Rudel: Proposed ticket increase out of bounds
Penn State is working on a new pricing structure for football season tickets that, effective in 2011, will in some cases increase the cost by 500 percent per seat. Cutting to the chase: For many years, Penn State has charged Nittany Lion Club members a minimum of $100 per seat per season for the opportunity to purchase tickets. That goes for tickets on the 50-yard line or in the end zone. The school has not yet announced specifics of the proposed arrangements, but according to a report in Sunday’s Harrisburg Patriot-News, which school spokesman Greg Myford did not dispute in Monday’s Mirror, PSU is considering raising the mandatory minimum to $600 between the 40-yard lines, $400 between the 40s and the goal lines and $200 in the end zone. And you thought the health-care costs in this country are out of control. This, remember, is per seat, per season. Those who balk will be shown the end zone. Most businesses have faced rising expenses, and Penn State is no differen.
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Following is Neil Rudel’s report card from Penn State’s 31-20 win over Indiana Saturday at
Beaver Stadium:
POSITION GRADE COMMENT
Quarterback ...
Nits anything but special
UNIVERSITY PARK — Let’s see if we can take a little stock here.
In the first half alone, Penn State lost two fumbles on punt returns and fumbled a third punt that was graciously wiped out by Indiana’s interference.
Lions must put pieces back together
Some gameday notes and observations while wrapping up the longest home season in Penn State history:
The last time Penn State endured such a disheartening loss a week prior to Senior Day was 1999 when the Nittany Lions were shocked by...
Clark takes blame, but there’s plenty more
UNIVERSITY PARK — As night fell over Beaver Stadium and Penn State’s ugly performance cued the quietest dispersal ever of 110,033, Daryll Clark was taking responsibility for the Nittany Lions’ 24-7 loss to Ohio State that thoroughly ruined a...
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Most people seem to think today’s Big Ten showdown between Penn State and Ohio State will be another low-scoring, defensive struggle.
I’m not one of them.
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