Either Pen St fans are not listening to Franklin or they simply don't travel as well as programs like Bama, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Nebraska or Tennessee.
Many tickets still available on SK.com
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Yes, Penn State is often said to be a fanbase that travels very poorly.
You are wrong. PSU also won't have many more than they did two years ago. They aren't Buying from RU for 80 when people here only want face and can't move them
Never said that, but, you don't travel well as the national programs mentioned.
If you did, there would hardly be any tickets left unsold on SK.com.
If this was Tennessee going for the SEC title and a game at Vandy or Kentucky, you can bet your last dime that their fans would scoop up every possible seat.
Franklin is urging/begging Pen St fans to do so.
We know RU fans aren't going to buy them with a 2-8 record and coming off a 49-0 thrashing.
I don't care about PSU, I'm saying you won't find more than 20k RU fans in the stands imho. I hope I'm wrong and it's packed in Red (I'll be there) but I doubt we have a great presence.
And I'm telling you that you are wrong. We had over 30 for a crappy USF team on a freezing cold night while hoping Flood Would get fired. People have been planning tailgates for this game since August.
I think the issue is PSU fans spent $80 for tickets to the Iowa game at Beaver Stadium 2 weeks ago. A little different than 2-8 Rutgers at HPSS.
They should be used to it as we were your most expensive ticket last year as well. Your flag in your avatar is spot on...PSU fans are not normal.
I'm honestly surprised that with such a "vast" alumni base in NJ/NY and with PA being so close that they have not snatched up the remaining tickets.
I forwarded the SK.com ticket map link to a colleague of mine who is a Pen St alum and he bought 4 tickets this morning.
I think he said $95+ fees each for lower level end zone.
Jesus. Are you going to let him bang your wife at the tailgate as well?
got a couple of options if comes to that. it won't go unused and it won't go to a PSU fan.
worst case I will seek out your thread. Thanks.
They are ok trying to explain away child rape. Nobody doubts their commitment, loyalty or resolve.
The one plus is that the weather is looking very good, so if nothing else it can be a nice day for tailgating. If it was cold and rainy we could see a lot of empty seats. Its a night game so plenty of time to tailgate, I'm predicting a full house w/ 70% red in attendance.
I just helped RU Athletics gain some revenues.
As long as RU fans don't give their tickets away to Pen St fans or sell them cheap on Stubhub, Pen St fans will be forced to purchase on SK.com-where the $$ goes to RU.
The main issue is the game is not a sellout and yes I know the record but it says alot about the states interest in the Big 10. There will be 30k RU fans and 15k Psu fans that will take over the place. Its quite embarrassing that the big 10 did little to bump attendence judging by the actual attendence numbers this year
has nothing to do with the state's interest in the b10, hell the game could get great ratings for all we know. The problem is the coaching blows, the team has a horrible record, we've underachieved, and rather than go to a game for 4hours on a Saturday night, you are going to have non die hards doing other things and watching from somewhere comfortable as they expect ANOTHER blowout
The 1990s are over where we showed up to see the other great teams come in a play. We're "trying now" and still getting our doors blown off.
Its too painful for me to even turn on Chris Carlin
and Ray Lucas this Saturday night. The Michigan State game told me they packed it in.
PSU is playing for a Big 10 title. This hurts really bad now.
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That's what I'm planning to do and I expect that somewhere around $20 should do the trick. The stadium isn't very big so any seat is good enough. However, I'll only be there if the weather looks good when I check on Saturday morning.
Stop in Mike's Courtside Bar in Downtown NB pregame, they are big Pen St fans.
This would have been a sell out months ago if not for dynamic pricing.
Sell outs take on a whole different meaning when you're cheapest tickets through Rutgers is over $100.
That is true, but, it's wise by Hobbs to do a money grab from Pen St fans.
He probably thought more would bite by now, but Pen St fans are not listening to Franklin thus far.
This is either going to be a game we win by 30 or a game that ends our hopes of a miraculous season. Either way, not interested in being there.
Interesting angle taken by the OP on this one...a troll of PSU fans on his own board. Isn't this Senior Night for Rutgers on national television? Seems like you may be calling out the wrong fanbase.
Or, maybe, it's because we stink right now. Gee go figure lol!
We all know what will happen. If we bring 15k we will report we brought 20 and Rutgers will say there was 8. Rutgers will announce the stadium was full and we will say it was not with over half as PSU fans. Bottom line is PSU fans aren't thrilled about paying over 100 to see this game. Funny thing similar tickets for the Maryland game are selling for about 8-10 dollars. Rutgers fans can bitch all they want about PSU but it will put some money in their coffers because they sure as hell can't do it the following week.
Assume your numbers are about right. If RU gets blown out the RU fans will leave early and the game will end with 75% PSU fans in the building chanting the We Are slogan. Not a pretty sight for RU fans on Senior Day and why some RU fans will choose not to go.
RU is @ Maryland the following week.
Pen St has a good sized fanbase, but it's not Ohio St , Bama or Nebraska.
