How would you improve Penn State's WHITEOUT atmosphere?
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I think PSU should come up with a new parking plan that puts 15,000 cars on Atherton street .... wait ...Georgia's red lights were a nice twist to their "red out." Imagine Beaver Stadium completely covered in black lights, like the locker room. Wonder how that would look on TV.
Also, I emailed Guido like 10 years ago to say the brightness of the WHITEOUT seemed to have gone from a 10 to a 9. He said it was possible as they changed the floodlamps to a more energy efficient bulb.
The Guinness record for the largest gathering of women dressed as brides is 1,347.
https://guinnessworldrecords.com/ne...-women-dressed-in-white-set-new-record-584339
We could easily break that at a White Out. It would be memorable. Let's make it happen!
Just what the perception of Happy Valley needs, 110,000 Penn State fans dress in drag. #VeilValley #ScreamQueens #BeaverBrides
Yeah, now that I think about it it was a bit better. The atmosphere at the Pitt game was off from the start though... that whole weather delay was a bit shady if you ask me. Part of me feels like it was a drill, it certainly rained, but I didn't hear any thunder or see lightning.
Plus the closing of the gates, didn't make any sense either.... They told people to go back to their cars if they had yet to be admitted into the stadium, however there were thousands of people already waiting in line and tens of thousands marching up to the stadium. The only people that could hear the gates were closed, were the people already inside. Not to mention, "going back to your cars" is quite a hike for a lot of people so everyone just stood outside the gates in the rain, many of them huddled under trees... the worst possible place you can go in a lighting storm. Maybe the Beav doesn't have the space to fit the capacity on the concourses? Regardless, the entire thing felt odd, made no sense.
The record is for women dressed as brides. Sure, you might get a few guys dressed as gals, but that is true for every game.
Georgia's red lights were a nice twist to their "red out." Imagine Beaver Stadium completely covered in black lights, like the locker room. Wonder how that would look on TV.
Also, I emailed Guido like 10 years ago to say the brightness of the WHITEOUT seemed to have gone from a 10 to a 9. He said it was possible as they changed the floodlamps to a more energy efficient bulb.
Hire the guy to unplug the PA system...
My view is from a different perspective, wondering if packing the crowd on the upper concourse and ramps would exceed the code live loading. Probably would hear some steel creaking and possibly a little bounce or vibration from the floor framing deflecting.
This is senerio we experienced on the end of the cantilevered seating, Rows AA & BB, in the south upper decks during the OHIO ST game ...2008? The steel creaking in the stadium could be heard in downtown State College. The days following the game, structural engineers from Michael Baker were brought in to inspect the stadium.
Impact Load: Grandstands, stadiums, and similar
assembly structures may be subjected to loads caused by
crowds swaying in unison, jumping to its feet, or
stomping. Designers are cautioned that the possibility of
such loads should be considered.
-impact dead load on inclined auditorium = 60 psf
-impact live load on inclined auditorium = 90 psf
Turn out the lights and use a glow in the dark football. It would be like a round if night golf.Georgia's red lights were a nice twist to their "red out." Imagine Beaver Stadium completely covered in black lights, like the locker room. Wonder how that would look on TV.
Also, I emailed Guido like 10 years ago to say the brightness of the WHITEOUT seemed to have gone from a 10 to a 9. He said it was possible as they changed the floodlamps to a more energy efficient bulb.
During the game, hand out white and blue flashlights. Create a light show of the logo around the stadium. Maybe logo bounces section by section repeats instead of one single logo.
I've seen some amazing light and smoke shows at the beginning of NBA games.
Something like those with a laser light show put to music (ie Roger Waters wall show) the show would be something like 5-8 minutes of PSU football history, bring back some alumni to participate. Have the blue Band on the field at same time playing along with music ie Fleetwood Mac doing Tusk with USC Band.
Fireworks show after game as Blue Band plays concert.
How much $ would PSU want to spend.
I've seen some amazing light and smoke shows at the beginning of NBA games.
Something like those with a laser light show put to music (ie Roger Waters wall show) the show would be something like 5-8 minutes of PSU football history, bring back some alumni to participate. Have the blue Band on the field at same time playing along with music ie Fleetwood Mac doing Tusk with USC Band.
Fireworks show after game as Blue Band plays concert.
How much $ would PSU want to spend.
You don't need flashlights, which would be an expense. There are apps where you can just make the screen of a phone a certain solid color. That would essentially accomplish the same thing for free.
Honestly there is very little cost involved in revitalizing something like this. When it started back in '04 nobody cared. But then everyone loved it in '05 because we had a big upset.
For 15 years it has been tied to the kernkraft zombie nation song. So that's gotten pretty old. They could just jettison that song and replace it with something else. Or multiple songs. Like the Rocky theme song being one of them. Something everyone likes.
For 15 years it has been tied to the kernkraft zombie nation song. So that's gotten pretty old. They could just jettison that song and replace it with something else. Or multiple songs. Like the Rocky theme song being one of them. Something everyone likes.
I'd paint the grass white to match the field's white side/yard lines and hash marks.
