Posts Tagged ‘ Kirk Herbstreit ’

The Nittany Lions’ roar gets louder

May 2, 2010
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The Nittany Lions’ roar gets louder

In 2011, Alabama will be making a trip to Happy Valley just in time to hear the new and improved audible assault at Beaver Stadium. After an in-depth study of acoustic engineering, a team of scientists discovered a way to optimize the noise level at Beaver Stadium all in the name of discomfort for visiting teams. Already dubbed the best student section in college football by ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit and scientifically the loudest stadium in college football, Beaver Stadium is...

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Best Student Section Award…

August 31, 2009
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Best Student Section Award…

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit just announced his 9th Annual Herbie Awards.  Again, he awards the Penn State Nittany Lions with the Best Student Section Award.   In keeping with the rich tradition of winning this award, the PSU fan nation just announced the 2009 themed game days (for 6 of the 8 home games):

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“Mute” Button

August 27, 2009
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“Mute” Button

When The Matador thinks college football, Kenny Chesney does not come to mind. It pains me to think that part of Chesney will be incorporated into every single ESPN/ABC college football game this season. Last fall Kenny Chesney was at a Nashville dinner with play-by-play announcer Brett Musburger, football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and producer Bill Bonnell. Presumably with whiskey in hand, Chesney began scribbling lyrics on a cocktail napkin. These lyrics soon became a recorded song titled “This Is Our Moment.” The video...

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