How does PSU enhance the gameday atmosphere?
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What percentage of your synapses are functional?
What is your favorite color?
What was your high school mascot?
What was the make and model of your first car?
LMAO
Back up a minute young man. The thing that heated my ire that it is very discourteous and indecorous to call out a long standing contributing member and ask if the person is a grad or not…who cares.
Not a requirement to be a "PSU grad" to join this board. The majority of the members of this board have a goal in common..to discuss the student-athlete and their sports and university issues. There are so many non-alumni out there, aside from loyal football fans, that love and greatly support our university…. My wife, my D-in-Law, my oldest grandson (WVU), and many of our other relatives. I’m sure other grads can say the same.
after all, Joe was not a "grad".
I am also disappointed in many of our alumni being apathetic toward the universities demise the last 4 ½ years. A few are my relatives. We need the support, more than ever, from anyone that can be a disciple and broaden the true narrative to the public.
You may also have an issue with me since I'm in the autumn of my life...maybe I should be expunged, my contribution to society is probably non-existent.
I've appreciated Barry as much as Ryan, Franco, Ray, Sue, Al and many, many others that are taking on the old guard head on
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Please reread my post that you quoted. I said the keyword being "lunatic", no other issues with non-PSU grad fans. Look at the way he types and responds to people. It is at a very childish level and no longer makes me question why we aren't getting anywhere with the BOT if someone like that is speaking out.
Anyway, back on topic.
- Win
- No microphone for cheerleaders. Or only if they use it to start the We Are chant, but no more "are you ready for football" "let's rock and rolllll" etc.
- While important, Wifi is too expensive for 6-7 home games a year. I did like the idea of a guest network for just recruits to use.
- Replace bleachers. Current seating is wayyyyyy uncomfortable
- Put one display at both endzones that only show game scores around the country
- New bathrooms
- More food
- Don't really see the need for beer in college stadiums. I've seen enough people from 18-60+ walking with puke down their shirts
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That's interesting because some of our peers that also rely on home revenues as much as PSU does don't seem to be struggling with this concept, despite the move to a 9 game conference schedule. There is a clear difference between PSU's schedule and some other top programs.Unless you are willing to kick in the missing $10-15 million....... No way that can happen, not with the new 9 game B1G schedule
Hopefully, (most) people can "do the math" and realize that.....I'm not going to take the time to walk through it again
Just one more of the WONDERFUL benefits of Jim Delaney's brilliant expansion move.......which somehow was not apparent to the unwashed masses.
Take OSU for example. OSU is playing nationally recognized teams that have recent history of tremendous on field success (most are recent top 10 teams), except for Texas who has struggled lately but is still a national brand and a "move the needle" type of program. These opponents are from all over the country - South, Pacific NW, Texas and the Midwest. OSU even went as far as scheduling 2 flagship teams in the same season in 2022 & 2023.
Meanwhile, PSU is playing mid-level P5 teams and all of them are in our own region, basically in bordering states save Virginia which is so close it might as well be bordering. These are not "move the needle" programs with current top 10 performance, nor do they have a history comparable to the likes of OU, Texas, ND, etc.
Our schedule pales in comparison. As a PSU alum I'm supposed to be excited for the Pitt game. I'm not. They haven't been true "rivals" for many years, and the so-called "rivalry" was mostly one sided since the start of the JoePa era. Pitt has won 13 times since 1950, PSU has won 32 in that time (1 tie). Pitt hasn't finished consecutive seasons ranked in the AP poll since the early 80's. Nobody on a national level cares about PSU vs. Pitt. I don't even care about PSU vs. Pitt, to me it's just another game. Yet here we are with that as our "flagship" game for the next 4 years. We don't play a meaningful opponent until 2020, and even then it's a short drive from home.
Here's OSU's future schedule:
2016 - at Oklahoma
2017 - Oklahoma
2018 - at TCU
2019 - TCU
2020 - at Oregon
2021 - Oregon
2022 - Notre Dame & at Texas (!!)
