New "premium" Beaver Stadium seating options for tOSU and UDubs

[nittanymoops]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

 

[Keyser Soze 16802]

Every football school is doing this stuff

And no one is forced to buy it

 

[helixville]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

How about "preferred" restroom access? Or your own personal Port-a-John?

 

[GrimReaper]

Every football school is doing this stuff

And no one is forced to buy it

In the not to distant future people will confront paying those amounts for not-so-premium seats.

 

[Tgar]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

But, but, but, you get a table and intimacy…….

 

[manatree]

How about "preferred" restroom access? Or your own personal Port-a-John?

But, but, but, you get a table and intimacy…….

Wake me up when they offer tables and intimacy in the restrooms.

 

[Erial_Lion]

Wake me up when they offer tables and intimacy in the restrooms.

It's all relative...intimacy is having your own urinal to piss into, and not having to go in a trough.

 

[baltimorened]

well, compa

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

well, comparatively shopping, for just a few hundred more you can pay the seat fees for 2 in the club section for all games for the year. You'd get a reserved parking space, access to food stations, warmth in winter, AC during the hot days, inside plumbing....
but, to each their own

 

[psuro]

Wake me up when they offer tables and intimacy in the restrooms.

 

[psuro]

well, compa

well, comparatively shopping, for just a few hundred more you can pay the seat fees for 2 in the club section for all games for the year. You'd get a reserved parking space, access to food stations, warmth in winter, AC during the hot days, inside plumbing....
but, to each their own

When they first opened the club section myself and two of my golfing buddies were the first ones to use the restrooms. We got in early just for that. .

Yup-that's how exciting my life is. Just try to top that.

 

[NoSoup4U]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

behind the last row of the lower bowl in the north endzone?? couldn't get any worse of a sightline of the action on the field...they better have mounted TV's there because you can't see any of the scoreboard vid screen if you cant see that far.... but alas paying to watch on TV anyway but.. but ...its in venue

 

[nittanymoops]

well, compa

well, comparatively shopping, for just a few hundred more you can pay the seat fees for 2 in the club section for all games for the year. You'd get a reserved parking space, access to food stations, warmth in winter, AC during the hot days, inside plumbing....
but, to each their own

Thank you, Ned, for discerning the whole point: arguably the worst seats in the stadium, with a non-reserved parking pass. I'm sure there are actual club seats on the secondary market at similar or lower prices as well. Four people should have no problem finding tickets for these games at a $1200 price point. That means the other $1200 is for a non reserved parking pass and someone to get you food and drink.

 

[TheBigUglies]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

They used to actually have sets of bleachers in that location that could be used by event staff when they were not working any more during the game. I believe the parking attendants once done could come into the game and sit on those bleachers. They were never full and when we had season tix that were at the very top of the North End zone we would come down and sit in those bleachers sometimes. I hope for the price of loge seating that would put in La-Z-Boys(heated), and have a TV right there as well for you.

 

[LBUfanatic]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

Just curious where you found this information? Link? I don’t see it on the PSU website and I didn’t receive anything as an NLC member.

 

[nittanymoops]

Just curious where you found this information? Link? I don’t see it on the PSU website and I didn’t receive anything as an NLC member.

PSU Athletics email around noon.

 

[Taycro]

An attendant for food and beverage service actually might make this worth it alone if you have the $$$ to shell out. The concession lines are ridiculously long

 

[LBUfanatic]

PSU Athletics email around noon.

Thanks.

I guess I don’t see this as a money grab. Certainly the OSU game will be a major event and especially so if we are undefeated going into that game. They are trying to maximize revenues and may be able to capitalize on that open space. My seats are in NH ten rows below the concourse and my sight lines are actually really good. I’ve stood on the concourse many times during games and the sight lines aren’t horrible. Given that they are wanting to build life boxes into the final west side rebuild, this might actually be a smart idea to test the market. Also, if you have to buy tix for that game on the secondary market, you are likely paying g $400 at a minimum for any seat in the lower bowl.

