Black Shoe Diaries: FanPosts

July Recruiting Thread

2009-07-03T13:12:46Z

Hey, remember we said we were going to do a recruiting fanpost and then Rec it so we have a place to talk about recruiting? Yeah, here it is. Rec away.

COMMITTED/UNSIGNED	Pos	Stars	Ht	Wt	40	RR	Video	Enrolled	Hometown
Paul Jones	QB		6-3	226	-	5.9			McKees Rocks , PA
Adrian Coxson	WR		6-2	194	4.45	5.8			Baltimore, MD
Levi Norwood	WR		6-2	170	-	-			Waco, TX
Kyle Baublitz	TE		6-4	254	5.13	5.8			York, PA
Miles Dieffenbach	OL		6-5	277	5.5	5.7			Pittsburgh, PA
Luke Graham	OL		6-5	260	-	-			Harrison City, PA
Daquan Jones	OL		6-4	302	5.4	5.7			Johnson City, NY
Thomas Ricketts	OL		6-6	265	-	-			Wexford, PA
Evan Hailes	DT		6-1	305	5	5.8			Chesapeake, VA
Mike Hull	LB		6-1	215	-	5.8			Canonsburg, PA
Silas Redd	ATH		5-10	187	4.45	5.8			Stamford, CT

I read somewhere that Ricketts is going to get a 4 star rating by the end of the month, and Graham will be 3/4 stars too. http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=961597 Scroll down a little.

Kids who are more than likely going to commit (based soley on wild internet speculation, I have no inside info):

Khairi Fortt
Stamford (CT) Stamford

6.0

6-2/220/4.58

list

Alex Kenney

State College, PA

5.8

6-0/194/4.41

list

Dakota Royer
Manheim (PA) Manheim Central

5.8

6-3/211/4.66

list

Kids who we have a good shot at

Robert Bolden QB

Orchard Lake, MI

5.8

6-4/195/4.5

list

Sharrif Floyd DT

Philadelphia, PA

5.9

6-3/294/-

list

Kevin Haplea TE

Annandale, NJ

5.7

6-4/226/4.75

list

Zach Zwinak FB

Frederick, MD

5.8

6-2/230/4.5

list

Robby Havenstein OL

Frederick , MD

5.6

6-7/345/5.4

list

Kids we'd really like to get if they give us a shot:

Dominique Easley DE

Staten Island (NY) Curtis

5.8

6-3/258/4.7

list

C.J. Olaniyan DE

Warren, MI

5.8

6-5/230/4.65

list

Kenny Stills WR

Carlsbad, CA

5.8

6-2/175/4.45

list

Marcus Lattimore RB

Duncan, SC

6.1

5-11/210/4.46

list

I left out some OL prospects b/c I doubt we'll take 8 OL prospects in this class, but I really don't know.

Some topics I thought were interesting: I talked to someone who went to the most recent camp at SC and apparently Bolden has a hell of an arm and can throw the ball extremely well. His mechanics are great and he's extremely accurate. Coxson was also very impressive, especially b/c of his size.

You found us! (BONUS BHGP EDITION)

2009-07-02T02:03:18Z

Ladies and gentlemen, the recent visitors to BSD by wacky, wild, and just plain random search terms!

Freaks.

"college athletes naked"

Starting off with a bang!

"i hate you"

"cheerleader panty"

"bob dobalina"

"tatto sayn"

"wilford brimley diabeetus"

"kitten bra"

What?

"hot big girls"

"naked black girls"

"happy 35th birthday funny"

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"penn state student assaults ohio state student"

Boom.

"complex naked shoe girl"

???

"cheerleader p----" [two results]

"auburn football ticket scalp laband"

"angry football coach"

"puppy" [six results]

"alabama crimson tide hate"

"atut shoes"

"hot freshman bikini"

"not so fast my friend"

"wilford brimley"

"skank ho" [two results]

Watch out "naked softball girls", you have a challenger.

