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http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/c-lionclub/auto_pdf/2011-seating-chart.pdf

$2000 (“Green”) seats are the sideline seatbacks on either side of the 50 yard line near the field. Transfer fees are $2,000/seat.

$600 (“Black”) seats are ED, EE, EF, WD, WE, WF and their accompanying upper sections. Transfer fees are $1,500/seat.

$400 (“Red”) seats are EB, EC, ECU, EG, EGU, EH, WB, WC, WCU, WG, WGU, WH. Transfer fees are $1,000/seat.

$100 (“Blue”) seats are EHU, EJU, WHU, WJU, all of the south upper deck, most of the north upper deck, and all of the north end zone lower deck. Oh, and half each of EBU/WBU — the other halves are the edges of the student section. Transfer fees are $500/seat.

On July 1, 2010, football season ticket holders will be sent paperwork, which must be returned to the Nittany Lion Club offices by September 1, 2010, asking them to declare one of the following seating intentions for the 2011 football season:

• Retain your current seat location under new Nittany Lion Club STEP guidelines;
• Upgrade seat location to a section with a higher annual seat donation than your current location requires;
• Relocate to a section with a lower annual seat donation than your current location requires;
• Waive your right to purchase 2011 season tickets by choosing not to participate in the Nittany Lion Club STEP.

If you don’t reply to the mailing, you give up your seats.

when you buy two $50 concert tickets and the final charge is $175.

get into the market of facilitating seat transfers? I’m a reasonable dude, for an extra 15% and maybe a non-con game thrown in on the side.

in order to get my foot in the door. I currently only have something like 25 points, so I expect I’m probably SOL

You donate to the NLC for the “right” to get X number of tickets
Then you choose where you want to sit
Then you donate to STEP a per-seat cost, based on the location of the seats you selected
Then you purchase the seats at face value.

So as an example – for 4 seats in WJ, it would be:

Minimum NLC donation for 4 tickets = $400
STEP per-seat cost of $100 for section WJ = $400
Face value for tix ($55 per ticket x 4 tix x 7 games) = $1540

So for 4 season tix in WJ for 2011, total cost = $2,340

Is this correct?

for doing this. To the extent that the revenue/expenditure graph is true and that something had to happen, I think they actually devised a very market-based, fair, reasonable way to allocate seats.

Throw in the fact that the south endzone is going to be even more of a zoo for opposing offenses and that they threw the visitors into the cheap seats, and I have very little to complain about.

I’m in section WAU so that means this is my last year in that section because the students will be there in 2011. Ugh!!

The rep said that I shouldn’t have any problem moving closer to the 50 on the East or West side as long as I pay the necessary amount to obtain seats in those sections under the STEP plan. I’m not happy about paying more but if I an get better seats under this plan beause I’m being forced to move then at least I’ve got that going for me……which is nice!

this thread hits 300 posts in a HUGE hurry?

I need to start collecting some cash for a “Lions Pride” level donation.

Seat Selection Groups & Order of Selection
1) Season ticket holders who will remain in their current seat locations

2) Season ticket holders left without the choice* of retaining current seat location because of:
i. Student seating enhancement
ii. Relocation of the visiting section
iii. Installation of ADA seating

3) Season ticket holders declaring a preference to upgrade their seat location to a seating zone with a higher required annual seat donation

4) Season ticket holders declaring a preference to release their current seat location and relocate to a section with a lower required annual seat donation

5) Season ticket holders declaring a preference to purchase additional season tickets and Nittany Lion Club members who wish to purchase season tickets for the first time

• Season tickets located in the first three (3) rows of sections EA – EJ and WA – WJ, as well as sections SG (even numbered seats, rows 1-58), SH, SJ, SK, WA, WAU and WBU (odd numbered seats, rows 41-80), and North Upper Deck sections NAU – NJU (rows 81-95 in all sections), must be reassigned due to the installation of ADA seating along both sidelines, the enhancement of the student section in the south end of the stadium and the relocation of visiting team tickets to the North Upper Deck.

If you expand all the cells in the linked Excel file, you can see the data PSU is working with. It looks like this is how things will shake out – I’m only going to go over the cheap seats, as that seems to be the most prevalent request here.

If you want 1 (ONE) ticket, you pay $100 to NLC (or STEP, still haven’t figured out where the money goes, or even the need for the NLC anymore). Then you pay the face value of the tickets granted.

If you want 2-4 (TWO TO FOUR) tickets, you pay $400 flat rate to NLC/STEP, then pay face value times the number of tickets. At this level, it would behoove you to get 4 tickets else you’re wasting $100-$200.

The same analysis applies as requested tickets increase, with you obviously paying face value times number of tickets, but then you pay an increased “donation.” 5-6 tickets = $1K donation; 7-8 tickets = $2500 donation; 9-10 tickets = $5K donation; 11-12 tickets = $10K donation, and 13-14 tickets = $20K donation.

So if I’ve got this right, a person wanting two tickets will pay $400 (NLC/STEP) + (2 tickets * 7 games * $55 per game) = $1170 total. Three tickets will pay $1555. Four tickets will pay $1940. Ergo, the per person cost comes out as follows: 2 – $585 per person; 3 – $518 per person; and 4 – $485 per person. To contrast, if you wanted just one more ticket, the math would be: $1000 (NLC/STEP) + (5 tickets * 7 games * $55 per game) = $2925, which is $585 per person, the same as the 2 ticket per person rate. So it further behooves you to go in on a group of tickets at the top end of each pay scale.

In conclusion, who wants to split four tickets with me?

The only question I have is this: the stadium seats X, and Y people want seats. Right now, the difference of Y – X are donating to the NLC to get their points up and eventually take over seats when they’re available. What will happen next year? If I want 4 tickets, pay my $1940, and am turned away, now what? Is there a line? First come first served? Will the NLC point system remain? Why is this so confusing?

Your cost in 2011 comes down to three factors:
1. how many tickets you want
2. where you want your tickets
3. what parking you want.

You need to answer each question, then look at the math behind each. The largest figure is the price you pay.

For example, if I want 2 tickets in the blue section, but want reserved parking, I’m paying $2500, as that’s the cost to get #3 on the list above.

If I want 6 tickets in red, but don’t want any type of preferred or reserved parking, I need to pay at least $2800, as the cost for category #1 is $2500 (Honorary coach can get up to 8 tickets); cost for #3 is $0, and cost for #2 (7 tix X $400 per each red seat) is $2800. As the cost of figure #2 is the highest, that’s what I owe.

I get the math & the rules on this, so if anyone wants me to run through their scenario, PLEASE just let me know.

I read the fine print and it does not say what happens to season ticket holders who are relocated because of the students.

does this mean we have to relocate to the North End Zone Upper Deck if we want to retain our tickets without donating more than we already do?

I’m pretty sure I’ve asked this a couple of times, and I apologize for beating a dead horse, but like JNitt above, I’ve got around the 25 point mark. What do I do going forward? Continue giving my $100 per year and then apply when I can, or up my donation next year and apply? What is the application process anyway? Pryor H. Zug this is confusing…