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Post by nyline on May 21, 2018 14:12:51 GMT -5
OF. FREAKIN. COURSE. They play three matches about 10 minutes away from me in September...during the weekend I am at an out-of-town wedding. RAGE...BUILDING... If you were a real fan, you would ensure that the couple-to-be breaks up and cancels the wedding  |
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Post by lionsfan on May 21, 2018 16:56:15 GMT -5
OF. FREAKIN. COURSE. They play three matches about 10 minutes away from me in September...during the weekend I am at an out-of-town wedding. RAGE...BUILDING... If you were a real fan, you would ensure that the couple-to-be breaks up and cancels the wedding Dare to dream, right? |
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Post by tillie on May 22, 2018 9:53:27 GMT -5
Not playing at home for the month of September seems to put a heavy burden on the team: lots of travel, missing classes, always an opposing crowd and why must this be?
Is there a positive in such an experience?
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Post by stillkicking on May 22, 2018 10:41:53 GMT -5
Not playing at home for the month of September seems to put a heavy burden on the team: lots of travel, missing classes, always an opposing crowd and why must this be? Is there a positive in such an experience? Yes it either toughens you up, or exposes your weakness. |
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Post by Millennium on May 22, 2018 19:53:16 GMT -5
Not playing at home for the month of September seems to put a heavy burden on the team: lots of travel, missing classes, always an opposing crowd and why must this be? Is there a positive in such an experience? Well, last year PSU seemed to play well on the road. |
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Post by tillie on May 23, 2018 8:24:20 GMT -5
Through the years the reverberating comment was, "the program before the first match lasting over two weeks was the most grueling volleyball work out I or we ever experienced". This was a common place response and it elicited from Salima, "What ever happens in South Gym stays in South Gym"
This may indeed be a repeat but seems like a huge risk with a large freshman class.
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Post by nyline on May 23, 2018 8:56:35 GMT -5
Through the years the reverberating comment was, "the program before the first match lasting over two weeks was the most grueling volleyball work out I or we ever experienced". This was a common place response and it elicited from Salima, "What ever happens in South Gym stays in South Gym" This may indeed be a repeat but seems like a huge risk with a large freshman class. Two things: Coach Rose only has control over the pre-Big Ten schedule (and even there, he doesn't have control over the B1G/Pac-12 Challenge venue). So the only "away" matches he could have scheduled differently are the three in Washington D.C. And those three shouldn't be dauntingly challenging. I suppose I'd prefer to see more home matches in September, but if I had to choose between having that overwhelmingly "away" schedule in September (when all those freshmen will still be learning the system and developing (we hope) "connectedness," and might fall short even in Rec Hall), or in October or November (when, we hope, the team is finding its footing and getting connected, and might pull off a few upsets/big wins in Rec Hall), I'd vote for September. Again, I'd prefer more home-away balance throughout the season, but that's really up to the B1G schedule makers. |
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Post by boballen on Jun 21, 2018 9:28:08 GMT -5
Nice increase in season ticket cost this year. From $168 last year to $211 this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 12:21:04 GMT -5
Nice increase in season ticket cost this year. From $168 last year to $211 this year. I know it doesn't account for all of the difference, but I believe there are two more home games during the pre-B1G season. And by the way, Welcome! |
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Post by benjohnson on Jun 21, 2018 19:28:01 GMT -5
Got my 2018 tickets last Fall on Cyber Monday at half price
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Post by boballen on Jun 22, 2018 8:48:31 GMT -5
Nice increase in season ticket cost this year. From $168 last year to $211 this year. I know it doesn't account for all of the difference, but I believe there are two more home games during the pre-B1G season. And by the way, Welcome! Thank you, I've been hanging around and reading for a while, just started posting. I'll be around. Been going to PSU volleyball games since around 2005 or 2006. Moved out west for a while, seats are on the aisle of S3, have been there for 4 or 5 years now with that lovely center court aisle life. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 11:59:04 GMT -5
I know it doesn't account for all of the difference, but I believe there are two more home games during the pre-B1G season. And by the way, Welcome! Thank you, I've been hanging around and reading for a while, just started posting. I'll be around. Been going to PSU volleyball games since around 2005 or 2006. Moved out west for a while, seats are on the aisle of S3, have been there for 4 or 5 years now with that lovely center court aisle life. Well, to paraphrase Bladerunner's Roy Batty, "I wish I could see what you've seen with your eyes."* *Roy was speaking to the genetic engineer who had designed his eyes and said, "I wish you could see what I've seen with your eyes." |
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Post by Millennium on Jul 23, 2018 19:57:05 GMT -5
I just made my prediction on VT regarding our regular season schedule record. I'm predicting a 24-6 record.
EDIT: I posted the regular season schedule below.
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Post by Millennium on Jul 23, 2018 20:00:03 GMT -5
Date - Opponent - Location - Time
Penn State Classic 8/24/2018 vs. Eastern Kentucky - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
8/25/2018 vs. UMBC - University Park, Pa. 10:00 a.m. ET
8/25/2018 vs. Navy - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
Penn State Invitational 8/31/2018 vs. Temple - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
9/1/2018 vs. Texas A&M - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
Big Ten / Pac 12 Challenge 9/7/2018 at Stanford - Stanford, Calif. TBA
9/8/2018 vs. Oregon - Stanford, Calif. TBA
American Volleyball Classic 9/14/2018 at Howard - Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m. ET
9/15/2018 vs. Buffalo - Washington, D.C. (at American) 1:30 p.m. ET
9/15/2018 at American - Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m. ET
Big10 Conference Schedule
9/19/2018 at Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minn. TBA
9/22/2018 at Ohio State - Columbus, Ohio TBA
9/28/2018 at Michigan State - East Lansing, Mich. TBA
9/29/2018 at Michigan - Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA
10/5/2018 vs. Maryland - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
10/6/2018 vs. Ohio State - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
10/10/2018 at Purdue - West Lafayette, Ind. TBA
10/13/2018 vs. Nebraska - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
10/17/2018 vs. Rutgers - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
10/20/2018 at Rutgers - Piscataway, N.J. 7:00 p.m. ET
10/26/2018 vs. Indiana - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
10/27/2018 vs. Purdue - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
11/2/2018 at Nebraska - Lincoln, Neb. TBA
11/3/2018 at Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa TBA
11/9/2018 at Northwestern - Evanston, Ill. TBA
11/10/2018 at Illinois - Champaign, Ill. TBA
11/14/2018 vs. Michigan - University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET
11/17/2018 vs. Northwestern - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
11/23/2018 vs. Minnesota - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
11/24/2018 vs. Wisconsin - University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET
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Post by traveler on Jul 24, 2018 11:41:14 GMT -5
After I move from Arlington, VA, PSU finally comes to the DMV. File this under the Life's Not Fair heading!
BTW, don't know if any of you remember the comments after we beat Howard in the tourney last year. Their coach, who I get the impression knows our Coach very well, made some of the most honorable and fiercely proud comments I've heard from a losing coach. Wasn't the 'we won (even tho we lost)' thing we heard from BYU's Olmstead. Was about the pride in standing up to one of the nation's best and, coming up short, still distinguishing itself. Wasn't about lambs going to the slaughter. Was about bringing it. So impressed w/Coach Kupferberg.
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