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December - 2008

BSD Staff Predictions: The Rose Bowl
How Good Is The Best Defense Of All Time, Really? [And Penn State's Too]
Rose Bowl Preview: A Look At Kicker David Buehler
Mr. Nice Guy Did Not Board The Plane To California
When Fuzzy Math Goes All Wrong
When We Last Left Our Friends, The Icers...
Nitt Picks Will Not Be Drafted In The First Round
Rose Bowl Stat Comparison
Merry Christmas from BSD
Fear Not That They Fail, Laugh Instead
Surprise: Kevin Kelly Makes Good. And Good. And Good.
Bowl Attendance, Expectations, And How To Blame Everything On The Recession
Surprise: The Fourth Linebacker, Mark Rubin
Rose Bowl Preview - A Look at Rey Maualuga
Rose Bowl Preview - A Look at Mark Sanchez
Women's Volleyball Open Thread
Buck Up, Sad Campers!
Sandbagging Is Not The Answer
Women's Volleyball: It's Only Fun When You Win
Women's Volleyball Open Thread
The Reset Button
If You Say It On The Internet You Say Forever: A Six Month Review Of Paterno's Public Image
Kevin Newsome, Moonwalking Piano Man
Joe Paterno Signing a Three Year Extension
You Could Be Mine: Kevin Newsome
The Eternal Good Offense vs. Bad Defense Debate
Grading the Big Ten Coaches - Mark Dantonio
Gerald Hodges Picks Penn State
Don't Mess With Graham Zug
Nitt Picks Isn't Quite Sure It Would Be That Simple
Announcement: Black Shoe Shirts & Pants Open For Business!
College Bowl Mania
There Will Be Fallout And Accusation
Internet Rumbling: Pat Devlin Has Left The Program
A.Q. Shipley Wins Rimington Trophy
One Step Forward. Two Steps Back
Clash of the Titans
Yeah, No Way Anyone Could Have Predicted These Results
Vegas Knows Best: How The Media Can Make You A Better Football Team
Week 15 Blogpoll Ballot - Why Not Us?
College Pick 'Em Final Standings
Bowling For LOLers
Undercover Of The Night: Sparty Pre-Game
Can The Rose Bowl Winner Earn A Split National Championship?
Saturday Open Thread
Grading The Big Ten Coaches
Al Golden Not Interested In Syracuse. Let's Overanalyze It.
Penn State Upends Georgia Tech in ACC-Big Ten Challenge
The Penn State Icers: Doing What They Do Since 1971
On Letting The Big Ten Season Stay Up Past Its Bed Time
Penn State Basketball Update
Week Whatever Blogpoll Ballot

November - 2008

Bring On The Trojans
Saturday Open Thread
On This Day In Penn State History
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nitt Picks Is Saying 'Yeah!'
I Am So Smart!  S-M-R-T!
Recruiting Update - Coming Down the Home Stretch
Grading The Defense: College Avenue Freezeout
Oregon State In The BCS: A Lot Of Different Parties Involved, Man
Penn State Dominates the All Big Ten Team
Grading The Offense Against Michigan State
Daryll Clark Wins Big Ten Player of the Week
Penn State Wins a Catfight 70-50
Blogpoll Ballot Week 13
2008 Big Ten Champs
Second Half Open Thread
BSD Staff Predictions - Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Preview: Once More, With Meaning
2008 Senior Day Haiku
I Hate Michigan State
Penn State - Michigan State Stat Comparison
The Players Hint At Dissent: What First Downs Have To Say About It
The Beard Is At Stake, People
"The Only Retirement I'm Looking Forward To Is Yours."
Project Mayhem Going Pro?
Grading The Coverage: The Big Ten Network
There Can Be Only One
Until The Ride Comes To A Complete Stop
Grading The Offense Against Indiana
Week 12 Blogpoll Ballot
Grading The Defense Against the Indiana Hoosiers
BSD Staff Predictions Against The Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Preview: Fire Something!
Indiana: Picking You Up When You Fall Down, Since 2004
Commit #20: Gary Gilliam Is A Very Large Individual
Penn State - Indiana Stat Comparison
Nitt Picks Is All Business
Vegas Knows Best: The National Championship Picture
Grading The Defense: Iowaaaaaaaah.
To Call Or Not To Call
Chicago Tribune: Penn State's Loss Is Big Ten's Gain
Week 11 Blogpoll Ballot
Grading the Offense Against the Iowa Hawkeyes
Apocalypse, How? Aftermath Open Thread
Second Half Open Thread
BSD Staff Predictions Against The Iowa Hawkeyes
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Black Heart Gold Pants
Penn State-Iowa Statistical Comparison
Iowa Preview: Safety First
Penn State Men's Basketball Preview
Then, Again: Stanzified!
Penn State Soccer Getting All 2007 Colorado Rockies
Royster Not Meeting Heisman Quota
NCAA Declares That Penn State Must Play Its Remaining Games
The Hate Manual: Alabama Crimson Tide
Week 10 Blogpoll Ballot
Penn State Jumped In AP [Don't Start Burning Things Yet]
Saved By Zorro!
Bye Week Open Thread

