PSU Fans/Students---THEY ARE, PENN STATE
I believe it is generally unfair to generalize, but almost weekly I am shocked by the behaviors and attitudes of some schlump connected to PSU, be it coach, player, administrator or fan.
My latest vignette involves a sports book in sin city. Three youngish twentysomethings sit down at the interactive TV beside me, and are discussing NCAA Nat'l Championship prop bets. As they spoke of their need to beat MSU, OSU, and finally, Michigan, I pipe in "that part ain't happening!"
I was proudly wearing my Maize "Worst State Ever" T-shirt, and opined UM is going to be much better than "experts" think, especially as season progresses. They "should win easily in Happy Valley" because our running backs are average, Speight won't lose you games, but cannot win one, and McSorley is the next Johnny Unitas. I pointed out the flaws in their thinking, but they were not impressed.
I made a quick trip to my room to exchange eyeglasses, and when I returned minutes later, they had vanished, along with my new phone charger. I looked about the property for them for a short time to no avail.
Is there now no bad deed or behavior below which PSU-connected people are unwilling to participate in? Hard to imagine Hawkeye, Husker, or Badger fans executing this one, or even Spartans or Bucks slinking so low.
Is this just now Joepa culture, or has it always been? Can it be fixed, or at least improved upon?
they went to the Rose Bowl and almost beat a USC team that was playing a virtual home game and that many thought was a top 5 team at the end of the year.
If you are viewing PSU in the vacuum of the 49-10 loss to us, sure, they seem overrated. But one game (played while missing multiple linebacker-type-substances) does not a season make.
Yeah and because those 49 points had everything to do with those linebackers right? Get real. I suppose the 10 points by their non existent offense had everything to do with those linebackers as well? When Michigan was hitting on all of their cylinders, they were a way better team. However this year in Happy Valley wont be a 49-10 win. It'll be more like the two years ago with Michigan still winning. Michigan rules over the cho-mo lovers. Always have and always will. Reload Baby!
Good teams do not lose three in a row and how much did they lose to bama bye. USC was not a top five team. Linebackers do not play offense. We were missing our starting left tackle. Penn state is way overrated. I liked that they beat osu but it was a fluke and so was Minnesota game. Their o-line is not all that and they lost their two best d-lineman and their by far best receiver who always bailed Mcsorely out. Sure they can beat us at home, just like they beat osu, but I do not think they have the talent to win the east this year. The two most talented teams in the big ten are Michigan and osu.
they were without 8 of their starters against Michigan in that game. Pretty big difference on fielding between a fulll compliment of starters and mostly backups. Michigan should be able to score on the defense full of backups with ease.
and just like being without the Devil and his disciples, ain't going to matter. They're fucking toast and all they'll have is their usual butt fucking gathering after the game.
Yet they won the games they had to.
We haven't beaten OSU in a meaningful game going on decades and lost to fucking Iowa.
PSU got hot at the right moment. I would swap our season with theirs in a heart beat.
No.
But it was early in the a.m. and sparse, guy close by saw them working, but wasn't certain.
To top it off, they stiffed the cocktail waitress who served them coffee.
never took a day off.
He deserved one, so it's kind of sad.
I can't believe you are making the leap, that only a Penn St fan would steal your charger. They probably think only a stupid Michigan fan would leave their charger in front of strangers.
to don't leave your shit laying around anywhere. It's not just Vegas where something like this could/would happen.
so maybe you shouldn't have done that and maybe you shouldn't leave your stuff in a public place and be shocked when someone takes it
I think you are way over (or is it under?) estimating Buckeye nation and Sparty village
....and to a lesser extent elements w/in pretty much every fanbase ;)
it did.
I think this guy just wants to beat Mr. Yosts neg record.
I reallly hope that's the case.
Hard to feel bad for you.
I bet your charger is in one of your pockets
Man with hand in pants feel cocky all day...
Jesus. It's a blog post. You don't need to write every one of your posts like a Writing 101 class.
Also, if you actually look at how people are tearing into you, it's pretty clear they get the story. It's just not a good story at all.
And by lumping these guys stealing your phone charger into "Joepa culture", you really trivialize the issue.
"Is there now no bad deed or behavior below which PSU-connected people are unwilling to participate in? "
I mean, defending a guy who enabled child rape is one thing, but stealing phone chargers!? That's the last straw!
Nailed the absurdity of the OP in your post. I really wish I had more upvotes for you but I don't have multiple accounts....or do I? :)
No I actually dont sorry.
Suggestion: go back up to your room and take a good long look in the mirror at who is responsible for your charger being gone.
Also based on the way you are describing the conversation it kinda sounds like you were being a drunk jackass of the kind PSU fans will typify as a typical Michigan fan. But hey PSU gonna PSU or something.
Somebody from Penn State or OSU must have been the person who stole my phone/answering maching from my fraternity room as well back in the summer of 1985.
My uncle is a PSU grad about 65 years ago. He distanced himself from the program. I work with a PSU grad. He never brings up sports. Meanwhile, a parent at my son's little league game wearing a PSU hat and t-shirt got ejected by the umpire for arguing a call and threatened to fight the ump after the game. Every fanbase is made up of the various elements of society.