NORFOLK, Virginia -- When Old Dominion and Norfolk State last met in football, the demand for tickets was insatiable.
ODU hosted the Spartans in the first round of the FCS playoffs in 2011 and, like a good neighbor, provided NSU with 1,800 tickets - all of which got sold within hours.
ODU's tickets were quickly snapped up by its season-ticket holders.
Hours before the teams kicked off, tickets were on sale online for more than $100.
The hottest ticket in town drew 19,818 fans.
But when the teams meet Saturday for only the second time, it appears the fan appetite will be more subdued - at least on the Monarchs' side.
ODU received 2,000 tickets for the game, including 700 complimentary tickets. ODU sold slightly fewer than 1,000 and returned the rest to NSU late last week.
Tickets haven't flown out of NSU's box office either, but that's not unusual. Athletic director Marty Miller said that even for the school's biggest games, Spartans fans don't tend to buy early.
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