Tennisbuck,
I live in a small town in NW Ohio that is split in the 50/40/10 range for O$/UM/Other schools. Come to town and ask for the Penn State fan, and likely you'll get three names, but of our 4,500 population, we have about a dozen Nittany Lion fans.
I would take up to much board space to give you all of my own personal stories as to why I refer to the school in Columbass as ohowihate.
I'll go back to Adam Telifaro's injury and the immediate pass at his back up while taking a knee by Cooper probably would have finished the game. I can't recall all the details. I greatly respect what the medical staff at the university did that day.
2005 when I sat in the most electric crowd I've ever been in, came back to my school to teach, and had a fellow teacher tell me - and I quote "if that game would have been played at a neutral site, we would have won. And, we have not played a night game all year." No congratulations or just shut his mouth; just excuses.
In the down years in the early 2000's, he would come in a meow on Monday mornings. Nice classy fan.
When Michigan beat PS 7 games in a row, UM fans offered encouragement, telling me to hang in there, they like PS and Joe Paterno. NEVER, EVER would an o$ fan offer any type of conversation close to that. NEVER. (and, if you reply, I know what you'll type, so save it).
Where do you want me to go with "Joe knew"? I won't even tread in those waters. But, trust me, I have reminded those ignorant-unable-to-read-facts-blowhards about the fact they told me EVERYONE WHO EVER WAS INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM KNEW, that Larry Johnson and Greg Schiano are now on your staff. I'll brag a bit here. I know Larry Johnson and talked to him after the sh*t storm hit. He said they all had no idea this was going on.
I have kept this reply short. I have not even touched on the officiating bias that goes back to Hank Zaborniak giving Hartsock the catch on o$'s drive. You know Hank, right? Two years ago I watched him received an award from OH HS FB coaches for his service as the OHSAA head of officials. Yep, guy lives in columbass, likely with great connections to the university, and officiates an ohowihate/Penn State game. Find the thread on this Board about history repeating itself. Good video for you to watch.
Your fan base is arrogant. You did not hang the moon. You have not cured cancer. Yet your fan base is obnoxious and not appreciated. This morning I was asked how I liked last night's game by a guy at Church. Told him I liked Herbstreit - you know the one who moved out of Columbass because he didn't smooch the butt of the athletic department and stayed neutral and the people of that fair city harassed him till he left - the o$ grad and letterman - yea, that Herbstreit. The person at Church says they should leave the penalty calling to the refs and just announce. When I suggested that he look at the multiple holding callls, he walked away. Arrogance. Ignorance.
Oh, and I'll take UM's band and fight song over your university's any day.
There, I have given you a Reader's Digest condensed version as to why I do not like 90% of your fan base. God Bless Artie Short, Glenn Badenhop and Jim and Jane Stevens. They graduated or are big supporters of that school in columbass and are friends of mine here in Archbold, OH who have class.
BTW, You coming on here and asking such a dumb question, speaks volumes about my arrogance/ignorance statement.
Glad you asked?
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