Is Penn State Freshman Levi Haines a Title Contender at 157 Pounds?
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Busch Light, White Claw. I’d rather drink soapwater.
I think many of you have not had hard seltzer. It’s quite good!
My mom said the same thing. I believe you…
I just looked at the hotel prices for that weekend and they are salty. I hope you get to spend some time in State College before the regular season event of the year! Hopefully the weather is good that day. The trip between Altoona and State College is an easy one but does take a good 45 minutes in fair weather.Reservation moved to the Marriott in Altoona. Thanks again for the info.
I believe I'm going to get my son out of school early that afternoon to allow plenty of time for us to get a good meal and try to find parking at the BJC. I'm not telling my wife about getting him out early because it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission🤫.
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Everybody has offered solid advice on where to stay, where to eat and other ideas.
If you like ribs, or wings, flavorful steaks or hamburgers all with fresh cut and delicious fries I would suggest slightly off the main path, Spruce Creek Tavern. After your early dinner hang a left out of the parking lot onto rt 45E to 322W business past Sheetz, to the light with CVS on the left. Take a right onto University drive which will take you to campus and the BJC.
Enjoy the match and your time in central PA.
Damn best of both worlds lolMy wife always travels with but she stays in the hotel and chills. So it's just me. Thank you my friend!
Hell lock haven is closer than Altoona lol
I might be able to schedule some entertainment for her while you are at the match. By the time you get back she should have a whole new opinion of tough wrestling. No donations necessary.My wife always travels with but she stays in the hotel and chills. So it's just me. Thank you my friend!
I might be able to schedule some entertainment for her while you are at the match. By the time you get back she should have a whole new opinion of tough wrestling. No donations necessary.
Robb did NOT look all that good last night. Levi is 100% a contender.
Yeah I was going to mention Lamar or Lock Haven but I assume that he's coming from the opposite direction (Nashville). The dining options in Lamar are basically the truck stops and McDonald's. There is the Hublersburg Inn on the way to SC off of Rt 64 that has awesome food. Lock Haven has a few more dining options but I don't believe it would be worth the extra time if he is coming from the southwest direction.
I was debating meeting you for a few before Iowa match, but I think I’ll pass.I think many of you have not worn dresses. It's really quite liberating.
Driving time Lock Haven vs. Altoona is a wash (difference of a couple of minutes depending on where you stay) but a LOT more hotels and restaurants in Altoona than Lock Haven. Also, less traffic on I99 than on I80.
You made the right choice. I live between Altoona and State College, and the drive from Altoona is easier (albeit somewhat less picturesque) than the drive from Huntingdon, and there are far more options for dining and activities. What recommendations can we make for you or your better half?Reservation moved to the Marriott in Altoona. Thanks again for the info.
Greetings friend, We're going to arrive around 1:00 PM Friday and taking off after breakfast Saturday, so we're really only looking for a good dinner location and perhaps the best place to park at the Bryce Jordan Center. Sadly we're doing a quick in/out so we can watch a local cheer competition that Sunday.
I considered Lock Haven, but that adds to the length of our trip traveling from Nashville. We're stopping in Charleston, WV to visit family Thursday and then heading to Altoona Friday morning.
What time should I get to the BJC in order to have time to park, and then check out BJC, etc., before the match starts? And where is the best place to park at the BJC? Never been there...never been to PSU.
And I'll be the guy in the black Iowa hoodie among a sea of PSU guys yelling at Brands to sit down. LOL!
Thanks el-Jefe! The wife is actually from the New River Gorge area near Fayetteville, WV. Lots of country mountain roads and local professional drunk drivers in her neck of the woods as well...I get to enjoy them 4 times a year. LOL! And yes, I'm feeling much better about Altoona.
That is the strangest, ugliest pizza I've ever seen. LOL!
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That's not true, because it's not pizza. Strange and ugly, absolutely.
Enjoy your trip, other than the scoreboard.
Good shit right here fellas. I like that we can root vehemently against each others teams, but come together for the sport of wrestling and setting someone up for the most enjoyable time while at PSU.
Spruce Creek Tavern is a nice place, and the owners are friends of mine. It will likely be busy on a Friday evening, so if that’s your choice (and it’s a slight detour on your quickest route to PSU from Altoona, which is I99 North) make sure you allow time. Their fries are hand cut every day on site, but the quantities are generous! If you want something different and/or closer to the BJC, this board won’t steer you wrong.Greetings friend, We're going to arrive around 1:00 PM Friday and taking off after breakfast Saturday, so we're really only looking for a good dinner location and perhaps the best place to park at the Bryce Jordan Center. Sadly we're doing a quick in/out so we can watch a local cheer competition that Sunday.
