Come On Down: Quarterback Robert Bolden Selects Penn State
by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 10:04 AM EDT
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We never always knew JayPa could do this, and wooooooooooo!
Welcome Robert Bolden to the Nittany Lions. Let's be clear right at the top. This isn't some scrubbish Plan-C quarterback that Penn State is signing for sheer depth purposes -- this is another #1, a guy who is ranked in the top-ten by both Scout and Rivals for dual-threat QB's -- and suddenly, Penn State has a roster full of quarterbacks with pretty similar styles. Clearly, the Spread HD is here to stay, and it's time to give a little more credit to your favorite quarterback coach.
(Image from a completely unrelated Happy Hour Valley post.)
Anyway, Bolden. Here's what you've won:
Rob Bolden Highlights (via yarberry32)
ESPN's Scouts Inc. is very positive (and also has video):
Bolden is a great looking athlete on the hoof and is an impressive quarterback and athlete all wrapped in one package. He is tall and well built. He is a guy that would be an ideal fit in the spread offense, but is in more of a conservative scheme at the high school level which asks him to drop from center-- lots of three step drops and roll outs as well as play-action. He has a live arm and quick release. Gets rid of the ball in a hurry when his feet are set and he is sure in his reads. Has a quick set, gets away from center and is consistent in his overall fundamentals as both an athlete and passer. Throws well on the run, especially to his right. Squares his shoulders and gets the most out of his arm. Shows the strength to fire the ball into tight spots underneath and at the intermediate levels and displays excellent touch on the deep ball. Throws the fade route well in the red area. Possesses the footwork and presence in the pocket to elude the rush and make plays when things break down. He's not overly explosive, but he shows good initial quickness and a long stride to gain momentum and become a running threat when he tucks the ball and runs. We are not sure he is in a scheme at the high school level that truly maximizes his strengths both athletically and in the passing game. Many of his reads are very simplified and he is not asked to consistently stand in the pocket on five step drops and work through progressions 1-2-3 and so on. He may have an adjustment period to a more sophisticated passing game at the next level. Bolden has a lot of talent, but is still somewhat raw as a quarterback. We feel as a result his best football is definitely ahead of him especially if he gets into a more wide open scheme. Very good prospect.
There may be additional news and sirens over the weekend. Otherwise, Penn State will now turn its full recruiting attention toward its few remaining needs -- defensive end, especially. They'll also continue to work on PA DT Sharrif Floyd and SC RB Marcus Lattimore, neither of whom is expected to make a decision anytime soon. Penn State is considered a slight leader for Floyd. Lattimore is more of a mystery, especially because he's in South Carolina as opposed to Philly. Regardless of the scholarship numbers in January and February, it's generally accepted that PSU would find a way to make room for either Floyd or Lattimore.
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SO MANY QBs
Kenney, they’re right here waitin for you.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 10, 2009 10:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do we send Terrelle Pryor a thank-you card for this?
I’d have to say that his picking OSU worked out pretty well for us.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How About
Rich Rodriguez. Not to be too paranoid, but I feel like Lloyd would have one or two of these guys.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 10, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michigan
Rich Rod did get the top rated QB out of MI (Gardner) so I don’t think he’s too upset. Michigan has 3 really good QBs this year and UM and MSU got verbals from the other two.
by Laaaaazzz on Jul 10, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea but we get to make fun of Taint Forcier for 4 years...
so it is a push
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Devlin
I know your just joking, but Devlin’s cool in my mind. Even if he stayed he would have only played a year, so leaving was his best option.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and OSU was Pryor's "best" option
and both of them not being at PSU was PSU’s “best” option
I’m not bitter towards either of them (never really expected to get Pryor, and I liked Devlin, but felt his, and his parents, way of handling the transfer could have been a bit better), but I am happy that we made some of the best, kick-ass lemonade out of those lemons we were handed.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
the transfer was kind of messy, what with missing the Rose Bowl and all.
I tip my hat to the kid, though, for keeping it zipped during the season, being ready to step up when needed (OSU), and being a class act.
He had to know trouble was brewing when DC got his extra year of eligibility, but he hung in and competed.