"bikinis 2009 brasil"

"undersized bra"

"all about ted ginn jr dropped your towel"

"chris bell penn state"

NO.

"land grant trophy"

"fan throws beer at penn state"

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"red shoe community p*rn"

"hot naked black chicks"

Right, now that that's over with...

Just in case you were wondering if anyone else gets results like ours, bonus BHGP search terms:

"group sex"

"www black ass and p-----"

"big man on moped"

"hot black cocks"

"webbed feet"

"black scrotum"

"why do the audience wear black on deal or no deal"

"heart big ass"

"long dick"

Chuck Long?

"best black ass in pents"

"you have big pants in spanish"

"grandma horse cock"

If I'm ever really bored, I think I might do a You found us! all-star edition from across SBN.

Matter of fact...

Poll

Which search term should represent Black Heart Gold Pants in the "You found us!" SBN All-Star Showdown?

PJ Jones Injury

2009-07-01T21:04:48Z

I have been a long time reader but just recently decided to sign up for BSD. Unfortunately my first post is somewhat negative as there is news coming out of the FOS boards that PJ has broken either his ankle or his arm. But there is still plenty of time for that to heal and it shouldn't keep him from reaching his potential with us. One positive that could come of this is that Bolden could see this as an opportunity (as long as he stays healthy) and our chances of landing him become even better. And then ultimately we will have two stud freshman qb's in 2010.

NCAAB dropping last 12 games criteria

2009-07-01T16:43:04Z

Of course... I'm pretty sure they dropped it last year for Arizona...

but here's the article: http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/26155/ncaa_to_stop_ignoring_first_20_games_of_college_hoops_in_tournament_selection

The Division I Men's Basketball Committee has decided to no longer consider the results of a team's last 12 games as one of the tools available in the selection criteria for the 2009-10 season.
While the basketball committee uses several variables when it comes to selecting the 34 at-large teams that are placed into the bracket each March, its members concluded that college basketball stakeholders were confused by the last 12 games being part of the process.

"As the committee continues to hone its message regarding how it views the season, parsing a particular segment of games and implying it had greater weight than others seemed misleading and inconsistent," said committee chair and Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive. "The removal of this reference avoids confusion in the room and brings our reporting in line with our process."

The Herd

2009-07-01T15:28:18Z

Not sure who listens, but Colin Cowherd just bashed us (rightfully so) for our OOC schedule. Its so frustrating that we are going to be hearing this all season long, especially the longer we go undefeated. Whats worse is that we do this in basketball as well. Why we cant just schedule real teams is beyond me. They dont even have to be THAT good. A middle of the pack Big East team would be better than the crap we keep scheduling.

You found us! 7-1-09

2009-07-01T04:01:27Z

Ladies and gentlemen, the recent visitors to BSD by wacky, wild, and just plain random search terms!

(Now submitted with less commentary because I'm bored with that and the forced commentary sucked.)

The internet is full of perverts, random searches, and trolls. And they all lead to Black Shoe Diaries.

bikini bent over

help me obi wan kenobi you're my only hope

the new gold standard charlie ...e dame's rise to glory summary

naked girls self

mike in brazil

brian cook shoes

He probably wears Birkenstocks.

puppy

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bacon

jordan shipley girlfriend

"omg ess eee see"

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Eh?

you're killing me smalls

anthony green's girlfriend

cat in bra

bob dobalina

what doctor operated on joe paterno hip

peasant holy grail

what to do to get first string wide receiver

Submit Wannstedt joke here.

cheerleader pussy

32 candles on cake funny

worst trophy ever

Sigh.

who will next commit to penn state in 2010?

penn state recruiting.. kicks ass

tim tebow girlfriend trinity baptist

chubby cheerleader

welcome to iowa bring something to do

woo woo the whistles go decoration

derrick williams muscle

i hate michigan

wide open beaver

we suck again

bobby bowden is a jerk

skank ho

jorts

dirty usc cheer

smalldick contest

hot softball girls

RUTS was sayin' that he constantly found "gay dolphin sex" searches when he ran this feature at his old blog. It's good to see that we have a signature search here.

british shorthair kittens

murphy troy acne volleyball

is running back corey brown considering penn state?

redhead nsfw choke

janet pharoh

ohio state girls 2009

bicycle crash

where is brandy now

bushes with red berries smell like cat pee

Mind = blown

Poll

Which smells worse?

