BRITS React to The stories behind Penn State fandom, from White Outs to 'We Are'

OB Daz and OB Aidan react to the history of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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[@briangawronski4488]

Skip bars and don’t worry if you don’t have a tailgate. Just walk up to anyone and you’ll be welcomed with open arms. Everyone treats each other like family. The RV’s giant screen TVs the food drinks and shenanigans will blow your mind. It’s a night game though so remember to pace yourself. Different than NFL and way better.

[@Shibby.]

Skip bars before the game, but not afterwards

[@dizzykincade7831]

Or…just another option…drink nonstop?

[@josephcernansky1794]

@@Shibby. Yes, ALWAYS skip bars....too loud, too expensive, too crowded. Just hang out overnight in the parking lot and party till the sun comes up! Many people on the back side lot by the Arboretum and Law School building pitch tents. You can't even tell there is anybody back there from Park Avenue. Then you can order pizza delivered at 4 AM on Sunday morning with Breakfast from The Original Waffle Shop later at 8. Continue with some Mimosa's then drive back Sunday night after crashing from a 30-hour Football Weekend Binge!! (Rinse, REPEAT, NEXT WEEKEND!.....football game or not! LOL) One of these decades WE ARE....going to grow up....... nah, that sounds boring!

[@philaunitebirdgangtakeflig5453]

as a Philadelphia Eagle fan, AND a Penn State alumni, im so excited for you guys going to a white out game. Please make a vlog on the trip!!! And as for NFL players who went to PSU you were correct on Saquon Barkley but there's many more. Micah Parsons was a Nittany Lion, Jahan Dotson, Chop Robinson, Alan Robinson, and many more.

[@firebird7479]

2:09 Johnstown, PA is famous for being the location for the 1977 sports movie classic, "Slap Shot". Also, the Penn State hockey team is pretty good, too.

[@josephcernansky1794]

"All the Right Moves" with Tom Cruise and drunken potty mouth Lea Thompson (but I still woulda boffed her)....was almost called...."Get Out of Town". Not to mention Dobre Shunka.....Jack Ham!

[@bleachedbrother]

The tailgaters will welcome you with open arms, especially when they hear your English accent and your story about coming to America to experience college football for the first time. ❤❤

[@HemlockRidge]

No doubt! You will be stuffed and drunk before you get into the stadium.

[@officeblokedaz]

Buzzing for this game 👍🏻

[@buckets267]

Hey Daz im from Philly and ill be there, hope to run into you guys and a have a few. Enjoy our tradition man !!!

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

I didn’t get to join u guys for the Washington/white out game, but very happy you had a good time! Just want to discount what the producers said about the sanctions and Sandusky scandal. Neither the Uni nor Paterno was charged for the 2 incidents on campus that were part of the case. In both, they were reported to the Athletic Director and Police Administrator… which is exactly the NCAA process. None of the charges the retired coach was convicted on… were located on campus. Also, the sanctions were eventually reversed, and most of the fines returned to PSU.

[@CraigShrum]

White Out game is the best! Be inside early! The show starts during warm ups. I’ll be there!

[@firebird7479]

4:11 Look into the story of John Cappelletti. Heisman Trophy winner, went on to play in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams. The back story, though, is the relationship between John and his kid brother, Joey Cappelletti. While John was playing towards the Heisman Trophy and the College National Championship, Joey was suffering from Leukemia. When John accepted the award, he gave a speech about his brother and the fight he was in with the disease. He dedicated the trophy to Joey, leaving the banquet hall in tears. Joey died from leukemia at the age of 13. They made a TV movie about it back in the 1970s called "Something for Joey" starring Marc Singer as John Cappelletti. Here is the speech: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpfcq2tnq7CIec0

[@jonpalmer450]

My favorite player. I was in 2nd grade and became a lifelong LA Rams fan when Cappy got drafted.

[@firebird7479]

@@jonpalmer450 My cousin went to college with him. He was almost god-like here in the Philadelphia area. He grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia called Upper Darby. The relationship between John and his brother was well documented on the news around here.

