{"id":3895,"date":"2009-02-04T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/new-nittany-lion-picked.html"},"modified":"2009-02-04T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T17:39:00","slug":"new-nittany-lion-picked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/new-nittany-lion-picked\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nittany Lion picked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2009\/02\/02\/freshman_to_don_lion_suit_repl.aspx\"><b>Freshman to don Lion suit, replace Sheep<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i><br \/>The new Nittany Lion, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Clint Gyory<\/span>, is a freshman, probably the first one ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gyory went through an application and interview process before his final audition for the mascot position, he said. At the audition, he performed in front of a panel of judges made up of various coaches and administrators involved with Penn State cheerleading, including White and Sheep &#8212; and a crowd of about 150 people.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed as the Nittany Lion, Gyory performed a James Bond skit during which he rescued a Joe Paterno look-a-like and a Penn State cheerleader from the Notre Dame mascot and Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis. Gyory flipped, danced and roared as he drew laughs and cheers from the audience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds like he is off to a good start. Let&#8217;s hope he keeps it up and does not do something stupid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/12\/lion-mascot-gets-dui.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">like get a DUI the morning of a game<\/span><\/a>, like <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">James Sheep<\/span> did.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and if you want to follow recruiting, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackshoediaries.com\/2009\/2\/4\/749016\/signing-day-open-thread-co\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Black Shoe Diaries<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/nittanydelphia.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/national-signing-day-live-blog.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nittanydelphia<\/span><\/a> for up to the second coverage of National Letter of Intent Day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/ClintGyory\" rel=\"tag\">Clint Gyory<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/NittanyLion\" rel=\"tag\">Nittany Lion<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/mascot\" rel=\"tag\">mascot<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/PennState\" rel=\"tag\">Penn State<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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