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We are....PENN STATE

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by toxicgirl
· Sep 28, 2003 · 231 views · Journal

Yesterday was my first time at a Penn State game. I have always liked football, but I never followed any one team. I at least knew that PSU was playing Minnesota's Golden Gophers. Thats why I decided to change out of my yellow sweatshirt when I saw what the opposing teams colors were. My G-parents bleed blue and white and have season tickets. So my PSU experience was intense. First off, I tailgated. I ate my breakfast from the back of a mini-van in a stadium lot. I was drinking a micro brew at 10:30 in the morning. Everyone in the parking lot thought they were football stars and where throwing the ball back and forth.

Game Time-->
I found my seat/row and watched the band march in playing the fight song and the nittany lion mascot run around the field with a flag. The stadium is huge and completely full (and full of ppl wearing blue and white). I was sitting right behind the team and a few minutes in, I saw Joe Paterno flip out in a large way. I sat and watched the game and slowly eased into PSU fanatic activity. By the 3rd quarter, I had a blue and white pompom that I was twirling around and I was boo-ing the refs for bad calls. I'd jump up on top of my seat and shout. I was doing the wave and shouting "We Are Penn State!" And even tho State lost, I returned home with bumper stickers, a shirt, pompoms and a hat. I even got my pic taken with a Joe Paterno statue.

It's amazing, I became a fan in only a day. AND THE TEAM ISN'T EVEN GOOD!!! Almost as if every Pennsylvanian is predisposed to wear blue and white. I can't wait to go to my next game. My goal...to get on TV. (I never realized how downtown State College was such a cool college town).

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27 Comments

omegatweeter #1 omegatweeterOG 2003

penn state's cool

rocksupastar #1.1 rocksupastarFounder

no they arent! you LIE!

omegatweeter #1.1.1 omegatweeterOG 2003

ok ok! sue me!

ilikebirds #2 ilikebirdsOG 2002

i know another girl that went there this weekend too. ed

skaorsk8 #2.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

ed, you got called a girl!!

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#2.2 stupedOG 2002

yea yea yea... you're just mad cause you didnt get invited ya tool... you wish you were me

ilikebirds #2.2.1 ilikebirdsOG 2002

me and you both know why
... haha

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#2.2.1.1 stupedOG 2002

oh man... i cant believe you said that...haha

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

you have my cd jerk

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stupedOG 2002

and now you're never getting it back...

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

whatever you say boy with balls on his chi n

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stupedOG 2002

what?? you wish you were that close to me

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

i forgot you only like black men

malibu malibuOG 2001

i discovered today in french class that when you say you're fed up with something (like "i've had it up to here" ) in france its something like, "my balls are full" but the motion is cupping two balls under your chin. needless to say, the laughter commenced from there.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

im stumbled....

malibu malibuOG 2001 rocksupastar

what the matter mike? are you not tolerant of other cultures as jehovah advises us to be? i'm gonna tell mr. ms on you.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder malibu

i have a question... what are the full OF

malibu malibuOG 2001 rocksupastar

what are you talking about crazy??!?!

punkprincess #3 punkprincessOG 2001

i live right near penn state hazelton campus

rocksupastar #3.1 rocksupastarFounder

no you dont. YOU LIE!

omegatweeter #3.1.1 omegatweeterOG 2003

i think i'm hearing echoes in here.

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#4 stupedOG 2002

okay... first, if youre a fan now... you never admit they're bad... just isnt their year...

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#4.1 toxicgirlOG 2003

Of course you admit they are bad! I was surrounded by Penn State fans that were calling the team girls. My Grandfather is a HUGE fan. They have a condo up in state college, the basement looks like a JoePa shrine. Even he is saying they are bad this year.

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#4.1.1 stupedOG 2002

hahah my grandpa blah blah blah... haha jk, yea, my parents are alumni, and so is my sister... guess im the failure that didnt go... haha, but yeah, its good times... we go every year, make a big weekend out of it, my friends from NC... i almost went to the kent state game with my dad the week before, but had too much going on...

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#4.1.1.1 toxicgirlOG 2003

It's too bad you didn't go to that one, they won that game. Do you go try to go to all the games??? Cuz I am going to try to go to the Ohio State game-->we could hang out.

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stupedOG 2002

ohio state and wisconsin were totally sold out when my dad went to get my etickets... and i dont feel like scalping...

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stupedOG 2002

id love to somehow go to a bowl game some year... thatd be hot

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