Two recommendations for your trip (for the travel itself):Thanks el-Jefe! The wife is actually from the New River Gorge area near Fayetteville, WV. Lots of country mountain roads and local professional drunk drivers in her neck of the woods as well...I get to enjoy them 4 times a year. LOL! And yes, I'm feeling much better about Altoona.
1. Flight 93 Memorial is a very short detour -- only adds about 15-20 min of driving.
2. Jean Bonnet Tavern, on Rt 30 near Bedford PA -- colonial-era tavern, on the National Register of Historic Places. Cool atmosphere and very good food. It's about 5 min from the Rt. 30/220 interchange. And you'll drive right past it if you go to the Flight 93 Memorial.
Reading all the generous posts in this thread makes me proud to be a wrestling fan. I would love to one day be able to fly out and see a home Penn State match. I am envious of you locals!
Nash,
What I would do is just check in to your hotel and drive over to State College. Park on College Ave and walk around "weather permitting". If it's nice you can walk up to Rec Hall where most of the matches are held and the Lorenzo Wrestling Center is located. And you can get your photos next to the Lion Shrine.Y ou may even get a Bordeaux sighting at Doggies or Local Whiskey. Get dinner at The Tavern Restaurant https://thetavern.com/reservations. It is a State College institution that has had a recent makeover in the last couple of years. You can get some nice PSU gear next door at Jack Harpers Menswear so you can look like a winner
Use the parkmobile app to prepay for parking next to The BJC https://parkmobile.io/
This way you get a little flavor for the campus and town and won't have to stress if there is less than perfect weather or an accident between Altoona and State College.
Nashville, Iowa is also about ice cream. Try the Penn State Creamery. just up the road from Rec Hall. Hope you have a great trip.Nash,
What I would do is just check in to your hotel and drive over to State College. Park on College Ave and walk around "weather permitting". If it's nice you can walk up to Rec Hall where most of the matches are held and the Lorenzo Wrestling Center is located. And you can get your photos next to the Lion Shrine.Y ou may even get a Bordeaux sighting at Doggies or Local Whiskey. Get dinner at The Tavern Restaurant https://thetavern.com/reservations. It is a State College institution that has had a recent makeover in the last couple of years. You can get some nice PSU gear next door at Jack Harpers Menswear so you can look like a winner
Use the parkmobile app to prepay for parking next to The BJC https://parkmobile.io/
This way you get a little flavor for the campus and town and won't have to stress if there is less than perfect weather or an accident between Altoona and State College.
While at the Creamery, buy a travel bag they sell and take back some ice cream for the wife at the hotel. They sell dry ice to keep it cold, a hour worth of ice lasts a long time.
Also the Creamery sells Ye Olde College Diner Stickys. To visit State College without buying these would get you banned for any future visits to Pennsylvania. Also Buy a couple sticks of butter and your favorite hot beverage and eat them on the way home. You'll be back in Nashville before you know it.
From past experience mineral spirits can help clean up the car steering wheel the next day. 😆But it is worth it.
Also the Creamery sells Ye Olde College Diner Stickys. To visit State College without buying these would get you banned for any future visits to Pennsylvania. Also Buy a couple sticks of butter and your favorite hot beverage and eat them on the way home. You'll be back in Nashville before you know it.
From past experience mineral spirits can help clean up the car steering wheel the next day. 😆But it is worth it.
HI guys,
Unfortunately the wife and I came out of JAMFest Cheer Super Nationals this past weekend with COVID. All was well heading to Indianapolis on Friday, but by Tuesday we were sick as hell so finally tested and there it was. We came up here to Charleston, WV last night in hopes that we would test negative this morning, but no such luck. So instead of driving to Altoona later this morning/afternoon, heading to BJC this evening for the dual of the century (though sadly I don't think it will be that close; think we'll win 3, maybe 4), and sharing COVID with 15,000 new friends at the BJC we're going to limp back to Nashville later today. That said, I wanted to thank all of you for being so kind in assisting us with a ticket and assisting us with prepping our trip and our stay! You all are not only great fans but also really good guys and we appreciate it! Good luck tonight!!
Unfortunately the wife and I came out of JAMFest Cheer Super Nationals this past weekend with COVID. All was well heading to Indianapolis on Friday, but by Tuesday we were sick as hell so finally tested and there it was. We came up here to Charleston, WV last night in hopes that we would test negative this morning, but no such luck. So instead of driving to Altoona later this morning/afternoon, heading to BJC this evening for the dual of the century (though sadly I don't think it will be that close; think we'll win 3, maybe 4), and sharing COVID with 15,000 new friends at the BJC we're going to limp back to Nashville later today. That said, I wanted to thank all of you for being so kind in assisting us with a ticket and assisting us with prepping our trip and our stay! You all are not only great fans but also really good guys and we appreciate it! Good luck tonight!!