Good kid. I like him, and wish him a metric assload of success.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta like kick-ass lemonade
Especially after spending the last 2 days painting the living room!!
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jul 10, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, and is 1 year starting for a great football team really any worse
than 2 years starting at a good football team in a lower division?
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose not
but the kid is probably NFL quality, so do you want two years of highlights or just one at a higher division where you may not look as good?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is really a tough call
more highlights and starting time is good, but you also have, generally, worse receivers and linemen, but also play against worse competition. so then you need to have even “better” highlights to impress.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not a huge draft guy, but you don’t hear much about D1aa players with killer highlights. So even if you do get killer tape, I’m not sure NFL teams are taking it too seriously.
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by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I knew Pryor's address
I would totally be sending him a thank you letter.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I, for one, always believed in Jay.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and I
pulled all my money out of the market on October 9th, 2007.
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by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
Nothing else left to be done. Do other people actually do stuff on Fridays?
by PSUmob on Jul 10, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rarely.
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 10, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
each and every time
you do stuff it is most likely a poor decision
by PSUmob on Jul 10, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
on a friday i mean
not life in general…
by PSUmob on Jul 10, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crazy thought.
At the Rose Bowl, we had Clark and a ham sandwich. Now we have Clark, Newsome, Jones, and Bolden. And a ham sandwich.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Moving forward...if you talk about Little Red...please post this
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I hope we never
are left without a ham sandwich. And mustard. Definitely mustard.
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the crappy
French’s yellow kind though. A nice bold spicy brown please.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ham Sandwich is thinking of transferring.
Just rumor right now. We’ll let you know when we have something concrete.
by Cairo on Jul 10, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Delaware has an opening...
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean if he ever wants a chance to see the field again
that’s probably a good decision. Though I don’t know if he’d be a starter anywhere (not saying he isn’t good enough, as I’ve never seen him play, but just based off of “reputation/rankings”), so why not be a backup on an AWESOME team instead of some other team. Of course he’d probably go 1-AA, and he could probably start somewhere there, or lower.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Ham Sandwich might transfer
just to get away from Brandon Ware.
by confirmy on Jul 10, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
You, Sir...
Just got a ‘Rec’.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
though we’ll never have them all at the same time, since Clark will be done before Jones and Bolden join the team. I’ll miss Clark, but I think I can get used to the thought of three (3!!!!) top-10 QBs on our roster.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With a rasher of bacon on the side.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Being that we’re a bunch of plodding pro-style coal miners and steel workers, how will he be a fit for us?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, he is from Michigan...
so he’ll have to work hard to catch up, but I give him pretty good odds.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody remember the SNL when
They had the Bob Dole character?
All I can hear is that voice, Bob Bold(en), Bob Bold(en) is coming to Penn State, gonna me a difference.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 10, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was much more than a year ago I was proclaiming that Jay Paterno was a scourge on this program and he would destroy us all. We were losing in-state recruits to Pitt and Ohio State and down south.
What a difference a year makes. Jay and Clark together put this offense on the right path for the next decade.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Jul 10, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Repeat after me:
Yes he can. We always believed in Jay. Yes he can. We always believed in Jay.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't it funny how things change?
This is almost comical given his reputation during the QB14 era.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...
Requoted from the Scouts Inc. block:
He has a live arm and quick release.
Am I the only one who remembers QB14 and throws up a little bit in the back of my mouth when I read that a quarterback has a ‘quick release’?
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quick release
does you no good if you have a slow brain.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
They also said he was surein his reads. 14 was NEVER sure in his reads. I’m not sure he ever did “read”. Chuck n’ duck.
by Spats on Jul 10, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that
butler in triple coverage?
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta unleash the dragon
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the best part of this sequence
is that not a single person contributed more than one line
gotta love the dragon
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody have a link?
I’m not feeling ambitious enough to go find it myself, but I want to save it because it brings a smile to my face every time I read it.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The unleashing of the dragon...
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/5/31/894361/rivalry-esq-eval-of-clark#16425741
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God bless you, Brother
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The difference this time:
if he fails, we still have PJ. If he fails…well we still have Newsome for the next 4 years. Plenty of time to find another QB. If he fails…well then the nail will finally be in the coffin for Jay’s QB coaching reputation.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A QUICK RELEASE
At least that’s what my girlfriend tells me.
by PSUJunny05 on Jul 10, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For you or for her?
