Nitt Picks Is Poised
by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 10:51 AM EDT
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PrintAlabama coach Nick Saban is impressed by Penn State freshman quarterback Robert Bolden, and had some positive words for the frosh yesterday.
"He played really well," Saban said. "You would never know he was a freshman, that's for sure. He has a very good arm and is very accurate. He had a lot of poise.
"They didn't have any game-management issues, fumbled snaps, delay of games. The guy hard-counts like a veteran and draws the other team offside.
"He didn't make any bad decisions, stood in the pocket, took a couple of licks and completed balls. It is hard to believe that the guy is a freshman."
Looks like the word "poise" is the new buzz word in college football, as it's being used to describe seemingly everyone these days.
As Stefen Wisniewski points out in the article, Alabama is an entirely different animal from Beaver Stadium. If Robo (That's right, I'm on that bandwagon) can keep himself composed when things get hairy against the Tide, then we'll know we've got a special guy on our hands, but let's no carried away over the Youngstown State game.
I keep thinking back to Daryll Clark's performance in the Rose Bowl. He didn't look very good, neither did the team, but while the Trojans were dancing on the sideline, Clark was leading Penn State down the field and nearly pulled the Lions to within seven in the final minutes. He kept playing. Kept fighting. Kept trying.
Don't look at Bolden's stat line. Look at how he carries himself, win or lose, and you'll know if he's just another young quarterback, or the future leader we all hope he is.
Alabama=Iowa?
Penn State cornerback D'Anton Lynn has seen something familiar in preparing for Alabama.
"They're similar to Iowa," the Penn State cornerback said. "They really don't do anything fancy. They don't have a fancy offense. They keep it pretty basic. They just pound the ball, really good play-action pass. They just don't make mistakes."
So...is that good news or bad news for the Penn State defense?
On one hand, the Lions never seem to come unglued defensively against Iowa. They almost always keep the Hawkeyes in the 20s and always keep the team in the game. On the other, with no real identity on offense, a score in the 20s could be plenty for the Tide to win. I guess we'll see.
Underdog Role
ESPN's Adam Rittenberg says Penn State players are embracing the underdog role this week.
After Joe Paterno used the word "outmanned" to describe State's situation on Tuesday, Ollie Ogbu brought the pith
They play a lot of multiple sets of tight ends and linemen, so technically we're going to be outmanned."
O that Ogbu, what a card. Good to see the players are keeping a sense of humor about it all, but Stefen Wisniewski is seeing a lot of focus, too.
Wisniewski called the Alabama matchup the biggest game he's been a part of at Penn State. And he's started in the Rose Bowl.
According to Wisniewski, Penn State's intensity level in practice "has picked up noticeably" this week.
Here's hoping that intensity includes the guys on the offensive line. That group has to step up this week, especially the guys at left guard.
JayPa and the Bear
Jay Paterno pens a fine column for State College.com today recalling a letter he once received from Paul Bear Bryant.
Dear Jay,
Unfortunately when I was in school I did not do much reading in the Library. This may be the reason I have such a difficult time now in more ways than one.
I do highly recommend that students go to the Library and fully cooperate with the Librarians. Wish I had not just sat there looking at a book and thinking about football.
Give my best to your father. Hope he is having a very pleasant spring.
Sincerely,
Paul W. Bryant
Jay also said in the article that Bryant always wanted to come watch a Penn State practice and football game once he retired. Shame we never got the chance to host the Bear for a weekend.
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If Robo (That’s right, I’m on that bandwagon) can keep himself composed when things get hairy against the Tide, then we’ll know we’ve got a special guy on our hands….
I think even if he doesn’t have a great game, we’re pretty sure we’ve got a special guy on our hands. Alabama is freakin’ Alabama, and he IS a true freshman. He’s got a lot to learn, and I have faith he’s going to something special regardless of what we see in this game.
Yeah I'm not going to look at the stats
I’ll be watching how he carries himself…actually I should probably add something about that.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Ack with the nickname
When did we decide we have to go all Chris Berman and give everyone a nickname? Why can’t he just be Bolden?
by BSD on Sep 9, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes it just flows I guess
If I had it my way, I might start calling him “Robo the machine”
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Robert "Bold Fashioned Love Song" Making a Three Dog Night out of the DBs!!!!
rumblin’ stumblin’ bumblin’ my schtick was last funny in 1994 to the 32 yard line!!!
Bloggin' at joepasdoghouse.com
by Cairo on Sep 9, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
How about Robert "Axis" Bolden "Love"
I always like a little Jimi reference.
When in doubt, punt!
- John Heisman
by carolinaeasy on Sep 9, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BB
During the game Saturday the announcers referred to him once as Bob. So we could call him BB for the laser hard passes he tosses.
