Pregame Open Thread

by BSD on Nov 14, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Open Threads Comment 63 comments

Charlie Neibergall - AP

Look I found a quarter! There's another one out there!

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Here's the schedule today

Noon - Penn State Open Thread

12:45 PM - Second Quarter Open Thread

1:45 PM - Third Quarter Open Thread

2:30 PM - Fourth Quarter Open Thread

3:30 PM - Afternoon Games Open Thread

5:00 PM - Afternoon Games Second Half Open Thread

7:00 PM - Late Games Open Thread

9:00 PM - Late Games Second Half Thread

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Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...

by letsgopsu on Nov 14, 2009 8:11 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Saturday!

Wow do I love football Saturdays…here’s hoping our defense takes out a lot of last week’s frustration out on the Hoosiers.

by whiteout1 on Nov 14, 2009 8:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I know I am having a little trouble getting up for this game and I could imagine the team having the same issue. I suspect we come out slow today but hope that the leadership shows up on senior day and we come out swinging.

"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."

by noodlebucket on Nov 14, 2009 8:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm letting my kid eat Tostito's for breakfast.

Oh, you’re talking about the football team?

Nevermind.

Beat Indiana, I guess.

by jesse. on Nov 14, 2009 9:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

as long as they have salsa

its a balanced meal

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Nov 14, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Huevos Ranchero

add some eggs and you’ve got the breakfast of champions in Texas

by PSUWifey on Nov 14, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Soooo tired

Unfortunately we won’t be able to see most of the game live due to a conflict with pipsqueak soccer. Yay for DVR.

I am praying for my pick ’em….last week was BRUTAL. Mike launched ahead of me because I did so badly.

by PSUWifey on Nov 14, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mike wins photoshop contest for the week

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby

by psu on Nov 14, 2009 9:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

i'm sure this has been mentioned

but it’s really important that MSU wins today, so that when they play us next week, they are not playing for a bowl berth. that would have trap game written all over it.

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Nov 14, 2009 10:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

MSU v Purdue

is gonna be a good game today. Even if they win this week they will still be playing for a bowl spot next week. Chances of getting a bowl at 6-6 are slim.

Would love to crush Sparty and be able to say we kept them home.

Assuming we win today, our guys will be plenty fired up next week, they will be playing for a BCS bowl.

by PSUWifey on Nov 14, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well...

That was the rationale before the OSU game as well…

Let’s hope it sinks in this time. And let’s hope that we can get a BCS bowl and have one more chance to prove ourselves.

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke

by OMEGAMAN on Nov 14, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Eh

It was the same story in 2005, they needed that win for 6 and we rolled.

BSD

by Kevin HD on Nov 14, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn’t they need to beat us for 6 in ’04 as well? I know we throttled them that year. Ah, freshman year memories….

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Nov 14, 2009 11:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

That sounds right

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

We’ll be playing for a possible BCS bowl. We’ll be plenty motivated.

I’d love to have the satisfaction of keeping Sparty home for the bowl season. I’m already starting to feel the hate for next week.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Nov 14, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

did anyone catch desmond

calling purdue’s defense better than iowa’s? he didn’t say it in so many words…but he said basically said that he didn’t think that iowa could force the turnovers that purdue did against OSU…really???

god what a moron. i bet the media is glad they get a real reason to start sucking the OSU dick again…i’m sure they missed it.

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Nov 14, 2009 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking about this...

Before Florida destroyed them two years ago, was there a more hyped team than Ohio State?

Anyway,

Scoring defense:
Iowa – #13
Purdue – #86

Sacking defense:
Iowa – #47
Purdue – #8

Rushing defense:
Iowa – #37
Purdue – #96

Passing defense:
Iowa – #16
Purdue – #34

Total defense:
Iowa – #14
Purdue – #67

So Purdue leads in exactly one category.

How did Purdue force turnovers? They almost always blitzed at least one guy, Pryor was under pressure a lot, and he freaked out and started arm punting. If Howard doesn’t think Iowa can get pressure on Pryor, he’s ….

Hell, who cares? He’s just a talking head.

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i guess pointing out how bad howard is at his job...

is like pointing that joe is old or that royster used to play lacrosse.

it’s redundant.

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Nov 14, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pitt vs ND

Can somebody help me figure out who to root for in this game? I would normally root against whoever has the most to lose which is probably Pitt. But I keep tasting bile whenever I think of cheering for Weis to get a win over a top ten team.

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

This Game Really Means Nothing For Pitt

If they lose, it doesn’t hurt them in the Big East race, and they have to win it to make the BCS anyway.

On the other hand, this could be the nail in Charlie’s coffin, so I’d have to say I’m rooting for Pitt.

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by fugimaster24 on Nov 14, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's something you have to decide for yourself

Especially for those of you in Pittsburgh who have to put up with Steeler fans who were just told that Pitt has a good football team.

Anyway, I’m rooting for Pitt in the hope that they’ll lose to Cincy later on.