Who’s doing the releasing here?
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was afraid
that was going to slip by without a early launch (lunch?) comment.
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 10, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your girlfriend
just threw you a mercy compliment, Junny.
Sorry to break it to ya. NOT!
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, she is lying
"If you let the men in you've got to let the women in. I don't want a bunch of women walking around in my locker room when guys take showers". Joe Paterno
by letsgopsu on Jul 10, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds like a personal problem
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
by xozte on Jul 10, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
People in the crowd were calling him, "Rob"
As in, “C’mon, Rob!, C’mon Rob! C’mon Rob!”
Not Robert Bolten, Jr., but Rob Bolten. I can hear that name being announced on ESPN already!
by Dinsdale on Jul 10, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sharrif Floyd visiting this weekend
Just saw this quoted at FOS:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?page=onthetrail&recruitId=71591
On Penn State, “I’ve already visited Penn State three times and will be going back this weekend. (PSU Defensive line coach) Larry Johnson is the man. He is a really great person. He knows what he is doing and thinks that I can come in and play.”
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We could be almost done before July is over!
I think the remaining kids on the board know that they want to come to PSU and because the class is filling up, they’re all moving up their timetables so they can get in. Of course they wanted to be able to enjoy the fun of visiting schools on the school’s dime but ultimately guys like Haplea, Royer, Floyd, and Kenny know PSU is where they want to be and they’ll have to sacrifice the officials in order to end up at PSU. That’s why we’ve seen guys recently change their timetables for a decision drastically IMO. Floyd could be another player that changes his timetable to an earlier date.
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Add in Fortt also
Haplea, Kenney, Floyd, Royer, and Fortt and then focus on Lattimore to see if we can lure him North of the Mason Dixon Line!
What a freaking class this is going to be!!!!!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LJ Sr.
start erecting the LJ Sr. statue. The guy is a damn werewolf on the recruiting warpath.
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm.
Recruiting werewolves. Interesting.
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Jul 10, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think of the ancilary benefits
It was totally not Penn State’s defensive line that ripped up the Rathskellar, it was four werewolves in warm up suits. They’ll be impossible to convict. It’s perfect.
"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 Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should go full steam ahead with this.
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by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
their hair
was perfect
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice...
and I’d like to meet his tailor
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Jul 10, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that song
Zevon was a weird dude, but he could write some good tunes.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YESSSS
Picked up Bolden AND its a Friday, great day.
by RitterPSU on Jul 10, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting prospect?
At the risk of dredging up memories of Mills and Robinson in on every play back during the dark years, does anybody else think it could be interesting to see something like a wildcat play with Jones behind center and Bolden as a slot receiver?
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think
of the three, Jones will be the best passer, Newsome the best runner, and Bolden the better all-around of the three.
NittanyWhiteOut.com. Arguably the second best Penn State blog I know of.
by PSUdevon on Jul 10, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of the three
who can Joe turn into a linebacker?
How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?
by psupride on Jul 10, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We should ask this question more often, in a lot of different situations.
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by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even today...
Joe could still whip Jim Kelly into a Butkus Award contender.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol, I can just see it now
SECRETARY!!! DOES THAT JIMMY KELLY KID HAVE ANY YEARS LEFT ON HIS ELIGIBILITY???
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JoePa might call her Sugar T^ts
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if...
she told him good news. Otherwise she might not want to start her own car any time soon.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bills would have won the Super Bowl
with Kelly at Linebacker
"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 Jul 10, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOL'd
and who knows, it may be true
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 11, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This offseason really makes you realize how far we’ve come from ’04. Good lord.
Welcome aboard, Bolden.
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 Jul 10, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We went from this....
to this….
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
this is good too
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wwwooooowwwwwwww
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
504 bottles
of beer on the wall……
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know it's friday
but please tell me you didn’t sit there and count all those bottles.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah
counted the number of beers in two random rows, they were the same.
then just multiplied by 24.
say i did…..would that be good or bad?
