We’re back in business, folks.

One day down, four more to go during this semester’s Sylly Week. In-person classes are back (mostly), and campus is filled with students for the first time in what seems like forever.

If that isn’t exciting enough, we’ve compiled a list of prop bets for you to keep in mind as you navigate through your first week of classes.

For those not familiar with prop bets, Onward State co-founder Evan Kalikow put it best: “A prop bet is short for proposition bet. Basically, it’s a bet on something not commonly betted upon. For example, lots of people bet on the score of the Super Bowl, but how many people bet on how many times the winning coach will say ‘humbled’ in the post-game press conference? That’s a prop bet.”

It’s important to note, however, Onward State is NOT a gambling site, and none of these bets are real whatsoever. We don’t encourage or promote gambling, but we do encourage having fun.

With that said, let’s get into it!

Prop Bets

• Professor says, “It’s so good to be back!”: 2-1
• You see a freshman frantically running to class: 3-1
• Someone walking gets hit by a biker: 50-1
• Someone comes up to you asking for directions: 10-1
• You hear the Willard Preacher talking about sex: 15-1
• Someone sparks up a conversation with you about mandatory vaccinations: 5-1
• Someone declares that the pandemic is “over”: 12-1
• Professor gets annoyed that you don’t have your textbook after *one day* of notice: 4-1
• You wait 30+ minutes on line at the dining hall: 3-1
• A squirrel comes absurdly close to you and invades your personal space: 5-1
• You see James Franklin walking marching through campus: 25-1
• Your professor gets confused and forgets how to teach an in-person class: 30-1
• Your professor says either “excited” or “thrilled” to describe their feelings on the start of the semester: 2-1
• You see someone you’ve met virtually but don’t recognize them at all in-person: 2-1
• President Barron and Penn State administration mandate the COVID-19 vaccine: 1,000,000-1

Over/Under

• Students who got “lost” and showed up late to your class: 10.5
• Number of students sweating through their shirts (It’s hot as hell): 409.9
• Number of students wearing their mask as a chinstrap: 114.5
• Number of times you have to awkwardly run/jog when someone holds the door for you: 10.5
• Number of girls posing for Snapchat pictures to show that they’re “back”: 500.5
• GroupMe links you receive: 4.5
• Amount of times you’re asked about your summer: 30.5
• Number of times you awkwardly step over people while trying to find a seat: 7.5
• Amount of times you ignore someone saying hi to you because you’re buried in your phone listening to music: 6.5
• Students who “oversleep” and miss class: 600.5
• Number of times your professor says to “read the syllabus”: 25.5
• Freshmen looking completely lost and nervous: 200.5
• Fist bumps/handshakes given to friends you haven’t seen in a while: 70.5
• Books found that are accidentally left behind by students: 120.5
• Students who grossly overpay for books they’ll barely use: Infinite