Pregame Open Thread
by BSD on Oct 31, 2009 8:15 AM EDT
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Here is the schedule today:
12 PM - Early Games Open Thread
1:30 PM - Early Games Second Half Thread
4:30 PM - Penn State First Quarter Open Thread
5:15 PM - Penn State Second Quarter Open Thread
6:15 PM - Penn State Third Quarter Open Thread
7:00 PM - Penn State Fourth Quarter Open Thread
8:00 PM - Late Games Open Thread
9:30 PM - Late Games Second Half Open Thread
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FIST!
"How many things do you do where you are involved with 110,000 other people on the same page? Unless you're in an English class cheating with 30 other guys."
by psu on Oct 31, 2009 8:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oops, I meant first.
"How many things do you do where you are involved with 110,000 other people on the same page? Unless you're in an English class cheating with 30 other guys."
by psu on Oct 31, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Oct 31, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2nd?
Or fourth?
How do we count these?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Oct 31, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What are the early games? Any PSU rooting interests?
And what’s the action? I’m thinking of taking Indiana with that massive spread.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 31, 2009 8:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've been saying all week that Indiana to cover is the best bet out there.
May no act of ours bring shame.
by mushdamma on Oct 31, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
chaos
GA > FLA, Ok St > TX, Indy > Iowa, Wake > Miami.
I don’t know what to think of the USC game. The problem is if Oregon wins it boosts BSU’s stock, which I don’t like. They play a team my old high school could beat today. And every week except for that Oregon game.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Oct 31, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I smell Upset City as well
What once was up, now is down. Left is right, black is white, Mark May is a genius, Lee Corso is lucidly sane…
by Mr. Rosewater on Oct 31, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't Call Them Indy
Or, well, maybe do. Nothing rankles a Bloomingtonian like having Dear Old IU referred to as “Indy,” a term reserved for Indianapolis or adventurous archaelogists.
And a rankled Hoosier team could give Iowa fits. Seriously.
I woke up with this score on my mind: Indiana 19, Iowa 16. Zeroes on the clock.
by tuscaloosalion on Oct 31, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa's style of play has people convinced that they could lose to anyone
But Indiana sucks.
The guy from the Crimson Quarry was on BHGP’s podcast this week.
“I don’t know. I guess they’re OK. I guess I can’t complain too much. [sigh]”
Sounds like a team primed to upset a top 10 team!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 31, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why it's a true upset.
I hate when people call an “upset” that everyone believes will “upset” the other team. If we’re all expecting/calling it, is it an upset?
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 31, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see your point
And I’m not trying to take away from what Iowa’s done, but they have already shown a propensity to let bad teams stick around.
And “Indiana sucks” is a bit of a simplistic response. Are they good? Well, no. I’ll grant, too, that getting run out by Virginia would instill exactly zero confidence in folks. That’s the only game that’s been a debacle, though. They should have won at Michigan, hung around for a while at OSU, and just plain choked at Northwestern.
I’ll acknowledge your point about how people view Iowa; however, I think you’re simply looking at the name Indiana and assuming they “suck.”
Good? No.
Good enough? That’s sometimes another story.
by tuscaloosalion on Oct 31, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's their best win?
Illinois? And Michigan may not be good either.
Sorry, but that doesn’t sound like a good team to me.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 31, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Ohio State has been letting bad teams stick around for years now
They just don’t get called out for it.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 31, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
truthfact.
But all that’s going on here, is that he believes an upset (a real one) will occur. You like the favorite. You dirty front runner you!
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 31, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
Rambler,
I’m not disagreeing with any of your points.
Nowhere did I say that Indiana is a “good” team. In fact, I said they weren’t.
In fact, here: Iowa is an exceptionally better team than Indiana.
That’s why it would be a tremendous and lovely upset for the clock to hit zeroes with Indiana ahead.
Get it?
by tuscaloosalion on Oct 31, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 31, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. 5 Cincinnati @ Syracuse (ESPNU, Noon)
Think Orangemen have any chance of upset?
by jebatzel on Oct 31, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Pike is out (Cincinnati QB)
“Kelly said during a Thursday night radio show that "I can’t see him playing this weekend unless it’s an emergency situation."
by jebatzel on Oct 31, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd be a long stretch
I actually think Cincy might be one of the best teams in the nation this year. And Cincy did fine without Tony Pike last weekend – ripped Louisville just fine.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Oct 31, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mornin' from Chicago
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Oct 31, 2009 9:05 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Action
I like the Chippewa’s to pull off the upset againt BC and for some strange reason I think the Orange will give the Bearcats a game.
Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
by wookieeman on Oct 31, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If C. Michigan pulls out the win today
I’m throwing Dan LeFevour at the top of my Heisman list. He’s been doing this for, what, 8 seasons now? I’d like to see him finally get some recognition for his work.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Oct 31, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm giving him a break this season after that stroke in june
no such love next season though
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 31, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
any one see todd mcshay on sportscenter
say he thinks michigan is on upset alert against illinois? i think he was more just coping out on calling other upsets…but he brings up an interesting point. any chance tate gets down on himself? they still have that guard at center…stranger things have happened…not to mention it is halloween, MUAHAHAHAHAHA
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 31, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
...i think an oregon student just kissed chip kelly...
