Just wanted to start my Penn State Rules thread. I will continue to update how much they rule throughout the college football season. All PSU lovers feel free to chime in. And all PSU haters can try and defend their band wagon team and lack of tradition. Should be fun. >:D
This thread shall see nothing but spam
:-D
:puke
Quote from: mikey418 on August 31, 2004, 02:41:03 PM
Just wanted to start my Penn State Rules thread. I will continue to update how much they rule throughout the college football season. All PSU lovers feel free to chime in. And all PSU haters can try and defend their band wagon team and lack of tradition. Should be fun. >:D
LETS GO STATE!!!!!
Watch out for Michael Robinson a.k.a. a bigger version of Mike Vick who finally in the next two years be able to showcase his talent. Oh yeah Austin Scott is a beast too.
hey look, another Penn Stater being a follower and not a leader!! :)
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 02:50:33 PM
hey look, another Penn Stater being a follower and not a leader!! :)
Your a turd
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 31, 2004, 02:46:16 PM
:puke
This thread is intended for non-midgets who don't have an eating disorder. ;D
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 02:50:33 PM
hey look, another Penn Stater being a follower and not a leader!! :)
So you are admitting that you secretly WISH you could be a part of the blue and white. Where you molested by a lion at a young age?
Quote from: mikey418 on August 31, 2004, 02:52:38 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 31, 2004, 02:46:16 PM
:puke
This thread is intended for non-midgets who don't have an eating disorder. ;D
:-D :-D 8)
For the glory of Old State
For her founders, strong and great
For our future that we wait
Raise the song, raise the song
Quote from: mikey418 on August 31, 2004, 02:53:51 PM
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 02:50:33 PM
hey look, another Penn Stater being a follower and not a leader!! :)
So you are admitting that you secretly WISH you could be a part of the blue and white. Where you molested by a lion at a young age?
nah, im just proving that a PSU fan isnt capable of original thoughts. :)
Here's an original thought:
You and your excitable dwarf girlfriend are hypocrites, who would do well to take some of your own advice from time to time.
No....just defending his alma mater when attacked. And at least the PSU fan was smart enough to put up an thread icon to distinguish it from other threads :-D
Eating disorder?
Quote from: mikey418 on August 31, 2004, 02:41:03 PM And all PSU haters can try and defend their band wagon team and lack of tradition. Should be fun. >:D
(http://www.millerhouseofsports.com/USC/images/1588996050.jpg)
Yeah...definitely no tradition here. ::) By the way...its called a
CHAMPIONSHIP. 8)
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 31, 2004, 03:05:43 PM
Here's an original thought:
You and your excitable dwarf girlfriend are hypocrites, who would do well to take some of your own advice from time to time.
awww look. FastFreddie got all upset.
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 03:22:34 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 31, 2004, 03:05:43 PM
Here's an original thought:
You and your excitable dwarf girlfriend are hypocrites, who would do well to take some of your own advice from time to time.
awww look. FastFreddie got all upset.
You're right. It wasn't right for me to include "dwarf" in that otherwise quite true statement.
PG: Since you're a little slow, I think the eating disorder comment was in regards to the "puke" smiley. Derrrrrr
and what is "my own advice?"
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 04:37:04 PM
and what is "my own advice?"
In your case, it would most recently be asking people to come up with original thoughts. I could also go into many of the things you've said to stubborn and stupid fans of Eagles' opposition, but that's unnecessary and not as relevant.
Pretty funny since you consider me the opposition to PSU and say the same things... so your point is?
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 04:43:44 PM
Pretty funny since you consider me the opposition to PSU and say the same things... so your point is?
What does that have to do with everything you're saying being wholly unoriginal, while you're telling everybody else to come up with original thoughts?
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 31, 2004, 04:51:48 PM
Quote from: MURP on August 31, 2004, 04:43:44 PM
Pretty funny since you consider me the opposition to PSU and say the same things... so your point is?
What does that have to do with everything you're saying being wholly unoriginal, while you're telling everybody else to come up with original thoughts?
im not sure why you are so incapable of understanding that my quip about the unoriginal thoughts was a joke to Mikey about starting a Penn State Rules thread in the same fashion as my Penn State Sucks thread. alas, another thing needed to be explained to a PSU lover.
Your assumption that I did not understand the basis for your "unoriginal" reference is, naturally, completely incorrect.
Let's get back on topic here.
Penn State sucks.
BTW, Joepa must go. The dude is fargen senile.
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on August 31, 2004, 06:07:51 PM
Let's get back on topic here.
Penn State sucks.
Wrong thread, bitch.
You guys do know how dorky you all are, right?
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 31, 2004, 09:13:14 PM
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on August 31, 2004, 06:07:51 PM
Let's get back on topic here.
Penn State sucks.
Wrong thread, bitch.
I just made it the right thread.
Just like I made you my bitch. >:D
You guys are really gonna make me lock these threads, aren't you.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 31, 2004, 09:32:56 PM
You guys are really gonna make me lock these threads, aren't you.
Relax, we're just joking around.
Take a chill pill.
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on August 31, 2004, 10:41:53 PM
Relax, we're just joking around.
That would be nice if you all were, but I don't think that's the case.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 31, 2004, 10:47:59 PM
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on August 31, 2004, 10:41:53 PM
Relax, we're just joking around.
That would be nice if you all were, but I don't think that's the case.
Are you saying that Fast Freddie has no sense of humor?
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on August 31, 2004, 10:52:59 PM
Are you saying that Fast Freddie has no sense of humor?
I am not kidding. You suck almost as well as your mom, and unapologetic PSU haters are all big-time jag-offs.
Especially you, bitch.
Penn State sucks.
So let me get this straight......we post in this topic if they win and the other one if they lose? ??? :P :-\
Post in the other one when they lose and spam this one IF the get lucky and win.
This is JTrotterFan and I authorize this message:
GO PENN STATE!! WE LOVE YOU JOE PA! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! :sly
Penn State is awesome. Now it is our thread again. And this can go on forever if you wish.
I started following PSU around the same time as the Eagles. :poison
PSU rules. :sly
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 01, 2004, 05:24:52 PM
I dress in women's clothing, and hang around in bars!
Hey, do what you gotta do, "man".
I'm watching them rip your team on Comcast right now.
Good stuff. :-D
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 01, 2004, 06:07:48 PM
I'm watching them rip your team on Comcast right now.
Good stuff. :-D
Davey Jones from the Harrisburg patriot news. Not surprising, he bashes PSU and Joe Pa whenever he gets the chance. Some people speak Eckel talk about him. :paranoid
It's funny that hack sports writers are geniuses to the idiots they happen to agree with.
It's not as funny as how these little words get you so angry :boom :
Penn State Sucks!
:-D
...not as angry as your mom gets when I give 'er the old donkey punch.
And yet it's a new day and Penn State still sucks.
Some things never change. :-D
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 02, 2004, 05:47:03 PM
Some things never change. :-D
I've been meaning to tell you, your mom might want to head over to Target and buy a new pair of them granny briefs. The ones she never changes are growing mold.
PSU rules, as does O'Doyle.
No problem. While she is there, I'll get her to pick up a new offensive playbook for JoePa. ;D
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 02, 2004, 09:37:02 PM
No problem. While she is there, I'll get her to pick up a new offensive playbook for JoePa. ;D
Silly goose. You know Joe only buys his playbooks at Modell's. :paranoid :-*
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 02, 2004, 09:43:49 PM
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 02, 2004, 09:37:02 PM
No problem. While she is there, I'll get her to pick up a new offensive playbook for JoePa. ;D
Silly goose. You know Joe only buys his playbooks at Modell's. :paranoid :-*
Actually, I didn't know that. I learned something new today. :-D
We could turn this into an "Ask FF about PSU football" thread...
I could answer questions like:
"Is Zach Mills even a small part of what he's hyped up to be?"
(answer: No, he sucks pretty hard.)
"Are you even remotely concerned about the Akron game on Saturday?"
(answer: No, not at all! :paranoid)
"What's the capacity of Beaver Stadium?"
(answer: We'll never know if this team doesn't start playing some competitive football again.)
etc etc
P.S. PSU rules. Your mom drools.
Everything Fred said...LETS GO STATE
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 03, 2004, 07:35:41 AM
We could turn this into an "Ask FF about PSU football" thread...
I could answer questions like:
"Is Zach Mills even a small part of what he's hyped up to be?"
(answer: No, he sucks pretty hard.)
"Are you even remotely concerned about the Akron game on Saturday?"
(answer: No, not at all! :paranoid)
"What's the capacity of Beaver Stadium?"
(answer: We'll never know if this team doesn't start playing some competitive football again.)
etc etc
P.S. PSU rules. Your mom drools.
hehe. ... u said beaver.
BTW, Penn State sucks.
Quote from: joneszilla on September 03, 2004, 12:11:49 PM
hehe. ... u said beaver.
BTW, Penn State is tha bomb, dawg.
Yes I did, and thank you for your support.
This deserves to be on top. You'll all see why after we dismantle the powerhouse Akron tomorrow.
Let's go STATE!
In about half a day, you will all see the glory that is Penn State.
T - 3 hours until the Akron begins getting destroyed.
WB-17 today
21-3 after the first. Actually hitting people and playing with intensity, i'm loving this. LETS GO STATE!
Akron! They're Bowl worthy. ;)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 04, 2004, 04:21:45 PM
Akron! They're Bowl worthy. ;)
Hey the MAC is a decent conference nowadays and they are winning 41-3 in the first half. I know I speak for every PSU fan when I say we will take that against anybody after the previous season.
Quote from: drunkmasterflex on September 04, 2004, 05:05:50 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 04, 2004, 04:21:45 PM
Akron! They're Bowl worthy. ;)
Hey the MAC is a decent conference nowadays and they are winning 41-3 in the first half. I know I speak for every PSU fan when I say we will take that against anybody after the previous season.
Dang, even I am surprized how good State is looking today. It's going to be a long college season for Murp, PG, and the others blind sided by the BLUE AND WHITE!!! LET'S GO STATE!!
48-10 final
1-0 record :o
That "Heisman candidate" QB from Akron sure looked special, with his 5 yard completions.
Their problem is their coach came from the University of Pissburgh. Puck Fitt.
48-10 ain't half bad with the skill position starters sitting for most of the 2nd half. That really was a thorough ass-whoopin', like you'd expect from the PSU teams of old. Nice start to the season.
Naturally, your only response to what you know is the truth is to remove the post. Fargin' hypocritical losers.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 04, 2004, 06:51:39 PM
That "Heisman candidate" QB from Akron sure looked special, with his 5 yard completions.
Their problem is their coach came from the University of Pissburgh. Puck Fitt.
48-10 ain't half bad with the skill position starters sitting for most of the 2nd half. That really was a thorough ass-whoopin', like you'd expect from the PSU teams of old. Nice start to the season.
I was actually very impressed with the Akron Qb he was running around and pulling throws from his arse. The thing that most impressed me about PSU was their ability to run the football, they were able to gash the defense. Next week will be a telling game for the Lions if they can beat BC at their place that. BC has always played PSU tough even when BC sucked they played PSU tough. I still am skeptical to allow my expectations to get too high.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 04, 2004, 10:03:10 PM
Naturally, your only response to what you know is the truth is to remove the post. Fargin' hypocritical losers.
Your personal bashing comments are completely uncalled for and will not be tolerated on this board. If you make any other personal attacks on this board you will not be posting here anymore. This is the only warning Im giving.
In that case, all I ask for is a slight bit of credit for the Nittany Lions where credit is due. Even trash-talking Pukes fans come back after a big loss to eat crow, and I expected more from people of yours and PG's perceived caliber than the response(s) given. However, if need be, I'll simply lower my expectations and chalk your behavior towards PSU as irrational jealousy.
And how can I not take your consistent bashing of Penn State personally as an alumnus? Do you not take it personally when people persistently trash talk something you're a part of and/or believe in?
No more curse-laden personal attacks from me on the public boards. I did go a little further than I would have usually due to alcohol and some extremely troubling and sad news I received not long before. My apologies to you.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 05, 2004, 07:20:33 AM
No more curse-laden personal attacks from me on the public boards. My apologies to you.
thats all we ask. The Topic can be discussed (as it has been currently with others) without vulgar personal attacks. Apology accepted. moving on.
Quote from: MURP on September 05, 2004, 10:07:29 AM
Yes, I did watch the Michigan game. I suppose you either didnt know because you didnt watch the game, or you didnt include it because you hate Michigan, but their starting QB was injured. Their true freshman blue chipper (Henne) had 3 days to prepare for and start their game. He played well for his first game ever with little prep time. Miami Of Ohio's punt returner (the best in the nation) really destroyed Michigan's punt team and kept Miami's offense in good field position all day. Those 2 factors are what kept the game closer than it should have been until Michigan finally just decided to kick some ass.
Akrons defense was just god awful and PSU did what they needed to run em over. When their starting Cornerback couldnt cover Zach Mills on a pass from Michael Robinson, I knew they were gonna be hammered.
No, I did watch the Michigan game. But like you said, Henne is a "blue chipper" (from central PA iirc) and he did have good blocking all day. No question Miami was severely outmatched, but the game should have been closer score-wise. It'd be hard to say that the last two TD's for Michigan were anything but score-padding.
Don't underestimate the speed of Zack Mills. He runs a solid 4.65. :-D
This win over Akron should move Penn State into the rankings.
NOT!!!! :-D
Penn State SUCKS! ;D
PSU whooped on an inferior team ....something they haven't been able to do the past few years. But their suckiness will be exposed soon enough. :)
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 05, 2004, 10:30:09 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 05, 2004, 10:07:29 AM
Yes, I did watch the Michigan game. I suppose you either didnt know because you didnt watch the game, or you didnt include it because you hate Michigan, but their starting QB was injured. Their true freshman blue chipper (Henne) had 3 days to prepare for and start their game. He played well for his first game ever with little prep time. Miami Of Ohio's punt returner (the best in the nation) really destroyed Michigan's punt team and kept Miami's offense in good field position all day. Those 2 factors are what kept the game closer than it should have been until Michigan finally just decided to kick some ass.
Akrons defense was just god awful and PSU did what they needed to run em over. When their starting Cornerback couldnt cover Zach Mills on a pass from Michael Robinson, I knew they were gonna be hammered.
No, I did watch the Michigan game. But like you said, Henne is a "blue chipper" (from central PA iirc) and he did have good blocking all day. No question Miami was severely outmatched, but the game should have been closer score-wise. It'd be hard to say that the last two TD's for Michigan were anything but score-padding.
Don't underestimate the speed of Zack Mills. He runs a solid 4.65. :-D
Id also like to add on that Miami Of Ohio was playing their 2nd game of the season which helped them out.
Yes Henne is a blue chipper as is PSU's Morelli. Im sure you wouldnt expect Morelli to play as well as Zach Mills in his first college game.
I don't think Zack Mills is very good, so I kind of would, actually. :-D
Quote from: henchmanUK on September 06, 2004, 05:31:02 AM
Bithigan? Penn State? Who cares? Maroon and Gold wins the Big Ten baby! ;)
Uh huh. ::)
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 06, 2004, 07:31:35 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on September 06, 2004, 05:31:02 AM
Bithigan? Penn State? Who cares? Maroon and Gold wins the Big Ten baby! ;)
Uh huh. ::)
Roll eyes all you want. Lawrence Maroney is the best running back in the Big Ten. MB III is the second-best. We brutalised a decent team in Toledo. 42 points in the first half, 63 at the end and gave them two late touchdowns. 704 yards of total offense, 415 on the ground, Cupito goes 10-of-12 for 279 yards (that's 27.9 ypc, btw). SKI-U-MAH.
Well, we have to go to Minnesota's house October 2, so we'll see soon enough.
Nice mention for PSU in one of the ESPN.com weekend wrap-up columns (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1875280):
QuoteScoring The Lion's Share
Across the state line in Pennsylvania, Nittany Lions fans were having a great time enjoying their 48-10 rout of Akron. After averaging just 19 points per game last season, Penn State exploded for 21 in the first quarter and 41 in the first half against the Zips. The star of the show was QB Zack Mills, who ran for a TD, caught a TD pass and threw for two scores. In Joe Paterno's previous 38 years as Penn State head coach, only two players had ever logged a rushing TD, passing TD and receiving TD in the same season -- Eric McCoo in 2001 and Mike Archie in 1994.
McCoooooooooooooo!! :paranoid
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 07, 2004, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 04, 2004, 06:50:59 PM
If you can really get excited about beating up on AKRON, you're setting yourself up for major disappointment. LOL.
Its like Skins fans thinking they are Super Bowl bound after beating up on teams in the preseason . :-D
Or is it like some people thinking a slow start to the Phillies season was no big deal? ;D
ZING!
Penn State sucks! ;)
Quote from: NB on September 08, 2004, 05:43:38 PM
Penn State is the p\/\/n4r of me! ;)
Yes. Yes it is.
PSU 38
BC 20
Post ur prediction here, thanx 4 ur support!
LET'S GO STATE!
BC 27
PSU 24
with BC missing their starting tailback and left tackle, I think PSU might have a shot. :chair
Quote from: MURP on September 10, 2004, 11:32:55 AM
with BC missing their starting tailback and left tackle, I think PSU might have a shot. :chair
One blowout and your on the PSU bandwagon. wuss. :D
yes. PSU, BCS champion!!!
BC- 37
PSU-10
Quote from: MURP on September 10, 2004, 11:44:39 AM
yes. PSU, BCS champion!!!
I knew you were a closet PSU fan.
PSU - 38
BC - 20
And don't forget that this game is on ABC at 8pm Saturday night. ;D
Crap..I just noticed FF prediction...so I'll have to change mine to:
PSU 38
BC 27
I will never predict a score to a PSU/BC they are usually always battles.
It is amazing how a few plays can change momentum in the game. PSU stops them twice and gets two roughing the kickers both of which were bullshtein. He hit the first and the second one should have been running into the kicker. Now PSU is getting manhandled.
Penn State got OWNED! :-D
Yes, we aren't that good.
Nowhere to go but improvement!
Quote from: CheesesteakDude on September 12, 2004, 11:56:24 AM
Penn State got OWNED! :-D
Yeah...by the refs with those sad, sad roughing the kicker penalties. State never recovered.... :'(
A good team still could have won that game though. There was also an uncalled fumble on BC.
Bottom line is 21 points should not have been enough for BC to win, and that's not the ref's fault.
This thread's going to be more appropriate after a home game with UCF.
We are going to get p\/\/nt by Wisconsin... but we still rule. :paranoid
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 18, 2004, 05:14:28 PM
We are going to get p\/\/nt by Wisconsin... but we still rule. :paranoid
\
Just wait for man...wait for it.
Wait for what? Not like Wisconsin has been anything special, but Zack Mills has started for 4 years and still fails to make quality decisions with the football. Wisconsin will eat him alive if he doesn't wise up a little very quickly.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 20, 2004, 10:47:28 AM
Wait for what? Not like Wisconsin has been anything special, but Zack Mills has started for 4 years and still fails to make quality decisions with the football. Wisconsin will eat him alive if he doesn't wise up a little very quickly.
JoePa has a plan. Haven't you noticed Mills playing at WR....
Michael Robinson had to be taken off in an ambulance :'(
I hope he's ok...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 25, 2004, 07:38:40 PM
Michael Robinson had to be taken off in an ambulance :'(
I hope he's ok...
They said later that he was conscious and able to move his fingers and toes, and it was reported as a "concussion". I'd hate to see him get injured... he's one of the only good players on the team.
BTW, I thought Fran Ganter made me ill, but his offspring is even worse. :puke
Originally I thought this season was going to be another wash then I saw them play Akron and look like the PSU of old but then reality has set back in they are just not a good football team.
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2004, 09:22:10 AM
Injurys to the QB's are a blessing in disguise IMO... now Morelli should get in there and finish the season as the starter and get some valuable playing time so he has experience for next year.
Update on Robinson (http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=6630)
I'd love to see Morelli get the snaps, but I just don't see him getting thrown to the wolves like that.
At least Rhys Lloyd missed an extra point. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I thought Wake got a hand on that one. One thing I will say about the Lady Lions is they didn't quit. They fought and almost made it interesting. Offseason moves...WR and O friggen LINE!
Myself and a couple of friends are going down to state college to catch the game next week, any suggestions on the bars and other stuff to do at State?
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 03, 2004, 08:08:21 AM
At least Rhys Lloyd missed an extra point. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Farg the Brit pigs, man. ;)
Quote from: Dirty Waters on October 03, 2004, 04:35:47 PM
Myself and a couple of friends are going down to state college to catch the game next week, any suggestions on the bars and other stuff to do at State?
Cafe (210 West), yes. Rathskellar, yes. Sorority girls, yes. Shandygaff, no. Uncle Chen's chinese, no. Frat parties, no.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 04, 2004, 10:23:37 AM
Quote from: Dirty Waters on October 03, 2004, 04:35:47 PM
Myself and a couple of friends are going down to state college to catch the game next week, any suggestions on the bars and other stuff to do at State?
Cafe (210 West), yes. Rathskellar, yes. Sorority girls, yes. Shandygaff, no. Uncle Chen's chinese, no. Frat parties, no.
I personally like Uncle Chens....but nothing beats a calzone from the zone ;D. Crowbar has some good drink specials, but depends on what band is there - you may not want to venture in.
ONLY go to Crowbar if there's a good band playing. Otherwise, it's awful.
You'd think I would have stopped ordering from Uncle Chen's after the first time I found multiple hairs in my General Tso's. But no. It took two separate incidents for me to put the permanent ixnay on the Chen.
However, burritos the size of your head... YES.
I gotta say we put up a much bigger fight against Orton/Purdue than I thought we would. Oh well.
Good showing. Made some ballsy calls. Mills blew it at the end with piss poor decision making. Hooters up there is great. The ladies they have are, well, quite developed.
Colin Cowherd has been talking about JoePa/PSU for a while this morning. I'm getting depressed.
Quote from: New Green Monster on October 10, 2004, 02:58:08 PM
Hooters up there is great. The ladies they have are, well, quite developed.
Very true...but that was built right after I left PSU :-(. Never had a bad incident with Uncle Chens....maybe those hairs were special lovin' hairs for you ;-).
On a sidenote, don't go into the Walmart up in State College late at night and use one of those phones to talk over the intercom...they get mad.
Yeah so we sucked that game, but oh well. A win is a win. I was really impressed with Penn State, I was there once like 6 years ago and beaver stadium looks so much better then i remember it.
Also i was impressed by the students who all showed up and stayed/ were loud till the very end. Good luck to you guys with the rest of the season.
Just like to say 'Happy 78th Birthday to Joe PA!!!!!!!' :yay
:yay :yay :yay
Quote from: SD_Eagle on December 21, 2004, 12:58:48 PM
Just like to say 'Happy 78th Birthday to Joe PA!!!!!!!' :yay
(http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:gaDo3qq5faMJ:thibs.menloschool.org/~djwong/me/birthday/cake.gif)
That cake needs about 5-6 times more candles. :-D
Derrick Williams' decision
3:30
ESPNEWS
Wednesday
Be there!
Supposedly there are commercials on PSU's campus saying that they're going to get "an early Christmas present"... :paranoid
you guys should be happy, one year closer to his death, which will be the only way PSU gets a new head coach. :afro
Quote from: MURP on December 21, 2004, 11:39:38 PM
you guys should be happy, one year closer to his death, which will be the only way PSU gets a new head coach. :afro
That's all kinds of wrong and not funny... yet probably true.
Although, my hunch is still that this upcoming season is certainly his last.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 21, 2004, 09:48:50 PM
Derrick Williams' decision
3:30
ESPNEWS
Wednesday
Be there!
Supposedly there are commercials on PSU's campus saying that they're going to get "an early Christmas present"... :paranoid
You mean... they might actually get a blue chip WR prospect... and play him at WR? :o
According to today's Washington Post, it's down to PSU (possible), Florida (possible) and Texas (longshot). Oklahoma is out...
I'd go to Florida if I were him. Start off with a system that's new to everyone, play in warm weather, etc etc.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 22, 2004, 12:51:02 PM
I'd go to Florida if I were him. Start off with a system that's new to everyone, play in warm weather, etc etc.
Florida sucks...tons of old people. Happy Valley is a better fit for him. ;D
Quote from: mikey418 on December 22, 2004, 12:55:45 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 22, 2004, 12:51:02 PM
I'd go to Florida if I were him. Start off with a system that's new to everyone, play in warm weather, etc etc.
Florida sucks...tons of old people. Happy Valley is a better fit for him. ;D
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Play along!
Urban Meyer is the best coach ever! He almost HAS to go to Florida!
Go to Florida, Derrick! You could be a star in the NFL....like Ike Hilliard! Or Jacquez Green! Or Reidel Anthony! Or Travis Taylor! Or Jabar Gaffney! Or Taylor Jacobs! Or Darrell Jackson!
Any word yet?
10 minutes...
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 22, 2004, 01:25:21 AM
You mean... they might actually get a blue chip WR prospect... and play him at WR? :o
dont be fooled FF. He will line up at DT in the Blue/White game. :)
Quote from: MURP on December 22, 2004, 03:40:17 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 22, 2004, 01:25:21 AM
You mean... they might actually get a blue chip WR prospect... and play him at WR? :o
dont be fooled FF. He will line up at DT in the Blue/White game. :)
:-D That's one of the few position changes I haven't seen JoePa attempt.
Coming up after the commercial break...
They're calling him the #1 recruit in the country. :drool
blah blah... all this fluff!
ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BREAK! FARG! FARG!!
I hope he picks another school
ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BREAK.... :boom
The winner is....
PENN STATE
NICE
Williams says he liked the honesty, loyalty, trust and character of JoePa, and he says that he wants other prospects to join him at Penn State to turn things around....
He chose Penn State based on loyalty and honesty, and a family atmosphere. He is asking all other top recruits to join him and "wake the sleeping giant" to bring a national championship back to PSU. (Ed beat me to it. haha)
Along with Justin King, PSU now has two of the top 9 players in the country, according to rivals.com.
Wow there might be a reason for me to commute to State College next year.....
From Philadelphia?
Nah, from Altoona. Thats where I'm headed next year if I dont go to Temple. ;)
QuoteCoach's Comments: "In seven years as head coach, I have placed 92 players in college and three players currently in the NFL," says head coach Rick Houchens. "In all my years and all of my players that I have been blessed to work with, Derrick Williams is without a doubt the greatest player that I have not only coached but also seen in my ten year high school coaching career."
Scouting Report: If there is a better player in the nation, he must be very special. With a very solid frame, Williams brings all the tools to the table with his fluid motion, bursts of speed, and mental ability to read the game. Offensively, he has the ability to play quarterback if necessary, but he is best in space with great hands and a niche for making the big play. He is most likely destined for stardom as a wide receiver, but he could easily play shut-down cornerback with great hips and ability to change direction like he is 5-9.
:yay
lol, on DNL, Stan (I can't believe he's still alive) Hochman just said, "the good new is they got the #1 recruit, WR...the bad news is...Joe will have him starting at Strong safety next year"
He's stealing our jokes! MURP should sue for intellectual property breach!
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 22, 2004, 05:36:16 PM
lol, on DNL, Stan (I can't believe he's still alive) Hochman just said, "the good new is they got the #1 recruit, WR...the bad news is...Joe will have him starting at Strong safety next year"
lol, fortunately PSU's DBs are excellent and their receivers suck so he will probably be the number WR next season.
Agreed, drunkmaster. Especially since they also got Justin King, one of the top 2-3 CB recruits in the country.
BTW, here's a nice article from the Washington Post about Williams' decision (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6747826)
Quote from: MDS on December 22, 2004, 05:11:14 PM
Nah, from Altoona. Thats where I'm headed next year if I dont go to Temple. ;)
Dude I went there for two years. Reconsider your position.
Some people like the Altoona campus, but I can't figure out for the life of me why.
Congrats on a major coup, Nits fans. :yay
There are actually a lot of girls up there but the surronding town and the people who inhabit it are miserable. Plus the advising department sucks balls up there as well.
Another commitment to Penn State...
Knowledge Timmons (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=27432)
Track star
I haven't been up there yet to check things out. The only reason I picked it is because of the proximity to Main Campus. I'm majoring in communications, so most likely Temple is my first choice. I just want to get this annoying college process over with, all the schools are pretty much the same anyways.
Matt Lowry just commited to PSU. Number one OL in the state. From Cardinal O'Hare
http://dallasnews.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=28389&Sport=1
As a Penn State fan, it was good to see Lowry commit. We needed some lineman in this class.
I played against Lowry and he is an absolute beast.
Lydell Sargeant (http://dallasnews.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=29216) looks pretty good too. :yay
In the interest of equal time, PSU/Central Bucks East alum and former 2nd round pick Bryan Scott missed a key tackle on Westbrook and dropped what could have been a game-changing interception.
