Big 10 Football Tour

The time had finally come, our first game.  The venue was Beaver Stadium, which is currently the largest stadium in college football.  After having so much fun tailgating, it was tough to pull ourselves away, but this was the might event...

You have to be blown away by the sheer size of this place and even more amazing are the sightlines of the mountains at the corners of the stadium.  Unfortunately packing this many people into one place also makes for some tight/cramped seating.  On a hot day such as this, it's not too much fun to be shoulder to shoulder to the person next to you on both sides.  When halfway struck, it was challenging to get up and down the aisles.

So as you can guess, the game itself was not very eventful.  The Akron Zips seemed like a Junior Varsity team & it was tough to stay focused on the game.  As you'll see from some of the videos below however, PSu has some notable things to see and hear during the game.  The one you can't miss is the roaring lion sound after most PSU plays.  You'll hear "roar-roar-roar" and it gets the crowd pretty fired up.  Then there's the unforgettable "We Are...Penn State" chant.  The Zombie Nation song is fun to sing along with, but it probably doesn't beat singing Sweet Caroline.  We all did comment that the timing of the Sweet Caroline was a bit odd however, as the crowd only got to sing along to the chorus once before it was gametime one again.

Penn State wins 31-7!

When we had originally emailed the Penn State staff, their team lead us to believe that they'd help us get a photo with the Nittany Lion.  Once their staff forgot how to click the REPLY button or return phone calls, we had to go to our new favorite mascot of the week, the Akron Zip.  What the hell is a Zip?  Well I guess a kangaroo is involved, so we tracked him down and had Blake take a photo with him/her/it/whatever.