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 31, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Oregon wins Pac 10 and
Floribama and Texas both lose would the MNC be Iowa vs Boise?
How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?
by psupride on Oct 31, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TCU would have to lose
and Floribama and Texas would need two loses. And Cincinnati would need a loss.
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 31, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's sad how true that is
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 31, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Morning.
My daughter Emma said hi……she liked the bat picture.
by jbolt1971 on Oct 31, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bigger photo is on bing.com
the bat is so perfect that I wonder if it’s real.
by Mr. Rosewater on Oct 31, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
desmond doesn't like iowa's sytle of football?
did he not play in the big ten? also, his ragging on MSU shows his obvious “little brother” disdain still exists from his playing days.
and no desmond…going away and beating BYU and Clemson is not harder than going away and beating PSU, MSU, and Wiscy.
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 31, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Desmond is Mark's little brother
A win over Pitt is like kissing your sister
by JuniataMan on Oct 31, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor Desmond’s still bitter about ’90.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 31, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
(!)
Does anyone else hear the Oregon fans chanting overrated on Boise State? Holy crap guys, you are arrogant.
by gumbercules on Oct 31, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thought for Discussion
I was reading the comments in the other post where someone asked if we’ll see a lot of Newsome today. It got me wondering.
With all the hype for Clark this week coming from Paterno and the coaches, does anyone think Guido is whispering in Joe’s ear that having a player in Heisman consideration would be good for recruiting? Not to mention future ticket sales?
I have a suspicion we’re going to see Clark play late into the game even if it’s a blowout. And I think he is going to put up some big numbers against that depleted Northwestern secondary. And I think after the game Joe will still be saying he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 31, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it depends more on the score
than it does Clark’s stats. If we are up 38-7 when the 4th starts, do you think Joe would still have Clark airing it out and taking shots at 50 yarders? I don’t see it even if Clark only has 180 yards, 1 td, 1 int. I could see it if Clark has silly stats (say 300 yards and 3 tds going into the 4th) and we’re only up 2 scores.
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 31, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone think Joe cares about what Guido has to say?
If I were Joe I would politely tell him to go focus on what he’s good at while I coach the football team. Joe’s gonna do it how he’s always done it.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Oct 31, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe's Ear
I just don’t see Joe caring at all what Guido whisper’s in his ear.
Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
by wookieeman on Oct 31, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Psst. Hey, Coach. It's me Guido. Got a second while I whisper in your ear?"
“You don’t mind if we talk like this do you? Yeah, it’s kinda gay, but hear me out. Are you listening? Okay. Maybe you should let our starting quarterback…what’s his name…eh, you know who I mean…let our QB play the entire game so he can pad his stats. For that Heisman thingy majiggy. Yeah, we need another one of those. Sorry, sorry…YOU need one of those. The Heisman, coach. That statue we feign not caring about? Who was the last guy who won it for us? John Spaghetti? Oh, all those Italian names sound the same to me. Hey, don’t look at me like that. My name’s Guido afterall. Sooooo whaddaya say coach? Time to open things up and let the monster loose? C’mon coach. If not for the fans, and alumni, and the trustees, do it for me?”
by Mr. Rosewater on Oct 31, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those would probably be the last words
of Mr. Guido
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 31, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When they keep saying
“brought to you by . . . cheeze its,” I keep hearing “brought to you by . . . Jesus.” I thought maybe they made Tebow the official sponsor of College Gameday now.
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 31, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 31, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
haha +1
How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?
by psupride on Oct 31, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can’t take credit, found it on the internet
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 31, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just Can't Watch Gameday.
Sorry, but I get sick and tired of the Florida/Texas/USC/SEC morning show…where every once in a while, they have a “cutsie” piece about teams like Iowa.
by NoLimitLion1 on Oct 31, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"TROJANS"
“Use them once, then throw the AWAY”
Great sign.
by Mr. Rosewater on Oct 31, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What a shocker
The founder of Nike is the celebrity picker for Gameday.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 31, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who were you expecting?
Steve Prefontaine?
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
by chocochuck02 on Oct 31, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, really..
Name Oregon alumnus.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
by chocochuck02 on Oct 31, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the airport
Waiting to get on the plane. Delayed 25 minutes. Let’s go American Airlines. Get it together.
by Pentimental on Oct 31, 2009 12:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Teams with Northwest in their name.
by Pentimental on Oct 31, 2009 12:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Last night, the Northwet Texans lost to the Trinity Trojans 42 to 0. This morning, Northwest Texans Navy First Grade defeated the Krum Bobcats 30 to 0 to advance to the Super Bowl. Today, Northwestern, sorry boys, but generic white shall be seared into your synapses.
by Pentimental on Oct 31, 2009 12:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
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