The kickoff is scheduled for 6:30pm CST, and the game will be broadcast nationally on Fox.
Here you'll find a complete breakdown of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, including team analysis, ticket-buying options, Glendale accomodations and travel tips and an in-depth look at the gameday match-up.
The Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, sponsored by Tostitos, is played on January 2nd, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It is one of the 5 "BCS Bowls" that include the National Championship game, part of the upper tier of NCAA bowl games.
Initially conceived as an automatic tie-in for the Western Athletic Conference in 1971, the game was played in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium until this year. It became part of the Bowl Championship Series in 1999, a rotating system that would see the Bowl host the National Championship every four years, most recently the Ohio State/Miami game in 2003.
The Site
University of Phoenix Stadium is the regular location for Arizona Cardinals NFL games. It opened just last year, originally as Cardinals Stadium before University of Phoenix bid for the naming rights a short time later. It seats 73,000 and includes 88 suites, a retractable roof and natural grass playing surface.
Here is a seating chart for University of Phoenix Stadium.
The stadium is located between Highway 101 and 99th Avenue in Glendale, Arizona.
Here are driving directions for each possible entry detailed by the Fiesta Bowl's website:
- From the north:
* Take the AZ loop 101 South. Exit at Glendale Avenue and make a left onto Glendale Avenue, Stadium will be on the right.
- From the south:
* Take AZ loop 101 Freeway North. Exit at Glendale Avenue and make a right onto Glendale Avenue, Stadium will be on the right.
- From the east:
* Take Glendale Avenue West towards 91st Avenue. Turn left onto 91st Avenue and follow it to Stadium Drive. Take a right onto Stadium Drive into Stadium parking lots. - From the west:
* Take Glendale Avenue East to 95th Avenue. Turn right on 95th Avenue and follow it past University of Phoenix Stadium, on the left, and in to the stadium parking lots.
For a detailed map of the stadium location, check this article from About.com's Guide to Phoenix Judy Hedding.
Tickets
Tickets are selling fast, and the game is expected to be a sell-out. There are limited tickets available for $135. Call the Fiesta Bowl ticket office at (480) 350-0911. Once those are gone, you'll have to check with a ticket vendor.
Tickets from vendors and private individuals are selling for as much as $300 each in many locations.
Judy Hedding, About.com's Guide to Phoenix, has more on purchasing Fiesta Bowl tickets from vendors here.
It's difficult to say for sure how this year's game will turn out, but many Oklahoma fans said tickets were easy to come by outside of last year's Fiesta Bowl.