 

[nittanymoops]

Thanks.

I guess I don’t see this as a money grab. Certainly the OSU game will be a major event and especially so if we are undefeated going into that game. They are trying to maximize revenues and may be able to capitalize on that open space. My seats are in NH ten rows below the concourse and my sight lines are actually really good. I’ve stood on the concourse many times during games and the sight lines aren’t horrible. Given that they are wanting to build life boxes into the final west side rebuild, this might actually be a smart idea to test the market. Also, if you have to buy tix for that game on the secondary market, you are likely paying g $400 at a minimum for any seat in the lower bowl.

There are currently a lot better seats at lower price points for UDubs. I didn't look at OSU but it's probably similar price points.Still, $300 for those seats is ... (pick your adjective).

 

[LBUfanatic]

There are currently a lot better seats at lower price points for UDubs. I didn't look at OSU but it's probably similar price points.Still, $300 for those seats is ... (pick your adjective).

Yeah, I certainly wouldn’t pay it, but if there is a market for it, why shouldn’t they do it? It’s not like it’s hurting you.

 

[Erial_Lion]

They used to actually have sets of bleachers in that location that could be used by event staff when they were not working any more during the game. I believe the parking attendants once done could come into the game and sit on those bleachers. They were never full and when we had season tix that were at the very top of the North End zone we would come down and sit in those bleachers sometimes. I hope for the price of loge seating that would put in La-Z-Boys(heated), and have a TV right there as well for you.

In 1997, they accidently oversold the student section. For the biggest games (Pitt, OSU, and Michigan), the latest arriving of the students ended up in them...as you can imagine, they were less than thrilled.

 

[nittanymoops]

In 1997, they accidently oversold the student section. For the biggest games (Pitt, OSU, and Michigan), the latest arriving of the students ended up in them...as you can imagine, they were less than thrilled.

As someone with tickets in EBU (half students, half not), I have a feeling they oversell the student section every year. For the big, good weather games, it's a zoo. I've inquired and it's denied. An argument could be made that the contractor directing students to their seats isn't cramming enough of them in, but typically they are spilling into the aisles and walkways. But it's money and given PSU's history and insatiable appetite for it, and their nine figure deficit...

 

[Erial_Lion]

As someone with tickets in EBU (half students, half not), I have a feeling they oversell the student section every year. For the big, good weather games, it's a zoo. I've inquired and it's denied. An argument could be made that the contractor directing students to their seats isn't cramming enough of them in, but typically they are spilling into the aisles and walkways. But it's money and given PSU's history and insatiable appetite for it, and their nine figure deficit...

They don't "oversell" it...they only sell as many seats as are available (except for that year and Bud & company made a mistake). However, they will comp seats in it for the ROTC color guard, the "2nd string" cheerleaders/dance that didn't make a cut for a game, and non-football recruits and their student-athlete hosts. But that easily is neutralized by the no-shows every game (even the biggest of games will still have a few hundred).

It really comes down to the students not having assigned seats. They can try cramming them in as much as they want, but every little gap, every time a group runs to the bathroom/get food and comes back and just takes new seats, etc, you lose seats here and there. Without assigned seats, no one is ever going to sit as tightly packed as you need to so that you fill in the entire section. So since you can't properly match the latest arriving students with those seats available here and there, they spill into the aisles and public sections.

 

[bdgan]

New North Loge seating appears to be under the north upper deck behind the last row of the lower bowl. With this wonderful package comes a "preferred" (not reserved) parking space and an attendant for food and beverage service in your seats.

All for the low, low price of $2,400. (Must buy 4 @ $600/each).

I wish these money grabs shocked me, but they don't anymore. Sigh.

Sell 300,000 of those packages and we're well on the way to pay for the improvements.

It's all relative...intimacy is having your own urinal to piss into, and not having to go in a trough.

Bring a bottle. I'm sure they sell those (with PSU logo) in the concession stands.

