Nitt Links--Enough Pregame Lets Do This Thing
by Ben Jones on Sep 3, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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Print--Just read this boxscore and laugh--
Are you ready? Gameday is less than 24 hours away. Let that one sit and breath. Gameday is less than 24 hours away. We've already had our fill of Ohio State and Alabama Kool aid, now it's time to show the nation what we have to offer. Before we dive into the links for the day I'd like to address the casual fan who is returning to "football season"
Hey, whats up? You've missed, shall we say, a whole lot of things. You've been spending most of the summer I imagine drinking your fancy drinks with umbrella tops. And while I don't blame you, since oranges and strawberries do go well together, I'm going to assume you haven't been checking Fight On State everyday. So let me break it to you slowly.
The Big Ten added another team. Yea, Nebraska is bringing more Corn to the party. Why? In short 12 teams lets the Big Ten have a Championship game. So that brings us to Part 2 of what you missed. The Big Ten split into 2 divisions. You can read more about it below.
Last bit of news? Hell has frozen over, Joe Paterno is starting Robert Bolden, a true freshman. You didn't see him at the Blue White Game? Yea, he wasn't in school here yet. Showed up in the summer for kicks and now he's starting...
If it's making your head hurt I don't blame you.
Rest of you
Friday Nitt Links are going to work a little differently than usual. You'll still get your links but we're going to prep you for the game, schedule, rosters, stats (after week 1), everything you'll need to inform anyone within earshot about the weeks game. Enough pep talks lets get to it.
Youngstown State Info
---Hot Topics---
Alabama to appeal Dareus suspension - SEC Blog - ESPN
Marcell Dareus is out for 2 games...and there was much rejoicing. That being said I'm sure his backup has as much talent as him (if not more) and would be starting in any other school in the country. Zing...shots fired.
Ohio State wins BCS, Terrelle Pryor wins Heisman, more 2010 picks - NCAA Football - SI.com
Check the Flop Team section. 4/7 pick PSU...nothing new though. ESPN isn't a Penn State fan. Frankly I would lock Craig James in a closet if I could, so I guess it's mutual.
Penn State fans pass on tickets for 2011 - LancasterOnline.com News
For 60 years, Frank Fryburg has held season tickets to watch the Nittany Lions play football. Now Frank says...forget that, I'm going to Hooters.
---Best Of The Rest---
Bolden to start: 'Joe survives everything by changing and adapting' - AltoonaMirror.com - Altoona, PA | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - The Altoona Mirror
Joe Paterno is 83 years old, has 394 wins and is about to enter his 45th season as head coach, but never before has he done what he will do Saturday....unspeakable things..click the link...lets just say you don't want to miss halftime.
The Associated Press: Penn St prez welcomes Nebraska crossover game
Our boy Graham does like him some red
That's all we've got for now. Enjoy the weekend, drive safe, and wear your Blue and White with pride. WE ARE!
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I got a bigger laugh out of this box score
by PennStateBasketball on Sep 3, 2010 8:04 AM EDT reply actions
ditto
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
So we ran national sports this morning on the news
and we get back to the desk, and the news anchor goes, “Phil, you’re smiling from ear to ear, something you’d like to share with us?”
“Pitt lost, all is well with the world. That’s all that really matters. But I guess we should go check on weather now…”
by psuwxman on Sep 3, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Awesome.
"Trouble is; I want that fourth carrier!"
by ReadingRambler on Sep 3, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice play!
Where did you get to say all this? (a state or region would be fine since there’s no reason to out yourself, though that cats probably out of the bag now)
"I have my Joe Paterno autograph already, but I don’t know that I’d begrudge anybody else from getting theirs no matter their age. That’s kind of like meeting Winston Churchill." jesse. @ BSD
Wow that Dion Lewis sure is better than Royster...
I mean, 75 yards at 3.0 ypc…thats…stellar. I think the kid is good, but his production last year can partially be attributed to a senior laden offensive line.
Yes
And I’m getting sick of Pitt fans talking about how he had the “same exact” statistics as Heisman winner Mark Ingram last year. Ingram had 141 more yds than Ingram on the season….on 54 more carries. And that’s not counting the whole Big East defense thing.
"He's a beast. But so am I. So let the beasting begin."
Ingram outrushed HIMSELF?
Is that even possible?
Yeah, the whole Dion Lewis thing is a bunch of garbage. Clay plays better defenses and gets tougher carries.
Riddle me this: If Dion Lewis was so great, how come Pitt lost to Cincy with a three possession lead in the second half last season?
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but if you take away the last 24 carries he averaged 18 ypc
Further evidence that Big East teams play run defense about as well as the Nintendo XII, look for Wolverine fans to be thumping their chests on Sunday.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 3, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Still, this game was full of fUSC defensive fail
I hope to see more of that this season. LOTS more of that. And I want them to lose to Virginia at home next week.
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 8:07 AM EDT reply actions
And if you lock CraigJames away.....
make sure you give him a lot of cash and cars so that the closet gets the Death Penalty.
So Fryburg's goin' to Hooters.....
Well, OldManEuler switched to Quaker Steak and Lube….What?
Is Kildare's open yet?
bring back Pennsylvania Pizza…haha
"a Pride of Lions that is Penn State football. All of us - players, coaches, students, alumni & fans - are in the Pride. And once in, you never get out." - Jay Paterno
Hey guys, guess what?
The Dareus suspension is all to level the playing field for Penn State! But Bama’s still SO MUCH BETTER!
