And Now, A Word From...The Marines
by Chris Grovich on Aug 2, 2011 1:34 PM EDT
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PrintWhen the Marines ask us to help them out, we jump off our respective couches and report for duty. And by "we", I mean "brave young and women ready to make a litany of sacrifices for their country and fellow Americans," not "pasty, out-of-breath bloggers who can't run a mile." So, not me.
One brave soul from that former group is Major General Paul E. Lefebvre, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Lefebvre actually coached at Penn State following his graduation from Springfield College in 1975, but before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1977.
Debbie B. Lefebvre, wife of Brig. Gen. Lefebvre and also a graduate of Springfield College, described what she remembers as his first call to service in the Marine Corps. Years before he joined, when he played football for Springfield College, the college was scheduled to play a game against the Marine Corps football team.
"The bus pulled up and these guys got off the bus," Debbie described. "He said he just knew there was something different about them. He was fascinated with them, and he asked 'who are these guys?' Someone said 'those are Marines. That's the Marine Corps football team.'"
Debbie said he went on to coach football at Penn State where each day he walked passed the Marine Corps recruiting office on his way to the stadium. She was not surprised when he came home and said he had made a now-or-never decision. "It was a good fit."
What is he doing today, you ask? Oh, he's just the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Nothing COMPLETELY BADASS or anything like that.
We salute General Lefebvre and all of our current and former Marines who have served our country (and supported Penn State). Oh, sure, the other branches of the military too, but they didn't sponsor a post this week.
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If the Marines are so cool
how come they don’t have a D-1 football program that runs a triple option offense?
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Not sure if you're serious
The Naval Academy is the “primary” source of commissioning Marine Corps Officers too. Many (if not most) of USNA’s players are future Marines.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Always <3 the service academy teams
But I do like the triple option
"We're going to do all we can to get this team right, to go after that national championship" - Devon Still
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 2, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the triple option is the best offense in football
the problem with doing it is that it’s hard to win consistently at a high level without an elite QB and you’re not going to convince an elite QB to run the triple option. It suits the academies well because smaller lineman (which is what they have) are well suited for cut blocking and the QBs they get usually aren’t all that concerned about going pro to begin with. Also, it forces defenses to play assignment football and tackle one on one in space, which is truly a lost art.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, my favorite is the oklahoma balanced run/pass blitzkrieg
But the triple option is definitely up there, and yeah, the fact that it makes you play the mental side of football and not the athletic side so much is what I really like about it.
It’s why I’d love to see a STARZ team like Clemson face Navy. Athleticism vs mentality.
"We're going to do all we can to get this team right, to go after that national championship" - Devon Still
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 2, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
In 2009
Navy lost to Temple at home and beat Notre Dame on the road (in back to back games, no less), a same season accomplishment that in the late 80s and early 90s was only a theoretical possibility
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I remember that
Mainly because I won a few bets by picking Navy against Notre Dame.
I guess Notre Dame does qualify for the STARZ thing, but the frontrunner for the stars vs coaching thing is Clemson, which is why I brought them up
"We're going to do all we can to get this team right, to go after that national championship" - Devon Still
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 2, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
After they killed bin Laden
the Navy is my favorite branch of the military.
Marines were slacking on that one.
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by Devon Edwards on Aug 2, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not going to name favorites, but we do have an active Navy diver on the team.
So there’s that.
Then again, the Marines have Demi Moore, which is nice.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 2, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
PJ Byers FTW.
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by Devon Edwards on Aug 2, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
But you know what
I feel like the Coast Guard needs some love. They’ve got to be the most easily forgettable branch of the armed forces.
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by Devon Edwards on Aug 2, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a good friend on active duty.
He’ll be with us in Columbus. We’re taking that city down a peg…
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 2, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The Navy has Demi Moore too
A Few Good Men
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Touche, salesman.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 2, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
PA vs. Maryland??
And I’m not sure if “I’ll be waiting for you” is an extremely scary threat coming from Joe Paterno, or a recruiting violation.
"Hey Joe, don't worry about the guys we lose. Only make sure the guys you bring in here belong here, and they're coming here for the right reasons." - Rip Engle to Joe Paterno
There were also CIA and DELTA guys on that raid...all equally bada$$
PSU used to have a SEAL on the team, I knew this guy….toughest dude I ever met
http://jaypaterno.blogspot.com/2009/08/to-honor-and-serve.html
Hire Mike Pettine Jr!!!!!!!!