Arts Fest 09

2009-06-30T23:49:30Z

Anyone going to be in State College for Arts Fest 09?

I am heading up with the little lady and Mr. / Mrs. TS will also be in town.

We are going to be staying in town to avoid the DUI charges, I will have on my I club hippies shirt or some form of Zug wear.

See ya at the cafe! TS will be at Chumly's holding court, because that is how he rolls. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

STL

A request: classifieds section for BSD

2009-06-30T21:38:42Z

I don't know if this has been brought up before, but I was wondering if BSD and/or SB Nation could start a classifieds section so those who have extra tickets, or students who want to put up their apartment for rent during weekends - or sports memorabilia or whatever - can do so easily where interested parties congregate.

I don't know if BSD has the traffic to make it successful, or whether SB Nation has the apps to make it possible, but I think it would be a great benefit to fans. It could possibly bring in more traffic to the site as well.

I guess the only downside is that we'd have to reveal our real names and sensitive info, but I think it's worth it.

And if you haven't guessed already, I'm having a hell of a time procuring tickets and finding room accommodations for this upcoming season. The older the alumn, the lesser the connections.

You found us! 6-30-09

2009-06-30T04:07:29Z

Ladies and gentlemen, the recent visitors to BSD by search words!

I still don't understand why some of you people like this series. I post lame search terms followed by incredibly lame snarky responses.

Or maybe you don't like it. Whatever.

stephen a. smith black community didn't support me

Cheez Doodles

what the hell is happening

???????

iowa cows

God. What a softball.

does penn state use tight ends in their offense

If by "use tight ends" you mean Andrew Quarless dropping passes, yes.

shenanigans

That reminds me, does anyone have a video or GIF of CORNLEY SMASH pushing Harangirly after a timeout? That was awesome.

will penn state join an all east conference

When you all stop sucking ass.

2009 2010 njit men's basketball schedule

The IP address for this one is Tim Curley's IP address. Is Curley slipping?

pitt football pathetic

And?

awesomeness

Could you wrap a nuclear warhead in bacon?

bicyle crash

Pryor joke?

wicked weasel bikini comp

Wicked weasel bikini comp? Composition?

An essay:

There was once a man named Bob. He liked to search for porn on the internet, but he didn't know how so instead he came up with lame garbage like "wicked weasel bikini comp". Zug killed him.

The end.

shermanator

The resemblance is uncanny.

god and computers

Zug has a twitter feed?

beaver strategy dead

Uhhh, Pete Carroll joke? Anthony Morelli joke? I don't know.

ohio state will be better in 2009

After three straight losses in BCS bowl games, Buckeye fans turn to Google (What they know as "Great fire in internet sky that was sent by Great Creator, Woody") for reassurance.

sexiest nsfw

sweet caroline fucking slut

He's improving the gameday atmosphere!

naked girls in club

http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/5/14/875465/terrelle-pryor-great-quarterback#15720434

black defensive backs dont respect white receivers

We wouldn't know.

arizona cardinals logo

puppy

No, no...I don't know why.

today we are all hokies

Except for Kevin Newsome.

RIMSHOT AND D.C.17 FIST PUMP!

(I still don't think this is funny.)

How does your browser work when a video is embedded in a post?

2009-06-29T20:59:02Z

I know I (and others) have complained about this before, but it doesn't seem to be that widespread of a problem (or at least enough to urge others to complain).

The issue I have is that whenever a post contains an embedded video, the comments section loses all the nice functionality (mainly that I can't mark comments as read, or automatically scroll through). This wouldn't bother me so much, except that if someone replies to an earlier post, I have NO idea where that post is, since everything is still highlighted for me (unless I browse away, and then back).

