Penn State vs. Temple Previews - Please Make This Be Over
by BSD on Sep 18, 2009 9:43 AM EDT
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This is the final game before Penn State starts their conference schedule. It's been like sleepwalking through NFL preseason exhibition schedule. Nobody cares, but every success is downplayed and every deficiency is blown up into a major problem. Let's see what your BSD staff is looking for this week.
RUTS Says...
Will Penn State wake up and finally hang half-a-hundred on an overmatched opponent? Probably not. The main intrigue will center around whether the offensive coaches can settle on its starting guards and the overall production of the running game. Maybe Collin Wagner will get a few field goal opportunities. Look, I don't care, okay? It's Temple. I'm done with the pastries, bring on Iowa already.
Prediction: Penn State 37, TempLOL 10
KevinHD Says...
Last year was intriguing because (1) Al Golden was on the up & up, had Penn State ties, and who knows maybe a chance at the PPJ (Post-Paterno Job), (2) quarterback Adam DiMichele had skillz, (3) Temple had a chance to win the MAC. None of that applies this year. The Villanova loss is extremely depressing, and breaking in a quarterback against Penn State's front can't be a good thing. Joe probably calls the dogs off early as this is the last chance to get Newsome some work, I think this one plays out like the other two laughers.
Prediction: Penn State 31, Temple 7
BSD Mike Says...
Yawn. I'm more excited about watching the Michigan State-Notre Dame game than I am to watch this one.
I think we all know what we're looking for in this game. Evan Royster needs a big rushing game. I'm talking 150 yards big rushing game. And Stephfon Green needs to add on at least another 50. And they need to look sharp with no turnovers. Anything less and we'll be facing another week of doubts and endless questions about the offensive line. I think this is the week Royster breaks 100 yards.
I'm looking for the defense to continue their domination. Temple turned the ball over five times against Villanova. This week I look for the defense to be particularly nasty and take the ball away at least four times. Penn State has this one put away early in the second quarter.
Prediction: Penn State 45, Temple 3
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My one wish:
That the team doesn’t share RUT’s sentiments.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's easy for me.
I don’t have to run away from 300 pound linemen tomorrow. I just have to eat birthday cake and furiously check my phone for score updates while at my niece’s birthday party.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm... kid's birthday party or Temple game?
Are there going to be pony rides?
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the game or the party?
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the game
Brandon Ware will be trotting up and down the sideline with Devon Smith and Mike Wallace on his back.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll have this thing.
Which is like a pony, but takes bigger dumps.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two food bowls and three water bowls?
Jesus H. Zug. Do you guys follow it around with a tuba for walking music? Is there shovel involved for cleaning up the backyard?
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
It’s “Graham H. Zug”.
“Jesus H. Zug” doesn’t make sense.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You say it your way, I'll say it mine
And we’ll see who stands before St. Zug at the pearly gates. I will be seated at the right hand of the Zug.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your arrogance will be your downfall
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably, but, like Zug, I'm a risk taker.
I like to think of it as my life’s version as a quick slant across the middle.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your overconfidence is your weakness
"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 Sep 18, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your paranoia is your weakness
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, come on, who's more overconfident?
Me or the guy who’s convinced he’s already been accepted as the right-hand man of Zug?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're just happy that he's a gentle soul
And my brother reports that the dog is down to a svelte 120 lbs. these days. (My two dustmop-dogs weigh 20 each.)
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my dog weighs in at a trim 6 pounds
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Sep 18, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My cat
Could take your dog. 9lbs and athletic.
"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 Sep 18, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your cat?
{shaking head and looking down} Oh no.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh
Is my man-card allegedly in danger again?
"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 Sep 18, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me help you with this...
is my alleged man-card in danger again?
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Sep 18, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ONLY reason a man should have a cat
Is to use it to kill other things like mice and rabbits.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
by psu on Sep 18, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And wookies
"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 Sep 18, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh noes!
