As I mentioned in an earlier post, we travelled up to the annual Blue and White game two weekends ago. The game was held the weekend after the tragedy at Virginia Tech. The members of the Blue Band were all clad in orange t-shirts and I would estimate that over a third of the 71,000 people in attendance were either wearing maroon or orange in a show of support for VT. A moment of silence was observed and then the Blue Band played "Amazing Grace." After that, one of the football players came out and gave a short statement of support to the Virginia Tech family in which he stated several times, "We are.....with you." People had signs that read, "Today, we are....all Hokies." It was all very moving and classy without being overdone. The whole experience made me prouder than ever to be a Penn Stater. It was a very fitting show of sympathy for the victims of the tragedy and all of those affected by it. In some ways, all universities are affected by it because the same type of thing could happen anywhere.
The "S Zone" transformed into the "VT Zone"
Five guys showing their dual support on this day
As for the game, it was a gorgeous day outside and the game was very entertaining. The White squad won by a score of something like 19-6, but it was evident that PSU has quite a bit of depth at QB and WR this year. The running game didn't look great as I still don't think Austin Scott is the guy to carry the load and Rodney Kinlaw just isn't consistent enough. There is a promising underclassman (#22, Royster maybe) that showed some flashes of great running ability. I have a feeling that he may see some playing time this year if Scott and Kinlaw fail to impress. The defense looks to be pretty solid with some real talent in the secondary and of course at LB. They should be a fun team to watch this Fall although I think a Big-Ten title would be a tall order. I think that they are a year or two away from that yet.
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