Bleachers in 20 degrees sounds like frostbite on your anus to me
OT: Penn State vs SMU Tickets
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Which is why numbers will be less than against a September cupcake. But they aren't going to be as bad as some people think. It will something north of 85,000, and that's still a lot of people.
I'm shocked by all three of the games that are under 100 bucks.
Penn State - I get the students are gone and SMU has no fans, but they haven't played for a natty in forever.
Ohio State/Tennessee - I mean, OSU has done this plenty of times recently, but they're still a strong fan base, and I'd think Tennessee would bring a huge contingent.
Texas/Clemson - Kind of a combination of the first two; Texas hasn't played for a natty in a long time and both fan bases are solid.
College football as well as anything else will keep going to the well as long as people are willing to pay and watch
Columbus is the biggest city in Ohio so there’s plenty of fans right there but fanbase is spoiled and really down on Day.
70K. Will look completely packed. 101K announced
You're not allowed to bring seat cushions, they make you rent them for like $10. And people think Acrisure is strict.
OSU/Ten is most shocking to me. Tennessee fans have taken over college football social media and are saying how they are going to outnumber OSU fans, plant the flag, throw the goal posts in the river, and even found a way to rename Ohio Stadium as Neyland North on Apple Maps. But if they truly would have that large of a contingent then tickets wouldnt be as cheap as they are because OSU fans will still be there in large numbers. Probably going to be 85K OSU, 15K Tennessee
the real exercise will be comparing the Steeler TV ratings to the CFP. Curious to see that.
Right, and it's centrally located to boot. Basically 2 hours or less from all the major population centers in the state.
This one shocks me the most.
A lot of people care. Attendance is PSU fans' 2nd favorite sport. As Chris Mueller said, if they csnt sell out their first CFP game, they no longer have the right to brag about attendance ever again. They are done. This is one of the biggest games in school history but since its a little chilly, its going to be 30% empty.
For the record, Mueller is an idiot. If you've ever met that tool in the flesh, you know that to be true. He's playing to the audience here.
I'm quite sure that the announced attendance will be, shall we say, inaccurate. But if we're being honest, we know all about that. It won't be anywhere near 100K. But it's not going to be 30% empty barring some kind of natural catastrophe. Given the time of year, weather, etc, we aren't comparing apples to apples here.
I think we all have a sincere distaste for being judged on attendance figures. As a barometer of interest and support, they are meaningless numbers. At least, we here all hope so.
What were they for Penn State vs Ohio State? I would guess at least double that. $100 to park isn't so bad when the tickets cost less than a t-shirt.
This is 100% correct. Plus, there was a snafu and many regular PSU fans didn’t get the email in time to secure parking.
First round of a 12 team playoff is still a long way from a Natty.
Even in the 11 game BCS era, a really good program would easily win 7 or 8 games. 3 or 4 were circled for the chance to play for a Natty. The postseason basically resets that number.
Same number of games an NFL wildcard team would have to win. Plus round 2 might as well be a bye. And this is the only home game.
I think there will be a whole different vibe if they are one of the Final Four teams standing
The weekend before Christmas is just a bad time for a game in freezing weather.
$14 now on Stubhub
The seat map on Ticketmaster for the regular official CFP tickets show thousands of empty seats. Probably will indeed be 70K. 101K announced.
The seat map on Ticketmaster for the regular official CFP tickets show thousands of empty seats. Probably will indeed be 70K. 101K announced.
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It's honestly not that cold out. I was out there with my dogs in shorts and a thin shirt for about an hour and 15 minutes this morning. It's not windy, and the sun is out. No excuses for them.
I think something has to give at some point. taking the nits as an example, after thanksgiving you have a road trip to Indianapolis, a home game in freezing cold the weekend before christmas and if by some chance they make it all the way to the finals, three road trips. Five games post Thanksgiving, four on the road, that's a lot to ask even for the most rabid fan bases.
IHaha. t's 44 & sunny where I'm at. Far too cold step foot outside today, much less sit through a football game.
The attendance trophy was already handed out this year, so they're good to go. They're not interested in football. My neighbor is a Penn State fan, and I guarantee if I go knock on his door right now and offer him $10,000 to name their quarterback he won't be adding a dime to his bank account.
See ya again on 8/30/25 for the big Nevada game. 107K expected.
Who cares how ma y people are there. Go smu. Continue to expose the b10 in thiis playoff
I liked Jenning's decision to throw it on 4th down, even though he easily had the 1st if he ran. I just didn't like the errant throw. That should have been an easy TD.
Yep
It was really just a drop … PSU didn’t really do anything to stop it. (Despite the tv crews remarks)
He threw it behind him. ...And now another piss poor throw.
Two bad throws from the QB is the difference. Poor throw on what should've been a TD and a poor throw that resulted in a pick 6.
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