Icers guy wading in for a beat. Come and get some!
"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 Sep 18, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My neighbors cat
is really a dog, masquerading as a cat. The thing literally FOLLOWS them as they walk their kids down the street to school.
by PSUWifey on Sep 18, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My cat plays fetch
I’m totally not joking
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 19, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mine too
well.. one of mine..I have two… okay three.. fine four alright, you caught me, five, five okay, I’ll give up all my man cards! I don’t care! I <3 kitties. and I had six, but he died recently..
by PSUisMyHeart on Sep 19, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to hear about #6
I have three cats, who I’m missing now that I’m away at PSU :-(
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 19, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
and yeah, I miss mine too, can’t wait for thanksgiving break
by PSUisMyHeart on Sep 19, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah....he is a F'n monster...his head weighs about 20 lbs...half lab and half mastiff...BIG
No pony rides but lots of Booze/Beer/Food and PSU alumni…good times
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, GUIDO
by SweepTheLeg on Sep 18, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome...
….I have a pure breed mastiff….a slim 170 lbs (and its a female). She is down from 194 over the winter!
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Sep 18, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That dog is living large
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
by psu on Sep 18, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Large as possible
His posse’s unstoppable.
"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 Sep 18, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never use "furiously"
I’ve been the butt of that joke before.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's easy for me."
Ugh, option 2 might be worse! At least you have a chance to escape from the lineman if you run fact enough!
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
by showtime on Sep 18, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Royster's apparently sick.
According to Flyersman’s fanpost.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Penn State – 21
Iowa – 20
Wait, that’s not…oh, whatever.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TempLOL
I LOLed at that. Nice play, awkwardly sounding RUTS.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, at least my voice didn't crack.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This better be over by...
the 2nd Quarter. I’m much more intrigued by the Cal-Min game. Would be a nice looking win the conference.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 18, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
typing/grammar fail...
win for the conference.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 18, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not actually, like, expecting Minny to win, are you?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mich St./ND
Who are we rooting for? The combo of hating ND and wanting MSU to be as good (READ: best record) as possible leads to root for MSU. Then again, I don’t really care.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MSU
Absolutely no-brainer in that one.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Sep 18, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But whoever loses
The Saturday night blog meltdowns will be glorious.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Sep 18, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is the main ND blog?
I’d love to read some of their BS from last week, and hopefully some nice Sunday afternoon reading material.
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a ton of ND blogs
If you want to experience the lunatic wacky fringe of the Irish, you have to go to NDNation.com
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Sep 18, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"lunatic wacky fringe"?
Shouldn’t that be a link to the PIRA?
Hahahaha. Get it? Get it? Hahaha
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MAKE PLAYS.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 18, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AGAIN
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Sep 18, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to see a coach smacking himself
And I really want it to be Weis, GO MSU!
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
by psu on Sep 18, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Who would ever root for ND?
by NittanyCougar on Sep 18, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Never
Just checking to see if there was a sane reason for it. Then I realized I was insane for considering it.
Actually, I was thinking about it because I was having a debate with the future misses yesterday over which team UM should root for. That is a harder question. My answer was MSU (for the Big Ten, for MSU to have a better record, etc.).
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your future misses
Sound hot.
(also thanks for this oppty: I just couldn’t be the one to say RUTS’ niece sounds hot—especially after he posted pics)
"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 Sep 18, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good to know you were thinking it though...?
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Sep 18, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The future mistress sounds hot!
Especially if shes readily debating football like that*.
*though i might be concerned about her taking the um perspective in anything.
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Sep 18, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d probably root for the communists to beat ND.
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Sep 18, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably? I definitely would.
This isn’t 1960, Joe McCarthy.
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 18, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The communists beat ND last week
(See what I just did there?)
