We have arrived.
They still may want to not believe it, but it's true.
The Penn State football program has another great team that has come together, and a town and community that has been coming together and despite what feels like the rest of the world coming apart we understand that it is OUR unity and combined abilities that WE are something special.
The way that we play is simple.
It's for one another. We know that every part will depend on another, and though we may have individual greatness like no other, it is our ability to bring the most out of each other that has taken us to this point.
In countless ways and in countless times I have seen great play from every single position. I have seen effort from every single position, and when opportunities came to either blame one another or help one another, we chose the latter.
This is why we've been successful. Yes most of us will also have won some measure of genetic lotteries or pure individual will power, but at the same time, it's how we all work together, push one another to be better, and do it despite different backgrounds, different belief systems.
That's why I believe team sports are special.
While in all sports there is no where to truly hide (you either perform better than your opponent or you don't.) Team sports have the added requirement that you to adapt to others around you to succeed.
The dual realities of College athletics is unique further still as it is the first time for most young adults to be away for extended times from their original environment, seeing perhaps for the first time a bit of global perspective, despite the modesty of a small town such as State College.
But through it all we've kept that faith, that belief, that we are on a good path, one that may or may not result in trophies, but will certainly benefit those that follow it. We believe in enjoyment of life, and certainly that of physical activity.
It's clear they are putting in the kind or work that will lead to a great attitude in life. That they would give their all if they go into medical fields, aspiring journalists, community leaders and educators.
The adrenaline rush of sport can rarely be captured quite the same way in other endeavors, though we often try.
Now we sit at the doorstep of something no one thought would happen this soon; a Big Ten championship.
One more opportunity to show who We Are.
Regardless of the outcome I'm confident of one thing, that we will give it everything we have, one last burst of energy to show the world that Penn State isn't waiting for anyone else.
We are ready to be the best right now.