I looked at Ohrnberger in the fourth quarter and he looked back at me. And we said, 'We're not losing this game"
by psudrozz on Jul 10, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you and your fancy learnings
trying to show up the rest of us with your “mathematic” magics
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Work blocked the image
but I’m guessing it’s a full rack of some sort….which would be nice.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full racks
sound hot
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd - my worked blocked
this image too, but not the bacon bikini twins posted by the Streak.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, I'm surprised this is getting blocked
I mean the image name isn’t that bad, though I suppose work would frown upon a fridge full of booze. This takes it to the next leve, though, as the fridge is roughly 15 feet high by 6 feet wide
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not necessarily content
When I’m at work, Photobucket (along with most media hosting sites) is blocked regardless of what’s in the image.
Damn “Man” always keeping me down…
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robert Bolden is a winner...
Love this quote…shows he is not scared to compete…
“It doesn’t affect me,” Bolden said of Jones’ commitment. "I’d rather walk in the door with a guy coming in with me. We’ll be on an even playing field.
“I feel like I can compete with anyone.”
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I think we're going to like this kid.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, already like the way he carries himself
Could he be the next Midwestern State kid to come in and take over the team(Clark)?
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice effort!
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 10, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JayPa knows whats up...From his Twitter sent at 10:50am
JayPaterno: M y weekend is off & running & off to a great start. Stay tuned for pics from the Lift For Life!
LOVE IT
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Merry Christmas Jay
He must feel like he’s hit the lottery.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of JayPa's internet critics should be silenced...for now at least...
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bolden's a Real Nice Get, but
but his Lift for Life total stinks!
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Jul 10, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the family Robert! All the best on AND off the field!! WE ARE!!!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure
I heard they guy say, "Wooooooo … Rob!
by Lion on the Lake on Jul 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw it...
The rest of today’s pretty much going to be a waste. I might as well go drink my lunch.
Who’s with me?
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great News! LET'S BOOZE!
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 10, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great News! LET'S BOOZE!
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 10, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damnit! Sorry for the double post
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 10, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I agree
I like the extra effort. Let’s booze twice as much now!
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll drink to that!
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(Burp!)
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well done sir
In a few mins I’ll drink to that. I’ll drink to that.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This class is sick
Looking down the road we are loaded at QB. Loaded at RB. Loaded at WR. Loaded on the OL.
The best part of this is that even if we go through a rebuilding year in 2010 and only get eight wins, Joe can point to the last two recruiting classes and tell any high school kid, “Yeah, but look at what’s coming up. We’re going to play for the National Championship in 2012 and 2013. If you want to get on board, do it now.”
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Love the complete understanding that Joe is going to be coaching in 2013
by Tailgate Shogun on Jul 10, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And even if he isn't
It’s great to see him leaving the pantry stocked for the next guy.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what he said
Rip Engle did for him and what he wants to do for the next guy. Joe knows what’s up.
by GreatScawt on Jul 10, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paterno
At this point, I actually expect Paterno to renew his contract beyond the current three years. As long as he’s healthy and bringing in classes like this, why wouldn’t he stay on?
by Laaaaazzz on Jul 10, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!
4 more years!!! 4 more years!!!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arrested Development?
Steve Holt’s relection?
by STU Boy on Jul 10, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He needs a few more years to prepare his clone army
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
that pics reminds me of this…
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're not going 8-4 in 2010
Those years are behind us IMO.
Looking at our projected class, here’s what we’re looking at for the star gazers:
3 5*s
11 4*s
2 3*s
1 unrated Norwood
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Big Ten's best class
will be determined before August gets here!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how it's
and 1 unrated Norwood…B/c that does indeed need qualifying.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the name says it all
He’s not your normal unrated kid. He’s got a bloodline that lets you know he’ll be good whether he’s got 1 or 5 stars.
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll be rated as Signing Day approaches
Once there’s film on him from Texas, he’ll get a few *’s.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he already verbal PSU...
so he will lose stars….however…if Notre Dame gets in the mix…
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the head guy over there
said the next rankings will come out right before the season starts.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
even if he gets a 3*
that still puts our average at 4.00. That shit is incredible.
by PSUJunny05 on Jul 10, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best part of this thread is
I just realized the z function is working with a youtube embedded. Yay tech guys!
