'26 Blue-White Game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Due to a scheduling conflict, I have to miss only my 2nd Blue-White game in 25 years.

Please use this thread to discuss the game/scrimmage/practice, whether you attend, watch, listen, or in any way learn about the contest.

Edit: There is no TV coverage this year, and no radio coverage this year.

Go Blue. Go White.

 

[BobPSU92]

Game?

 

[LB99]

Due to a scheduling conflict, I have to miss only my 2nd Blue-White game in 25 years.

Please use this thread to discuss the game/scrimmage/practice, whether you attend, watch, listen, or in any way learn about the contest.

Edit: There is no TV coverage this year, and no radio coverage this year.

Go Blue. Go White.

No TV or radio coverage is disappointing. I remember listening to George Paterno and Fran Fisher do play by play for B/W back in the day. Joe would join them in the booth at some point and provide some insight on a few of the younger guys that were in the game at that point.

 

[Steve JG]

No TV or radio coverage is disappointing. I remember listening to George Paterno and Fran Fisher do play by play for B/W back in the day. Joe would join them in the booth at some point and provide some insight on a few of the younger guys that were in the game at that point.

Mostly lines like “Danny what are you doing!”

 

[Midnighter]

Big fire sale on Nike stuff too apparently.

 

[LB99]

Mostly lines like “Danny what are you doing!”

Yes. Exactly. He was not very engaged in the interview as much as watching from the booth and saying things like, “C’mon, you gotta play smarter there” with a live mic.

 

[Bison13]

Did we just get a commit?

 

[Midnighter]

Did we just get a commit?

 

[Efejle]

So....what happened in the actual game?

 

[manatree]

So....what happened in the actual game?

There is no game, it’s an open practice.

 

[Midnighter]

Holy sh*t. But not surprised given the weather. Keep the guys healthy; plenty to enjoy outside the stadium…

 

[Midnighter]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BobPSU92]

“Grow forward.”

 

[LB99]

“Grow forward.”

Oh boy. Here we go.

 

[Pa$ky859]

“Grow forward.”

I will use this. In the proper setting, of course.

 

[KingLando]

Holy sh*t. But not surprised given the weather. Keep the guys healthy; plenty to enjoy outside the stadium…

I don't know why anyone would go--hope those that did had a good time though

 

[LB99]

“Grow forward.”

Obviously!

 

[WanderingSpectator]

I feel bad for all of the hotels, bars, and restaurants. They lost a lot of revenue with the death of this annual tradition.

 

[LB99]

I feel bad for all of the hotels, bars, and restaurants. They lost a lot of revenue with the death of this annual tradition.

Don’t worry, they do enough price gouging for the home games, graduations, arts fest, etc to make up for it. Hotels ridiculously over price themselves for any of those events.

 

[PSUForever]

Don’t worry, they do enough price gouging for the home games, graduations, arts fest, etc to make up for it. Hotels ridiculously over price themselves for any of those events.

Yep, $2,000 for a $200 room.

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

I feel bad for all of the hotels, bars, and restaurants. They lost a lot of revenue with the death of this annual tradition.

I remember getting charged a fee, either 1 or 5 dollars in the early eighties to attend the BW game.

 

[Bison13]

I feel bad for all of the hotels, bars, and restaurants. They lost a lot of revenue with the death of this annual tradition.

I don’t think it’s the death of the blue white game, circumstances of the hiring being late, players being injured, and of course, the weather, led to this game being as it was this year.

 

[BobPSU92]

Big fire sale on Nike stuff too apparently.

Did anyone actually buy this soooo last-year Nike gear? How could anyone go out in public in that phased out trash with any sort of pride? You’ll OBVIOUSLY. need a full Adidas wardrobe to be fashionably correct.

 

[psuro]

So....what happened in the actual game?

Penn State lost. And won.

 

[Nitt1300]

Penn State lost. And won.

knock off that positive bs, that's not who we are

 

[WanderingSpectator]

I don’t think it’s the death of the blue white game, circumstances of the hiring being late, players being injured, and of course, the weather, led to this game being as it was this year.

I hope you're right. It just seems like programs are failing to realize it’s a missed opportunity for fan development and engagement. I’d like to see them do something unique that would be enough to draw 65-70k fans again, regardless of weather.

 

[psuro]

knock off that positive bs, that's not who we are

 

[Bvillebaron]

No TV or radio coverage is disappointing. I remember listening to George Paterno and Fran Fisher do play by play for B/W back in the day. Joe would join them in the booth at some point and provide some insight on a few of the younger guys that were in the game at that point.

My favorite was when George asked Joe after a soon to be 5th year senior DL from New Jersey who was highly recruited but never panned out made a nice play if the kid didn’t remind him of a DL from Alabama whose name I can’t remember but who was a two time All American and Joe well they are both 6’ 8” and weigh 320 lbs.

 

[LB99]

My favorite was when George asked Joe after a soon to be 5th year senior DL from New Jersey who was highly recruited but never panned out made a nice play if the kid didn’t remind him of a DL from Alabama whose name I can’t remember but who was a two time All American and Joe well they are both 6’ 8” and weigh 320 lbs.

He’s gotta play smaata!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Bison13]

I hope you're right. It just seems like programs are failing to realize it’s a missed opportunity for fan development and engagement. I’d like to see them do something unique that would be enough to draw 65-70k fans again, regardless of weather.

That regardless of the weather thing won’t ever happen. The family and I were planning on going up but there’s no way we’re driving three-ish hours to spend 3+ hours in the rain.

I personally won’t head up unless I know that the weather will be solid the entire time. I can’t be the only one in that same mode, I’m gonna guess that that was probably the main reason for at least 20,000 people.

 

[trufan]

Did anyone actually buy this soooo last-year Nike gear? How could anyone go out in public in that phased out trash with any sort of pride? You’ll OBVIOUSLY. need a full Adidas wardrobe to be fashionably correct.

Did they also fire sale all the Pepsi?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[PSUForever]

That regardless of the weather thing won’t ever happen. The family and I were planning on going up but there’s no way we’re driving three-ish hours to spend 3+ hours in the rain.

I personally won’t head up unless I know that the weather will be solid the entire time. I can’t be the only one in that same mode, I’m gonna guess that that was probably the main reason for at least 20,000 people.

Yep I agree. Unless you live locally as in within a 30 minute drive you would be crazy to go in the rain. If the weather is great then it can make sense by making a full day out of it in SC and perhaps spend the night somewhere close so you don't have to drive 6 hours in one day.