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by Peter Gray on Oct 24, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintWord is spreading. A common complaint I've seen around here recently is that Penn State doesn't get enough respect from national pundits. Personally, I couldn't care less what most of them think, but one of the few that I really respect is CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman. Naturally, Bruce is hip to our boy Si Redd.
Against the Tide in Week 2, Penn State's Silas Redd couldn't get anything going, getting 22 carries and gaining nothing more than 8 yards. Since then, though, Redd has emerged as one of the rising stars in the Big Ten. He ran for 164 yards as PSU, which had been averaging only 17 ppg in league play, scored 34 to beat Northwestern. Redd is averaging 142 rushing yards in the Nittany Lions' past four games.
Fat guy touchdown? I'm not sure I would call Clemson's Kourtnei Brown a "fat guy" (especially to his face), but when in doubt, I will liberally dispense the fat guy touchdown label. As a wise person on the internet whose name eludes me at the moment once said, fat guy touchdowns are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
H/T: Dr. Saturday
Let's just get this over with. Missouri is expected to withdraw from the Big 12 today. You know, unless they want to have a couple more meetings about it.
Oh Goldy. How bad are things at Minnesota this year? Gophers are tackling each other.
Sartorial Splendor Report. Tulsa wore these helmets on Saturday, and I'm pretty sure they were banking on their opponents getting a headache from looking at them. LSU wore their pro combat uniforms, and dare I say, they looked pretty sharp.
In case you missed it. This is how close Michigan State's last second TD catch against Wisconsin was to not even being in the end zone.
Keith Nichol kept his head on a swivel, and Sparty reaped the benefit. H/T: The invaluable Mocksession.com
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On one hand
I’m pissed that we’re not gettin’ any respect. Yeah we lost to ‘Bama but that looks relatively better and better given that we held them just about better than anyone else defensively. Sure, the resume to date doesn’t glow because of the way the schedule is laid out…all the really hard games at the end in November (except ‘Bama). But, on the other hand I’m kinda happy since it looks like we continue to improve and maybe some might take us for granted. If we can win out, the rankings will take care of themselves and by the end of the season the pundits will have to come around.
Although, the problem with pundits is that they hate to be proven wrong. If PSU wins out instead of saying they were wrong and PSU is better than they thought, they will say that the B1G overall was even more “down” than they thought.
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
by RWReese on Oct 24, 2011 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, thoughts of a MNC are just dreams. So we’re in the position of not having to care what the pundits think. Our goal should be to get to Indy and win the B1G. It’s actually really great that we only have to focus on winning on the field. “Style” points don’t matter.
I'm a full supporter of "We" and "Our" when discussing sports teams.
Everyone who disagrees can eat it.
by Chris Grovich on Oct 24, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Especially college teams.
They are out there representing my alma matter. Damn straight I’ll use the possessive. Regardless, WE ARE.
"This is being a Penn State fan. We’ll prove it, or we won’t. It’s not about proving it to them, it’s about proving to ourselves."
by mvrck on Oct 24, 2011 1:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 7 recs
PENN STATE!!
"It's never a bad thing thing to vote for the suckiness of tOSU." -RWReese
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After all, it's "we are"
not “they are”
by P. Incaviglia on Oct 24, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I try to avoid it when writing posts.
If you catch me at a tailgate, it’s “we” “we” “we” all the way home.
by Chris Grovich on Oct 24, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha.
One of my fav commercials.
"That Craig James gets such prominent assignments remains a mystery on the D.B. Cooper scale."
Richard Deitsch on Craig James, who allegedly killed 5 hookers while at SMU.
by Pete the Streak on Oct 24, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
God Yes
Prescriptivist grammarians can eat it in general. It’s not like you caught me out pretending to be a member of the team, any mentally capable adult who hears me say “we won” can tell that I mean “the team of which I am and have been for quite some time a fan won.”
by elefantstn on Oct 24, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
WE WON THE GAME
/had to
// not sorry
by Artiefufkin10 on Oct 24, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
GLORIOUS!!!
/had to
//not sorry either
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by Paige2PSU on Oct 24, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But what the pundits have to say/think impacts future polls and invitations to bowls.
and those are things we (meaning PSU and not simply “we” fans) need to concern ourselves with since it impacts recruitment and revenue.
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
The system is purely corrupt.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
by SubLime on Oct 24, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think bowl invitations come into it
When a bowl has their choice of teams to select, they want a team that has a fan base that will travel and leave behind piles of consumer dollars. Penn State’s going to be at the front of the line in almost every circumstance I can think of.
It does in terms of attractiveness
Sure they want the fan base that travels well and they get their pick which mostly has to do with wins/losses. But, which is more tempting for a bowl? A 10-2 PSU team ranked 8th or a 10-2 PSU team ranked 18th? I’m not saying it has a huge impact, but it can have an impact.
