Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the University of Virginia Cavaliers, is an easy four and a half hour drive from State College. Despite the loss, the atmosphere was enjoyable and hospitable -- which could prove to be a rarity for traveling Penn State fans in the near future. Here's what I took away from my trip to beautiful Scott Stadium.
In today's ridiculously fast media environment, news stories can go from headlines to feature film pitches in less than a year. Yesterday, Deadline reported that ICM Partners is shopping around a package based on Joe Posnanski's book, Paterno, with Al Pacino attached to star. Yes, Al Pacino of The Godfather, Scarface, and Jack and Jill fame.
Over the weekend women's volleyball, soccer, field hockey and both cross country teams had matches this weekend. Most of the teams fared well, but Women's Volleyball and Women's Soccer both had loses over the weekend.
During the darkest time in school history, with every move we make scrutinized by the national media you'd think Penn State fans would show a little class when a player under performs on the field. Wrong. Some irrational fans felt the need to belittle kicker Sam Ficken, following his tough game against Virginia.
There are a lot of dumb people in the world, and a lot of these dumb people have Twitter accounts. Penn State kicker Sam Ficken struggled mightily on Saturday, missing four field goals. Some people took to Twitter to act like idiots and voice their displeasure with Ficken's performance. We compiled some of these gems.
As you walk home from your late night weekend festivities, it’s pretty much inevitable that you’ll hear a snippet of a conversation between drunken passerby that, out of context, will force you to clap a shocked hand over your mouth to suppress an onslaught of uncontrollable laugher. Here are a few of the most ridiculous and entertaining tidbits that I -- and a few Onward State cohorts -- overheard on Beaver Avenue.
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