2004 was the last of the 'Dark Years',

by Pete the Streak on Apr 7, 2009 7:22 PM EDT

but what really sparked the late season surge, and that goal-line stand that led into the glory of 2005? Was it simply the players feeling that enough was enough? Better coaching? Underclassmen stepping up?

We may never know for sure. However, it's possible the team took some much needed inspiration, and a lesson on the consequences of dissing PSU from a group you'd least expect.

I present to you - Cheerleaders with Attitude:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/photogallery/adventures-in-cheerleading.html?curPhoto=4

I don't remember hearing about any of this (which doesn't mean it wasn't well known by the rest of you folks).

I love it - as long as the cheerleaders involved were of the female gender. Were they? The story doesn't really say. PLEASE tell me it was our hot women kickin' some PSU-mocking ass!

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The Collegian Write-up

Cheerleaders suspected of assault

Phil

by baronlion on Apr 7, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

God, 2004 must have been worse than I remembered

Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno

by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

That's kind of Hot

by markpsu on Apr 8, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

"You will take our

stickers, you will!!! Don’t make me herky your ass."

They might have a future as Hari Krishnas or Jahovah’s Witnesses. I suggest you take this copy of Watchtower if you don’t want your soul to burn in eternal damnation.

"You are a tenacious little monkey!"

by rahpsu92 on Apr 8, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

I mean the cheerleaders were obviously in the wrong in this

but I imagine that the “punched in the face” statement is likely a bit of an exaggeration. It was probably just an accidental slap or elbow while they were trying to apply the stickers. As I said, though, they were in the wrong and shouldn’t have been forcefully applying stickers in the first place.

by The JuggerNitt on Apr 8, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

Nope...

Not the case. I was there, and it was a definite punch in the face. What is incorrect is that she belittled the sports program. She is a PSU alum, in town for a visit and a game. What she did belittle was the insistence on covering everyone in stickers aggressively. When she tried to get out of the book store, they cornered her and got reinforcements to meet them on the street with stickers on all fingers and slap them on her. She tried to get away and got a hay maker in the face for her trouble.

by PSUinBOSSton on Apr 9, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

then they sound like douchenozzles

or perhaps douchebags.

by The JuggerNitt on Apr 9, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t remember that at all. Granted, that was freshman year, and I don’t remember much from that year.

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.

Noli nothis permittere te terere.

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 8, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

How's this for a tough cheerleader?

A couple of years ago a cheerleader from my undergraduate school (VMI) didn’t back down from an altercation that happened during a game against The Citadel.

caroLIONa

by caroLIONa on Apr 9, 2009 8:21 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Wow...an altercation between two military schools?

Where’s the discipline we always hear about! I bet they did a lot of push-ups when they got back to the barracks!

by PaJoe on Apr 9, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think . . .

they got in much trouble. In fact, the alumni association sent out a holiday e-mail with this picture saying “Holiday Hugs from the VMIAA.” A ruckus against a civilian school would have been a different story, but all is fair when it comes to The Citadel.

caroLIONa

by caroLIONa on Apr 9, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions