{"id":2534,"date":"2007-10-21T17:16:59","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T22:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2011-07-14T07:32:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T14:32:31","slug":"game-3-penn-state-at-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2534","title":{"rendered":"Game #3: Penn State at Indiana."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Julie and I added to the list of Big Ten stadiums I’ve visited on Saturday by seeing the Indiana – Penn State<\/a> game this weekend in Bloomington. For it being Indiana Football the game was a rather competitive. Indiana made a late rally but still came up short 36-31. Nearly all of the points in the game were scored in the opposite side of the stadium where our seats were. That side of the stadium is a construction zone (literally there’s a bulldozer and re-bar everywhere) and there is no net for behind the goal posts. So everytime a field goal or an extra point is scored the ball just sails into a dirt and then some kid goes and gets it. Classic Indiana.<\/p>\n

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\nFive reasons I now know Indiana is known as the Land of Mellencamp:<\/p>\n

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  1. The IU band insisted on playing Mellencamp’s greatest hits between plays.<\/li>\n
  2. Memorial Stadium is just a stones throw from John Mellencamp Pavilion<\/a> training facility.<\/li>\n
  3. I actually heard Jack & Diane on the radio while in Indiana.<\/li>\n
  4. The open end of the stadium is literally a dirt pile.<\/li>\n
  5. When I tried to call a cab in downtown Bloomington the operator asked “What town are you in?”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sucking on a chili dog indeed.<\/p>\n

    Google Maps: Big Ten Stadiums:<\/p>\n