2008 Penn State Football Crowd Pump Up Video

The 2008 football season will be here before we know it. This video focuses more on the crowd instead of actual football highlights. Let's get excited. Let's get loud. Let's get crazy.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.
WE ARE
PENN STATE
(oh, if you paste &fmt=18 at the end of the url you can watch the video in higher quality)

[@rmcmillen50]

thank you. i didn't know if people would ever like this kind of video or not. I'm glad people do, because I surely love it.

[@MrBrac31]

lucky!!!! i cant wait to go there!!! but thats awesome im glad to know that nobody is getting tired of it because it just looks incredible and i bet its gotta be intimidating as hell to the opposing team

[@aznatari]

simply an awesome vidoe. can't wait for this season

[@rmcmillen50]

That's a great point. I've thought about that before. Pitt and Philly have two great fan bases. Put 'em together and you get something special.

[@rmcmillen50]

haha. Screaming always works. Now Im wondering whether its more effective to cup your hands together to direct the sound, or just clap? I have a friend who went to a sound lab and did a comparison between pompom shaking and clapping though. He said he created 10 more decibles by clapping.

[@nangel4unme]

I remember this game! It was insane loud! The upper deck was hard core shaking. it was soooo fun!

[@rmcmillen50]

oh yeah for sure. The pom poms look really sweet when the band plays rock n roll. or "we will rock you" is playing. no doubt that they hold a significant role in helping the student section be the best student section in the country.

[@cbone72]

they can take away his wins they can take away his statue but the memory of Joe Paterno you can't take away because of Beaver Staduim

[@Skblarsi]

The supportersof penn state rules!!!! Greetings from Norway, Bergen, sk Brann

[@macyelder1522]

WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zjg5001]

One of my friends said last year that Beaver Stadium is a church to Penn State football fans, and they go there to pray during Saturdays in the fall. There's no better way to explain it.

[@yankskinspsu]

I'm a huge penn state gfan but its going to be a tough season because our two biggest gamesa are on the road but im confident because both qbs are good and stephon green is a beast, and lets welcome rodriguez to michigan this year

[@schirf300]

I LOVE ITTT!!!!!

[@holtridge]

I hope Penn State goes 3-8 this year! Now that would be awesome!

[@rmcmillen50]

our qb situation scares me some, but not as bad as our secondary situation scares me. we lost king from a mediocre secondary. I'm glad t. davis is moving back to corner, but mark rubin at safety scares me. d. lynn better be pushing for playing time asap.

[@rmcmillen50]

2008 will be nuts, but there really isn't a change in the way they are doing tickets this year. the only thing that this new system ensures is that ticketmaster doesn't crash. since we have to preregister, psu will be able to accurately determine ticket allotment/class percentages. therefore you'll haave pretty much the same probability of getting tickets that you had last year. two years from now when the put in the id card/loyalty point system things will really improve

[@gdtimay]

thank you sirs!

[@rmcmillen50]

you should reference one blog (i forget which) that took stills of game footage from the past two national championship games. they all featured Laurinaitis getting stomped on, or showed him jumping on dog piles

[@boyle108]

Penn State's quarterback situation concerns me this year but if we can find a good solid starter this year we have the chance to a BCS bowl game.

[@marshall2411]

PSU is one of the most well rounded teams in the country, with the spread offense, this is a scary team. If OSU plays like it did against MSU, this will be great!! Thank god it is in Columbus!!If we lose, I hope PSU goes all the way GO BUCKS!!!

[@rmcmillen50]

The song is Van Halen - Jump

[@MVillani1985]

Michigan has only really wiped Penn State in Beaver Stadium twice. In 1993, you needed a goal line stand to preserve a win. In 1999 you won a come-from behind game where you were getting wiped for awhile. In 2006, the high powered Michigan offense and brutal defense barely escaped Penn State with a 17-10 win. This year, you don't have Hart, Henne, Manningham, Woodley, Branch, or Biggs. And we DO have most of our starters returning. Penn State wins by THREE, yes THREE, touchdowns.

[@FootballGuy1738]

THIS IS GREAT! I

[@satchboogie11]

Mvillani- Thats a big if, two tough away games. Plus we also have to beat Michigan and not slip up anywhere else, to be honest, 10-2 or 9-3 regular season is all I'm hoping for.

[@rmcmillen50]

well i take some of what i said back. psu isn't going to have incoming freshman pre register and is going to base that class' figure on the university park enrollment number for freshman. that means that most likely, the percentage of ticket alloted to freshman (total from all campuses) will be less than i originally thought. so i guess that means upper classmen have a slightly higher chance of getting tickets because more should be allotted to them

[@FootballGuy1738]

What is the name of the song that starts at 7:02 ?

