control. (This is the piece I am referring to, BTW).

This will be great for the program, the fans, the players and the recruits. I'm excited.

 

[Jerry]

Just heard this on The Score. When do tickets go on sale?

 

[irish1958]

Just heard this on The Score. When do tickets go on sale?

Do you mean the ticket lottery or the secondary market?

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

I thought they checked student I.D.s to get in with a student ticket?

He exchanged the student ticket for a face value ticket. I believe students are only allowed to do it for one game a year currently. Back then I think it was two.