You know what I hate
Is these SBN tags. I HAVE to call him Robert on first reference when I’m almost certain no one calls him that.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
But Mike, his name is not Larry.
Geez as BSD patriarch I would have thought you would know that.
by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 9, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
It's your fault Mike
you came up with Project Mayhem, now we’re all trying to ratchet it up to your level
John has a long moustache
Attention: everyone who is lazy enough to call Rob Bolden RoBo.
Your “bandwagon” has been joined by Disney Boy here. Just want to point that out.
Young Bolden?
Are you Brent Musberger in disguise?
by Artiefufkin10 on Sep 9, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think we'll hear that a couple times this weekend?? How about these....
Did you know Bolden is the first freshman to start the opener for Joe in 45 years?
Did you know Royster played lacross?
Did you know Wiz’s dad and uncle played for Joe?
Did you know Joe never beat the Bear?
You forgot the new one
Bolden’s great uncle cost JoePa his first National Championship in the ’79 Sugar Bowl.
You also forgot:
Did you know that Young Bolden’s uncle played for Alabama?
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 9, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Just be glad
that Mussberger isn’t calling this game. Luckily we get Blackledge.
I guess we are not going with Thunder Co*k?
How about QB 1?
http://www.fletcforum.com/2010/08/09/using-crossfit-to-train-for-physical-efficiency-battery-peb/
Probably copyrighted...
QB1, I mean.
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 9, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet it is
I bet it was Warren Moon’s name on Tecmo Super Bowl.
Robert Bolden - "LePoise in Cleats"
I'll fight the good fight with you
You won’t here me utter or type that nickname.
McGloin Despite Them
Preaching the McGospel since Aug. 2nd, 2010
besides, TC is a MUCH better nickname
by The JuggerNitt on Sep 9, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
HEAR HEAR!
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 9, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Now we're shortening
the original nickname to initials?
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
If you're referring to
STL’s nickname offering – then yeah I was/am in on the joke.
In a thread beating up RoBo as a lame a$$ nickname for using the nickname9000-inator I’m amused that STL’s leftfield suggestion was pasteurized down to initials.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Not pasteurized...
just made SFW.
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 10, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
There's only one pitfall -
Somebody is going to think that we’re talking about this guy:
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
is that a magnum pi reference?
There will be no battle fatigue in my command
by psu in the w-b on Sep 9, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
How old are you?
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 9, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm on your side Rambler
I don’t like the nickname. Especially now that Disney boy and his little Domer princess have jumped on the bandwagon
Mike
I really think you need to put the hammer down here. I may just leave this joint and hang out with Kevin HD and his hippy friend if Fugi starts linking to Disney crap.
Geez Rambler lighten up
It’s scores of other games.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
RoBo would like it.
Rob Bolden would not like it. Bob Bolden would hate it.
Rob Bob Bolden is from the backwoods of Alabama and doesn’t have internet access.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Bob Bolden sounds dumb, so I'm glad he hates it.
by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 9, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I like that
and someone else said “The Snake from Orchard Lake”. Another good one. It’s going to be RoBo for game threads and all of that though. Just like it was MRob and Dwill before that. Just Bolden is short and sweet, but doesn’t exemplify the excitement of them moment when he does something awesome.
From Old and In the Way.
Bolden is the way
That’s what I hear them say
He used to play for Orchard Lake
But that was yesterday
Bolden, thrown into the fray
His youth now fades away
We hear all about his poise now
Oh, Bolden is the way
by BMAN13 on Sep 9, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You keep that crap in the comments, not on the frontpage.
As a Penn Stater, you should know not to embarrass the program like that.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't tell how serious you may or not be, but it does honestly bother me.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
OK Rambler, you win
I’ll take the tweet off.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, lighten up.
It’s a link on a fan web site meant in jest. It’s not a link to any offensive content. It’s not berating or insulting to anyone that’s a part of the PSU – or any other – program.
I am a Penn Stater (as in, someone who actually graduated from PSU) and I don’t find it embarrassing it at all. It’s embarrassing when I’m at games (home or away) and I see PSU fans acting with no class. It’s embarrassing when we can’t fill our student section until the second quarter, if at all. It’s embarrassing when the student section starts the wave while we’re on offense. It’s embarrassing when we lose to a team that we shouldn’t. A link on a fan site is not embarrassing to the program. At all. If you think it is, or that it’s worth chewing out fugi for, you need some perspective.
I guess I should be more serious with my posts from now on if this is going to keep happening.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
stay the way u are please It could throw the force off
There will be no battle fatigue in my command
by psu in the w-b on Sep 9, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You can always do both.
Clap clap.
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by Run Up The Score on Sep 9, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm actually in agreement here
it is the Thursday before one of the biggest regular season games in Penn State history, and the Nitt Picks (in score of other games section) contains 2 things which are completely unrelated to Penn State, or college athletics or academics.
