Audrey Snyder trying to dissuade fans from coming to PSU playoff game.

[mgkpsu]

Do you think we break the all time attendance record from OSU game? Tons of tickets available on Ticketmaster right now. Love to see it packed like that for this game, but we aren't there yet.

I think it ends up in the top 10, but doesn't break the record. I was pleasantly surprised to see that today there are significantly fewer blue (direct purchase) tickets available, other than in those few student sections on the edges of the South endzone, but I wonder if that'sbecause of SMU people who will be sitting between the 30s. Lots of resale seats, so I wonder what those people were thinking buying them in the first place, and think that some of them will need to take a bath or eat then.

 

[Waltwam]

Dude I am a PSU grad and super fan. Raised in western PA. and still live here. It gets old hearing grown men making excuses for loses.

Take your victories like a adult and take your losses like an adult. Board full of snow flakes and victims.

When I was leaving the game Saturday night, the Oregon fans sure weren't acting like adults!!! And the ones hassling the PSU fans were mostly your age.

 

[SR108]

You're just angry she asked the question that caused Franklin to apologize for her behavior. Countless reports that not all the student tickets sold which isn't a negative just a reality of Dec 21st football and prices are insane for hotels and airbnb not just at Penn State.
Stop being angry

Students will be home on Christmas break, not shocking that they decide to stay home and watch on TV.

 

[lazydave841]

Updated in the last hour for those invested, interested, or indifferent.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Students will be home on Christmas break, not shocking that they decide to stay home and watch on TV.

Most interested students have access to and from the game either using a vehicle they have access to or car-pooling together with friends & family. Making a couple hour drive to a sporting event is not unusual in Pennsylvania whether we're talking about PSU, Steelers, Eagles, Pirates, Phillies, Sixers, etc.... Ridiculous to act like students being home from 1st Semester is a huge impediment to going to the game..... it's not.

 

[LandoComando]

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Updated in the last hour for those invested, interested, or indifferent.

So the parents were wrong

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

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Updated in the last hour for those invested, interested, or indifferent.

Many of the students that complained said the system would not confirm their attempted order during the absurd small window they were required to order in (what is the rationale for restricting the front-end of the window rather than just the back-end???). Many of the students said they did not realize their ticket orders were not recognized until they received no response..... when they attempted to resubmit order, they received a response that their request could not be fulfilled. It seems that Ticketmaster did everything they could to sell as little of the student-ticket allotment as they could (including the system glitching during an absurdly, and unnecessarily, shortened "ordering window"). And why wouldn't they do this when they can only sell the student tickets for $25 whereas they can sell the unsold allotment for many times more (Ticketmaster gets a percentage of gross amount sold). Something smells in Denmark here.

 

[wilbury]

This is not true guys, countless students who wanted tickets didn’t get them.

Penn State Athletics spokesperson Kris Petersen "All students who requested tickets by the Friday November 29 deadline received tickets and no students were turned away prior to the November 29 deadline"

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Penn State Athletics spokesperson Kris Petersen "All students who requested tickets by the Friday November 29 deadline received tickets and no students were turned away prior to the November 29 deadline"

Well clearly there’s a glitch Kris

 

[wilbury]

Well clearly there’s a glitch Kris

I certainly don't know everyone, but I'm the parent of a current student with lots of friends that also have current students and no one we know or any of their friends had any problem getting a student ticket. Hopefully the system worked and it was a user issue.

All I've seen is reports of "several" people who've had issues getting tickets.

 

[fastlax16]

Proof, or it never happened. Tweets, especially secondhand, don't count as evidence. I will accept a screenshot of an email from athletics with a statement like "your request could not be fulfilled".

Otherwise, I am going to chalk it up to confused morons who never submitted the request correctly (including putting a credit card on file), haven't checked said credit card for a pending charge, or don't understand that student tickets won't show in the Ticketmaster account until up to 48 hours before gametime.

Doesn't sound like there were rejection emails. Students got emails confirming their request was received and only received a follow up if they were in fact given tickets.

 

[LandoComando]

Well clearly there’s a glitch Kris

Fair but Audrey was correct and is owed an apology

 

[mgkpsu]

Doesn't sound like there were rejection emails. Students got emails confirming their request was received and only received a follow up if they were in fact given tickets.

Correct, because everyone who correctly followed the instructions to submit a request was approved.

And they had from 11/21 to 11/29 to submit, which makes sense if you need time to sell the unclaimed tickets to the public.

 

[fastlax16]

Correct, because everyone who correctly followed the instructions to submit a request was approved.

