The Penn State women’s basketball team will be taking on the Dayton Flyers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will be played at the Bryce Jordan Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Read on past the break for some information about Dayton and some things to watch out for on Saturday.
For me, the coming of spring is defined by two things: baseball and Rita's water ice (or Italian ice for you non-Philadelphians). On Sunday, Rita's will host its 19th annual First Day of Spring celebration by giving away a free regular-sized Italian Ice to all patrons.
The Pennharmonics, Penn State's premier co-ed a Cappella group, or as they have dubbed themselves, the sexiest a Cappella group in the universe, is having a concert tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. in 105 Forum. This concert marks the release of their brand new studio album, "Black And Silver," featuring some of your favorite radio hits.
GQ magazine came out with their "Worst Sports Fans in America" list yesterday, and Penn State made a rather surprising appearance at #7.
It's worth mentioning that Penn State is joined on this list by some of the elite organizations in college and professional sports. Among the other teams considered to have the "worst fans in sports" were the Los Angeles Lakers (15), Dallas Cowboys (12), Montreal Canadiens (11), New York Yankees (9), Boston Red Sox (7), and Philadelphia Phillies (1, and the Eagles were ranked #2), as well as LSU football (10) and Duke basketball (8).
What do you think? Are Penn State fans really as bad as GQ paints them to be? Have you had any negative experiences with Penn State fans?
The Penn State Board of Trustees is convening this morning in New York City. OnwardState.com, and its online partner StateCollege.com, will be providing love coverage for the event.
It took ten years for Penn State ten years to make their way back into the NCAA Tournament. It took less than a second for them to head back home again. Juan Fernandez's off-balance jumper over Tim Frazier with .4 seconds left lifted the seventh-seeded Temple Owls over Penn State 66-64 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament West regional.