Could care less about an NHL player taking a swing in a MLB park (unless it is a former Icer or something).
The Disney/Selena references…while they are amusing for the sole fact that they give us something (more) to mock fugi for, are actually kinda creepy.
by The JuggerNitt on Sep 9, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I mean...
It’s a labeled off topic section.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Im alright with it
Not with Selena per say, but how hard is it to just ignore that line? Answer: not hard at all.
Where did he go, I kinda missed that all but was afraid to ask...
When in doubt, punt!
- John Heisman
lol amicable divorce
RUTS got the BSD house on the Cape.
I got the blog.
Kevin got the cash equivalent, which is $0.
by BSD on Sep 9, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm.
Surprised Crosby didn’t lean into a pitch with his sleeve, then crumple to the ground as if he’d been shot with a cannon.
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Slow States - Lacking SEC speed since, like, a month ago.
by Run Up The Score on Sep 9, 2010 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Now your dealer wants you to pay for your next taste
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 9, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very nice analogy.
"I’ll drink through the weirdness." - Illegal Formation
by leeharvey418 on Sep 9, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Carrying the Cup and wearing a gold medal do tend to make you lean to one side…
Pirates, Vikings, Hokies. I'm used to heartbreak. At least I have the Penguins....
"When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth."
-The Great One
by blackjackfishtaco on Sep 9, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Number of recs this post has: 2
That is incidentally the same number of Stanley Cups won by the Flyers. If I rec this post, it will have three recs, which is incdicentally the same number of Stanley Cups won by the Penguins.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I decided to rec this post.
It now has three recs. Which is one more than the number of Stanley Cups won by the Flyers but equal to the number of Stanley Cups won by the Flyers.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
As you can see, there is a grave typo in this post.
But I’m sure you all know the number of Stanley Cups won by the Flyers and the number of Stanley Cups won by the Penguins. Hint: the Penguins have won more.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Currently, the post above has zero recs.
That is equal to the number of Stanley Cups won by Flyers captain, tough guy, emotional leader, and all around gentleman Mike Richards.
If a single person were to rec the post, it would then have one recs. That would be equal to the number of Stanley Cups won by sissy, coward, and jerk Sidney Crosby.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I'll rec this
because both parts of that post are correct.
Penn State isn't just football, it's life.
@Ben_Jones88
The second fugi brought up Cindy Crosby on a PSU board
http://unemployedsportsreporters.wordpress.com
I graduated from High School
the last time the Flyers won the Cup.
I can remember neither event at this point.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
I knew old age had virtues!
Thanks and Suck it, Hartnell!
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, thanks for the link, Fooge.
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by Run Up The Score on Sep 9, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
I knew something was "off" about Jay Paterno...
Now that I know he’s a Red Sox fan, it makes more sense.
by AreWeGoodThisYear? on Sep 9, 2010 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Off topic
Crosby looks hot hitting a home run. It would be even hotter if it was Talbot. It would be insanely hot if it was J. Staal.
Even with Crosby rubbing off on them, the Pirates still ain’t winning shit.
/I’m still a Flyers fan. But I can admit when the enemy is attractive.
//October can’t get here soon enough.
///Can we all agree and say Screw the Caps. (pun not intended).
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
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4/6 against the Phils
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Sep 9, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Rock the red
Let’s go CAPS.
Oh and since I’m in DC that makes me a bandwaggon fan like most of the people here. Please let me know when it’s about 2 weeks to go before the playoffs so I can hop on the wagon and pretend I was a fan before the playoffs.
Thanks!
UR DOING IT RONG
Caps fans jump on the bandwagon in, like, March and pretend they were fans before pretending they weren’t fans after the inevitable choke.
"Now you put a Pamper on him and send him back out here." - Ray Isom, 1987 Fiesta Bowl
by ReadingRambler on Sep 9, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? I don't see it.
Maybe it’s a hockey fan thing. I have a friend who wants to marry Crosby, but I just can’t stop staring at his nose.
"We have the plainest uniforms you can make. We know who we are. We are Penn State, and that's something special."
I'd smash with a paper bag over Crosby's head.
I’ll admit as a Flyers fan, it makes me so sick inside, but I’d screw Jordan Staal. He’s really, really hot.
/uses BSDiva immunity to admit that.
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
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Whoa! puttin' the blue in kmblue. nudge, nudge, wink, wink
The BSDivas are fired up this week. First Paige wants to share a little sumpn, sumpn with Jtot and now kmblue’s ready to jump the next jock that skates by.
This is turning out to be a helluva week.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 10, 2010 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Out of curiosity, where are you on Letang?
He seems like he’d be the ladies man, but I’m always surprised by the athletes that women find attractive. Of course, I’m sure the producers of “men’s magazines” would be surprised by what most of us actually find attractive.
Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater
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