It also matters in the next year. If they rank you low at the end of the year, you start out lower the next year and it’s harder to climb up the rankings the lower you start.
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
We were unranked for the Outback Bowl in 2007.
It’s not a BCS bowl, but it’s not a bad bowl either.
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Don't ruin my good argument
with your history and your facts! Sheesh!
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
the players keep saying their goal is to win the B1G
"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
by letsgopsu on Oct 24, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actual yards against 'bama
I believe Silas ran for 65 yards against ’bama.
That seemed low to me, too.
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Correct
And it was 66 yds
"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.
by psume06 on Oct 24, 2011 1:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not counting his
12 yard screen pass that was called back for “holding”
"We gon' get down. We gon' do the do. I'm going to hit these mother****ers" - Dock Ellis, May 1, 1974.
Am I selfishly putting myself on Rose Bowl watch?
Yes. Yes I am.
I have no idea when it happened, but I have gone from “every game left is losable” to “every game left is winnable”
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
by hbeach08 on Oct 24, 2011 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Embrace the chaos. Sweet, sweet chaos.
by Chris Grovich on Oct 24, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
this season is like barrelling down one of those treacherously narrow, winding mountain roads on a flaming school bus with no brakes. You keep expecting to make too sharp a turn and plummit off the side into some abyss, yet we just keep plugging along.
I'm on the Internet cause I'm an Internet thug.
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by skarocksoi on Oct 24, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Factor in uncertainty
as an essential ingredient of your experience. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure you will feel, because uncertainty is your path to freedom.
I also suggest having a good bottle of single malt nearby, but Deepak doesn’t say anything about that…
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I feel like this this season
excited, exhilarated and just a little nauseous
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"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
and very, very scared
"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
Embrace the excellence of this team which has been bought and paid for by sweat, toil, and Joe Paterno: The Last Real American Institution.
Victory is ours. 717.
I am literally drunk on our success. Nay, on our excellence, as Joe knows excellence is our goal as it lasts longer.
There ain't no point deficit can hold my defense down.
by ReadingRambler on Oct 24, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Rambler, you deserve to be drunk on success
Have another one, on me. Drink til your heart’s content good man. You were one of the (few) faithful that was preaching exactly what needed to happen with this squad, and (amazingly) it is all happening.
Shame on me for losing my way somewhere. Maybe its the West Coast polluting my mind, maybe McG’s mouthpiece is blinding me. There are still a LOT of teams that I would say we could still lose too, but I can count on one hand the teams I would say we would definitely lose too.
Did that make sense? No? Good.
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
by hbeach08 on Oct 24, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
+ 1
I found myself hating this team after the Temple game.
Now I’m just trying to enjoy the ride.
by Artiefufkin10 on Oct 24, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
as I said
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"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
I wish I could still ride roller coasters!
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Get your spare room(s) ready, hbeach.
BSD is coming to town! LOL!
"It's never a bad thing thing to vote for the suckiness of tOSU." -RWReese
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my spare room
is now a quasi nursery
but i got couch space…bring it!!!
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
somewhere between Corona 3 and 14 Saturday
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
by hbeach08 on Oct 24, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I took a look at those Tulsa helmets…awful, just awful. I would have gotten a headache, hell, maybe a full concussion, just looking at them across the line from me. They look like something Shawn White would wear for snowboarding!
Just caught a little of the Air Force-Boise game on Saturday. Now remember, Boise got chastised by the NCAA for wearing all blue unis that matched the blue field. This was their compromise. Hate that sweaty, gray tee-shirt look. Washington State tried the gray look a week or so ago. Ugly!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
I know, I hate the uniform changes, too, except for this one:
"It's never a bad thing thing to vote for the suckiness of tOSU." -RWReese
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Meaning the all whites.
"It's never a bad thing thing to vote for the suckiness of tOSU." -RWReese
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It appears that the number on the helmet and the jersey number for NW are different fonts or something. Anyway, something caused me to think the helmets didn’t match the jerseys.
I did like NW’s jerseys if you take the stupid claw marks (I think those were actually made by Hill and Still!).
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
Sweet mother of all that is good and pure
I was at the ND-USC game Saturday night, so I saw NOTHING of the PSU game – was that what NU wore for uniforms Saturday night?
And Bless your heart!
Not in a rude way, but in the “You poor thing, you had to sit through ND/USC AND miss PSU” way.
"It's never a bad thing thing to vote for the suckiness of tOSU." -RWReese
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He's wearing a garbage bag.
There ain't no point deficit can hold my defense down.
by ReadingRambler on Oct 24, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
damn server
There ain't no point deficit can hold my defense down.
by ReadingRambler on Oct 24, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
damn server made me think there was a damn double post
There ain't no point deficit can hold my defense down.
by ReadingRambler on Oct 24, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
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