I think it is interesting reading their board from time to time. The act like it is the 1980s and they are a good national team. Right now, their program is no different than a Rutgers, a Maryland, and dare I say it.....a Pitt. They are a regional team that simple has a large alumni base given the community colleges Penn State runs across the state.
In terms of playing them, they are actually pretty low among the priority teams in terms of quality on the field that year. From the 2016 schedule, I would put them in terms of "on the field play appeal" behind Oklahoma State, Clemson, Miami, Duke, GT, and VT (maybe even UNC). They have some appeal historically, but on the field again I have to say this is not the 1980s. They were 6-6 this past year including getting whacked by Northwestern and a pretty weak schedule overall. The years prior were not too different when you take into account the extra number of home games played and terrible OOC.
Personally if I get good money for my club seats, I probably will just watch the game while tailgating outside the stadium or go to Mullens. Im sure some white mid-50s PSU alumni who saved his money from taking care of mowing the putting green at Sewickley Heights Golf Club will spend his families vacation money for those tickets.
This post was edited on 3/12 7:59 PM by pittengineer75