PSU Fans/Students---THEY ARE, PENN STATE

Submitted by Year of Revenge II on

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?

 

 

gord

May 14th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^

Too bad there aren't security cameras anywhere in a Vegas Casino.

Oh wait.

Phone chargers are really a burden to carry around so it's no wonder you left it unattended instead of just bringing it with you.  Makes perfect sense.

MGoBlue24

May 14th, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^

You went back to your room to exchange eyeglasses? What does that even mean? I mean, wouldn't you always have your deputy auxiliary backup glasses on your person at all times?

Wolfman

May 14th, 2017 at 6:49 PM ^

There was a reason UM kicked the dog shit out of PSU last season and lbers don't normally provide protection for your qb, so don't expect a dramatic change in the outcome of this year's game♣ PSU could win but its difficult to do with a first year qb♣ Even if he does manage to play the entire game, McSorley will be reminded early and often - in fact, those will be the exact instructions from Coach Brown- of last year On about his third hit, he is going to begin mind fucking himself♣ He is a very fast, mobile qb but when you begin to notice him turning into DLmen because he's imagining them being elsewhere, double your bet if you can get any takers♣ Game, set, match and put the fucking white pom-poms in storage for another year. 

FrankMurphy

May 15th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^

I clicked this thread expecting to find another example of JoePa cult-worship or a development related to the recent tragic death of a PSU frat pledge. Instead I found a "cool story, bro" about a dude who injected himself into a benign conversion among PSU fans and then later suspected them of stealing his phone charger.