Juicy
Growing up, I hated Penn State. Everyone I knew went there and everyone who didn't still rooted for them in my hometown. They also were a football powerhouse. It didn't help that I had siblings who went to Pitt when the Panthers could actually be a decent rival.

So I should not have enjoyed last night's Orange Bowl win against Florida State.

But let's take a look. Honorable, retro coaches who genuinely respect & like each other and their players (but not the ankle biting press). A comeback at the end of the first half that culminated in perhaps the greatest catch for a touchdown there has ever been. A freshman kicker who misses two field goals and doesn't get lectured or hugged but tapped on the helmet by a wise coach then kicks a clutch extra point and a game winning field goal in the third overtime period. A supposed washed up running back who ran the game of his life. An All-American linebacker defying gravity, stretched out flying through the sky, unfortunately injuring his knee but staying in the stadium instead of the locker room so he could see what was happens.

And I could go on.

So give it up for JoePA, the Nittany Lions and even the Seminoles for keeping us up way past all our bedtimes for good reason.