Bama Season Opener - SOLD OUT!!

Got a ticket for the Chick-fil-A Game on Sept. 5 between Alabama and Virginia Tech?

Better find yourself a good flat-screen.

Chick-fil-A Bowl officials announced Tuesday that the showdown between the likely preseason top 10 powers is a sell-out.

Bama-Virginia Tech game announced as sell-out

'Bama vs. Virginia Tech to Open '09 Season?

Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver confirmed today that the Hokies will open the 2009 season against a Southeastern Conference team – probably Alabama -- in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Complete Story @ hamptonroads.com

Ticket Prices

The average SEC ticket price - including the minimum donations required for the right to purchase season tickets - has increased 80 percent since 1998, from $61.07 to $110.05, according to an analysis by The Birmingham News.

In the SEC, Alabama ($50.71) and Auburn ($50) have the most expensive average face-value tickets in 2008.

Alabama charges $355 for season tickets and requires at least a $130 donation. To sit in better seats, there are minimum donation levels at $260, $390, $600, $1,300 and $3,250.

At the very minimum, a Crimson Tide fan who wants season tickets will pay $69.29 per game in 2008. That's up 67 percent from a decade ago.

Thirteen SEC games cost $55 or more this season. Alabama or Auburn is involved in nine of them.

Full Story @ al.com/sports/birminghamnews