Super Sunday, or around here this year, the Day After Groundhog Day, was a super Sunday indeed. It was School Spirit Day for both of the kids' schools at the Bryce Jordan Center where we got discounted tickets to see the PSU Lady Lions take on the Wisconsin Badgers. It was a welcome respite from the losing fight chipping away at the 2 inches or so of ice the slush storm left us on Friday. (6 more weeks of this? I'll get you, Phil!)
Prior to the start of the game a remote control blimp emblazoned with McLanahan's logos and advertising their Penn State Room circled about the Jordan center. Later on, at half-time, it was circling the arena and then hovering over whatever section was supposedly shouting the loudest for the blimp. It would then drop coupons for something or other onto the crowd.... I don't want to comment publically on what the visual looked like!
A blimp spitting cupons out its back end was almost the highlight of the game as the Lady Lions let this one slip right from the start. Lackluster play, missed opportunities, and a boatload of missed free throws! There is just not enough vituperative to describe it.
The real highlight of the game came with about 4 minutes of play left in the second half. We were comtemplating getting a jump on the crowd when the Nittany Lion showed up:
That was the highlight of the game along with the freebie 4 mugs that had blinking LED lights around the base. (We'll ignore the almost $30 for 3 cheeseburgers and a hot dog for now.) It was a nice family afternoon out even if the game turned into a stark reminder of how much the program has sunk.
At least the Super Bowl lived up to its billing this year, instead of the Super Hype of years past, where one team gets blown out so early you keep watching just for the commercials. (Which stank.) This one will go down as one of the best games ever played. I love defensive struggles that get settled in the final minute of the game. Enough's already been written about this game so you don't need any of my commentary.
Then it was back to trying to get all that damned ice out of the driveway. Which brings me back to the day known as the Day After Groundhog Day. If this keeps up I'm going to drive to Punxsutawney and dig up that groundhog....
Prior to the start of the game a remote control blimp emblazoned with McLanahan's logos and advertising their Penn State Room circled about the Jordan center. Later on, at half-time, it was circling the arena and then hovering over whatever section was supposedly shouting the loudest for the blimp. It would then drop coupons for something or other onto the crowd.... I don't want to comment publically on what the visual looked like!
A blimp spitting cupons out its back end was almost the highlight of the game as the Lady Lions let this one slip right from the start. Lackluster play, missed opportunities, and a boatload of missed free throws! There is just not enough vituperative to describe it.
The real highlight of the game came with about 4 minutes of play left in the second half. We were comtemplating getting a jump on the crowd when the Nittany Lion showed up:
That was the highlight of the game along with the freebie 4 mugs that had blinking LED lights around the base. (We'll ignore the almost $30 for 3 cheeseburgers and a hot dog for now.) It was a nice family afternoon out even if the game turned into a stark reminder of how much the program has sunk.
At least the Super Bowl lived up to its billing this year, instead of the Super Hype of years past, where one team gets blown out so early you keep watching just for the commercials. (Which stank.) This one will go down as one of the best games ever played. I love defensive struggles that get settled in the final minute of the game. Enough's already been written about this game so you don't need any of my commentary.
Then it was back to trying to get all that damned ice out of the driveway. Which brings me back to the day known as the Day After Groundhog Day. If this keeps up I'm going to drive to Punxsutawney and dig up that groundhog....
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