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well it was
not so much anymore.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's working for me
Wasn’t earlier.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's coming and going
It’s working now. Hopefully that means the tech guys are working on it.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, it's gone again
I closed out and got back in and now it’s gone.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've noticed it coming and going as well
when I first open the page, it doesn’t work. then I add a comment, and it works (but not always)
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what browser are you guys on? I’ve never had a problem with this on the mac version of firefox.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/6/29/929606/how-does-your-browser-work-when-a
it seems to be mostly an IE problem, though not exlusive to IE.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've noticed that trend
When I open the thread it doesn’t work. But if the thread updates with a new comment, it will work.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not for this sorry sack
Still a no-go for me at work when youtube is posted. SECRETARY!
by STU Boy on Jul 10, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how magical this class is
It even fixes internet bugs!
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind
Just read the rest of the comments below Mike’s.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 10, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m away for about an hour and come back to “71 comments, 51 new”.
Insanity.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Insanity is Rambler
being away from BSD for an hour. Don’t you have an iphone or blackberry or something?
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Does. Not. Compute.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 10, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not liking the sound of
Red cob, white cob and red cob again.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
White cob = worst litmus paper ever.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like a combination of both
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
!
!
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
by xozte on Jul 10, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Out of all the photoshops ever on this site
this is the first one that made me laugh
"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 Jul 10, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch jesse.
I think you hurt Rambler’s feelings
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know Rambler HAD feelings
learn something new every day
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 13, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your mom...
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the "Astronaut Jones" pic.
Forgot about that quality MS Paint-job I did last year until you posted it again. Thanks, RUTS.
I’ve also got a little Goo Punch for the masses
http://www.happyhourvalley.com/
by Happy Hour Valley on Jul 10, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So If Every Party Needs a Debbie Downer...
and I hate to be “That Guy”, but having 3 starting calibre QBs on the team makes me a little nervous, because whoever ends up being #2 isn’t going to be happy, and #3 REALLY isn’t going to be happy. What makes this tougher is that all 3 are going to be very close in eligibility unless one red-shirts, but that would still only string them out into 1 junior, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman. This is Devlin all over again… I really hate to say it, but money says one transfers by end of his sophomore year…
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Jul 10, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Meh...
So what if one does transfer? I’d rather the three of them get to fight it out to see who gets the short end of the stick. If that person wants to walk, it’s no great shakes, as by that time we’ll be looking at recruiting the class of 2012 or so.
I’d rather we have to worry about which of our quarterbacks might get pissy and leave than about what we do if our only real, viable starter goes down.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What leeharvey said.
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Order your copy of "We Are Penn State", like, now. One team, 128 pages.
by Run Up The Score on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It goes like this....
We entered the Rose Bowl with Clark (and the aforementioned ham sandwich).
Today our future holds Newsome, Jones and Bolden — three possible starting QB’s set to duke it out to see who gets the honor of running the Spread HD at The Greatest Show in College Football.
Sure, one of them could easily be transferring at some point. Each of them appears to be talented enough to certainly deserve starting for a Div. 1 team. As hard as it was to watch Devlin leave, he did deserve to start somewhere and work on his own football career.
However, by the time any of these kids will be thinking of transferring, we’ll already be recruiting his replacement with a stable of talented WR and RB’s to entice with.
by smashtheguitar on Jul 10, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you're all right... I really do...
And normally I would agree that would could just rcruit a replacement and not even worry about it… But what QB recruit is going to pick PSU in 2011 with the depth at QB we’ll have? Even 2012 wouldn’t look too enticing for prospects unless the youngest in eligibility transferred by then. Hopefully we pull a U$C and learn to convince 50 5-star players to stay on the roster until they get to the NFL. That I could certainly learn to live with…
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Jul 10, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw it...
Im bitching about having too much depth at QB, which is a great thing… I must be from Philly. Its a great day to be a PSU fan and here’s hoping the rest of the weekend is great with a Fortt and a Haplea…
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Jul 10, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Atta boy.