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I like the idea of wearing the white uniforms.
A couple thought for the “Too much loud music” crowd.
The piped in music is what helps get the crowd, especially the students jacked up and loud. It is a major part of what has transformed the stadium atmosphere to what it is today. Beaver stadium used to be a morgue for most games back in the 80’s and 90’s. Yes I was there. The Blue band plays a part of that atmosphere but please spare me the “ most people would rather hear the band” nonsense. If your kid is in the band or you were, that’s awesome but that is NOT what the other 102,000 people are there to see. Is the music too loud if you are up in upper south end zone where my seat used to be. Yes. Maybe more speakers spread to different areas and turn the volume down a little.
A couple thought for the “Too much loud music” crowd.
The piped in music is what helps get the crowd, especially the students jacked up and loud. It is a major part of what has transformed the stadium atmosphere to what it is today. Beaver stadium used to be a morgue for most games back in the 80’s and 90’s. Yes I was there. The Blue band plays a part of that atmosphere but please spare me the “ most people would rather hear the band” nonsense. If your kid is in the band or you were, that’s awesome but that is NOT what the other 102,000 people are there to see. Is the music too loud if you are up in upper south end zone where my seat used to be. Yes. Maybe more speakers spread to different areas and turn the volume down a little.
Yea ok on the last one. Good luck with that. Not saying you are wrong cuz you are right. But lol good luck. Haha
Better chance of the statue being put up and Jay being hired as AD
Nailed it. Can i buy you a beer?
The white out has sucked since it became non organic. So since the illinois game in what 2008? So to me its old boring tired and worn out. With the exception of maybe a handful of games.
Oh and btw everything this team and program has done is non organic. its a calculated
True. Actually it is irrelevant. What is relevant is that it now coincides with big games.
The team should wear their white away unis and the blue band should have special white uniforms as well.
The way to make it organic again is to ditch most of the music in favor of the blue band
No fear my good friend, from the beginning you protected me from the board members calling me a "troll ", hell Fair, I didn't even know the meaniing at the time.Thank God I watch at home. You're scaren' me step.
God bless, For The Glory....I wish everyone on this board knows how to respond.
Make the field white. Out of bounds and line markers Blue. Blue Penn State in each end zone. Logo at middle of the field
step, you have always been a gentleman and I very much enjoy reading your posts. All the best to you my friend.
Bucket list Fair, get on it.step, you have always been a gentleman and I very much enjoy reading your posts. All the best to you my friend.
How would I improve PSU’s WHITEOUT atmosphere?
I’d drive 600 miles from Chicagoland and yell with 100,000+ of my friends until my voice was horse!
(Then Sun morning be the first in line at The Creamery to load 20 half-gallons of ice cream to accompany me on my victorious drive back home.)
I’d drive 600 miles from Chicagoland and yell with 100,000+ of my friends until my voice was horse!
(Then Sun morning be the first in line at The Creamery to load 20 half-gallons of ice cream to accompany me on my victorious drive back home.)
Announce that Jim Delaney will be honored on the field at halftime, and the first 100,000 fans get a free baseball.
At halftime, bring out Sara Ganim, Sally Jenkins, Christine Brennan, David Jones, Colin Cowturd, Dan Patrick, Dan Wetzel, Jim Boheim, Dave Wanstadt, Dez-douche Howard, Keith Olberman, etc. They stand in unison on the field, ranging from 40-to-40, are blind-folded, and are instructed to swipe at pinatas swinging overhead. The pinatas are designed in effigy of our favorite BOT members. The White-Out, within minutes, quickly turns into a Brown-Out once it's discovered that as each lazy, uniformed, egotistical, agenda-driven, vendetta-spiked, narrative-following piece of crap lives up to their name. That's because the pinatas are NOT full of candy, they're full of shit... just like ALL OF THEM. The game eventually gets postponed because there is so much fertilizer on the field it is impossible to start the second half....but a week later, the grass is as green and full as it's ever been! And thus, you have the best gift the BOT has ever given PSU...leaving their shit on the field as the rest of look forward to greener pastures...while never having to deal with their shit ever again! (NOTE: did not intend this post to be this way, but that's how it ended up...
Line up the refs in a dunking booth with bids to throw the balls at the target. Make target 10' diameter and throwing distance five'. Place sharks in dunk tank, include replay booth officials in contest. Line the entry for refs with real nittany lions, snarling and bearing claws, roaring. Save this set up for coaches post game retreat if necessary.
Maybe they should give that "Make Some Noooiiiizzzz" guy more opportunities to scream in my ear.
If that doesn't work, hire some outside consultants. Worked great for the parking and access issues.
If that doesn't work, hire some outside consultants. Worked great for the parking and access issues.
I've only been to one game at Beaver Stadium, but it was a white out game vs. Michigan in 2017. I have never seen anything like it. Just incredible.
Black lights might be interesting with all of that white but, IMHO, there is not much you can do to improve on what I saw.
Or we could crank it up another level, like the Diner en Blanc crowd. All white EVERYTHING.
