That…seems awful to me, as a former student. There is a reason that the freshmen section is currently buried in the corner of the end zone. Those seats suck. So YAY, let’s put all the students there and try to spin it as “hey, we’re making that end zone more formidable!”

No, chances are, through seat licensing and this shifting of students, you’re going to make us Michigan. Only the richer, quieter, older people are going to be able to afford regular season seats. And if the students can’t show up now, they aren’t going to pay $eleventy in transfer fees to see half the field.

But hey, gotta get paid.

So to hell with the tradition of having the students yell “We Are” across the field and the alumni return “Penn State.”

 I guess the new chant should be “We are” and the return “Greedy B@st@rds”

After the students performance on Saturday, they have pretty much abandoned any right to complain.

Its only a matter of time before people who had seats for 20+ years get shifted around to worse seats based on amount they give.

It appears I’m going to need to reach deep into my pockets are else I’m heading on up to the upper deck.

I’m probably the minority here, but I actually preferred the end zone seats. I like the view there better than the 50

There are a LOT of older people who sit near midfield who have been giving the bare minimum for decades. Those seats should cost a hell of a lot more. I sure as hell wouldn’t get season tickets for Penn State these days, but plenty of people still want them.

None of this is going to stop PSU from scheduling the Indiana States of the world. Let’s just get that out of our heads right now.

It’s almost 1pm, I’m going to class at 1:25, and likely won’t be back until 5-6pm, who would like to take the over-under at this seemingly small insignificant post getting 125 comments by 8pm tonight? Currently 23 comments, and I’m assuming this post was bumped this morning since PSUIMH posted this 11 hours ago.

The trick is moving the student section completely into the end zone to free up sideline seats for NLC donations and big revenue. The slight is follow my hand, see we’re adding 800 seats and adding an additional gate for entry. Boom, trick over, student’s heads spinning in wonderment.

1. So the students have to move to the end zone. What other stadium in America gives 1/4 of it’s premium seats to students? I don’t know, but I’d wager none. At least we put all students in one place, unlike OSU.
2. I don’t get the argument that we can’t do the ‘We Are’ cheer. Life will go on, regardless of whether you need to learn new words or not.
3. I don’t get the argument that students will enjoy themselves less, therefore be less willing to donate/return in the future. A large part of the student body doesn’t care about the games – they just go to socialize. Those that do care will be coming back in the future regardless if they’re in section SC or EB, because they’re true fans. If we’re really the #1 student section, they can be just as loud from the end zone as they can from the 30.
4. Why should people get to sit on the 50, just because ‘they always have’? Why not reward those who provide the operating capital for our athletic department? If you paid $5k for a plane ticket, would you be happy sitting in coach just because someone else has ‘always sat in first class’ and took the last first class seat?

I appreciate the loyalty of the long term fans, but if they’re truly loyal they’ll be happy to sit anywhere to cheer on the Lions. Especially considering that they’ve skated by for decades while contributing nothing for the past 40 years.

The only people this hurts? The people who willingly sit in the south end zone, but will now be moved to wherever to make room for the students. Maybe the scalpers who buy season tix, but then again maybe not.

I will be curious to see if these extra 800 student tickets are available for the games where there is huge student demand (Alabama, OSU) or for those where no alumni care to buy them (Youngstown St, Bellefonte HS). I’m guessing the latter, but what do I know.

Respectfully yours,
Future Resident of the 50 Yard Line seats

But where is the band going to sit in this new scenario? Anyone know?