October - 2008

15% Of The Time, You Get Into The Championship Game Every Time
A Review of Sports Illustrated's "The College Football Book"
Vegas Knows Best: Who You Are Rooting For This Week
The Hate Manual: Texas Longhorns
It's Only Cheating If You Get Caught
It Would Not Have Been An Important Moment Without A Camera-Phone Picture [Thoughts From Visiting The Shoe]
Grading The Defense: Ohio State
Mark Rubin Named Big Ten POW
Grading the Offense Against Ohio State
Important Things To Remember About These, The Latest BCS Standings
Blogpoll Draft Ballot
Sunday Link Dump - Ohio State
Penn State Wins 13-6
Game Day Open Thread - General
BSD Staff Predictions - Ohio State
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Eleven Warriors
Two New Commits for Penn State
Ohio State Preview: Did You Know That They Have A New Quarterback? And He's From Pennsylvania!
Penn State - Ohio State Stat Comparison
A Lesson In Penn State-Ohio State History
Nitt Picks Can't Get No Respect!
Grading The Offense Against Michigan
Vegas Knows Best: Yesterday Was Once Tomorrow
Grading the Defense Against Michigan
Then, Again: All Your Blowouts Are Belong To Us
Week 9 CBSSports.com Blogpoll Ballot
Late Night Squib Kicks
BSD Staff Predictions - Michigan Wolverines
A Long Time Coming
Michigan Preview: Revenge Is Best Served Now
Experts Say Penn State Good, But Not Good Enough
Stay Classy Ron Zook
Review: Playing For Paterno: A Father's And Son's Recollections Of Playing for JoePa
Then, Again: Not The Same Without Lloyd
Don't Stop Believing, Michigan
Videofication: Wisconsin
Braylon Edwards - Closet Penn State Fan
Penn State - Michigan Stat Comparison
Grading the Defense Against Wisconsin
Penn State In The Computers: Where Reason Isn't In The Dictionary
Clark and Maybin Named Big Ten POW
Grading the Offense Against the Wisconsin Badgers
Week 8 Blogpoll Ballot
Sunday Link Dump - Wisconsin Badgers
Pwned
Second Half Open Thread - Wisconsin
Staff Predictions: Pass The Bucky On The Left Hand Side
Vegas Knows Best: Things Get Less Exciting
Wisconsin Preview: Badger Badger Badger
Penn State - Wisconsin Stats Comparison
Nitt Picks Returns Briefly
Grading The Offense Against Purdue: Traction Is Optional
Joe Paterno Press Conference Notes
Then, Again: Bucky, Herky, and Sparty Walk Into A Bar
Grading the Defense Against Purdue
Hold On Loosely
Blogpoll Week 7 Draft Ballot
Penn State - Purdue Post Game Link Dump
Post Purdue Immediate Thoughts
Staff Predictions: Purdue Pete's Gonna Getcha
Purdue Preview: All The Oatmeal You Can Throw
Tell Us How You Really Feel
College Pick 'Em Update
As The Blogdome Turns
Then, Again: RichRod's Back With A Brand New Invention

