Ty Burrell Shows Some Love For His Alma Mater
September 23, 2010 at 8:59 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment
Modern Family had its predictably hilarious season premiere on Wednesday night, and our man Ty Burrell ’97g was his usual loopy self. Line of the night (at least for Nittany Lion fans) came when Burrell’s character, Phil Dunphy, was telling his son about having attended a long-ago Rose Bowl game. He doesn’t mention the year, but when his son asks what happened, Phil replies, ”We got our butts kicked by Penn State.”
Burrell was born and raised in Oregon, so we can only assume this is a sly reference to the 1995 Rose Bowl, in which the Lions knocked off the Oregon Ducks, 38-20.
You can watch the entire episode on the ABC website. The Rose Bowl reference comes about 3:45 into the show.
Ryan Jones, senior editor
Entry filed under: College of Arts and Architecture, Penn State football. Tags: ABC, Modern Family, Oregon, Phil Dunphy, Rose Bowl, Ty Burrell.
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