Flying to Penn State

[Pony ^]

talk about a tough place to get to..

[indianmustang]

Heard that almost all of the hotels are full because it is December Graduation for Penn State that weekend - and the hotels have been booked for months.

Graduation was supposed to be on the 21st, but has been moved to the 22nd due to the playoff game.

Wonder where they are going to find for the Team and travelling football contingent to stay - that is a lot of rooms - guessing it will not be in State College, PA.

they gave us 3 million for travel ,should be able to find accommodation.
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[CA Mustang]

Add Latrobe (LBE) to the airport list. It's a small airport, but only 108 miles from State College.

[indianmustang]

SMU should start a charter flights
We have a long track record of supporting various collegiate teams, including serving as the official private jet partner of SMU Athletics.
https://statusjet.com/collegiate-travel/

[soccermom]

We won’t make this game but hopefully SMU can block rooms and get shuttle buses to take fans to & from the game.

[Charleston Pony]

Hopefully SMU can fill it's 3,500 seats with folks wearing red or blue as that tiny little section will stand out on TV against almost 100,000 PSU fans wearing white. As Coach Lashlee and so many others have said, we will need to start fast and play a complete game to win in Happy Valley. I just hope the weather is decent and the track is fast so we can display our team speed that has gotten us this far.

[docabel]

Driving up from DC. What will be ticket allotment to SMU?

I saw a post on Reddit that it’s minimum 3,500 for visitors, which includes the band.

NCAA mandated that home teams only have to allot 3500 tickets to visiting teams (including bands). 1000 have to be in lower bowl availability and others can be anywhere else they want. Lowest get in ticket prices are $100 for all venues.

[SMU Pony Mom]

Saw this on smumustangs.com:

https://onlocationexp.com/r/smu-mustang ... harrisburg)-pkg-29380



I also called ticket office to find out about tailgate tickets for those of us who are more local. They are working on it.

[Pony ^]

how the F they get 100+K to that town is beyond me. this place is so out of the way it's unreal

[Charleston Pony]

how the F they get 100+K to that town is beyond me. this place is so out of the way it's unreal

Well over 40,000 students in a town of 40,000 where attending Penn State games is the thing to do. Not unlike Clemson with over 20,000 students in a town of less than 20,000 full time residents and they can draw over 80,000. Their alumni and fans travel well

[EastStang]

When I went there for the game in 1978, there were acres of tailgates with RV's, sausages grilling (PA is a sausage state). So, I suspect many of their fans bring their RV's to the game, park there overnight either before or after the game or both, and then head home. That way finding a hotel is unnecessary. Sort of like going to College Station.

[Charleston Pony]

I suspect many of their fans bring their RV's to the game, park there overnight either before or after the game or both, and then head home. That way finding a hotel is unnecessary. Sort of like going to College Station.

Or like Oxford, Mississippi and probably a lot of other "college towns" in the middle of nowhere

[SMU Pony Mom]

When I went there for the game in 1978, there were acres of tailgates with RV's, sausages grilling (PA is a sausage state). So, I suspect many of their fans bring their RV's to the game, park there overnight either before or after the game or both, and then head home. That way finding a hotel is unnecessary. Sort of like going to College Station.

I don’t think they open lots until 7am for noon games unfortunately.

[BUS]

I am reading from my small group of renting a 30 passenger plane. Leaving love at 7.30 going to state college for the game and flying home with arrival back at love 7.pm.
2200 per person.
Pm me.

[indianmustang]

from SMU package details

https://onlocationexp.com/r/smu-mustang ... harrisburg)-pkg-29380