(Really, that’s what their comments say)
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Are you and Fugi brothers or something?
"Trouble is; I want that fourth carrier!"
by ReadingRambler on Sep 3, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Are we?
I guess I could not definitively say no.
Anyway, Gophers on their way to 4-0 OOC.
The Dareus suspension is garbage.
But only because it’s just two games. Dez Bryant got suspended entire season for having lunch with Deion Sanders. A ham sandwich 1 season, 1700 dollars worth of gifts 2 games. Way to be consistent NCAA.
And..
Bryant got suspended because he lied about having lunch with Sanders. The lunch itself was fine.
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy. . .
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 3, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
That's also garbage
So what he said no we didn’t have lunch, it was a freaking lunch. In fact the NCAA basically admitted that he didn’t do anything wrong other than say they didn’t have lunch. They had lunch this kid went to a party and got 1700 dollars in gifts. I fail to see how lying is worse.
I agree with you. I thought...
the Bryant suspension was BS.
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy. . .
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 3, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
the shamockery of the NCAA's attempt to smack down Deion
A cautionary tale for any other Student/Athlete looking to Deion for guidance.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 3, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It bothers me that schools are fighting the NCAA on suspensions
In addition to Alabama, UNC wants the NCAA to grant them rolling suspensions so they don’t have to play any games while missing 25% of their players. They need to tell the kids they screwed up and eat whatever the NCAA is serving. This isn’t the NFL. Next thing you know there will be an NCAA player’s union.
If it were Penn State
The NCAA would say, “Joe, he has to sit for two games.”
To which Joe would say, “Okay, but he’s going to sit for a year.”
by BSD on Sep 3, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
How do rec?
I’m technologically moronic, so I’ll just give my approval. If I did know how to rec, I would do it right now.
I'm very reluctant to refer to Paterno's "Grand Experiment" as a failure since it has be very successful for Penn State
However, the failure of the NCAA member institutions to follow Paterno’s example is incredibly disappointing. Obviously you’re not going to succeed with everyone, everywhere and there have been some notorious flame-outs at PSU but the Nick Saban’s, Butch Davis’ and Pete Carroll’s don’t bother to try.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 3, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
If they don't see the point, then they don't see the point.
And that’s a shame, but it’s also entirely in their hands.
This is so the truth.
And you know what? Penn State would have somewhat proven depth behind Dareus, in this situation.
Alabama’s got blue-chippers who haven’t seen playing time yet.
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
USC Box Score and Epic Moments in Doucheabaggery...
I’ll admit now that I didn’t see the game so I don’t know the circumstances… but did anyone notice in the boxscore that USC went for 2 pt conversions rather than extra point kicks for their first few TDs? Maybe theres an explanation, but I’d much rather believe that Lane Kiffin’s doucheabag ways simply know no limits…
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Sep 3, 2010 9:48 AM EDT reply actions
Not sure how I feel about that...
I do it in video game football all time, but that is video game football. I don’t know if it is a doucheabag move as much as stupid move (potentially). That does not diminish the fact that Kiffin is a big D-bag.
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy. . .
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 3, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
This is going to sound weird
But Boise does this sometimes, and I often wonder why more teams don’t.
Early in the game
It’s just stupid coaching. He’s trying to make some kind of point, but it’s a dumb one. If he were attempting 2 pt PATs when he was up by three TD in the 3rd quarter, that would be a D-bag move.
If he went for two on the first one and
came away empty – I could see a coach trying to make up that point the next time around.
Who knows – in this case I’ll just assume Kiffin is dipping into his douchebag early and often.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
They attempted at least 5 2 point conversions last night
http://unemployedsportsreporters.wordpress.com
They converted MAYBE two of them.
Puh-the-tic.
Hawaii outgained those twerps.
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I smell the creation of the Graham Spanier Trophy for the PSU-NEB game.
and it smells like bureaucracy!
Bloggin' at joepasdoghouse.com
by Cairo on Sep 3, 2010 9:59 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What does bureaucracy smell like?
Lyndon Baines Johnson?
And what does LBJ smell like? Nuts?
"Trouble is; I want that fourth carrier!"
by ReadingRambler on Sep 3, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
As long as the trophy
is a recreation of Spanier wearing his one-man-band rig I think I would be ok with it. Oh – and add a funny hat.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
The Paterno-Osborne Trophy?
A pedestal with both coaches standing on it; Joe’s larger and has three four national titles around him.
Osbourn’s empty handed.
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"USC prolific in Kiffin's debut"
headline on espn.com this morning
I guess they were talking about the offense?
An open letter to the national press...
“All right people, we got 1 day ‘till game time, let’s all gather ‘round. I’m not much for giving inspirational addresses, but I’d just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last suck. The local press seems to think that we’d save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I’m for wasting sportswriters’ time. So I figured we ought to hang around for a while and see if we can give ’em all a nice big shitburger to eat!”
RIP btw to James Gammon….
by mbailey71 on Sep 3, 2010 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
just cause Craig James gets put in a closet…
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Joe Paterno
The plausible explanation for Penn State being a "flop" team in that SI link
is because the Nittany Lions play 3 BCS teams.
Well, how good was Louisville in 2007? How good were the 07 Wolverines? Or the 04 Buckeyes? Heck, let’s toss in that 09 fUSC team too.
What do these guys have in common?
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
September 1st, 2010. A day that shall live in infamy.
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 3, 2010 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
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