2023 - Texas & at Notre Dame (!!)
Compare that to the best game on PSU's schedule each year:
2016 - at Pitt
2017 - Pitt
2018 - at Pitt
2019 - Pitt
2020 - at Virginia Tech
2021 - n/a
2022 - n/a
2023 - West Virginia
2024 - at West Virginia
2025 - Virginia Tech
bwifan
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^^^ This... people want a better game day experience??? Simple bring in top competition. The stadium will be sold out with actual people in the seats. No need to pipe in noise when you have 100K+ screaming at the top of their lungs in a close game.
It's stupid to look at future schedules especially way out in advance because you don't know how teams will be way down the line. For example when we scheduled Syracuse they were coming off a 10 or 11 win season. When we played Syracuse they were a 4-5 win team. Just because a team is a name right now or because they are a brand doesn't mean they'll be good when you play them. ND has had down years until the last few years. Texas is still in their current downward spiral. Oregon might fall off starting this year. Same with TCU. You get my point.
Secondly, Ohio State has been a powerhouse for over a decade now let's be real about it. They can afford to schedule and play and compete with teams like this and be fine. Right now we can't. There's no point in lying about it. Will we get to that point honestly I am sure we will ... but it's not like we haven't recently scheduled teams from different areas (Oregon State, Alabama, Notre Dame) and we will again when we should
Wasn't there a rumor that Penn State was looking to schedule LSU sometime in the future?
I agree with your point to an extent. If you schedule the likes of Bama, Texas, ND, OU, etc. it doesn't matter if they end up in a down year by the time the game happens, those teams still generate national interest and appeal even when they are struggling. I'd argue Texas in a down year is still more interesting than a 10+ win Syracuse team that caught lightning in a bottle for 1-2 seasons, especially nationally. So to compare our attempt to time it right with a team like Syracuse to what others are doing by playing LSU, FSU, Stanford, and so on aren't even in the same universe.
Things I want at the Beaver.
No screaming children!
No infants!
No jumping up and down on each play. There are people behind you trying to watch the game.
No sh*t faced idiots trying to humiliate themselves and PSU by insulting visiting fans. Don't care who the fans are!
No standing in the aisles talking/texting to find your friends. I'm trying to watch the game.
No gabbing about shopping, boy/girl friend troubles or anything not concerning the football game.
Take your children to the bathroom during breaks in play. There is no need to go every 10-15 minutes. That goes for adults also.
More replays, don't need noise meters, etc. before play begins.
Show replays of controversial calls.
Show scores from other games on the ribbon, especially during breaks in the action.
There are some that will be in favor, some will not. Remember you are in the stadium to watch a football game, if you are there for any other reason, stay home.
Sandy are you listening!
No screaming children!
No infants!
No jumping up and down on each play. There are people behind you trying to watch the game.
No sh*t faced idiots trying to humiliate themselves and PSU by insulting visiting fans. Don't care who the fans are!
No standing in the aisles talking/texting to find your friends. I'm trying to watch the game.
No gabbing about shopping, boy/girl friend troubles or anything not concerning the football game.
Take your children to the bathroom during breaks in play. There is no need to go every 10-15 minutes. That goes for adults also.
More replays, don't need noise meters, etc. before play begins.
Show replays of controversial calls.
Show scores from other games on the ribbon, especially during breaks in the action.
There are some that will be in favor, some will not. Remember you are in the stadium to watch a football game, if you are there for any other reason, stay home.
Sandy are you listening!
Except ratings say otherwise but whatever you'd like to tell yourself. You think anyone really cared about what amounted to be the 4th or 5th best team in the state of Texas last few years?
The wifi can be financed by the users. Charge between $5 and $10 per user per game and separate the freeloading, whining maggots from those that TRULY NEED wifi to enjoy a college football game. Let the market determine the bandwidth requirement. If the demand is there, those demanding it can pay for it. A free, password protected wifi for narcissistic recruits is also a good suggestion.