September - 2008

Devon Smith Commits to Penn State
Vegas Knows Best: Other Big Ten Matchups
Grading The Defense: Black Is White, Linebackers Are Suck
Glenn Carson Picks Nittany Lions
Grading The Offense Against Illinois
Thank You, Corporate Partners!
Week Five Blogpoll Ballot
Penn State - Illinois Post Game Link Dump
Smokin' Poll: Penn State Moves Up To #6
BSD Staff Predictions - Illinois Fighting Illini
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Illinois Loyalty
Questions for the Group
Illinois Preview: A Visit From The Zookie Monster
Big Ten Roundup
Since When Does 3 = 6?
HD Formation Playmaker's Dream, Camera Man's Nightmare
College Pick 'Em Update
Then, Again: Death Race 2008 Begins
Blogpoll Week 4...or is it 5?
Evans And Koroma Back At Practice
Balloteering
Grading The Offense Against Temple
Grading the Defense Against Temple
Temple Post Game Link Dump
Joe Paterno Coaching From Press Box against Temple
Could Joe Paterno's Health Be a Concern?
BSD Staff Predictions - Temple vs Penn State
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Temple Football Forever
Return;a of the trdunk post
Nitt Picks Goes Around the Big Ten
Then, Again: One Last Cupcake Before Dinner
Temple Preview: Yes, It Contains Filth, Flarn, Flarn, Filth.
Evans and Koroma Charged with Possession of Marijuana
The Legality Of A Pointed Finger
Notes From Joe Paterno's Press Conference
Week 3 Blogpoll Ballot
Grading The Offense: Syracuse
Sunday Link Dump - Penn State vs. Syracuse Orange
Staff Predictions: Penn State At Syracuse
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Oh Crap
The Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry Part II
Syracuse Preview: Upstate, Down Times
The History of the Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry
The Maneater Finally Weighs In On The Big Ten
Indianapolis Colts Player Ed Johnson Arrested on Drug Charge
College Pick 'Em Update
As The Blogdome Turns
Your Local Penn State Bar
Grading The Defense: Not So Fast, My Friend
Blogpoll Ballot - Week 2
On This Day in Penn State History
Future Victims Unit: Too Much Icing, Not Enough Cake
Grading the Offense - Oregon State
Oregon State: Initial Post Game Thoughts
Oregon State Post Game Link Dump
Up In Smoke
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Building The Dam
BSD Staff Predictions - Oregon State Beavers
Understanding ESPN's News Cycle
Paterno: Evans, Koroma, Quarless Out For Saturday
Blue White Roundtable is Uninspired
Oregon State Preview: Where Rain And Funyuns Collide
Nitt Picks Is Withholding Judgment
As The Blogdome Turns
Grading The Offense - Coastal Carolina
Week 2 Blogpoll Ballot
Grading The Defense - Coastal Carolina
Then, Again: Quick Monday Afternoon Notes On Coastal Carolina