[@dwp139]

Wow...I see me in this video. I'm at 1:35 with the face paint in the center of the shot.

[@rmcmillen50]

thanks

[@sgrigy94]

what a great video and to mliedergoblue1, aren't we the big house now didn't michigan update there pressbox so it lessened the amount of seats, meaning that were now the big house, but i like the white house name better anyways. Your not even close to the loudness of penn state. And this year im confident that Fag Michigan is going down with there new coach, i predict a win for psu this year.

[@aamorri1]

@Rightwingman09 As a Hawk fan, I love beating Penn State. It's always sweeter beating them in Beaver Stadium. Ferentz's Hawks are 4-1 at Beaver Stadium.

[@dnevs03]

as a Michigan fan, I got the chill at 3:00

[@FootballGuy1738]

Ok thanks man

[@Baldgol4]

Alabama has almost their entire team coming back. It is going to be a very, VERY difficult game for Penn State.

[@LandotheDrummer1]

i wish all fans were as reasonable. no one is saying its gonna be a blowout either way, and for once someone acknowledged the strengths of both teams

[@rmcmillen50]

its "high road" by Fort Minor

[@rmcmillen50]

you mean Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation?

[@mattcorb2411]

whats the song from 0:19-0:35

[@MVillani1985]

9-3 only if we slip up against Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Oregon State. But I think we squeak past Oregon State 35-34, pull off a miracle against Ohio State to win 31-27 at the last minute, and beat Wisconsin 23-21. I think Illinois will give us some trouble, but we hang on to win 35-29. I don't think we have to worry about Michigan. They'll be in disarray and in Beaver Stadium and will likely finish 8-4. We'll blow them out in 2008 with a score something like 45-0.

[@MVillani1985]

I actually agree with you that Penn State will probably end up in the Capital One Bowl, but I think they lose to different teams. Illinois, Wisconsin, and Oregon State. I disagree about one thing, though, I don't see Michigan winning the Big 10. RichRod will be using Lloyd Carr's players, so the adjustment will be rough for 2 years, but I also don't see a total implosion like what happened with Notre Dame and Minnesota. Michigan still is Michigan, and I predict 8-4 and the Outback or Alamo.

[@sgrigy94]

it doesn't concern me at all, i think there will be two starters, its gonna be a great season

[@rmcmillen50]

you had your day. you destroyed us that night. this saturday its time to reverse roles. now, we're the undefeated team going on the road. should be a good game. we'll see what happens.

[@MVillani1985]

Which one of Penn State's rivals are you a fan of? If you're a fan of Pitt, Michigan, or Ohio State, there's no doubt you'd love to see the team you love to hate do poorly. Thing is, Penn State is not going to go 3-9 or 4-8. The loss of Sean Lee will hurt, but we won't do any worse than 9-3 and we'll finish no lower than #17 in the polls at the end of the year.

[@rmcmillen50]

haha, well said. we might not sell out for crappy games like coastal carolina, but we'd still bring in more than 95 percent of all other schools.

[@gdtimay]

lets see usc beat psu in beaver stadium...now that would be something

[@MVillani1985]

38-24 isn't exactly a blowout, and Penn State WAS keeping pace with USC, but fumbles and penalties did them in. USC was the better team that day, but you didn't exactly manhandle us.

[@rmcmillen50]

Well by bouncing every play, I don't mean play zombie nation every play. Instead, just 'popcorn' like students do at basketball games. I've heard from opposing players personally that seeing the crowd jump up and down is incredibly intiminating.

[@rmcmillen50]

i completely disagree. Sure pom poms are sweet in pregame and in between plays, but making noise would be MUCH more effective in distracting the other team. Do you really think the players are looking up in the stands as the play is about to start? No. half of the time the vistors are driving the other way anyway. Making noise is really the only proven means by which to distract opponents. Why are lsu, vt, florida all considered tough places to play? Because they are loud as hell.

[@MVillani1985]

I agree, another 8-4 year for Michigan, and they will lose something like 45-25 in Happy Valley (with the score 31-0 at halftime). I want to see Michigan get blown out like that after 9 years of beating us. I think we beat Ohio State with a 31-27 come from behind win and Iowa in Kinnick Stadium for the first time in years. But I see us losing to Wisconsin, Illinois, and Oregon State, unfortunately. But I'd be happy with a 10-3 year, winning the Capital One Bowl, and finishing about #16 or #17.

