Official PSU - Kent State game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[SleepyLion]

I believe we even paid the Golden Flashes more for the opportunity than the Volunteers.

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Tennessee paid Kent State $1.35 million to play at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, according to USA TODAY Sports. The Vols crushed Kent State 71-0, setting multiple program records offensively.​

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Kent State served as one of Penn State's two “buy games” of the 2024 season, where the Nittany Lions give a lower-tier team a massive payday to serve as a warmup game in Beaver Stadium. In Burns' case, he and the Golden Flashes made a reported $1.6 million to lose 56-0.​

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Tennessee got a bigger bang for their buck. I would say that we should count the buy week as a loss as well, 2-2.

These payouts to Kent State make me wonder what the recruitment pitch is for a football prospect.

Coach: Son, you are a fine player, good student too. You could go to and D-II school or even a few D-I schools. But I want you to come to Kent State so that we can field a team to collect enough money to support the university's entire athletic program. I'll give you a full scholarship. All you have to do is put up with a few A$$ beatings each year. Do we have a deal?
Recruit:

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I get what youre saying but if you don’t get a permanent injury, saying you played football at the beav and tenn stadium etc is pretty cool. I know I’d tell everyone everyday.

 

[SleepyLion]

I get what youre saying but if you don’t get a permanent injury, saying you played football at the beav and tenn stadium etc is pretty cool. I know I’d tell everyone everyday.

do you stay for the second year, play in beav (who doesn't like to play in beav) and rocky top in 2024... transfer to St. Francis of PA in 2025?
After you told me that I'd probably say, "cool, how did you do?"

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

St Francis? Def couldn’t get in a place like that