[@State09]

Got a tailgate behind the Bryce Jordan center. Stop by for a beer!

[@officeblokedaz]

👍🏻

[@NashPreds]

Daz, Wisconsin is the school that use 'Jump Around'.

[@melaniesander2569]

Daz I’m so excited you guys are coming to the “White Out” game this year you’re in for a Great, Awesome, Electric, Fun, Loudest game you’ll ever Experience and be part of!! You will be part of what is called “THE GREATEST SHOW IN COLLEGE SPORTS” and your attendance will be part of the 110k maybe we can reach 111k with you guys there, You’ll need your White clothing of course they sell around the stadium and a couple of stores at stadium, tailgating is the best around the stadium you will be welcomed by everyone, plan to be there early morning like 8am or 9am no matter what time the game starts even if it’s a night game!! Go inside stadium about an hour or two before the game starts so you don’t miss the band coming in, It’s best to go downtown to the stores and bars during the week idk how long you’re staying WE ARE…. So happy you’re coming to cheer for The Nittany Lions 🦁 I hope to see you there 💙🤍🏈 Yes #26 Saquon Barkley played at Penn State he was and still is a phenomenal person and player 💙🤍💚🤍🏈 I really hope you guys film your whole experience and share it with us

[@officeblokedaz]

Great info. We will be traveling the day of game so prob hit area around 11am. We are staying locally so drop car and head out 👍🏻

[@melaniesander2569]

⁠​⁠@@officeblokedaz Hi guys I’ve been wanting to send you some videos that I think you’ll like it’s about Penn State but idk why I can’t figure out how to send them to you maybe you can help me lol I would appreciate it Ty

[@peterwhite7428]

Have a great time guys

[@josephcernansky1794]

Hawkins family are very well known in Johnstown. I went to school with Hawkin's way back since the early 70's

[@jessman8597]

Nothing can compete with the Penn State football experience.

[@josephcernansky1794]

The regional airport IS ON the Penn State Campus!! The university OWNS the airport

[@gregcable3250]

The narrator said he was from Johnstown, east of PSU. It's west of PSU, actually. Just a slip up there. If you're coming from Philly take the PA Turnpike to Harrisburg East exit then follow the signs to north 322 and that will take you directly into State College, PA. Great college town. Go to the Creamery for ice cream on campus. Plenty of bars in town and places to eat.

[@jonpalmer450]

I caught that, too.

[@jartstopsign]

Jump around is the Wisconsin Badgers after the 3rd quarter

[@vortexathletic]

Watching Georgia vs. Kentucky. Georgia is on upset alert rn. You might want to react to that one when the highlights come out.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

That was a great game

[@SHyaway64]

Black shoes, basic blues, no name, all game! WE ARE!!!!

[@joshpavlik3343]

Penn state is known as linebacker U and they sent kids to the NFL every year. Players like Micah Parsons, Chris Godwin, Saquon Barkley, Miles sanders, Adrian Amos, Chop Robinson, Kerry Collins, Larry Johnson, Jared Odrick, LaVar Arrington, Allen Robinson, Jahan Dotson, Trace McSorley, Sean Clifford, Robbie Gould, Michael Robinson, Jessie James, Mike Gesicki, Theo Johnson. Now that list is just players active and retired that I could think off the top of my head.

[@burnout_2017]

Let me add 4-time Super Bowl Champions and Pro and College Football Hall of Fame enshrinees Jack Ham and Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty of 70's. Not to forget Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti of whom the book and movie Something for Joey is based on.

[@johndombroski9067]

USC might be LB U. Maybe look it up. Bowman (I’m a 9ers fan and love him) is the last legit Lb to come out of PSU. PSU is gonna get touched up a bit now that they can’t hide behind the Buckeyes and UM. It’s time to see just how tough PSU is. Wisconsin already got taught a lesson today about hiding. PSU is next Penn State ain’t ever hanging with the big dogs. Never. You can white out the whole state of Pennsylvania and they still will never hang with the big dogs. They ain’t got the horses

[@joshpavlik3343]

@@johndombroski9067 um how about you look up the very first google hit comes up with Penn state

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@johndombroski9067 USC isn't Linebacker U...it's Running Back U...

