Just Curious
by BSD on Aug 18, 2008 5:26 PM EDT
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I'm always looking to bring in new readers here at BSD. The bigger and more diverse of a community we can build the better and more fun it is for all of us. Sometimes I wonder if I'm putting effort in the right areas. So I was curious, how did you all stumble upon this tube of the internest we call Black Shoe Diaries?
Feel free to leave me detail in the comments as well. I would also be interested in knowing how long you have been reading BSD. Maybe I'll do another poll on that next week.
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Eureka
I am a diehard Redskins fan and belong to SB*Nations HogsHaven. I thought It would be mighty kickass if SB*Nation had a PSU Blog…I looked and found this space!
I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble
by CptChaosSidekick on Aug 18, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Googled Something About the Team
About a year ago i googled something about PSU Football and found this site, i’ve been here ever since
by b598650 on Aug 18, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty much how I found it, too...
Except I Yahoo’d.
by Screen Name 20 on Aug 19, 2008 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
None of the above
there was a short article about Penn State football blogs in the Sep/Oct. ‘07 Penn Stater alumni magazine on page 28, so I’ve been reading it for nearly a year now.
by Joe 96alum on Aug 18, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You read that?
I thought I was the only one.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 18, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not quite
an internet baby, I still read a lot of newspapers and magazines.
by Joe 96alum on Aug 19, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto for me
And I have to say, reading this blog last season made college football that much more fun.
by lmrlion on Aug 19, 2008 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree 100%
"A setback is just a set up for a comeback." -Drew Brees
by kajpsu on Aug 24, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read it, too.....
but I came to your site a couple of years ago. Too long ago for me to remember exactly which other PS site I came from.
by Elihu on Aug 19, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stumbled this way
when the Big Eleventh closed up shop. No idea how I found TBE though.
John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Aug 18, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember...
I killed those brain cells at the PSU/ND tailgate last year!
Pat Devlin in '08
by Nick7 on Aug 18, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3 degrees of Bruce Feldman
Reading Bruce Feldman’s ESPN mailbags, he linked to EDSBS, which is great. After a few weeks of reading that, Orson Swindle linked to SMQ, which is (was) also an awesome blog. SMQ referenced Mike’s drunken shenanigans here in early 2007, and the rest is history.
by gumbercules on Aug 18, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
The durnk posdts.
It’s been a long time since I did one of those. We may have to bring that back this weekend. I’ve never drank with the intention of putting together a drunk post at the end of the night.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drunk Posts
are gold. They are just great surprises and they really delve into the mind of a big time blogger.
by psuphiman80 on Aug 19, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drunken Posts
Now that is a sweet goal of a drinking evening! Right up there with Get Laid, Chat with the guest speaking cellist, and Debate the semantics of partially meaningless….
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Aug 20, 2008 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
after wisdom tooth extraction
i did an oxcodon post.
not recommended.
"That's a [expletive] play!"
by psudrozz on Aug 21, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EDSBS...
lead me this way as well. But I believe EDSBS linked to RUTS which lead me to his Penn State blog links and BSD became a daily read for me from there.
And a suggestion for a future poll, I wouldn’t mind seeing how everyone became a Penn State football fanatic. I know most of you are probably alumni or students but I’d be willing to bet there are more than a few who have interesting stories leading to their Penn State addiction.
by HookMania on Aug 19, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do it man
Anyone can throw a poll up in a fanpost.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was searching for a PSU blog...
when I found BSD, it had the most frequent posts plus the diary function, I was hooked.
"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled"- Hunter S. Thompson
by phishead_psu on Aug 19, 2008 2:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks..
for leaving me an area on the poll.
I do agree that drunk posts are a pretty good read. However, sometimes do to my condition, I find them easy to read and understand.
Thanks Mike!
Settle it on the field!
by PSUncle1981 on Aug 19, 2008 9:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No problem
But apparently I have two uncles reading BSD?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 19, 2008 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PSUncle has 'an area' on the pole?
What in gods name is going on here?
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Aug 20, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been reading for over a year....
so it’s tough to remember, but I think it was a link from someone on the Penn Live forum. I clicked on it and the rest is history. I visit daily and often send links to my friends.
by PSU Jen on Aug 19, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I too followed the lead from PennLive...
the forum over there has rapidly spiraled in crap from 4-5 years ago and was looking for a place not filled with idiots, loons, and board trolls. I gave up and come here instead. : )
www.pinkertonpark.com
by rahpsu92 on Aug 19, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BSD
Hopefully loon light and troll free.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 19, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Proudly Loon Light & Troll Free
Since 2006… could be a fresh tagline?
