{"id":962,"date":"2006-03-23T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-23T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/03\/vote-for-penn-stater-as-miss-bracket.html"},"modified":"2006-03-23T10:23:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-23T10:23:00","slug":"vote-for-penn-stater-as-miss-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/03\/vote-for-penn-stater-as-miss-bracket\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Penn Stater as Miss Bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN is running <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/espn\/page2\/story?page=mrbracket\/mailbag\/women\"><b>a contest<\/b><\/a> to determine which fans have the most spirit for their basketball program. In the women&#8217;s division most of them are either UConn, Gonzaga, or Dook fans &#8212; schools with a basketball heritage. The standout though, is Penn State&#8217;s very own <b>Jennifer Owsiany<\/b>, president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nittwits.com\/\"><b>Nittwits<\/b><\/a>, the official Penn State student section.  Here is what she had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m president of PSU&#8217;s Nittwits. With PSU not being a basketball school I had several goals: camp out, rush the court and increase game attendance. We were busted by cops twice for camping out and using a bullhorn out my car window to get people to attend games. After the win against Illinois, we met the team at the airport and followed the bus to continue celebrating. With recruiting, we increased membership 75%. GO STATE!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No contest in my mind. Go <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/espn\/page2\/story?page=mrbracket\/mailbag\/women\"><b>vote for her<\/b><\/a> now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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