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Congratulations to the USC Trojans. Mark Sanchez had a career day. We were uncharacteristically sloppy with turnovers and penalties. They were clearly the better team tonight. I wish we could go back and replay the second quarter. Take away all those penalties and turnovers and the 24 unanswered points and we win 24-14. But that's football. That's why you play four quarters.

Penn State played their hearts out. They could have given up when they trailed 31-7 at the half. We have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to look forward to next year. Ten years from now when I look back on this 2008 team I won't remember the Rose Bowl. I'll remember moments like these.


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Thanks to the 2008 Big Ten Champion Penn State Nittany Lions.

We Are!!!

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I just hope...

one day soon we’ll be at their level. A few of our guys just got outplayed. But, its in the past at this point.

Its been a great season, and hopefully we are better next year.

I was out in the trenches, which enables me to paint such a powerful picture, like Apocalypse Now.-Cormega

by OMEGAMAN on Jan 1, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

PENN STATE!!!

Keep it in perspective

by JuniataMan on Jan 1, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I love this team.

I love what they meant to us after the Dark Years. They reignited PSU after the hellish years of 00-04. And as long as our current recruiting class sticks together, we’ll be back on top next season.

WE ARE PENN STATE AND WE WILL BE BACK!

by kmblue on Jan 1, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

We still beat tOSU and THEM

I know longer know what i am, or what i'm doing!!! This quote is either from a Rich Rod press conference or Mozart's Figaro, not sure which yet.

by 31rulesall on Jan 1, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dead to me, but with a smile.

I just went through my DVR and erased some PSU games and other stuff I’ve kept for too long, and I noticed there was a four-day period in which PSU beat Ohio State and the Phillies won the World Series.

Sports make me happy, and I’m not letting tonight ruin that for more than an hour or so.

--
Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Jan 1, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Tough Loss

It’s a tough loss, but it’s hard to get really angry when you lose to a team that was favored, basically in their house, and has a rediculous amount of talent.

by psuphiman80 on Jan 1, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Great seniors, great team, GREAT 09

I know longer know what i am, or what i'm doing!!! This quote is either from a Rich Rod press conference or Mozart's Figaro, not sure which yet.

by 31rulesall on Jan 1, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

09' means kick ass next year!!!!

I know longer know what i am, or what i'm doing!!! This quote is either from a Rich Rod press conference or Mozart's Figaro, not sure which yet.

by 31rulesall on Jan 1, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Now that the cheer is over...

WTF? I skim through the open thread, and no one says anything about the real reason for why we lost.

Graham Zug: zero catches for zero yards. They never even threw to him. They never gave him the chance to take the snap, throw the ball in the air, run under it, and then run in for a touchdown

I’m okay with a Rose Bowl loss, hell, we made it to the freaking Granddaddy of them all. But Zug would have destroyed SC. Shame on the coaches.

Throw it to Zug!

by ReadingRambler on Jan 1, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Give it up

the Zug joke went out about 3 weeks ago.

We lost, congrats USC.

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Jan 1, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Horses never die

And, yeah, congrats USC.

Throw it to Zug!

by ReadingRambler on Jan 1, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Zug jokes

never get old…

I think the kid has some nice talent plus this elevated him to levels no one can achieve…he is a mini rock star.

Who will be our WR’s in 09? Zug, Powell, and Moye?

by SweepTheLeg on Jan 1, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Was painful

To watch but got to tailgate with jtothep & mightyerik. Pictures to come when i get home. Had a blast

by Rockin on Jan 1, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Re: this post

Here, here. It was a fun ride, I’m ok with what happened.

by Kevin HD on Jan 1, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Impressed!

They didn’t quit.

They didn’t whine.

They didn’t mope.

They kept playing…

We could not have had a better opponent. I would like to see the traditional match-ups end so that we get the best game…we certainly did here!

Congrats on a fine season!

Good luck in 2009.