In other news, this brought me much joy, proving my loyalty to the Eagles is far greater than to PSU. And no, it wouldn't have mattered if he went to CR, either.
I see 8 wins in the near furture.
I see the recievers finally catching the ball this year. Hopefully Robinson generate some late season Heisman hype.
So, Morelli's still going to ride the pine this year in favor of a "hybrid" (read: not really a) QB?!? Argh.
Not a fan of the Robinson decision. He should be at wideout. If Morelli doesn't start, I want to see him redshirt.
There is no chance of Morelli redshirting, JoePa already said he wouldn't this year. He admitted that he and the coaching staff mishandled Morelli and should have redshirted him last year.
FWIW Robinson looked really good during the blue and white game and Morelli was only so so.
Yea I was at the Blue/ White game. Robinson looked good.
I knew they wouldn't redshirt Morelli. It was a pipedream.
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Posted on Fri, May. 13, 2005
After neck injury, Taliaferro eyes NFL
GENARO C. ARMAS
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Dressed in a gray Penn State T-shirt and sweat pants, Adam Taliaferro lounged on a cushioned bench in the trainer's room, smiled and laughed about life after Happy Valley.
A severe neck injury while making a tackle during a game against Ohio State in 2000 may have ended his football-playing days, but it hasn't prevented Taliaferro from dreaming about the NFL.
Taliaferro, an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, graduates Saturday with a degree in labor studies and industrial relations. He starts law school later this month at Rutgers, and is considering becoming a sports agent.
The topic of discussion in the trainer's room on a recent morning: What would Taliaferro do if he was representing Eagles' star wide receiver Terrell Owens, who skipped a minicamp last month because he wants to redo a seven-year deal worth nearly $49 million?
"I'd tell them to 'Show me the money,'" he jokes, eliciting a chuckle from Penn State trainer George Salvaterra and several others nearby.
Those close to Taliaferro say it's a rare day when they don't see the one-time freshman phenom flash his contagious smile or exude a positive, can-do attitude. That was evident even in the days and weeks immediately following his injury when doctors feared that he would never walk again.
Salvaterra has the moment of the injury - in the closing minutes against the Buckeyes on Sept. 23, 2000 - recorded on a videotape that sits atop of a stack of tapes in his office.
"It's something you never forget," Salvaterra said, watching the tape and queuing it back and forth in slow motion.
"I think if it wasn't such a positive outcome for the kid, it would be something I wouldn't look at," he added. On a locker near the TV is a photo taken weeks after the injury of team members and others organized into a "43" on a football field - Taliaferro's jersey number.
Taliaferro left the hospital three months after the injury and began walking unassisted soon afterward. On Sept. 1, 2001, following a grueling rehabilitation regimen that he still follows today, Taliaferro walked back out onto the Beaver Stadium field before a game for the first time since his injury.
Today, running is still out of the question; even a weekend game of touch football is off limits. "The best thing I can do now is have a catch," he said.
Taliaferro has involuntary contractions in his calf muscles that make it look like he has a hop in his step, Salvaterra said. Taliaferro also can't completely grip his hands and will likely undergo surgery to help address that problem.
Taliaferro's father, Andre Taliaferro, says he's just thankful his son can walk.
"Graduation day is a dream after all we've been through," Andre Taliaferro said. "We are fulfilling a dream. He's healthy and he's walking; he's walking to get his diploma."
Andre Taliaferro talks proudly of his son's academic accomplishments. Adam, he boasts, had already been an honors student in high school when he arrived at Penn State.
But Adam Taliaferro says the injury forced him to renew focus on academics after his playing career ended. As a freshman, he didn't know what he wanted to do beyond football, so he took an occupational test that would help him figure out his interests. The tests pointed him to law.
"It's funny. I kind of feel fortunate that at the early stage of my college career (the injury) forced me to focus on where I wanted to go in the future," he said.
The days leading to graduation are filled with last goodbyes and bittersweet memories for Taliaferro. He kept a locker in the locker room even after his injury, though he finally had to clear out earlier this week.
"A.T.!" shouted defensive end Tamba Hali before slapping hands with Taliaferro as the two passed each other in the locker room. Taliaferro walked over to a couple other teammates, fresh out of the weight room, to make plans to meet later in the day.
Taliaferro also wants to continue to be a role model to others recovering from similar injuries or long-term illnesses.
"The first thing I try to do is look them in the face and see if they are gloomy. If they are, I'll call them on it," he says. "If they are positive ... when I see their eyes light up, it tells me they are making progress."
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Adam Taliaferro Foundation: http://www.taliaferrofoundation.org/
Good for Adam. I hope he makes it and is successful.
Its that time of year again.
Penn State opens both polls with top 35 rankings and all the haters will continue to hate.
Maybe Myron Rolle could change their minds?
We need to get through the "easy" games unscathed first, and a win at Homecoming would be huge.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 12, 2005, 10:29:05 PM
Its that time of year again.
Penn State opens both polls with top 35 rankings and all the haters will continue to hate.
Maybe Myron Rolle could change their minds?
Haters? Shut your face hole, T.O.
:-D
9 wins this year. They beat OSU at home. Take that MURP. >:D
Quote from: NGM on August 13, 2005, 12:44:36 PM
9 wins this year. They beat OSU at home. Take that MURP. >:D
That's an ambitious prediction.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 13, 2005, 08:17:05 PM
Quote from: NGM on August 13, 2005, 12:44:36 PM
9 wins this year. They beat OSU at home. Take that MURP. >:D
That's an ambitious prediction.
I think Mike Robinson has the swagger they've been missing on offense. It's his team now.
Quote from: T.O._81_RIP on August 13, 2005, 07:56:05 AM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 12, 2005, 10:29:05 PM
Its that time of year again.
Penn State opens both polls with top 35 rankings and all the haters will continue to hate.
Maybe Myron Rolle could change their minds?
Haters? Shut your face hole, T.O.
:-D
(http://www.djmonkeyboy.com/clothing/haterade-logo.jpg)
Quote from: NGM on August 13, 2005, 08:57:35 PM
I think Mike Robinson has the swagger they've been missing on offense. It's his team now.
He can't suck the same as Zack Mills, but Wally Richardson-eque suckage is not out of the question.
The D will take the Lions to a bowl game this year without a doubt, IMO, but the offense might still be weak.
Quote from: NGM on August 13, 2005, 12:44:36 PM
9 wins this year. They beat OSU at home. Take that MURP. >:D
Hey now, last season I basically predicted the entire PSU season correctly except the Northwestern game, which I had PSU winning and they didnt. I might be a hater, but I call it as I see it ;). I think PSU will have a pretty good season. Their schedule is fairly soft (as in playing OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin at home and only having 4 away games) and their defense is really good which should keep them in every game. Right now I think they go 7-4 if their defense stays healthy and if Robinson doesnt screw things up.
Maybe Im way off on this, but I think Michael Robinson is a bad QB. I can see how he would excite PSU fans because there is always a chance he makes a big play, but his decision making leaves a lot to be desired and I dont see him having many traits necessary to be a good QB. He has athleticism and thats about it. Dont mean to make it sound like "black QB who isnt smart and just runs around thing", but he takes too many sacks, throws too many picks, and doesnt complete enough passes. He gets jumpy in the pocket and just doesnt seem to have it all together. Hopefully for you guys he has improved enough to not be a liability, cause thats what I see him as. I think PSU (for the sake of the future) would be much better off putting Morrelli as the starter and using Robinson as a WR.
7-4 might just be the number for us to land LeSean McCoy.
Quote from: MURP on August 15, 2005, 09:25:02 AM
Maybe Im way off on this, but I think Michael Robinson is a bad QB. I can see how he would excite PSU fans because there is always a chance he makes a big play, but his decision making leaves a lot to be desired and I dont see him having many traits necessary to be a good QB.
In other words, you think he's either a Major Harris clone or a poor man's Michael Vick. I can't say I disagree with you on either count.
yeah pretty much dpierce.
QuoteHey now, last season I basically predicted the entire PSU season correctly except the Northwestern game, which I had PSU winning and they didnt. I might be a hater, but I call it as I see it Wink. I think PSU will have a pretty good season. Their schedule is fairly soft (as in playing OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin at home and only having 4 away games) and their defense is really good which should keep them in every game. Right now I think they go 7-4 if their defense stays healthy and if Robinson doesnt screw things up.
I know. You are probably right anyway, I just want to stick up for my team. On the same hand I wouldn't be suprised if this team pulls it together.
Steel: I saw McCoy play in person and I would not be suprised if he is a Heisman canidate someday.
Quote from: NGM on August 15, 2005, 11:37:55 AM
Hey now, last season I basically predicted the entire PSU season correctly except the Northwestern game, which I had PSU winning and they didnt. I might be a hater, but I call it as I see it Wink. I think PSU will have a pretty good season. Their schedule is fairly soft (as in playing OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin at home and only having 4 away games) and their defense is really good which should keep them in every game. Right now I think they go 7-4 if their defense stays healthy and if Robinson doesnt screw things up.
I know. You are probably right anyway, I just want to stick up for my team. On the same hand I wouldn't be suprised if this team pulls it together.
Steel: I saw McCoy play in person and I would not be suprised if he is a Heisman canidate someday.
I watched his highlights a couple months ago, but can't stream videos anymore. Porn has corrupted my hard drive.
McCoy is sick. Everyone seems to be under the impression he is a Big 10 type power back, but he is not. He's a slasher with some very good speed. Chris Wells, Ohio State's recruit, is a prototypical Big10 back.
McCoy is built for the ACC or the SEC, thats why I really don't like our chances.
McCoy is fast, real fast. PSU wasn't even in the running for him until recently. I think the big names they got excited him. I heard (just heard) that a winning season and a bowl is all he really wants to see from Penn State.
man this year seems to be actually starting off on a positive note for PS. Prob been 6-7 years since so. I'm going to at least one game this year. i usually get 4 tickets thanks to my uncle who gets season ticks. oh and murp, deep down inside your a PS fan, just admit it buddy. :-D
Quote from: mussa on August 15, 2005, 01:43:01 PM
oh and murp, deep down inside your a PS fan, just admit it buddy. :-D
only if you admit deep down your a Cowboys fan. :deion
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 15, 2005, 12:38:42 PM
Quote from: NGM on August 15, 2005, 11:37:55 AM
Hey now, last season I basically predicted the entire PSU season correctly except the Northwestern game, which I had PSU winning and they didnt. I might be a hater, but I call it as I see it Wink. I think PSU will have a pretty good season. Their schedule is fairly soft (as in playing OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin at home and only having 4 away games) and their defense is really good which should keep them in every game. Right now I think they go 7-4 if their defense stays healthy and if Robinson doesnt screw things up.
I know. You are probably right anyway, I just want to stick up for my team. On the same hand I wouldn't be suprised if this team pulls it together.
Steel: I saw McCoy play in person and I would not be suprised if he is a Heisman canidate someday.
I watched his highlights a couple months ago, but can't stream videos anymore. Porn has corrupted my hard drive.
McCoy is sick. Everyone seems to be under the impression he is a Big 10 type power back, but he is not. He's a slasher with some very good speed. Chris Wells, Ohio State's recruit, is a prototypical Big10 back.
McCoy is built for the ACC or the SEC, thats why I really don't like our chances.
He is built for any league, I also saw him play in person. The dude is the best HS player I have ever seen. Last year in 3 district playoff games he ran for 1300yds and 13 TDs; he got shut down in the state championship game against Pittsburgh CC.
A friend of mine from HS roomed with his brother at IUP (his brother was drafted by ARZ) and at that point he was said to be leaning towards Miami. However, that was before PSU was in the hunt.
Quote from: Double J on August 16, 2005, 05:55:34 PM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 15, 2005, 12:38:42 PM
Quote from: NGM on August 15, 2005, 11:37:55 AM
Hey now, last season I basically predicted the entire PSU season correctly except the Northwestern game, which I had PSU winning and they didnt. I might be a hater, but I call it as I see it Wink. I think PSU will have a pretty good season. Their schedule is fairly soft (as in playing OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin at home and only having 4 away games) and their defense is really good which should keep them in every game. Right now I think they go 7-4 if their defense stays healthy and if Robinson doesnt screw things up.
I know. You are probably right anyway, I just want to stick up for my team. On the same hand I wouldn't be suprised if this team pulls it together.
Steel: I saw McCoy play in person and I would not be suprised if he is a Heisman canidate someday.
I watched his highlights a couple months ago, but can't stream videos anymore. Porn has corrupted my hard drive.
McCoy is sick. Everyone seems to be under the impression he is a Big 10 type power back, but he is not. He's a slasher with some very good speed. Chris Wells, Ohio State's recruit, is a prototypical Big10 back.
McCoy is built for the ACC or the SEC, thats why I really don't like our chances.
He is built for any league, I also saw him play in person. The dude is the best HS player I have ever seen. Last year in 3 district playoff games he ran for 1300yds and 13 TDs; he got shut down in the state championship game against Pittsburgh CC.
A friend of mine from HS roomed with his brother at IUP (his brother was drafted by ARZ) and at that point he was said to be leaning towards Miami. However, that was before PSU was in the hunt.
Well Miami just picked up a highly touted RB from down there. He's the cousin of Edgerrin James.
FYI: Apparently, the OL is decimated from academic and behavioral issues, so we're probably going to suck again.
Guys like Michael Bennett, Tim Biakabutuka, Robert Smith and more recently Mike Hart have had success in the Big 10 without being massive power backs. It's not like you have to be a Larry Johnson, TJ Duckett or Ron Dayne to succeed in the Big 10.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 17, 2005, 01:51:29 PM
FYI: Apparently, the OL is decimated from academic and behavioral issues, so we're probably going to suck again.
Goddammit.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 17, 2005, 01:51:29 PM
FYI: Apparently, the OL is decimated from academic and behavioral issues, so we're probably going to suck again.
It was more D-Line than O-Line, and the D-Line is pretty deep.
Quote from: Double J on August 17, 2005, 04:35:49 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 17, 2005, 01:51:29 PM
FYI: Apparently, the OL is decimated from academic and behavioral issues, so we're probably going to suck again.
It was more D-Line than O-Line, and the D-Line is pretty deep.
Scott Paxson and Ed Johnson were disciplined on the D-Line, but EZ Smith, Tyler Reed, and Andrew Richardson all were suspended along the O-Line. Its not like hurts much, those guys on O sucked last year anyway.
Quote from: MURP on August 17, 2005, 02:00:38 PM
Guys like Michael Bennett, Tim Biakabutuka, Robert Smith and more recently Mike Hart have had success in the Big 10 without being massive power backs. It's not like you have to be a Larry Johnson, TJ Duckett or Ron Dayne to succeed in the Big 10.
True. But to me, I think LeSean takes his game to the South.
In case anyone missed though, Myron Rolle predicted McCoy to PSU in a chat last night.
I heard on the local news that Dan Connor may be suspended along with two other players for making prank phone calls I haven't been able to find anything official. Has anybody else heard of this?
He has been suspended. Rumor is he pranked called a coach. Phil Grosz said it will likely be the USF game. General consensus is that JR Zwierzynski will start in his place.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 21, 2005, 06:53:31 PM
Rumor is he pranked called a coach. Phil Grosz said it will likely be the USF game.
JR Reed.
There are plenty of people at the PSU campus to make someone of average intelligence feel smart. The football & basketball players are some of them. Dumb as doorposts, really.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 21, 2005, 09:35:07 PM
There are plenty of people at the PSU campus to make someone of average intelligence feel smart. The football & basketball players are some of them. Dumb as doorposts, really.
Penn State has a basketball team? ;)
Rubin is done for the year. Same injury as TO back in December...
Hope for future... (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2005/newcomers/index.html)
I read in the local paper that Paterno might junk the spread offense because the players aren't executing it well enough.
It's probably because the OL can't block anyone without help from backs and TE's.
Quote from: NGM on August 25, 2005, 04:08:23 PM
I read in the local paper that Paterno might junk the spread offense because the players aren't executing it well enough.
I actually heard the complete opposite from the dude Ed who writes updates for BWI. He said the 4 WR set has been unstoppable with Williams, King, Butler, and Sargeant/ Golden. Conflicting reports but I remain confident Galen will use it September 3rd.
Golden has also stepped up his play. The dude Ed said he looked nice, but thats what I heard about Kinta Palmer last year.
i don't think it matters what offense they run until they figure out who is calling the plays. their asinine system of play-calling the past few years has made the offense terrible. it should be one guy making all the calls.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on August 26, 2005, 08:35:39 AM
i don't think it matters what offense they run until they figure out who is calling the plays. their asinine system of play-calling the past few years has made the offense terrible. it should be one guy making all the calls.
And that one guys name is Galen Hall. Nepotism fargs shtein up.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on August 26, 2005, 11:12:13 AM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on August 26, 2005, 08:35:39 AM
i don't think it matters what offense they run until they figure out who is calling the plays. their asinine system of play-calling the past few years has made the offense terrible. it should be one guy making all the calls.
And that one guys name is Galen Hall. Nepotism fargs shtein up.
yeah, Jay Paterno shouldn't be allowed to handout towels
Quote from: Sun_Mo on August 26, 2005, 08:35:39 AM
i don't think it matters what offense they run until they figure out who is calling the plays. their asinine system of play-calling the past few years has made the offense terrible. it should be one guy making all the calls.
He has a point I think. Confusion on the sideline leads to confusion on the field. Anyway it would be a pleasant change for JoePa to play three freshmen for once. King and Williams would be hard to keep off the field but I didn't Sargeant to see playing time for awhile.
Larry Johnson will probably never learn to shut his mouth...
QuoteChiefs | Johnson Wants Chance to Start
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:33:52 -0700
Elizabeth Merrill, of the Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson wants a chance to start somewhere. "I don't want to waste three or four years of my prime running behind somebody, period. I don't care who it is. I feel like I should start somewhere in this league," Johnson said. As the No. 2 back behind starter Priest Holmes, Johnson is expected to see more action this season. Offensive coordinator Al Saunders said they expect him to be a "major contributor" in 2004 and added Johnson has matured a lot. Despite that, Johnson said himself that he still has an "attitude problem" and wants his chance to be the guy.
A football player (especially a running back) only has so many really good years. Lamont Jordan was not happy being #2 the entire time in New Jersey, and Larry Johnson shouldn't be happy either. At least he's not complaining about money; he just wants to play while he's still young.
It never really made much sense for the Chiefs to draft him in the first place.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 26, 2005, 03:49:06 PM
A football player (especially a running back) only has so many really good years. Lamont Jordan was not happy being #2 the entire time in New Jersey, and Larry Johnson shouldn't be happy either. At least he's not complaining about money; he just wants to play while he's still young.
It never really made much sense for the Chiefs to draft him in the first place.
it didn't make sense because they needed so much help on defense. but that was the year that Holmes had that serious hip injury and they weren't sure they he was going to come back.
Right. Exactly.
Thursday is decision day for Myron Rolle. :deion
Florida lock.
Myron announces tomorrow and dashes the hopes of all the PSU kool-aid drinkers.
I hope I'm worng
Rolle said education was an important factor in his decision. So he picked Florida State. :-D :-D
Its nice to know he wasn't lying the whole time.
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 01, 2005, 05:57:35 PM
Rolle said education was an important factor in his decision. So he picked Florida State. :-D :-D
That's hilarious. I could have gone to Florida State FOR FREE. Books, tuition, room & board...
and I instead decided to pay full price for Penn State.
If you followed his recruitment like I did, the whole Florida State choice just seems wrong. He preached academics first, football second. So he goes and picks a mediocre Florida State.
It really seems like he got caught up in the bullshtein FSU put on. They had Jeb Bush write him a letter telling him to attend FSU, and they had the student body sing "Everybody get your Rolle on..." when he walked into the cafeteria.
I think the brother attending school with him pushed his toward his choice as well.
I only wonder if Myron's getting more than Ernie Sims or Xavier Lee when they signed.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 31, 2004, 02:54:45 PM
For the glory of Old State
For her founders, strong and great
For our future that we wait
Raise the song, raise the song
You know the words? I'm ashamed of you.
Wow, didn't realize that this thread started last year. Makes sense now why it's so big. I love quoting year-old posts.
Yes, I learned the words. My fraternity made the pledges memorize them.
It would have been much less painful if they'd just paddled us.
I love being reminded again and again why I didn't join a frat...
Is it because you preferred to be more discerning when choosing the men with whom you'd often perform blatantly homoerotic acts of "unity", or because slutty sorority girls made you limp?
Wow. Didn't realize just how frat you are. How sad.
I have always been adept at making friends and meeting women without the burden of 'dues' to force the issue. I also was more than happy to rush for the free beer and drink at apartment parties the rest of the time before I was of age. Once I was of age I was more than happy to hit the dozens of bars in state college and host parties of my own. Beering and womanizing was never a problem. As for people to hang out with, I played on the club lacrosse team, worked at a restaurant but more importantly I am downright entertaining to be around. I'm nothing if not charming.
I'm not sure which is more gay, not joining a frat, or living in a house full of dudes. Eating, drinking, sleeping, living with those same dudes every day. Oh wait, yes, I do know which one is more gay.
I never lived in the frat's "house", and I wasn't in a social "roofie-dropping" fraternity.
I just wanted to see how you'd respond.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 02, 2005, 03:14:55 PM
I never lived in the frat's "house", and I wasn't in a social "roofie-dropping" fraternity.
I just wanted to see how you'd respond.
Well. Mission accomplished I guess.
So today begins a new era of PSU football :D if they don't win this game by 30 points or so look for another long season.
PSU looks like crap again, mainly because of their offensive line. Their skill positions look good but without an o-line theny are farged. At least the freshman look like they are the real deal. The defense is also as good as advertised. However, it is still likely going to be a long season based on their first half performance.
Michael Robinson makes me want to self-immolate. It's Wally Richardson all over again.
PUT IN MORELLI!
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 03, 2005, 06:33:24 PM
Michael Robinson makes me want to self-immolate. It's Wally Richardson all over again.
PUT IN MORELLI!
I agree.
This game should be a blowout. >:(
The OL seemed to get better as the game went on, and receivers were getting open... but Robinson is simply not a passing QB. He is below average from the pocket and runs 99% of the time when he has to escape the pocket.
Fumbling the ball every other play doesn't help either.
Like I said... Wally Richardson.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 02, 2005, 03:12:56 PM
Wow. Didn't realize just how frat you are. How sad.
I have always been adept at making friends and meeting women without the burden of 'dues' to force the issue. I also was more than happy to rush for the free beer and drink at apartment parties the rest of the time before I was of age. Once I was of age I was more than happy to hit the dozens of bars in state college and host parties of my own. Beering and womanizing was never a problem. As for people to hang out with, I played on the club lacrosse team, worked at a restaurant but more importantly I am downright entertaining to be around. I'm nothing if not charming.
I'm not sure which is more gay, not joining a frat, or living in a house full of dudes. Eating, drinking, sleeping, living with those same dudes every day. Oh wait, yes, I do know which one is more gay.
Dizzzzzzzzzzam!
:-D
BTW: Congrats on that
impressive victory against mighty South Florida. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
You are a sack of crap.
Go State.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 03, 2005, 10:44:50 AM
So today begins a new era of PSU football :D if they don't win this game by 30 points or so look for another long season.
uh oh.
Quote from: MURP on September 04, 2005, 08:54:39 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 03, 2005, 10:44:50 AM
So today begins a new era of PSU football :D if they don't win this game by 30 points or so look for another long season.
uh oh.
:yay :yay :yay
Mike Robinson has a solid future moving furniture or running the drive thru at the State College Taco Bell.
I'm going to start chants of "WAAAALLLLY, WAAAAAALLLLLLLLY" if Robinson's still starting for the homecoming game.
Pour some sugar on mehhhhhhhhhhhhh...
:-D
Mad drunken dancing skeelz:
(http://www.hewroteshewrote.com/images/eaglespanthers_public/dancinfreddie2.jpg)
Mad cow disease is more like it....
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 06, 2005, 04:27:33 PM
Mad cow disease is more like it....
He's lost weight lately. More like mad calf disease with twiggy over there.
I'm a healthy 180 lbs vs. the 195 or so I was in that pic.
And shaddup, PG. You're just jealous of my mad rhythm.
HOLLA
Whatever, fatty.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on September 06, 2005, 04:38:00 PM
Whatever, fatty.
Uh, yeah. That's me.
Scalia for Chief Justice! w0ot!
Anyway, back on topic. Penn State rules. Mike Robinson sucks.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 06, 2005, 04:37:24 PM
I'm a healthy 180 lbs vs. the 195 or so I was in that pic.
And shaddup, PG. You're just jealous of my mad rhythm.
HOLLA
Dagnabbit... if 195 is fat, what does that make 265?
Nevermind... don't tell me. :paranoid
265 is not overweight if you're 7'3" or taller.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on September 06, 2005, 04:43:42 PMDagnabbit... if 195 is fat, what does that make 265?
makes me feel slim...barely
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 06, 2005, 04:49:34 PM
265 is not overweight if you're 7'3" or taller.
6'4" doesn't cut it, huh? :'(
Eh, if you have some muscle on you, you only have to lose about 20 lbs or so to be in a somewhat healthy range.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 06, 2005, 04:40:31 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on September 06, 2005, 04:38:00 PM
Whatever, fatty.
Anyway, back on topic. Penn State rules. Mike Robinson sucks.
Mike Robinson will make you eat your words one day, sucker.
:yay
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on September 06, 2005, 06:23:53 PM
Mike Robinson will make you eat your words one day, sucker.
:yay
I hope so, but I highly doubt it.
Robinson looks just as bad as I thought he would, doesnt look any better than the limited reps from last year. On the other hand, the young freshmen sensations looked to be the part. Gotta get the ball in their hands as much as possible.
The thing with Robinson is that he just doesn't seem to comprehend the QB position at all. He gives up on plays way too fast, if it were up to 99% of the PSU fans and alumni Morelli would be in there this week.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 07, 2005, 08:17:01 PM
The thing with Robinson is that he just doesn't seem to comprehend the QB position at all. He gives up on plays way too fast, if it were up to 99% of the PSU fans and alumni Morelli would be in there this week.
If it were up to the alumni, there would be no standing and cheering at games.
Let's see how Mike bounces back this week against the powerful Bearcats.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on September 07, 2005, 10:18:55 PMIf it were up to the alumni, there would be no standing and cheering at games.
Now now - Don't judge the alumni based on the West sideline: to sit over there you have to be over 70 or donate more than 6 figures to the University.
The real alumni fans sit in the north end zone.
QuoteLet's see how Mike bounces back this week against the powerful Bearcats.
We can all hope. Last week was so bad, I don't know who to blame.
C
('98, ENGR)
Robinson cant get much worse, so thats a positive for this week for you guys. ;)
Quote from: MURP on September 08, 2005, 09:50:11 AM
Robinson cant get much worse, so thats a positive for this week for you guys. ;)
Your hatred for all things Penn State is curiously refreshing.
:-D
Quote from: MURP on September 08, 2005, 09:50:11 AM
Robinson cant get much worse, so thats a positive for this week for you guys. ;)
Sad enough, I have a feeling he can. :'(
Quote from: MURP on September 08, 2005, 09:50:11 AM
Robinson cant get much worse, so thats a positive for this week for you guys. ;)
As much as I hate to say it MURP called this a couple of weeks ago when I talked to him. His hatred for PSU does not cloud his judgement.
Paterno being asked about playing Morelli:
QuoteIn terms of not using Anthony Morelli last week, was that just an oversight or do you still feel more comfortable having Michael Robinson in there when the game is close?
Oversight probably is too strong of a word. I thought about using Anthony, but the game was never in a situation where I felt comfortable. He had a great week of practice prior to the game last week and had a really good practice yesterday. I think we have to make up our mind to get him in the game. Where, when and how you do it is always tricky. I don't want Michael Robinson ever to think that we don't feel he is the guy that can get the job done. Morelli is a player and I want to be careful we don't play him 10 plays and lose a year or put him in a place at the wrong time when he can't have some success. I really like him. I think he is a good football player and probably will play a lot more in the future this year than he has played so far, which is obvious. If he plays two plays, that is more than he played last week.
If I was a PSU fan I would scream after reading that.
It sounds like he's only looking to play him in mop-up time, so that is infuriating.
In that press conference, he also kept complimenting South Florida's team, comparing their active front 7 to Miami and FSU. I can only hope he's at least 20-25% right about South Florida being good, even though he's not.
QuoteMorelli is a player and I want to be careful we don't play him 10 plays and lose a year
what exactly does he mean? something to do with redshirting? worried that he would lose the game in 10 plays and then blow the season for PSU? ? ?
I think he's talking about redshirting. They farged up his redshirt last year, so I guess he's still considering keeping him on the bench enough for him to qualify for one this year.
