It was strange playcalling, uncharacteristic drops, and bad defense.

Feel better?

There’s no such thing as a “jinx”…just like there’s not such thing as magic, santa claus, or a college football playoff.

I feel horrible as well, but to blame it on yourself isn’t fair. DC played his worst game of the year and settling for 3 field goals proved to be the difference in the game.

It’s Barry friggin Switzer.

2 weeks ago he says: “Texas is going undefeated, and going to the national championship”

Next week Texas loses. The next day Barry says “Penn State is going undefeated”.

As soon as he said that I thought he jinxed us — Barry Switzer is obviously some kind of witch. Whoever he says is going undefeated this week is doomed.

I tried to get away from that this year. I used to wear the same color s on gameday, same shirt, hat. I shaved before every game no matter what. I had to listen to the Alama Mater and Fight Song before every game. I used to really get carried away. I went one year eating ham and swiss on rye before home games and 2 hotdogs with mustard for away games. ( Joepa’s ritual) I am in my seat before the blue band comes out at home games. I never leave home to watch Penn State when they are on the road. I was in Florida for Michigan 05. ( shame on me). I have turned to having faith. I still have faith 9-1 is a great year. What is meant to be will happen. 11-1 will happen. A season to remember. Count on it. (This blog is helping me deal with this) Thanks Mike

To throw my Caps shirt on over my 2005 Big Ten Championship shirt and go have dinner in the Phone Booth’s Acela club and watch the Caps put the beat on the Rangers sat night. And yeah….I did get to wondering when the last time I had that big ten shirt on was….

A buddy of mine from PSU came into NYC on Saturday and wanted to get together for the game. So the place that seemed the most convenient to where he was, was the big PSU Bar in NYC, Tonic East.

So I met him there, and as soon as I stepped in the door I got a weird feeling and he had already bought us a round of beers, and then I realized I’ve been to that bar twice to watch games, and both times we lost. (Notre Dame ’06, Michigan ’07)

I told him as soon as he handed me the beer, and he asked what we should do, and I said well we should at least finish this round before we go. So we drank our beers and left and went to the bar directly next to it, which was much less crowded and had the sound on. But it was too late, the damage was done and we didn’t move far enough away.

I will never set foot in that Bar again, or be anywhere within a 20 block radius on game day.

I’m glad that I’m not the only one who puts undue pressure on himself. This little post has been kind of like therapy for me and I feel much better.

“Helping the Insane stay functional in a society that just doesn’t get IT.” Another fine service brought to you by the folds at BSD

I thought it was my fault. Every other superstition was taken care of, except I miscalculated the bus times getting to my friends house where I would watch the game. Missed the first 1:24 of the game, and the rest is history. The first and only minute of the season I didn’t watch, and this happens. Hopefully there are nice bars in Pasadena for New Years celebrations…

My friend finally got that Florida Residents only face value deal for MNC tickets last week on Thursday morning…

I was so excited to be playing again this weekend after 2 weeks off. For almost 8 years I regretted not knowing all the words to the Hail to the Lion or our Fight Song. On Friday night I sat down by myself and spent a couple of hours learning the words, as well as learning to play the melodies on the piano and memorizing the notes.

On Saturday I brought my pom pom from one of the games to my parents house and had a little sing along.

I’m so sorry for the program, the players, JoePa, and all of us believers. But I would very, very much hope and look forward to going to a Rose Bowl.