An Observation

Today we were driving through Provo on the way to Andy's office.  We happened to pass by BYU's football stadium and noticed the banners hanging on the street.  These are everywhere in front of the stadium!

I've heard that imitation IS the most sincere form of flattery.  

Then BYU must really love PSU!  

BYU's new football slogan for 2010 - We Are BYU?  Seriously?  Wasn't it bad enough when Marshall decided to "borrow" the cheer in '88?  Penn State started using the cheer "We Are...Penn State!" after the 1948 Cotton Bowl when there was discussion about PSU bringing their African American players to the game.  

This is what's become of that phrase at Penn State:

It's a a part of the culture of the university.  As you walk through campus you can hear people shouting "We Are" and others responding with "Penn State!"  You'll often hear a "Thank you!" and "Your Welcome!" following the rant as well.

Anyone who knows college football knows that State College, Pennsylvania is home to the Pennsylvania State University.  This location is the geographical center of the state and is also known as Happy Valley.  Provo is also considered "Happy Valley."  But when the sportscasters on ESPN's Game Day talk about the blue and white from Happy Valley and they AREN'T discussing the cougars, they are referring to the mighty nittany lions!

This is one of the many shirts sold all over State College and can often be seen at whiteout football games:

Wonder when they will start showing up around here...or will BYU start hosting whiteout games like PSU too?  

I saw this T-shirt for sale on a PSU site that I just might have to purchase for this season.  On the front it said We Are and the back looks like this:

I'm so glad to be a fan of a school with some original ideas and great traditions!  It's bad enough that everyone now plays Kernkraft 400 at their games...that's a PSU staple - even before their infamous 2005 OSU game when officials thought the stadium was going to have structural damage due to the large number of fans jumping up and down to the song as their team destroyed the Buckeyes!  If you google Zombie Nation, Penn State football comes up as a large number of of the results...wonder why?

Can you tell it's football season?  We Are...Penn State!

Love ya Lions!