That would suck.
Quote from: Cerevant on September 08, 2005, 09:31:11 AM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on September 07, 2005, 10:18:55 PMIf it were up to the alumni, there would be no standing and cheering at games.
Now now - Don't judge the alumni based on the West sideline: to sit over there you have to be over 70 or donate more than 6 figures to the University.
The real alumni fans sit in the north end zone.
QuoteLet's see how Mike bounces back this week against the powerful Bearcats.
We can all hope. Last week was so bad, I don't know who to blame.
C
('98, ENGR)
That West sideline is a disgrace. My section Saturday wasn't much better. The luxury boxes were pretty hurtin'.
I'd rather be in the North Endzone, and then next year move into the Student Section.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 08, 2005, 06:03:11 PM
I think he's talking about redshirting. They farged up his redshirt last year, so I guess he's still considering keeping him on the bench enough for him to qualify for one this year.
That would suck.
actually, if Morelli is ok with it, I think it would be the best thing for PSU to do. No sense in him losing this year of eligiblity for sitting on the bench most of the year.
Quote from: MURP on September 08, 2005, 08:44:55 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 08, 2005, 06:03:11 PM
I think he's talking about redshirting. They farged up his redshirt last year, so I guess he's still considering keeping him on the bench enough for him to qualify for one this year.
That would suck.
actually, if Morelli is ok with it, I think it would be the best thing for PSU to do. No sense in him losing this year of eligiblity for sitting on the bench most of the year.
I think JoePa would like to keep that option on the table for now, but he's realizing it's unlikely he'll be able to do that.
How bout them Nittany Lions? ;D (28-3 midway through the third)
Theyre playing Cinci. Keep it down, sport.
Quote from: MDS on September 10, 2005, 02:24:56 PM
Theyre playing Cinci. Keep it down, sport.
Considering the last couple of seasons, every win is a big win for PSU. Temple's looking good today ;)
I couldn't go out to watch the game today, but it looks like there were some big pass plays by Robinson... were those, for the most part, bombs? ...or were they short passes and great runs?
Long bombs. One to Justin King (TD), one to Derrick Williams (to 4 yard line), and one to number 3 (TD) whatever his name is.
:-D 65-0 loss.
They blow. But I'll be there next week against Toledo.
At least for the first half
Temple had less than 10 yards of offense before their last drive, which was basically against the Wisconsin towel boys.
Wisconsin either has scary depth, or Temple sucks hard. I'm leaning towards both.
Temple blows. Ass.
Looks like Robinson found his deep ball touch and the freshmen sensations are still up to the task.
Quote from: MURP on September 11, 2005, 11:21:55 AM
Looks like Robinson found his deep ball touch and the freshmen sensations are still up to the task.
I'll believe they are good when they actually play somebody.
QuoteOthers Receiving Votes: ALABAMA 137, OREGON 115, UTAH 113,
WISCONSIN 88, AUBURN 87, COLORADO 62, MINNESOTA 41, TEXAS
A&M 35, UCLA 24, MICHIGAN ST 16, PENN ST 16, TCU 14, NC
STATE 7, UTEP 7, OREGON ST 6, TOLEDO 5, WEST VIRGINIA 4,
VANDERBILT 1.
We're tied for #35 in the polls! w0ot!
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 06, 2005, 08:18:44 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on September 06, 2005, 06:23:53 PM
Mike Robinson will make you eat your words one day, sucker.
:yay
I hope so, but I highly doubt it.
Well?? Do you want Lager or Black & Tan to wash it down with?
Mike Robinson = God.
God > FF.
:yay
When Robinson throws 2-3 TD's against a real team, with their starters still on the field...
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/articles/20050913/647479.html
Quote from: Sun_Mo on September 13, 2005, 03:16:12 PM
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/articles/20050913/647479.html
Larry Johnson has his own thread in the NFL section. He's definitely a fleshpop, though. Big-time dick.
I just heard on ESPN radio that Connor got reinstated but probably won't play this weekend.
Beating up on Central Michigan as expected/hoped. Hey, I don't take any of these teams for granted considering how zesty PSU has been in recent years. It's nice to start the season 3-0.
40-3 was the final score. Anyone that didn't have FOX Sports Pittsburgh didn't get to see it....
Ugh. Bring in Morelli!
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 24, 2005, 12:35:20 PM
Ugh. Bring in Morelli!
Robinson is farging awful! :boom He's Culpepper bad at this point.
27-26 PSU, 8 minutes left :paranoid
Tim Shaw = idiot. He fell on the QB out of bounds on 3rd down, so instead of a punt from the endzone, the drive continues.....all the way to the 5.
29-27 Northwestern, 2:10 left :P
WOOOO-HOOOOO!!! DAVID BELL!! I mean, MICHAEL ROBINSON!!
PSU 34
NW 29
:yay
DERRICK WILLIAMS ;D
Temple is better!
Picked off!
Game over!!
Holy crap this Penn State team sucks.
Nevermind that they won. They suck. Ass.
Actually, they look pretty good if you discount the propensity to turn the ball over and the stupid penalties.
So... they suck. Just less than recent PSU teams have. But not a lot less.
BTW, did anyone else see when they showed Robinson on the phone with Jay Paterno and Morelli listening in? I found it amusing, albeit harmless, that Robinson was on a black phone and Morelli on a white/ivory phone. I guess segregation is alive and well in Evanston.
:-D FF i noticed it too.
It is just unbelievable how open the receivers are getting and Robinson is totally missing them. He had all four of their turnovers albeit 2 were not really his fault, but he did fumble it two other times and PSU recovered.
Robinson = David Bell.
Penn State Haters = Knob-gobbling sycophants.
ROBINSON 4EVA!
:yay :yay :yay :yay
if any of you Romes care, LeSean McCoy broke his ankle today.
Quote from: MURP on September 25, 2005, 12:02:29 AM
if any of you Romes care, LeSean McCoy broke his ankle today.
It was a compound fracture, maybe this helps PSU land him.
Quote from: MURP on September 25, 2005, 12:02:29 AM
if any of you Romes care, LeSean McCoy broke his ankle today.
What the... :paranoid
:-D
He's the #4 prospect and top RB in the country, Rome. PSU was one of the favorites to land him....
its not a compound fracture
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 26, 2005, 11:59:02 AM
its not a compound fracture
Is that a guess or do you know something that I don't. Because I too heard on the local news that it was a compound fracture.
McCoy suffered a season-ending injury to his ankle with 4:16 to play in McDevitt's 38-24 victory over Harrisburg on Saturday for the city championship.
At first, it was feared that McCoy had suffered a compound fracture of his right ankle and ligament damage of unknown extent.
But a more extensive examination showed a much smaller break of the small bone, a dislocation of the joint and one ligament tear.
Surgeons at the medical center were able to reset the bone and strengthen it by inserting a small pin into the break, according to Mealy.
"That pin will come out eventually," Mealy said. "The doctors said he should recover fine, which relieved everyone, including Shady," McCoy's nickname
Yikes that sounds a lot worse.
Robinson is infuriating, but he also has a lot of skill. If the guy would just stop fumbling, that would be a start.
He can make a lot of throws. I think he sometimes makes the wrong throw for the situation and his field vision sucks.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 27, 2005, 11:16:41 AM
Robinson is infuriating, but he also has a lot of skill. If the guy would just stop fumbling, that would be a start.
He can make a lot of throws. I think he sometimes makes the wrong throw for the situation and his field vision sucks.
I feel bad for him. Penn State just doesn't know how to handle mobile quarterbacks. He has a zesty O-Line and he just now became a consistent starter. I think with how JoePa and Co. handled him he is doing pretty well for himself.
I also wonder what position he will play in the NFL. I am sure someone will take a chance on him with all his athletic ability.
With his innate ability to fumble the ball every time he touches it I'm not so sure that he'll get drafted. Maybe UFA. Maybe.
id guess WR.
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 11:29:18 AM
id guess WR.
I always thought safety but I doubt he is big enough.
Quote from: NGM on September 27, 2005, 11:31:58 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 11:29:18 AM
id guess WR.
I always thought safety but I doubt he is big enough.
Does he even have any experience playing D? If so, that may be a possibility, but he probably can't field kicks as a fumbler, he clearly isn't a pro-level QB... maybe WR but even that seems like a stretch.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 27, 2005, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: NGM on September 27, 2005, 11:31:58 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 11:29:18 AM
id guess WR.
I always thought safety but I doubt he is big enough.
Does he even have any experience playing D? If so, that may be a possibility, but he probably can't field kicks as a fumbler, he clearly isn't a pro-level QB... maybe WR but even that seems like a stretch.
Are you saying that you don't think he will make it in the NFL or that no one will even try? Fumbilitis can be cured, however improbable.
I dont think there is any doubt he will get a look somewhere.
I definitely don't think he'll 'make it' in the NFL and I wouldn't be surprised if he is an undrafted free agent after-thought who doesn't ever make a regular season roster.
I think that because of his size and athleticism, Robinson will certainly be drafted as a WR. If he can cut down on the fumbleitis, he could go late on the first day. He really does have rare ability, and you never know if that will turn into a Randle-el or an Eric Crouch.
State is up to #29.....
Late first day? Are you nuts? That would be a reach of ridiculous proportions. The dude is a good athlete, but come on. He's mediocre at somethings (playing WR) and below average at many things (holding on to the ball, playing QB, reading defenses, being smart). Any GM that uses a first day pick on him should be drummed out of the league.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 27, 2005, 01:45:33 PM
Late first day? Are you nuts? That would be a reach of ridiculous proportions. The dude is a good athlete, but come on. He's mediocre at somethings (playing WR) and below average at many things (holding on to the ball, playing QB, reading defenses, being smart). Any GM that uses a first day pick on him should be drummed out of the league.
I think that he is medicore at most things because he was never actually a receiver or a quarterback or even a runningback. You can see a definite improvement in his quarterbacking skills now that he is the man and has someone capable to receive his passes. His decision making ability is not where it should be because he had three different roles to fill. Put him in a situation where he is only a receiver in the NFL and I can see him being a Randell-El type easy.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 27, 2005, 01:45:33 PM
Late first day? Are you nuts? That would be a reach of ridiculous proportions. The dude is a good athlete, but come on. He's mediocre at somethings (playing WR) and below average at many things (holding on to the ball, playing QB, reading defenses, being smart). Any GM that uses a first day pick on him should be drummed out of the league.
We'll see. His combination of size and speed is rare. He also has a pretty good arm.
Let's put it this way... worse prospects have been drafted at the end of round 3. He's more likely to be looking at the 5th or 6th round, though.
I wouldnt draft him higher than the 7th, but NFL teams are insane some times. Rams drafting Eric Crouch in the 3rd.
I feel bad for him. Penn State just doesn't know how to handle mobile quarterbacks. He has a zesty O-Line and he just now became a consistent starter. I think with how JoePa and Co. handled him he is doing pretty well for himself.
i agree....joe bungled his career bad...at this point id move him to WR and bring morelii in...it will help him in the long run as that would be his position in the nfl if he makes it at all...it will let them groom morelli for next year when the frosh wideouts really come into their own...you dont want them having to put up with morellis learning curve...they should grow together
as for robisnon in the pros...best case is hes the next ronald curry...worst case he plays qb in canada
Last I saw, Robinson wasn't really mentioned on any draft sites. I don't think he'll be drafted...
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 27, 2005, 02:29:13 PM
Last I saw, Robinson wasn't really mentioned on any draft sites. I don't think he'll be drafted...
Shocking!
I don't think the guy necessarily deserves to be drafted, but I think he certainly will be... especially if the team is able to make it to a bowl game of some sort.
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 27, 2005, 02:29:13 PM
Last I saw, Robinson wasn't really mentioned on any draft sites. I don't think he'll be drafted...
:-D yeah, those internet draft sites always know what their talking about.
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 02:41:39 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 27, 2005, 02:29:13 PM
Last I saw, Robinson wasn't really mentioned on any draft sites. I don't think he'll be drafted...
yeah, those internet draft sites always know what their talking about.
Clearly draft sites know less about college players than we do. I mean, who do they think they are? MIchael Robinson in the first round!
BigEd believes it if he reads about it on enough of the 100 sports sites he visits hourly.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 27, 2005, 02:42:31 PM
MIchael Robinson in the first round!
we heard it here first. :o
He'll be this year's Matt Jones.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 27, 2005, 02:43:01 PM
BigEd believes it if he reads about it on enough of the 100 sports sites he visits hourly.
:-\
Quote from: NGM on September 27, 2005, 11:31:58 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 11:29:18 AM
id guess WR.
I always thought safety but I doubt he is big enough.
Not big enough? He weighs around 220.
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 27, 2005, 04:37:33 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 27, 2005, 02:43:01 PM
BigEd believes it if he reads about it on enough of the 100 sports sites he visits hourly.
:-\
It's more than 100, isn't it?
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 27, 2005, 02:43:01 PM
BigEd believes it if he reads about it on enough of the 100 sports sites he visits hourly simultaneously.
Fixed.
Chris Bell and Pat Bostick in the Beav this weekend.
PSU 34
Minnesota 7
In the 3rd. You know things are looking up when we beat Minnesota 8) After todays game I think it's time to put PSU in the top 25. Rest of the schedule is brutal, though. I'd call it a successful season if we lost the rest of our games but somehow beat OSU and Michigan
Colin Cowherd can suck a fat one after saying we have absolutely no shot to win this game. He basically guaranteed a Minnesota V.
44-14 8)
8)
Quote from: MURP on September 27, 2005, 02:00:04 PM
I wouldnt draft him higher than the 7th, but NFL teams are insane some times. Rams drafting Eric Crouch in the 3rd.
Clarett in the 3rd......McNabb in the 1st...
Great victory today. My thoughts:
1) It is great to see State running the ball. Gotta love the bizzaro qb-wishbone plays.
2) The defense just owned. :o
3) Robinson has no business throwing the ball for this team. None. Make him a RB, a WR...I don't care. But get a farging qb who can hit a wide farging open tight end.
That's all I have to say about that.
The way Robinson injured Owens by putting his head down on the sideline leads me to believe he has a shot to be drafted as a RB. Anyway, quite the unexpected statement made today. Let's see if this team is competitive with Ohio State next week.
I just read the little snit that FF & MURP got into at the beginning of this thread.
Fargin' hysterical.
I could literally hear the hair-pulling through the internets.
I taped the game, so I dont know what happened. Credit to PSU for winning a game to make a statement. Im not surprised that Minn had such a letdown after the OT game with Purdue last week though. ;)
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
The record is clearly not indicative of the team.
Quote from: henchmanUK on September 06, 2004, 09:04:25 AM
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 06, 2004, 07:31:35 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on September 06, 2004, 05:31:02 AM
Bithigan? Penn State? Who cares? Maroon and Gold wins the Big Ten baby! ;)
Uh huh. ::)
Roll eyes all you want. Lawrence Maroney is the best running back in the Big Ten. MB III is the second-best. We brutalised a decent team in Toledo. 42 points in the first half, 63 at the end and gave them two late touchdowns. 704 yards of total offense, 415 on the ground, Cupito goes 10-of-12 for 279 yards (that's 27.9 ypc, btw). SKI-U-MAH.
Just thought I'd bump this:
Maroney got shut the farg down today. 16 carries for 48 yards 3.0 YPC. 8)
Penn State's 5-0 right now. That's one better than the 4-1 record I predicted before the season started.
I'm cool, you're not. (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=15833.60)
Now's where the rubber hits the road. If they go 3-3 the last six games with the schedule they have left, it would be a major, major accomplishment. In any event, they're pretty certain to break the top 25 now. If they don't, it's a traveshamockery.
they should beat Illinois easily.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2005, 10:02:57 PM
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
While I don't think anyone here is talking national title for the nits, dems fightin' words...especially on this board.
see what youre missing myron rolle
next week is going to be out of control in hv...i gotta get tickets somehow
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2005, 10:02:57 PM
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
The record is clearly not indicative of the team.
Penn State has an excellent defense and a mistake-prone big play offense. I'm not sitting here and saying that we should all of the sudden be considered big-time contenders for the National title or anything. However, I am saying that if this team proves it can hang with Ohio State, who I believe to be probably the 5th or 6th best team in the country, then Penn State is fielding its best team since the chokers of 1999. And that's progress.
Calling us the "taterskins of college football" is a low blow, but you knew that. It's also undeserved. Penn State has been the better team in all 5 games this season, whereas the taterskins probably beat a better team in Dallas and got downright lucky. But you knew that too, I'm sure.
GO! STATE! BEAT! BUCKEYES!
I forgot what it was like to see Penn State dominate a decent opponent. I'm completely confused. And horny.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 02, 2005, 09:52:53 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2005, 10:02:57 PM
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
The record is clearly not indicative of the team.
Penn State has an excellent defense and a mistake-prone big play offense.
Now you sound exactly LIKE a Skins fan in the Point and Laugh at the Skins fans thread. :-D
Except that FF is right and Skins fans are idiots. They don't have a big play offense, they have made two big plays this season and that's it. We had four big plays in one quarter of the Niners game. The comparison is stupid. And you're stupid. Stupid.
WE ARE! Damn that feels good. 8)
Quote from: rjs246 on October 02, 2005, 10:08:36 AM
Except that FF is right and Skins fans are idiots. They don't have a big play offense, they have made two big plays this season and that's it. We had four big plays in one quarter of the Niners game. The comparison is stupid. And you're stupid. Stupid.
:-D :-D :-D
PG is just fishin.
I watched the game now. Did Minn even have a DLine? Man did they suck. D Williams is gonna be something special. That Owens guy got farged up hard. I thought his knee blew out too after watching the replay 50 times. Mast be made like gumby to sustain that one.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2005, 10:02:57 PM
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
The record is clearly not indicative of the team.
Where do you come up with this shtein, did you see the game? They pounded a very good Minnesota team.
Ohio State comes to Happy Valley next week. Lots of top high school prospects will be visiting too.... :yay
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 02, 2005, 11:04:07 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2005, 10:02:57 PM
PSU = the taterskins of college football.
The record is clearly not indicative of the team.
Where do you come up with this shtein, did you see the game? They pounded a very good Minnesota team.
:-D :-D :-D ::)
Penn State now ranked 16th :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 02, 2005, 04:59:57 PM
Penn State now ranked 16th :yay
Wow, I was thinking somewhere between 20-25.
Temple still #1 in the bottom 10!!
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 02, 2005, 06:28:45 AM
see what youre missing myron rolle
next week is going to be out of control in hv...i gotta get tickets somehow
Antonio Logan-El, Phillip Taylor, JB Walton, Aaron Maybin, and Chris Bell > Myron Rolle
I thought Bell was there yesteday too?
This team has to prove it can at least hang with Ohio State. A win would be huge.
No chance this team beats Ohio State.
If they did, though, I'm pretty sure the riot fires in State College will be seen from space.
Beaver Ave would be like Hell-A on a Saturday night. I would guess Penn Tower would get burned down.
I hope Beaver Terrace burns to the ground. I can smell the urine in the elevators from Boston.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 03, 2005, 09:55:30 AM
I hope Beaver Terrace burns to the ground. I can smell the urine in the elevators from Boston.
Yeah, but let's be honest here. Most of that urine is yours.
P.S. I did actually puke in the Beaver Terrace elevator freshman year. Go me.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 03, 2005, 10:28:39 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 03, 2005, 09:55:30 AM
I hope Beaver Terrace burns to the ground. I can smell the urine in the elevators from Boston.
Yeah, but let's be honest here. Most of that urine is yours.
P.S. I did actually puke in the Beaver Terrace elevator freshman year. Go me.
Well I did spend the majority of my Sophomore year in my friends' apartments there and I will admit to pissing in the elevators about once a week but I have a hard time believing that MOST of the urine is mine. I mean, that just seems silly.
OK, closer to 30-35% then?
Yeah, that seems much more likely.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 02, 2005, 06:28:45 AM
see what youre missing myron rolle
Yeah, I'm sure he'll be in football purgatory in Tallahassee.
Dope.
:-D
when penn st is good which they should be for the near future its ten times the football school that florida st is...in fact you can count on one hand the number of schools that can match happy valley on game day
this sat being one of those days
I wish I had the time and money to fly to State College this weekend. I'm pretty sure I would end up dead or herped, or both, but it would be fun to riot a little.
Seriously, in case PSU wins on Saturday, you might want to bring a piece.
(http://www.ovschool.org/GeneralPictures/FallFestival/Pillow_Fight.jpg)
Happy Valley riots are brutal.
:paranoid
That would be amusing if it weren't so far from the truth.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 03, 2005, 05:17:00 PM
That would be amusing if it weren't so far from the truth.
I think it's amusing regardless.
Then again, I got a kick out of your dancing skillz and those were clearly unfunny, so...
This weekend is going to be awesome! Several friends and I rented an RV for this game, some are going to go in I will not. I'd rather go to the bar and continue drinking. Last week in the Patriot News there were a bunch of tickets for sale for this game, I am sure that will change quickly.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 03, 2005, 05:46:05 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 03, 2005, 05:17:00 PM
That would be amusing if it weren't so far from the truth.
I think it's amusing regardless.
Then again, I got a kick out of your dancing skillz and those were clearly unfunny, so...
The riots in State College have been dangerous. My dancing is only dangerous to me.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 03, 2005, 06:03:42 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 03, 2005, 05:46:05 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 03, 2005, 05:17:00 PM
That would be amusing if it weren't so far from the truth.
I think it's amusing regardless.
Then again, I got a kick out of your dancing skillz and those were clearly unfunny, so...
The riots in State College have been dangerous. My dancing is only dangerous to me.
Touche'.
8)
I've even been drinking less during games, but yesterday was an exception. I went nuts anytime France kicked anything through the uprights, and started F-R-A-N-C-E, FRANCE! chants. However, no dancing. Luckily.
Anyway, Penn State ROCKS.
Until Saturday night, at least.
LMFAO about the France thing.
We were doing the same thing. "Vive la France!," "France Wins - That's not something you hear everyday!" etc.
:-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 02, 2005, 09:27:03 PM
I thought Bell was there yesteday too?
He was I'm saying that signing all of them is better than just signing Myron Rolle
1-5 to finish. ;)
Quote from: MURP on October 03, 2005, 10:47:08 PM
1-5 to finish. ;)
2-4 with wins over OSU and Michigan would suffice :)
im sure it would lol.
im gonna take each week on its own to analyze this PSU team.. If they beat OSU I will be very surprised.
Quote from: MURP on October 04, 2005, 12:35:35 AM
If they beat OSU I will be very surprised.
Way to go out on a limb there MURP.
This weekend is going to be awesome! Several friends and I rented an RV for this game, some are going to go in I will not.
im up in the air about going...i wanna go but i also wanna get in...however im worried about tickets...stubhub had 80 dollar seats yesterday but there were three days of bidding still left
Dude, don't even bother going into the game. Tailgate and then go sit at a bar and watch it. More drunker equals more gooder.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 04, 2005, 08:09:40 AM
Quote from: MURP on October 04, 2005, 12:35:35 AM
If they beat OSU I will be very surprised.
Way to go out on a limb there MURP.
Yeah, even those of us who actually want them to win are saying that.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 04, 2005, 08:12:02 AM
Dude, don't even bother going into the game. Tailgate and then go sit at a bar and watch it. More drunker equals more gooder.
That is what I always do at PSU.
if im going up im getting in...i can sit in a bar at home and watch it...minus a bunch of corny college kids acting drunk
Quote from: MURP on October 04, 2005, 12:35:35 AM
im sure it would lol.
im gonna take each week on its own to analyze this PSU team.. If they beat OSU I will be very surprised.
Get ready Miss Bruster ;D
This is going to be a good game. I'm hoping Penn State can pull it out. It'll be tough because of OSU's defense, so Robinson will have to be on his game for them to have a shot. I'm glad its a night game so I'll be able to watch it. :yay
i cant wait either...what a weekend...
fri- flyers devils
sat- ups-osu
sun- dal-birds
i wont be sober from friday happy hour until monday at noon
monday is a holiday too
PSU will be lucky to score a point.
Maybe we'll see another 6-4 PSU barnburner.
well know by the end of the first quarter whats gonna happen...if its a fg or less game then it will be a game till the end...ups even might win...otherwise ohio st will be up by like 10 or 17 pts and it will be rout central
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 07, 2005, 09:27:47 AM
well know by the end of the first quarter whats gonna happen...if its a fg or less game then it will be a game till the end...ups even might win...otherwise ohio st will be up by like 10 or 17 pts and it will be rout central
I'm guessing you are trying to be cute, but...
PSU = Penn State University, short form of "The Pennsylvania State University", big 10 (+1) school in central PA
UP = U Penn, short form of "University of Pennsylvania", ivy league school in Philadelphia
UPS = United Parcel Service, package delivery company
Other than that, I agree with you.. :sly
I'm guessing you are trying to be cute, but
im guessing you didnt see d wills announcent presser...
Quote from: MURP on October 07, 2005, 09:12:28 AM
PSU will be lucky to score a point.
Wanna put a wager on that? I'll bet you $10 PSU scores at least 1 point.
Yeah, I didn't think so.
yeah, im sure they will score a point. OSU will be up 40-0. PSU will be "lucky" that OSU finally puts their 4th string in at that time and lets them hit a last second FG. ;D
hater in the house
nah, really?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 07, 2005, 01:27:03 PM
I'm guessing you are trying to be cute, but
im guessing you didnt see d wills announcent presser...
You are correct. and?
"im going where ive always wanted to go...since i was 10 years old...im here today to announce my choice of college....i will be attending the university of penn st"
lol
from then to the end of time it will always be referred to as UPS
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 07, 2005, 02:59:28 PM
"im going where ive always wanted to go...since i was 10 years old...im here today to announce my choice of college....i will be attending the university of penn st"
lol
from then to the end of time it will always be referred to as UPS
*sigh* Good to see JoePa is maintaining those high academic standards...
Quote from: MURP on October 07, 2005, 02:03:50 PM
yeah, im sure they will score a point. OSU will be up 40-0. PSU will be "lucky" that OSU finally puts their 4th string in at that time and lets them hit a last second FG. ;D
I'd still bet $10 that the Nittany Lions score while the Buckeyes' first-teamers are still in.
BTW, Ohio State's offense isn't exactly great.
This is going to be the most boring college game of the weekend for any non-big-ten fans. No offense.
I kinda hope that Tressel plays Zwick more than Smith. Does he plan on rotating them again? Zwick is more of a pocket guy and I think PSU will have a better shot at beating them with Zwick in there.
It's going to be raining like a motherfarger up there this weekend too. Going to be all about the running game most likely.
Then... Advantage: PSU
in all seriousness I think it will be a fairly close game. The rain def favors PSU with Robinson being able to run a bit. Wonder how ugly the field is.
Quote from: MURP on October 08, 2005, 07:25:42 PM
in all seriousness I think it will be a fairly close game. The rain def favors PSU with Robinson being able to run a bit. Wonder how ugly the field is.
JoePa's probably out watering the field as we speak. :D
We are :o :o winning!!!
WE ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE.
Response to MUPR: you probably heard but they had the field covered until about an hour before the game, field looks good.
Defensive slugfest. Ugly on offense for both teams. Typical. PSU's going to win this as they've just recovered an OSU fumble with a minute and change left.
The taterskins of the NCAA No More :flipoff :flipoff :-D
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge win!!
Way to go Penn State! :yay
Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!! Back in Business!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE ARE.
I'm not a big NCAAF watcher but it was an entertaining game to watch. Lots of great hits made in that game. I thought that PSU was going to get a safety towards the end of the game and put it away.
That last hit on the OSU qb was vicious. :drool
WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
WHAT A fargING GAME!!!
farg OSU!!
I drank half a case of Guiness during the game and the buzz after this win has sobered me silly!
WE ARE: PENN STATE!
I got my buddy tickets for this game and I have no farging clue why I didn't go.
Awesome game! I forgot what it was like when PSU was good. I like it.
gotta hand it to M. Robinson. No real bad plays and did enough to get some points on the board. Let the D take over when their up. OSU's gameplan was a bit baffling. They hardly even tried to get the ball to Santonio Holmes in the first half. Tressel is just a boring Ocoordinator. Maybe even more boring than Joe Pa. ;)
Go Temple :yay
Very exciting game to watch. Poszlusny is a f'in beast.
They'll have a tough game against Michigan next week though. The Wolverines will be pissed off after getting beaten by Minny and State in the last few weeks.
Wow. Just wow.
I'm impressed.
Incredible win against a tough, tough opponent.
:yay
I'm as shocked as anyone that they held on. PSU's D stepped up huge with the two turnovers, and that was the difference. Smith made costly mistakes, and Robinson protected the ball.
The two defenses were stellar. Big Ten football at it's best.
