The Beaver Stadium renovation renderings are finally here.
But that’s not the main story today.
No, the main story is a love story.
It’s a love between a computer-generated person. And some concrete? A crack on the floor?
This Valentine’s Day, find someone who looks at you the same way this guy looks at masonry?
I just want to know what this guy is looking at.
Will this matter? Does this matter? No, absolutely not. The bigger story of the day is the $700 million renovation, what it looks like, where you will sit and so much more. But we’re going to worry about that some other day.
But right now, I can’t stop thinking about this guy thinking about the ground.
What’s his name? Should we give him a name?
I’m going to name him. Meet Jim. He’s a Sim.
(I’m being informed that “Sim” is trademarked and we now have a cease and desist letter on my desk.)
Meet Pete. He loves concrete.
At least I think he loves concrete – judging by the way he was looking at the concrete.
Why isn’t he watching the game? Or was this pregame during the first-ever virtual game inside a Beaver Stadium renovation that hasn’t happened yet? Am I having an existential crisis about Pete, the lover of concrete? Is this all starting to sound like a Dr. Seuss book?
Yes.
But you clicked on this article. You’re also wondering what he’s looking at – and why he is looking at what he’s looking at.
Is Pete, age 34 from Lancaster, a season ticket holder? How long has he been one? What’s his Nittany Lion Club point status? What was his major?
What’s his day job? Is that why he’s admiring the concrete so intently?
He’s inspecting it like he is the stadium inspector. He’s admiring it the way I love a Beaver Stadium chicken basket. I want to know more about Pete, and I have so many questions about Pete that will never get answered but only answered in my head, and now I’m using my blog as a forum to share those questions and thoughts and answers. See, now I’m spiraling into run-on sentences.
I’m searching for answers the way Pete is searching for quality concrete pouring techniques.
In the grand scheme of the questions that still remain about the renovation – a lot of which were also answered today from Penn State’s press release and a few local media outlet articles – this one is not that important.
But concrete Pete and his love of masonry is all I can think about right now.
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