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7 Things All Penn State Students Know Too Well After A Loss

And if you thought State College felt some type of way after a win, you should see it after a loss.

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Oct 22, 2018
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Penn State's second loss of the season against Michigan State really got the population of State College fired up...and if you're a student, these seven things are just the baggage:

1. Barstool blowing up.

Barstool inevitably blows Twitter and Instagram up with memes and funny videos about the loss. They're definitely amusing, but no one really hopes to see posts about a loss. It's morbid.


Still gonna laugh tho...

2. Everyone does dumb stuff afterwards.

And by this, I mean people drink it off...and get a little out of hand. Jumping off of things, breaking bones, getting drunkenly emotional, crying, dancing uncontrollably, you name it!!

This here is the behavior that ends up on Barstool in the first place...and we love to see it.

3. Instagram depression posts. 

As Penn State students and football extraordinares...we MUST let everyone know on Instagram that we're sad about the loss and that "we'll never be the same." So dramatic, but SOOOO necessary. I guess a loss makes coming up with a caption a lot easier.

4. People being mad at James Franklin for like...a sec. 

Franklin is to blame as soon as the loss strikes in the eyes of PSU fans. But soon after, fans are ready to support him and the team for the next game. Honestly, the anger doesn't last long, it just comes on strong and fast at first.

5. STRESS.

Everyone starts bugging about the rest of the season and complains that the team "has no hope" and "sucks," but you'll still catch people in their "Penn State Forever" shirts the following Saturday cheering in Beaver Stadium like nothing happened. It's just inevitable.

6. Getting a text from their Dad about it.

Nothing says a Penn State football loss more than every student's Dad texting them immediately about the game, going over the calls that should've been made...as if they're destined to be a college football coach and should take Coach Franklin's job. We obviously agree with them in the heat of the moment.

7. Mentally preparing yourself for the next game. 

And as always, the season doesn't end there. There are more games and more opportunities for success or failure. The week following a loss is a week of mental (and sometimes physical) preparation to do it all over again next Saturday.

FIGHT ON, STATE!

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