 

[VicVaselino]

An attendant for food and beverage service actually might make this worth it alone if you have the $$$ to shell out. The concession lines are ridiculously long

An attendant for food and beverage service actually might make this worth it alone if you have the $$$ to shell out. The concession lines are ridiculously long

Don't forget the $200 toke to the Moke who brings you the food.

 

[PSUSignore]

Yeah, I certainly wouldn’t pay it, but if there is a market for it, why shouldn’t they do it? It’s not like it’s hurting you.

It hurts everyone because when these tickets sell quickly, the price of all other seats rises as a result. It proves there's a market for higher prices. Stadiums and events everywhere are reducing lower margin general seating and replacing it with high margin premium seats. As someone that has no desire for the premium seating, I hate this move. It ends up with both higher prices for general seating due to trickling down pricing effect as the market for high prices gets proven via sales, and increase demand for general seating as the cheap seat capacity gets reduced year after year.

 

[Tgar]

It hurts everyone because when these tickets sell quickly, the price of all other seats rises as a result. It proves there's a market for higher prices. Stadiums and events everywhere are reducing lower margin general seating and replacing it with high margin premium seats. As someone that has no desire for the premium seating, I hate this move. It ends up with both higher prices for general seating due to trickling down pricing effect as the market for high prices gets proven via sales, and increase demand for general seating as the cheap seat capacity gets reduced year after year.

They are soon going to embark on putting a premium on every ticket and parking space to help offset the cost of NIL. They are also going to put a premium on every ticket to help cover the cost for the west side tear down and rebuild. As soon as that is done the east side is already being planned. Parking spots around the stadium will be lost as they increase the footprint.

At minimum the increase in a ticket will be no less than 25% and one could imagine as high as 50% or greater in a year or two. It is, after all, a business and it needs to bring in revenue. I sit in a variety of seats, occasionally sitting on the 40 twenty five rows up. This area has become a party zone with folks selling their tickets ever weekend to folks who spend handsomely to come to one or two games a season. Many ticket holders have reasons not to attend every game and may as well make what they can from owning the seats for the season.

Penn State football is an expensive proposition for the fan and it is going to get a lot more expensive. That’s just reality. Having had lunch recently with a couple of the higher ups, they do not care about the touchy feely fans that made up their base for so many years. They care about raising enough money to pay for everything because their jobs are on the line.

Let me rephrase that. They care, they are sympathetic, but there is nothing they can do about it. Prices will rise. And for folks looking for more than just a handful of football games out of Beaver Stadium, the overhaul is necessary.

 

[PSUSignore]

The other downside is many of the fans buying up premium seats are not the rabid, passionate fans. They are often there thanks to a company sponsorship or to hob nob with the upper class or whatever you want to call it. Instead of it being about the game it becomes a place to network and be seen. There are of course some exceptions to that, but in general the bigger percentage of the crowd is premium, the less passionate and raucous the environment is going to be. Enjoy the whiteout intimidation while it's here because I suspect between Big Noon and the transition to a lot more luxury seating it's going to get worse. Hopefully it doesn't end up back where we were in the 90s when Beaver Stadium was one of the quietest big stadiums in the country.

 

[LBUfanatic]

It hurts everyone because when these tickets sell quickly, the price of all other seats rises as a result. It proves there's a market for higher prices. Stadiums and events everywhere are reducing lower margin general seating and replacing it with high margin premium seats. As someone that has no desire for the premium seating, I hate this move. It ends up with both higher prices for general seating due to trickling down pricing effect as the market for high prices gets proven via sales, and increase demand for general seating as the cheap seat capacity gets reduced year after year.

That’s why it’s called market pricing. And it’s happening everywhere. I actually like it as I am going to jump on the new west side loge boxes when they become available. I am as rabid and passionate a fan of PSU football that you will find (referencing your 2nd post) but I really am looking forward to watching a game for once without my *** hanging out into the aisle.