August - 2008

Coastal Carolina Immediate Impressions
An Upset Victory? No, Chants.
BSD Staff Predictions
Only Justin King Until Football
Welcome Back Casual Penn State Fan
Coastal Carolina Preview: This Internet Will Ruin Your Life
Only Chafie Fields Until Football
Meet The Freshmen - Part III
Blue & White Roundtable: The Beginning Of The Beginning
Only Deon Butler Until Football
Oh God, Not Again.
Meet the Freshmen, Part II
Meet the Freshmen
Nitt Picks
Only Terrell Golden Until Football
Determining A Third Party Rooting Interest
On This Day In Penn State History
Upside Downside: A Little Less Defensive?
Only Larry Johnson Until Football
Nitt Picks Is Under The Seats Looking For Toll Money
Only Donnie Johnson Until Football
Only Anthony Scirrotto Until Football
Only Eric McCoo Until Football
Upside Downside: Will The Offense Actually Be Better?
Only Mike McQueary Until Football
Nitt Picks Is Tired Of Waiting
Only Bobby Engram Until Football
BSD College Pick 'Em Game on ESPN
Kevin Newsome To Star In New Version Of 'Butterfly Effect'
As The Blogdome Turns
Only LaVar Arrington Until Football
Meet the Walk-Ons
Only Michael Robinson Until Football
Nitt Picks Is Dedicated
BlogPoll Draft Ballot - Preseason
Only Jay Alford Until Football
Devon Still Injured
Only John Shaffer Until Football
Winning Streak
Only Bani Gbadyu Until Football
Welcome To The Blogpoll
Everybody Is A Little Special
Only Kevin Thompson Until Football
5th Tier* Programming At Last!
A Bowl Record, Like A Bad Joke, Needs Context
Only Daryll Clark Until Football
Nitt Picks Beefs Up Security
Making The Case For: Playing Both Clark and Devlin
Only Navorro Bowman Until Football
Making The Case For: Pat Devlin
Only Gregg Garrity Until Football
Making The Case For: Daryll Clark
Happy Birthday BSD
Only Rodney Kinlaw Until Football
On This Day In Penn State History
Only Stephfon Green Until Football
Media Day Tidbits
PSU Basketball: Building a National Powerhouse One Cupcake at a Time
Only Evan Royster Until Football
Domination In Just Two Years! Order Today!
Only Kevin Kelly Until Football
Nitt Picks Reverts Back To 2005
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Michigan State Spartans
Only Jordan Norwood Until Football
Blurry Beaver
Penn State Hoops Summer Update
Big Ten Roundtable: Illustrating The Rivalries
Only Curt Warner Until Football
More Outside The Lines Reactions
Nitt Picks is Fluffy Again
Nitt Picks Is Talkin' Football

July - 2008

As Long As He's Happy
You Can't Take The Effect, And Make It The Cause
Paterno Dismisses Chris Baker and Phil Taylor From Team
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Real Derrick Williams
Big Ten Media Day Loves Non-Answers
Rest Assured, Stephen A. Smith Shares In Your Outrage
Breaking: ESPN Posts "Outside The Lines" Clips
Nitt Picks Respects Your Half-Naked Shenanigans
Paterno Charms And Scolds At Big Ten Presser
Black Shoe Diaries Signs Rival Two-Star Blogger
Post-Paterno Era: Ferentz and Schiano
Profiles In Plagiar-Ageism: Eddie Robinson
Nitt Picks Wants to Take It Outside
The Age Card
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Michigan Wolverines
Odds Are, You'll Have Fun: Several 2008 Lines Released
Sunday Night Nitt Picks
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Iowa Hawkeyes
On This Day In Penn State History
Nitt Picks Resents The Term "Nitt"
Profiles In Plagiar-Agism: John Cooper
Spread HD: It's Good For You
Profiles In Plagiar-Ageism: Lou Holtz
Not Comcastic? Not Looking Good [And More On Not Getting It]
Profiles In Plagiar-Ageism: Paul William "Bear" Bryant
Nitt Picks Is Fluffy
Nate Cadogan is Verbal Number 16
Nitt Picks Hopes The Curve Is Generous
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Indiana Hoosiers
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Illinois Fighting Illini
Penn State Signs Their 15th Commitment...For The Class of 2008!
The Road To Mediocrity Goes Through Boredom
Nitt Picks Is Standing Up Anyway
West Coast Bias Computed: 22%
Hey Look! A Wide Receiver!
Recruiting Update
August 30th Will One Day Be Tomorrow [Schedule and Odds]
Hey Look! A Running Back!
Gress Picks Penn State
Nitt Picks Thought We Covered This
On This Day In Penn State History
Don't Cry For Me West Virginia
Delany: Bad Excuses, Good Business