Like Phreak said, though... HUGE test in the Big House next week. HUGE.
GO! STATE! BEAT! MICHIGAN!
what a farging game....i just woke up drunk...time to get back on the horse for the eagles game
ill bet 10 years off my life that penn st loses at michigan
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:20:42 AMill bet 10 years off my life that penn st loses at michigan
How would one collect on that?
when you wake up one day and im no longer posting here consider yourself payed off
By the way. PSU's offense still eats balls.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 09, 2005, 10:35:03 AM
By the way. PSU's offense still eats balls.
Just be happy RJ.
Oh I am, I'm just adding a dose of reality to the situation.
I wouldn't be surprised if we (and I am allowed to use the collective since I attend the University) lose next week. But hell this is as good as a playoff win.
I was sitting at a poker table with about 4 dudes who all bet on OSU last night. It was beautiful.
I wonder how MURP's crow taste. I hope he likes it well done. >:D
if you lose to Michigan its all back on baby. ;)
Breaking news... this just in... Penn State has officially qualified for participation in a post season bowl game.
Woot!
;D
Quote from: MURP on October 09, 2005, 10:53:27 AM
if you lose to Michigan its all back on baby. ;)
Ugh. Maybe its just the pessimist in me but I don't feel good about next.
It isn't the pessimist in you, its the PSU in you. Anyone who has watched them win a big game over the past 6+ years gets a sick feeling in their stomach the next week. But hey, they've won two big games in a row, and if they manage to do the improbable against Michigan I might poop myself with glee. Thrice.
Michigan is not a good team this year. In fact, they are finding ways to screw up weekly.
Quote from: MURP on October 09, 2005, 11:02:22 AM
Michigan is not a good team this year. In fact, they are finding ways to screw up weekly.
Which is exactly why I'm terrified of them.
Henne is not so hot without Edwards. He was just flat out missing people yesterday ala MRob minus the athleticism.
Ha I still can't believe they won. Ridiculous.
I can't believe Temple had a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 09, 2005, 10:23:48 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:20:42 AMill bet 10 years off my life that penn st loses at michigan
How would one collect on that?
More importantly, if PSU wins can you pay up with the next 10 years?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 09, 2005, 11:38:29 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on October 09, 2005, 10:23:48 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:20:42 AMill bet 10 years off my life that penn st loses at michigan
How would one collect on that?
More importantly, if PSU wins can you pay up with the next 10 years?
If the average life expectancy is 73. You should kill yourself at 63. Or maybe take the average age at death of Biggie, Tupac etc and use that as your basis.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:32:59 AM
when you wake up one day and im no longer posting here consider yourself payed off
You learning how to spell correctly and use the quote button properly would be payment enough for all of us.
ZING!
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 09, 2005, 12:26:48 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:32:59 AM
when you wake up one day and im no longer posting here consider yourself payed off
You learning how to spell correctly and use the quote button properly would be payment enough for all of us.
This was the dorkiest message board post ever.
"Abide by the rules! Conform or we will be lost! Oh message board Gods! Make him behave!"
I can't believe that I made it back alive. That was the most crazy I have ever seen it up there. Freakin riot police were out it was great. I almost got into a fight with a OSU fan he was being a douche and threw a beer at me. I went after him and he ran. Oh yeah, were back bitches.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 09, 2005, 01:57:51 PM
I almost got into a fight with a OSU fan he was being a douche and threw a beer at me.
Hence the screen name.
I was at MoonDoggies lastnight (Place Barrett Robbins went insane at) and there were a shteinload of depressed OSU fans there (Place is an OSU joint). Lets just say, I'm surprised none of them took a swing at me.
Penn state is now ranked (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex) 8th in the AP poll, and 10th in the coaches poll.
I'm a very happy alum, and am excited about this team. I think they have a solid chance to win the Big 10 and go to a BCS bowl.
Reality check:
This team cannot beat USC or Texas.
Michael Robinson is a running back who tries to throw the ball.
C
Sounds like one of the 3/4 (depending on the site) star DEs from Maryland gave a verbal last night...Aaron Maybin :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 09, 2005, 03:48:49 PM
Sounds like one of the 3/4 (depending on the site) star DEs from Maryland gave a verbal last night...Aaron Maybin :yay
that can be taken the wrong way.
Michigan is PSU's ownAr. But I suppose if the modern-era Cowfargs can blow out the Eagles, anything's possible.
If PSU can win in the Big House, I think there's a good chance for them to grab one of those BCS games, since then the only 'tough' team left will be against the 'other' state. I don't think they'll get to the championship game since Texas, USC, VT would all have to lose.
I'm just happy that PSU is in control of the Big 10 and is already bowl-eligible.
Anyone know how many wins Paterno is up to now?
One billion and three.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 09, 2005, 12:34:14 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 09, 2005, 12:26:48 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2005, 10:32:59 AM
when you wake up one day and im no longer posting here consider yourself payed off
You learning how to spell correctly and use the quote button properly would be payment enough for all of us.
This was the dorkiest message board post ever.
"Abide by the rules! Conform or we will be lost! Oh message board Gods! Make him behave!"
Yeah? Well you can suck the snotty end of my ruby-headed love dart, motherfarger.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on October 10, 2005, 01:14:01 PM
Anyone know how many wins Paterno is up to now?
349, I think.
Thanks FF.
Penn State Rules
Paterno: "four or five recruits committed over the weekend" :yay
id shtein my drawers if ALE is one of them but i doubt it....crossing fingers for mccoy but i think that may be premature as well
im thinking...
kates
bell
odrick
maybin
walton
why did Penn State cancel the official visits this past weekend? anyone know?
according to joe pa the coaching staff would not have been able to give them the attention they would deserve with the game being at night...they lost rickerson because of this...tho its highly debated whether they ever had a shot with him
got a break with logan el coming up on an unofficial because his hs game was rained out...who knows if it was emotion taking over or if he was being sincere but he immediately put ups number one on his list...logan el is the key to this class....with ups losing their entire o line next year they need him in the worst way...kid is gonna be in the nfl one day and would start as a tru freshman...hes that good
anyway about the cancellations...i thought it was kind of ridiculous...but in the end the win is bigger than anything else right now...but the win + the official visits= ;D
damn IGY, you sound pretty plugged in to the goings on for their recruiting.
i would move you even higher up on my list of heroes, but you can't get any higher than #1
One of them is the 39th-ranked strongside DE on Rivals:
Eric Latimore (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38231&Sport=1)
Depending on what you read, he's either 6'7" 250 or 6'5" 240, and he plays for a top team in Delaware...
In other news, Paul Posluszny became the first Big Ten player ever to win either the offensive, defensive, or special teams award from the conference three weeks in a row by winning the Big Ten Defensive player of the week award AGAIN.
He's pretty good.
QuoteBob (Chicago, IL): Hey Ivan - With the latest debacle in Ann Arbor, is it time for a major 'philosophy' change at Michigan. Doesn't it seem that Michigan plays not to lose instead of trying to win games?
SportsNation Ivan Maisel: (3:29 PM ET ) I'm getting a lot of plaintive wailing from the 'Rines. I'm not going to call for Lloyd's head, or any other part of his anatomy. They have had some tough injuries. My only question about Michigan is that it is very much an inbred place. You need fresh ideas. Look at Penn State since Galen Hall returned to run the offense. Yes, JoePa signed some talented freshmen. But now they know what to do with them.
Penn State's offense is almost the pure opposite of what it was. Somewhere in the middle might be better to beat Michigan, I think.
and he plays for a top team in Delaware...
oxymoron
miami offered him so thats enough for me...looks like a kid that has a monster upside...but could also be bullied by big time college football players
i would move you even higher up on my list of heroes, but you can't get any higher than #1
perhaps i could extend my already insurmountable lead over #2
Where do you guys find all of this recruiting info?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 11, 2005, 05:04:35 PM
i would move you even higher up on my list of heroes, but you can't get any higher than #1
perhaps i could extend my already insurmountable lead over #2
is it possible to extend infinity?
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 11, 2005, 08:45:19 PM
Where do you guys find all of this recruiting info?
http://rivals100.rivals.com
http://scout.scout.com/a.z 73&p=9&c=4&pid=88&yr=2006
[OT]How the hell did the University of Arkansas land the #1 rated QB in the country?[/OT]
:o
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 11, 2005, 01:08:34 PM
Paterno: "four or five recruits committed over the weekend" :yay
Committed what? Suicide? Committed to a whacky ward?
Nits are 3 point road dogs in the Big House.
I might make a small wager on them.
Maybe parlay that and the Irish.
just found out this morning aj wallace...four star out of maryland...was up at ups this weekend...who knows how many others were there that we arent even aware of
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2005, 08:01:11 AM
Nits are 3 point road dogs in the Big House.
I might make a small wager on them.
I wouldn't do that if I were you. Penn State hasn't beaten the Wolves since 1996.
Nits are 3 point road dogs in the Big House.
I might make a small wager on them
ill take that bet
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 12, 2005, 10:27:02 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2005, 08:01:11 AM
Nits are 3 point road dogs in the Big House.
I might make a small wager on them.
I wouldn't do that if I were you. Penn State hasn't beaten the Wolves since 1996.
I know. But I think that they have a shot to go in there and take care of business. Their defense is good and I think they can stop Michigan. It'll be up to whether Robinson and the Nits O can get anything off of the Michigan defense.
I don't think they've bought into the hype after beating the Buckeyes.
I am a little ticked that the PSU game and the Irish game are both on at 3:30 though. They should move one to a night game.
2 teams I don't go near with bets: PSU and the Eagles :-X
Better include the Phillies in that list...and apparently the Flyers now too.
Michael Robinson owns you...
QuoteRobinson's Arm and Legs Could Give Michigan Fits
by Genaro C. Armas
The Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Michael Robinson's right arm is laced with muscles and tattoos, but his legs attract just as much attention.
Penn State's quarterback has run for five touchdowns this season and thrown for nine, mostly on long passes to one of his fleet freshmen receivers. He's got an improving offensive line and mobility that helps keep drives alive and gets him out of trouble.
That might be trouble for Michigan (3-3, 1-3 Big Ten), which welcomes No. 8 Penn State (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday. The Wolverines have had some problems containing mobile quarterbacks.
''They have a quarterback who is really a running back with a quarterback's arm,'' Michigan defensive tackle Pat Massey. ''He is somebody who can do it all.''
In beating Michigan State earlier this season, Michigan did OK against the Spartans' mobile signal-caller, Drew Stanton. He ran for a TD but finished with zero yards rushing.
Stanton's passing did most of the damage. He was 20-for-30 for 282 yards with one TD pass for the Spartans, who have been less willing to let him run this year.
Last season, Stanton gave Michigan fits, as did dual-threats Troy Smith of Ohio State and Vince Young of Texas.
Now the Wolverines get Robinson, a fifth-year senior who has helped lead the Nittany Lions to their best start since they won the first nine games in 1999.
''He is a great athlete and he runs like a tailback,'' Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. ''I think he is really developed as a thrower.''
This is Robinson's first full year as starting quarterback after playing often at running back and wide receiver earlier in his career. Zack Mills, who has graduated, started the majority of games at quarterback last season while Robinson also got starts at wideout.
''He's grown by gigantic leaps and bounds this season,'' Penn State quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno said. ''I don't know if you can ask anybody who can do any more than he has for this team.''
Robinson is the unquestioned leader on a balanced Penn State offense bursting with big-play potential. He has helped speedy freshmen Derrick Williams, Deon Butler and Justin King get adjusted at receiver and praised Tony Hunt for pacing a solid running game.
''We just take what the defense gives us,'' Robinson said. ''If they give us running lanes, we'll take that. If it's passing lanes, we will take that.''
Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that the offense hasn't had a turnover since the first half of the Northwestern game, a span of 10 quarters. Penn State had been tied for the Division I-A lead in turnovers committed with 13 through the first four games.
Two games later into the season and they are still at 13.
''Turnovers are funny animals,'' coach Joe Paterno said. ''The fact that we haven't had a turnover in the last two games doesn't mean a thing. We have to fight to make sure we don't get them.''
The turnovers weren't solely Robinson's fault. Some of the interceptions were tipped at the line or bounced off receivers' hands.
But Robinson did have a problem with fumbles. Joe Paterno said that his quarterback had been careless with the ball while trying to gain extra yardage.
Robinson said that in recent games he was tucking the ball closer to his body and shifting to a running back's mentality after taking off.
He might also be helped by a contraption called ''The Blaster'' that he runs through in practice. It is mainly used by running backs to practice protecting the ball, but Robinson uses it, too.
Though his final stats against a tough Ohio State defense last week didn't look too impressive, he did run for a score, and Jay Paterno said his quarterback made excellent decisions down the stretch as Penn State went conservative on offense.
Despite the attention over Robinson's mobility, Carr is aware of the quarterback's ability to throw.
''I saw him throw a pass this morning in a film tape I was watching. He threw the ball 70 yards. He's got a very, very strong arm.
Put in Morelli!
QuoteMichael Robinson's right arm is laced with muscles and tattoos, but his legs attract just as much attention
who knew Spads wrote PSU articles too!
By the way, I thought it important to add that one of our FAVORITE Philly sportswriters, Dana Pennett O'Neil, did a writeup on last weekends OSU/PSU game. She emphasized TWICE in the article how Tamba Hali sacked Troy Smith from the back- or blind-side. If you don't know the details or you don't understand football in general, why would you emphasize a point that is wrong instead of just being vague? And how did she get a job as a writer in the first place?
(For those of you that didn't watch the game or the highlights, Smith was clearly hit from the FRONT-side. Hali hit him right where the ball was and knocked it loose.)
she stinks. and she's even worse on DNL, it's a total waste of a panel spot when she's on.
She's not bad looking though.
she's definitley better looking since she grew her hair out.
Well, at least I now know why she has a job.
LeSean McCoy named PSU as the leader among 3 teams today, saying his family wants him to stay closer to home... :yay
Also...
QuoteRivals100 linebacker Jeremiha Hunter out of Harrisburg, Pa. was one of many top recruits in the region who took an unofficial visit to State College last weekend. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder with 4.55-second speed is considering both the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes and was impressed by what he saw from both teams.
I would say both are excellent choices for a linebacker right now. I don't envy his decision.
Here is the list of rivals top 100 (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1162). PSU is on a bunch of players' lists, but only a few players have already committed (http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?School=61).
that list isnt fully up to date...there have been some silent verbals that arent indicated on there
they also have logan el...who is the key to penn states class imo...as a md verbal..when in fact he has taken that verbal back and now lists ups as his leader
i really really hope they get odrick too
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 14, 2005, 12:09:44 PM
I would say both are excellent choices for a linebacker right now. I don't envy his decision.
Yeah, what a terrible position to be in.
Bell (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=26200&Sport=1) and Maybin (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38937) will announce their decisions on Monday...
maybin is in...you think bell is a lock??...not me...hes def >50/50 but ill hold off on him till i hear it...i put him in the same chance bracket as dwill the day of his announcement
Never said it was a lock. PSU is a favorite to land him, but there's no guarantee...
oh my bad i mis read your post...i thought you were saying both will announce for ups monday
what's everyone's take for tomorrow?
i think they can win, but they have to be better offensively if they want to do it.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 14, 2005, 01:35:50 PM
what's everyone's take for tomorrow?
i think they can win, but they have to be better offensively if they want to do it.
If they're defense shows up like it did last week they won't need any more offense. They are the better team going in, if they avoid a letdown they'll win. Of course I FULLY expect them to have a let down and lose, but if they show up ready to play they'll win.
well, i think Michigan is better offensively than Ohio State was, so I am figuring they might put up more points this week, thus needing PSU's offense to produce more. but you may be right, their defense is championship quality.
well, i think Michigan is better offensively than Ohio State was, so I am figuring they might put up more points this week
absolutely...the penn state offense will have to win the game this week...not in that they will have put up 35 and win a shootout but just as you said michigan is going to put a lot more points than ohio state did...more because they are at home...people have hated on the buckeyes offense way to much this week...when in reality they have a good one with lots of weapons...but they were in almost an impossible enviroment up there going against a very good ups defense...no team not named usc would have gone in there and scored last week
buckeyes are a better team than michigan but at michigan is a tougher game than home vs osu and for that reason i think they will lose...i just cant see them not beating anyone in the big ten for three years and then beating michigan and ohio st back to back...
24-13 michigan
one way they can win tho is if they get some big plays out of dwill...maybe a kick a return...perhaps a monster play on a reverse...ect...they cant be expected to drive down the field for their touchdowns and keep up wioth michigan...they HAVE to get some easy ones
I think they're going to win. I think the defense will step up like they did last week and they make just enough plays on offense to win.
PSU - 23
Michigan - 17
Maybin turned down Florida and picked Penn State, according to the Baltimore Sun :yay
he verballed last sunday
QuoteWhat team will make the biggest recruiting noise over the next week? Penn State might be the best bet. The Nittany Lions reportedly have some big-time new commitments on the way. National recruiting analyst Mike Farrell gives you the scoop on the high school players have and will jump on board with the surging Nittany Lions. Will Rivals100 lineman Jared Odrick be next?
Odrick bio (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=34367&Sport=1)
I think a win in the Big House today gets a lot of recruits to come PSU's way. Easier said than done.
Some stuff from ESPN's mid-season review:
QuoteIvan: My first question: Can you spell Posluszny?
Pat: No I cannot. But I can spell Paterno. We've had 40 years of practice. It's very relevant again.
Ivan: It's P-O-S-L-U-S-Z-N-Y. Pronounced: Con-lan, or Ar-ring-ton. Are they the biggest surprise? Probably not.
Pat: I don't know. I think they might be. They had losing records four of last five years. They had reason for optimism. But the jury was way out on Michael Robinson. The freshmen looked good, but they were still freshmen.
The one thing they haven't done is go play in a legitimate snake pit. Their only road win is against Northwestern. But what they've done at home is really impressive. The old-time Penn State rocking atmosphere is definitely back.
Ivan: Are they good enough to win the Big Ten?
Pat: They have to go to Ann Arbor. Is Michigan in the tank? Penn State has got to go to Michigan State. They get Wisconsin at home. It's awfully tough to beat Penn State in State College at this point. And it's not like Penn State has to go to Tuscaloosa and Austin to be undefeated. Penn State doesn't even play Iowa.
.....
Ivan: And now, drum roll please, your coach of the half-year, which is better than your half-coach of the year:
Pat: I would have said Charlie Weis of Notre Dame last week, but Joe Paterno, gee ... I'll say Paterno, as much for what he's not doing as what he's doing. One thing I heard in Happy Valley is that he's keeping his hands off the play-calling and letting Galen Hall do it.
Ivan: Maybe Galen Hall is the coach of the half-year.
Pat: Get your Frank Broyles Award (best assistant coach) list ready.
Ivan: We all feared that Joe would be too stubborn to make the staff changes he needed to make. And yet the guy that really helps him is another older coach, an ex-Paterno player who's been around the block several times. And Hall revitalizes the whole deal.
My guys would be Paterno and Shula. I think Paterno has one more quality win than Shula at this point.
That was a nasty play by Mike Robinson.
10-10 now
stupid kicker missed 2 fgs
First down Robinson
TOUCHDOWN!!!!!
WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE WE ARE PENN STATE
Clock running TO Michigan
Somebody's gotta tackle Hart!
Quote from: stillupfront on October 15, 2005, 07:14:19 PM
Somebody's gotta tackle Hart!
Isn't that the dude that KoRn was pimping last year?
Here it goes......last play of the game. 1 second left on the 10
Un. Believable.
crap.
i don't really follow college ball but i was hoping penn state would pull it off. :-\
bitch lloyd carr got his stupid 2 seconds. fargin michigan always gets their way
Motherfarger :boom
I farging hate Michigan >:(
I'm not one to bitch about the refs, but damn they called a zesty game.
i think penn st can still win the big 10, but the national title hopes are done
ND just went back up on USC with 2:04 left in the game.
Quote from: MDS on October 15, 2005, 07:21:34 PM
bitch lloyd carr got his stupid 2 seconds. fargin michigan always gets their way
He's a farging bitch. Did you notice the farging spots they were getting? Worst called game this season. :boo
They never existed anyway. False hopes. You had to know Penn State would blow it at some point. But i am pissed that the idiot refs let Carr get what he wanted. Michigan is worthless.
Yet another season with a Philly or Penn State team getting a championship.
That one hurt.
This team was not a national title contender IMO anyway, and they still control their own destiny for the Big Ten.
But that really hurt. Like a shot to the gut.
well, at least notre dame lost.
The idiot Notre Damned moron running the clock thought he could get away with letting it run out. Ha! Justice!
Robinson is farging clutch. How many clutch drives is that now?
and to think i started off my football day wasting 90 minutes of my life at the linc, watching miami not impressivley beat temple.
Seeing ND lose is better than seeing PSU win. I LOVE IT!!!
YEAAA WEIS!!!
OVERRATED!
For the first time in my life I question Tom Bradley. Lose on a slant in the endzone!?!?!?!? Here is the score...3 down linemen 4 backers 4 dbacks. Let them try to run. Oh well, we are still better than all of us thought. LETS GO STATE!
An amazing game. This and the ND game were absolutely awesome to watch. It sucks that PSU and ND lost though. Mike Robinson was clutch as clutch could be today.
Any word on Williams? He got hurt on that KO and never came back.
The 2 missed FGs and the horrible kick coverage on Breaston on the last KO were the reasons they lost. Contain Breaston and they're never knocking on the door with :01.
And Mike Hart fumbled but it wasn't called. And that catch along the sidelines by the Michigan WR in the final seconds ---he was out of bounds. They reviewed the PSU catch but they don't review that one?
The only good thing is Michigan didn't cover.
Wait PSU lost? I turned it off after Robinson scored the TD.
How did Michigan score? They have no offense.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on October 15, 2005, 07:43:12 PM
The idiot Notre Damned moron running the clock thought he could get away with letting it run out. Ha! Justice!
Speaking of farging idiots... ::)
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 15, 2005, 08:42:01 PM
Wait PSU lost? I turned it off after Robinson scored the TD.
How did Michigan score? They have no offense.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 15, 2005, 08:43:18 PM
Speaking of farging idiots... ::)
Yea, I heard about what happened. There shouldn't have been time left at the end or something. Oh well, they are still undefeated in my book, and that's all that matters to me.
I wonder if they'll move up in the rankings though. The top teams all won today I think.
The refs were giving Michigan generous spots all game, and after a couple minutes of Lloyd Carr arguing, they upped the game clock from :28 to :30. There was :01 before the final, and ultimately pivotal, play of the game was run.
PSU shouldn't have let it get that close with the kickoff and drive. The missed FG's were killer too. They should have overcome the officiating. But this is one game that the refs also made the difference by calling for the home team.
It's just a shame to lose one like this. A blowout would have at least been numbing.
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 15, 2005, 09:51:46 PM
Oh well, they are still undefeated in my book, and that's all that matters to me.
THat is the dumbest thing you've ever said.
They lost. Period.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 15, 2005, 08:43:18 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on October 15, 2005, 07:43:12 PM
The idiot Notre Damned moron running the clock thought he could get away with letting it run out. Ha! Justice!
Speaking of farging idiots... ::)
What's that supposed to mean? They were obviously letting the clock runout...no matter who was running it. The ref was clearly waving his arms for the clock to stop and it was being ignored.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 15, 2005, 10:07:36 PM
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 15, 2005, 09:51:46 PM
Oh well, they are still undefeated in my book, and that's all that matters to me.
THat is the dumbest thing you've ever said.
They lost. Period.
Not to me, moving on.....
NEXT
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 15, 2005, 09:56:50 PM
The refs were giving Michigan generous spots all game, and after a couple minutes of Lloyd Carr arguing, they upped the game clock from :28 to :30. There was :01 before the final, and ultimately pivotal, play of the game was run.
PSU shouldn't have let it get that close with the kickoff and drive. The missed FG's were killer too. They should have overcome the officiating. But this is one game that the refs also made the difference by calling for the home team.
It's just a shame to lose one like this. A blowout would have at least been numbing.
Not to mention Hart's fumble going uncalled and the phantom holding call negating a 15 yard run by Robinson on PSU's final drive. The spots were blatantly obvious, I can see a few inches here and there, but when they're getting a foot or so that needs to be addressed. Carr's a whiney bitch and I wouldn't be surprised if the refs awarded Michigan the extra :02 just so he'd shut up.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 15, 2005, 10:07:36 PM
They lost. Period.
Sure, you're absolutely right.
However, if you were a PSU fan and not a PSU hater, you'd be whining more than any of us. Period.
That was the worst refereeing I've seen in a football game in a long time. All of the spots (I'll admit, for both sides) were +/- 2 yards. There was one spot where the player was completely down and stopped moving a full yard short of the first down line. The ref ran up the sideline, turned toward the center of the field where he should have, but then ran
diagonally until he was 1 yard past the first down line. Disgrace.
Then, this officiating crew lost all credibility when they listened to the bitching of the coach and put two seconds back on the clock.
Still, my perception of reality remains intact:
Quote from: Cerevant on October 09, 2005, 03:26:55 PM
I think they have a solid chance to win the Big 10 and go to a BCS bowl.
Reality check:
This team cannot beat USC or Texas.
Michael Robinson is a running back who tries to throw the ball.
The missed field goals wouldn't have needed to be tried if PSU had a QB who could throw the ball.
Penn State would have been up by 2 or more scores at the end of the game if they had a QB who could throw the ball.
C
Quote from: The Waco Kid on October 15, 2005, 10:12:08 PM
What's that supposed to mean? They were obviously letting the clock runout...no matter who was running it. The ref was clearly waving his arms for the clock to stop and it was being ignored.
....no he wasnt.
TO is God is an idiot.
that was a tough loss, and I agree, the refs were terrible the whole game. but that last play, i gotta blame Bradely, i think he should've blitzed and forced Henne's hand at something.
That game sucked.
Penn State dropped to #12.
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 15, 2005, 09:51:46 PM
I wonder if they'll move up in the rankings though. The top teams all won today I think.
PS...this comment was as dumb as the "I still think they won".
Derrick Williams breaks arm, gone for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2193346)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 16, 2005, 05:56:34 PM
Derrick Williams breaks arm, gone for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2193346)
Motherfarger! :boom
Luckily they have a plethora of young receivers to pick up the slack. Not as nearly as talented as him, though. :(
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 16, 2005, 05:54:55 PM
Penn State dropped to #12.
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 15, 2005, 09:51:46 PM
I wonder if they'll move up in the rankings though. The top teams all won today I think.
PS...this comment was as dumb as the "I still think they won".
I was wondering about that one as well. I don't watch a lot of college ball but I can't remember any time when a ranked team lost to an unranked team and moved up in the polls.
He also was saying that they won, even though they lost. :sly
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 16, 2005, 06:08:56 PM
He also was saying that they won, even though they lost. :sly
Yeah I know. But just as he was in denial about the game I'm trying to be in denial about reading something sofa king wee todd did.
AP ranking is surprisingly fair. OSU mysteriously one spot ahead of PSU in coaches poll, though.
At this point, the team has to "just win, baby". Still a loss that's tough to take. At least all my Pittsburgh PSU buddies didn't get consoled by their NFL team. Temple's 3 points against Miami are the bright spot in PA football!
Last farging play of the game. Jesus I can't get over that.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 17, 2005, 12:09:20 PM
I hate baseball but will not stop whining and bitching about my stupid college football team losing
love ya
Two posts.
Don't even attempt to compare that to your endless pissing and moaning about the Phillies. Idiot.
Baseball > College Football
Quote from: MDS on October 17, 2005, 01:33:53 PM
Baseball > College Football
That might be the biggest lie anyone has ever told anywhere to anyone. Liar.
One has a legit champion, the other doesn't. One has you as a fan, the other doesn't.
DWill says he'll be back for the bowl game... :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 17, 2005, 01:43:31 PM
DWill says he'll be back for the bowl game... :yay
i don't know how, the paper is saying 4 months
what the farg! to the game and williams going down. :boo :boo
Quote from: MDS on October 17, 2005, 01:33:53 PM
Baseball > College Football
We knew you were a closet case, but I guess you're out now.
I have been waiting for BigEd to post some recruiting news to hopefully take some sting out of that game. Don't fail me now Ed.
um....ok :-\
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 14, 2005, 11:57:25 PM
Maybin turned down Florida and picked Penn State, according to the Baltimore Sun :yay
Official this afternoon. Expect Bell to announce PSU tonight as well...
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 17, 2005, 03:06:30 PM
um....ok :-\
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 14, 2005, 11:57:25 PM
Maybin turned down Florida and picked Penn State, according to the Baltimore Sun :yay
Official this afternoon. Expect Bell to announce PSU tonight as well...
