Congratulations, Penn State, for ending your nine-game, 12-year losing streak to Michigan with a 46-17 thumping on Saturday. Your fans have been waiting a long time for this day, and I must say, they deserved it.
What I experienced in State College on Saturday was tremendous class and a great game day atmosphere.
I drove into State College at 8:00 am on Saturday morning with my wife and another couple of Michigan fans. Our first stop was Wal-Mart to pick up our parking pass from a PSU-grad friend and groceries for the day of tailgating. The store was littered with Penn State fans, most of whom were appreciative of us being there and wished us luck for that afternoon.
From there we went to one of the yellow lots to park. I couldn’t believe how close all the parking/tailgating was to the stadium. All surrounding the stadium were grass lots peppered with cars, trucks, and RVs.
After we parked, since it was only about 9:00 am at that point, we walked across campus to The Diner for the famous sticky buns. We all agreed that they were amazing and well worth the long walk. The campus was nice and we got heckled by a few fans, but nothing bad.
When we got back to our car and got out our grill (that we bought at Wal-Mart because we were told that the charcoal grill we brought wouldn’t be allowed), a group of PSU fans came up to us. They helped us set it up and light it and “the bucket lady” offered us sips from her bucket of gin and sliced lemons. I didn’t dare put my lips anywhere near that thing, but the offer was generous.
Throughout the chilly afternoon leading up to the game, PSU fans came over and talked to us, welcoming us to State College and wishing us luck. They expressed their concern for the game, despite Michigan’s down year and Penn State’s great season so far, since Penn State can never seem to beat Michigan.
They also told us that they appreciated that we would still drive out here, tailgate, and go to the game all decked out in our Michigan gear despite our team having a 2-4 record.
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