Braggin' Rights tickets available, for now

With a bad economy, watching on ESPN2 is a reasonable option for many. Both teams are coming off of disappointing seasons and excitement around the programs is down. And the game is being played two days before Christmas for only the third time in the last 16 years.

At Ticketmaster, operators are standing by.

Both schools were offered 8,000 tickets and took only 6,600 to 6,800. As of Wednesday afternoon, Illinois had sold its allotment and a Missouri official estimated that 100 tickets remained in Columbia. With both schools requesting roughly 1,000 fewer tickets than recent years, Ticketmaster has more to sell.

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