Fight On!

by Paragon SC on Jan 1, 2009 9:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely agreed

Plenty of teams would have folded after that first half, but Penn State gave every bit they could in the second half. Hell of a team, and I can understand why Penn State fans hold these seniors in such high esteem.

by DC Trojan on Jan 1, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, dudes

Paragon & DC Trojan, thanks for being good winners. You’re efforts at class do not go unrecognized. I appreciate your good sportsmanship.

Have a good offseason, and I’ll check in on you next season. Maybe will even bump into DC, around DC someday.

peace.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Jan 3, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

New signature

Bless you, Daryll Clark.

"They haven't played us yet."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 1, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

great game guys

you have a classy coach. too bad you can’t play in the pac10…you’d give the washington schools a hard time…

by oski4u on Jan 1, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Err...

PSU would beat any other Pac 10 team, I have no doubt.

by SweepTheLeg on Jan 1, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Although I think Oregon-PSU is an intriguing match up

I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

by The VD Special on Jan 1, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

How does the Kool-Aid taste?

The top half of the Pac 10 would pick State’s secondary apart just like USC did.

by Disinterested Par-tay on Jan 2, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Top Half of the Pac-10

Does that include Oregon St.???

Wonder how they would do against our secondary?

by nittanyroar on Jan 2, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard...

that those Oregon teams also give teams a fit, too.

by MainLion on Jan 1, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

way to go dipshit

did it take an SC win to muster the courage to type that over here, or did you ask your pre-pubescent daughter to do it for you?

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Jan 1, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Classy

You have a great team. Would it kill you to just say “great game”? I guess so.

Your actions do not reflect well on your school.

by BSD on Jan 2, 2009 12:03 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

couldn't help myself...

I went to the Cal SBN site and lit him up a bit after seeing him brag over there for being tossed outta here. Really classy guy, there. I can only imagine how much worse it would have been had Mike not instituted prima noctae new member comments.

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 2, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw

And that was just perfect how you ripped him. Seriously there is no need to be trolling, esp. when your team gets WAXED by USC year in and year out. We hung in and made a comeback (be it a little too late) but still. All of the SC fans on here have been classy…

by cmdpsu15 on Jan 2, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bravo State

Great team. Your guys have huge hearts, they never gave up. You are the best team we saw this year, and we were privileged to play, let alone win. Your Team has nothing to regret, FIGHT ON!

by WE ARE SC on Jan 1, 2009 9:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

And…how bout those PSU fans….top notch!

They were loving that SoCal weather

by SweepTheLeg on Jan 1, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks...

WE ARE.......PENN STATE!

by Nick7 on Jan 1, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

...maybe

…we can have a home and home series and you guys come to happy valley next week.

The weather is beautiful here….24 degrees and snow.

WE ARE.......PENN STATE!

by Nick7 on Jan 1, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm

I think I would prefer a rematch, next year at the Rose Bowl. What do ya think?

by WE ARE SC on Jan 1, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

DB's

Our DB’s and LB’s (minus Bowman) were over matched.

We could not stop a slant or a post all night? They were bigger and faster…much better players…our safety’s were lost.

Hey…hell of a year, 2 loses and some great memories.

Can’t wait for Blue / White this spring…time heals all wounds.

by SweepTheLeg on Jan 1, 2009 9:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Thank you!

Penn State has a lot to be proud of. I was hoping the seniors would go out on a high note, but that isn’t the case. Unfortunately, I can’t complain too much, we were completely out played today. Sanchez and their WR shredded out zone D and I have to give them a lot of credit. I think that USC’s OLine needs a lot of credit too. The only pressure that Sanchez faced that he couldn’t handle was Maybin’s sack where he lined up about 3 years off sides.

Their Defense matched up with our offense pretty well, but our secondary didn’t do much to stop their passing game and when they figured that our after the first quarter it showed. I do have to say, I am a little disappointed that JoePa didn’t go down to the locker room to try to fire up the troops at the half. Sending a memo down to “Play Penn State Football” isn’t cutting it. I think his team deserved better than that.

