The 2005 season highlight DVD said WE ARE...BACK.

But I don't think we are and here is why.

Our national reputation is okay, not great. The Championships in the 80's and the Grand Experiment earned us favor far and wide. But as the SEC player, can't remember his name now, as his comments show We are not respected right now.  Because we didn't win that game against USC, people will say PSU is overrated. Hey look, they can't beat Iowa, and then they were supposed to compete with SC, c'mon.

And because we are in the big ten, we are sullied by reputation in the last few BCS bowl games.

With 800 wins and 6th all time, we are among the nation's elite college teams over time. But last year, Brian Norwood left. And this year, LJ may be leaving. Even if he stays, why is he looking? Cause Joe just does not know when to exit. Who will be next? Is Scrap loyal for the next 3(?) years? 

Say LJ leaves, and we win the NC next year or in 2010. What will be left of our current coaching staff by then? Has Joe thought about this? Has he consulted his assistants, or made decisions for them so that hopefully they will stay? 

We may be fine, we may not. But the smooth transition of coaching that would ensure we remain a top tier program is currently very much in jeopardy.

 

 

So I will

Happy Happy B'day Grandpa. We all love you.

Ohh, this is not my family blog.  I meant JOEPA, 82!! 3 more years, 3 more years...

AND

Congrats to the BACK to BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, Women's Volleyball.

maybe someone can do a t shirt with the mens and womens national champs. that would be Sweet.

Merry Christmas y'all, and to y'all a good night. is that 75 words yet...

GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!

37-10 Oregon......

We will we will beat dem Trojans.

Down with Pete Carroll..down with them punks, bring back John Robinson and let's go State..the Rose Bowl has new meaning. I can breathe again. Directv is the best, versus network lets me watch the beatdown. Check out Jeremiah Johnson, He is something...you heard it here first.

We play at Beaver Stadium, we don't need know more Beavers, chuckle..

just made it 37-17, big woop.

We are Penn State!

Link to an article from collegefootballnews.com

Why not a 1 loss PSU team for the national title this year?

I know the scenarios have been posted before, but cool to see a national writer give it some attention.

Go DUCKS, joepa successful surgery. when will we get a quality qb or reciever next. receiver, stupid spellcheck. 75 words. run the ball at Iowa on third and forever and get a field goal attempt.

Why not 1 loss Penn State

Next week, a lot to play for. Maybe Gameday will be coming to our city. Wonder what time it is?

A Big Ten Title, third since joining, so they don't come along every day.

A trip to the Rose Bowl, first since 94.

School win # 800 on the line. to stay ahead of Bama.

And to stay ahead of Bobby Bowden. Right now Joe leads 382-380..

Oh, and for the seniors a chance to finish 40-10 in their careers.

A lot on the line next week.

major champions:

Basketball: Celtics: last title 1986

Football: Giants: last title 1990

College Basketball: Kansas: last title: 1988

College Football: PSU? (last title: 1986)

anywho,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyone else have other sports.

blah a a a a a a a a a a a  a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b bb c c c c c c c c c c d d d d d d d d aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Which game will we be in? It all depends on the next three weeks. Win all 3 and we are in the hunt for the big prize. Win Two, or even beat Um and we will be in the BCS hunt. Lose all three and it is outback bowl again. I believe the middle scenario is most likely. Ohio State is just a tough place to play..

Little concerned about the secondary. We can stop the run, but the middle of the field is wide open.  We had a few penalties today, avoided the turnovers, and got the win. Next week, we need Enthusiasm and Flash.  Come to think of it, the last two games we started off slow, but we came through.

School Win #795! hope to see Joe on the sideline next week..

Joe is #1 again, with 376 career wins, poor old BB could only score 3, and he is at 375. I think this is the first time JoePA has been in sole possesion of first place since 2003. Congrats. Let's keep it rolling next week as we beat Illinois, and they lose to Colorado.

also next week prediction: PSU 34 Illinois 23. A late field goal puts them away and we move into the top 10. Cue Zombie Nation

The big ten network is debuting PSU's sugar bowl win over Georgia, I think Wed. from 7-10. i could be mistaken on the time, but it is running several times over the next few days after the initial broadcast, and also it is 3 hours long, so no cut offs. Could this be a preview of the 2008 finale? anyway, check it out if you have the btn on your service provider. joe pa, blah blah, 75 words, blah

because FSU has a bye August 30th. We will win, and that means 373-373. My question is who will wind up with the most wins after this year. Below are my projections on wins and losses and Joe and Bobby’s win totals before bowls. (JOEPA 382) BOWDEN (380)

FSU
9/06/08 vs. Western Carolina Tallahassee, Fla. 6:00 p.m. ET (WIN)
09/13/08 vs. Chattanooga TV Tallahassee, Fla. 3:45 p.m. ET (WIN)
09/20/08 vs. Wake Forest Tallahassee, Fla. TBA (LOSS)
09/27/08 vs. Colorado Jacksonville, FL TBA (WIN)
10/04/08 at Miami Miami, FL TBA (WIN)
10/16/08 at North Carolina State TV Raleigh, NC 7:30 p.m. ET (WIN)
10/25/08 vs. Virginia Tech Tallahassee, Fla. TBA (LOSS)
11/01/08 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA TBA (WIN)
11/08/08 vs. Clemson Tallahassee, Fla. TBA (LOSS)
11/15/08 vs. Boston College Tallahassee, Fla. TBA (LOSS)
11/22/08 at Maryland College Park, MD TBA (WIN)
11/29/08 vs. Florida Tallahassee, Fla. TBA (LOSS)
PSU
Sat, Aug 30th, 2008 Coastal_Carolina 12:00 PM Beaver Stadium (WIN! and tied record)
Sat, Sep 6th, 2008 Oregon_State 03:30 PM Beaver Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Sep 13th, 2008 at Syracuse 03:30 PM Carrier Dome (WIN)
Sat, Sep 20th, 2008 Temple 12:00 PM Beaver Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Sep 27th, 2008 Illinois 08:00 PM Beaver Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Oct 4th, 2008 at Purdue TBA Ross-Ade Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Oct 11th, 2008 at Wisconsin 08:00 PM Camp Randall Stadium (LOSS)
Sat, Oct 18th, 2008 Michigan 04:30 PM Beaver Stadium (WIN!!!!)
Sat, Oct 25th, 2008 at Ohio_State 08:00 PM Ohio Stadium (LOSS)
Sat, Nov 8th, 2008 at Iowa TBA Kinnick Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Nov 15th, 2008 Indiana TBA Beaver Stadium (WIN)
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2008 Michigan_State TBA Beaver Stadium (WIN)