Comparing the scheduling of Syracuse after their one big season in decades to scheduling a tradition rich national power is a very weak argument. Although Texas is in a down period, they would pack Beaver Stadium this September. Coastal Carolina, Akron, Youngstown State.... Not so much!
Comparing the scheduling of Syracuse after their one big season in decades to scheduling a tradition rich national power is a very weak argument. Although Texas is in a down period, they would pack Beaver Stadium this September. Coastal Carolina, Akron, Youngstown State.... Not so much!
Yes of course they would … because we never play them. I’m sure 99.5% of you would agree Pitt isn’t a major opponent. Yet the stadium will probably be close if not a full sellout next year anyway. So that argument is kinda weak as well.
Btw … found it interesting that you picked three schools and we play none of them this year. Heck Coastal Carolina we only played ONCE as a FAVOR … and some of you use it as the barometer of everyone we schedule
Why don't they do the FANS a favor and quit scheduling tomato cans each September? Georgia State? Akron? Appalachian State? Kent State? How about Buffalo, Rutgers, SDSU, ARMY and Indiana in CONSECUTIVE weeks last year? That is total $hit!
LOL
Trying to ponder a way in which you could be more wrong, ignorant, and stupid............
Nope......can't do it.......sorry.
bwifan
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Exactly.... and Texas is turning the corner and starting the upswing. The OOC is putrid. Give us some games with name programs that bring fans and are traditionally good programs. This way you can bring recruits to these big games with packed crowds and really get the game experience back to where it used to be.
LOL
Trying to ponder a way in which you could be more wrong, ignorant, and stupid............
Nope......can't do it.......sorry.
The way you conduct yourself is embarrassing. Please stop.
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Hire entertainment/ stadium specialists... Look closely into what is going on on LA with the new stadium AND what Foxboro... Dallas have done.
IMO... Reduce capacity... Make seats more comfortable... The days of selling out 100+ seats is OVER IMO regardless of how well the team does..
PSU undefeated... Playing a winless Illinois in November? Tough ticket no matter how you look at it.
Music , Pre and Post Concerts... Fireworks ? Has to be family entertainment oriented.
The simple fact is... The quality of the TV product today... Is just to hard to pass up for MANY families.., not everyone but for many especially if you live out of State.
Thank you much for the post, my thoughts exactly, but didn't want to pit the effort in typing
You old coot, I agree on most with the exception of excited PSU fans jumping up and down.
This is about butts in seats and generating excitement in the stands, not TV ratings. Those are 2 different things. And yes, I absolutely believe a huge number of people care about Texas nationally, despite their down years right now.
What has been done so far to improve the stadium, in actuality?
I realize Sandy has put out potential improvements, but what has been done that will arrive in time for this year?
I realize Sandy has put out potential improvements, but what has been done that will arrive in time for this year?
--I'd love for the bleachers to be gone. Had back issues in my 30s (so pretty recently!) that made it difficult to sit for long stretches during the games. The STH paid-for chairbacks were pretty nice but if you're not a STH, then you're most likely not going to get one of those. Will it reduce capacity? Of course. But maybe that needs to be done.
--Audio system and how it's used in that stadium is terrible. First off, the PA guy who has been there far too long is still abysmal. He's been doing that, what 10+ years? And yet, I counted at least 3 or 4 complete errors in what he was trying to describe. The loud music is way overdone...they feel like they have to play the same, tired harrowing music when the opposition gets a 3rd down...and then they play it while they're in their huddle and even when they're at the line. Shocked that PSU hasn't been given a warning or even a penalty for that (shades of Michigan 1993?). You can still have your Zombie Nations and your other party type music but I'd prefer to have my headache after the game because the crowd was going nuts and not because some DJ was trying to blow my ears out.