All said and done, we have a lot to be thankful for. 11-2 is a hell of a record and I am proud of what the team has accomplished. Especially after the dark years in the beginning of the decade. Thank you seniors that believed/showed that Penn State belongs at the top and for representing the school that well love so much with Class. Today offically starts that long wait for Penn State football to return in the fall.

WE ARE.

by bmg125 on Jan 1, 2009 9:15 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

We just didn't play our type of game and got beat because of it

USC deserved the win so congrats to them and I am looking forward to the Blue White game already!

We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley

by psu on Jan 1, 2009 9:18 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Good loss, in a way

USC flat out beat PSU. 2nd quarter was just a classic whoopin’. USC had the momentum and capitalized repeatedly. There are no excuses here. When you are being outplayed, you gotta keep your opponent out of the end zone. PSU just did not limit the damage when they were down. If you watch or play soccer, you’ll know what I mean. When your opponent control possession, you have to keep them from popping in more than a goal.

What I liked is that PSU came out with the mentality that the game was 0-0 at halftime. No onside kicks, no scrubs, just playing straight up as if it was a new game. They played straight up and kept the score respectable. Watch Clark in the 2nd half and you’ll understand what I mean. He’s a gamer.

by gcdyersb on Jan 1, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I still Love Penn State Football!!

We lost the game in one quarter. Take that quarter away and they game was ours. But we made the mistakes and we own up to them. I’m very proud of our boys and what they have accomplished this year.

No one thought we would be here. No one gave us a chance this season. No one thought we would beat Tosu. No one thought we’d beat Wisconsin. But we accomplished that and so much more!

Depsite the love fest the commentators had for USC all game, the PSU didn’t believe the game was over at the half and came back to play. We have so much to look forward to next season.

And…at least now I don’t have to root for Tosu in the Fiesta Bowl.

by amandakt on Jan 1, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yes

That’s basically Joe’s assessment. Pretty much that simple

Keep it in perspective

by JuniataMan on Jan 1, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybin

What did everyone think about the announcers ripping on Maybin, saying he should not jump?

Personally, I think he needs another year in the weight room but he could play OLB in a 3-4 … still needs to get bigger, the NFL is another ballgame.

by SweepTheLeg on Jan 1, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

i hope he doesn't go

Right now being slated as a 6th pick, that would mean more than likely going to the bungles and there goes his career. he’s better off waiting another yr and going to a better team.

by amandakt on Jan 1, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ehh.

Might be a good business decision and a bad football decision. Who knows.

--
Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Jan 1, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

he waits another yr...

….boost up his stock, higher pick more money…better business/football decision all around.

by amandakt on Jan 1, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Based on one year

I don’t think he can be in the top ten. He needs another year

Keep it in perspective

by JuniataMan on Jan 1, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

bad coaching/execution

Plain and simple. Missed tackles in the first quarter; terrible, conservative playcalling early in the game; abysmal penalties; fumbles; kicking a field goal down by several touchdowns in the red zone (unacceptable in every way) … this was a team that was simply not ready to play. And to top it all off, even if they were prepared, I think the secondary was so over-matched, Penn State still would have lost, even with better coaching/execution. A very, very disappointing loss. There are no excuses here at all, the better team won.

That said, I will miss this team like nobody’s business. The characters and the passion of these seniors was a beautiful thing to watch over the past four years. Better than my college years (96-00) and certainly better than the teams from 00-04. Despite this performance, this team will always hold a special place in my heart.

by PhillyGrinch on Jan 1, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Non-conf schedule

I really think the second quarter happened because PSU just wasn’t accustomed to this level of competition. I truly believe that if we had another crack at them, we’d be fine. And I pin this mainly on the non-conf scheduling. Play a team like USC early in the year and there’d be no surprises today.

by JBusinger on Jan 1, 2009 10:07 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Agree...

