I really shouldn't be offering my sports consulting services for free but I'm just that kind.
OK, here it is:
Pitt and Penn State are probably never going to play again in football, right? A generation of fans will never be exposed to that rivalry. Or........
I give you Pitt vs PSU FUTBOL. A Labor Day weekend Sunday Night Tradition at Heinz Field. Ribfest, bands, tailgating, an excuse to go out and root on your school.
Honestly, if there was a Pitt/PSU men's/women's doubleheader and tickets were super cheap (like $5 bucks), I bet it could sell out the lower bowl. Give the students free tickets. Put the Pitt students in their regular endzone. PSU students (back in Pgh for the long weekend) in the other endzone and you'd have a heckuva cool soccer environment.
Market this game as the largest crowd in college soccer history or something. I'm telling you this could become a really awesome tradition for a city that doesn't really have pro soccer (Riverhounds dont really count) and for 2 hated rivals who dont play sports vs each other.
OK, here it is:
Pitt and Penn State are probably never going to play again in football, right? A generation of fans will never be exposed to that rivalry. Or........
I give you Pitt vs PSU FUTBOL. A Labor Day weekend Sunday Night Tradition at Heinz Field. Ribfest, bands, tailgating, an excuse to go out and root on your school.
Honestly, if there was a Pitt/PSU men's/women's doubleheader and tickets were super cheap (like $5 bucks), I bet it could sell out the lower bowl. Give the students free tickets. Put the Pitt students in their regular endzone. PSU students (back in Pgh for the long weekend) in the other endzone and you'd have a heckuva cool soccer environment.
Market this game as the largest crowd in college soccer history or something. I'm telling you this could become a really awesome tradition for a city that doesn't really have pro soccer (Riverhounds dont really count) and for 2 hated rivals who dont play sports vs each other.