Announcing: "We Are Penn State" Preseason Magazine
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 6:23 AM EDT
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So I've been trying to keep this under wraps to surprise you all ninja-style, but there have been a few leaks here and there. If it seems like I've been preoccupied and not posting as much the past few months, it's because I've been busy as the editor of We Are Penn State, a 2009 Penn State football preview magazine being published by Maple Street Press that is due to hit book shelves this July. I've handed in the last of the material for print, and I see Maple Street is offering pre-orders, so I figure this is as good a time as any to make the big announcement.
We Are Penn State is 128 pages of Penn State coverage with information, stories, stats, and pictures without a single advertisement. In putting this together I assembled an amazing list of authors to cover Penn State football from every angle. Here's a list of what you'll read after the jump.
- Yours truly breaks down each position on the offense and defense telling you who we lost from last year and who the major players are going to be this season.
- BSD's own Kevin HD breaks down each team on the schedule to let you know what Penn State is up against in the Big Ten.
- RUTS recaps the 2008 Big Ten Championship season in his usual wit.
- Recruiting analyst Sean Fitz from BlueWhite Illustrated breaks down the incoming freshmen letting you know who the future stars will be and which kids have a chance to make an immediate impact in 2009.
- Eric Thomas from Read Between the Lions tells you which five underclassmen are poised to have a breakout season.
- RUTS pens another article detailing the fall of the Big Ten and gives you the formula the conference members must follow in order to regain the respect we once had.
- Former Penn State football beat writer for the Daily Collegian, Travis Johnson, gives you an amazing look at the personal struggles Daryll Clark overcame to become "The Man" in charge of the Spread HD.
- BlueWhite Illustrated contributor Andy Elder profiles Mike Mauti and Nate Stupar and their battle for the open linebacker spot.
- Your humble blogger breaks down Penn State's recruiting efforts this year telling you which positions are major needs and detailing some of the kids who have already given their verbal commitment.
- Travis Johnson chips in with another riveting article about the other senior captain, Sean Lee, and the difficulty he had in watching the 2008 season from the sidelines.
- Jeff McLane, the former PSU beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and former author of the blog Lion Eyes, recaps the amazing year Joe Paterno had last season essentially going from a vote of no confidence to a three year contract extension while dealing with an injured hip.
- Then, Josh Lagenbacher, another former PSU football beat writer for the Daily Collegian, takes you on the inside to give you an up close look at Larry Johnson Sr. and what he means to the people around him.
Sound interesting yet? Well that's not all. In fact there is a lot more. The magazine concludes with a special section devoted to the history and tradition of Penn State football. Whether you have been a fan for five years or fifty years, this section is going to bring back memories and fill you with Penn State pride. You will want to cherish this magazine as a keepsake just for this section alone.
- Kevin talks about the storied rivalry with Pitt and Penn State's ongoing search for a new rival to fill the void that was created when Penn State joined the Big Ten.
- I personally give you a detailed lineage of the greatest Penn State linebackers of all time.
- Long time BSD reader jesse tells you how Penn State dug itself out of the hole it was in a few years ago and rebuilt the program in a perenial Big Ten contender.
- Famed Penn State football historian Lou Prato relives the Syracuse rivalry and tells you why this short series with the Orange brings back so many memories to so many Penn State fans. Lou has authored several books devoted to Penn State football including The Penn State Football Encyclopedia and What It Means To Be A Nittany Lion.
- Former Penn State cornerback Tony Pittman relives the amazing 1994 season and tells you what it takes for a team to go undefeated. Tony operates the Penn State Football Podcast along with former teammate Phil Collins and is also the co-author of Playing for Paterno along with his father, Charlie.
- And finally, all of you and your comments are featured inside the back cover in a touching piece about What It Means To Be A Penn Stater.
You can probably tell I'm pretty excited about this project. It was a lot of work, but like this blog it is a labor of love for my fellow Nittany Lion fans. There is truly something for every Penn State fan in this magazine. This is the first year it's coming out, so I'm hoping it sells well and they ask me to do it again next year.
The publication will be sold regionally in the PA area, so look for it on bookshelves July 21st. If you live outside of the PA area or you just want to get your copy a few weeks early, please go preorder your copy now.
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wow
Maybe this can be awesome? Can’t wait to grab it.
…Congrats to Jesse btw. I’ve been thinking for a while now that he could run his own blog if he wanted to so it will be cool to see what he writes.