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 19, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My goodness...
we waited almost 8 months for Penn State football and I read this preview? Come on fellas!! Its going to be 70 degrees sunny and no humidity! I’m all fired up the hell with it being 3 noon games in a row! Three cupcakes in a row! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…So everyone get those tailgates set up by 8am, pop the champagne and OJ, Bloody Mary’s, and get those flip cup tables warmed up!!
"That's why you don't play! 'Cuz you're no good!" -Joe Paterno
by pmm156 on Sep 18, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FTW!
That’s the spirit!
P.S. Temple will not score a touchdown this weekend.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things." -Joe Paterno
by TheGunslinger on Sep 18, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeedy
Way to bring it.
(don’t you worry, it has already been brought-en!)
"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 Sep 18, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depressing
I had the option of attending this game. I’ve been to the last two. I just couldn’t do it. I LOVE going up there but 3 weekends in a row of blowouts against crap opponents when the crowd can’t even get into the damn game are just depressing. Plus then I miss good games on TV like Mich/ND while I’m tailgating and driving home…
I wish like hell this would have been a 3:30 game so at least you can get a solid tailgating experience in before you go in and watch the snoozer.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Sep 18, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That bothers me too
there’s been three weeks of buzz-worthy games in college football and Penn State isn’t in any of them.
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yet somehow we've climbed up to no. 5 in both polls.
Don’t get too wrapped up in it, but don’t question it, either.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know how many times I've had to post this...
2009 Texas OOC schedule:
Louisiana-Monroe
@ Wyoming
Texas-El Paso
Central Florida
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Florida's:
Charleston Southern
Troy
Florida International
Florida State
I could easily see FSU and Syracuse finishing the season with comparable records, yet somehow Florida completely gets a pass on this.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUT UF PLAYS SUCH A HARD CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THEY COULD PLAY STATE HIGH 4 TIMES IN NON CON AND IT WOULD BE OK BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PLAY AN OMG SSSSEEEEEEEECCCCCCCC SCHEDULE. DO YOU NOT LISTEN TO MARK MAY?
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 18, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don't listen to Mark May.
Next question?
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUT BUT BUT
CENTRAL FLORIDA WAS GOOD 3 YEARS AGO! THAT MEANS IT’S OK!
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But remember....
We play in Mark May’s “worst conference EVAR” and Florida gets the OMG SEC and Texas gets the Gi-Normous 12..
by MGPardoePSU on Sep 18, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nintendo 12
Get it right, pal.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Sep 18, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey at least Texas has to go to Wyoming.
That sounds like an adventure in itself. Thanks for posting these schedules, I’ve used this as ammo in a couple real life debates, it’s nice to have the exact name of all the cupcakes for those two teams, who both happen to be sitting in front of PSU in the polls right now.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
by showtime on Sep 18, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just because
other teams are doing it doesn’t mean we should too. How about our 1999 OOC?
Arizona
Akron
Pitt
Miami
Instead we have these games buried at noon on the Big10 Network, which I don’t even have this year.
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Will you still be crying about this when we're playing Alabama next year?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait
for the match up with Bama and I think we’ll finally get some credit for it but tWWL will nail us on Youngstown St…..We all know that’s what we’ll here.
by MGPardoePSU on Sep 18, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have
Alabama and a whole lot of nothing else the next two years. There needs to be more quality on the schedule. I guess it’s nice we’re resuming a series with Alabama after what, 30 years?
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Look! A dead horse! Let's feed it!"
We have enough quality on next year’s schedules.
This is the best formula you will have:
Temple
2 cupcakes
1 “marquee” game.
Look at everyone else’s schedules. They follow the same formula. Stop complaining and face the facts.
By the way, you also need to face that a) Pitt sucks, and b) if we were to play Pitt, such a series would remove an actual quality team.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You call
Eastern Illinois and Akron “quality”?
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AAARGH
We will never get rid of the cupcakes. You just need one or two good teams.
