Paternoville residents have been granted an extra weeklong campout before next week's Homecoming game against Michigan after displaying good behavior during the Illinois campout, Paternoville Coordination Committee President Tom Boroch said Thursday.

Paternoville enthusiast Alex Cohen said the campout leading up to the game against the University of Michigan is going to be "one of the craziest Paternovilles ever."

Cohen (sophomore-business), who has attended every Paternoville since his freshman year, compared the upcoming Paternoville preceding No. 6 Penn State's Homecoming clash against the University of Michigan game to the one in anticipation of the season-defining Penn State-Ohio State game in 2005.

"I think for the people who weren't there in 2005, this is our game where everything is on the line," Cohen said. "If we win next week, it will be one of those games you will remember for the rest of your lives -- guarantee it. Whether you did Paternoville once in your entire Penn State career, or you went to all of them, you will look back on it as one of the greatest games you've ever been to."

The Paternoville Coordination Committee (PCC) was told by the athletic department Monday that Paternoville could commence at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday based on the good behavior displayed at the Penn State-Illinois game, Boroch said.

"The reason we wanted a weeklong campout was because of the traditional powers of Penn State and Michigan coming together for Homecoming and knowing the past history and knowing the hopefully expected outcome. Basically we wanted get the monkey off our back of continually losing to Michigan," Boroch (junior-meteorology) said.

Penn State has lost every game against Michigan since 1996.

Chris Grassi, PCC vice president, said he expects the "usual fervor" seen at Michigan games and added Homecoming would have people even more "hyped up."

Grassi (senior-supply chain and information systems) said the anticipation for the Michigan game was part of what made it a good week for a weeklong campout.

"For the most part, given the size of the game and the anticipated fervor about this game and given that Michigan is such a big opponent for us, this would make a good weeklong campout, but mostly because of the anticipated fervor of the game," Grassi said.

Cohen said if Penn State beats Wisconsin this weekend, the game will be more than just preserving an undefeated record -- it will be about ending the losing streak.

"I think, for one week this whole season, it's going to be more than having the perfect season," Cohen said. "It's going to be about doing something in a decade: beating Michigan. It's about 2005 and the guys on the team who had that game stolen from them. It's for the past Penn State players and teams who haven't been able to get it done. It's for them."

Boroch said he anticipated a turnout as big or bigger than the one for Illinois a few weeks ago. The Illinois campout attracted 480 students, and there was room for 20 to 25 more tents, he said.