And they had from 11/21 to 11/29 to submit, which makes sense if you need time to sell the unclaimed tickets to the public.

You have difficult with reading comprehension?

Students who received confirmation in writing that their submitted request had been received ultimately did not receive tickets.

 

[mgkpsu]

You have difficult with reading comprehension?

Apparently you do, because the original issue was whether or not anyone was denied. They were not. The students screwed up- not PSU, the Playoff Committee, Ticketmaster, or anyone else.

Everybody getting worked up about this needs to just stop, because any of those kids, or their ineffective helicopter parents, can go buy a ticket right now in one of those student sections. It costs $150, but consider that the idiot tax. Anybody who wants to attend can, with minimal effort.

 

[fastlax16]

Apparently you do, because the original issue was wheyher or not anyone was denied. They were not. The students screwed up- not PSU, the Playoff Committee, Ticketmaster, or anyone else.

Everybody getting worked up about this needs to just stop, because any of those kids, or their ineffective helicopter parents, can go buy a ticket right now in one of those student sections. It costs $150, but consider that the idiot tax. Anybody who wants to attend can, with minimal effort.

The student who got this confirmation from the athletics dept did not receive a ticket. Request was submitted on 11/22.

 

[mgkpsu]

The student who got this confirmation from the athletics dept did not receive a ticket. Request was submitted on 11/22.

The tickets don't appear in the app until 48 hours before the game. Did they even call the ticket office?

 

[fastlax16]

The tickets don't appear in the app until 48 hours before the game. Did they even call the ticket office?

Yes. No tickets.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Correct, because everyone who correctly followed the instructions to submit a request was approved.

And they had from 11/21 to 11/29 to submit, which makes sense if you need time to sell the unclaimed tickets to the public.

So you're calling students liars? So classy - what a douche (See the attached article - this student has a screenshot of his correctly submitted order which was rejected). The school, CFP and Ticketmaster are the "liars" here. See the following HOTLINKED article:

Penn State Students Accuse University Of Lying About College Football Playoff Tickets​

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Dylan Dawson wrote, “PSU students requested their allotment,” in response to Snyder’s post. “I didn’t get my ticket, neither did a lot of my friends. The CFP has their hands in this. Significantly shrinking the student section to make more off of the general seating. And now a ton of PSU seniors will miss out on this opportunity.”

and

Dawson sent a screenshot of his request to Onward State, which was submitted on November 24th. He wasn’t the only one in the boat.

Your post calling students liars is disgraceful.

And yes, you do apparently have reading comprehension problems.

 

[jayhawks65]

When I was leaving the game Saturday night, the Oregon fans sure weren't acting like adults!!! And the ones hassling the PSU fans were mostly your age.

That's my point people in their 50s and 60s acting the fool over a college football game. I expect that from teenage people and people in their 20s. It annoys me to no end to see old heads coming up with these conspiracies.

Geez there was a multiple page discussion about filing a petition to the big 10 over a comment the announcer stated.

Go off about a statement and ignore the fact that we had the ball inside the 5 yard line and couldn't score. OSU beat us. We had to be cheated.

 

[LandoComando]

The student who got this confirmation from the athletics dept did not receive a ticket. Request was submitted on 11/22.

The University is claiming otherwise which Audrey correctly reported

 

[fastlax16]

The University is claiming otherwise which Audrey correctly reported

I worked for the ticket office when I was in school. Them botching this wouldn't/doesn't surprise me in the least.

So what's your explanation. Lando Jr submits his ticket request on 11.22 gets an email stating your request for the CFP ticket is confirmed, and then receives no further communication and no ticket...

 

[mgkpsu]

So you're calling students liars? So classy - what a douche (See the attached article - this student has a screenshot of his correctly submitted order which was rejected). The school, CFP and Ticketmaster are the "liars" here. See the following HOTLINKED article:

Penn State Students Accuse University Of Lying About College Football Playoff Tickets​

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Your post calling students liars is disgraceful.

And yes, you do apparently have reapding comprehension problems.

1. My "reapding comprehension" is fine
2. A blog post about Tweets is not evidence of anything
3. Dylan admits that he never received a confirmation email, so that means he didn’t submit his initial request correctly
4. If Dylan had days to tweet about this, then he can surely find time to go out and earn the $122 difference to buy a ticket
5. Seek professional help for your various mental disorders

 

[mgkpsu]

Yes. No tickets.

I am not going to entertain your claim further without proof, so say whatever you want.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

I worked for the ticket office when I was in school. Them botching this wouldn't/doesn't surprise me in the least.

