Bret Bielema Gave Penn State's Crowd Bulletin Board Material By Making Fun Of Their "White Out Energy"

So Penn State has made the business decision to make their infamous "White Out Game" this year to be against Washington. Don't get me wrong, the crowd is loud and everything and I won't dispute that, but after falling to a measly 7-7 in these White Out Games, someone clearly made the call to start scheduling them against lesser completion than the traditional Ohio State and Michigan so they could start bragging about their Home Field Advantage again. That's why since Covid, the gauntlet stretch of White Outs have been Auburn (#22 in the country), Minnesota (unranked), and Iowa (#24). And this year they've got Washington, who was projected to finish 10th in the conference this season.

Anyways, with the White Out Game being Washington later in the year, it puts Penn State in a tough spot this week as the undefeated Nittany Lions host the 4-0 Illinois Fighting Illini in a primetime game. (And they're 17.5 point favorites, so it should be a PERFECT time to break out the all white crowd). So what James Franklin and Penn State has done is they're asking for "White Out Energy" and made it an unofficial game:

My take is that's the right move. Night game. Home favorite. Undefeated matchup. National television. Gotta be the White Out! Exciting times in Happy Valley. But Illinois head coach Bret Bielema's take? Not impressed.

"White Out energy….whatever the hell that means". Lol Bret, you know damn well exactly what that means and as 17.5 point underdogs, you are about to find out a whole hell of a lot more about it. Why poke the bear here? You've already got quite the task on the football field to deal with, but now you've just angered the drunk, obnoxious fans to be even louder. Look, if Illinois goes into another undefeated home stadium and wins this weekend, he can drag his cock out as he walks off the field and say how's this for some white out? But Penn State ain't Nebraska. And he just gave one of the craziest home environments in all of football some big time bulletin board material to make sure he can't hear his own fart on Saturday night. Give me Penn State by a million now.