Just got back into the LA area after spending Christmas break at home in central PA and found my Rose Bowl tickets awaiting me, and I am beyond excited!  Now is the time for Joe Pa and Co. to show that they truly can gameplan and execute in bowl games unlike our Big 10 brethren.

Did anyone else attend the pep rally in Beverly Hills this afternoon?  Great turnout- at least 20,000 (30,000 according to Joe Pa's estimate) Penn Staters were there.  Let's hope we pack that stadium tomorrow!

Also, a coincidental little anecdote: As I was proceeding through security lines at the Pittsburgh airport on my travels back, the woman employee to whom I handed my ID and boarding pass noticed my sweatshirt and commented "Penn Stater, huh?  And you're from California?  Are you going to the game?".  I answered yes, and she responded with "My son plays on the team, you probably wouldn't know his name...  Derek Moye."  I assured her that I was a fanatic and that I most certainly knew who her son was, adding that he should be seeing plenty of playing time next year.  Small world, huh?

WE ARE!