A city called "Paternoville" plastered itself onto University Park's map in 2005, a colony of Penn State football fans who waited a week for an up-close look at Penn State's 17-10 win over Ohio State.

And, despite university restrictions on camping time, 100 tents were still pitched for the two days prior to the Lions' loss to Michigan last season.

But would students really want to camp out for this weekend's game against Florida International?

"We camp out for every game -- doesn't matter who the opponent is," said Michael Urbansky (senior - crime, law and justice).

As of 11 a.m. today, Urbansky was apparently in the minority.

He sat on a blue folding chair outside Gate A, working on math homework and nursing a peach Snapple. About 10 tents were lined up in front of where he sat with a friend, Ian McKelvey (senior - kinesiology). The tents were mostly closed.

Aside from the two students and some stadium attendants preparing for tomorrow's "Football Eve" event, not much was happening. Ever the optimist, though, Urbansky was happy to see Paternoville in its temporarily tranquil state.

"I like the 10 tents a lot better than 100 tents," he said.

Keep on camping,
Kevin