I knew that Kool-Aid would start to take effect sooner or later.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is friday.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good
I was just about to rip you a new one. Who cares if two guys are going to get their feelings hurt. This is the perfect situation to be in as a fan. The competition is going to be incredible among these three guys ensuring whoever wins out will be a stud. Too bad only one can win, but those are the breaks. In fact, if I were Jones and Bolden, I would almost hope to finish 3rd in the competition. Let me redshirt in 2010 while the other two guys play to create a year of separation. If Newsome wins the job I’m in position to compete in 2013, and in 2014 the job is essentially mine.
I can’t believe some of the stuff I read in the message boards with people griping that we’re overstocked and some of these guys are going to transfer. Are you kidding? We’ll take the best guy available, and if the other guys want to go play at Appalachian State that’s not our problem.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Overstocked
I think a lot has to do with the fact that we haven’t been overstocked at an offensive position in a long time. We got use to one decent guy, a legacy, and a ham sandwich. Slowly but surely, this has changed, and we now expect to bring in the top talent. We also have an offensive system that kids want to play in.
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ham Sandwich
could be the next bacon with the number of mentions in this thread.
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 10, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the case
I call dibs on the username hmsandwichway6 … leaving out the “a” like my idol bconway6
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 10, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta be discrete,
Give em something to think they figured out ;)
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 10, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It suck to be a Ham Sandwich these days
…..Unsually they would just transfer to Michigan, but they are already loaded with Ham Sandwiches
"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 Jul 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right
and with these guys transferring it opens up new slots to bring in more blue-chippers in the future.
Devlin transferred and we were all “OMG the sky is falling”. What were the consequences? 3 top-10 QBs signed up to play for PSU.
Not that I like guys transferring away, but when the reason they transfer is because they’re good enough to start anywhere, but the guy in front of him is even BETTER…well that, my friend, is not a problem
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are we all so obsessed with transferring?
I mean I know it happened so we have a new lens, but way more backups graduate than transfer. Each of these guys could still contribute at least one year, and that’s not counting using options like what Illinois is doing with Eddie McGee or a guy leaving after his Jr year.
That’s the beauty of being an “athletic” quarterback, you can play so many different positions if QB doesn’t work out. And, also, QB could just work out.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 10, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Griping that we're overstocked"
It makes me want to find those message board people and slap them across the face and say, “PENN STATE. OVERSTOCKED AT QB. QB!!!! AS IN QUARTERBACK!!! STOP WHINING AND ENJOY THE BEST DEPTH WE’VE HAD AT THIS POSITION IN AGES!!!”
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
These QBs can't be that good
If you watch the highlights of PJ and Bolden it appears they know how to pass a football; and they’re just Juniors in High School.
But we all know that Pryor, the greatest college football QB (EVAR!) and future three time Heisman winner, is supposedly just learning to throw as a college Sophomore.
How can our guys ever hope to compete?
by confirmy on Jul 10, 2009 12:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
None of these kids will ever be able to compete with Pryor
That’s just a fact! No way around it, especially now that Pryor’s QB coach has been replaced by Siciliano. That guy’s such a good coach he has a whole island of people named after him. Top that Ronaldino or whatever your name is! I’m scarrrrrrrrrrrrred!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real downer
Since I had to dash Domin8’s hopes of bringing down the mood of the crowd, I thought I’d put up something to help keep everything in perspective here.
Start reading down from the top of this list and tell me you don’t feel just a little sick.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How the hell was Tom McEowen ever a 4 star prospect?
that dude stinks
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess...
The offers from two ZOMG ESS EEE CEE schools had something to do with it.
Yet another example of ratings based on interested teams rather than real talent or work ethic…
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can vouch
I saw him play at Neshaminy, and I thought he was a stud. Boy was I wrong.
by STU Boy on Jul 10, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to Neshaminy...
He was a douche to the Freshman and thought his shit didn’t stink….people also threw around the word PED…i don’t buy that though
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ped… erast?
That’s unfair. He was still a minor himself.
by WorldBFat on Jul 10, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa now
He doesn’t stink. Go back and read some of the reports from the coaches when he played in the Big 33 game. He was a monster among boys that week. The coaches had to rein him in and ask him not to hurt his teammates so much in practice.
