A truce, perhaps.
Pardoning QB14. Okay, we've had our fun with Anthony Morelli. He didn't take Penn State to any major bowl games. He may have driven you crazy on Saturday afternoons. But the facts are that he was able live his dream by playing football at a great institution, won two bowl games, married a pretty girl, and unlike many of his teammates at the time, didn't get arrested during his time in Happy Valley.
Maybe it's time to just be happy for the guy and wish him well while he waits for a phone call that may never actually come?
At 24, Morelli isn't closing the door on continuing his playing career. "Absolutely, that's my No. 1 goal, just to stay in football as much as possible," Morelli said. "Coaching is the way to go unless someone calls me up. "Right now, I'm just focused on these guys up there at the high school. I'm just getting into it and I love it. If those [playing] opportunities come up, that would be outstanding, but as of right now, I'm just focused on these guys."
"These guys" center on a tight four-way battle for the starting quarterback job. "He's doing an outstanding job with them," Sacco said.
"He's got a wealth of knowledge, with Penn State and the NFL. He's been through everything from when he was in high school to when he was in Arizona's camp. All through camp he learned a ton off Kurt Warner out there." Morelli is working outside of football now and is looking to get a job in his field. His major was recreation, parks and tourism management. But he still is hopeful to continue chasing his NFL dream.
Love Penn State football but don't get the Big Ten Network? Sucks for you. According to the Morning Call (which cites FightOnState.com), as many as five Penn State games won't escape the clutches of the BTN:
To date, Penn State's first three games are slated for Big Ten Network broadcast. Fightonstate.com is saying the Lions' fifth game, at Illinois, and still another Penn State game also could find their way onto BTN. (Click here) for the fightonstate.com story.) Penn State reports that at least three cable companies in eastern Pennsylvania -- including Blue Ridge, which is my cable supplier -- have not reached agreement to carry the Big Ten Network.
The other two are Service Electric Cablevision in the Hazleton-Birdsboro-Sunbury region and Service Electric in Wilkes-Barre and Mahanoy City. According to fightonstate.com, which talked to the Big Ten Network president, Armstrong cable and Atlantic Broadband. both in western Pennsylvania, also are not carrying the network.
There is hope for some Pennsylvania residents. The Illinois game is the real sticking point here, of course. It's no surprise that The Mouse wants to stay away from Penn State's opening three bloodbaths. Hey, schedule a good opponent and maybe someone will want to broadcast it!
Jinxie Says "Don't Worry". David Jones has an article trying to comfort Penn State fans who are already convinced that the non-conference schedule has already eliminated the Lions from the BCS Championship Game. In a sense, he's right.
If PSU finishes 12-0 alone or with one other team, it's going to be awfully difficult to exclude them from the championship game. If there are three undefeated teams, prepare for the screwing. My theory on this, barring a monumental Big Ten resurrection this year, is that an undefeated season will be treated as an undefeated season just like any other year, but one loss almost certainly moves a Big Ten team to the back of the one-loss pecking order among the BCS teams. One loss might as well be two losses for either Penn State, Ohio State, or whichever other Big Ten can reach that level in 2009.
Yes, It's August, And We Have PSU Basketball Items. Two Collegian articles on the hoops team. First, the veterans are trying to get used to seeing so many new faces in the locker room. More interestingly, Talor Battle is trying to deal with being The Man:
Last year, Penn State point guard Talor Battle didn't hesitate to go to his older teammates for advice. This summer he is the one being sought out for questions. "All the guys are coming to me with questions, it's different but I'm getting used to it," Battle said of his incoming rookie teammates. "It's a respect level now that guys really trust that I know what's going on. They ask me questions and I answer to the best of my abilities."
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While the experience with his teammates is new, Battle is no stranger to having others look up to him. Of his eight siblings, six are younger than he is. The point guard's family recently moved to Boalsburg, and since returning from Serbia -- where he played in the World University Games -- Battle has been able to spend more time with his brothers and sisters.
In Scores Of Other Games: Kevin HD lends a hand to a PSU preview over atWe Will Always Have Tempe. Pat Devlin still exists. Larry Johnson Jr. is feigning contentment in K.C. Current running back recruit Marcus Lattimore is ranked the #1 recruit by the Sporting News and is #10 in ESPN's 150. Penn State reserve lineman Andrew Radakovich, who really didn't have any business on the roster anyway, has transferred to Youngstown State.