We’ve been over this so many damn times it makes my head spin.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can we just agree
that the games are pretty damn boring to watch.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
by psu on Sep 18, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Regardless of the level of teams we play I look forward to the next game when the previous one ends.
by noodlebucket on Sep 18, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2009 Florida schedule:
Charleston Southern
Troy
Florida State
Florida International Airport
2009 Alabama schedule:
Virginia Tech
Florida International Airport
North Texas
Tennessee-Chattanooga
2009 Oklahoma schedule:
BYU
Idaho State (Yes, the lesser of the Idahos)
Tulsa
at Miami
2009 Ohio State schedule:
Navy
USC
Toledo
New Mexico State
We’ll stop playing cupcakes when EVERYONE ELSE STOPS PLAYING CUPCAKES.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm no
Pitt would take the place of Alabama/Rutgers/Virginia/Syracuse on the schedule. Not Youngstown St or Kent St. Unless Pitt agrees to do a home/home game or 3 homes/1 away deal similar to Temple, which would never happen.
by catesinator on Sep 18, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
1999 Schedule
Arizona (6-6) W 41 7
Akron (7-4) W 70 24
Pittsburgh (5-6) W 20 17
Miami (Florida) (9-4) W 27 23
Not really all that great in heindsight.
"far less knowledgeable than the average poster here"
by jesse. on Sep 18, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still a damn sight better
than what we’re getting. And Arizona if I recall was ranked in the top 10 at gametime. At least there’s buzz for the game.
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This year
It’s a damn sight better than we’re getting this year. There was a buzz for the Arizona game, no doubt about it, but they sucked. We just didn’t know it.
Try to pretend Temple is good, and remember we play Iowa next week.
"far less knowledgeable than the average poster here"
by jesse. on Sep 18, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we just get the Waaaambulance here and end this?
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 Sep 18, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will this work?
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Sep 18, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mark may
he trashed us again last night…talking about our schedule….“come on Joepa, play somebody” like joe would rather play temple than a big name. he actually makes lou holtz somewhat likeable because at least his blatant homerism doesn’t bust on us
by farrellpsu on Sep 18, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is me when I hear schedule talk.
Get over it. Criticize all those other kids who want to play stupid sports like Tennis and Cross Country and Field Hockey. They are the reason we need the home games for the $.
/sarcasm
Do not say PSU is “ducking” or afraid of competition. That is not it. It is all about money and as we all know our football team funds 99.7% of the athletic budget. We will see a premier game every couple years and that is it, I don’t like it either, but I don’t want to be the one to tell other sports that we have to get rid of them so our football fans can see us play USC, OU, UF, UT every year in the non-con.
I don’t mean this to the people here, but the talking heads who seem to think that PSU is scared of tough scheduling. Wrong. We may be money whores, but not cowards my friend.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 18, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, yeah, we're money whores
But so is everybody else.
Our problem this year is that our “marquee” team sucks. I thought this might be a good lesson for us, but now I remember we’re playing Virginia in a few years.
Anyway, the formula’s fine. Everyone else does it. We just need a few tweaks here and there.
This is not NCAA ’10 where your OOC schedule is Oklahoma, Florida, Pitt, and USC.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
USC was on our OOC schedule last year...
Hopefully they will be again this year, or maybe Florida or UT
by PSUJunny05 on Sep 18, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schedule Mayhem
I still contend by the end of the season our SOS will look better than what it did going into the season because I believe Akron, Syracuse and potentially Temple will all contend for bowl games. Michigan will either be undefeated or have 1 loss when we play them and OSU will have only 1 loss when we play them.
by catesinator on Sep 18, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not that hard
to find teams that have a much better OOC than us, even teams with big stadiums. Ohio St. managed to play USC and Navy, a far sight better than what we’re doing. Georgia plays OkSt. & GaTech. And I don’t care if other teams are doing it, I want better.