[@areguapiri]

Shane Conlan

[@jonpalmer450]

Wisconsin does "Jump Around"

[@leahh617]

You can literally just walk up to any tailgate and people will welcome you so don't worry about that. I'll be there with my white on!! Hope to see you there!!

[@mfitz1381]

I live 5 mins outside of state college if you want a guide tour of the area let me know! We are penn state!

[@officeblokedaz]

We are staying something like 2-3 miles from stadium.

[@deadmeat3132]

@@officeblokedaz The internet is truly amazing. I am from the Scranton area and have been watching stuff with you guys for years. I was so excited to hear ya'll were headed to Beaver Stadium. Have fun guys, small world.

[@ajnewhouse6217]

make sure to check out the new football museum in the stadium when you go!

[@hawgfancolby]

I'll also be at this year's white out! Hope you guys have a good time while you're out here!

[@officeblokedaz]

See you there 👍🏻

[@michellegardenier2174]

The We Are chant started in 1948 when they went to the Cotton Bowl they two black players on the team their opponent at the time didn’t want to play with those players and couldn’t stay at the same team they ended up telling them No they said who are you their response was We Are Penn State

[@jonpalmer450]

A lovely myth, based on things that were said when the team was refusing to play in Texas unless they all could play. But, unrelated at the time the chant was really created. Somewhere along the line, the chant was retrofitted into the Cotton Bowl story. According to PSU historian Lou Prato, the We Are chant at games didn't start until September 1976, after PSU cheerleaders who had been looking for a crowd participation chant similar to OSU's O-H-I-O had watched a USC football game on TV where the crowd chanted "We Are SC!!" repeatedly, and from what they heard in the 2 chants, the cheerleaders came up with the idea of doing it as a back-and-forth "We Are"..."Penn State", instead of all together, repeated quickly like "We are SC!! We are SC!! We are SC!!"

[@JamesDavis-dn3wo]

WE ARE........PENN STATE

[@JoannDavi]

Biggest sports venue: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grandstand permanent seaing -- about 257K With infield -- about 400 or 450K

[@ericm9029]

Daz my family has had season tickets to PSU since 1999, if the two of you would like any advice on any and all things PSU or to grab a beer while you’re at the whiteout, feel free to shoot me a message.

[@officeblokedaz]

💯 👍🏻

[@ALMASTERFUNK]

If you’re coming to PA you 100% have to go to a Philly Eagles game. Sold out at every home game and unreal atmosphere. Eagles play against Washington early November.

[@officeblokedaz]

We are not there for any Philly game unfortunately 👍🏻

[@jerrymeadows5059]

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia in the east; Pittsburgh in the west; Alabama in the middle.

[@bryanreighn3498]

You should try to get to an eagles game while you are in town. Do the tailgate at least. You can walk through and meet some great people!! For the content

[@officeblokedaz]

No game sadly but will be in Philly.

[@robwalls6057]

Let me clear something up he got wrong. Under Pennsylvania State law, back then, If allegations of that nature happened at a STATE school, the ONLY person on campus who was allowed to notify the police was the head of the school. As for Paterno , he was told second hand of an incident, very vague and lacking details. He followed the rules and state LAW and reported to university leadership. As for Sandusky, most of his victims happened when he was retired and working on campus for a charity, not under the control of the football program, OVER a decade ago prior to allegations being reported. After two years of senseless and unwarranted sanctions against the current football team who were like 8 years old when Sandusky committed those crimes, the NCAA came to their senses, dropped the sanctions and returned back all the wins they took away and players who played in those games. Paterno is the all time winningest coach of DIV 1 college football. Therefore, he had a huge target on his head and when the allegations surfaced, instead of pointing the finger at the university top leaders , they attacked 70 year old Paterno, the coach. What happened was shameful, but it was a CRIME , but not a football infraction. It had been a professor and not a former football defensive coach, they would have blamed the university, not the professor's department. It was shameful the way the media treated Joe .

