Made the trip up here yesterday morning with my girlfriend. We overestimated how long it would take to get here and actually arrived before the parking lots even opened at 7AM. Here are some of my thoughts on the entire experience.

Tailgating: Wow! They are serious about this. There were lines of cars at all of the parking lots waiting for them to open at 7. I don't think I've ever seen so many RVs in one place either, and those in the overnight RV lot were already up and going before the rest of the lots opened.  Tailgating went on well after the game ended too.

Bobcat Bash: I've never been to one of these before, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I enjoyed it. Good food, good drinks and a nice chance to meet other Bobcat supports from all over the place. I'll definitely be going to more of these at future away games.

Beaver Stadium: Huge. Massive. Although the concourse was actually kind of underwhelming. Concessions were pretty cheap. We were up in the top corner and could still see everything perfectly. Looking at the upper deck from the outside before the game I thought that we wouldn't be able to see anything, but it actually feels a lot closer to the field than it really is. That place was rocking at the start of the game. I got goosebumps when PSU ran out of the tunnel.

Their band: NOTHING on the 110. They were using sheet music on the field. I thought the flag line made them seem like a high school band. At the post game show the 110 marched out of the stadium like they do at Peden, but their band just kinda stopped playing and stood around. Some were even sitting on the field as the 110 marched out.

PSU dance team: Apparently there is a dance team national championship and they won it last year. I can see why. All of the girls were so tall and they had a nice routine.

The town: Awesome college town. We walked up and down College Ave and Beaver Ave after the game. Tons of bars, shops and restaurants. It feels like a bigger version of Athens where the town caters to the school. Really fun place.

Their fans: They were great. The "meanest" thing someone said to us was "You're wearing the wrong colors!" We walked around the stadium for the two hours from the time we parked until the Bobcat Bash started. Fans kept coming up to us thanking us for coming. They were all very welcoming and wanted to make sure we were having a good experience. Tailgaters offered us beer and wanted to talk about our team and the school in general. They all new about Tettleton and they all thought it would be a close game. After the game, people came up and congratulated us on the win and wished us good luck with the rest of the season.

Overall this was an amazing experience. Well worth spending way too much money on a hotel and waking up at 2:30AM Saturday morning to drive here. Not a bad way to see my first game as an OHIO alumnus.