The PSU Whiteout and other happy valley musings
So Penn State grad Dave Trygar and I rolled into Happy Valley mid-afternoon Saturday and we parked near the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. As an avid fan of “Animal House,“ I respect the toga! This place was outstanding—hundreds of co-eds playing catch or cornhole, but mostly just drinking. Our brave photog El Jay risked his personal health to record these dudes and dudettes—he was warmly received, and politely declined their offer to “bong it up.“ Inside the house—an enormous stuffed moose head and classic, worn wooden floors—all we needed was Dean Wormer to stroll in and break up the party—he did not. It’s classic State College, and I imagine it’s a blast to go to school there.
The whiteout is impressive, and Beaver Stadium is crazy loud. But by the 2nd half the fans had run out of juice—or more accurately, had consumed all the juice. Drunk peeps everywhere, including a pencil-neck dork who tried to ruin all of our live shots (I’m sure his parents were proud). Night games just add to the problems with crowd control (osu is no different), but to be fair, I love the night atmosphere.
But Beaver Stadium—is it polite to call it classic when it’s really just tired? If the visiting team has to walk under the stands through the crowd to their locker room, that’s a problem. The language I heard standing there would make the kids from “Superbad” blush! And the turn lock in the men’s media bathroom does not really work. In case you’re ever up there.
Good people and a good time at PSU! And if you need a place to stay there, we know some guys with a house. Don’t sleep near the moose.
Peace
Jrod
