very tough place to go to. If you don't have your hotel soon, you will be driving for hours to get to the game. $149.00 so far for the flight. Tickets are had through the Ticket office. I have been there 3 times.
If you didn't have your hotel in December it's too late. It's much tougher to go to State College now than it was a few years ago. It doesn't help that our game is homecoming this year... but every game we play in October is homecoming, so that's not really surprising.
Hotels are long gone. I'm planning on flying in and winging it if need be, because Penn State is worth it - best trip in the B10 by a wide margin. A former roommate went to PSU and says he still knows someone who lives there, so I'm hoping to crash with that person.
I loved the tailgating there.....wish the U could do some of the same.
That is the problem when it is in in the city....that land over by the rail yards...look inviting...make a tunnel or bridge under the rails??!
Go Gophers!
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Wait do you even know the person??
A group of 4-6 Gopher fans are heading to Happy Valley this October. For anyone who has done it before... any tips? Hotels? Travel? Tickets? Tailgating?
Thanks!
If you need to stay in a hotel, consider towns/cities out of the way. You likely won't find one in State College anymore. Consider Altoona, Clearfield, Williamsport.... and if you want to make a fall trip someplace, plan a vacation in Pittsburgh (2.5 hrs), Philly (yuck) (3-3.5 hrs), NYC (4-5 hrs), Washington (4 hrs), Baltimore (3.5-4 hrs), or the beach on the east coast. A stay in Niagara Falls (or Buffalo around that time of year should also be fantastic and about a 5 hour drive. There are also some nice ski resort towns near the NY/PA border such as Ellicottsville.
We all have to accept that we're never going to have that kind of tailgate scene. Too urban a campus.
Also, which land are you referring too? There really isn't a lot of space when I look at Google maps.