It's non basketball related. But he's done for the year most likely
Pregame: Illinois at Penn State, Wednesday, February 21st, 5:30pm CT, BTN
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I just checked on Seat Geek and there are still plenty of tickets available (some as low as $38 ... before fees, of course). Perhaps Seat Geek can set filters that limit sales to only Pennsylvania zip codes .. not sure.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
The conference title race got a lil more interesting
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It's about us.
The conference title race got a lil more interesting
Our season long winning streak against high major opponents is 3, which we'd tie with a win in this game.
Knew he was hurt didn’t know status
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
Gimmick games like this are for one reason - the team thinks it's a winnable game and they want the additional novelty and atmosphere. If I'm Underwood, I'm leaning into that and telling the team PSU picked them for this game for a very specific reason.
Would be kind of a good cool environment to play in when you can't fill your arena.
I was in undergrad during the Groce years and never got to see them make the tournament so wasn't too excited for games but would have made a point to go to a game at Huff or Kenney.
If we can handle Stoneybrook before a sellout crowd of 4300, we will be ok here.
You are a hero, pushing forward despite that challenge. I was an undergrad during the Henson years and so being a fan was easier. My wifey (then girlfriend) dragged me from the library to Assembly Hall and into Orange Krush (which was a blast!). Don't miss-understand: she was the far better student, I just had to work at it. Even though I was the basketball player and later coach. Life is an adventure, brother! Hold onto it tightly!
The seats are listed…but “the venue” isn’t allowing transfers of tickets. I have a Pennsylvania ZIP, and I had my tickets pulled. I have friends who are Penn State fans (one helped train James Franklin while he was in college) and they couldn’t get tickets. I’ve talked with other people partial to Penn State and they all agree that it’s not a good look for PSU.
That won’t matter to PSU if they win. They must not win.
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What does that mean? The seats listed can’t actually be sold? Does that mean there will end up being a 500 or so empty seats?
I don’t know. What I do know is I got an email from SeatGeek saying they were sending my money back. When I asked if they knew why, like I said, the seller said it was the venue’s call. If you can get seats, send them to me. I’ll go.
I know originally, Penn State said only season ticket holders would be allowed to purchase tickets. But it seems almost impossible to police who ends up using a digital ticket. If that’s the case, I hope they end up with a sellout, but only a quarter of the arena filled.
After your original post, I went to SeatGeek out of curiosity and, sure enough, a box said “seats not available for this game.” But then later I noticed there were tickets listed. Very bizarre.
Kenney Gym holds 3000. We have not sold that few to a non weather game in 100 years.
Old Huff before the remodel was 8000. And Illinois had a phenomenal winning percentage (.815) there.
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I'm kind of gobsmacked that the Big Ten allowed the change in venue. What's the next gimmick? Minnesota using the tri-color ABA basketballs?
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Ha, lowkey one of my favorite Illini games in recent memory. A place we would have never otherwised stepped foot in and it was actually a tough, hard fought win.
KenSWburbs
- SWburbs
Wrong. Yes, playing at BJC is not a home court advantage with its curtained off upper deck, BUT this game is at old Rec Hall. It will be packed. It will be loud. The students will go after STJ relentlessly. It will be a home court advantage for Penn State.
An opportunity for a Co Big 10 title will come with challenges. Their's starts Wednesday night.
Ahh yes, Sherrence Thannon Jr
KenSWburbs
- SWburbs
Hehe typing on the train
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Just an idea: Seat Geek is a ticketing partner of most, if not all, BT schools. Try Stub Hub and see what happens.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
Actually, that Shannon Terrance Jr is supposed to be a heck of a player.
And if there is EVER a school permanently disqualified from heckling a player about a paper-thin sexual assault allegation, it’s the Fighting Sanduskies (MSU is a close second for Larry Nasser).
It seems like the heckling so far hasn't been quite as terrible as anticipated...there's definitely been some crappy chants but a lot of them sound half-assed from the student sections. Just my uninformed POV from the coziness of my couchActually, that Shannon Terrance Jr is supposed to be a heck of a player.
And if there is EVER a school permanently disqualified from heckling a player about a paper-thin sexual assault allegation, it’s the Fighting Sanduskies (MSU is a close second for Larry Nasser).
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