Let's Go State
by rmcmillen50 on Jun 5, 2009 7:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks...
Writing the article provided pretty clear evidence to me that is much harder to generate content than it is to comment on somebody elses work.
When I volunteered I had no idea this was such a reputable project, I thought I was contributing to some manner of mannefesto that was going to be placed under windsheild wipers in the Beaver Stadium parking lot. The contributors are mostly, you know, actual writers, I’m just some asshole that posts on a blog. I hope what I wrote stands up.
Also, if anybody is writing a manefesto to put under windsheild wipers in the Beaver Stadium parking lot, I’m available for a reasonable fee. You need to be flexible on deadlines though.
"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 Jun 5, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to the BSD Editors
This book just reflects the true quality of this blog. I can’t wait to get the book!
by deihlba on Jun 5, 2009 7:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You sly son-of-a-gun
Can’t wait to check it out….sounds great.
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 7:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean
we should take advantage of Meet-n-Greet 2 before we have to start paying for future events book signings?
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Never thought of that
How much do you think I could get for a signed copy? Daddy needs a new pair of jorts.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Got me
Next time would be the first time. You should splurge a little…figure out how much a nice pair of new jorts would cost, and divvy it up.
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe get jorts
and a new pair of crocks?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
gah, crocks
I wonder if they call them “Gators” and/or if they wear them because of that
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three days in a row of great news
Two recruits and now this? Just pre-ordered my copy. Summer’s all right….but I’m ready for football. I know this mag will be great Mike.
by RitterPSU on Jun 5, 2009 7:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd buy it...
…but I’m afraid I’d be labeled and enabler for your Penn State addiction. You guys need help!
by Galen on Jun 5, 2009 7:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 8:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gradulations!
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 8:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
F'ing mainstream media.
This blog sucks.
I kid. Put me down for 10,000 copies.
by Tailgate Shogun on Jun 5, 2009 8:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Mike
Any idea what stores are going to be carrying this so I know where to look in July? I already put a reminder in my blackberry for the date.
by STU Boy on Jun 5, 2009 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No idea
That’s up to the publisher and the distributor. I believe they are printing about 17,000 copies to be sold in the PSU regional area. Look in your local drug stores, grocery stores, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and all that. But I don’t know specific locations.
To guarantee you get a copy I would just order it online.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
128 pages of awesome
I’ll put an order in ASAP
congrats on all your hard work paying off!
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Jun 5, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
128 pages, and no ads?
For only $13?
Are you just trying to get us hooked, and next year the price will jump to $130???
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and by the way
compared to the other generic names all the other schools’ magazines have, this one kicks ass!
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No ads
You mean you aren’t going to follow the PSU tradition of thanking our corporate sponsors!? Where is part dedicated to Berks Hot dogs, PHEAA, Nationwide, and Pepsi?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should have allowed one ad for Herlocher's Mustard
by Brett Brown on Jun 5, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
and the creamery.
they just taste like tailgating.
World F#$king Champions
by psudrozz on Jun 5, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
if I remember right, the creamery refuses to advertise since they work with a lot of dairy companies doing research, so they don’t want to compete with people they work with. That’s why creamery ice cream isn’t sold anywhere else other than at the creamery. I think the only “ads” they do are when they’re fundraising with their annual cheese sale.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that could be true
I always heard it was because they used more fat than was allowed for commercial ice cream, but thought that was silly, since I didn’t think there would be any regulations on such things (I mean heck, you can buy pure lard if you want to)
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is silly because it's complete BS
I had an Animal Science 207 (they called it Animal Products) class Fall semester this year, I had no interest in it but was required to take it for my AnSci major. Turned out, the majority of the class was basically Butchery 101, but the last two classes were held at the Creamery, where we got a behind the scenes tour of the creamery, then for the second lecture, learned how to make our own ice cream, and of course, eat it. It was fantastic.
Anyway, back to my point, the food science guy who took over teaching the last two classes told us that there is a minimum fat content for ice cream (otherwise it’s gelatto, or something like that) but there is actually no maximum legal fat content for ice cream The minimum legal fat content of ice cream is about 10% milk fat, while Premium creams are as high around 16% milkfat or more. The creamery uses a butter fat content of 14.1% The professor told us however, that there is no legal limit to fat content, but obviously the higher fat you go, you risk having pieces of butter start to form from the churning process, so I imagine palatability goes down after a while but, something like 20% milk fat would be extremely creamy ice cream, if you can find it.
