A roller coaster season is in the books for Penn State, and with an impressive 8-4 record, the Nittany Lions have garnered a substantial amount of national attention. In this week's AP poll, Penn State received 61 points, good for 29th in the country.
Twitter was abuzz following Penn State's victory tonight with comments about Bill O'Brien's postgame interview in which he appeared to say "They're a bunch of f***ers," on live TV with ESPN. Of course, O'Brien meant it as a compliment, and he was noticeably emotional after the biggest win of this remarkable season. But it's also possible that O'Brien said "They're a bunch of fighters," as much as it sounded like the former.
After a year of unfamiliar circumstances, the Nittany Lions overcame a few more today to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 24-21 in overtime. It was an emotional Senior Day at Beaver Stadium that featured an inspiring performance from defensive tackle Jordan Hill.
Happy Saturday from a cold Beaver Stadium where low temperatures and potential snow flurries will only add to the emotion surrounding today's Senior Day clash between the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-4, 5-2) and the Wisconsin Badgers (7-4, 4-3). Bill O'Brien's first season with the Nittany Lions has been quite a journey, and he will be looking to end it on a high note. In his seventh season in charge of the Badgers' program, Bret Bielema will be searching for a victory before next week's Big Ten Championship game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Every program honors the seniors for their commitment and contributions to the team before the final home game, but tomorrow, at Beaver Stadium, Senior Day will be turned up a notch. Seniors along with their families will be honored before the game against Wisconsin gets underway, and head coach Bill O'Brien wants to make sure all fans are there to witness the festivities that will begin at 3 p.m.
An emotional Senior Day will be extra special tomorrow as the year "2012" will be added to the Beaver Stadium suites facade next to the year 2008 to honor a team that persevered through some of the program's darkest day.