I figured I would poll people to see if this is a browser specific thing, or if it is something else that only affects a subset of users (such as operating system, but that would have made this poll too complex, though if this poll isn't conclusive, then perhaps I will do another one with OS).

I currently use IE8 on Vista, but I also had problems with IE7 on Vista.

We're Penn State..... There will be no meetings.....

2009-06-29T20:20:37Z

I remember when We Are Marshall came out there was some discussion on here as to who coined the phrase "We Are'' first. I'm not sure if anyone ever knew of any concrete evidence as to whether it was Marshall or Penn State. I found this link and i thought it was rather interesting, and a very good story! I'm sure this is old knowledge and people already know about it, but for those of you who haven't seen it..... here it is.....

http://onwardstate.com/2009/02/16/the-history-of-we-are-penn-state/

Apparently, Pitt's FINE

2009-06-29T02:53:08Z

Ok, so CBSSportsline decided to run an article about Penn State's dominance of recruits in Pitt-territory (aka, the kiddie table at the Thanksgiving Feast)... I think we're going to have some fun with this one!

Dave Wannstedt may be 57, but he's still trying to catch 82-year-old Joe Paterno.

Wannstedt was hired by alma mater Pittsburgh before the 2005 football season, one of his first promises was that the Panthers would erect a virtual fence around western Pennsylvania and dissuade the area's top high school recruits from going elsewhere.

You know... That fence is working really well... at keeping the recruits and everyone else out

via cdn1.sbnation.com

For a few years, Pitt was the dominant school not only in western Pennsylvania, but also on some of Penn State's prime recruiting turf. Their best recruit, running back LeSean McCoy, came out of Penn State's epicenter in Harrisburg.

Well... yeah, except for the fact he broke his ankle in his senior season and no one wanted him any more...

... and we got this guy... ... who's still on our team, thanks

via media.scout.com

Of the first eight western Pennsylvania players offered scholarships by Pitt, only one committed to the Panthers. Five committed to Penn State, which, despite Paterno's age, is coming off an 11-2 season and has won 40 games the past four seasons.

Um...

There's more. Of the first eight western Pennsylvania players offered scholarships by Pitt, only one committed to the Panthers. Five committed to Penn State, which, despite Paterno's age, is coming off an 11-2 season and has won 40 games the past four seasons probably has something to do with Pitt's 3-0 loss against the Oregon State Beavers in a bowl game.

***********

Despite Wannstedt's determination to run a disciplined program that graduates its players and sends a lot (almost half as many as Penn State) of them to the NFL, the Panthers have had at least three players involved in off-field incidents.

Wide receiver T.J. Porter (alcohol) was thrown off the team, wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin was charged with the assault of a female student and linebacker Adam Gunn -- an honors student and team leader -- was accused of disorderly conduct and other offenses following a nightclub altercation. Gunn was reinstated after the charges were dropped.

Also, defensive lineman Tommie Duhart was thrown off the team for disciplinary reasons.

"I won't tolerate anything like that," Wannstedt said. "I believe we have some great kids who made some mistakes, but they'll be dealt with accordingly. And we'll move forward."

... do you really think it's that easy to get off the hook? I mean we JUST got off the hook and got to the point where people stopped talking about...

The off-field incidents may not substantially hurt Pitt's in-state recruiting, if only because Penn State -- despite its resurgence -- has had more such incidents in recent years. ESPN broadcast a piece last summer that outlined the Nittany Lions' numerous arrests, yet they went on to win 11 of their first 12 games.

crap.

... well dern! THERE's your problem Pitt! Get about 15 MORE of your guys arrested, and you might be able to muster up a field goal in next year's bowl game!

"I think we're right where we need to be," said Wannstedt, who isn't permitted by NCAA rules to discuss specific recruits until February. "The key is to get a few of those top guys, wherever you can get them (whenever Penn State lets us), and then hit on those bottom 10 guys or so, the ones who aren't as highly ranked (and we're used to getting every year).