So what's your explanation. Lando Jr submits his ticket request on 11.22 gets an email stating your request for the CFP ticket is confirmed, and then receives no further communication and no ticket...

Yes clearly something was botched. I’m sure the ticket office’s phone is ringing off the hook right now.

 

[LandoComando]

I worked for the ticket office when I was in school. Them botching this wouldn't/doesn't surprise me in the least.

So what's your explanation. Lando Jr submits his ticket request on 11.22 gets an email stating your request for the CFP ticket is confirmed, and then receives no further communication and no ticket...

Oh I'm sure it could have been botched but this thread is about attack Audrey when what she reported was factual
I'd ask him why he didn't call them about it--but I'd also ask the 14 yard old that question lol
Like in college handled it yourself

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

1. My "reapding comprehension" is fine
2. A blog post about Tweets is not evidence of anything
3. Dylan admits that he never received a confirmation email, so that means he didn’t submit his initial request correctly
4. If Dylan had days to tweet about this, then he can surely find time to go out and earn the $122 difference to buy a ticket
5. Seek professional help for your various mental disorders

So you ignore the fact that Onward State confirms that he sent a screenshot of a valid order receipt. You're reading comprehension skills suck and are "conveniently self-serving". Calling PSU students liars - again, real mature and classy douchebag.

 

[LandoComando]

So you ignore the fact that Onward State confirms that he sent a screenshot of a valid order receipt. You're reading comprehension skills suck and are "conveniently self-serving". Calling PSU students liars - again, real mature and classy douchebag.

I'm sorry--are we pretending college age students (or anyone) don't lie.

 

[fastlax16]

Oh I'm sure it could have been botched but this thread is about attack Audrey when what she reported was factual
I'd ask him why he didn't call them about it--but I'd also ask the 14 yard old that question lol
Like in college handled it yourself

Oh I'm not attacking Audrey. I believe the school told her what she posted.

I think the issue for the students is no one had the full picture until she posted about the student section not selling out. They just assumed they didn't get tickets because of high demand, which is reasonable without all of the information. Plenty of online raffle systems these days only notify you if you're a winner. Not hearing back is your rejection.

 

[LandoComando]

Oh I'm not attacking Audrey. I believe the school told her what she posted.

I think the issue for the students is no one had the full picture until she posted about the student section not selling out. They just assumed they didn't get tickets because of high demand, which is reasonable without all of the information. Plenty of online raffle systems these days only notify you if you're a winner. Not hearing back is your rejection.

Okay--that's fine
I can agree with that--I'd still be calling and asking just because they're playoff tickets but I can get that.
The attacks on Audrey were unjust and some still haven't acknowledged that

 

[mgkpsu]

So you ignore the fact that Onward State confirms that he sent a screenshot of a valid order receipt. You're reading comprehension skills suck and are "conveniently self-serving". Calling PSU students liars - again, real mature and classy douchebag.

Onward State says lots of stupid stuff since its inception, and should really stick to playlists. And they LOVE to regurgitate drama, manufactured or real.

I want to see his full emails, without the headers cut off. He basically claims to be Mr. PSU, yet somehow he didn't hear from any other student about the follow-on confirmation email received after the application period ended? That would have been the time to raise a stink, before reallocation happened. I also want proof that his form of payment was valid as of last weekend, when they attempted to charge cards.

So you can choose to accept this story, and you can also choose to get all worked up about it, but some of us do not.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Oh I'm not attacking Audrey. I believe the school told her what she posted.

I think the issue for the students is no one had the full picture until she posted about the student section not selling out. They just assumed they didn't get tickets because of high demand, which is reasonable without all of the information. Plenty of online raffle systems these days only notify you if you're a winner. Not hearing back is your rejection.

HandJoCommando, also ignores the fact that the student referenced in the article I linked was one of the respondents to Snyder's X post.... he gave here the evidence he had. Instead of "investigating" his claims like a real journalist would do, she merely posted the PSU's PR re: the student ticket lottery which does not address, or explain in any way, the documented evidence given to her by the student. That is not "journalism".

 

[doctornick]

You have difficult with reading comprehension?

Students who received confirmation in writing that their submitted request had been received ultimately did not receive tickets.

If the student has that confirmation e-mail then that student should contact Kris Petersen and the Athletic department and seek a remedy

 

[fastlax16]

HandJoCommando, also ignores the fact that the student referenced in the article I linked was one of the respondents to Snyder's X post.... he gave here the evidence he had. Instead of "investigating" his claims like a real journalist would do, she merely posted the PSU's PR re: the student ticket lottery which does not address, or explain in any way, the documented evidence given to her by the student. That is not "journalism".

