Heading to game this Sat vs NW. Are they still blaring the canned music and obnoxiously loud commercials during TOs to stop the Blue Band from playing? Is microphone cheerleader guy still doing his thing?
Question regarding Beav atmosphere
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In short, yes to all. There are some TOs where the Blue Band plays and it's enjoyable. (Having both bands mic'd at Auburn was VERY enjoyable.) The mic'd cheerleader guy is only pregame, but there's a marketing mic guy now introducing some games during TOs or returning alums.
FWIW, I sat in the south upper deck before the game to meet a friend. I thought her seats were good, but that noise up there made it ridiculous. We sat and watched some warmups, then watched the starting lineups video when I screamed to my son next to me that we were leaving to go to our seats.
For any AD reading this, YOU'RE DRIVING AWAY YOUR FANS!! IT MIGHT BE WHY THE UPPER DECKS ARE LIGHTLY POPULATED!!! (Sorry for yelling, hope I made the point.)
Also, a point of note: I had ample cell service at Jordan-Hare and no difficulty texting photos or following CFB scores on the web. This NEVER happens at the Beav. It's always a problem and I've pretty much given up sending texts or (gasp) a picture from the game. Something else PSU does poorly. And also, before anyone asks, I've not had any reception issues at Wisconsin, Michigan, tOSU, Buttgers or Maryland, Heinz for Steelers, the Linc, M&T, nor at Pirates, Phillies or Cubs games.
Great points moop. And I can attest that we had no problems with cell signals throughout the game in Auburn. I was amazed.
Pretty soon for $30, we can add a flat beer to those chicken baskets.
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Auburn also ran free shuttles to and from the stadium.
Try the new Farm to Stadium stand between gates C and D. Long wait, but good food.
the texting issue is a big issue. When you are trying to meet up with friends it is a nightmare. There is almost zero communication and you can't hear yourself think if you call. I wonder if there is a risk if someone needs emergency services what the heck you are supposed to do.
Even outside the stadium , let’s say you have an emergency, good luck.
Sometimes I swear the phones between the sidelines and the press box don't work well either.
I used to have cell issues but switched to T-Mobile and now have no issues in the stadium
Easy solution: people should STOP paying for ridiculous prices for food and beer at sporting events. This is true everywhere....the Beav, Steeler games, Pirate games, Eagles games, etc. Let the food rot across the country at all events. It only occurs because people are stupid enough to pay $12 for a hot dog and fries, etc. Prices for beer is ridiculous. And truthfully, the food stinks.
Thought cell/network service was odd this week. I could connect to the wireless network for the Ohio game. The wireless network did not even appear this past week. User error maybe? I give up. I can live without it. Connectivity issues have come to be expected now.
Couldn't agree more. I'd love to take my wife and daugher to a game but know the obnoxious noise level piped over the speakers would ruin the experience for them. It's too loud everywhere in the stadium.
Seeing as you are going to be attending a sporting event held somewhere in the Western World and its after around 2005, I think you would have your answer right there.
The artificial noise is what finally drove me to give up my season tickets. I realized I was spending thousands of dollars a year to attend an unenjoyable event. I sat next to the same guy for five years and we nevr spoke... because we couldn't.
But that's what the young people want! TIC. As if they buy season tickets and have lots of NLC points. There is a middle ground here and unfortunately PSU has yet to find it.
In an earlier life I was employed by a sports team where we had an aging season ticket base with many of the same concerns re noise, music, endless marketing gimmicks and loss of enjoyment.
One fan asked me to join him in his seats in the upper deck in close proximity to a speaker. He claimed to get headaches and that his wife no longer would attend because they couldn't talk to each other. He wasn't crazy.
I experienced his perspective and brought an idea to our management. In a later game we didn't do ANY piped music nor marketing for a period as a test. It was oddly enjoyable...an eerie throwback. Friends who watched the game on TV commented to me that even they heard the difference.
Of course there are contracts which provide different sponsored elements and money talks. I'm sure that many voted with their feet as season ticket sales have declined greatly for the franchise over the past 20 years.
Somewhere along the line the concept of being entertained by the sporting event on the field of play got lost in the need to "entertain."
I shared PSU season tix from 2004-12 or so. Then switched to trying to get to one game a year. Empty nesting now and bought seasons primarily for the OSU game. It will be interesting to experience the 3 October games to see how I feel about the game presentation. Usually I'm just happy to be back at Beaver Stadium, and with our young talent it could be worth renewing
..but we are not committed either way.
I blame "The Wave" ; )
You are comparing urban areas to a small town in the middle of nowhere PA surrounded by topology that is terrible for . Even Madison is 5 times more population then State College. The closes in population is Auburn which is still 50% larger than that State College. Cell phone companies aren't going to invest in the infrastructure needed for 7 days a year. Areas with higher population can deal with the increased capacity much easier. What they do at Penn State is bring in temporary cell towers that they set up on game day. While they are helpful they are not as efficient as towers.
While your argument is somewhat correct for cell service, you are not for wifi in stadium. Auburn's stadium had wifi emitters at the top of every section around the stadium. Beaver Stadium has far, far less and is much bigger.