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Aug 20, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
This begs a question: is it only a matter of time? Til idiots, loons and board trolls start frequenting? Can we hope that the heretofore upstanding citizenry and the Peer Power they display is enough to bore the unsavories away from posting? Can I get any more snobby?
Proudly looking down my nose, past my natty light, at all the wannabe BSD posters who have not yet learned how much they want this,
jtothep
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Aug 20, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not completely troll free
We did have a Pitt poster or two I had to ban a year ago. I’m kind of shocked it hasn’t been worse. Maybe it’s because we’re mostly focused on Penn State here and don’t discuss other programs often. Or maybe it’s because I make it a point to not respond to trolls when they try to drag this site down in the mud. I think you guys are pretty good about keeping order yourselves and blowing off idiots without making a big deal about them. Usually they get bored and move on pretty quickly. But so far we’ve been pretty lucky here.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 20, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep requiring account registration
SBNation’s ban of anonymous posters is really effective at cutting down on trolling. Most people lurking won’t want to go through the hassle of creating an account if they’re just going to spray some random hate. If anyone’s been paying attention to the comments at mgoblog, Brian went from having 500 to 50 commenters per post when he enabled the account requirement, and things got a lot more manageable.
by gumbercules on Aug 21, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heard about BSD from a friend...
while we were talking about how we waste time at work. I used to read penn state news links off espn but this is much more interesting. I read it every day with my morning coffee and throughout the day depending on how productive im feeling at work. Thanks for such a great distraction. Just don’t tell my boss.
by MeetMeAtTheCorner on Aug 19, 2008 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amen to that
my productivity is directly related to the college football season good/bad PSU is doing. :)
by PSU Jen on Aug 26, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apt Fight
I had heard about the apt. fight and was looking for names. Somehow I came across BSD, that was about a year and a half ago, don’t remember what engine I used or anything like that.
It’s crazy how much this place has grown. I used to be able to read all the comments but now every post gets 30-40 comments I can’t keep up; it seems like there are 10 new screen names every day. Keep doing what you’re doing Mike.
the idiot formerly known as "joepadon"
by nittanyroar on Aug 19, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Need a place to meet at tailgates
We should all have a place to meet at tailgates. Sound like it would be a fun thing to do.
by jetskijoe on Aug 19, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tailgate Meetup
The universe would explode…
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Aug 20, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Idea.
Settle it on the field!
by PSUncle1981 on Aug 20, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tailgate
I’ll be all the CC game wearing a Poz jersey and drinking brews, look me up.
But seriously, not a bad idea.
by Screen Name 20 on Aug 20, 2008 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just googled Naked Jay Paterno chickens and voila
Not really, I googled penn state football and discovered the world of blogs via BSD.
I don't know, Mello Yello is pretty awful. What's the worst that could happen?
by psu on Aug 19, 2008 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Came here from Nittany Links
I was clicking around Nittany Links one day and clicked on BSD. I have been here ever since.
We Are !!!!! ... Penn State !!!!!
by PSUTED on Aug 20, 2008 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was Broderick Green
I wasn’t an insider on FOS, and I wanted to follow his recruiting. Your site was the only one consistently updating about his recruitment/press conference.
Been here ever since.
"We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren't nearly as tough as us."
-Tony Hunt
by Cpiritual27 on Aug 20, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Award winning blog
I read about a link when this was voted the top blog last year
Peter
by psuboy on Aug 21, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool
Isn’t it nice to see Penn State win at something?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Aug 21, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other than....
2nd Tier sports like Volley Ball, Fencing, and Gymnastics.
That said…I have such a good feeling about this season. I have not felt even close to this strong about a team going into a season since the Enis Envy team of the 90s. Even the ’94 team I felt good about but not great. There sare just so many ways we can beat teams. My question mark comes in a coaching. I have no question in my mind that we have the tools. I am not convinced we have the craftmen skilled enough to use the tools.
Peter
by psuboy on Aug 22, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Volleyball...
Rocks! It may be a “2nd tier” sport, but those guys and girls work hard and to pull off 2 National Championships this past year is amazing. Gotta give them credit!
by PSU Jen on Aug 26, 2008 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it after....
making a google search for “how to split an atom”
by blogue20 on Aug 22, 2008 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A friend of mine runs FANBUNKER.com. Found you, RUTS, and the BIG ELEVENTH, and EDSBS (for fulmer cup results). Read RUTS pretty consistently (I like his sense of humor, and some of his off PSU topics), and checked in with you and BIG 11th on occasion. When RUTS moved over here, I followed. Checking in Daily now. One Week until PSU goes coastal on carolina!
by MsYvone on Aug 23, 2008 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Googled to find roster numbers for ncaa 08 and there you were.
by Rockin on Aug 30, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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