[@MVillani1985]

I see us upsetting Ohio State, Illinois possibly, but I'm not so sure. Wisconsin has been rough on us in Camp Randall, so I'm not sure about that one, but we will score more than 3 points. I see us tripping up against an inferior team like Iowa. Can't wait to see how this season goes. I bet we start off with a meaningless 77-0 win over Coastal Carolina. Oregon State will be a test, but Syracuse and Temple shouldn't be that much of a threat.

[@MrBrac31]

hey is it just me but does it seem like people are less into the zombie nation thing as before?? like in 2005 the entire student section/stadium did it now it seems like people arent as into it and it sucks because i think its one of the greatest things ever devised by a fan base besides of course WE ARE...PENN STATE

[@rmcmillen50]

yeah, the whitehouse should be crazy. 8pm - ABC -----showtime baby

[@walsh465]

it feels like the stadium is gonna collapse when they play zombie nation u can literally feel the bleachers jumping up and down

[@slack3r9]

dude, they downsized the stadium, its smaller now, theyre going to be adding more, but they took out some seats to make extra room in the interim. and idk what kool-aid youve been drinkin but i have 2 UM alum in my office that both think psu will most likely win this year

[@mroerled]

I think it would be really sick if the football team wear all white doing one of the whiteouts

[@RollOnToVictory]

Drowing out a team with a color has a tendancy to backfire when playing Alabama. just ask Georgia. (I still hope they do it anyways, I've always wanted to see Happy Valley decked in white)

[@FootballGuy1738]

Without a question we'll beat Illinois. I see a 11-1 or 10-2 season. GO PSU!!

[@MVillani1985]

Penn State's going to win the NCG in 2008 and go undefeated if we can beat Ohio State and Wisconsin.

[@ickyraytrojan]

Oh already have 2 ...and probably should have 2 or 3 more ...anyways thats two more than PSU and if your an okie fan 55-19 , and seems to me Florida might do the same to OU this year , we will see

[@MrBrac31]

bouncing every play would take away the excitement. essentially it would get old really fast

[@MiKeSp0oNs26]

Holy Shit you guys are fuckin wild!!!

[@rmcmillen50]

karn evil 9 1st impression part 2

[@allpeeps4me]

@malziaachen Danke!

[@xsjado45]

there's no way penn state will ever be better than they were in 2005 because posluszny is on the bills now, but destroying michigan state is important

[@jstrawser]

We "licked the Beavers" at Beaver Stadium.

[@mwb5010]

Penn State will enter Wisconsin undefeated. With Iowa being the only team that isnt a nationally recognized powerhouse in a really really tough 4 game stretch. Everything Ive read on Michigan has declared a down year for the wolverines, but I dont think that can be taken for granted. However they will enter the loudest stadium in the country with an untested quarterback, and if we can rattle Troy Smith, we can scare the shit out of whoever Michigan shows up with. Beat Michigan!!!

[@rmcmillen50]

ummmmmmm I can sum that all up in two words; completely debatable. michigan stadium is not bigger this year (and maybe not next year?) It definitely is not as loud as beaver stadium. there is just no arguing this. Ask any expert or any rational fan who's been to both (like myself). and the greatest team in college football?? I'm guessing you mean historically because you might have a case there, but currently? absolutely not.

[@rmcmillen50]

haha, thats sweet.

[@scottyjinpa]

last year is done, we will see who laughs last. Only good think in Ohio is the borders to the other states. at least Pennsylvania is nice to look at

[@rmcmillen50]

High Road

[@MrBrac31]

not wrong at all actually lets take the white out. If we whited out every single home game no matter what team we were playing it would get really old really really fast. same concept here you need variety to keep the crowd in doing the same thing gets really boring. Dont get me wrong i love the zombie nation thing but doing it every single play would just get annoying

[@willie212]

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[@555mrbucky]

go psu!

[@rmcmillen50]

I also agree. Illinois is overrated. We will beat them for sure. (especically with the white house part 2 in effect)

[@rmcmillen50]

Jump by Van Halen

[@rmcmillen50]

karn evil 9

[@Rightwingman09]

How'd that white out work last year against Iowa? Lol Go hawks.

[@Hyrulian4114]

This is what we do hahaaaa

[@State09]

just being an anchor on the D doesnt make you the best LB in the country as most bucknuts swear to. He is NOT.

[@mattcorb2411]

or how about a true neutral site not 10 min from USC campus!

[@allpeeps4me]

No one is going to want to hear this. But,,,, Texas A&M's 12th Man Kyle Field

[@rmcmillen50]

Laurinaitis is the most overrated player this century.

[@busman64]

State Penn got clowned at home in front of their little white out last year by the bucks. Nice try clowns.