My point is, and I probably should have cut out half of this post to make this point (but it’s about creamery ice cream, so why the hell not ramble on?), their ice cream, while probably a little bit higher in fat (14.1%) than that of regular store bought ice cream, it’s not really all that high. Other products like hamburgers and hotdogs have strict fat content % they have to follow, and can’t legally deviate from, or it’s not a burger or dog.
::END OF TOTALLY EXCESSIVE AND PROBABLY VERY UNINTERESTING FACTS YOU DIDN’T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ICE CREAM::
And just a disclaimer, if someone here is a Food sci, and I totally just spewed a bunch of bullshit, please correct me, I’m going off of a lab class I had almost 6 months ago, plus the wiki stuff I just looked up
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1 to you sir
We wholeheartedly endorse in-depth analysis on useless knowledge.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*whistles innocently*
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I learn so much more than just football on this site
It’s like Wikipedia with bacon
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jun 5, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
posts like this
make BSD awesome
Let's Go State
by rmcmillen50 on Jun 5, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aww, shucks guys
I’m honored I could add to the timeless tradition of random tangents here.
“BSD: Come For The PSU Football, Stay For the Sweet Photoshops, SMASHING, Bacon, and Zug Worship…and grottos”
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladies and Gentlemen...
…At this time, I would like to submit my entry for official BSD photoshop.
The Zug, Pryor, Bacon, Hightower, CORNLEY SMASH, and Clark (Fist pumping) all gathered at Mike’s grotto.
Also, Stephen Obeng-Agyapong is not amused by the fact that his head has been removed from his body and placed in this current location.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I'm getting a red x
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3366/smash.png
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It showed up, but I looked at the link you gave and part of it cut off
But you can still see Hightower and CORNLEY SMASH. Hightower is actually just leaning into the pic, and it looks funnier this way.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 6, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is essentially all you need to show someone to explain BSD
My only problem: that piece of bacon seriously looks like someone took a gigantic dump on Mike’s grotto, other wise A++, and a +1
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 6, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thought the bacon was poop
Where’s that infamous pic we at BSD hold oh so dearly?
by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 6, 2009 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That about sums it up
Nicely done. This thread is officially awesome.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 6, 2009 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DC Victory Grotto Swim?
When I get a grotto I’m swimming in it after every big ten win.
by Kevin HD on Jun 6, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the floating SOA head
I’m gonna make this my computer’s wallpaper
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jun 6, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome +1
Zug would not appreciate the background of the picture being cropped. As if it may make him look less noticeable. Way to escape the wrath of Zug.
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 6, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, the bacon could have been improved
and being that it is at a grotto, the picture of the bacon bikini would have been quite perfect
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Food Science grad, I can assure everyone in attendance that he is 100% correct. I believe Ben and Jerry’s is 14% fat as well, and Haagen-Dasz is 16%.
something like 20% milk fat would be extremely creamy ice cream
It would actually cease to be “creamy” and go to a sensation known as “unctuous”…which is basically the feeling of Crisco on your tongue. (/food sci geekdom)
But seriously- nice ice cream rant.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jun 6, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My pleasure
What can I say, I’m quite the fan of the Creamery
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 6, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it would probably also start to not freeze as well
I know whenever I make homemade ice cream, the fattier/creamier I make it, the less hard it gets in the freezer (and whenever I get low-fat ice cream at the store, it is always rock hard in the freezer compared to the “normal” fat quanitity version)
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
I’m definitely picking up one of these
by Brett Brown on Jun 5, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on making this, to everyone involved
It sounds great. I can’t wait to be one of the first 17,000 to pick one up. I’ll be sure to keep my eye open in stores. This will be 128 pages of awesome distraction from the pain of the off-season.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So you're not including any Half-assed Big 10 previews?
by Spats on Jun 5, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking for myself alone
my article is fully assed.
"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 Jun 5, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it came out really well
Maybe when it gets closer to hitting shelves we’ll release some little excerpts from some of the articles.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
:(
:(
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe next year, buddy.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could've at least added some of his photoshops...
You guys needed some visuals, right? Hang in there, Rambler…
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next year...
I’m going to do my own preseason magazine. 120 pages of Daryll Clark photoshops.
