100 Things We’re Excited About 100 Days Away From Penn State Football

We are officially 100 days away from Penn State kicking off its season against West Virginia under the lights. So I put Steve to work.

Well, OK, we worked together and came up with the 100 things we’re excited for about Penn State football season. Some of them you’ll be excited about. Some of them are inside jokes. Some of them you may disagree with us on. Most of them are mine (Darian’s) but Steve’s all end with “- S”

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Alright, here we go. 100 things we’re excited about 100 days away from Penn State football.

1. The smell of bacon of the grill while the sun comes up over Mt. Nittany. 
2. That first sip of an Arnold Palmer, how I start every Penn State gameday. 
3. Early morning trips to the Berkey Creamery. – S
4. Kalen King: Wait there’s someone that’s better than Joey Porter Jr.? 
5. Hearing the sounds of the Blue Band during its early morning gameday practice. – S
6. The first beats from the Blue Band drumline before the band steps on the field. – S
7. Having this blog. As I mentioned when we started the blog, it will in general follow the ebbs and flows of football season. 
8. Listening to Steve Jones, Jack Ham and Brian Tripp. – S
9. A new pump-up video?
10. Nicholas Singleton: I haven’t had as much fun watching a running back as I had watching Singleton last season since that Saquon fella. 
11. Abdul Carter: I really hope the sophomore slump doesn’t hit this guy. I don’t think it will either. 
12. Seeing the familiar RVs, and fans, along the way on the walk to Beaver Stadium. – S
13. Kaytron Allen: Oh yeah, don’t forget about him barreling down at you out of the T formation. 
14. The first night game as part of Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC happening at Beaver Stadium. – S
15. Drew Allar: No. 15 in on this list but really No. 1 overall. What else is there to say? 
16. Capri Suns on the walk to the stadium. 
17. The always rosey, blue-and-white shades that Steve Jones wears when framing success (and even failure) during his broadcasts. – S
18. Steve will be mad at me for this one but the “P..S..U” during Rock N’ Roll. 
19. Yelling “tequila” at the end of Rock N’ Roll. 
20. The Nittany Lion roar from the public address system. – S
21. Zombie Nation
22. Stadium-rocking “We Are …” chants. – S
23. The endzone paint job for the Generations of Greatness game. 
24. Who knows? Maybe this will be the year we see pink and black uniforms that day too. 
25. Moving through the security lines outside the stadium that seem to exist more for effect than effectiveness. – S
26. Penn State dogs. They’re all good dogs but they’re the best dogs. 
27. Friendly visiting fans. 
28. Friendly fans when you’re at away games. 
29. Pink and black S Zone for Homecoming. 
30. Seeing the newly constructed Legacy Plaza outside the south end of the stadium. – S
31. The TV timeout clock so you know if this is a commercial break that you can run to the bathroom at. 
32. Midnight “Happy Gameday” texts. 
33. Hearing and watching fans react as the team’s blue buses near the stadium. – S
34. Remembering to put sunscreen on at the start of the day so you’re not sunburnt at the early September games.
35. Handwarmers on the cold days.  
36. Watching the team arrival. – S 
37. Wearing the correct amount of layers. 
38. Unexpected tailgate visits from friends, and their family members. – S
39. What will Manny Diaz think of next with this defense?
40. Speaking of coordinators: What will Mike Yurcich think of next? 
41. The Alma Mater
42. The Lion when he rubs his ears. 
43. The view of opposing team underneath the stadium as it walks from its locker room to the field. – S 
44. Chop Robinson: He’s developed so well at Penn State. Just how high is his ceiling? 
45. Seeing the seat neighbors that you have no clue what their names are.
46. The annual Halfmoon Tailgate Association Chili Cookoff. – S
47. Eating chili from the Halfmoon Tailgate Association. 
48. Just how good the linebacking core is going to be. 
49. Pregame Red Bulls. 
50. Road Trips with Anna.
51. “I said ‘HAIL’” 
52. Shorts and a hoodie games. 
53. “Dancing in the Moonlight”
54. The CBS CFB theme song on Big Ten games.
55. The White Out. – S
56. The noon games that lead to post game tailgates that run until sunset. 
57. Todd Blackledge on NBC.
58. The Ohio State game. I said what I said. 
59. The wonky wi-fi in and around Beaver Stadium. – S 
60. Using a portapotty that’s actually clean. 
61. Post game chats while you wait for the parking to clear up. 
62. Which lessons will James Franklin take from the past into this season. 
63. The season-opening military flyover. – S
64. Really any flyover. 
65. Whatever silly promotional partner in-game promo that gets unveiled this season. -S
66. Some surprisingly good hot chocolate. – S 
67. People losing their minds over Sweet Caroline. 
68. West Virginia coming to town to open up the season. 
69. The stadium bouncing when fans celebrate big moments. – S 
70. The inevitable T-formation touchdown pass from Tyler Warren. 
71. The latest batch of Nittanyville banners. 
72. The Nittany Lion working the crowd in four sections to cheer, and then in one big group to cheer. – S
73. Sheetz Hot Dogs as a late night meal when we arrive in Altoona on Friday nights for games. 
74. Olu Fashanu: Penn State with a very highly projected offensive lineman? I must be dreaming.
75. “December 1963” after a night time win. 
76. Jim Harbaugh’s inevitable troubles with Beaver Stadium’s crowd noise. 
77. Deion Barnes taking over for Manny Diaz because let’s be real: This is probably Diaz’s final season as Penn State defensive coordinator. He’s getting a Power 5 job real soon. 
78. Not one but two trips to the Chicago area this season. There’s no greater city than Chicago in the fall. 
79. The Blue Band playing a snippet of a Big Ten opponent’s fight song during pregame. – S
80. Beaver Stadium sunsets, especially two of those in September. 
81. For the first time in my life, I have a pair of Bean Boots. I’m excited to see just how waterproof they are when whatever monsoon blows through time.
82. Also the rain pants I got for Christmas last year. 
83. Chris Holmes Grilled Cheeses™
84. Theo Johnson: I was always more partial to him than Brentan Strange. However, I want to see him take over the starting spot. 
85. Watching Brian Ferentz’s offense struggle against Manny Diaz. 
86. My late November in-stadium Creamery purchase. Maybe I’ll bring a stronger spoon in with me. 
87. My mom inevitably embarrassing me in front of my friends at a tailgate.
88. Students starting the wave, and then booing when it moves through a section with opposing fans. – S 
89. Not taking part in the wave. 
90. Wind whipping through the top row of the south end zone on a cold fall Saturday. – S
91. Alex Felkins: If you know me, you know I love special teams. Let’s hope this guy is good. 
92. “The Floating Lions” by the Blue Band. – S
93. SNOIL 
94. The couple in the south end zone that dresses for each game with different theme outfits each week. – S 
95. Spotting the PSU Goons 22 Tailgate Flag.
96. Whether or not my tailgate grill can make it through this season. 
97. Hearing the Victory Bell after a victory. – S
98. Beaver Stadium Chicken Baskets. 
99. Gabe Nwosu: Just here for the 6-foot, 6-inch punter.
100. The fact there’s a very good chance this team could make the playoff. 

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