I think I've heard that story before
but it still is kind of jaw dropping to read again.
"Hey Joe, don't worry about the guys we lose. Only make sure the guys you bring in here belong here, and they're coming here for the right reasons." - Rip Engle to Joe Paterno
I broke out in a cold sweat reading that...
knowing that I didn’t , don’t and never will have what it takes to be a Marine. Thank God there are those out there that do.
I did have a superior ASVAB test score – I may have been able to not be killed in the Air Force. Maybe.
'Trivializing the "GREATEST RIVALRY OF ALL TIME" for a bunch of ghetto tats must have made them pee in their man-diapers.' Mr. Rosewater
Marine story
I was in my office in Iraq late one night. Got a little behind on my work and had to catch up; these things happen. There was nobody around except a couple young Marines guarding the building and me in my office. It was hot, so I took off my desert camo jacket. I still had on my t-shirt, and I was just in my office, so I didn’t think anyone would care.
Well at some point I stepped through the halls to go to the bathroom (head, latrine, whatever. I had to pee.). I was relatively new and the guards must not have recognized me.
One of the Marines (a LCpl) stopped me and forcefully said, “who the f*** are you and where the f*** do you think you’re going in this secure building out of uniform?” Mind you, this is at, like 2 in the morning in the middle of nowhere, and I’m the highest ranking person assigned to that building, not that he would have known that at the time.
I said, “excuse me?” in typical, I’m tired and too-cool-for-school Navy fashion.
“EXCUSE ME?! YOU’RE TALKING TO A LANCE CORPORAL IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CHARGED WITH THE SECURITY OF THIS BUILDING”
“Lance Corporal (I remember his name, but omitted), you’re talking to a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the United States Navy. This is my building. I’m the one who charged you.”
He popped tall, stood at the perfect position of attention, and sounded off “YES SIR. APOLOGIES SIR. CARRY ON.”
It was one of the single most motivating experiences of that tour. I’m a Navy man who’s soon to be a civilian, but I have nothing but love for the Marines.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
+1 / rec
And thank you for your service, Lt!
(my father was in the Navy, WWII vet…Okinawa; most intense fighting he was exposed to.)
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
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"...it smells like...victory..." Col. Kilgore
"Rambler can't have any power" ... He would be a tyrannical wielder of the the banhammer if he did. We couldn’t have: "Oh, you don’t like Iowa – banned." "You don’t like old country guys – banned" "You don’t like corn – banned" or "You’re a dirty rotten southern traitor – banned." It would be pure chaos." - Paige
by BlueWhiteLife on Aug 2, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the head, don't call it a bathroom.
My God, no wonder you pissed off that Marine.
I bet you call the bulkhead the wall.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you really wanna go on Navy terminology?
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, of course not, I'm a flatfoot civvy.
But let’s be honest: The Marines are probably still more indoctrinated in naval terminology than is Navy. They don’t talk as nautically as they used to, but you still call it a head.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
in terminology...I don't know
It’s close and depends a lot of the officer community or enlisted rate. BMs, QMs, and Surface Warfare Officers…oh yeah. They’re more indoctrinated in naval terminology than Marines. Aviators, Intel and their enlisted counterparts…probably not.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Anyway, I made a video compliation thing for you:
http://youtubedoubler.com/1mAP
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
different song
“Policy of Truth” by Depeche Mode or maybe “Little Lies” by Fleetwood Mac
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uncle Sam's Misguided Children
I like all you Navy boys; anytime we’ve got a fight, you always give us a ride.
I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.
by spakajewia on Aug 2, 2011 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Semper Fi Sir
"Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees."
Mike Leach - Arrrrrrrrrr
"Prior to entering the Marine Corps, he coached football at Penn State."
I love that it’s in his bio on the MARSOC site. No real reason for it to be there, other than he probably wanted it there.
That's true, and the best part.
There really is no reason for it to be in there.
by Chris Grovich on Aug 3, 2011 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Crappy i can't look at anything....
i’m deployed and i can’t post or look at much :(
For the Glory of Old State
Thanks for all who have served,
but for bragging rights, I’ll see your “Semper Fi” and raise you with “De Oppresso Liber” — my old unit’s motto. We were Special Forces before special operations forces was sexy.
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