June - 2008

Jay Paterno Plays With His Balls
Is A Little Effort Too Much To Ask?
Finding The New John L [BTB Pre-Season Awards]
Southern Cal to Cal Poly: The Big Ten Out Of Conference Schedule
The SEC Speed Truth
Comcast Loses, But Wins Because They Say So [I'm Confused Too]
Nitt Picks Agrees: Duke Sucks
Jay Paterno: Blogger, Democrat, and Occasional Football Coach
Penn State Captains Speak
Bag It, Tag It: BTN Deal Is Final
Why Penn State Didn't Join The Big Ten
Dollars and Sense: The BTN Deal
Breaking News: The Schedule Is Still Bland, But With Byes!
PSU Catcher Lands Job As Beach Bum
I Want My, I Want My, I Want My BTN
Nitt Picks is Big and 33
Big Ten Network Rubbing It In: Penn State Day
Connor Fights Playbook, Wins
Phil Steele Sez...Defense and Special Teams
Nitt Picks is Dumping Links
Phil Steele's All Big Ten Offense Review
Odds Are, You'll Have Fun!
The Drake Commits to Penn State
Outside The Lines Is Crossing the Line
The Importance Of Deflecting Blame
Bipartisan Recruiting: Early Signing Day
Penn State And The Draft (Ya, Baseball)
The Hunt For Blue October
Unsolved Mysteries
Rutgers Recruiting - Serenity Now
Cookin' With A Guy Who Is Talking Nonsense
Steven Spielberg Ain't Got Nothin' On Stephon Morris
The Big Eleventh Branch To Merge
Nitt Picks Is Getting Thin
2009 Recruiting Board - Wide Receivers
Filling In The Blanks On Lewis Preston

May - 2008

Penn State Hires New Basketball Assistant
Greg Schiano Rumors
SEC Coaches Push For Early Signing Period
Blue White Roundtable Is A Day Late
Hey Look! A Wide Receiver!
Stanley is Number Ten
Penn State Lands Commitment Number Nine
Who is Myles Gibbon?
2009 Offer Board - Running Backs
Nitt Picks Wants a Fifth Year
2009 Quarterback Offer Board
Nitt Picks Works Weekends Too
Chris Baker Pleads Guilty
Joe Paterno Update
Joe Paterno Hospitalized for Dehydration
Recruiting in Bunches
Urban Meyer in the Offseason
Zook in the Offseason
Nitt Picks Likes Cupcakes
Nitt Picks Is a Webcam Predator
Commit Number Six
Penn State Lands Two Commits
Weekend Homework Assignment
Programming Note to the Programming Note
Programming Note
Things Blue and White People Like
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Civil War
National Champions
Nitt Picks
Plus-One Dies a Slow Horrible Death
Mea Culpa

April - 2008

On BSD, Blogs, and Such
Penn State Lands Number Three
Nitt Picks Has a Full Plate
Oh Captain My Captain
Nitt Picks is All About Commitment
NFL Draft Recap
Nevermind
Who Let The Dogs Out?
Big Ten Roundtable Springs Eternal
Nitt Picks Has More
Nitt Picks Is Comfortably Numb
Blue-White Game Impressions
Five Things BSD Will Be Watching at the BW Game
Nitt Picks Is Refreshed
Blue White Roundtable Oozes Apathy
Bad Karma Bites Us Again
Phil Taylor Is Going To Take a Long Vacation
Kick The Can
Chris Bell Banned From Campus
NCAA Pick 'Em Final Standings
So Long Chris Bell
YouTuberation in HD
Je'Ron Stokes to Vols - BWI on Meltdown Alert
Wallace Done For The Spring
BSD Reflects On Pitt
Nitt Picks Can't Keep It In His Pants
Open Blog Wednesday
All Good Things Must Come To An End
Nitt Picks - The Legend of Stephfon Green is Born