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You should root for ND

Because the more wins Pitt has, and the better season Pitt has… The more recruits they will take away from Penn State (IMO)

by stewsplace on Nov 14, 2009 11:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I hope that is a sarcastic comment

considering we have the son of a former Pitt player and the son of a current Pitt coach coming in on this class. There were also rumors (unsubstantiated) about another Pitt recruit possibly jumping ship over to the good guys. We’re owning Pitt this year in recruiting.

by skarocksoi on Nov 14, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Right

Nothing can ever change. Ever.

Beat Indiana, I guess.

by jesse. on Nov 14, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Certainly won't change because they got 10 wins instead of 9 this year

I’m personally rooting against both teams. Hopefully the game is so pathetic they just tell everyone to go home at halftime.

by skarocksoi on Nov 14, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm rooting with, ah...

a certain part of my male anatomy. (Was that PC enough?) So yeah, go Domers!

"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 Nov 14, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What?

You’re gay for ND? Explain.

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you, I didn't get it either.

I am only a sporadic commenter/comment reader and I didn’t know if I missed some kind of inside joke or something.

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha...no

I have a female friend who is a Notre Dame fan. and she’s a legit fan, not a “I’ve heard of them once on TV so I think they’re cool!” fan. And she’s not cocky/arrogant either. And the one time I was over her apartment, she had college football on.

So, yeah, those are my intentions for rooting for ND.

"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 Nov 14, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you are making this female friend up

I am pretty sure there is no such thing as a ND fan who isn’t cocky/arrogant.

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The 25 or 30 of them that actually went there

are pretty cool.

Beat Indiana, I guess.

by jesse. on Nov 14, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Are you saying you know 25 or 30 "cool" ND alums?

I live in Chicago and they all think there !@#$ don’t stink.

How can you tell within 5 minutes of meeting someone that htey went to ND?

They told you.

And I say this without the least bit of sarcasm.

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

BOOO ROOT WITH YOUR OTHER HEAD!

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Besides, writing "ND" on your right hand with a Sharpie doesn't count.

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

haha...wow. Tough crowd...

"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 Nov 14, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ND's out of BCS

and I really don’t want Pitt to have it in their heads that they are better than us.

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude, they always think they're better than us

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i really like that "no 10 win seasons since 1981" stat

i’d like them to have to beat both WVU AND cincy to try and get rid of it.

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Nov 14, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Penn State soon announcing season ticket surcharges

http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/11/14/1157064/psu-considering-new-annual-season

In order to accommodate some of the displaced, a section of the best student seats in Beaver Stadium will be taken from the undergrads and given to Nittany Lion Club donors.

These are the planned increases per seat, per season:

    * Season ticket holders who sit between the 40-yard lines would be required to pay $600.
    * Those who sit between the 40s and the goal lines would be asked for $400.
    * Those who sit around the end zones outside of the goal lines would be asked for $100.
    * Section ED would be emptied of students, many of whom would be upperclassmen, and given to Nittany Lion Club members whose seats are moved.

Averaged out to approximately $300 over 80,000 available seats, the license charges could be worth $24 million annually.

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm at the game right now.

About three minutes to kickoff and section ED is the only part of the student section well represented. All other sections in the student section aren’t even half full.

"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."

by dmoney350z on Nov 14, 2009 12:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I'm at the game right now.

About three minutes to kickoff and section ED is the only part of the student section well represented. All other sections in the student section aren’t even half full.

"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."

by dmoney350z on Nov 14, 2009 12:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I don't get

The game!!! They’re showing Michigan v Wisconsin… Does anyone know of a live stream?

by stewsplace on Nov 14, 2009 11:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

It should be one of the BTN's alternate channels

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What channels are those

???

by stewsplace on Nov 14, 2009 11:17 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

If you have DISH, it should be on 5440

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Game Finder

Go to the Big Ten Network website and use their game finder. It’ll tell you what channel you get the game on.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Nov 14, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thank u

by stewsplace on Nov 14, 2009 11:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Any last minute gambling advice?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/lines

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Don't

Angry Mike

by AngryMike on Nov 14, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

It’s no wonder you can’t afford to fix your car or get a new one.

by PSUWifey on Nov 14, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I like my Yugo JUST FINE THANK YOU.

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

SILENCE.

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's what I have cooking.

Indiana Hoosiers @ Penn State Nittany LionsTotal Over 55
Indiana Hoosiers +25

(Yeah, I bet against my own team covering the spread, suck it.)

Parlay → Northwestern Wildcats +160 | Purdue Boilermakers +130 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish +220

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 Nov 14, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I would take the over in the MSU-Purdue game

Both those defenses are lackluster. Despite Dantonio’s rep as a defensive minded coach, he employs a fool in Narduzzi, and thus Cousins has to 30 points to win. Purdue’s defense isn’t that good either.

Just a hunch.

Sam Lickliter. Never forgive. Never forget. Beat IU.

by ReadingRambler on Nov 14, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs