Just my two cents... in no particular order.
- The day had the makings of something special from the start. The clouds were swirling around the stadium ALL day... It would go from being sunny and somewhat pleasant, to overcast windy and down right COLD. The shifts in the weather, and then the rain during the game that wasn't in the forecast went hand and hand with the makings of an EPIC upset. Loved it.
- I was surprised last week to find out that Ohio State didn't sell their allotment, on Saturday I found out why. After speaking with multiple Ohio State fans in the tailgate fields, who were all generally pricks mind you... Only nice after you go out of your way to engage them.. the majority I spoke to said instead of getting their tickets through OSU, they found better seats in the secondary market that were also cheaper. Also, of the many I talked to, not ONE of them actually went to Ohio State. This is clearly what is different about our fans. The majority of Penn Staters either went to Penn State, or they come from a family with alums. That is NOT the case at Ohio State. They support their team like NFL fans. After getting into the stadium I found what they said to be pretty true... there were a LOT of Ohio State fans in the lower bowl. I guess that's the one downside to putting the visitor's section in the rafters. The large fan bases go to secondary markets.... we saw that with Alabama in 2011 even though they actually sold their allotment.
- I still think they play too many songs in the stadium, but for bigger games it's not as noticeable. There were a few times when the students started to chant, or the band started to play a song, and they cut the music on the overhead. That was the first time I noticed that... so overall I thought they did a pretty good job with a mix of piped in stadium music and the Blueband. I like the GoT theme song they use on defense, as well as the other crescendo sound that you hear before movies?... not sure exactly what that is.. but it gets me jacked up.
- I noticed some posts below complaining about Herbstreit and Fowler's comments during the game. I rewatched the game this afternoon before jumping on this board, and didn't feel the same way. We were 3 score underdogs and were down 12-0 in the first half and 21-7 in the fourth quarter. As we started to claw back Herbie said multiple times how impressed he was with the 5 play 90 yard drive in the fourth, as well as the drive at the end of the second quarter. Praised our resolve, and ability to fight back. He also said multiple times that he was blown away by how our defensive front "was Manhandling the Ohio State Offensive line".
- With regards to the student section comment which was made at the end of the 3rd quarter, when we were down 21-7... if you think about Herbie's view at the time... he was looking across the field at a student section that had HUGE sections of empty seats. All he said was that this could be re-evaluated each year... I kind of agreed with his comment. The best student section in the country shouldn't be turning their back on their team down 2 scores in the 3rd quarter. I wasn't overly offended by the comment. Of all the talking heads at ESPN, the last person who's thrown us under the bus has been Herbie. I respect his knowledge of the game.... I think overall, he was just not prepared for us to pull off that upset. There is such a thing as speechless....
- The blocked field goal for a touchdown sent Beaver Stadium into hysterics unlike any other play I've ever witnessed. Everyone in our section (WF Row H) was leaping in the air, falling down, hugging and high fiving complete strangers... it was pandemonium. Some other plays that I can think of that might have been close to this... (Richard Gardner Pick 6, Nebraska 02; Lowry's pick against Ohio State 05; Winning TD pass to beat Nebraska '82....) Any others?
- The scene on the field after the game was unlike anything I have ever experienced. The Alma Mater sung by 30k fans with arms locked around each other swaying back and forth brought tears to my eyes. I lost my friends in the whirlwind of it all, and ended up singing and cheering with complete strangers. Everyone one was in shock, many people wiping tears, hugging complete strangers.
- I said before this game, that it had the makings to become the best games ever played at Beaver Stadium. You may argue that Nebraska '82 was bigger... but I don't think it compares to the statement we made on national TV, in a flurry of white, upsetting #2 when NOBODY outside of the NittanyNation gave us a shot.
- This win put us back on the map... We play solid football the rest of this year, and I can't see us losing more than one more game. That puts us at 9-3 10-2... Also gives us a shot at a New Years Day bowl against a ranked opponent. We get a win in the bowl, and you're looking at a top 15 ranking going into next season. HUGE win yesterday.
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