OH, THE WONDERS....

The last ten years have been pretty eventful for Nittany Lion fans.

We've seen the Lions go from pre-season favorites to win the national title (1999) to a team that could only win three games and finished second-to-last in the conference (2003).

We've seen our beloved coach go from persona-non-grata to coach-of-the-year in just one season.

We've seen a program send four first-rounders to the NFL in one year (2003) and then be completely shunned by the league just two years later.

Along with riding the soaring and diving crests of a football program transitioning itself into a new century, Penn State fans have also been fortunate to have taken in some pretty special moments in Beaver Stadium in the last decade. Yet, despite all they've been through, this weekend fans will have a chance to see something that they've never seen before in Beaver Stadium.

They'll get to see the Lions win the Big Ten Championship at home, on Senior Day.

In each of the Lions' previous Big Ten Championship seasons, fans have either had to travel hundreds of miles or watch on television as Penn State secured the conference trophy. In 1994, it took a thrilling comeback on the road against Illinois to guarantee the program's first Big Ten title and Joe Paterno's first trip to the Rose Bowl. In 2005, it wasn't until a Week 11 win at Michigan State that fans could celebrate a second crown. This season, ending the season with back-to-back home games for just the ninth time under Paterno, the team can celebrate with 100,000+ fans if it can get by the Spartans.

Here's a look at just some of the best moments fans have witnessed in Beaver Stadium over the last ten years:

2K for LJ
Larry Johnson caps his magnificent 2002 season by running roughshod over Michigan State on Senior Day for an amazing 279 yards on just 19 carries...in the first half! The total was enough to push LJ over the magical 2,000-yard mark for the season, becoming the first running back in Penn State history to do so. He would go on to capture the Doak Walker, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Maxwell Awards that season.

#324 - Joe finally beats The Bear
Penn State started the season 0-4 in 2001, but a late comeback on the road against a ranked Northwestern team led by freshman Zach Mills gave the club its first win and tied Joe with Bear Bryant for the all-time victories record. The stage was set for the record to fall the next week at home against Ohio State. The Lions overcame a half-time deficit and blocked a potentially game-winning field goal before carrying an emotional Joe Paterno on their shoulders to a makeshift stage where he and his wife, Sue, thanked the crowd.

Adam Taliaferro
The Lions weren't figuring to have a very good team in 2001, but were opening the season at home, at night against #2 Miami. The season before, freshman Adam Taliaferro suffered a spinal cord injury against Ohio State and was told he'd never walk again. Less than one year later, Nittany Nation was buzzing at the news that Taliaferro would actually lead the Lions out onto the field before they took on the Hurricanes. Beaver Stadium was also unveiling her new south end zone deck for the first time, ensuring a record crowd.

Before the team came out, Taliaferro walked out of the tunnel amid a blitz of camera flashes and actually started to jog towards the Penn State sideline while pumping his fist to the crowd. It was one of loudest moments that stadium has ever heard.

Nebraska, 2002
Still the largest crowd ever to see a game in Beaver Stadium; if you weren't there, you won't understand why some that were still rank it above the original White Out against Ohio State. After Jamaal Lord led the 'Huskers to a touchdown drive to knot the score at seven, the Lions took over, scoring 33 unanswered points to bury #7 Nebraska. People watching the game in town and on campus still tell of how the roar of the crowd could be heard all the way from Beaver Stadium when Rich Gardner intercepted Lord's pass and took it back for a touchdown.

The White Out
The 2005 Lions were still searching for respect after throttling an undefeated Minnesota team at home the week before but few were giving them a shot against the sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Fortunately for Penn State, the Lions had a secret weapon that night that none of the experts had accounted for. The White Out. It was the game that earned Penn State the reputation as the loudest stadium and student section in college football, and will forever be the defining night in the 2005 season.

Dan Connor sets the All-Time Tackle Record
Just one year after mentor and teammate Paul Posluzny moved past Greg Buttle for the most tackles in Penn State history, Dan Connor broke the record again against Purdue in 2007. It doesn't jump out at you the way the other moments on the list do, but seeing the tackles record fall at a school called Linebacker U was pretty special.