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One half of the Penn State Blue Band prepares to leave the East Parking Deck in the early morning of Wednesday, Dec. 29, as they depart University Park bound for Tampa, Fla., on two of several charter flights which also included members or the Penn State cheerleaders, Lionettes Dance team and University officials, all headed for the Outback Bowl.
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The Blue Band marches in LIONS formation down the football field at Clearwater High School, which opened its doors to the band for its rehearsal on Thursday, Dec. 30, the first of two to be held in Florida prior to performances related to the 2011 Outback Bowl held on New Years Day.
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Blue Band sousaphone sophomore Becca Hess is interviewed by news station WNEP of northeastern Pennsylvania. The station featured a special on the Blue Band, and interviewed members of the band who were from the station's coverage area following the band's rehearsal at Clearwater High School on Thursday, Dec. 30.
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The Blue Band lines up in the parking lot of the Hilton Clearwater prior to its performance at the Outback Bowl Beach Bash, held on the beach adjacent to the hotel, which was the band's home for its trip to the 2011 Outback Bowl, held in Tampa Bay, Fla., on New Years Day.
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Female Penn State cheerleaders struggle against their Florida counterparts in the Outback Bowl Beach Bash, held outside the Hilton Clearwater Hotel in Clearwater, Fla., on Thursday, Dec. 30.
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Tim Hentz takes a picture of five Blue Banders, sporting shaved haircuts which spelled out "LIONS," in front of the Outback Bowl sand sculpture on the beach in Clearwater, Fla., on Thursday, Dec. 30. The haircuts were the handiwork of drum major Ian Kenney, done after practice the night before the band left State College for Florida.
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Blue Band director O. Richard Bundy speaks to the 2010-11 Blue Band members during their last full band practice of the season, held at Clearwater High School in the morning of Friday, Dec. 30. The band's final formal performance would take place the following day with the Outback Bowl itself, in which it performed during both pregame and halftime.
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Senior trombone section leader Shana Nitzberg leads the trombone section in warmups just before the Blue Band heads to gameday performances leading up to the 2011 Outback Bowl, held in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, where it would put on its final pregame and halftime performances as a full band.
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A U.S. Special Operations Command "Para-Commandors" skydiver lands with a streaming Penn State flag just before kickoff of the 2011 Outback Bowl, held on New Year's Day in Raymond James Stadium of Tampa Bay, Fla. Penn State lost 37-24 against the Florida Gators. Four such skydivers participated in the pregame spectacle, representing both teams, the bowl and the Special Operations Command.
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The Blue Band plays up into the stands of Raymond James Stadium following the first Penn State touchdown against Florida during the 2011 Outback Bowl on New Year's Day, a game which resulted in a 37-24 loss for Penn State.
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Penn State fans hold up themed hats during the 2011 Outback Bowl, held on New Years Day in Tampa Bay, Fla. The Nittany Lions took on the Florida Gators in a game that ended in a 37-24 loss for Penn State despite a strong first half.
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Raymond James Stadium is seen here from the Blue Band perspective, late in the 2011 Outback Bowl, which ended in a 37-24 disappointment for Penn State against the Florida Gators on New Years Day.