Sample: 
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He sure cleans up
Although I’m puzzled why he feels the need to where the helmet out…
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You question El Fist Pump? El Fist Pump questions you.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 5, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
! Lo siento !
"...goon-a-la-goun-ga...gung-ga-la-gun-ga...he said; there will be no money exchanged..."
by BlueWhiteLife on Jun 5, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, that is showing off
how the hell did you get that exclamation upside down?
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 6, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
also, you can always use your computer's character map
to insert ANY symbol
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RUTS...I can't believe you didn't tell me about this...I am your brother and best man for the 6/6/09 wedding
You good sir are now get roasted BIG time during my speech. I was going to play nice…not now jagoff.
by SweepTheLeg on Jun 5, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In RUTS' case
Maybe Mike should have held on a couple more days before breaking the news.
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 5, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, yup, not the best timing :-p
someone needs to take a video (or maybe just audio recording) of the toast and upload it
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, right.
This sin is what is suddenly going to doom me tomorrow.
On the bright side, I’m taking my blog and magazine money, and paying for an extra 30 minutes of time at Ladera in St Lucia. Straight cash, homey!
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Jun 5, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
You going there for your honeymoon? We did; it was unfreakinbelievable! I’m sure your room is already booked, but if there’s any wiggle room, ask for Suite X. I kid you not. I think it’s the last one at the end of the row of rooms looking out at the Pitons, but it may be the best one. It’s pool is in a separate space from the rest of the room—upstairs!, and has its own lookout tower. It’s ridiculous, so awesome.
Damn, Mrs. Ruts is in for a treat.
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Also going to st lucia for my honeymoon. But not ladera (anse chastanet). Not until after the bar exam though.
Which reminds me, seriously? Poor timing, I can’t afford to scrutinize 128 pages of goodness this summer. And yet, here I am preordering . . .
by PSUinBOSSton on Jun 5, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We did 3 nights at Ladera
and four at Ti Kaye. Anse Chastanet has a cool fish fry on fridays.
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 5, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF
is this where I have to honeymoon? I mean I’ve heard of the place but it seems EVERYONE honeymoons there (at least BSDers)
I suppose I should focus on the whole relatioship/proposal thing before marriage though, hmm?
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just skip all that
and do the honeymoon.
by Screen Name 20 on Jun 6, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're going for the Hilltop Dream Suite
Not sure which one. Apparently there’s more than one. There are lots of YouTube videos of the place, and I’ve been watching them non-stop for a few days.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Jun 5, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suite! (get it?)
Let me know if there’s a floor mat outside that says suite X.
Oh, and try telling the airline in Miami that you’re on your honeymoon, could they please bump you to first class. We got a good snicker and a point around the lobby at all the other honeymooners with that one.
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 5, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This rocks
This is from the same publisher that Orson over at EDSBS is doing his UF preview. You could say that BSD has arrived in a way. Congrats guys, can’t wait to get mine.
"From the outside looking in, you cannot understand it. From the inside looking out, you cannot explian it."
by psuphiman80 on Jun 5, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pre-Order'd
"From the outside looking in, you cannot understand it. From the inside looking out, you cannot explian it."
by psuphiman80 on Jun 5, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Corn Nation too, I think
Mike’s gone all George Jefferson on us.
CN has a nice front page today, btw.
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 5, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice find!
Happy Friday all!
Also, gradulations on the project! Looking forward to getting my copy!
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 5, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"From the outside looking in, you cannot understand it. From the inside looking out, you cannot explian it."
by psuphiman80 on Jun 5, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy sweet...I can't think of a word to describe her, but a good old fashion Nebraska Corn Fed girl
I’m no longer eating corn from Iowa, and will solely be eating Nebraska corn from now on…well at least I’m going make my gf eat Nebraska corn.
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zug
will be upset that there is no in depth piece regarding internet legend and local hero…
WE ARE NOT NORMAL!
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jun 5, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i especially like
how you incorporated the “what it means to be a penn stater” into the book.
just makes the publication seem more…..genuine?
anyway, thanks in advance for doing this. just preordered mine.
World F#$king Champions
by psudrozz on Jun 5, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just pre-ordered...
Done.
Shipped to the privacy of my desolate Montana eco-yurt for only $5 more. You too can get 128 pages of PSU awesomeness anywhere.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jun 5, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just preordered...
would have loved to see the DC fist pump on the cover…TAKE THAT WORLD!
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jun 5, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Zug's not on the cover?