Ya done good kid. Ya done real good. :yay
I didn't notice this one until now, but the #2 WR in the country and #22 overall, Vidal Hazelton (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36711), added PSU to his list of choices... :yay
Besides LeSean McCoy and Antonio Logan-El, here are some other names to keep an eye on:
Sam Young (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=35176) -- 5 stars, #9 overall, #1 OT
Jared Odrick (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=34367) -- 4 stars, #31 overall, #3 DT
J.B. Walton (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29005) -- 4 stars, #36 overall, #4 OG
Adam Patterson (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36011) -- 4 stars, #40 overall, #4 DT
A.J. Wallace (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29758) -- 4 stars, #58 overall, #3 CB
Jeremiha Hunter (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=34632) -- 4 stars, #67 overall, #5 OLB
Maurice Evans (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36709) -- 4 stars, #88 overall, #5 SDE
Phillip Taylor (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=31474) -- 4 stars, top 250, #7 DT
Navorro Bowman (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29834) -- 4 stars, top 250, #11 ILB
Andrew Quarless (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=40631) -- 4 stars, #12 TE
Bell's commitment is now official. 2 for 2 today :yay
Wow PSU could have some USC style offensive potential if Morelli pans out.
PSU's #10 in the initial BCS rankings.
what get's you a BCS bowl? top 8?
I didn't notice this one until now, but the #2 WR in the country and #22 overall, Vidal Hazelton, added PSU to his list of choices
with four freshman wr's there now and bell in the fold there is zero chance hazelton comes
ill say it again tho if they dont get logan el the class is a failure imo...he is the lynchpin...
root for another vt win thursday in the same mold as the 55-6 pasting from last year...hope too that the hokies jump out early and often so we dont have a scene in college park thursday...a scene that may push aside some of logan els ohio st-ups memories
Quote from: NGM on October 17, 2005, 08:05:39 PM
Wow PSU could have some USC style offensive potential if Morelli pans out.
Morelli should have been playing since last year. Period.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 18, 2005, 08:20:52 AM
Quote from: NGM on October 17, 2005, 08:05:39 PM
Wow PSU could have some USC style offensive potential if Morelli pans out.
Morelli should have been playing since last year. Period.
I agree...State would probably still be unbeaten if not for Mr. Robinson.
If they can go 10-1 this season, which I think is certainly possible, get a good season of experience under the belts of the young guys, insert Morelli and we should compete for the title next year.
agree...State would probably still be unbeaten if not for Mr. Robinson
wtf?
If they can go 10-1 this season, which I think is certainly possible, get a good season of experience under the belts of the young guys, insert Morelli and we should compete for the title next year.
they arent running the table the rest of the way...but no shame in that...9-3 would be a great year...but as for a title next year no way...their offensive and defensive lines are basically all gone...doesnt bode well for a immobile first time starting qb...i think they will struggle next year but with the right recruits (logan el) and the experience of next year look out for them in 07
Quote from: rjs246 on October 18, 2005, 08:09:26 AM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 18, 2005, 07:17:27 AM
what get's you a BCS bowl? top 8?
Yes.
you sure? There are some automatic bids that you dont have to be top 8 for, no?
six spots are taken by the conference tie ins
two are at large bids
to qualify for an at large bid you must finish in the bcs top 12...top 12 because two additional at large bids are created by the fact that the number 1 and 2 teams are automatically in the bcs championship game...which in effect can open two more spots
where is the Big Ten winner designated to play this year?
Rose Bowl? Or is that the national championship game?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2005, 10:43:20 AM
agree...State would probably still be unbeaten if not for Mr. Robinson
wtf?
sarcasm, i think.
Quote
they arent running the table the rest of the way...but no shame in that...9-3 would be a great year
i guess you think they are losing to MSU and Wisconsin?
i think they can beat Wisconsin at home, but at MSU is tough.
Quote from: NGM on October 18, 2005, 11:02:02 AM
Rose Bowl? Or is that the national championship game?
national championship game.
Losing their offensive line doesn't really scare me since it currently eats balls.
And I definitely think they can run the table this year. I don't know if they actually will, but they certainly could.
http://www.nationalchamps.net/2005/bowls/
Thats about all I could find on it. Maybe they don't have a designated bowl. Just one of top four BCS bowls, meaning the Fiesta, Orange, or Sugar Bowl.
Other than the national one (Rose), the others are determined by geography. The Sugar Bowl is usually SEC vs ACC, the Orange usually has the Big East, and the Fiesta usually has the Big XII. I'm guessing they'd end up in Miami at the Orange Bowl...
i guess you think they are losing to MSU and Wisconsin?
i think they can beat Wisconsin at home, but at MSU is tough
purdue isnt a gimme
i dont think a 3-1 finish is out of the question
but i think at mich st is a loss and illinois is a win
a wisc/pur split puts them at 9-3
as for the big ten champ their are no automatic tie ins to bcs bowls other than the national championship game...so they could play in any bsc bowl other than the rose
Wisconsin is overachieving like Michigan State. PSU can beat them in Happy Valley....
The Sugar Bowl is usually SEC vs ACC, the Orange usually has the Big East, and the Fiesta usually has the Big XII. I'm guessing they'd end up in Miami at the Orange Bowl...
this gets thrown out the window when your conferences natural tie bowl happens to host the national championship game...because this is the case with the big ten this year the champion could potentially play anywhere...i could see the big ten champ going to the fiesta bowl against an at large team this year...similar to pittsburgh utah last year...especially if the big ten winner is the weakest of the bcs teams as is the case right now
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2005, 11:13:43 AM
purdue isnt a gimme
i hear you, but they are going down the toilet fast, Iowa and Purdue were totally overhyped this offseason
agreed which is why 3-1 would not surprise me at all
I think that they will win the next 3. Depending on what happens between now and then with MSU, that game could really go either way. But the bye week will help PSU a lot, and if MSU loses again between now and then, their spirit could really be shot.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 18, 2005, 08:20:52 AM
Quote from: NGM on October 17, 2005, 08:05:39 PM
Wow PSU could have some USC style offensive potential if Morelli pans out.
Morelli should have been playing since last year. Period.
I would have agreed with that before the Minnesota game, but he has been a big reason why they are a legitimate team again. Every time he screws up he makes up for it.
joe pa wants himself a big pint of ALE
(http://tinypic.com/erkaqt.jpg)
Washington Post: PSU is stealing our Maryland prospects! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/21/AR2005102100099.html) :yay
penn state is stealing virginia techs maryland prospects
I think Larry's recruiting skill will put him on the short list when it comes time to anoint JoePa's successor.
So...
Will the Nits cover the 17 point spread against Greg Lewis U. tomorrow night?
i dont think they will cover...unless justin king whos been working with the offense all week can come in and pick up where dwill left off...teams have caught on to butler and norwood...they no longer are getting open like early in the year so king needs to come in and take some pressure off them
Yeah, I'm not betting this one today. Thought about it, but decided against it.
i love auburn today
why is Penn State/Illinois a 7pm game? where's the primetime draw?
it fargs up my whole watching schedule, i was planning on watching the Flyers and switching to the WS when necessary.
but now Penn State takes precedence and the Flyers are the back up with the WS being plan C
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 22, 2005, 10:19:58 AM
why is Penn State/Illinois a 7pm game? where's the primetime draw?
it fargs up my whole watching schedule, i was planning on watching the Flyers and switching to the WS when necessary.
but now Penn State takes precedence and the Flyers are the back up with the WS being plan C
Tivo, Mo.
It's the greatest invention since the bubbler.
:yay
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 22, 2005, 10:21:53 AM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 22, 2005, 10:19:58 AM
why is Penn State/Illinois a 7pm game? where's the primetime draw?
it fargs up my whole watching schedule, i was planning on watching the Flyers and switching to the WS when necessary.
but now Penn State takes precedence and the Flyers are the back up with the WS being plan C
Tivo, Mo.
It's the greatest invention since the bubbler.
:yay
ha!
i am getting Comcast DVR to go with my digital cable soon, but I don't have it yet.
It's stupid. Last weeks game shoud've been the goddamn 7pm game. Not this week against a scrub ass squad. Oh well...I'll be triple flippin tonight.
IGY,
I'm likin Auburn a little bit too.
These are my plays so far today...
Washington +30 vs USC
Alabama -3.5 vs. Tennessee
Texas A&M -5.5 at K-State
Michigan (+125) at Iowa
Nebraska -2 at Missouri
We have Bright House HD-DVR and it rulez.
Porn, porn, and more porn 24/7. Plus, you know, Eagles games and stuff.
Woot!
;D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 22, 2005, 10:24:34 AM
It's stupid. Last weeks game shoud've been the goddamn 7pm game. Not this week against a scrub ass squad. Oh well...I'll be triple flippin tonight.
IGY,
I'm likin Auburn a little bit too.
These are my plays so far today...
Washington +30 vs USC
Alabama -3.5 vs. Tennessee
Texas A&M -5.5 at K-State
Michigan (+125) at Iowa :-D
Nebraska -2 at Missouri
Even I would take that bet.
:D
Washington +30 vs USC dont have a feeling on this but i would never bet against usc offense
Alabama -3.5 vs. Tennessee i like tenn quite a bit here
Texas A&M -5.5 at K-State love this one
Michigan (+125) at Iowa like iowa but not enough to bet...money line is probably a good call here
Nebraska -2 at Missouri sucker bet imo...they want you to take nebraska because no matter how down they are you never think they will lose these games
Yep. You called that Nebraska one. Mizzou is leading 41-24. :boom
I took Washington because even though USC is powerful, I think 30 is quite high. I only put a small bet on that though.
I also took Texas at -17 even though it is risky.
Michigan won though. :yay
Only when I bet on them. ;D
I take it you lost money on them (or because of them) last week vs. PSU? ;D
Anyone see when #4 got tossed on Illinois, he yelled HEY farg YOU. It was awesome.
Amazing!! 63 fargin points. It's like the good ol days again. If they would've just beat Michigan..they'd be top 5.
That was an azz whooping of epic proportions. Wow.
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 22, 2005, 08:27:31 PM
I take it you lost money on them (or because of them) last week vs. PSU? ;D
Actually I still won because the Wolves didn't cover that -3 because they didn't have to kick the XP after Manningham scored.
I've just never been a big Michigan fan. PSU/Texas are who I root for. :yay
Michael Robinson > YOU.
:deion
When Illnois let the white boy walk-on (Ethan Kilmer) score on that crossing pattern to put the Lions up 7-3, I knew the rout was on. It was nice and all, but not really a test.
BTW, King and Williams would be in Florida right now if they'd kept Zook. I don't know how good a coach he is, though.
Quote"Let's go drink!" chanted the remaining students, their wet wishes fueled by the home team's worse-than-woeful homecoming performance.
:-D
BTW, for those that didn't notice... there was a point in the 1st quarter of last night's game where, once again, Robinson was chatting with the coaches upstairs on a black phone, and Morelli was listening in on the white/cream phone.
Twice could still be a coincidence. :sly :-D
It is. It's not until it happens a third time that it's considered a trend.
It is. It's not until it happens a third time that it's considered a trend
or when next year morelli is still using a white phone
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 24, 2005, 08:26:33 AM
It is. It's not until it happens a third time that it's considered a trend
or when next year morelli is still using a white phone
If the backup QB next year is white (which I think he will be), and both QB's talk on white phones...
Hoo boy.
This is kind of funny:
I just searched online to find out who Penn State was playing this weekend. When I found the answer, I recalled that the wife and I are flying up north this weekend for Homecoming. Got the hotel reservations the first day we could, got the game tickets the first day we could, and had just been talking with a friend about specifics/plans. Wow, I am really stupid. Really.
BTW, I'll be at the Skellar all day Friday if any of you other PSU alums are going to partake in Homecoming.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 24, 2005, 02:22:16 PM
This is kind of funny:
I just searched online to find out who Penn State was playing this weekend. When I found the answer, I recalled that the wife and I are flying up north this weekend for Homecoming. Got the hotel reservations the first day we could, got the game tickets the first day we could, and had just been talking with a friend about specifics/plans. Wow, I am really stupid. Really.
BTW, I'll be at the Skellar all day Friday if any of you other PSU alums are going to partake in Homecoming.
What if we aren't alums, just drunken current students at a branch campus.
To hell with you and your stupid youthliness!
I can sooooooooooo see FF & rjs doing shots at the 'Skellar right now.
:-D
I'll bet the Collegian has Sudoku now.
Yeah, I suck at that game. (http://www.sudoku.com/)
:'(
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 24, 2005, 03:36:40 PM
I can sooooooooooo see FF & rjs doing shots at the 'Skellar right now.
:-D
Beer and Jager. That's all I'm drinking on Friday. The tradition was to drink Rolling Rock "ponies", but they stopped manufacturing them, so I may go with Natty Ice or some shtein.
NGM, no. Alums only. Unless you're going to buy me a Jager Bomb.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 24, 2005, 03:55:43 PM
Yeah, I suck at that game. (http://www.sudoku.com/)
:'(
There's, like, a whole thread on it in the General section.
Ummm... yes, I know, FF.
Just pointing out the obvious here.
Jager sucks ass. Tastes like concentrated evil. And Rolling Rock is also poop, I don't care how many case-races you've done. What is this nonsense?! Mind erasers, Guinnes and Miller Lite, bitches.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 24, 2005, 04:02:15 PM
Jager sucks ass. Tastes like concentrated evil. And Rolling Rock is also poop, I don't care how many case-races you've done. What is this nonsense?! Mind erasers, Guinnes and Miller Lite, bitches.
Guinness tastes great (my favorite beer), but doesn't have much alcohol in it. Mind erasers and Miller Lite are both quality beverages, but hard liquor is expensive, which is why I only drink Jager.
So, nitz, are you going to be at homecoming, or are you just armchair quarterbacking my plans to get drunk?
Just armchair quarterbacking, thank you very much. I would love to make the nine hour drive to state college but I'm also a huge liar.
It would be a nine hour drive for me, too. That's why I'm flying to Philly and bumming a ride from a friend.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 24, 2005, 04:57:00 PM
It would be a nine hour drive for me, too. That's why I'm flying to Philly and bumming a ride from a friend.
Yes, that plan is far more reasonable. Carry on.
what time and channel this week?
330 abc
bc
I will be drunk at the Rathskellar in T-minus 16 hours.
Leaving in less than an hour, suckers!
33-15 victory. Good Win. Joe Pa for coach of the year!!
On a scale of 1-10, how farged up is FF right now?
I'd say that he's probably an 8. Sober enough to dance to Def Leppard songs at the local oldies bar but not quite sober enough to remember doing so tomorrow morning. He'll have only a vague recollection of some 50 year-old Penn State GILF making a pass at him and his wife's subsequent slap to the grill for him even considering it for a second.
Yep... homecoming @ Happy Valley. Does it get any better than that?
:yay
I got pretty damn drunk. It was nice.
By the way, all the people who said there was no doubt the Eagles would have fewer losses than PSU? HA HA HA.
By the way, all the people who said there was no doubt the Eagles would have fewer losses than PSU? HA HA HA.
you expect anything less from this board...anyone who would ever make that prediciton is insane...just the amount of games played alone says ups loses fewer than the birds
PSU opens as a 9-pt favorite vs Wisconsin. Meanwhile, McCoy was visiting USC yesterday...
I can't wait to watch this game on Saturday...going to be a good one.
Wisconsin's defense is zesty so the Nits should be able to put up big offense especially if they pound it like they did against Purdue.
Brian Calhoun is a good RB so I do worry about him a little bit.
Wisconsin's running scheme reminds me of Denver because they always have a guy putting up huge numbers. Dayne, Davis and now Calhoun.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 30, 2005, 09:26:07 PM
By the way, all the people who said there was no doubt the Eagles would have fewer losses than PSU? HA HA HA.
you expect anything less from this board...anyone who would ever make that prediciton is insane...just the amount of games played alone says ups loses fewer than the birds
Considering the Eagles lost only three games last season, it was entirely reasonable to assume that they would lose less than Penn State.
No one knew that Penn State was going to be as good as they've been. No one knew the Eagles were going to fall on hard times the way they have.
BTW: Neither season is over yet. That's all I'll say.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 31, 2005, 08:41:36 AM
BTW: Neither season is over yet. That's all I'll say.
Even if Penn State loses their final 2 regular games AND their bowl game, they will still have many fewer losses than this shell of an Eagles team. The Eagles will have a minimum of 6 losses overall this year. MINIMUM.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 31, 2005, 10:37:13 AM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 31, 2005, 08:41:36 AM
BTW: Neither season is over yet. That's all I'll say.
Even if Penn State loses their final 2 regular games AND their bowl game, they will still have many fewer losses than this shell of an Eagles team. The Eagles will have a minimum of 6 losses overall this year. MINIMUM.
Possibly. That said, until both seasons play themselves out, arguing about this is pointless. That's what I was getting at, bro.
The Eagles will lose MANY more games than the Nittany Lions this year. That isn't even really all that debateable.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 31, 2005, 01:53:57 PM
The Eagles will lose MANY more games than the Nittany Lions this year. That isn't even really all that debateable.
No shtein, sherlock. It was certainly debateable when this season began, though.
It was certainly debateable when this season began, though
i guess it was debatable if your are homertastic...but really it wasnt...if you looked at ups schedule you would have known they were starting out 5-0...and even a .500 record after that puts them at only three losses...and there was no chance the eagles were losing less than five this year much less going 13-3 again
as for this week i almost hope they lose...well not really...but with every win they get from here on out it makes that michigan loss that much more painful...there still isnt a day that goes by that i dont get raging mad at that game
I take comfort in the fact that an undefeated PSU team would have been denied a chance to play in the national title game anyway, so it's better that they have one loss and happily go to another BCS bowl.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 01, 2005, 11:51:33 AM
I take comfort in the fact that an undefeated PSU team would have been denied a chance to play in the national title game anyway, so it's better that they have one loss and happily go to another BCS bowl.
I'm hoping they lose once more so I can see them in the Citrus Bowl.
Does that make me teh eveel?
>:D
Yes, a little. Luckily, it doesn't matter what you want.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 01, 2005, 11:51:33 AM
I take comfort in the fact that an undefeated PSU team would have been denied a chance to play in the national title game anyway, so it's better that they have one loss and happily go to another BCS bowl.
and I take comfort in that fact that Michigan denied PSU a chance at an undefeated season.
wow. we are both happy with PSU. yay.
I would just like to take this opportunity to say, Miami Sucks.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 01, 2005, 12:31:52 PM
I would just like to take this opportunity to say, Miami Sucks.
is that why he hates penn state? he's a miami fan?
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:34:02 PM
is that why he hates penn state? he's a miami fan?
I believe so. Unless I've confused him with some other imaginary internet personality that hates PSU and loves Miami.
Shane Conlan > Vinny
When his mouth isn't on PG, it's on Sean Taylor... :evil
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:38:20 PM
Shane Conlan > Vinny
Kick ass. I have that game on tape.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 01, 2005, 12:38:50 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:38:20 PM
Shane Conlan > Vinny
Kick ass. I have that game on tape.
i was 5. i just remember my dad not letting me watch it with him because i asked too many questions :(
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 01, 2005, 12:38:42 PM
When his mouth isn't on PG, it's on Sean Taylor... :evil
Whew. Nice comment, Mr. Inappropriate.
:-D
If Big Ed would ever come out of his cave....
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:42:05 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 01, 2005, 12:38:50 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:38:20 PM
Shane Conlan > Vinny
Kick ass. I have that game on tape.
i was 5. i just remember my dad not letting me watch it with him because i asked too many questions
That was the first time I ever saw my dad screaming-in-glee drunk. Bald, red-faced man screaming into the phone to his college buddies.
Sounds like me on Tuesday nights, minus the baldness.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 01, 2005, 12:58:15 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:42:05 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 01, 2005, 12:38:50 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 01, 2005, 12:38:20 PM
Shane Conlan > Vinny
Kick ass. I have that game on tape.
i was 5. i just remember my dad not letting me watch it with him because i asked too many questions
That was the first time I ever saw my dad screaming-in-glee drunk. Bald, red-faced man screaming into the phone to his college buddies.
Sounds like me on Tuesday nights, minus the baldness.
good times, good times
Quote from: MURP on November 01, 2005, 12:50:13 PM
If Big Ed would ever come out of his cave....
I like Subway.... :P
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 01, 2005, 01:52:16 PM
Quote from: MURP on November 01, 2005, 12:50:13 PM
If Big Ed would ever come out of his cave....
I like Subway.... :P
yeah, to live in.
(http://www.armchairempire.com/images/previews/pc/stalin-subway/stalin-subway-2.jpg)
so murp...did u end up dressig up as a penn state fan for halloween anyway?
I didnt have a chance to.
Maybe I should dress up like Levon Chisley next year though.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 01, 2005, 01:52:16 PM
Quote from: MURP on November 01, 2005, 12:50:13 PM
If Big Ed would ever come out of his cave....
I like Subway.... :P
Pfft. You're afraid of the city.
Girlie man. :evil
I'm not dead. Alive is good.
Meanwhile, PSU is now a double-digit favorite... :poison
The more Penn State wins, the angrier I get at that last play of the Michigan game. Chad Henne is from my home town, which is a huge PSU fan base, but the bar I watched it at was half PSU half MI fans because of that douchbag Henne. That makes me mad too.
Regardless, as long as USC and Texas keep winning, PSU would have been out the the title game anyway.
Now I want us to play VT in the bowl game, as I am surrounded by Tech fans around here. Or Notre Dame.
QuotePSU would have been out the the title game anyway.
People keep saying that but before the release of the BCS Computer rankings (the week of the Michigan), three of the four pre-released computers had PSU at number one ahead of Texas and USC. Basically because of the strength of the Big Ten.
JoePa gets in on the "racist" act (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2213130)
He's too old to sugarcoat things. He's right. Black people tend to be better athletes than white people.
I wonder if there will be a backlash, or if people will just chuckle at Joe's perceived lack of tact.
Good, now maybe they'll make Larry Johnson his successor to save face. Or maybe I need something more stimulating to do during the day than think about this nonsense.
if only joe pa could get some blacks on the basketball team...and to teach him how to dance
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 04, 2005, 12:20:34 PM
if only joe pa could get some blacks on the basketball team...and to teach him how to dance
Or at least buy him some pants that weren't tailored for a toddler.
I hope Larry Johnson is the coach, so the clean PSU image is tainted by his recruits. Who will no doubt have dicipline problems like both his sons. ;D
Quote from: MURP on November 04, 2005, 01:35:31 PM
I hope Larry Johnson is the coach, so the clean PSU image is tainted by his recruits. Who will no doubt have dicipline problems like both his sons. ;D
They didn't have time to be raised properly by their dad, because he's so involved in his work. Yeah, that's it.
Penn state by 15 today.
thats funny 15 is my over under on pitchers at the rhino today
Penn State up 21-0 in the 2nd. Domination!
I thought it would be a closer game. But I'll take the blowout. :yay
I just need Notre Dame to come through for me.
Well it only took 3+ quarters, but suddenly the Badgers are covering... BOOO!
What line did you get? I had it at -11.
But no fear...it's 35-14 now. :yay
Ha!! Wisconsin's QB has -36 rushing.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 05, 2005, 06:46:53 PM
Ha!! Wisconsin's QB has -36 rushing.
Sacks count as rushing yards in College. But that is a pretty awesome stat.
-50 now...that's funny.
35-14 Final.
It really bugs me that they lost to stupid Michigan. They'd be top 5 right now. They could still make a BCS bowl if they win out...but damn it woulda made for some hot conversation if they'd play Va. Tech and be the 4th undefeated team of the year.
Sweet!
I hit a 4 teamer (Northwestern, Penn State, Notre Dame & Minnesota)
PSU wins
Texas wins
Eagles gonna kill the Skins
I win bets
Good weekend.
how much, phreak?
$80 on a $20 bet. :D
nice.
i lost 50 bucks over poker this weekend. so, i cant go ahead and bet some more. farg. i need money.
Quote from: MURP on November 05, 2005, 07:17:24 PM
nice.
Indeed. Now if I hit my NBA parlay and the Stanford/Miami parlay I'm gonna party like its 1999. ;D
does that mean your gonna bong an Old E 40oz?
Hell yeah...
And I like to drink 'em with the paper bags wrapped around the bottle like a true drunk.
ucla
fla st
virginia tech
all ahead of ups in some of the polls...all with bad losses
i wonder if vt's will be bad enough to move them below ups
alabama still has the sec championship to play, if they lose that, Penn St could be #3 (best team with 1 loss?). Didnt the bcs change up the rules so there is a another game after the initial bowl games? so couldnt penn st end up playing like texas for the right to plau usc? or am i way off?
Way off.
Rose Bowl = Championship.
Alabama's offense has gone in the shteinter so they cold very well lose another game. They only put up 3 points on offense against MSU today.
I'd love to see a PSU-ND or PSU-MIA bowl game.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 05, 2005, 06:52:07 PM
but damn it woulda made for some hot conversation if they'd play Va. Tech and be the 4th undefeated team of the year.
Miami sez, "j00 forgot about us, bish!"
I agree that Miami or ND would be a great bowl matchup (and a difficult one). PSU has also had a lot of good clashes in the past with the Crimson Tide, so that would be a possibility now too.
I'd also love to see PSU kick the hell out of Vick Jr.
Alabama's offense has gone in the shteinter so they cold very well lose another game. They only put up 3 points on offense against MSU today.
even if bama had an offense they wouldnt win their next three...the games are that tough...there isnt a chance in hell they dont lose a game this year
gotta root for florida st to beat miami in the acc championship now...or perhaps a virginia miracle at miami
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 06, 2005, 08:32:45 AM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 05, 2005, 06:52:07 PM
but damn it woulda made for some hot conversation if they'd play Va. Tech and be the 4th undefeated team of the year.
Miami sez, "j00 forgot about us, bish!"
I agree that Miami or ND would be a great bowl matchup (and a difficult one). PSU has also had a lot of good clashes in the past with the Crimson Tide, so that would be a possibility now too.
I'd also love to see PSU kick the hell out of Vick Jr.
vicks will drop off. bring on the canes or irish.
a PSU/ND bowl game would be fun times. Especially since they start up that rivalry again soon.
Quote from: MURP on November 06, 2005, 12:25:54 PM
a PSU/ND bowl game would be fun times. Especially since they start up that rivalry again soon.
That would get comparable ratings to the national championship.
I am officially in awe of Penn State now.
I was dead wrong in my analysis of them in the preseason. Not that anyone gives a shtein but I just thought I mention it.
They looked fricken awesome yesterday.
PSU moves up to #6 in the AP and USA Today polls
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 06, 2005, 02:33:49 PM
PSU moves up to #6 in the AP and USA Today polls
Definitely will be in the top 5 in the BCS this week. Sweet.
There is no way LSU should be in front of Penn State. Not only have they played 2 less games, they haven't had the competition. Damn voters.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 06, 2005, 05:48:20 PM
There is no way LSU should be in front of Penn State. Not only have they played 2 less games, they haven't had the competition. Damn voters.
it's not like the subjective polls matter, it all gets worked out in the playoffs.
oh, wait...
PSU up to number 5 in the BCS.
Quote from: NGM on November 07, 2005, 02:47:17 PM
PSU up to number 5 in the BCS.
That gives me wood.
farg farg farg farg
fargity farg farg
I was happy and secure letting this season drift by thinking Penn State was good, but not that good. If it weren't for that icehole Lloyd Carr and the Hoyda refs caving in to his whining, PSU would be in line to play for the national championship this year. :boom
farg farg farg farg.
Quote from: Cerevant on November 07, 2005, 03:57:11 PM
farg farg farg farg
fargity farg farg
I was happy and secure letting this season drift by thinking Penn State was good, but not that good. If it weren't for that icehole Lloyd Carr and the Hoyda refs caving in to his whining, PSU would be in line to play for the national championship this year. :boom
farg farg farg farg.
It's easier to just pretend we wouldn't have.
it's pretty amazing they went from being absolutely pathetic last year to being the 3rd (4th at worst) best team in the entire country.
I'm not sure that they are the 3rd of 4th best team. USC, Texas, Miami, ND and VT would probably all beat them. Maybe even ND. But having said that, it si pretty awesome watching them whomp up on the Big Ten. That only took 12 years.
The way VA Tech played the other night, I doubt they'd beat the Nits.
They were exposed, dude. Ex-posed.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 07, 2005, 04:12:37 PM
I'm not sure that they are the 3rd of 4th best team. USC, Texas, Miami, ND and VT would probably all beat them. Maybe even ND. But having said that, it si pretty awesome watching them whomp up on the Big Ten. That only took 12 years.
irish lover
I would say:
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Miami
5. VT
6. ND
you could probably flip-flop PSU and Miami.
i'm hoping for a PSU/ND BCS Bowl matchup.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 07, 2005, 04:27:59 PM
I would say:
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Miami
5. VT
6. ND
you could probably flip-flop PSU and Miami.
i'm hoping for a PSU/ND BCS Bowl matchup.