"We're not going to have a good [recruiting] class, we're going to have a great class."

and even better "stache's"

via www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com

Offseason Time Killing: Improving the Music

2009-06-28T15:35:46Z

So, I've had the idea for a while to throw together a long playlist of songs that could/should be played at Beaver Stadium. I do this only because, at this point, blaring music over the speakers rather than letting the Blue Band do their thing is just a reality we have to live with. If I have to live with it, at least it can be good, or at least not repetitive- if I have to hear "Song #2" 8,000 times a game again, I may turn homicidal.

A few notes before starting:

-Any song included here can be used by the PA system OR the Blue Band, I really don't care which.

-If you can destroy this blog by having too many hyperlinks, I very well might- I'm going to link to any videos of the mentioned songs, in case you don't know the songs/would like a nice day of youtubing music.

-I'm breaking the songs into categories, just to make sure my point in including the songs is somewhat obvious...being that if I explained each song, it may take years to read this.

-I'm not including songs that they already play. Because they already play them, you see.

-I realize we've already got one FanPost devoted to this, but I was half done...Sorry for overloading on the music, Mike/RUTS/Kevin

Things for Pre-Game

"Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria; "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains; "Killer Tofu" by The Beets (why the hell not?); "Luno" by Bloc Party (also, the remix might be better, and the Youtube of it kinda sucks); "The Game" by Common; "Thunderhorse" by Dethklok (Yes.); "The Gauntlet" by Dropkick Murphys; "Less Talk, More Rokk" by Freezepop; "Geek Stink Breath" by Green Day; "(Gotta Get Some Action) Now!" by The Hellacopters (also, this); "Return the Favour" by The Hives (actually, 90% of their catalogue fits); "Holy Diver" by...Killswitch Engage; "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes; "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse; "Stickin' In My Eye" by NOFX; You're Gonna Go Far Kid" by The Offspring; "Steady As She Goes" by The Raconteurs; "List of Demands" by Saul Williams; "Bad Reputation" by The .45s; "Goin Out West" by Tom Waits; "Ruby Soho" by Rancid; "Kickstart My Heart" by Motley Crue; Everything Rage Against the Machine has ever made; "Sandstorm" by Darude (That's right- play the song, don't let it build and play a roar); and I include this with much shame.

Instrumentalish stuff for Stadium Videos

"Metal Gear May Cry"; "Panic Song" by Green Day; "Seven Notes in Black"; "Mortal Kombat".

Songs that are somehow related to rainy weather

"No Rain" by Blind Melon; "November Rain" by G'nR; "Here Comes the Rain Again" by The Eurythmics; "Make It Rain" by Fat Joe (I'll be honest, I just want to see the reaction to this getting played); "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage.

A few more thoughts for when it snows...

Anything by Snow Patrol, and, of course, "Informer" by Snow.

Possibilities for Sing Alongs so we can let the Red Sox keep "Sweet Caroline" and try to be somewhat original

"Hey Jude" by The Beatles; "Long Time" by Boston; "Everlong" by Foo Fighters; "Leaving Town" by Dexter Freebish; "Take Me Home Tonight" by Eddie Money; "Hey Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms; "Lola" by The Kinks; "Army" by Ben Folds (radio edit!), and something I doubt would get approval, but would fit wonderfully, "Beer" by Reel Big Fish.

So, those are my humble suggestions to the playlist, but I know I don't know all when it comes to music- there's definitely room for improvement in the weather sections. Thoughts? If you have any additions, I could add them to the list, and we could get a master list of music going. Hey, the offseason is long. Zug help us.

jesse.'s Backyard Bar-B-Que Open Thread

2009-06-27T16:46:59Z

Self Indulgent?

yes.

Of course, over the past three days I have read close to 230 posts about home brewing beer, so bear with me. In my opinion, bar-b-que is pretty much instant gratification when compared to home brewing beer. What follows is the decent into madness that is bar-b-que ribs at jesse.'s house.

The pig was probably from Ohio.

