Please explain your PSU fandom

[PAgeologist]

I went to Pitt Johnstown and was there during both of their titles. I went to tons of matches.

One of my new coworkers was a PSU fan. We were talking one day and I mentioned how boring much of college wrestling is (no scoring). He said you need to watch PSU. Their new coach is changing that. And I became a fan.

 

[pawrstlersinpa]

One of our treatment plants is like you describe. The plant has 2 long screw pumps that the operator needs to remove the exterior wall panel to get them apart.

They also made the pipe runs long from the hydrated lime silo to the treatment tank. They plug up fairly often.

Yeah, but they saved money on the size of the building.

 

[Wilco43]

They used to show PSU wrestling matches on PBS. My fandom started when I watched the dramatic victory over Lehigh in the late 60's on TV. Mike Reid won the decisive match and was carried out of Rec Hall. When CS was hired I told my nephew to buy season tix for us because this will become a dynasty. One of the few sure things I ever predicted.

 

[PSU7075]

I saw my first wrestling match in Rec Hall in the fall/winter of 1970. I've been a fan since that time. Andy Matter was the National Champ but Clyde Frantz was my favorite. For someone new to the sport he was fun and exciting to watch. I looked it up and he had 10 pins that season.
Believe it or not, Penn State wrestling was fun back in 1970.

 

[tikk]

My better half is a Penn State alum and for some years she's lecturing the English students on a yearly basis, telling them that they haven't wasted their lives on an English degree. She once had Morgan McIntosh in her class.

So in connection with that we've been making a yearly trip to State College for years. I wrestled in high school (I was decent enough to wrestle in college but my art school didn't have a wrestling program, only ultimate frisbee and soccer) so I'd known that Penn State had a decent wrestling program. I started watching around when Frank Molinaro was on the team, then started visiting message boards, etc.

Obviously Penn State wrestling is an easy bandwagon to hop onto, and it was made easier by us buying a place in State College about five years ago, where I now spend half my time. I've met a lot of people on this board (well, boards, plural at this point) and many of them are good IRL friends as well. You will often find me matside with a camera shooting for Black Shoe Diaries.

 

[SlipperyPete]

I think I just found the perfect walkout song for @El_Jefe
He paid the cost to be the boss...

 

[The Pitchfork Rebel]

I wish I knew you when I ran the kitchen at Dugan's. It would get up to 120 in that sucker during the summer.

Enclosed cab steam locomotive on a sunny day in July. 130-135.