I would agree with that. 3-6 are pretty much in the same boat. Bama deserves to be up there too (they're who I meant to type in place of the second ND).
And for the record, I hate ND, but think Weis is going to make them into a perennial championship contender.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 07, 2005, 04:30:14 PM
And for the record, I hate ND, but think Weis is going to make them into a perennial championship contender.
yeah, i think so too. the reason i put them below Penn State, Miami, and VT is because of their defense. if they had a decent defense they would've beaten Michigan State and possibly USC.
I think 'Bama is a bit overrated. yeah, they blew out Florida, but Florida isn't proving to be as good as everybody thought. they still have to play LSU and Auburn, they could lose one of if not both of those games.
Penn State's final game of the season at Michigan State (Nov 19, 4 PM) will be nationally televised on ESPN.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 08, 2005, 08:12:39 AM
Penn State's final game of the season at Michigan State (Nov 19, 4 PM) will be nationally televised on ESPN.
Am I the only one who has an awful feeling about this game?
I was happy and secure letting this season drift by thinking Penn State was good, but not that good. If it weren't for that icehole Lloyd Carr and the Hoyda refs caving in to his whining, PSU would be in line to play for the national championship this year
i know what youre saying about the michigan game and even as recently as last weekend i was still fuming about it...but texas and usc are both going to be undefeated and it would have been much more frustrating for ups to have been unbeaten and not have a shot at a title
Quote from: rjs246 on November 08, 2005, 08:27:07 AM
Am I the only one who has an awful feeling about this game?
I always have an awful feeling about PSU games whenever "if they win this game..." has any meaning...
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 08, 2005, 08:51:38 AM
i know what youre saying about the michigan game and even as recently as last weekend i was still fuming about it...but texas and usc are both going to be undefeated and it would have been much more frustrating for ups to have been unbeaten and not have a shot at a title
I'm not so sure about that - the computers have PSU #3 as they are now. If they had won at Michigan, I have to think they would be close to if not past Texas right now...
Quote from: rjs246 on November 08, 2005, 08:27:07 AM
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 08, 2005, 08:12:39 AM
Penn State's final game of the season at Michigan State (Nov 19, 4 PM) will be nationally televised on ESPN.
Am I the only one who has an awful feeling about this game?
How can we not? Michigan State is certainly good enough to win if we go out there and lay a stinker.
I'm not so sure about that - the computers have PSU #3 as they are now. If they had won at Michigan, I have to think they would be close to if not past Texas right now...
no way...the michigan game wouldnt have put them over top regardless but the fact that texas gets a conference championship game would have given it to them anyway
if they aren't going to do the obvious and create a playoff system, then they at least need to make the rules uniform for all the BCS conferences. they either all need to have a championship game, or none of them. it's not fair that some teams get to play an extra game against a team that can improve their quality wins and strength of schedule numbers.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 08, 2005, 12:02:42 PM
if they aren't going to do the obvious and create a playoff system, then they at least need to make the rules uniform for all the BCS conferences. they either all need to have a championship game, or none of them. it's not fair that some teams get to play an extra game against a team that can improve their quality wins and strength of schedule numbers.
Well, you are assuming they will win...there's a definite risk-reward there.
I'm a playoff guy, though. I think the BCS bowls should be the first round. 8 teams is plenty, and if they started in December (instead of taking almost a month off after the last game for some teams) they wouldn't have to extend the season.
Quote from: Cerevant on November 08, 2005, 12:08:21 PM
Well, you are assuming they will win...there's a definite risk-reward there.
I'm a playoff guy, though. I think the BCS bowls should be the first round. 8 teams is plenty, and if they started in December (instead of taking almost a month off after the last game for some teams) they wouldn't have to extend the season.
oh yeah, I'm playoffs all the way, but it will never happen. and you can even use the bowls for the whole playoff system. you make the mid-major bowls like Outback, Capitol, Sugar etc as your 1st round. then you make the Fiesta and Orange the Semi-Finals, and you make the Rose Bowl the final game.
I just hope they end up playing in the Citrus Bowl. No offense to the Nits fans here but if I have to go, I'd rather see them than Ohio State or Wisconsin.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 08, 2005, 12:12:36 PM
oh yeah, I'm playoffs all the way, but it will never happen. and you can even use the bowls for the whole playoff system. you make the mid-major bowls like Outback, Capitol, Sugar etc as your 1st round. then you make the Fiesta and Orange the Semi-Finals, and you make the Rose Bowl the final game.
That makes the money for the bowl games, but not the schools. The BCS already has a system for getting the best 8 teams into bowl games, including one or two "cinderella" stories (although the ND rule pisses me off). Also, the big 4 do not want to concede that any of them are "lesser" bowls. My plan puts them all at the same level, and the remaining playoffs are nameless.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on November 08, 2005, 12:13:55 PM
I just hope they end up playing in the Citrus Bowl. No offense to the Nits fans here but if I have to go, I'd rather see them than Ohio State or Wisconsin.
Farg you.
P.S. There is no such bowl anyway.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 08, 2005, 12:49:07 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on November 08, 2005, 12:13:55 PM
I just hope they end up playing in the Citrus Bowl. No offense to the Nits fans here but if I have to go, I'd rather see them than Ohio State or Wisconsin.
Farg you.
P.S. There is no such bowl anyway.
CapitolOne Bowl, right?
That's right. No Citrus in the title anymore.
Well, you are assuming they will win...there's a definite risk-reward there.
this is true...in most instances the extra game actually hurts the teams involved as the game is normally a tough one and one team is going to lose...see the sec...
but in the wack 12 its a bonus cause texas gets to play a weak colorado team...weak in that they will beat them but strong enough that it will help their bcs numbers
Hmmm...reading over all these posts and wondering why I dont see Murp or PG posting at all in this thread ;D
you also didnt see me post any "ha ha" after my Michigan beat you. sucka.
yo murp...where did you and pg go to school??
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 08, 2005, 01:51:29 PM
yo murp...where did you and pg go to school??
They don't like to talk about that. Neither attended Penn State rivals, though.
is it that embarrassing??
I dont bring up my personal life on the internet. Which has nothing to do with football teams. If you want to post your kids pictures on the net go ahead.
Snippy snippy. Must be pretty embarrassing. I'm guessing IUP.
My previous attendence at PSU Altoona is somewhere along the same lines of zestiness as IUP. :yay
what college you went to is in the same realm of your kids? :-D
it was A&M Prairie View.
Quote from: MURP on November 08, 2005, 02:49:26 PM
it was A&M Prairie View.
Right, and PG went to Huckleberry Tech?
what college you went to is in the same realm of your kids?
yeah i dont quite get that...murp will come over to my tailgate and meet me in person but he wont reveal on the net where he went to college???...was i allowed to ask him where he went to college in person...is this like a joshua jackson skulls thing
and anyway why is posting a picture of your kid on the net bad??...does that mean i shouldnt bring him to an eagle game to meet murp...or in public in general without like a mask on or something...in fact now i might have to get that mail order bubble i saw last week
:-D I'll come over and discuss whatever you want at the tailgate. not on the net.
Quote from: MURP on November 08, 2005, 05:09:47 PM
:-D I'll come over and discuss whatever you want at the tailgate. not on the net.
IGY can't wait until next game, now. The anticipation is killing him.
first we gotta talk about pissing in milk jugs.
From Rivals100.com
"It has been a tight race for Maryland linebacker prospect Navorro Bowman between Virginia Tech and Penn State. But after visiting the Hokies this past weekend, it appears the Nittany Lions remain in great shape.
One plus was that the four-star was present for a win at Penn State (17-10 against Ohio State) where he witnessed a loss (27-7 to Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech. Though one team hasn't surpassed the other, his interest is still very high in the Nittany Lions.
Navorro Bowman is set for his next visit, but has Penn State still leading with Virginia Tech
"I've liked Penn State and Virginia Tech for a long time," Bowman said. "I want to take at least my next visit which is Florida on Nov. 25."
After eliminating Tennessee, the race has gotten heated between the Hokies and Lions. Florida, though still a threat to the two teams, has some ground to make up on his co-leaders.
Last year's top prospect Derrick Williams is still in contact with Bowman and that has the top linebacker maintaining his high interest. Bowman has also been keeping in contact with Lions' commit Aaron Maybin and interested prospect Antonio Logan-El.
The contact of all three, including a current Lion star like Williams, looks to be vital. The ties to Maryland could end up making the difference.
Will Florida knock his co-leaders off the pedestal, or will the Big Ten prevail in the national battle for the four-star linebacker? It appears for now that the race is heating up very quickly with his December decision rapidly approaching.
Stay tuned..."
Linebacker U making a comeback in that department.
And if they keep getting recruits like Williams, King, Norwood, Butler, and Chris Bell they may over take Michigan and OSU as the best WR school in the Big Ten. But they have a lot of catching up to do.
They may have problems recruiting running backs with Galen Hall's offense, though.
LeSean McCoy is still very interested in PSU (and very interested in V. Tech even though he was at the Miami game :-\) and he is an outstanding back.
Quote from: MURP on November 08, 2005, 05:13:12 PM
first we gotta talk about pissing in milk jugs.
just pee all over the side, he gets happy when you do that
I'll come over and discuss whatever you want at the tailgate
we can talk about flowers and puppies and nolan ryan leading the league in ERA with an 8-16 record or fred lynnes all star grand slam off atleee hammaker...dave browns second job as a stand up comedian while he played with the flyers...my sons net rep...old dirty bastich lyrics....gwar costumes...then well play chess and fight with giant q-tips...we can discuss the idea of wiffle footballs and why they didnt blow up...and your double major at york college...good drugs....good hip-hop...good food...good people...bad pass rush
It's lame that the Big East even has an automatic bid, but South Florida (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=253160183) is no joke. The PSU win over them is looking better and better. That said, Syracuse is a joke this year... WOW.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 08, 2005, 12:49:07 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on November 08, 2005, 12:13:55 PM
I just hope they end up playing in the Citrus Bowl. No offense to the Nits fans here but if I have to go, I'd rather see them than Ohio State or Wisconsin.
Farg you.
P.S. There is no such bowl anyway.
Further proof that PSU graduates aren't real bright.
I meant the stadium, not the bowl game, you half-wit.
::) :-D
Yeah, because when I talk about wanting PSU to play in the Fiesta Bowl, I definitely choose to word it that I hope they play in "the Sun Devil Stadium", without mention of the actual name of the bowl.
You got mildly owned by the commercialization of college football. Just admit it and move on.
Or it could be I live in Florida, I know the stadium, I know the fact that the game played on New Years Day was called the Citrus Bowl for about 20 years, and you're a toolbag.
;D
The point is that the game hasn't been called the Citrus Bowl for 5 years or so. Try to keep up, old man.
Dave Jones said the other day that it's shaping up to be Miami vs Penn State in the Orange Bowl.
The Fiesta gets their 1st pick of a team, Orange gets next, and Fiesta gets the 3rd. So the Fiesta will take Notre Dame, Orange will take Penn State to play the ACC winner by affiliation, and then the Fiesta will take probably the SEC winner. The Sugar gets their pick after that.
So... the Sugar will probably get South Florida. Ha!
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 12, 2005, 11:37:35 PM
So... the Sugar will probably get South Florida. Ha!
yeah, probably Ohio State vs. South Florida. it's a joke that the Big East still gets an automatic, but it probably won't change. the NCAA probably doesn't want to piss off the Big East and have them screw around with the basektball side of things.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 12, 2005, 11:39:24 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 12, 2005, 11:37:35 PM
So... the Sugar will probably get South Florida. Ha!
yeah, probably Ohio State vs. South Florida. it's a joke that the Big East still gets an automatic, but it probably won't change. the NCAA probably doesn't want to piss off the Big East and have them screw around with the basektball side of things.
That game will get poor ratings. I am a seer.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 12, 2005, 11:44:23 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 12, 2005, 11:39:24 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 12, 2005, 11:37:35 PM
So... the Sugar will probably get South Florida. Ha!
yeah, probably Ohio State vs. South Florida. it's a joke that the Big East still gets an automatic, but it probably won't change. the NCAA probably doesn't want to piss off the Big East and have them screw around with the basektball side of things.
That game will get poor ratings. I am a seer.
dude, as soon as any geographical direction is placed in front of Florida for a BCS game, you know it's going to struggle.
Penn State 9-1 6-1
Ohio State 8-2 6-1
Michigan 7-3 5-2
Wisconsin 8-3 5-3
Minnesota 7-3 4-3
Northwestern 6-4 4-3
Iowa 6-4 4-3
Michigan State 5-5 2-5
Next week:
Penn State @ Michigan State
Ohio State @ Michigan
Wisconsin OFF, then @ Hawaii on Thanksgiving weekend
Minnesota @ Iowa
Northwestern @ Illinois
If PSU WINS => PSU gets BCS bowl
If PSU loses and Ohio State wins => Ohio State gets BCS bowl
If PSU loses and Michigan wins => Michigan gets BCS bowl
so pretty much: penn state wins and their in, they lose and they're out. mmkay.
PSU, #4 in the BCS. What is the #2 BCS Bowl this year? I would hope it's not the Orange Bowl. It would not be fair to stick Penn State with Miami in their home town. Maybe the Fiesta Bowl?
I'm kinda hoping they play LSU...i think that'd be a better matchup.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 14, 2005, 04:12:29 PM
PSU, #4 in the BCS. What is the #2 BCS Bowl this year? I would hope it's not the Orange Bowl. It would not be fair to stick Penn State with Miami in their home town. Maybe the Fiesta Bowl?
I'm kinda hoping they play LSU...i think that'd be a better matchup.
i gave the breakdown of how it will probably play out above.
Loss to Michigan is even more painful now.
Of course if they choke against MSU this weekend it won't matter, but still. farging last play of the game.
Does the fact that Michigan is ranked now increase Penn State's BCS standing at all?
Quote from: rjs246 on November 14, 2005, 04:15:22 PM
Loss to Michigan is even more painful now.
Of course if they choke against MSU this weekend it won't matter, but still. farging last play of the game.
im with you on the MSU game, for some reason it scares the dump out of me.
They can't let that happen this year. They need to show up and lay 56 points on them. Would PSU be #3 if they had beat Michigan?
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 14, 2005, 04:55:02 PM
They can't let that happen this year. They need to show up and lay 56 points on them. Would PSU be #3 if they had beat Michigan?
Yes they would, but at least then I could gripe about how they deserved to be in the championship game.
Ugh! Stupid last second plays. Hell, i'm gonna gripe anyway! PSU should be #1!!
Quote from: rjs246 on November 14, 2005, 04:58:13 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 14, 2005, 04:55:02 PM
They can't let that happen this year. They need to show up and lay 56 points on them. Would PSU be #3 if they had beat Michigan?
Yes they would, but at least then I could gripe about how they deserved to be in the championship game.
I refuse to bitch about the last minute TD, my gripe is with Lloyd Carr and his whiney bitch tactics. :02 seconds my ass.
MSU has no shot this week.
I like Michigan State. They suck, their fans eat big sandwiches and they wear green.
GO SPARTANS[/size] ;)
Hey Henchman, eat balls.
Sounds like PSU got a 4-star TE from New York to commit, though it isn't official yet...
Quarless (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=40631)
QuoteLions have shot at Rose Bowl
With a loss by either Southern Cal or Texas, Penn State could vault to No. 2.
By Frank Fitzpatrick
Inquirer Staff Writer
Typically, the BCS formula is so inherently complex that you need to be either a statistical geek or Beano Cook to comprehend it.
But for all those Penn State fans desperately concocting scenarios that might land the Nittany Lions in the BCS championship game, the reality might be quite simple:
If they beat Michigan State on Saturday and either Southern Cal or Texas loses one of their remaining games, the Nittany Lions might have a shot.
"Because of strength of schedule and their strength in the computer rankings, Penn State could well be the top one-loss team," Jerry Palm, a BCS expert who operates the Web site, CollegeBCS.com, said yesterday.
Currently, 9-1 Penn State is ranked No. 5 in the polls and No. 4, trailing only unbeaten Texas, USC and 9-1 Miami, in the BCS standings.
"But I think that even if they finish behind Miami in the polls, they could jump ahead of them," Palm said.
In short, the BCS standings are a composite ranking from three sources - six different computer programs, the point totals in the Harris Poll, and the point totals in the Coaches Poll.
Of those six computer rankings, though, the high and low for each team is thrown out. That, according to Palm, makes the BCS standings more dependent on poll results. And poll voters have a tendency to put a great deal of weight on late-season losses.
"It's all so poll-driven now that if you lose a game late, you're probably going to the back of the back," said Palm.
Still, BCS history suggests it's unlikely that anyone but Texas and Southern Cal will be meeting in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4.
In the BCS system's seven seasons, only one of the 12 unbeaten teams that occupied the standings' top two positions with three weeks remaining failed to play in the national-championship game - UCLA in 1998.
Here are the BCS contenders' remaining schedules:
Southern Cal (.9829 BCS average): vs. Fresno State, Saturday; vs. UCLA, Dec. 3.
Texas (.9771): at Texas A&M, Nov. 25; vs. either Colorado, Missouri or Iowa State in the Big Twelve Championship, Dec. 3 in Houston.
Miami (.8906): vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday; vs. Virginia, Nov. 26.
Penn State (.8520): at Michigan State on Saturday.
LSU (.8224): at Mississippi, Saturday; vs. Arkansas, Nov. 25; possible SEC Championship, Dec. 3 in Atlanta.
it's the shame the Big 12 is such a garbage conference, otherwise their might be some optimisim that Texas could trip up in the Big 12 championship game
As if USC or Texas is going to lose...
How ridiculous is that?
:-D
USC loses to UCLA. BOOK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: rjs246 on November 17, 2005, 11:10:09 AM
USC loses to UCLA. BOOK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop smoking crack on Thursdays.
if usc loses to ucla and doesnt make the rose bowl there should be an investigation
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 17, 2005, 10:04:40 AM
Sounds like PSU got a 4-star TE from New York to commit, though it isn't official yet...
Quarless (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=40631)
4.5 40 :o
4.5 is good, but nothing to pop your eyes out about. Derrick Williams has run a sub-4.3 40.
hes a TE money grip
What a fargin' hideous trophy. :puke
(http://www.post-gazette.com/images3/20051116HO_trophy_450.jpg)
should be called the splenda tropthy since this is the most artifical rivalry in the country
hmmm....there are rumors that Joe Pa is trying to recruit Pat Devlin away from Miami.... >:D
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 18, 2005, 12:14:00 PM
hmmm....there are rumors that Joe Pa is trying to recruit Pat Devlin away from Miami.... >:D
Where is that rumor coming from?
Verbal commitments aren't really worth a damn. PA prospects need to stay.
Penn State wasn't even in his initial list. I find this to be highly unlikely.
I don't have access to the private content on BWI, but I saw this over on the Phillies MB:
QuoteBWI Publisher Phil Grosz confirmed last night that one of the players Paterno was talking about was Devlin. He has heard through some of Devlin's family members (PSU grads) that he is unhappy with some things at Miami and may be reconsidering his verbal.
Grosz quoted a family member as saying: "It's a long time until Feb. 8."
Supposedly Devlin and his family have religious values and they didn't like the rap song (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2226701) put out by the U....
here's the song (http://media.putfile.com/7th-Floor-Crew)
Werd.
Hard to believe sometimes that he's a college prospect: :-D
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/PATDEVLIN4_6150.JPG)
His D-Town East team is playing at Neshaminy this weekend for the 2nd round of the playoffs. Should be a great matchup...
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 18, 2005, 01:38:44 PM
His D-Town East team is playing at Neshaminy this weekend for the 2nd round of the playoffs. Should be a great matchup...
My Uncle and Cousin will be there, they mentioned going earlier this week. Hard to believe the powerhouse that Neshanimy's become, when I was playing in the early 90's they flat out blew.
Devlin led 2 TD drives in the 4th quarter, the last coming with 11 seconds left, to beat Neshaminy 45-38.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 18, 2005, 11:51:44 PM
Devlin led 2 TD drives in the 4th quarter, the last coming with 11 seconds left, to beat Neshaminy 45-38.
Give that man a Scho-lo-ship.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 18, 2005, 08:00:32 AM
4.5 is good, but nothing to pop your eyes out about. Derrick Williams has run a sub-4.3 40.
4.5 for a TE is pretty damn good man. Anyway, farg the Spartans lets bring home a crown today.
Fairies prancing in East Lansing,
Oh, what a bunch of queers!
So... farg. you. M. S. U.,
We're gonna kick your ass again this year!
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 18, 2005, 01:35:08 PM
Werd.
Hard to believe sometimes that he's a college prospect: :-D
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/PATDEVLIN4_6150.JPG)
He looks like the runner up for the Napolean Dynomite casting call.
Can you bring me my chapstick? My lips hurt real bad!
Herbstreit == Hoge. Dickless picked PSU as "top ten team most likely to lose" today. His irrational hate for PSU is almost as annoying as his blind homerism for Ohio State.
Herbstreit doesn't really hate Penn State that much, because they weren't even in the Big Ten yet when he went to school. He does, however, love the Buckeyes, so his wishful thinking is that they can still salvage a Big Ten championship. I just don't see it happening, because MSU has really declined as this season progressed.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 19, 2005, 11:22:26 AM
Herbstreit doesn't really hate Penn State that much, because they weren't even in the Big Ten yet when he went to school. He does, however, love the Buckeyes, so his wishful thinking is that they can still salvage a Big Ten championship. I just don't see it happening, because MSU has really declined as this season progressed.
I think he is one of those Big Ten traditionalists who resent the fact that PSU joined. He
never has anything positive to say about Penn State - even when he gets close, he qualifies it.
Quote from: Cerevant on November 19, 2005, 11:29:47 AM
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 19, 2005, 11:22:26 AM
Herbstreit doesn't really hate Penn State that much, because they weren't even in the Big Ten yet when he went to school. He does, however, love the Buckeyes, so his wishful thinking is that they can still salvage a Big Ten championship. I just don't see it happening, because MSU has really declined as this season progressed.
I think he is one of those Big Ten traditionalists who resent the fact that PSU joined. He never has anything positive to say about Penn State - even when he gets close, he qualifies it.
he has been sucking off Penn State this year just like everybody else. stop thinking that analysts hate certain teams, it's pathetic.
Except for Hoge. His hatred of Philly is not perceived, but factual.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 19, 2005, 11:32:57 AM
Except for Hoge. His hatred of Philly is not perceived, but factual.
yeah, he's the only one. but i think he does it just because the knows that Eagles fans will bitch and moan and talk about him. so, while he does it on purpose, i'm not sure he actually "hates" the Eagles.
Well, Dickstreit picked Penn State to win today - after saying they were the top 10 team most likely to lose? *sigh* I'll shut up and go away now.
Even if he hopes PSU will win and sees it as a possibility, he still knows it's not likely.
GO! STATE! BEAT! SPARTANS!
Quote from: Cerevant on November 19, 2005, 12:03:09 PM
Well, meatciclestreit picked Penn State to win today - after saying they were the top 10 team most likely to lose? *sigh* I'll shut up and go away now.
Haha shake it off big guy. He was one of the only guys to pick PSU against Minnesota too. I hate to admit it but Herbstreit is usually right.
I was wondering for all you older PSU fans where does this team rank with the 94' 86' teams etc. I only remember the 94' team and this team is easily the next best I've watched to them.
This defense is better than the '94 team's. That offense was nearly unstoppable, though.
What about the 83/86 teams? They were pretty diesel.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 19, 2005, 11:22:26 AM
Herbstreit doesn't really hate Penn State that much, because they weren't even in the Big Ten yet when he went to school. He does, however, love the Buckeyes, so his wishful thinking is that they can still salvage a Big Ten championship. I just don't see it happening, because MSU has really declined as this season progressed.
He was on ESPN radio a few months ago and called PSU the most overrated college program ever. Sounded like a bitter icehole to me.
Kapinos needs to get his head out of his ass, as does the long snapper.
17-0 at halftime :yay
This defense is amazing.
Let's hope the receivers can hold onto the ball in the second half, I want to put these guys away.
17-7 now... MSU has the ball back.
Come on, defense!
INT'd by Zemaitis again!
Ball inside the MSU 5!!
Sweet.
Zemaitis is a farging beast!
Wish he could have taken that one to the house, but oh well.
Great catch by Butler! That makes up for his drops earlier.
24-7
Zemaitis, Phillips, Posluzny, Hali....all of these dudes have a great shot at going in the top 3 rounds of the draft.
I wonder if Mike Robinson will be a WR or RB in the NFL?
MSU scored again...
24-14 beginning of the 4th.
Need another turnover here.
Zemaitis with the hat trick!
Big Ten Champs!!
Could be looking at the Orange Bowl vs the U....
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 19, 2005, 07:31:09 PM
Could be looking at the Orange Bowl vs the U....
Great...we finally get a BCS game and our opposition gets HFA. Hopefully GT can take them out today :paranoid
They need to outlaw that shtein. Just like stupid USC will have HFA at the Rose Bowl. Farg the BCS and their rotating bowl games.
BIG TEN CHAMPS!!!!!! Still a negligible chance at the Rose Bowl.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 19, 2005, 07:31:09 PM
Could be looking at the Orange Bowl vs the U....
:o
:boom
(http://www.i-deas.co.il/store/images/products/var/Florida-State-Seminoles.jpg)
-----> Farg you, BigEd![/color] :-D
(http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/ncf/2005/1119/photo/a_robinson_372.jpg)
;D
Robinson sucks. Go Penn State!
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 19, 2005, 01:06:15 PM
This defense is better than the '94 team's. That offense was nearly unstoppable, though.
that's not saying much, the '94 defense was on the bad side of average. that was the only reason that Nebraska jumped them in the polls, because JoPa wouldn't run it up late and the poor defense allowed teams to come back and make the score look closer than it should've been.
Miami's about to lose, so things are about to get complicated. At least we won't have to worry about HFA for our BCS bowl. :yay
Awesome...Miami/GT is a final. The U goes down in flames!! Hahaha!!
Oh man...if farging USC would get upset by Fresno State, we could see Penn State playing for the National Championship. How sweet would that be?!
USC down 14-7 right now.
21-10 Fresno State!
Power in my neighborhood goes out, PSU is in possible contention for a National Championship. Power comes back on, USC is annihilating Fresno State :boo
So i guess LSU is the likely opponent? What bowl game? Still the Orange Bowl?
Quote from: rjs246 on November 19, 2005, 08:58:01 PM
Robinson sucks. Go Penn State!
What he said.
So, while it is still pretty improbable, Penn State has a long shot at playing for the National Championship.
1) Do you think Penn State could beat USC or Texas?
2) If 1 is no, would you still want them to play in the championship game, knowing they would probably lose?
Of course you want them to play in the NC game. There is a chance they pull a Dallas vs Eagles and shock everyone.
That USC game was great. I hope Reggie doesn't end up in the NFC....
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 20, 2005, 11:52:34 AM
Of course you want them to play in the NC game. There is a chance they pull a Dallas vs Eagles and shock everyone.
Seriously. That's like saying, "Well, you knew the Patriots were the better team and would probably win, so do you wish the Eagles hadn't made it to the superbowl?" Idiotic.
I think they could beat Texas on any given day. USC, however, is on a entirely different level than anyone else in college football. That being said if they played the way they did agaisnt Fresno PSU could beat them.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 20, 2005, 12:44:44 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 20, 2005, 11:52:34 AM
Of course you want them to play in the NC game. There is a chance they pull a Dallas vs Eagles and shock everyone.
Seriously. That's like saying, "Well, you knew the Patriots were the better team and would probably win, so do you wish the Eagles hadn't made it to the superbowl?" Idiotic.
Ok, let me change it slightly - consider just the outcome, would you rather lose the NC game, or win one of the other BCS bowls?
Quote from: Cerevant on November 20, 2005, 02:47:30 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 20, 2005, 12:44:44 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 20, 2005, 11:52:34 AM
Of course you want them to play in the NC game. There is a chance they pull a Dallas vs Eagles and shock everyone.
Seriously. That's like saying, "Well, you knew the Patriots were the better team and would probably win, so do you wish the Eagles hadn't made it to the superbowl?" Idiotic.
Ok, let me change it slightly - consider just the outcome, would you rather lose the NC game, or win one of the other BCS bowls?
Lose the NC game. If you win one of the other major bowls then you'll always wonder what you could have done had you had a shot at the title. At least by playing and losing the NC game you know.
I still think Texas is the best team in the country and will prove it against USC in the Rose Bowl.
But if PSU gets a chance against either of those teams, they have a shot... especially if Williams comes back.