[@etommy13]

Let me clear something up YOU got wrong. Joe Paterno ABSOLUTELY knew what was going on and covered it up. They had been covering it up for years. Joe Paterno failed the most BASIC of moral tests and there is NO state law that says only one person at a state run university can report child abuse. Fuck outta here with that bullshit. - PSU Alum

[@jonpalmer450]

Actually, if it had been a professor instead of a retired assistant coach, they wouldn't have blamed the university. They would have blamed the trained professionals who were running the charity that was responsible for those kids, who would have been the most qualified to recognize red flags that should have been looked into.

[@jonpalmer450]

ALSO: I would hardly call what happened with the NCAA after they were embarrassed in court as "coming to their senses." I'd say the NCAA was beaten and embarrassed in court to the point that they had no choice but to right the wrong they committed against the school, Coach Paterno, and all current and former players at the time.

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

I’m guessing you guys already have your tix for 11/9? I might be up for that game, too. Lemme see if I can find you some good tailgate spots. There is one run by the alumni assn that’s pretty big. But I also have 2 groups of friends that party every home game. I’ll get back to you…

[@officeblokedaz]

Yes we have our tickets already 👍🏻

[@jonpalmer450]

You should be able to walk up to just about any big tailgate going on near the stadium and tell them you flew halfway across the world to experience a White Out and they will treat you like family. Even if you were wearing the opponent's colors (except for Pitt fans, who can choke on sand for all I care. LOL) they will be kind and hospitable.

[@JoeyVatavuk]

no way! the narrator is from my town! penn state is an NFL factory though. in defense especially. look at the active dudes

[@d2ndborn]

So are you guys going all the way with the paint? It should be a great time bring something warm to wear.

[@firebird7479]

6:20 The reason they changed the name from "Paternoville" to "Nittanyville" is the sex abuse scandal involving Asst. Coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing underage boys on campus, in the locker rooms, etc. Up to that point, head coach Joe Paterno was a legend, not only at Penn State but throughout college football. He claimed he had no idea what was happening, but, while Sandusky was sent to prison, "Joe Pa" stepped down from coaching, in disgrace, and passed away in 2012. All mention of him, including statues in his honor, were removed. It's taken quite a while for the football program to recover.

[@jonpalmer450]

Just stop. Coach Paterno was a convenient scapegoat for a lazy media, thirsty to knock off someone so well respected instead of focusing on the actual criminal in the case. He DID NOT step down at ALL. He was wrongly fired by the PSU board of trustees as soon as the charges against Sandusky became public, in a very flawed P.R. decision that fed into the false media narrative. The BOT thought it would satisfy the justified anger of the public over what Sandusky was being charged with -- despite no evidence that Paterno did anything wrong. Unfortunately, the lung cancer diagnosed just weeks later took him so fast he never got to defend himself. His televised funeral and memorial services on campus were attended by an arena full of VIPs from his life. Thousands of people took off work to line the streets for the funeral procession. No, "all mention" of Paterno has not been removed. Kids still go to the Paterno Library every day at Penn State, the rare school with a library named for the financial contributions of a football coach while the football stadium is named for a university president. Crowds still erupt during games when old video of Coach Paterno shows on the jumbo screens. Runners and walkers still gather at the stadium every year for the Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run to make money for Special Olympics. It is easy to find vehicles driving around PA (and coming to games from surrounding states) with little stickers on the back of their cars with his initials, "JVP" or "409" for his record of most wins ever by a major college coach, and most wins at the same school. Claims that "it's taken quite a while for the football program to recover" are nonsense. They actually WON the Big Ten championship in 2016 and have been consistently winning 10 or 11 games a season most years since then. Their attendance is always among the top 4 in the country, and PSU is one of just a handful of self-sufficient Division 1 athletic programs that don't lose money and don't use money from the school's general fund -- almost exclusively from football revenue.