Rub construction. DJ likes lots of peppers.

Rocking the hard wood fire. Gas is for wimps.

Ribs are ready to go.

Three hours in......

Suck it Joe from Boalsburg.

You tell the dog it can't have any ribs.

The Ribs are done. You probably wouldn't like them.

Food porn.

My shot at the title

Ribs by jesse. photos by jesse.'s woman

BSD Play List 2009

2009-06-27T07:07:32Z

It's the off season, and as I tried to think of things to keep us entertained until Akron, I thought it'd be nice for us all to put together a BSD certified play list for this coming season. I'm going to list some obvious ones, and yinz can post you're favorites in the comments, and vwa-la, a play list. What pumps you up? What takes you back? Put it down.

-Hey Baby/4-2-4-Yeah...this version doesn't sound remotely like the version sung at the stadium with the Blue Band, but if you're at home, far away from you're brethren, its better than nothing.

-Have You Ever Seen The Rain?/CCR-I'm not sure if I've ever heard a song sung louder by the Beaver Stadium crowd than this one at the Illinois/Whiteout game last year. It was such a hit that they played it twice!

-Sweet Caroline/Neil Diamond-I've always thought of this one as more of a Red Sox hit, but...we all know the words, so it has my blessing.

-In the Air Tonight/Phil Collins-This has always been a "big game" song for me. It seems like they always play it during warm-ups of night games. Does anyone know why? Edubacate me.

-Livin' On a Prayer/Bon Jovi-Ahhh...dramatic key changes.

-Zombie Nation-Whether your a fan or not, Ohio State '05 forever linked this song and Penn State. I feared for my life after the defensive sequence in the first half that ended with the Lowry pick that was returned to the Buckeye 2. They played it after every play, and the crowd got more and more jacked until the stands we're going up and down 6 inches at a time.

Your turn!

Poll

Cake or Ice Cream?

Rambler's Troubles

2009-06-27T02:03:37Z

Rambler posts daily shots of former PSU players with numbers that correspond to the amount of days left to the opening of the PSU season against BCS juggernaut Akron (ZIPS!! HEEYYYYY YO!). Posting images of lineman, corresponding to days 60 to 79 are easy because who, except for the old heads (sorry old heads), remember most of these guys. Anyway, this got me thinking that Rambler is probably going to have to make some hard decisions in a few weeks. While the 70s, 60s, 50s, and most 40s will be relatively un-newsworthy, what will he do when the time comes to make a "31 Days to PSU game" decision? So, without adieu (or with it, I don't care), here are the problems Rambler is going to have in the next 70 days (feel free to add your own):

At 47: Josh Gaines or Gino Capone

At 34: Matt Hahn or Franco Harris

At 32: Ki-Jana Carter or Blair Thomas or Matt Suhey

At 31: Poz or Freddie Scott or Andre Collins or Shane Conlan

At 25: Stephon Green or Galen Hall

At 24: Jordan Norwood or OJ McDuffie (or Shawn Lee)

At 22: Evan Royster or John Capaletti or Chuck Burkhart

At 15: Paul Cianciolo or Co-Paul Cianciolo (he never had his own number)

At 14: If Rambler did that, could Mike, RUTS, or Kevin ban him?

At 12: a QB battle: MRob, Kerry Collins, Rashard Casey, or Tom "I Only Have One First Name" Bill

At 11: Tony Davis, Tony Johnson, or Lavar

At 10: Bobby Engram or Matt Bahr

At 5: Larry Johnson or the Supreme Overlord of Left-, Right-, and Middle-Earth

At 3: Deon Butler or Chip "Tailgate Shogun" Labarca

At 2: Derrick Williams or Mike Archie

Thoughts? Personally, I think Zug should be the jersey every day, but that's just a loyal Zug follower's talk.

Interesting Recruiting Developments

2009-06-25T20:16:21Z

Michigan State picked up a QB commit today when Joe Boisture switched his verbal from Boston College to the Spartans.