There's rumors on PhilliesPhans that ABC wants PSU/ND in the Fiesta Bowl if they can get VA Tech/Ohio State for the Orange Bowl...
I'd take that. Although, what happens to LSU then?
Sugar Bowl vs West Virginia
Thank god Fresno State represented the WAC well. Biggest game in the history of the school. Got to give Pat Hill credit. Guy will play anyone, anywhere to get his program some notoriety. I love it!
they would be insane to not put PSU/ND together.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 20, 2005, 09:38:07 PM
There's rumors on PhilliesPhans that ABC wants PSU/ND in the Fiesta Bowl if they can get VA Tech/Ohio State for the Orange Bowl...
why would the Orange bowl pass on Penn State/VA Tech?
PSU/VA Tech makes me say meh. PSU/ND makes me say "I gotta watch that game."
yeah, i understand that, but my point is, why is the Orange Bowl giving up Penn State to the Fiesta, what do they get out of it?
Quote from: MURP on November 21, 2005, 09:35:45 AM
PSU/VA Tech makes me say meh. PSU/ND makes me say "I gotta watch that game."
Farg you MURP, I like VA Tech. ;) Congrats to the Penn Staters, I thought Paterno had completely lost his marbles, but what a great season. I never would have thought PSU would be so good and the Eagles would suck so bad. :'(
I thought you were a Golden Gopher and Beaver fan? heh.
Quote from: MURP on November 21, 2005, 10:03:50 AM
I thought you were a Golden Gopher and Beaver fan? heh.
GO EVERYONE!
Quote from: MURP on November 21, 2005, 09:35:45 AM
PSU/VA Tech makes me say meh. PSU/ND makes me say "I gotta watch that game."
I agree. I think Notre Dame is the better team (compared to VT), and that would be quite the game.
At least if PSU goes to the Orange, it won't be against Miami. That would've sucked.
Quote from: henchmanUK on November 21, 2005, 09:48:15 AM
I thought Paterno had completely lost his marbles, but what a great season.
If you saw his pre-game interview, you might still think he's lost his mind. "Yeah baby, We Are Penn State!"
PSU up to #3 in the BCS :yay
what's wrong with the MB? :boom
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 21, 2005, 02:19:15 PM
PSU up to #3 in the BCS :yay
TWO
fargING
SECONDS :boom :boom :boom :boom :boom :boom :boom
Ok, I'm better now...
texas still has the big 12 title game to play. booyah.
Now that would be kinda funny. Texas loses in their own title game and gets screwed out of the BCS and then Penn State goes in and shocks the world by beating USC on their home turf. Please God!!
I would just like to reiterate that Penn State rules.
Quote from: rjs246 on November 21, 2005, 06:55:44 PM
I would just like to reiterate that Penn State rules.
Just don't forget that Robinson sucks
texas a&m up on texas
middle second quarter
ya heard
Texas will win this game by 2 touchdowns minimum.
Texas just went up, dude was wide open in the flat :boo
i at least need a&m to cover...im two games behind in a season long college pick em pool going into this weekend and the guy in first place has texas minus 27.5
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 25, 2005, 01:47:15 PM
Texas just went up, dude was wide open in the flat :boo
A&M should have recoved that damn fumble. :boom
A&M should have recoved that damn fumble
im at work today and watching this game on yahoo and was wondering about that...did an aggie have it in his hands and lose it??
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 25, 2005, 01:51:27 PM
A&M should have recoved that damn fumble
im at work today and watching this game on yahoo and was wondering about that...did an aggie have it in his hands and lose it??
Yeah, there were 2 Aggies around it then some guy from Texas straight up dove on it and recovered it.
Aggies just recovered a Young fumble at the 15! GO AGGIES!!
Young comes out and gets sacked twice and fumbles to open the 2nd half. C'mon Aggies...beat Texas and Penn State may very well be playing for a National Championship.
what's the score?
Now 22-21 Aggies.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on November 25, 2005, 02:29:06 PM
what's the score?
A & M JUST TOOK THE LEAD ON AN 11 YARD TD RUN AFTER THE FUMBLE RECOVERY!!
If you are Penn State players, are you watching this game and fargin flippin out or what?
Quote from: The Waco Kid on November 25, 2005, 02:30:23 PM
If you are Penn State players, are you watching this game and fargin flippin out or what?
I'm just a fan and I'm farging flippin out so yeah
according to ivan maisel lsu will get the bid if texas and or usc lose
i dont even play for penn st and im going crazy watching the 30 seconds updates on yahoo
Me too! :crazy
don't let yourself get too high, there's a lot of 2nd half football to be played.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 25, 2005, 02:32:07 PM
according to ivan maisel lsu will get the bid if texas and or usc lose
i've heard the opposite because the computers have had PSU ahead of LSU all season, with schedule strength being an important factor. LSU's is mid-60's, PSU's is top 10.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 25, 2005, 02:32:07 PM
according to ivan maisel lsu will get the bid if texas and or usc lose
i dont even play for penn st and im going crazy watching the 30 seconds updates on yahoo
Bull-farging-shtein
That's a load of crap, not to mention they'd be getting a Big Ten team which the Rose Bowl prefers anyway.
of course, if Georgia beats LSU in the SEC title game, it won't matter anyway.
Crossing Fingers.
#1 Hope Texas A&M
#2 Hope Georgia
im not saying i agree with lsu being there but there are more than a few people who say they will get the spot...i dont think anyone knows what the computer will spit out but its not a lock that psu is in if texas loses
if Georgia beats LSU in the SEC title game, it won't matter anyway
tru indeed...and i actually think ga will beat them
Well, how exactly would they be able to jump that far ahead of PSU?
no idea...i wont pretend to know how the computers work...since the big ten doesnt have a conf champ game i would guess the advantage of lsu having another win over a very good team would put them over the top..again this is assuming that lsu even has a chance to pass penn st.
Moot point now...it's 34-22 Texas.
Well this ones just about over, Texas just blocked a punt and returned it for a TD. Aggies ST has been horrible today :boo
34-22
holy ish...that was a lovely series
1st-10, TAMU25 J. Lane rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss
2nd-11, TAMU24 S. McGee rushed up the middle for 3 yard loss
3rd-14, TAMU21 S. McGee rushed to the left for no gain
4th-14, TAMU21 TEX blocked punt attempt by J. Brantly. C. Griffin returned for 10 yards
even my cover is in jeopardy now
a&m got a little gutter in them
here they come
TOUCHDOWN AGGIES!!
Not over yet
34-29
And here comes Texas marching right back down the field :boom
kick or go for it??
Remember what I said. Texas will win by at least 2 TD's (12 points). Book it.
(12 points)
lol
missed fg
aggies about to get all up in it
when you said 2 TD's you meant 14 points, don't try to duck out of it like you meant without th extra points.
I'll compromise and go with 13.
my cover is a lock
texas is giving up huge chunks of yardage this game...usc is going to molest them when they play
A & M sucks!
Arkie hanging tough with LSU. 19-11 LSU, Arkie just recovered a fumble with about 12 to play.
Touchdown Arkansas. 19-17 pending two point conversion...
:-D
Fricken blew the two-pointer.
Idiots.
:boo
The close call against Arkansas should be good enough to keep PSU above LSU in the BCS for now.
Yep, PSU still #3 in the BCS (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/abcsports/BCSStandings).
Rivals and Scout are both reporting that Brandon Graham (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=35750&Sport=1), a 5-star MLB soft verbal to Michigan, is visiting PSU... ???
I think they're going to lose their bowl game. No matter who they play. Pessimism runs deep.
I think they would lose if they play USC, Texas, or probably Notre Dame. While it is an unlikely matchup, I think they would have a tough game if they were to play the Buckeyes again. Otherwise, the SEC and ACC suck, and the Nittany Lions would smite any of those teams that would rise up to play us.
Latest projections have them back in the Orange Bowl vs VA Tech instead of the Fiesta vs ND...
Your randomly pulling names out of a hat dont count as the latest projections.
OK, I'll randomly put Miami in the Gator Bowl vs Louisville, so there.... :)
Tech would give us a game, and personally thats who hope to play so I can cram my foot up all the Hokie asses around me. Although beating ND would be nice too, with the rivalry starting back up next year.
The #5 SDE and #86 overall recruit in the country, Maurice Evans (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36709&Sport=1), has narrowed his choices to PSU and Virginia... :yay
2005 Season Highlights (http://media.putfile.com/PSU-05-Highlights)
I just came a little.
That might be the coolest thing I have ever seen. I like the ode to the student section at the end, thats why they are #1 in the country according SI.
That farging rocked. I needed a smile today :)
I can't decide if it is a good thing or a bad thing that PSU & the Eagles rarely have good/bad years at the same time.
that video makes me want to roll around in my own poo
If you want those highlights on your local disk, you can save with this link (http://x502.putfile.com/videos/d7-32517305352.wmv).
Here's to hoping that USC and/or Texas get stomped today and allow Penn State to move up into #2 for a shot at the National Champion ship. PSU deserves this shot!
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 02, 2005, 11:42:02 AM
2005 Season Highlights (http://media.putfile.com/PSU-05-Highlights)
I just came a little.
farging awesome!! :yay
After watching that I think Robinson should get more Heisman consideration :paranoid
Texas loss
USC loss
Quote from: SD_Eagle on December 03, 2005, 01:54:03 PM
After watching that I think Robinson should get more Heisman consideration :paranoid
Haha. Whatever. Being in the 5 finalists would be nice for him and all, but he wouldn't have a prayer to win anyway.
Hopefully USC loses tonight and Bush has a terrible game to give Vince Young a chance...oh and not to mention a Penn State NCG berth! ;D
If USC wins does Ohio State get Champ. Berth ???
Quote from: fansince61 on December 03, 2005, 04:20:05 PM
If USC wins does Ohio State get Champ. Berth ???
Ohio State will probably get a BCS berth regardless, but PSU would still be the automatic Big Ten berth.
Huh? It has nothing to do with Big Ten...you know that.
The conferences represented in the title game don't get an extra automatic berth. That's my point.
Texas loss
USC loss
Ah well. Orange or Fiesta it is...
Orange vs VT is fine with me.
id rather see them in the fiesta against notre dame
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 03, 2005, 06:32:16 PM
The conferences represented in the title game don't get an extra automatic berth. That's my point.
That wasn't directed at you.
wow. if penn st winds up in the orange, i will be leaving miami the day off the game (new years trip). almost coulda been, then again, the cheapest tickets are $85 so even if i was there for the game i never woulda gone.
Quote from: phattymatty on December 03, 2005, 06:59:00 PM
Orange vs VTsomeone that will actually make a BCS game is fine with me.
QuoteFlorida State turned around a disappointing season and earned a Bowl Championship Series berth in the Orange Bowl, where it likely will face No. 4 Penn State.
Bobby Bowden vs. Joe Paterno -- the two winningest coaches in major college football history.
"Does it look like that? I might not show up," Bowden joked.
WAR JoePa!
Isn't he talking about himself?
Quote from: phattymatty on December 03, 2005, 06:59:00 PM
Orange vs VT is fine with me.
Hahaha!
Oops!
(https://exemplarinc.com/images/Athletic%20page/destinationalbum/images/Seminoles%2099_jpg.jpg)
:-D
FSU has no shot in that game 8)
FSU/PSU? I wanted a tougher opponent. :boo
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 04, 2005, 01:43:24 PM
FSU has no shot in that game 8)
Hmmm... they had no shot last night either, right Ed?
Doesn't quite make sense that a team ranked #22 gets into one of the top 4 bowls. Why even have the BCS rankings after the top 2 teams then?
They won the ACC. Nothing the current setup can do about it. Blame VA Tech for choking again...
PSU deserved a better opponent than FSU. At least give em West Virginia or Ohio State.
Ugh. :boo
Florida States reeks.
I wanted ND or OSU.
Well, at least we'll see the Nits win by 40.
-- PSU will be wearing the road whites in Miami
-- Rumor, no link yet: S/WR Cedric Jeffries (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38228) from Egg Harbor has decommitted from Virginia and is headed to PSU
I would like to see PG and Murp respond with some eating of the blue and white crow.
WE ARE!!!!!!
And Id like to see FSU wipe PSU all over the field. Too bad FSU sucks.
horrible match-up. can't believe....well yes i can believe it...its college football. makes no sense to me. :puke
Quote from: MURP on December 06, 2005, 12:35:54 PM
And Id like to see FSU wipe PSU all over the field. Too bad FSU sucks.
People like you (haters) have to love this matchup, though.
PSU proves nothing with a win, but a loss would be a devastating to an unexpectedly great season.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 06, 2005, 12:55:35 PM
Quote from: MURP on December 06, 2005, 12:35:54 PM
And Id like to see FSU wipe PSU all over the field. Too bad FSU sucks.
People like you (haters) have to love this matchup, though.
PSU proves nothing with a win, but a loss would be a devastating to an unexpectedly great season.
I suppose. But PSU isnt in the championship game and anything less really doesnt matter. So as a college football fan I would have rather seen PSU/ND or something of the sort. The BCS always finds a way to annoy me every year and the 22nd ranked team making it in is just another example.
Well, if the U vs. GT and Va Tech and/or Vick Jr. vs. FSU could have simply avoided choking big-time, we would have seen a much more exciting rep from the ACC. Still, I'd much rather see a team with a history/fan-base like FSU in the BCS than an overrated team like Oregon or Texas Tech.
Navorro Bowman (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29834) committed to PSU today :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 08, 2005, 04:07:44 PM
Navorro Bowman (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29834) committed to PSU today :yay
A 217 lb middle linebacker.... huh?
JoePa wins coach of the year over Pete Carroll and Charlie Weis.
Posluszny wins Bednarik award over Hawk.
Hali and Posluszny named first-team all-Americans.
Nice.
State College Is the Place to Be
By Josh Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, December 9, 2005
Suitland All-Met linebacker Navorro Bowman got in front of his classmates yesterday afternoon and announced he will accept a college football scholarship from Penn State.
Shortly thereafter, Bowman got on the phone with another of the Washington area's top prospects, Forestville lineman Antonio Logan-El, presumably to discuss Bowman's choice and Logan-El's evening appointment for his home visit from Penn State assistant coach Larry Johnson.
"I wish the best for him on that end," Bowman said. "He'll probably call me when it's over."
And perhaps Logan-El soon will decide to join Bowman -- and perhaps several other top local players -- in State College.
"I've got the sense that most of the good athletes in Prince George's County are going to choose Penn State University," Bowman said. "That's not a bad choice to make."
Gwynn Park lineman Phillip Taylor is believed to be very interested in Penn State. A little to the south, so is Lackey lineman J.B. Walton. Mount Hebron defensive end Aaron Maybin already committed to the Nittany Lions. And Quince Orchard linebacker Bani Gbadyu, who over the summer committed to Louisiana State, now is interested in Penn State.
"I didn't get to talk to Phil yet," Bowman said. "But I'm going to get his number and call him too."
There seems to be little question among local high school coaches that Penn State is the school of choice right now.
There also seems to be little question that the success of Penn State freshman Derrick Williams is helping the Nittany Lions recruit the Washington area.
"Derrick put Penn State in my eye," Bowman said. "He's the number one recruit and Penn State having the season they had last year [4-7 in 2004], why would he choose Penn State University? So I put them on my list and took that visit."
"Being that Derrick went up there, I wanted to see what they had to offer. I went up there and had a great time."
Williams, an All-Met last season at Eleanor Roosevelt who was considered the nation's top recruit, caught 22 passes and scored four touchdowns in seven games before breaking his arm and missing the rest of the season. As a team, after falling from the nation's elite, Penn State (10-1) is ranked third in the nation and will play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, part of the NCAA's Bowl Championship Series.
"Of course you can look at [this season's] wins and losses, but the one thing he did say is that Penn State is considered 'Linebacker U.' and that's his position," Suitland Coach Nick Lynch said. "He wants to go up there with the tradition they have and be in the mix. But I'm quite sure that winning helps."
Jesus, Derrick Williams might be the most important recuit to Penn State in the past 10 years. Imagine if they hadn't gotten him?
Quote from: Sun_Mo on December 09, 2005, 10:43:52 AM
Jesus, Derrick Williams might be the most important recuit to Penn State in the past 10 years. Imagine if they hadn't gotten him?
Actually, Justin King was the beginning of the fun... because he and Derrick were buddies and wanted to go to the same place, and he committed to PSU first. Derrick followed, and the rest is recent history.
actually the beginning was when dwill went to penn states football camps when he was 10...the finishing touch was his father getting laid off from umd during his recruitment
McCoy and top-3 WR Vidal Hazelton (previously mentioned in this thread a few months ago) are making official visits...
Too bad Paterno will be long gone by the time these recruits have to pick their majors.
:-D
Got a commit from the AAAA champs (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05347/621484.stm)
Whatever happened with Devlin and his verbal to Miami? Did he ever withdrawl that or was it all talk?
He considered it but I haven't heard anything new, so it sounds like he's staying with the U...
Gbadyu commits to PSU (http://www.dcexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/14/sports/maryland_sports/001_md_fball.txt) after backing out of his LSU one
i saw baddy play twice this year...truly a man amongst boys in his league...seemed to me that he coasted a lot tho...probably because he was so much better than most
PSU still needs a few more top recruits in the secondary and for the D-Line, which I think they'll get.
They're going to return none of the starting secondary and, I think, none of the starting DL. The LB's will still be solid, with Connor and Posluzny still leading the way for one more year.
The offensive skill players outside of Robinson are basically all coming back. Might need a few bodies for the OL.
Supposedly they're nowhere near done yet and might get at least 4 commits (maybe more) during the All-American game next month...
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 14, 2005, 10:57:53 AM
PSU still needs a few more top recruits in the secondary and for the D-Line, which I think they'll get.
They're going to return none of the starting secondary and, I think, none of the starting DL. The LB's will still be solid, with Connor and Posluzny still leading the way for one more year.
The offensive skill players outside of Robinson are basically all coming back. Might need a few bodies for the OL.
I'm not sure if you got it mixed up with the D line, but I think the starting O line was all seniors. This is my #1 concern for PSU next year.
I'm not sure if you got it mixed up with the D line, but I think the starting O line was all seniors. This is my #1 concern for PSU next year
this is why logan el is by far the most important recruit this year...hes a man beast and the only potential recruit that has a chance to start next year...in fact most if not all the recruits from this class wont play next year much less start...so if youre looking for these kids to help make up for the losses they will have this year youre in for a rude awakening...
that said the class is shaping up as a very good to potentially great one and may help them make a run at a nc in 07/08
Quote from: Cerevant on December 14, 2005, 11:43:43 AM
I'm not sure if you got it mixed up with the D line, but I think the starting O line was all seniors. This is my #1 concern for PSU next year.
I think that there are maybe 2 underclassmen on both lines combined.
Sounds like McCoy's visit last week didn't go well because it was mostly about academics and getting his grades up instead of talking football the whole time. Apparently his grades aren't good enough to get into a major school next year...
Damn that sucks, I wanted him to go to PSU more than anyone. He should just go to HACC for a year then transfer to State College.
You need 1 ounce of smarts to learn Galen Hall's offense. Seems like McCoy doesn't.
Odrick announces today at 3:30. PSU is the favorite, with Georgia being the main contender...
An ESPN high school recruiting "expert" claimed in a chat today that PSU is no longer interested in McCoy. We'll see....
Odrick committed to PSU :yay :yay
Profile for those joining late (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=34367)
#3 DT in the country, 4-stars, top 30 overall
Nice! :yay
6'5 303 lbs.
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/Camper/PHOTO/JAREDODRICKNIKE200.JPG)
Awesome. :yay Anyone hear anything about Hazelton and/or Logan-El?
Nice. PSU got both the #3 and #9 DT's in this class. That's quality.
They're still in the running for the #7 DT as well... 8)
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 19, 2005, 05:20:14 PM
They're still in the running for the #7 DT as well... 8)
That's good, because one of these kids will probably be an offensive lineman or TE by 2007.
*edit*
Actually, it looks like this Adam Patterson kid (#7 DT) would be unlikely to play DT on a college level... probably DE.
You looking at Scout or Rivals? I was talking about Phillip Taylor from MD...6'3", 350... :o
Ok. Both those kids are in the Rivals250. My bad.
Penn State fans devour Orange Bowl tickets
Miami's Orange Bowl match-up rates as the fourth hottest ticket among college football games, according to an online ticket tracking site.
"This has been both an historic and puzzling bowl season," said Randy Cohen, CEO of TicketCity.com, an online resource for special event tickets and ticketing trends. "We knew the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl games would draw record interest, but what surprised us was the strong support by West Virginia and Penn State fans. More Nittany Lions supporters are buying tickets to the Orange Bowl in Miami than Florida State fans."
Tickets for the Orange Bowl game cost about $175, according to TicketCity.com.
The most anticipated game, perhaps for the decade, appears to be the 2006 Rose Bowl, featuring the top-ranked Trojans of the University of Southern California versus the second-ranked University of Texas Longhorns, according to the Web site. The average $1,200 ticket price for the Rose Bowl game is nearly double that of the previous best-selling BCS Championship game, the 2004 Sugar Bowl featuring Louisiana State University and the University of Oklahoma.
Tickets for the Fiesta Bowl, featuring Ohio State University and the University of Notre Dame, are also on a record-setting pace. The second most popular bowl game of the season may become the best-selling non-championship game in BCS history, with an average ticket price of more than $400.
The 10 most popular bowls by average ticket price:
Rose Bowl (Texas vs. USC)
Fiesta Bowl (OSU vs. Notre Dame)
Sugar Bowl (West Virginia University vs. University of Georgia)
Orange Bowl (Florida State University vs. Penn State University)
Cotton Bowl (University of Alabama vs. Texas Tech University)
Outback Bowl (University of Iowa vs. University of Florida)
Alamo Bowl (University of Michigan vs. University of Nebraska)
Holiday Bowl (Oklahoma vs. University of Oregon)
Capital One Bowl (Auburn University vs. University of Wisconsin)
Independence Bowl (University of Missouri vs. University of South Carolina)
I know a lot of PSU fans/alums going to that game.
Joe wins AP coach of the year going away (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2266647)
Hells yes.
Bobby Wallace got jobbed.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 20, 2005, 07:03:28 PM
Joe wins AP coach of the year going away (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2266647)
Hells yes.
I'm very surprised that Weis didn't garner more votes.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 20, 2005, 01:31:31 PM
I know a lot of PSU fans/alums going to that game.
My buddy (Va. Tech Alumnus) has four at the 50 yard-line/second level. He's had season tickets for the Orange Bowl for like 15 years.
He was literally going to burn them after Virginia Tech blew it in the ACC Championship Game. :-D
It would be very VT alum-like to burn over $1000 worth of football tickets instead of selling them.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 20, 2005, 09:42:56 PM
It would be very VT alum-like to burn over $1000 worth of football tickets instead of selling them.
Dude, you have no idea. This guy was a mechanical engineering genius who decided to chuck it all, grow his hair down to his ass, smoke tons of dope and sing Jimmy Buffett songs in the bars of Daytona for the rest of his life.
:-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 05, 2005, 05:02:24 PM
-- Rumor, no link yet: S/WR Cedric Jeffries (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38228) from Egg Harbor has decommitted from Virginia and is headed to PSU
Made it official on Tuesday :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 21, 2005, 12:21:33 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 05, 2005, 05:02:24 PM
-- Rumor, no link yet: S/WR Cedric Jeffries (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38228) from Egg Harbor has decommitted from Virginia and is headed to PSU
Made it official on Tuesday :yay
Meh. Let's hope he's faster than listed.
Let's hope he's faster than listed.
lol...he isnt but he wont be playing wr...they are planning on moving him to safety
the more bodies the better but he isnt a very significant recruit at all
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 21, 2005, 10:03:42 AM
he isnt a very significant recruit at all
That's what I was getting at, despite the position they plan on playing him at.
Grosz's predictions on the rest of the top PSU recruiting possibilities (http://bwi.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=494680)
grosz = spadaro on steroids
FightOnState.com predictions (http://pennstate.scout.com/3/RecruitGuesses2005.html)
my predicts as far as the big guys go
eliades - va tech
evans - playing time will send him to virg...altho ups has an equal chance to get him
hazelton - he would be insane to go to ups with the wr core they have...the bell verbal solidified hazelton elsewhere
ale - the gawd...ive said all a long hes the key to this class...even tho hes been downgraded to four stars recently...i still think he stays with his intial choice and stays at home to md
mccoy - prep
quarless - ups
taylor - md
walton - his love of lj (no homo) and playing time will bring him to the ups
wallace - 50/50...lj is in deep with this cat but he really loves ohio st...however i dont see him going there with wells...ive seen him play numerous times in hs and imo he isnt all that at the rb position...but its well known he could move to cb...i just dont see him being a standout college player in general...heads are all over dook...but to me he isnt a must get...if i had to choose...in the end...its osu
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 24, 2005, 10:52:14 PM
my predicts as far as the big guys go
eliades - va tech
evans - playing time will send him to virg...altho ups has an equal chance to get him
hazelton - he would be insane to go to ups with the wr core they have...the bell verbal solidified hazelton elsewhere
ale - the gawd...ive said all a long hes the key to this class...even tho hes been downgraded to four stars recently...i still think he stays with his intial choice and stays at home to md
mccoy - prep
quarless - ups
taylor - md
walton - his love of lj (no homo) and playing time will bring him to the ups
wallace - 50/50...lj is in deep with this cat but he really loves ohio st...however i dont see him going there with wells...ive seen him play numerous times in hs and imo he isnt all that at the rb position...but its well known he could move to cb...i just dont see him being a standout college player in general...heads are all over dook...but to me he isnt a must get
So basically PSU doesn't get anybody according to you.
Who the hell is UPS?
:paranoid
So basically UPS doesn't get anybody according to you.
huh?
again I SAID
quarless
walton
wallace evans are 50/50...so figure they get one of them
if the lj factor is as big as some say then they could get another two...i personally dont think it is
I think Penn State gets at least Evans, Logan-El, Eliades, Taylor, Quarless, Wallace, and Walton.
Even 5 of those 7 guys would be a nice haul, but I think PSU gets all 7.
youre either homertastic.....phil grosz's son...insane...or possibly all three
all seven = negative % chance of happening
5/7 = far fetched
4/7 = possible
Lou Eliades (http://bwi.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=37095), a 4-star guard from Ocean Township, has committed to PSU. Grosz 1, IGY 0. :-D
Hazelton will announce on ESPNEWS on Friday at 3:40pm. PSU, USC or Miami.
great get....not a chance they get hazelton tho....if they somehow do shtein then anything can happen
Sounds like McCoy is going to enroll at Milford Academy, which is want PSU wanted him to do to get his grades up. VA Tech picked a different school. Could be a good sign...
I hate 18 year olds with talent. Well, make that, 18 year old MALES with talent. 18 year old females with 'talent' are alright.
I demand a point for calling Eliades.
you called EVERYONE
if they get 7 of 7 you can have all my points and ill be glad to give them up
FSU football player accused of raping woman at Hollywood hotel
By Miami Herald staff
browardnews@MiamiHerald.com
Hollywood police are investigating an allegation that Florida State University defensive end A.J. Nicholson sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa. ''We have spoken with Mr. Nicholson and he is cooperating fully with our investigation,'' said Hollywood police Detective Carlos Negron. ``We're speaking with witnesses and it is an active investigation.''
The woman called police at 3 a.m. saying she had been sexually assaulted at the hotel, at 3555 S. Ocean Drive in Hollywood, Negron said.
The 22nd-ranked Florida State Seminoles (8-4) are staying at the Diplomat while preparing for Tuesday's Orange Bowl game against Penn State.
At practice Thursday morning, FSU Head Coach Bobby Bowden said he had sent one of his players home for violating team policy. Bowden identified the player as starting linebacker Nicholson, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior who leads the team in tackles this year. Bowden would not say what policy Nicholson violated.
from the inky today....
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of those practices has been that freshman wideout Derrick Williams, who broke his left arm two months ago in the Michigan loss, is back and apparently cleared to go in the Orange Bowl.
everything you always heard about that was a "no shot in hell" type of thing. wouldn't there be more of a media splash if he was cleared to play?
QuoteWilliams unlikely to play, Paterno says
By Frank Fitzpatrick
Inquirer Staff Writer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Even though Derrick Williams has been working out with his teammates, Penn State coach Joe Paterno said yesterday that the freshman wideout probably won't play against Florida State in the 72d Orange Bowl on Tuesday.
Williams, whose speedy presence allowed Penn State to spread out its offense, broke his left arm Oct. 15 against Michigan.
"He wants to play," Paterno said. "He's out there running around. But the doctors are concerned. They're worried that if he did something with it, there could be nerve damage.
"I don't think it's worth the risk. So I doubt if he'll play."
