Well today is the day. I am leaving Tyrone for a few days to head down to Orlando to see Penn State take on LSU in the Capital One Bowl. We got in line for tickets earlier this month at 5am in frigid temperatures, we planned hotels and driving arrangements, now it is time for the [...]
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I watched a lot of sporting events in the last decade. I was 12 when the clock turned from 1999 to 2000 and found humor in thinking I was the first person in the new millennium to say that the Steelers would win the Super Bowl. With that said, here is my list of my top sporting events since then. These are in chronological order, and they are admittedly heavy on the later part of the decade as I aged and usually include my favorite team winning. 2003 BCS Fiesta Bowl (2002 BCS National Championship Game) – Ohio State Buckeyes (31) vs. Miami Hurricanes (24) (2OT)
When I was in high school Matt Leinart (USC, Arizona Cardinals QB) taking only Ballroom Dance his senior year in college seemed a little outlandish. Now I see it in a whole different light. I went into KINES 017, from here on referred to as Ballroom Dance, with a little skepticism. I was no dancer, never tried to be, never claimed to be. I always found other things to do at parties than ‘get down.’ After the initial awkwardness the class actually turned out to be really fun. I had to trek clear to the IM Building everyday, and run to the IST building in 15 minutes (not possible) afterward, but in the end it was a great choice. In a shocking turn of events, crows are now converging on the Pennsylvania State University’s University Park campus to watch fireworks that were originally devised to make them leave. In 2009, The Office of the Physical Plant (OPP) at Penn State decided that they had had enough. Crows on the campus were a nuisance and they must fight back. Teaming up with the State College Borough, the new task force set out on an epic journey to relocate the crow population. They took professional classes on the uses of screamers and bangers (this may be a satire if you will, but this part is 100% true people), they hung crow’s in effigy in popular nesting places, etc. But now the crows fight back. Isn’t it strange that when inspiration strikes it’s never when you want it to? I have a ballroom dance testing, two papers to write, and two finals to study for but what have I done for the last three hours? Listen to music, duh. Three albums stream through my headphones as I stare out the window and watch this beautiful snow fall as if I had never seen the little frozen rain droplets before. I know a lot of less knowledgeable fans will be voicing their displeasure now that it has been officially announced that Penn State will not be playing in a BCS Bowl game this season. They will be matched up with the Louisiana State University in the Capital One Bowl, January 1st, 2010 in Florida. However, I contend that this is a good thing for the Nittany Lions. 1. The matchup will have higher ratings than the Orange Bowl. I thought that typing up the first post for this brand new blog was only appropriate to occur after 2 in the morning. [...] |
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