All we kept hearing was Coastal Carolina, Syracuse, Temple, the list goes on even from years past. Sure the Big Ten schedule is tough, and by the way I would love to see an SEC/Big 12 team try and play Big Ten football week in and week out, but in order for us to become national title contenders we need to play more big games out of conference. Not only will it test our team for the bowl season, but it will put us on more of a national map with recruits. All you have to do is look at schools like FLA, USC, OKLA, TEX, OSU, etc and see the lists of 5 star recruits. How do you beat a USC? How do you win a national championship? Better faster players and high level of competition. I would rather see us lose a tough game early to a Texas or a USC than see us beat down a Kent State or a Youngstown State (see 2010 schedule). Yes I know Alabama is coming but those games are to few and to far between.

by PSUROLLS on Jan 1, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Carroll after the game

“With all due respect, those are two great programs, I don’t think anybody can beat the Trojans,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. “I just think we can beat anyone we played. That’s happened a lot to us late in the season. This is a terrific finishing program. There are so many things we can do. We’re just hard to beat right now.”

Hey Pete, why don’t you try not losing to a lesser team early in the season for once?? Then you can claim that no one can beat you. It was a great effort by both teams, but I just didn’t see Nittany Lion football in the 2nd quarter. Maybin’s offsides penalty hurt us big time. That would’ve given us great field position and wiped out a TD from USC.

by mgr135 on Jan 1, 2009 10:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Ouch

Really thought we had a shot still at the end. Credit to SC for playing a solid game and taking advantage of every single mistake we made (that’s not meant to sound backhanded, honestly). I’m just glad the guys came out after halftime and played hard enough to make it somewhat close.

John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jan 1, 2009 10:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What's up with the slow starts?

Definitely a great season, but I haven’t seen too many people pondering the slow starts we have had in games this year. It seems like it always takes 1-2 quarters for our offense to settle in. I don’t really buy it all being “coaching adjustments”. I just wish our offense would have played better in the first half and our D stepping up on a few of those TD drives…

Oh well, I would rather win the Rose Bowl next year anyhow :)

by ilovejoe on Jan 1, 2009 10:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

It might be a positive

for someone like Daryl Clark to see exactly the distance between the Lions and an elite team like SC and use that as motivation to build for next year as the team leader. Clark was by far the best player in a white jersey today. You just can’t that many mistakes and expect to win.

by Joe 96alum on Jan 1, 2009 10:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Butler had a nice game too...

but unfortunately Clark and the offense could have a rough 09 season. All the seniors on the O-Line and the WRs will be missed. The defense should be awesome but it could be a long season for the offense.

by PSUROLLS on Jan 1, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa Joe

Darryl can see, you can see and I can see. It’s the back seven that didn’t match up. Not our finest set of linebackers, and the typical good enough for the Big Ten corners and safeties. To cover for Rubin and Hull D line pressure is required, there was none today.

The Nittany Lion offense is good enough to play with USC, but the defense is not.

by dr kill on Jan 2, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Look

We got rocked.

Pete Carroll and USC could have beat us by 50 today. They didn’t. Out of respect for the old man, period.

Our kids played hard, theirs were better, not much else to say.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jan 1, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Lots of Class

You show a lot of class Jesse, so did your team.

by WE ARE SC on Jan 2, 2009 12:18 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

We all try in here...

wish I could say the same for a buncha fans I ran into today. There were some marked examples of some great fans there that even shared food and drinks with us and we had a great time at the tailgate. Then, after the score went to about 24-7, I heard so much bullshit it started to make me sick. The only thing that topped that was the walk through the parking lots hearing people drop ‘loser’ and ’f’ing Big 10 chump’ blasts from some of Troy’s finest. Assholes are everywhere to be sure but that kind of crap is inexcusable and I hate hearing it from any fanbase be it SC, ours, or any other opponents. And SC wonders why UCLA loves wearing their 13-9 shirts years later…

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 2, 2009 12:37 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry About That

As you say we all have our dbags, I hope they didn’t ruin your visit. But please, don’t even mention fUCLA, what a bunch of PR@#KS.