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To be fair, you have no idea what else she did.

She posted the schools response, which is a reasonable thing to do, but you don't know what else she did or is currently doing. You're assuming she posted the schools PR response and has done nothing else since.

She also posted she'd reached out to the CFP who pointed her back to the school. Game isn't for another 11 days. There's a lot of time left to dig into wtf happened or didn't.

I'm sure Franklin will get asked about it since he's always focused on making sure the crowd is creating an environment to give the team any edge. Removing several thousand students from the building does not help him achieve that.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

To be fair, you have no idea what else she did.

She posted the schools response, which is a reasonable thing to do, but you don't know what else she did or is currently doing. You're assuming she posted the schools PR response and has done nothing else since.

She also posted she'd reached out to the CFP who pointed her back to the school.

Sounds like the old game of "hot potatoe" when each party continues to point you to another responsible party in a circular loop. Odd how the big winners in this situation, the CFP and Ticketmaster, have no answers.... They're pointing to PSU is unacceptable as it has been pointed out many times over that the party ultimately responsible for administering tickets and gate revenue is the CFP, not PSU.

 

[Lion84]

I worked for the ticket office when I was in school. Them botching this wouldn't/doesn't surprise me in the least.

So what's your explanation. Lando Jr submits his ticket request on 11.22 gets an email stating your request for the CFP ticket is confirmed, and then receives no further communication and no ticket...

Now you went and did it - Landy Dandy will now drive this to another 50 pages trying to defend someone he doesn't know for something trivial like she cares she got called out on something like this - he is just doing his usual beat the dead horse into dust for no reason whatsoever - must be computer day at the asylum.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Here is another article just released by PennLive:

https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatef...aller-for-penn-state-playoff-game-vs-smu.html

Something is rotten in Denmark here - this article says they are selling tickets within former student-section for as much as $337.....

 

[fastlax16]

Oh I'm sure it could have been botched but this thread is about attack Audrey when what she reported was factual
I'd ask him why he didn't call them about it--but I'd also ask the 14 yard old that question lol
Like in college handled it yourself

It is difficult to solve problems when you don't know what you don't know, especially when what you don't know is that you have a problem. Season tickets always sell out in minutes. It is a reasonable assumption for students that these sold out as well and that is the reason they didn't get notified of anything. Based on everything publicly available, it looks like the first report that the student section didn't sell out was Audrey's tweet yesterday.

We know no rejection emails went out, because if they did, Kris Peterson would know they were sent and presumably wouldn't have made the statement.

Kris never made any statements on her official twitter page: https://x.com/GoPSUKris

Nothing on the official page: https://x.com/GoPSUsports

Looks like similar situation at Texas.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

It is difficult to solve problems when you don't know what you don't know, especially when what you don't know is that you have a problem. Season tickets always sell out in minutes. It is a reasonable assumption for students that these sold out as well and that is the reason they didn't get notified of anything. Based on everything publicly available, it looks like the first report that the student section didn't sell out was Audrey's tweet yesterday.

We know no rejection emails went out, because if they did, Kris Peterson would know they were sent and presumably wouldn't have made the statement.

Kris never made any statements on her official twitter page: https://x.com/GoPSUKris

Nothing on the official page: https://x.com/GoPSUsports

Looks like similar situation at Texas.

In addition, the PennLive article says that what you submitted was a "reservation" for your season ticket or participation in student ticket lottery - it was not an actual ticket purchase. There is no reason any of these people would have known about a "confirmatio" or expect to hear anything regarding their "reservation" until after 11/29. Saying they should have sought clarification on why they didn't receive tickets prior to 11/29 is really lame on the part of the University Ticket Office. Really lame.

 

[psu2131]

After Thanksgiving dinner, my daughter and nephew were discussing the application process. Both had already applied. My nephew got a ticket, my daughter did not. Her roomate who applied before either of them also did not get tickets, most of her other friends did. So according to some of you she is making up this story or somehow applied incorrectly? Yet, she was successful in obtaining season tickets every other year. I sent an email to Audrey S and she was nice enough to reply. She said PSU is claiming all student requests were honored. Those on here claiming all students are not telling the truth or incompetent are pretty delusional. Just wondering....what is their motivation for lying? Why is it hard to believe that PSU or CFB committee wanted more money? Why is it difficult to believe PSU ticket office botched the distribution? I am encouraging my daughter to contact the ticket office. I do not expect a reply.
I am giving her my ticket, I will survive not sitting in the cold. She will be fine, but others won't be as lucky. The students had accepted that they might have lost a lottery. They DID NOT accept the University claiming all student requests were met - nor should they.