You just sealed your doom.
by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 5, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pre-ordered, and had a laugh
The cover for Tennessee is laughable.
Looks like he’s taking it from behind.
by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 5, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent.
I will order and dogear until September.
BSD, do you have an editor’s letter in English and Spanish like the in-flight magazines?
by Cairo on Jun 5, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BSD....for your photo...can you put up the one with the jorts and grotto?
that will sell some magazines!
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jun 5, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats
You guys earned this. Now that it’s complete does this mean you can focus more on BSD now? Sure hope so.
by nittanyroar on Jun 5, 2009 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pre-oder is in btw
It’ll be nice to read a pre-season mag written by people who follow the team closely for once.
by nittanyroar on Jun 5, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually remarkably surprised
at how much focus there has been on BSD, considering this mag, and it being the offseason.
Usually when blog type people put out “real life material” the blog suffers tremendously. Here I hadn’t even noticed a blip (other than Mike’s hints at “outside projects” that made me think it was going to be something nowhere near as awesome as this)
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I second that
Although it helps to have three blog editors! But really, despite the very few references that you were looking for input from us into something, I think most of us never saw this coming
And those “outside projects” led me to believe he was constructing a new grotto, or maybe a new death star so that when the inevitable war with BHGP escalates, we have the ultimate power in the universe.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations!
This looks really good. I just pre-ordered a copy. Can’t wait to see it!
Peter
by psuboy on Jun 5, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks Great
I’m excited to read it and well done bringing it all together. Just a heads up if it has not been mentioned yet, Daryll is spelled wrong on the Subhead under Onward and Upward.
by GiveitToRoyster on Jun 5, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Catch
Looks like JayPa even messes it up:
You mean Darylll didn’t rate a 100 on the NCAA 10? I think the rating is too low…(Is NCAA 10 out already?)
by Kevin HD on Jun 5, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
The thing isn’t even out yet, and we’re already proofreading it.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for pointing that out
I notified the publisher. It’ll be fixed.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ooh, but maybe the pre-ordered copies have already been printed
and we’ll have the (eventually) super valuable “misprint” edition!!!!
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right!
I’m going to go pre-order before these become collectibles worth a fortune!!
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike is just trying to spread the wealth.
Grottos for everyone!!!
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 5, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True fact
My buddy is designing a grotto for a doctor in Alabama. He said it was totally against his moral principles, but it is a blast to design.
by Cairo on Jun 7, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can a grotto be against anyone's moral principals?
If its good enough for Heff, and Mike, who could object?
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 7, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
It’s a pile of rocks and some water. Is he against sunshine and trees too?
Your buddy needs some bacon.
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jun 7, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's designed with plinths for specific sex positions and stuff.
All that stuff has to be designed and dimensioned for the users—so it’s kinda weird having to go over your clients sexual proclivities in detail.
by Cairo on Jun 8, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow....
That is really….just wow.
"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 Jun 8, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm almost wish I hadn't asked...
almost.
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 8, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
If you’re going to have a grotto, what good is it if you can’t have sex in it I guess?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 8, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my
Wifey’s gonna be psyched you opened this can of worms…
I had to look up plinth:
–noun Architecture.
1. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.
3. Also called plinth course. a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.
4. (in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like
Frequent use of member stands out in this context.
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 8, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is also apparently quite a blast for him
pervert! ;-)
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question
Is he morally opposed to the sex, or just to enjoying it?
"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 Jun 8, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't specifically asked him that.
I doubt he’s opposed to having enjoyable sex, I think he’s morally queasy about creating a place where a client will have unusual sex with large numbers of random women. He’s a traditional Southerner, so I think it’s a values thing.
I—for one—would write in the contract what we in the landscape architecture business call a “post-occupancy evaluation”.
by Cairo on Jun 8, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
post-occupancy evaluation of plinths designed for specific sex positions
Sounds ___________
I have no idea how that sounds….
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 8, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep
by ReadingRambler on Jun 8, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Thank GOODNESS!
I seriously SUCK at keeping awesome secrets, Mike has been giving me all kinds of threats every time I ask him if I can say anything. I can attest to the fact that Mike has spent nearly every minute of his “free” time working on this for months. So glad he’s done. I’m sure it will be awesome.
