Writers Pick PSU To Finish Second; Pryor Pre-Season Offensive POY
That is apparently pre-season Offensive Player Of The Year, not first team arm-punter. Big Ten Media Days kickoff at 10 a.m., coverage on the BTN website.
(Late edit: Yes, after Pryor was announced as the pre-season offensive POY in Chicago, James Laurinaitis was retroactively awarded 32 solo tackles by the statisticians in Columbus, bringing his total to 4,835 for the 2008 season.)
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I know
I wear my blue and white glasses all the time, but how Clark, Royster, Bowman, or Odrick don’t occupy either of those awards is beyond me.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 27, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The defense is always hard
and so I’ll give a pass there even though there is no way Jones beats out Lee or Bowman for LB awards, but the Pryor thing is beyond words.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 27, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jones is really good.
And Lee/Bowman have their own issues (but they’ll be first-team after the season), but yeah. The Pryor thing is kind of insulting and yet not even remotely surprising.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Midwest media can bite me.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Jul 27, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why was I
less offended for the Heisman hype? This is garbage.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 27, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
you could argue Jones deserves it and I’m fine with that, I just wouldn’t have voted for him because I’m a total homer. But yeah, there is no logical explanation whatsoever for putting Pryor ahead of the guy you just voted 1st team QB based on actual performance like 7 months earlier.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 27, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And even if it's not Clark
How about Benn? Or Juice? Or Decker? Give me a fucking break.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Face it...
Bullshit sells newspapers and web traffic better than actual reporting or analysis most of the time.
Somebody needs to dig up Lisa’s ‘Just Don’t Look’ jingle from Treehouse of Horror VI.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 27, 2009 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
IT FEELS SO GOOD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrB4F2nBLtI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4xz7CnoTs
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 9:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's not surprisingly about Pryor
They can take the mythical conference media preseason awards, we’ll take the championship.
is greater than…
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 27, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"I was looking for four things. Honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness and a man of character. Joe Paterno has all of that." - Derrick Williams
by Stately NOVA Lion on Jul 27, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I was looking for four things. Honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness and a man of character. Joe Paterno has all of that." - Derrick Williams
by Stately NOVA Lion on Jul 27, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the last one is mistitled...
I believe that is a picture of someone the barely fumbling
We are not normal. We are legends.
by NittanyAlum02 on Jul 27, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would like this please in 60"x48" glossy to hang on the wall of the buckeye hangout that's near my place...
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WIN
+1 for you, I think this is the first combination of these two pics I’ve seen on here.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 28, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, it just made sense to have...
Clark putting Pryor in his place.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 28, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incidentally, what are the chances that Oops Pow gets to ask JoePa a question?
You think they’ll even let him in the interview room?
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe with the help
of this guy.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 27, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's funny
Richard Rodriguez… lol
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 27, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post from FOS....
“I can definitely see Pryor becoming the Big10 player of the year this season. Assuming of course that OSU can find a decent QB to throw him the ball…”
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
I love when I actually laugh out loud
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what she said
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 27, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what she BARELY said...
right?
"Victory without honor is an unseasoned dish. It might fill you up, but it won't taste good" - Joe Paterno
by MilroyBoozer on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
even more reason to beat Ohio State on 11/07/09
Pryor is going down
by jebatzel on Jul 27, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good. Good.
PSU can play the disrespect card now. Excellent news.
by Cairo on Jul 27, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's clearly our role
As much as I would love to have the media drool over us, for whatever reason it never happens that way. And it’s always been that way with Penn State. So, good for us.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know it's
been less than an hour since I was pissed, but you guys talked me into it. Keep disrespecting us, please.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 27, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is F-ing unreal!
But, you know, it harkens back to the 2005 Big 10 Media Days and the way PSU was disrespected and laughed at. Posluszny and MRbo talked about how that stung and how that was a motivator. Look at the results from that season. Perhaps this generates the same motivation. Now, I’m going to go read “Project 17” and “The Sidelined Captain” again to make me feel better. GODAMN!!!! Prior for offensive POY?!?!?! Seriously?!!
by Spats on Jul 27, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Um....
We were picked to finish second. I don’t think we’re being laughed at.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I was referring to how we were picked near the bottom in ‘05 and how that team was received when, during Big 10 Media Day, people laughed when Paterno talked about competing for the Big 10 title. That team used it as a motivational tool. Obviously, this isn’t quite the same slap in the face, but it’s got to piss off a guy like Clark, who, despite all the skepticism last season, ended up as 1st team All-Big 10 QB. If he’s looking for some more haters or bulletin board material, he just got it.
by Spats on Jul 27, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it "pisses off a guy like Clark"
I bet he just smiled and is going to use it as fuel to improve himself as best he can to make sure that he has the last laugh.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 27, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"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 27, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it MVP or POTY?
Because I guess Pryor as offensive MVP could make a little more sense. Clark and Royster may be better, but being on the same team kind of takes a little of the “valuable” away from each other. Same with Juice and Benn. Pryor doesn’t really have anyone else. Well, besides his corvette.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fixed that, thanks.
And you’re right, MVP would make more sense.
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it really matter?
No matter what the name of the ‘honor’ might be, it still carries the caveat of being preseason. Let whoever wants to hand out meaningless titles do so… it can only help us when Pryor starts to really believe his own hype.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!
by leeharvey418 on Jul 27, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm giving my pre-season MAP (Most Awesome Player) award to....*drumroll*
Nate Stupar. He is going to cause 20 fumbles on kickoffs and punts, and make critical blocks to allow for 10 kick/punt returns this year. He will then be rotated into the LB often enough and wow enough people as he sets an NCAA sack record, despite only playing half as many snaps as any starting linebacker in the country.
