Afternoon kickoff: 6/23 (Footblog)

The longest 15 minutes of Penn State students' lives is in full effect this week as student ticket sales get underway.
How short did your fingernails get?
Is anyone else's Facebook homepage littered with updates of 'i got my football tickets, and im happy,' 'didnt forget her id# this yr and got football tickets!!! :)' 'that took alot of %$&* to get those damn tickets.....close one' 'ok how they gonna raise the ticket price $40?? penn state is starting to get ridiculous...but u KNOW i got me some tickets!! :D?'
Sophomores, you're up next.
As a quick reminder, here's what you do.
The sale begins at 7 a.m.

Go to Ticketmaster
There will be two events listed as purchase options. Please choose Football and click "Find Tickets". Select "1" as ticket quantity on the Purchase Page. The total Purchase Price is $247.00. Finally, enter your Password, which is your nine digit Penn State-issued Student ID#. Click "Look for Tickets" to continue.
2. Enter the Verification Code on the screen and click continue.
3. On the Shipping Page, the method of delivery will default to "Paperless Ticketing on Penn State Student ID Card". Click continue. You will have two minutes to complete this page.
4. The next page allows you to log into your existing Ticketmaster account or create one and then click continue. There is a one minute time period to complete this page.
5. Next is the Billing Page. A valid credit card must be entered on this page. This includes the credit card type (AMEX, Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted), the card number, the expiration date and the last three digits on the back of the card (In the case of AMEX, it is a four digit number on the front of the card). All information must be correct and valid to process a purchase. In addition, this page will reflect your complete order (all items that you purchased). Click continue. You will have three minutes to complete this page.
6. The final page is the confirmation page and will confirm your order and issue a confirmation number. If you receive this information, you have successfully completed the process.

Now, don't go crying to Mr. Greg Myford. You got your reminder. And freshmen, your sales starts at 8 a.m. Thursday.

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