College football fans face $2,985 hotel nights, $800 tickets and mortgage decisions for Saturday's CFP slate — OutKick - Fox News
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The biggest weekend of the college football season has led to fans having to make some interesting financial decisions across the country ahead of what is shaping up to be a wild Saturday. The question is whether you are prepared to spend thousands of dollars that could go towards a down payment on a new vehicle, for a hotel room around college towns that will keep you close to the action, or hundreds on a ticket just to get inside a stadium. But, let's be honest, some of these games are just too hard to turn down if given the opportunity to attend. From South Bend to Baton Rouge, all the way to Knoxville or Oxford, and out to Salt Lake City, fans will invade these towns by the truckload to experience one of the biggest weekends in recent memory with so much on the line. For the hardcore fans, they,ve had a plan over at least the past year. But, for those scratching an itch of FOMO, it's going to cost you this weekend in college towns across America. And, Notre Dame is the best place to start, where you will need to make a decision on whether paying the mortgage is more important than attending the most nostalgic game of the weekend. Good luck getting a room in South Bend for under $2,000 a night No, I'm not talking about a luxurious night inside a 5-star resort within miles of Notre Dame's campus. If you were hellbent on staying near the 'Golden Dome', the LaQuinta Inn 'Suites' had you covered for the low-low price of $2,985 per night over Friday and Saturday. Have you lost your mind? Look, I get wanting to be close to the action, but the price surging is starting to remind me of the Taylor Swift 'Eras Tour'. If you needed a little relief, staying 3.2 miles away from campus in Mishawaka will knock at least $1,500 off your nightly bill, with the fan-favorite 'Country…
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