We will all be sad when he leaves early for the draft, but it will be that happy kind of sad.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love 11W
Not that I have the time or energy to start a “your fans are bigger douchebags than ours” battle, but …
“Penn State Fans Already Crying Over Pryor Pick – Have you ever seen a fanbase with more of a chip on its shoulder? (BSD)”
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's just see how it plays out on the field this season.
Last year we weren’t in the top 3 and that worked out ok.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
by psu on Jul 27, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides
Having a chip on your shoulder keeps you hungry. When you get complacent, you will fall.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 27, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unless you have a long tongue...
then you just eat the chip.
"They stalk their prey to within two or three great leaps and then launch a lightning-fast charge, striking their prey. Victims are most often killed by suffocation with a prolonged bite..."--Hinterland Who's Who
by afields16 on Jul 27, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or if you are Brandon Ware.
You eat all the chips
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 27, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Penn State Fans Already Crying Over Pryor Pick – Have you ever seen a fanbase with more of a chip on its shoulder?"
Something about this strikes me as ironic.
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 27, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't say...
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by Run Up The Score on Jul 27, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t put my finger on it.
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 28, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats what she said?
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 28, 2009 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you've seen the way OSU fans look and dress
they obviously don’t own a mirror
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats what he said.
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
by kmblue on Jul 27, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1, Lady
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 28, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Media day updates
I’m watching so……
Fitzgerald was first. He’s the kind of guy I’d trust with my personal finances. He was asked about where the rest of the league stands in comparison to psu and osu. Respect!
Zook next. Benn goes by regis. Neat. His voice is awful.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 11:25 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Zook is from ohio
I wonder if any of his friends refer to him as the silver fox.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 11:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
2 Questions about the SEC
Good God
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 11:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I actually agreed with the Zooker.
Hey, remember when FSU was the top shit in CFB? Or Miami? It is all cyclical. The big dawg SEC teams and USC will dip down a little, other teams will step up.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 27, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ball didn't go the right way last year
According to bielema. The ball. Ha
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 11:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping for some good soundbites from Bielema, he’s one of a kind. Few guys take a program that’s headed in the right direction after years of building only to drive the thing into the ground after one season and all the while have the attitude “whatever the problem is, it’s definitely not MY fault”
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Jul 27, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t wait for Alvarez to take back the reigns.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 27, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has Stocco finally graduated? was it just me or did it seem like should have a couple of PhD’s from Whisky by now?
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the same guy
Just asked the SEC question to D’Antonio. And he sounded like he had a southern accent.
by speedomike on Jul 27, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who was the
preseason POY last year? Wells?
You’d think that writers would get tired of being wrong all the time.. like this idiot for instance:
http://www.illinihq.com/news/football/2009/07/26/big_ten_breakdown
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Liked Asmussen's comment...
Though Paterno is the best,
by PaJoe on Jul 27, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least he's got one thing right
9. Michigan
Odds of winning Big Ten: 100:1
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 27, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a buddy
of mine sat night bet me $100 bucks UM wins the conference…. yes, i am gathering friends for an intervention b/c clearly he’s hitting the pipe way too much.
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you took the bet, though, right?
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And get his signature
notarized and collect up front. Meth addicts are notorious bet welshers.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 27, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As are crackwhores.
Know your pipers, and act accordingly.
This has been a PSA fron PtS.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 28, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh hell yes
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a good thing
No one should be complaining.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 27, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"I blew that one"
Joe’s reference to thinking 14 could be a good QB!!!!!!!!
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 27, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what she said.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 28, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lame JoePa questions
First question to Joe: When are you retiring?
Second to last question: What are you thoughts about Bobby Bowden.
Seriously? C’mon guys.
by smashtheguitar on Jul 27, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kiss of death
As an OSU fan, I don’t agree with the pick of OSU as the front-runner or Pryor as preseason offensive MVP. Personally, I’d rather be the hunter, rather than the hunted. If we’ve learned anything from the Big Ten media, it’s that these awards are often the kiss of death. Penn State is in the driver’s seat, as far as I’m concerned; plus the Buckeyes have a lot more to prove than the Nittany Lions.
by tommotornado on Jul 27, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"I'd rather be the hunter, than the hunted"
This is kind of why we’re not really pissed about being “snubbed” at pre-season media awards.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 27, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barely not really pissed
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 27, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barely in the driver’s seat.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 27, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didn't get to watch it
but did joe say anything of note or did he roll out the standard boilerplate preseason presser cue cards and just change names?
Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..
by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Besides
We should have played Clark in 2007, Jay was right about that. But we had a guy I thought would lose confidence if we played Clark, and I thought that other guy had a just to be a good quarterback, boy, was I wrong about that one.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 28, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From my standpoint, I really would feel bad if he had serious confidence or emoutional issues
and would be beyond devastated by being benched, as I don’t put a lot of confidence in myself. But at this point I’ve gotten to the point where I accept, even if I don’t like it, that there are better people than myself, and that I’m never going to be a superstar in life at anything. I’m doomed to mediocrity. But at some point, the coaches need to realize that it’s going to hurt him more by having him playing and getting booed after every horrible pass, sack, fumble, three and out, etc. So it was always the coaches mistake in this issue not to take him out, when even they knew they had someone better ready to take the helm.
But it’s also history now, although I wish we could have had another year with Clark playing (who knows, maybe 2007 would have been much better than it was, but hindsight is 20/20 and there’s not changing what happened now.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 28, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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