I read one article that WAS supposed to be included but was cut after a certain player got hauled back to court and it’s a shame because it was even more awesomeness.
by PSUWifey on Jun 5, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually
That article was never written.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
methinks someone is lying ;-)
or at the very least confused. Either way, I want to read the super-awesome article that super-hot PSUWifey mentions
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, now I'm confused.
so what the heck did I read? I read something awesome.
by PSUWifey on Jun 5, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
I have to mention that our 4 yr old (aka mini Mike) has started using AWESOME in his vocabularly every day. Thnks Mike :)
by PSUWifey on Jun 5, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about RAD?
I recall discussions on this site to start incorporating that word back into mainstream vocabulary
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah... what the hell?
I am doing my part out here (as well as moded, mind you)
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Jun 7, 2009 4:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least "awesome" and "Ohhhh Yeah" that's mild
If he starts saying, “Your mom sounds hot” when talking to his friends, you may have a problem.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
at what age
do kids these days start saying ‘pwned’?
by Kevin HD on Jun 6, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
soon after first picking up a video game controller
but it usually takes until at least playing a first person shooter
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about tubular?
How did that ever die?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the 'totaly' that was required to procede it was the reall killer there.
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
by bconway6 on Jun 5, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This dude
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
by IcersGuy on Jun 6, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
An even better version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjvwgyVamQ4&feature=related
Totally Rick-rolled, kpow!
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jun 6, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just replaying Super Mario World for the SNES a couple weeks ago
and in the “special” world all the levels are named things like “Tubular” and “Gnarly” and I got a little laugh out of that
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you play on the actual SNES?
or did you dl it to wii like I did, along with a bunch of other classics?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 8, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I played it on the SNES
the girlfriend had brought hers from back home, but the power cord jack was a little loose and it kept turning off on us, so when I was home back in April I brought mine back in my check-in bag. The security screener started cracking up laughing when she saw it roll by on the plastic tray, and called me old.
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 8, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OLD?
SNES was around when I was a kid, did they have a 16 year old working security or something? You’re in grad school, I’ll be a senior at PSU this fall, so you can’t be that much older than I am.
Oh, and girlfriend with SNES sounds hot
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 8, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
while it isn't really THAT old
(and the girl seemed like she was probably ~20), it is a few generations of systems ago, and I think her comment was just a joking mock :-p
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 9, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha
I guess I never assume airport security are humorous, from my own personal experiences. I can only remember one friendly person (she happened to be a PSU grad working security and saw my Rose Bowl sweatshirt at the Philly Airport before we left, so was really friendly), the rest all had scowls on their faces, and were clearly just pissed off, or really didn’t care to appear human.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 10, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forget what I sent her
But I believe it was Travis Johnson’s article on Sean Lee. He hit that one out of the park.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 5, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked my mailbox when the mailman came
and I haven’t recieved my copy yet, so GRRRRR to you for making me want it even more.
(what, it is unreasonable to expect something that probably hasn’t even been printed yet, let alone shipped, to arrive within 6 hours of ordering?)
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 5, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just curious
Can you share with us anytime soon the stuff that didn’t make it in? It sounds like even the stuff that didn’t make it was quality material. Or is it still hush, hush, and buried in a safe at the bottom of the grotto?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 5, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure
There wasn’t anything that was written that didn’t make it in. I started with the outline and recruited the writers to write the stories for me.
I had originally planned to have Eric Thomas do a feel-good story about Navorro Bowman and the tough year he had and how he turned everything around and was poised for a great season.
But then he got his butt dragged back into court. I know the panic only lasted a few days, but it was a crucial point in the development of the magazine where I had to make a quick decision. At that point in time everyone was speculating a major suspension, so I didn’t think it was a good idea to run the story. It just felt like we would have been piling on the kid. So Eric and I decided he would write the story about the five breakout players instead. He never did write the story about Bowman.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jun 6, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, gotcha
I got the impression there were articles submitted that didn’t make the final edit of the mag, or had to be cut for space/time/money/etc.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 6, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I musta read the Sean Lee article
I confused it with the Bowman article in my head. I am old and this was months ago.
So the Sean Lee article is AWESOME.
by PSUWifey on Jun 6, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just curious to see who among us made it in…
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jun 5, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
but if I don’t see an official BSD tailgate this year at the MNC / Rose Bowl I shall be vexed. Crestfallen, even
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Jun 7, 2009 4:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They ship to Canada!
I had to order – based on that alone.
by Bhawoh Jue on Jun 5, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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