The Penn Relays is a track and field event held in Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA, and it is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania (UoP) each year. Only the best in track and field go to the Penn Relays. The competitors are from throughout the continent of North America, including Jamaica. There are around 300 events in 5 days of competing at the Penn Relays.
Many Olympic competitors were/are noticed in the Penn Relays.

the need to tell penn state joke even though it isn't funny

Its a code name that Japanese kids use to describe the weed plant, so that adults won't know what their talking about.

the alabama of the northeast is the nickname given to central PA. members of the media from outside of the state percieve pennsylvania as a 'swing state'- one that could go either left or right politically. this is far from true. PA is actually a state that his 2 distinct regions. on the two ends of the state you have the urbanized areas, which are traditionally moderatally liberal. this includes philly, allentown, scranton-wilkes barre in the east and pittsburgh and erie in the west. these (good) parts of PA are generally a mix of center-right 'union democrats' and true northeastern liberals. however, central PA is by far the most conservative area in the Northeastern US. this area is called an 'alabama' because it's known for having a lot of rednecks (due to the fact that this is part of appalachia).

A highly popular term in the Pennsylvania area used to decribe a person being convinced to drink the most alcohol they have ever drank.
Usually used when the "convincer" is talking about the "convincee".
Usually a Penn Stater is used to turn a novice drinker into a pro.

The greatest school on the face of the fucking earth
greatest football coach to ever walk a sideline
kick ass people
and pitt sucks so does penn
great bars
if anyone was at the penn state ohio state game last year ranked as one of the loudest college games in history
huge stadium 107,282 capacity second in the nation who is beat by michigan with 107,501 capacity
with Pitt only had 56,150

The Tribe, otherwise known as the crazy student section that accompanies the Penn Hills Indians Big Red Football team. Creates a sense of team pride by mixing chants with the cheerleaders, dancing with the band, and making sure the other student section hates them. Let's Go Red!