Tom’s problem is twofold. One, we’re just overstocked at defensive tackle. Somebody had to lose out, and it has been him. Two, he’s been plagued by injuries ever since he set foot on campus. The poor guy just can’t stay healthy long enough to move up the depth chart.
I truly believe on any other team in the Big Ten, McEowen would be starting.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 10, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky for us we have D E P T H
PSU Softball
by QBsneak12 on Jul 10, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
even with his injuries?
man those other B10 teams must be shallow at DL ;-)
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 10, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
Half those kids turned out fine, some are in the NFL and some were or will be All Americans. That’s recruiting. It’s a crap shoot but if you bring in the kids with the highest ratings, your odds are much greater!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I agree,
My point in referring to the ‘06 commit list was just that you have to get through the first four players before you get to one that’s even still on the team, and Stabby McStabberson at the top of the list just makes it all that much more evident that no matter how highly-prized a recruit is, he can still go down in flames.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always preferred
Knifey Kneifer myself but I’m splitting hairs here
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
I guess Bell never actually used the knife on anybody…
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bull
It’s Stabby McStabberson. Period. Otherwise, it wouldn’t fit with his comrade, Punchy McFighterson, aka, Chris Baker.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correction
It’s Stabby McShankerson
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Punchy McFisterson
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's that, dad?
You want me to do what to her?
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 10, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's hardcore, Le'Harv.
I’m almost ashamed to admit I get it.
Almost.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nonsense
I know not of this Punchy McFighterson…..it’s Rumble Rumbleberger.
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm partial to
The Ramburglar myself.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 10, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
That does have a catchy ring to it! Okay, somebody needs to photoshop Chris in the Hamburglar’s outfit and title it The Ramburglar!
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rambleforeskin?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 10, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, wait
Got lost in the thread. I thought we were talking about Rambler’s nick…
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 10, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silence, jtot!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone care to send instructions on how to photoshop?
I’d be happy to do it. Do I need special software?
by RNF18 on Jul 10, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm, most of us "experts"
roll with MSpaint. I would refer you to workingman’s photoshopper, Rambler, for advice.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 10, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What Screen name 20 siad
I’ll have something in a few hours.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is my all-time favorite
MS paint…FOR THE WIN
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paint makes the most awesometastic pictures
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
by xozte on Jul 10, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent!
Especially the little hat you gave him on top of the helmet.
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Jul 11, 2009 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait...
… for EA’s NCAA Football ’11.
PSU is going to have a fire-breathing monster of an offense in 2010.
by dmoney350z on Jul 10, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Other Side, in this Win-Win:
Is that these cats won’t be suiting up for other squads, at least not immediately. And, as such, even if they don’t see the field here, are not out there with the potential to beat us. The whole depth/in-house competition thing is both very retro (Bear Bryant snatching up all possible players—prompting the 85 scholarship limit) and very nouveau. Pete Carroll actually markets it to his recruits these days: the opportunity to compete in-house may be more important than seeing the field. Although Vidal Hazleton & Broderick Green didn’t pan out on his squad, at least they weren’t also helping us beat them in the Rose Bowl.
Tater Force & Cryor could still beat us. Newsome, Jones & Bolden (& Devlin) can’t—at least not as an opponent and at least not for now.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 10, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
official debbie downer
i will also piggy back on the earlier topic and say now with the bolden commit, paul jones will de-commit i say by end of september to go to pitt. their qb problems are HUGE with no signs of it getting better. wanstache will be in jones’ ear heavily the next couple months i assure you. he is in their backyard and he will have almost ZERO COMPETITION!!!! that kid is out the door ESP. he opened up his recruitment so early. he will not want to compete. boldens backyard had two very good qb’s w/ gardner and boisture. pitt doesnt even have a 2010 prospect!!! i mean this is still a great class and everything but jones will feel stabbed b/c he stated when he first committed that psu told him he was the only qb they were going to recruit. then they proceeded to go heavy after brunetti and bolden when he opened his recruitment back up. point is national signing day is a LONG time away even though i think royer and kenney are def. psu bounds and with those two we will be top 10 class
by pennstatefan1414 on Jul 10, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PITT
BBAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
BAHA
BAH
HA!