March - 2008

Nitt Picks Is A Day Late
Nitt Picks Laughs With Glee
The Blue-White Roundtable Lives Again
2009 Recruiting - Safeties
Use The Bully Pulpit
Spring Roster Released - Now Wrap Sheet Free!
2009 Recruiting - Cornerbacks
Our First Commit
Spring Is In The Air
National Champion!
Round Two Open Thread
Paterno 101
Nitt Picks is Waiting for Answers
March Madness Open Thread - First Round
Last Chance
Shocker: Pryor to Ohio State
Tyrell Sales Arrested in Pittsburgh
Penn State Offer Letter
Nitt Picks: In New Enhanced Size
BSD Tournament Challenge on ESPN
Academic Scandal Rocks Michigan
Terrelle Pryor Will Announce This Week
Bittersweet Finish
Big Ten Tournament Open Thread - Illinois Fighting Illini
Nitt Picks Would Accept Felony Charges to Punch Bobby Bowden
Big Ten Tournament Preview
2009 Recruiting - Linebackers
Paterno Working on a Succession Plan?
Hoosier Daddy?
Game Day Open Thread - Indiana Hoosiers
Andrew Quarless Charged With DUI
Chris Baker Goes One For Two
Penn State Falls Without Cornley
Game Day Open Thread - Wisconsin Badgers
Nitt Picks Says "Bah, Kids Today"
BSD Wins a J Leman
Big Ten Powah Rankings
Nitt Picks Sings Like A Jaybird
Penn State Beats Michigan
Game Day Open Thread - Michigan Wolverines

February - 2008

Penn State Beats Iowa
Late Nite Nitt Picks
2009 Recruiting - Defensive Ends
2009 Recruiting - Defensive Tackles
2009 Recruiting - Tight Ends
2009 Recruiting - Offensive Line
2009 Recruiting - Wide Receivers
2009 Recruiting - Running Backs
Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings
Looking Ahead to 2009 - Quarterbacks
Game Day Open Thread - Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten Roundtable Drinks a Cold One
NCAA Proposes More Rule Changes
Blue White Roundtable - LOI Day Edition
Nitt Picks Has A Sore Throat Today
Programming Note
BSD Big Ten Power Rankings
We Must Protect This State
Game Day Open Thread - Michigan Wolverines
Success With Honor
Nitt Picks Is Indefinitely Suspended
Penn State Post Signing Day Extravaganza
Programming Note
Letter Of Intent Day Open Thread
Game Day Open Thread
Nitt Picks Jumps Over The Back
Penn State Loves Money, Hates Kids With Cancer
Big Ten Powah Rankings
Penn State Spanks Spartans
Game Day Open Thread - Michigan State Spartans
Six More Weeks

January - 2008

Sealing The Deal
Nitt Picks Falls Short
Thanks For Bailing Out Our Asses
Big Ten Rankings of Powah
Recruiting Update
Baker, Bowman, and Timmons Suspended
2007 College Football Blogger Award Nominations
Paterno Excuses Timmons and Two Others From The Team
2007 College Football Blogger Awards
Rock Bottom
Game Day Open Thread - Purdue Boilermakers
Penn State Lands Mike Farrell
Penn State Loses Third Straight
The Big Ten Rank of Powah
Priceless - Penn State Lands #13
Tin Foil Hat Time
BSD Courtroom Update
Oh No! We Suck Again!
Big Ten Rankings of Powah
Justin King Declares for NFL Draft
Minnesota Redux
Game Day Open Thread - Minnesota Golden Gophers
Five Reasons For Hope in 2008
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do For The Blue-White Roundtable
Final Blogpoll Ballot
BSD Pick 'Em Game Final Standings
2007 Bowl Season Wrap Up
Go Bucks
Big Ten Rankings of Powah
Penn State Downs Illinois
Five Reasons For Concern in 2008
Lions Off To Good Start In Conference Play
Game Day Open Thread - Northwestern Wildcats
Alamo Bowl Recap - Defense/Special Teams
New Years Day Open Thread

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