I read a lot of smack on this blog before the game, but that’s part of the game, a little give and take is fun. I have found this blog and most of the fans very entertaining..

BN the fUCLA blog are a bunch of whining little A-holes, who dish it with the best but can’t take it.

Enjoy the remainder of your visit, and have a safe trip home.

by WE ARE SC on Jan 2, 2009 1:21 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Jesse

What Jesse said.

by dr kill on Jan 2, 2009 8:51 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Just got back from the game...

tailgated with Rockin jtothep and a few others and had a great time until that 2nd qtr. I had great seats but had a few d-bag SC fans around me that pissed me off and it took awhile but me and the rest of the section finally got them to shut it for a while and act a bit classier.

My highlight of the game: somewhere in the 2nd qtr when I just simply couldn’t find a great deal to cheer for I started jumping up out of my seat and screaming like an idiot everytime ZUG checked into the game saying how ‘he can change the course of this game by himself.’ After explaining the joke to the few around me I eventually had a mini-section around me (about 20) all cheering for the kid and watching for him to check in. Some of the clueless Trojans were like ’ who in the hell is that guy?’ and it gave us some laughs. We had a pretty good time with it and I thought you guys would get a smile out of it.

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 1, 2009 11:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

For those in mourning...

Remember when a PSU team previously lead by Anthony Morelli actually started hanging 50+ points on helpless opponents?

Remember when a defense that lost Dan Conner and Sean Lee introduced us to the speed and ability of 2nd-stringers Navarro Bowman and Aaron Maybin?

Remember when we stomped on Michigan (after 9 agonizing seasons) and made Terrell “too country” Pryor cry?

Remember how a team that wasn’t even considered to be a Big 10 contender was just one missed field goal away from going to the National Championship game with an undefeated season?

Remember when a team lead by a once-in-a-lifetime senior class played their hearts out and scored 24 points on “the greatest defense of all time?”

I don’t know about you, but that’s what I’ll remember about this season.

Hail to the lion!

by smashtheguitar on Jan 1, 2009 11:31 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

You ROCK DUDE!!!!!!!

I know longer know what i am, or what i'm doing!!! This quote is either from a Rich Rod press conference or Mozart's Figaro, not sure which yet.

by 31rulesall on Jan 2, 2009 12:05 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

+1000

Great way to look at it smash. I’m sure as the sting of the loss lessens, people will see the season this way.

by mgr135 on Jan 2, 2009 7:41 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you

I’m feeling better already.

by NJ lion on Jan 2, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF

How the hell did they manage to rack up 9 penalties? Nine penalties just boggles my mind.

by nittanyroar on Jan 1, 2009 11:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I'm disappointed and disgusted, but not devestated.

I think, when it was all said and done, we proved we could play with them. Just like with basketball, we let them have one run in the second quarter and that was the end of it. Bradley needs to get rid of the damn Cover 3; it covers 0. Other than the 3rd quarter TD we gave up, I thought the game was lost when Green fumbled after ripping off a HUGE gain and then fumbling the ball. When USC scored after that to go up 31-7, that was the dagger that severed the jugular.

I’m just a little disappointed. I was telling a friend of mine right before kickoff that a win today would slam the door on 00-04, and have us back up with the elite teams. I’m not quite sure we’re at that level after this. We’re better than a middle of the pack Big Ten team, but we’re not quite a consistent Top 3 program. Yet. But we’re far, far, far better off than we were four years ago.

I am proud of the boys for not mailing it in. We did win the second half, and if it wouldn’t have been for a handful of plays (Green’s fumble, Maybin’s offside, Quarless falling down[Quarless sure seems to come up empty when it really counts, doesn’t he?]) we really could have had a shot. This graduating class definitely deserves a toast in their honor for restoring us to relevancy, for going 3-1 in bowl games, and never, never, never quitting. They are definitely what Penn State is all about. Hopefully, for those who have classes in the spring, they can work with the January enrolling recruits to teach them what being a Nittany Lion means.