Now, Penn State wasn't recruiting Boisture, so who cares right? Wrong. Penn State is recruiting the Rivals #6 quarterback Robert Bolden, who had listed Penn State and Michigan State in his final two.

The word is that Dantonio only planned to take one QB in this class. So there's a good chance the door is closed in East Lansing. Bolden will be visiting Penn State this weekend, and there is a high posibility we may get his commitment. That will give us two of the top ten rated quarterbacks in the country in this class with Bolden and Paul Jones.

This would easily give Penn State the best quarterback recruiting class in the country. Did you ever think you would see the day when the top quarterbacks in the country were competing to play for Jay Paterno?

The Homebrewing (And General Beer) Thread

2009-06-24T15:57:44Z

We seem to have a rather sizeable homebrewing contingent here at BSD, so I was wondering what everyone's favorite homebrews were. I've always been kind of limited for space (although now the RUTS Palatial Estate is much bigger than it used to be) so I don't have a grain mill and some of the other fancy equipment. We still have about 70-72 days before Akron, so I'm just starting to kick around ideas for the beer I'll be bringing to Happy Valley this fall.

Generally, I've always gone with the kits from HomeBrewery.com -- putting grain in the cheesecloth bag, mixing in the powdered malt, all that stuff. I think I've only done malt extract brewing once. Lately, I'm just adding extra ingredients to the kits, turning a plain porter kit into two cases of Vanilla Bourbon Porter and a adding a ton of chunked apples to a summer wheat kit for my wedding party favors. I definitely want to tackle one of the dark cherry wheat recipes I found at Scotzin Bros. in Lemoyne a few weeks ago.

What are some of your favorite kits, recipes, and suggestions for early season vs. late season tailgating? Where do you get your ingredients and equipment? What's the weirdest beer you've made?

And hell, maybe we can even have a BSD Homebrewing tailgate this fall.

Poll

Favorite type of beer?

BSD Student List

2009-06-23T19:36:44Z

Jtot (maha) pointed out in the comments of his drinking post that DawsonPSU10 is a student, which I was not aware of. Who else is a student? Perhaps we could grab some stickies this fall? Or bacon? Post whatever information you deem appropriate for these internets. I was thinking about starting a Facebook group for all BSD students, too...I'll leave a full on BSD facebook group up to one of the elders. This post was 74 words before this sentence.

Which BSD Member Would You Most Like to Have a Beer With?

2009-06-23T15:05:24Z

I think we can all agree the offseason is slow. June is June and JoePa is old. Hate week (month) has come and gone, as have many Mike Madeira targets. Sadly (gladly), there've been no pot stories, no apartment or HUB fights and no pitbulls at pool parties. My interweb surfboard needs rewaxing, as it's been all around looking for goodies: I branched out from bhgp, stopped in over at conquest chronicles, and even began prepping for our 2010-11 series by trying to make new friends down at roll bama roll. To further pass these dog days, I even found myself re-reading posts on the Drake, before turning back to some old standbys: waiting for my invite to the volleyball / fencing pajama party. Which got me to thinking that my pole is in order...er, a poll is in order.

I was reading another of Cairo's posts about turfgrass and thought how interesting it would be to put back a few beers and hear about all the stadiums he's been to and what's involved in installing a turf and what are the kinds of turf out there, and which is the best and which is the toughest to install. Hell, I figure I could easily kill a couple hours in an airport bar listening to and querying that cat. So, what about you? Based on what you know from postings here, who here would you most like to have a beer (or seven) with, and why? Since this is fantastical, let's restrict it to ppl you have not yet already had a beer with, or otherwise met. I've really enjoyed my beers with TME, Buggy and Rockin, but can't vote for them here. You've already got my Cairo vote, but RUTS, Mike, PSUJen and Rambler are in the two through five slots in no particular order. So, who are yours? Here's a poll to get you started (no offense to any omissions--it's just a starter list):

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Which BSD Member Would You Most Like to Have a Beer With?

Which BSD Member Would You Most Like to Have a Beer With?