I thought I'd read that ttfp flew to New Jersey for last year's game. Anyone know the RU travel plans?
Another dumb question: does the team bus or fly there?
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I have seen Penn State buses in New Jersey before (in my town) so who knows, it is only 3:30 hours away.
The cost savings would be huge and quiet frankly you are probably saving time if the bus trip is only 3:30
Nothing wrong with a little bit of "roughing it" to make you feel human.
Nothing wrong with a little bit of "roughing it" to make you feel human.
I honestly disagree. It's not like we're traveling to Wisconsin via bus. I would you rather just take the 3.5 hour bus trip than drive the 30 minutes to the airport, wait around to get everything loaded and whatnot, deal with any elements, fly to the airport, bus back to the stadium, etc. The logistics of such a short plane ride sound like a nightmare.
I thought that was the reason for the R Caravan email sent out..to follow the 4 buses.....as noted.
The R Caravan is leaving from the Hale Center at noon Saturday. Clearly, the team will head out there sometime today
oh good point.. this way Flood can ride with the team too :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
While charter flights are much easier/faster to check in and load (RU Hauler already left with the equipment gear in advance), by the time you load up luggage and players/coaches/staff/dignitaries, etc...at campus onto buses...then spend x-amount of time traveling to an airport...then unload the luggage/players...still check them in (most still have to use metal detectors for charter flights), then wait for airport clearance to take-off....same wait for clearance to land at airport in PA...then unload plane and load up another set of buses with people/luggage, etc...all vs just getting on one set of buses on campus and going straight to Hotel in PA (sometimes done before walk-thru at stadium)
Just like why most normal people won't fly anywhere when they can drive by car in 3-4 hours...as driving is faster, less hectic.
Agree. I doubt there is time savings for flying, or at least no substantialy - you have to get a bus up to the airport (Newark? Trenton? Teterboro?), go through secutity (I assume - do you need to gothrough security for a chartered flight?), fly, take a bus back into town. Instead of just taking a bus from our campus to the hotel in State College.
Also - there have been no flights from local airports to University Park that would fit be big enough for a FB team.
Also - there have been no flights from local airports to University Park that would fit be big enough for a FB team.
They should fly from Newark to Philly and bus from Philly
They could fly into State College, but is that airport able to accept the kind of plane that would be needed?
If you ever driven to State College, you will conclude that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had an easier time getting to the moon, though Rt. 322 between Harrisburg and State College has been improved.
If you ever driven to State College, you will conclude that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had an easier time getting to the moon, though Rt. 322 between Harrisburg and State College has been improved.
The airport can handle at least a 737 as a couple instances of their football team boarding their charter from the University Park airport. Now we generally take a 757 but for a 40 min flight sure we could take a 737
Penn state always fly out of it except for the Ireland game when they chartered a 747. Rutger is bussing to the game. It not a huge deal as others have said.
It would be ridiculous to fly and more of a hassle for the players.
The Yankees bus to Baltimore from NY
The Yankees bus to Baltimore from NY
God forbid but just imagine a plane crash..,We'd lose everyone but Flood!
I think they bussed last year. Two years ago they did fly to Syracuse at Met-life. They have also flown to games at Temple. Those were both under Obrien so it might just be coaches choice because under Franklin they bussed to Rutgers and Temple. Under Paterno they bussed to local games like that.
We are talking about a charter flight some people here seem to think this is like flying commercial. As pointed out above the State college airport can handle the plane and they don't have to follow the usual flight paths/schedules. Untied, and before them Continental, was the contract carrier.
Also not sure if some people realize the equipment is trucked out ahead of time. There is no luggage checking or loading.
Bus rolls onto the tarmac escorted by PAPD. Kids walk off bus through minimal security there for the purpose and onto plane with hand luggage. No standing in the terminal with TSA lines, or checking boarding pass at the gate.
On the way back local PD will escort buses to the airport and the plane will be waiting for them. They'll be off the runway before most of us clear State College with the parking lot/highway traffic backup.
I'd be surprised if PSU bused out here last year.
Also not sure if some people realize the equipment is trucked out ahead of time. There is no luggage checking or loading.
Bus rolls onto the tarmac escorted by PAPD. Kids walk off bus through minimal security there for the purpose and onto plane with hand luggage. No standing in the terminal with TSA lines, or checking boarding pass at the gate.
On the way back local PD will escort buses to the airport and the plane will be waiting for them. They'll be off the runway before most of us clear State College with the parking lot/highway traffic backup.
I'd be surprised if PSU bused out here last year.
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Me and my buddies were behind the PSU buses and their police escort starting from HPSS and a good way up the Turnpike. We eventually got past them so I'm not sure if they were going to EWR or started going west at some point. But they were PSU branded buses, not Academy or something you would expect them to charter to/from the airport.
That was a fantastic experience following that loss, BTW. Having to stare at those f*cking buses that whole time.
That was a fantastic experience following that loss, BTW. Having to stare at those f*cking buses that whole time.
Rutgers has bussed to Navy, Temple, UCONN and Maryland. I have wondered this myself and I think they will probably bus it to PSU. It takes 60-90 minutes from the time those buses leave the Hale Center to the time the plane is ready to depart. They would need to fly to Pitt which is over an hour flight and then to unload everything, drive the buses into the State College area is another 60-90 minutes...it's probably 3-4 hours anyway you slice it. Buses would be a fraction of the cost.
Taking the Turnpike to drive to State College from HPSS could only mean two things.
Lost Drivers
or
Going to NYC for some fun.
I'd bet they were going to EWR.
I would fly. Big dudes sitting in bus seats for 4 hours is super uncomfortable. Regardless of time, comfort needs to be considered.
Last year, Penn State bussed to the game at Rutgers and then flew charter back to State College afterwards. I assume since it was an 8:00 start last year, they wanted to get back into State College as soon as possible - they do hold a normal practice on Sunday's. University Park airport can handle 737's etc. The Big Ten made a big push to make it a towered field since there would be other Big Ten teams (of all sports) flying in and out of there at all times of the day / night, so now, it's Class D airspace.
I am amazed we do not have a definitive answer yet. I am left with the conclusion that the last 3 weeks on these boards must have chased off every last person actually affiliated with the team in any way. And who could blame them...
Not that big a deal Cali, they'd have enough buses where everyone sat alone unless they didn't want to and you avoid all the security.
Put on a pair of head phones and read a book for a couple hours.
I'm basing on my experiences when we traveled short distances as a team.
Newark to Memphis to Philly - just like Fed Ex would do it.
State College can handle both 737s' and even 757's....even though its mostly a general aviation airport with small commercial (mostly prop) planes to a few destinations.
Harrisburg is the closest major commercial airport about 85 miles away.
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