Are we satisfied with the new football ticket system?  I certainly would hope so, because in two years we've gone from first-come, first-served, to a lottery, back to first-come, first-served, and now we've upgraded to first-come, first-serve, if you forget to pre-register, sucks for you, and older grades get them first.

There's not really a point to explaining the system, since all PSU students got an email explaining how it works, but for anyone reading from other colleges, this is what I'm talking about:  we have to pre-register for tickets at the end of May.  Then later in June, we buy tickets on a certain day depending on what year we are.  Seniors get first dibs, juniors the next day, and so on.

Since we've had such a dilemma over the demand for student tickets in the past couple of years, how do other schools in the Big Ten determine who gets tickets?  And what do they pay?

Michigan:  Everyone fills out a ticket application, and whoever does receives tickets.  If the number of applications exceeds the available tickets, then a lottery is held and students are notified of the results by mid-June. ($195)

Ohio State:  Runs on a first-come, first-served method: after the alloted 30,000 student ticket season packages are sold out, there are no more. ($124)

Wisconsin:  A new lottery system has been implemented because of such high demand for tickets-- it used to only be lottery for freshman and new students.  But the lottery has conditions: depending on what year you are, you get more chances in the lottery.  Seniors have four chances, juniors three, sophs two, and froshies one.  Each class has a minimum number of lottery winners that must be met. (couldn't find price anywhere)

Iowa: They reserve 10,000 season ticket packs for students.  If you place your order by a certain date, you get priority, and it's a good idea since they have had 30 consecutive sell-outs. ($154)