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 10, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say it
but even if that happened, meh. I got a football boner for all three of these kids, but now we will be set for some time, unless TWO major injuries happen. Even then, we’re OK. If one leaves to pursue greener pastures, I’m fine with that. I can understand their dilemma, but between these three Top 10 QBs, I think we’ll be ok for at least 3 years, at which point we can do this all over again with the current HS freshmen.
by PSUJunny05 on Jul 10, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Football boner for all three of these kids"
Paging Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC…
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did we not tell PJ after he wanted to look around still
that if he did that we were going to shop around for QBs since he appeared to be wavering slightly?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno; but it was never really a secret that we wanted 2 QBs this class, was it?
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 12, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so
but who woulda figured we’d get another top-10 QB? I mean I remember when we were all wondering if we should get a walk-on, or use a scholarship on a 2-3 star backup.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 13, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
debbie downer pt. 2
also these 2 kids are prob. 2 of the top 10 qb’s in this class. why compete when both can maybe start as frosh next yr? im just sure wanstache will be saying the exact same thing to jones as i am. oh well. i actually preferred jones and wanted bolden to look elsewhere
by pennstatefan1414 on Jul 10, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't feed the troll guys. Registered today. Hmmm
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 11, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"im just sure wanstache will be saying the exact same thing to jones as i am. oh well"
I’m counting on it. The more The ’Stache says to our recruits, the better off we are.
“Please allow me to point out our recent QB success. There’s Tyler Palko, I guess. Ummm…yeah. Not to mention all our skill players you’ll be getting the ball to! I know LeSean is in the NFL, but he still has some eligibility left, ya see…..”
"We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren't nearly as tough as us."
-Tony Hunt
by Cpiritual27 on Jul 12, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Pitt recruit Joe Flacco played in the AFC Championship game last year...
and lost to that other Pittsburgh football team. You may have heard of them, they’re called the Steelers. Did you know that our locker rooms are across the HALL from the Super Bowl Champions!!! So you see, we may not be successful ourselves, but more importantly, in my opinion, we have connections to successful players and programs."
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 13, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"But Coach, didn't Joe Flacco transfer to Delaware?"
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 13, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU....oh oh I'm sorry, um he may have we're not sure."
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Jul 14, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was actually our plan all along
knowing that he would have a thriving career at Delaware and get drafted. We accurately predicted that this would case Penn State backup Pat Devlin to follow the same path, leaving those dastardly Nittany Lions with a bare cupboard. And it would have worked, too, if it wasn’t for you pesky kids all flocking to their program.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 14, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thought the same thing
but thought I’d play along for the helluva it. That and I couldn’t make it to Arts Fest, so I’m just loitering around BSD waiting for people to respond to other things…
by PSUJunny05 on Jul 10, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gradulations, Robert!
You haven’t set foot on campus and you have already generated more than 200 comments!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 10, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pennstatefan1414 is
clearly a troll. he just joined today and his screen name features the number of the anti-Zug … twice. check and mate.
by Lion on the Lake on Jul 10, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a Pitter troll to me.
They really are taking our recruiting successes hard aren’t they?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 12, 2009 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
its cause their in the OMFG SECC WEEEEEEEE nope thats not it
err cause their in the OMFG BIG XII thats not ether
I know
its cause they are in OMG its the Big East…. they ride the fail boat
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
by xozte on Jul 12, 2009 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My quick thoughts
Didn’t see this till now because I was at arts fest, but wow, we are kicking ass in recruiting this year! After seeing the first couple minutes of that video my initial thoughts are:
-He has a really good, quick throwing motion and release. I mean, that was the first thing I noticed that I had to actually try to pay attention to the end result because I was so impressed with that
-He got some beasts for receivers
by WPIALkid22 on Jul 12, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought the same thing
Somebody is going to get a good receiver if the recruit #‘s 21, 3, and 4. I don’t know how many they dropped over the season, but in Bolden’s highlight reel, they were always open and catching the ball with their hands!
by PaJoe on Jul 15, 2009 7:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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