I’m still holding out hope for a Top 10 finish. That would be just fine with me.

by Ab4PSU on Jan 1, 2009 11:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Top 3? Do you mean top 3 in the Big Ten?

This team has miles to go before they are ready to play the top caliber teams from the southeast, the southwest and the west coast.

by Disinterested Par-tay on Jan 2, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Great Season...Next year could be difficult

Anyone care to tell me which WRs will scare D-coordinaters next year? Odrick, Evans, Gaines, and Maybin could all be gone next year (hope not, but…)…

I was concerned about the departure of Tony Davis, Lydell Sargent, Scirotto and Rubin, but after tonight I’m not sure what the drop off is.

Adam Rittenberg had an interesting comment saying that the secondary’s issues were masked by a great front seven and a lack of credible QB play in the conference. Spot on.

I hate putting the jersey up for an off-season…worst time of the year.

Penn State Proud, Lionspride

by Lionspride on Jan 2, 2009 12:08 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Well, there's the Zug, yanno...

I am hopeful that we can get some young kids a la Dwill and co. to maybe step up next year but I see your point.
And as for our secondary? Good grief… they were exposed badly today by a good team and by a QB who everyone said was ‘average or slightly better’ going into the game. It was tough to sit there and watch

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 2, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Adam Rittenberg's been stealing my material.

Well, not really, but we’ve been saying that around here for a while. PSU never had to face any sophisticated passing offenses or elite QB’s this year. Once they played a team that was able to block our front four, it was over.

--
Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Jan 2, 2009 8:51 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

By the way...

can someone clue me in on what happened to Royster? We were all trying like hell to figure out why we never saw him after somewhere around the 1st qtr.

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 2, 2009 12:17 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

injury

Hey wen’t out after blocking for Clark’s TD run. The initial report was a tweaked knee — they were putting him in a brace at the time, but obviously he wasn’t up to playing ability at that point. Sad to say, down so many points, he wasn’t too huge of a factor, I think. If Stephon holds on to the ball, he’s not too bad of a replacement….

…not that we had time to run much anyway.

by smashtheguitar on Jan 2, 2009 2:25 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

the loss

Also, the loss has apparently destroyed my ability to form simple sentences or spell.

by smashtheguitar on Jan 2, 2009 2:26 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

what a special feeling it was

to think long and hard about who’s jersey to buy, rocking my brand new white #22 jersey for the rose bowl, and seeing the dude get knocked out after 10 minutes, and then watching his replacement fumble the ball (and we all knew green was going to fumble at least once, don’t lie)

I think our defensive line is what lost the game, but losing our running game didn’t help either. One sack? Pathetic.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Jan 2, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

when we finally started blitzing

It looked like we started sending LaVarro but he was always a hair late or they got enough of him for Sanchez to get rid of it. Gotta give their O-line credit. They looked like they planned pretty well for us. Maybe Maybin will stick around another year to bulk up to avoid that kind of thing in the pros. Here’s to hoping..

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 2, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

maybin embarrassing himself

may be one of the few positives of that shit show. Hopefully everyone realized he ain’t ready for primetime.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Jan 2, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

nothin' for sure

he was on the sideline limpimg for a while, other than that nothin’yet

I know longer know what i am, or what i'm doing!!! This quote is either from a Rich Rod press conference or Mozart's Figaro, not sure which yet.

by 31rulesall on Jan 2, 2009 12:20 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Re; Quarless falling...

While I in no way am a Quarless fan, it appeared he got tangled with Norwood on that INT play. Not 100% sure though… he my have just dropped it if he got there anyhow.

I hated getting my hopes crushed, then getting my hopes back up when we were down only 14 with 4 minutes to play and the ball….

by ilovejoe on Jan 2, 2009 10:38 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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