The problem I have with the whole football-is-funding-everthing-else line of thought is that we went from 6 games & 93K seats to 7 games and 110K seats, which if my math is right is a 38% increase in headcount. Yet there were plenty of athletics available for students with a 6-game schedule. What are we doing with that extra 38%, funding varsity hockey? Is it the position of the of the athletic dept. that we need 8 home games to fund the athletic budget? If so then it’s time to throw the money changers out of the temple.
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Varsity Hockey
Actually, in the near future we will have an NCAA D1 varsity hockey team playing in its own brand new arena. I have seen the plans for the building and it is suh-weet. Now mind you there are still obstacles to tackle, but the wheels are in motion for sure.
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by Roland86 on Sep 18, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your optimism
let’s keep you around for a bit. :)
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by IcersGuy on Sep 18, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
My buddy interned with OPP this past summer, and I asked him about rumors I have heard that they are designing a new hockey arena that could be used for a D1 level program. He said yeah and he showed me copies of the plans. NEAT
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by Roland86 on Sep 18, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where are they going to fit a hockey arena?
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 18, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please do telll!!!
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by bconway6 on Sep 19, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really want to know when Navy became a marquee game.
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 Sep 18, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When they beat ND
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Sep 18, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Revenue
Yeah, our revenue has increased…. and so has everyone else’s. I mean pointing to the “going form 6 to 7 games” thing is pointless since every major BCS team has done that. Expanding the stadium is nice, but a lot of teams are doing that as well. When the AD revenue numbers wee published a few months ago, PSU was 4th in the Big Ten behind tOSU, UM and Wisconsin. And we were far behind tOSU. So, it’s not just a matter of keeping pace even — surely, we’d like to close the gap.
Also, in case anyone wonder, NLC dues are actually quite cheap compared to other major programs. I suppose one option that could help to “solve” things would be to massively increase NLC dues (maybe having it be $750 a year to be eligible for 2 seats an $1200 to be eligible for 4 seats and have an extra premium fee if you have seats between the 40’s) and in return the AD would schedule 2 BCS opponents a year. I wonder if people would be willing to make that tradeoff if it were a real option.
by Laaaaazzz on Sep 18, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep the scheduling tangent going, y'all!
Seems to me they should be able to schedule two BCS OOC teams every year if they’re smart and rotate them so they play one at home and one on the road. And they should make one of those teams Pitt. So on years we play Pitt at home, we travel to some other power like Miami, Nebraska, Notre Dame, or Alabama.
That’s if the “seven home game mandate” is true and it’s not a bunch of BS and they really want 7.5 home games per year.
Mike
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by BSD on Sep 18, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But JoePa’s afraid to schedule Pitt!
/EveryPittFanI’vetalkedto’d
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by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 18, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you said power...
…then you included Notre Dame.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Sep 18, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares about Pitt?
They suck.
I’m sure we can a better deal with WVU, Maryland, Cuse, or BC.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 18, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Upgrade schedule?
I don’t really understand the point of talking about upgrading the schedule and then talking about scheduling Pitt. I thought the point was to get 2 good teams on the schedule every year?
I mean, we’re playing Syracuse this year and everyone is bitching about them. Why would playing Pitt be any different?
by Laaaaazzz on Sep 18, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question.
We used to play in the kickoff classic all the time. I thought they were done away with, but I guess they are coming back(the chic fil a game that Bama was in the past 2 years, the BYU/OU game).
These neutral site, high profile matchups used to be awesome, and I hope we can get back into them. Its not a home game, but the revenue is still nicer than an away game I would imagine.
Since everyone else is spouting their dream OOCs, mine would be as follows:
1) We will play a high profile game. Either Home/Away or a kick off classic type game. Teams like Bama, USC, UT, OU, VaTech, UGA,etc etc etc you get the point.
2)A regional BCS team(good or bad depending on what year). Teams like RU, UVA, Maryland, Cuse, Uconn, Cincy, BC, Pitt, WVU, etc.