[@TylerGiesler]

Y'all have to do a&m's

[@StackRunItUp]

Saquon did infact come from penn state

[@josephcernansky1794]

I wonder if Andrew is related to anyone I grew up with?

[@robtintelnot9107]

I thought Nittany was the color of their blue. My whole life I've known then them as Blue Lions.

[@davidl.abplanalp4478]

Go to Lock Haven , PA and have a couple of GROWLERS at the TEXAS LUNCH on Main Street. About 26 -27 miles northeast of Penn State.

[@Heiswillp]

new video out on sports dissected, What it Takes to FEED the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE. Gotta check it out

[@imnot_givingmyname_2a_machine]

Micah Parsons

[@richardlong3745]

Hope you guys have one great time at the game but not rooting for Penn State. hehe

[@michaelsmith-iu1be]

Daz wear scarlet & grey just to remind them whose their daddy.

[@officeblokedaz]

😂😂

[@edm.6657]

We Are SC!!! Fight On!!!

[@SKRRebelRacing]

As of September 7, 2023, 39 Penn State football players were on NFL rosters for the 2023 season. Cheers! Scott Ritchie

[@jarrodheffron1414]

#WeAre That was not a good video, and seemed to be a money grab. He didn't even talk about where that originated.

[@bernardmayles6564]

PSU is so overrated and full of themselves. They've been in Big10 conference for 34 years and have won it 4 times. The place is in middle of nowhere with no real airport. The airport is only for small planes. And the outside of stadium looks like it's always under construction. Looks like an erector set

[@airmobiledivision7759]

Why the hell would we need an airport? Hasn’t stopped over 100,000 people from coming to practically every game of the season for years.

[@bernardmayles6564]

Maybe so you wouldn't lol like a bunch of hillbillies ​@@airmobiledivision7759

[@jonpalmer450]

You might need to hop back into your time machine and set it for 2024. Because it has been a long time since that airport could only handle small planes. The runways were extended for commercial jets many years ago, along with their own air traffic control tower. It can't handle the jumbo commercial jets. But it can handle most of the rest. Also, how many OTHER Big Ten schools have won the conference even once in those 34 years? 2x? 3x? 4x? Nobody is claiming that PSU was the BEST over that period. But they are definitely better than most. Which is why 110k people will pack into that "erector set" you are whining about for almost every game.

[@stephensharp3543]

Go Bucks!

[@mcm0324]

WHY are you going to ugly PSU is my biggest question. I'm from Pennsylvania and there is no amount of money you could pay me to go to a Penn State game. Ugh. You're wasting your money. Wait until you see how 'in the middle of nowhere' in PA this school is. I hate that you are wasting your money just to go their stupid white out.

[@edittheworld-ct5yu]

It's a lot nicer then going to a game in a big city. You want a city game go to Pittsburgh or Philly and watch an NFL game.

[@Sixers369]

There is nothing better than a saturday in happy valley.

[@Val-z8I]

They want to experience the white out.

[@airmobiledivision7759]

Have you been to State College? Is a two-hour drive from both of the state’s major cities too much for you to handle? State College is one of the finest college towns in the nation, and Penn State is a wonderful school. It always amazes me that people talk crap like this about Penn State (usually it’s football program) without ever having any personal experience with us whatsoever 🤦🏻‍♂️. How can any such criticism be considered credible?

[@jonpalmer450]

"I hate that you are wasting your money just to go their stupid white out." It sounds like someone is jealous that PSU's White Out is world famous, and is now imitated across the country in the school colors of other teams.

[@pjmoore4699]

Do not bring kids around these people

[@jonpalmer450]

Don't be ridiculous. Or do you also blame every single Catholic because of the actions of someone else? There was ONE man who committed those crimes, and he is rotting in prison.

[@pjmoore4699]

@@jonpalmer450 I mean I grew up catholic and some the most ignorant disgusting and racist people all happened to be catholic so yea I would … y’all defended the man who knew for years and cried he was innocent because he tried speaking up one time lol

[@zjm8824]

Johnstown is definitely 85 miles WEST of state college. Wtf?😂