--Agree with the OOC being spruced up. Kent State this year, ok, I get it...everyone in the Big Ten plays one crap team. But the next 2 years, they play a pair of crap teams each year. Replace Georgia State and Appy State with something a little bit more palatable. All you're accomplishing with playing these 2 teams is paying them to come up and get beat (more often than not). Who to replace them? Sure, it would be great to see a USC or a BYU or maybe Miami or LSU but if you want to get a little more realistic, they could attract a lower-rung SEC/ACC (scratch that, they're still playing Pitt)/Big 12/PAC 10 for a one-time game much like what they did with Oregon State in 2008. It's not even fun to watch the games on TV when they're playing these lesser-lites.
--Audio system and how it's used in that stadium is terrible. First off, the PA guy who has been there far too long is still abysmal. He's been doing that, what 10+ years? And yet, I counted at least 3 or 4 complete errors in what he was trying to describe. The loud music is way overdone...they feel like they have to play the same, tired harrowing music when the opposition gets a 3rd down...and then they play it while they're in their huddle and even when they're at the line. Shocked that PSU hasn't been given a warning or even a penalty for that (shades of Michigan 1993?). You can still have your Zombie Nations and your other party type music but I'd prefer to have my headache after the game because the crowd was going nuts and not because some DJ was trying to blow my ears out.
--Agree with the OOC being spruced up. Kent State this year, ok, I get it...everyone in the Big Ten plays one crap team. But the next 2 years, they play a pair of crap teams each year. Replace Georgia State and Appy State with something a little bit more palatable. All you're accomplishing with playing these 2 teams is paying them to come up and get beat (more often than not). Who to replace them? Sure, it would be great to see a USC or a BYU or maybe Miami or LSU but if you want to get a little more realistic, they could attract a lower-rung SEC/ACC (scratch that, they're still playing Pitt)/Big 12/PAC 10 for a one-time game much like what they did with Oregon State in 2008. It's not even fun to watch the games on TV when they're playing these lesser-lites.
Man, you nailed it regarding the P.A. announcer. He is ALL OVER the mic, practically doing play by play. It's a serious problem, because no p.a. announcer is supposed to be running commentary, it takes away from the experience at the game. Kernkraft needs to go also, Jack White needs to go, the gimmick is old and tired now.
Not tossles? Qirstion, nitwit called me a "wissy fit" not sure how to interpret his message? Any ideas? I've been around construction projects a long time prior to my injuries, I've never heard the term. Now, I have called out over the years construction people in the field many namrs , but never "wissy fit". I don't want you to respond, in that I have respect for nitwit, but last week, my company asked me to supervise a commercial paving project because all of our other construction people are working.
Now, I haven't done this since 1988.
Is " wissy fit" approiate in construction lingo these days?
Back issues easily solved. Many chair backs around the field level of the stadium, many in the south..upper level, and the north end upper level, plus try to get the chair backs in the mezzanine level. Six years ago I moved six seats from rows AA and BB to two seats in the EE SECTION at the 44 yard line.
Reason being, the grand kids grew up and got their own tickets.
The reason I chose the upper south level was the chair back. The Lions Club keep offering seats on the lower bowl, but because of my bsck, my family refused, not me.
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Typically a cell phone network doesn't work well when 100k people are confined to one area. I've had AT&T and Verizon and rare to get a message sent out or a webpage to load. Know a lot of people with similar experiences.
It's a running joke with my son and I, no matter what game we're watching if it's 3rd down we say in this exaggerated deep voice "Thiiiiirrrrd DOWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNN" like the PA guy at Beaver does every single time. We could be losing 28-0 late in the 4th and it's the same shtick.
As others have pointed out, this was a top ten stupid comment from you. And that is a high bar.
As that hot babe in "Kingpin" said, It's about as fresh as a Foghat concert.
Your all forgetting the most important first step...bring the STATUE back!!! And right where it was before