3)A team from far away. Think about the Oregon State game last year. I love seeing teams that we never play and rarely/never would see in a bowl game. Teams like TCU, Arizona St, Kansas St, UNC, Washington, Ga Tech, Arkansas, New Mexico, USF, etc
4)A bunch of my buddies and I get hammered drunk at a tailgate then Tim Curley pays us each $10,000 to put on pads and line up against PSU at the Beav. (think 1-AA, but WAY more comical value.)
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 18, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the Oregon St. game
was interesting, I was surprised how many of their fans made the trip.
Right now the goPSUSports website shows two “TBA” slots in each the 2011 & ‘12 schedule. I’ll be real curious to see what those turn out to be.
by Joe 96alum on Sep 18, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably...
Notre Dame or a D-1AA equivalent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Sep 18, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 2011 spot will certainly just be a cupcake since Bama is already on the home schedule.
The 2012 open spot really needs to be a home game against a decent opponent — our home slate is atrocious that year.
by Laaaaazzz on Sep 18, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
STINKY.
Yikes. I didn’t know how bad it actually was.
2012
Sept. 1 TBA
Sept. 8 at Virginia
Sept. 15 TEMPLE
Sept. 22 TBA
Sept. 29 ILLINOIS
Oct. 6 at Ohio State
Oct. 13 at Iowa
Oct. 20 NORTHWESTERN
Oct. 27 at Purdue
Nov. 3 OPEN
Nov. 10 at Wisconsin
Nov. 17 MINNESOTA
Nov. 24 MICHIGAN STATE
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
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by Run Up The Score on Sep 19, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They had better find someone decent for that 9/22 slot
I’ve got a bad feeling about Virginia. I mean, William and Mary is a real powerhouse.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 19, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UConn could be allright if Edsall stays, or maybe Cincy
At least it’d be something.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 19, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
That schedule could be worse than this year if they don’t get another halfway decent BCS conference team in there somewhere.
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 19, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UVA
will likely have a new coach by that point. If not by season’s end (at this rate), they’ve already refused to extend Groh’s contract past 2011. So they might have a couple years under a new coach to “turn the program around”. Which at this point really won’t take much…
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by IcersGuy on Sep 19, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, let's be honest
We know they’re going to schedule a FCS opponent in here. So let’s find a list of our favorites, and then send it to Curley to see if he can get them penciled in.
At this point, I’m all about the team “nickname” and staying away from the Colonial League – those teams actually play-to-win against their FBS opponents, and that’s a bunch of crap!
How about the Presbyterian Blue Hose? Or the South Dakota State Jackrabbits? Or the Elon Pheonix? Nothing strikes fear in the opponents like classic mythology! Either that, or someone from the SWAC – like Grambling State, or Southern, or Jackson State. And tell them to bring their band! If I’m not back in PA by that point, I’ll make a special trip back just to see that!
Folks, I’m trying here. I figure if we know it’s going to be a crappy team, let’s at least find a crappy team that we can enjoy watching. Or laugh at their silly mascot. I’m not picky.
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by IcersGuy on Sep 19, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see Texas Tech, or a Big 12 team come here, hell maybe even Texas
TT is rebuilding, and they’ll continue to get OMG BIG 12!!! hype, but they’ll crumble when they can’t defend against our D-line and LBs, and with the young secondary looking better than expected, by that point, we might be able to defend against a team that passes every single time, and isn’t used to pressure on the QB.
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 19, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And how sick...
…is 11/19/11 at Minnesota, outdoors?
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 19, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking forward to it already!
Then again, im in MN anyway so….
Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD
by bconway6 on Sep 19, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I don't know who else is watching it, but this Boise-Fresno game has been crazy.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 19, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What about keeping the revenue in state....
Play some if those great, available Pennsylvania teams, such as the Intercourse Pullouts, the Blue Ball Nuzzlers, and the Bird In Hand Smilers.
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