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FYE #5: Let’s Just Skip to Football Season

August 7, 2014 by jqs5974   

On October 12, 2013, before I had even been accepted to Penn State, my family and I came up to Happy Valley to see The Penn State Nittany Lions play the highly favored Michigan Wolverines during homecoming weekend. I had been to many Philadelphia Eagles games before, but this was my first time stepping foot in Beaver Stadium. The second I got to my seat and saw the sea of 110,000 screaming fans all wearing white, I knew this was the college I wanted to attend. Everything about that game was perfect: The WE ARE… PENN STATE chants amongst the student section, the singing of Sweet Caroline in the third quarter, and the incredible amount of pride that everyone shared for their beloved Nittany Lions. There’s nowhere else like it in the country. The game itself happened to be one of the most exciting Penn State football games in Penn State football history as Penn State stunned Michigan 43-40 in a 4OT thriller. That game was without a doubt the best sporting event I had ever been to.

Here we are now, 23 days away from Penn State’s season opener in Ireland and 30 days away from Penn State’s home opener, and I’m already starting to feel the excitement. Seeing that Michigan game was amazing, but it’s a whole other level in the student section. Summer Session has been absolutely amazing, but it’s time for football season to start. It’s time to see college avenue full with thousands of people from all over the country, and it’s time to see 110,000 fans gather to one location to see our Nittany Lions win. Who cares if we can’t play in a bowl game for the next two seasons. The NCAA can take that away from us, but they will never be able to take away the pride we have for our team and our university. It’s time to start playing football again.

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