Too much too soon? Paterno conceded that bringing his team to Florida on Dec. 20 might have been a mistake.
"I think we came too early," he said. "I'm a little nervous. This is as long as we've ever been at a bowl site."
With six workouts in Delray Beach and more here, Paterno said, the Nittany Lions have looked weary in recent days.
"We have not practiced well the last two days," he said. "We still look tired. We're only going to go an hour or an hour and 10 minutes [yesterday]. We've been practicing right in the middle of the day and it gets kind of hot."
Florida State took six days off and didn't arrive here until Wednesday.
The Nittany Lions are practicing at Barry University in Miami Shores and staying at the Sheraton Bal Harbour.
The Marino miss. Paterno told the South Florida media that he never really had a chance to recruit Dan Marino, the Pittsburgh native who went instead to Pitt and later became a local sports legend as the Dolphins' longtime quarterback.
In 1978, the year before Marino graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Penn State had recruited another all-American quarterback, Frank Rocco.
"We never had a shot at Marino," Paterno said. "We couldn't even get him to visit us... . I went to see him and he said, 'Coach, you've got Rocco. I can't compete with Rocco.' What are you going to do?"
No horsing around. Bobby Bowden said he's rarely seen Paterno more angry then when Renegade, the horse who carries Chief Osceola, the Seminoles' symbol, galloped into the stadium before Penn State's Blockbuster Bowl loss to Florida State in 1990.
"That damn horse," Paterno said yesterday. "Is he going to be out on the field? I hope Bowden has to ride him. Or at least clean up his dirt."
Paterno said his distaste for animals on the field dates back to his early days at Penn State, when Army would bring its mule mascot to games in State College.
"I stepped in something, and I told the president we're not going to let that mule on the field anymore," he said.
Miscellaneous. Despite his solid freshman season, placekicker Kevin Kelly from Neshaminy High said he was disappointed on how he kicked the ball late in the season. "They've been a little short," he said. "I have to work on that. I guess it's just a little bit different when you go from high school to college. I haven't really been playing this late into the year the last four years in high school."... Penn State's players participated in a team beach party in Miami Beach yesterday afternoon. The previous night, the Orange Bowl committee hosted them at a dinner at Smith & Wollensky's steak house.
im not saying he will play but id believe almost anything over what the head coach of a team says five days before his bowl game
I thought maybe JoePa was bluffing a little bit when I read that this morning because they had a picture of him kayaking in the ocean and its obvious that he is using that arm to steer the kayak.
Who knows though. Either way FSU is going to get beat down bad.
btw
reminder
vidal hazelton announces today at 3:30 on espn news
im trying to find an online audio link...biged??
IGY, i'm with you on coachspeak, just throwing the article out there...
also, Dave Jones from the Patriot News was on DNL and he is down in Florida covering the game. he said Williams had been lobbying hard that he could play and was telling everyone he could play, but now, he's starting hede a little bit. Jones said from the start that Williams wouldn't play and didn't let up on that at all yesterday, so take it for what it's worth.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2005, 09:08:08 AMvidal hazelton announces today at 3:30 on espn news
im trying to find an online audio link...biged??
I think you can listen to ESPNEWS on ESPN.com...
actually my work just announced three hour early leave...so ill get to watch it...thanks tho
Sam Young is down to PSU, ND, USC and Michigan, so he's leaving the state of Florida. I think he's a longshot for PSU though...
vidal to USC
Hazelton was one guy I was pretty sure was not coming to PSU. Getting Bell was a bonus, considering how young the WR's are as is. I'm still 1/1 on my 7 guys, and I demand a point if they get at least 5. 5 is closer to 7, and 4 is closer to 2. You can feel free to take a point if PSU gets only 4 or less of the 7 guys I called, since you think they'll only get 2.
you said 7 of 7 so you better get 7 of 7
who are they anyway...since you were 'sure' vidal wasnt one of them
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2005, 11:23:55 PM
you said 7 of 7 so you better get 7 of 7
who are they anyway...since you were 'sure' vidal wasnt one of them
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 26, 2005, 03:34:23 PM
I think Penn State gets at least Evans, Logan-El, Eliades, Taylor, Quarless, Wallace, and Walton.
Even 5 of those 7 guys would be a nice haul, but I think PSU gets all 7.
You also said 5/7 was "far-fetched". Therefore, I would get credit for 5/7.
I wonder if Derrick Williams feelings are hurt since the team is winning without him.
You also said 5/7 was "far-fetched". Therefore, I would get credit for 5/7.
this is true
QuotePaterno's problem: keeping Penn State sharp
Posted: January 2, 2006
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Joe Paterno is in a tricky spot. How to keep Penn State sharp after such a long layoff?
The Nittany Lions haven't played since beating Michigan State 31-22 on Nov. 19 to clinch the Big Ten title and a BCS berth. Paterno's team arrived in Florida on Dec. 20 to get ready for the Orange Bowl against Florida State. Paterno wonders if he started preparations too early.
Last week, he talked about his squad being sluggish. Paterno said the players broke out of their funk Sunday, the last full day of practice.
Paterno wants to limit distractions during the day Tuesday since the game doesn't start until after 8 p.m. Lots of family, friends and alumni are in the area, and there won't be football games on TV to watch to keep them occupied, as there are during a typical fall Saturday.
"There's nothing going on," he said. "I'm a little concerned about being in a hotel with a lot of Penn State fans, and trying to keep people away from them without annoying fans."
Bobby Bowden's team hasn't played since Dec. 3, when the Seminoles beat Virginia Tech in the ACC championship game. They didn't have to travel quite as far for the bowl and are used to warm winter climate.
"That is definitely a factor, being off this long and how will your kids respond," Bowden said. "That you may not know until the ball game."
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DUKE FAN: Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson has his eyes on a national championship -- and it's not in football.
The No. 3 Nittany Lions play Florida State in the Orange Bowl on Tuesday night. Top-ranked USC and No. 2 Texas play for the national title in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
But Robinson is a big Duke basketball fan and predicts that come April the Blue Devils will be playing for their fourth NCAA championship under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"I'm going to try and be at the national championship when Coach K holds up that trophy," said Robinson, sporting a rubber Duke bracelet on his right wrist. "So if you're there, look for me. Because they're going to be there, too."
Asked why he had no love for Penn State's struggling basketball team, Robinson did a spin as smooth as any he's made on the field.
"They're my second team," he said.
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PATERNO & THE PRESS: Joe Paterno was ornery, complaining about his hectic bowl schedule and travel time between the team and media hotels. He also took a swipe at reporters, with whom he doesn't have a cozy relationship.
When asked about changes in the pressures of coaching over the last four decades, he said: "You guys can pick on me all you want, but I don't pay any attention to you because I don't have to. I don't give darn what you guys think, to be honest with you."
Later, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was asked about Paterno's gripes with scheduling.
"I'm proud of him if he's grumpy," he said. "I'm just happy to be here, if you can imagine losing your last three games and then being here." The Seminoles ended a three-game losing skid by upsetting Virginia Tech in the ACC championship game.
Later, Bowden said he tightened up somewhat with the media the last five or six years because of increased criticism, though he has always tried to be accommodating.
"I have always felt like you can't succeed unless you meet your requirements with the media because you need to get your team projected out there," he said.
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HORSE, OF COURSE: Florida State coach Bobby Bowden laughed when reminded of Joe Paterno's run-in with the horse.
"That was about the maddest I've ever seen Joe," Bowden said. "I thought he was going to tackle that dadgum horse."
The last time Penn State and Florida State played, in the 1990 Blockbuster Bowl, Paterno was incensed to see Renegade, the horse that carries Chief Osceola onto the field to plant a flaming spear.
"Is he going to be out there on the field?" Paterno said last week. " I'm going to make Bobby ride him."
The horse won't be at the Orange Bowl on Tuesday night.
Paterno said his problem with the horse started with Army's mascot, a mule.
"They're not house -trained. And neither are horses," Paterno said. "I stepped in something the mule dropped."
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35-17 PSU.
I can't wait.
rumor: a couple of PSU seniors were suspended for tonight's game... :paranoid
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 03, 2006, 02:41:37 PM
rumor: a couple of PSU seniors were suspended for tonight's game... :paranoid
where's that rumor from? and what seniors?
its robinson and zemaitis
was Joe troubled that Zemitas' expression didn't change when he told him?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 03, 2006, 02:49:34 PM
its robinson and zemaitis
I hope you're right. Those guys suck anyway.
i love the internet
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 03, 2006, 02:41:37 PM
rumor: a couple of PSU seniors were suspended for tonight's game... :paranoid
For what reason, who?, and where did you hear this at?
Any hot spots for tonights game? I'm probably heading to Chickie and Petes on the Blvd. but am open to suggestions.
(http://gallery.gopsusports.com/Images/Gallery/football/2005-12-30/JoePaGetsEscortFromMiamisFinest.jpg)
JoePA was arrested in Miami! :o
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 03, 2006, 03:12:44 PM
(http://gallery.gopsusports.com/Images/Gallery/football/2005-12-30/JoePaGetsEscortFromMiamisFinest.jpg)
JoePA was arrested in Miami! :o
a Eugene Robinson special
Any hot spots for tonights game? I'm probably heading to Chickie and Petes on the Blvd. but am open to suggestions
mad river 2nd and chestnut...its the bar for the ups alumni association...ive benn there for a few games and it gets nuts
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 03, 2006, 03:20:00 PM
Any hot spots for tonights game? I'm probably heading to Chickie and Petes on the Blvd. but am open to suggestions
mad river 2nd and chestnut...its the bar for the ups alumni association...ive benn there for a few games and it gets nuts
Nice :yay Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not alumni though, and for some reason imagine a bunch of FFs running around farging with me. :-D
being or not being an alumnist has no bearing on whether youd want to go or not...theres people of all kinds there...
How's the drunken-easy-hot-chick situation down there?
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 03, 2006, 03:40:55 PM
How's the drunken-easy-hot-chick situation down there?
About as good as a submarine. You should fit right in.
:-D
(Sorry - too easy.)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 03, 2006, 03:21:47 PM
Nice :yay Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not alumni though, and for some reason imagine a bunch of FFs running around farging with me. :-D
I don't run anywhere during the games. I'm focused on the beer in front of me and the game at hand.
The line is PSU -10 and the O/U is 47
I about to drop some cash on the Nits.
What do you guys think of the O/U?
Look at these scoring differentials:
Defense:
Lions: 16.5 ppg
Noles: 21.7 ppg
Offense:
Lions: 35.2 ppg
Noles: 29.4 ppg
Strength of schedule:
Lions: 19th
Noles: 40th
Penn State dominates the also-rans:
Lions: 37
Noles: 13
Penn State 23
State Penn 20
Penn State - 27
Florida State - 14
austin scott must have done a raw gram right before the game...wtf???
Right now?
Penn State 7
Florida State 0
;D
GO PSU!
Great Drive!! Just walked down the field in under 3 mins :yay
The Penn State defense is just manhandling the FSU offense.
If Robinson can manage to keep from throwing interceptions, this could be a cakewalk.
Why are they playing the Seminole crap after a 12 yrd gain by PSU, great job defense :-D
Well THAT coverage sucked. :boom
WTF, why can't the offense adjust to the pressure :boom
TOUCHDOWN! ;D
Holy :o
Stat boy forgot that Penn State has a running back playing QB...
What a farging war. I hate kickers.
Quote from: Cerevant on January 04, 2006, 01:01:17 AM
Stat boy forgot that Penn State has a running back playing QB...
What a farging war. I hate kickers.
If that was a war, it was a war of attrition.
i can't believe you Romes stay here while psu plays
i got so drunk
therer was no less than five hundred psuers at the bar tonioghgt
swqisshs
Steve Slaton (Conwell-Egan) stars on Monday night....Kevin Kelly (Neshaminy) stars on Tuesday night. Too bad USC and Texas don't have anyone from North Penn or Pennsbury... ;D
We were cheering our asses of for PSU here in Hawaii(well at least at my house).
Please tell me that #91 is a senior and the birds can get him! What a motor. Guy was bustin' his ass all night.
hali will not be a good pro
and what did kevin kelly star in?...how to choke less than the other guy
hopefully this win solidified them with logan el
I was a little shocked at how the offense couldn't adjust to FSU's defensive adjustments in the 2nd half. Scott was a man on fire in the first half and when the Noles started blitzing the Nits didn't try to stretch them out with the run. And when they tried to exploit the man coverage Robinson was getting smoked.
The WRs dropped a lot of catchable balls for Robinson too.
And a big ass F YOU goes out to EZ for fumbling that snap at the 4. I'm on the way to cover city and then that happend. I couldn't f'ing believe it!
JoePa said that Poz is getting a MRI soon and that they think there is ligament damage. That sucks for him. When that happened to him the first person I thought of was Willis McGahee.
I wonder how much that'll affect his NFL decsion..
I think Pozluszny was leaning towards staying, and if this injury is at all significant, he will most definitely stay.
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2006, 03:48:58 AM
Please tell me that #91 is a senior and the birds can get him! What a motor. Guy was bustin' his ass all night.
Tamba Hali is a senior, and he will probably be available at #14... HOWEVER, he is still extremely undersized (less than 240), and I really want no parts of him as a 1st rounder.
thing is tho if poz blew out his knee then he wont be ready for the start of next season and most likely wont be anywhere near 100% for all of next year...if he plays at all
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 04, 2006, 01:32:26 AM
Steve Slaton (Conwell-Egan) stars on Monday night....
My cousin played in the same backfield with him in the AS game.
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2006, 03:48:58 AM
Please tell me that #91 is a senior and the birds can get him! What a motor. Guy was bustin' his ass all night.
I thought FSU handled him pretty well. They were hitting him low early, then when he adjusted he kept going wide to get pressure.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2006, 07:57:56 AM
hali will not be a good pro
I tend to agree, I wouldn't take him at 14 but if our pick was in the 20-30 range I might consider. (Like PSU RBs with the exception being LJ) PSU DEs haven't worked out so well in the pro's (Brown, Haynes)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 04, 2006, 08:38:47 AM
I was a little shocked at how the offense couldn't adjust to FSU's defensive adjustments in the 2nd half. Scott was a man on fire in the first half and when the Noles started blitzing the Nits didn't try to stretch them out with the run. And when they tried to exploit the man coverage Robinson was getting smoked.
It was so obvious when FSU was going to bring a LB, and 75% of the time they came in untouched. Not establishing an effective 1-2 punch with Scott and Robinson really hurt them.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2006, 09:46:18 AMMy cousin played in the same backfield with him in the AS game.
yup. What's the latest with him, anyway?
IGY - Yes, Kelly choked twice. But he kicked the game-winning FG and got the interviews after the game. Close enough...
the discrepency in speed btwn the acc and big ten is enormous...thats what i noticed most last night
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2006, 09:59:42 AM
the discrepency in speed btwn the acc/sec and big ten is enormous...thats what i noticed most last night
i was just about to say that. Robinson's speed dominated the Big Ten this year, but that was neutralized and he was forced to make his mark on the game with passing, obviously not his strong suit.
There were a few things that I saw from the game.
#1. PSU offense did not adjust well to the pressure FSU brought, maybe it was due to the entire starting backfield being out, who knows.
#2 Defense was out of it's mind. the 3rd qtr stands were amazing. The filed position the offense put them in was insane, and the defense for the most part pushed them back.
#3 Most of the holding calls were against the lineman covering Tamba, i think he caused a lot of problems for FSU getting upfield quickly.
#4 The clock management at the end of the 1st half by PSU was sweet, great job by the staff being aware of their situation.
#5 Mike Tirico (sp?) was brutal. Everytime FSU did anything it he was jumping out of his seat. He must have made reference to the suspended FSU player about 10 times more then PSU's backfield injuries. He was just annoying, the other guy (can't remember his name) was far more balanced.
#6 I am so freaking tired of that Damn FSU indian chant thing, holy annoying. Everytime anything happened, even PSU first downs they played that crap.
#7 I did gain some , some respect for Bobby, everytime they had a sideline view after a penalty, or a miscue for FSU, he was finding out who did it, and calmly discussing it with staff, not jumping up and down like a moron.
#8 great, suspensful game too close for my taste, but it was a great game.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 04, 2006, 09:59:26 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2006, 09:46:18 AMMy cousin played in the same backfield with him in the AS game.
yup. What's the latest with him, anyway?
BCCC for a year then onto West Chester (I might be up there with him). We'll see.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2006, 09:59:42 AM
the discrepency in speed btwn the acc and big ten is enormous...thats what i noticed most last night
Speed? Maybe. Overall football skills/teams? Not so much.
You can't read much into one game. FSU played extremely well, and PSU was missing an extremely important all-around player in Tony Hunt. Plus, Austin Scott was cutting through their D until he got greedy and started spinning/cutting/bouncing more than just hitting the hole.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 04, 2006, 10:03:27 AM
#5 Mike Tirico (sp?) was brutal. Everytime FSU did anything it he was jumping out of his seat. He must have made reference to the suspended FSU player about 10 times more then PSU's backfield injuries. He was just annoying, the other guy (can't remember his name) was far more balanced.
Herbstreit is to PSU as Aikman is to the Eagles. He's an OSU guy, but is usually extremely fair to PSU.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 link=topic=11889.msg364511#msg364511
And a big ass F YOU goes out to EZ for fumbling that snap at the 4. I'm on the way to cover city and then that happend. I couldn't f'ing believe it!
I'm right with you. I quit betting on college games about 2 months ago because i obviously don't know what i'm doing and am a horrible gambler, but decided at the last minute to throw down on the game.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 04, 2006, 10:03:27 AM#6 I am so freaking tired of that Damn FSU indian chant thing, holy annoying. Everytime anything happened, even PSU first downs they played that crap.
I couldn't agree more. Holy hell, that was aggravating. I had to turn the volume down because it was driving me nuts. I didn't watch until the end of the game, but the last half hour or so that I did watch, the television was muted.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 04, 2006, 10:27:52 AM
Plus, Austin Scott was cutting through their D until he got greedy and started spinning/cutting/bouncing more than just hitting the hole.
Yep, thats the reason Hunt passed him in the first place. The thing with Scott is that he runs too much side to side insteda of straight ahead, which he was doing in the first half before reverting back to his old style.
who else laughed every time De'Cody Fagg was involved in a play?
"somebody tackle that Fagg!" was the mantra of the night
Sielski (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/256-01042006-592614.html) has issues with JoePa's comments on the Nicholson situation
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2006, 09:46:18 AM
It was so obvious when FSU was going to bring a LB, and 75% of the time they came in untouched. Not establishing an effective 1-2 punch with Scott and Robinson really hurt them.
Why doesn't Robinson ever keep on that delay play?
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 04, 2006, 10:03:27 AM
#4 The clock management at the end of the 1st half by PSU was sweet, great job by the staff being aware of their situation.
If a 79 year old coach and a bunch of college kids can pull off a 2 minute drill, why can't the Eagles?
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 04, 2006, 10:03:27 AM#6 I am so freaking tired of that Damn FSU indian chant thing, holy annoying. Everytime anything happened, even PSU first downs they played that crap.
That was the really bizarre part - they even played it when something bad happened for FSU. Every farging play.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 04, 2006, 10:40:59 AM
Yep, thats the reason Hunt passed him in the first place. The thing with Scott is that he runs too much side to side insteda of straight ahead, which he was doing in the first half before reverting back to his old style.
I also think it had something to do with his "ole" style pass blocking.
FSU played extremely well, and PSU was missing an extremely important all-around player in Tony Hunt
you really dont want to get into who was missing for each team last night
penn st had a great year and hats off to them...but florida state has more talent on their bench than penn st has starting...which is why they finish in the top five every other year and penn state is estatic with nine wins
its just not fair the amount of talent in the south and specifically florida
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 04, 2006, 11:29:58 AM
Sielski (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/256-01042006-592614.html) has issues with JoePa's comments on the Nicholson situation
I think Joe's comments were about as apropos as someone could hope for. Sielski's a douche.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2006, 11:46:30 AM
you really dont want to get into who was missing for each team last night
penn st had a great year and hats off to them...but florida state has more talent on their bench than penn st has starting...which is why they finish in the top five every other year and penn state is estatic with nine wins
its just not fair the amount of talent in the south and specifically florida
I understand the first comment, I felt that they could not stop talking about the lb from FSU, like he is the only one out of the game.
Well if FSU has far more talent on the bench, then PSU has starting, it just shows the determination in the players and the coaching of PSU, hats off to Joepa and his crew!
after last night, it's clear to me that Bobby Bowden is a figurehead only and has no real function on that team. he barely knew what was going on last night. you never see him talking to coaches or players, he's only hanging on so Joe can't catch him in total wins. Joe meanwhile, is still harassing officials, yelling at coaches and talking to players, IMO, he's still coaching to some exent.
Well if FSU has far more talent on the bench, then PSU has starting, it just shows the determination in the players and the coaching of PSU, hats off to Joepa and his crew!
no doubt...in no way am i taking anything away from penn st...they had a GREAT year
Quote from: Cerevant on January 04, 2006, 11:42:39 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2006, 09:46:18 AM
It was so obvious when FSU was going to bring a LB, and 75% of the time they came in untouched. Not establishing an effective 1-2 punch with Scott and Robinson really hurt them.
Why doesn't Robinson ever keep on that delay play?
He'd fake the handoff all season then take it himself up the middle. That play was money all season. They should have established Robinson as a running threat early lastnight, that would have helped to keep FSU's LBs in check.
what a fargin game! that goddamn indian chant was driving me insane. it was like every 3 minutes. GO PS!
Quote from: Diomedes on January 04, 2006, 10:37:36 AM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 04, 2006, 10:03:27 AM#6 I am so freaking tired of that Damn FSU indian chant thing, holy annoying. Everytime anything happened, even PSU first downs they played that crap.
I couldn't agree more. Holy hell, that was aggravating. I had to turn the volume down because it was driving me nuts. I didn't watch until the end of the game, but the last half hour or so that I did watch, the television was muted.
Man, i wanted to throw my tv out the window. Every time that stupid whistle blew, i knew that chant was coming. Near the end of the game, i started muting the tv when i heard their band leader blow the whistle. Tirico sucks at announcing...wish we coulda had Keith Jackson...but i understand why not.
I'm a Noles fan and it even bugs the shtein out of me.
Jesus Christ... put a sock in it, already.
:puke
Penn State #13 in Pat Forde's 2006 rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2281099). Not too bad.
Id' say that's a little high for this team, but not TOO high. He's spot on about Morelli.
The Army All-American Bowl is on NBC right now. Gives us a chance to see Odrick and Bell, plus possible commits in Evans, Wallace and Young...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 07, 2006, 01:05:56 PM
The Army All-American Bowl is on NBC right now. Gives us a chance to see Odrick and Bell, plus possible commits in Evans, Wallace and Young...
I know a bunch of people are announcing at the game, do they televise that or do you just have to wait until its reported?
They show them throughout the game, usually during timeouts...
Another PSU-related note: LeSean McCoy left Bishop McDevitt (http://www.pennlive.com/sports/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1136629218152141.xml&coll=1)
Man Maurice Evans is a freakin beast. I really hope PSU lands him.
Evans and Wallace announced PSU together at halftime :yay
IGY is 0 for 2 :-D
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 02, 2006, 10:06:00 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2005, 11:23:55 PM
you said 7 of 7 so you better get 7 of 7
who are they anyway...since you were 'sure' vidal wasnt one of them
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 26, 2005, 03:34:23 PM
I think Penn State gets at least Evans, Logan-El, Eliades, Taylor, Quarless, Wallace, and Walton.
Even 5 of those 7 guys would be a nice haul, but I think PSU gets all 7.
You also said 5/7 was "far-fetched". Therefore, I would get credit for 5/7.
Word. I'm 3/7, and the other 4 haven't announced yet.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 07, 2006, 01:35:41 PM
They show them throughout the game, usually during timeouts...
Another PSU-related note: LeSean McCoy left Bishop McDevitt (http://www.pennlive.com/sports/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1136629218152141.xml&coll=1)
I wonder if that means he is inclined to go to PSU and if so when he will be able to announce.
Reminder:
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 24, 2005, 10:52:14 PM
my predicts as far as the big guys go
eliades - va tech
evans - playing time will send him to virg...altho ups has an equal chance to get him
hazelton - he would be insane to go to ups with the wr core they have...the bell verbal solidified hazelton elsewhere
ale - the gawd...ive said all a long hes the key to this class...even tho hes been downgraded to four stars recently...i still think he stays with his intial choice and stays at home to md
mccoy - prep
quarless - ups
taylor - md
walton - his love of lj (no homo) and playing time will bring him to the ups
wallace - 50/50...lj is in deep with this cat but he really loves ohio st...however i dont see him going there with wells...ive seen him play numerous times in hs and imo he isnt all that at the rb position...but its well known he could move to cb...i just dont see him being a standout college player in general...heads are all over dook...but to me he isnt a must get...if i had to choose...in the end...its osu
Also, here's a link to article about Evans and Wallace (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=498649).
For the record, I still think they'll get Logan-El, Taylor, Quarless, and Walton.... but I only need them to get 2/4 to get my point. Ya heard?
PSU up to 14th best recruiting class this year, as of now (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?SID=880)
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 08, 2006, 06:48:01 PM
PSU up to 14th best recruiting class this year, as of now (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?SID=880)
Interesting - since I don't usually follow recruiting, I'm wondering how consistent the commit rate is? Did the players who comitted to the top 4 know right away, and are there more undecideds still for the lower ranked teams? Or will the remainder of the recriuting season play out with similar numbers the rest of the way?
Poz is returning for his senior season (http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/01/01-09-06tdc/01-09-06dsports-05.asp)
I'm pretty sure he had said earlier that he planned on staying, no?
Vince Young planned on it, too.
The events during their respective bowl games made each of their decisions easy, IMO.
Vince Young is going to suck. He'll suck excitingly, but suck none the less.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 09, 2006, 11:11:19 AM
Vince Young is going to suck. He'll suck excitingly, but suck none the less.
Vick part II
He'll be slightly better than Vick, but he'll still suck enormously, but get mad "props" because of his wheels and how "exciting" he is.
I was kind of hoping that Poz would come out and the Eagles snag him (he fits the LB mold they seem to like so much), but it's fine and good that he is going back to have another good season.
I want no part of Paul Poslusnzy on the Eagles. He's a very good college player, but I don't think he has the measurables to be a difference-maker on the NFL level. He might be servicable, but he won't be a star IMO.
I'm glad he isn't coming out. I'd rather have him lead PSU than be forgotten in the NFL a year earlier than he was meant to be forgotten.
anyone else have a desire to write that woman asking for Joepa's resignation a letter filled with sexist remarks? i do.
(http://dogsnot.net/mt/iron.JPG)
Awesome.
This is the lady. And you wonder why she's so bitter.
(http://www.aapd-dc.org/NOW/images/tostivasey.jpg)
obviously, she hated men every since she recieved an unexpected and quite permanent Dirty Sanchez
Nice glasses, Weird Al....
uh....mother...mmmmother....uh...what is the phrase....she isnt quite herself today....
A boy's best friend is his mother.
Michael Robinson the guest referee for a girl's jello wrestling match at a psu frat.
http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/1646558
I hear there are some boob shots so I'm not watching it at work, but please watch and let me know how it is.
I wonder if they got sorostitutes to help them out there, or if they just went to the Endzone and hired chicks?
from what i read it's sorostitutes and they're thinking about suing. who i have no idea.
They should sue their parents for raising them to be such sluts.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 11, 2006, 03:07:30 PM
They should sue their parents for raising them to be such sluts.
and then we should thank them.
Yeah, I'll chip in for legal fees.
i think Quarless announces today, right?
yup at 2:30
ale announces on espnnews or 2 on the 24th
Sam Young cancelled a visit to PSU and is 99% headed to ND. Ah well...I don't think PSU was ever a favorite anyway...
change in plans for jb....
More Recruits Announcing Plans on Television
By Josh Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 13, 2006
With McDonough All-Met defensive back A.J. Wallace announcing for Penn State last weekend and Robinson All-Met running back Lucas Caparelli this week choosing Wake Forest, the next big local football commitment will come Tuesday, when Lackey All-Met offensive lineman J.B. Walton is scheduled to make his choice publicly known.
Walton, expected by many to join Wallace and others at Penn State, is scheduled to appear on ESPNU -- no, that's not a typo -- between that network's college basketball games on Tuesday night, Lackey Coach Scott Chadwick said.
Chadwick said that Walton also is considering Florida State and West Virginia.
Not to take anything away from Walton, but perhaps this is an indication that televised recruiting announcements are going a bit overboard. ESPNU is not carried on most local cable systems and is far from the mainstream. But Walton, Chadwick and others will head downtown to the ESPN Zone for dinner on Tuesday, then Walton will appear on air.
Wallace and others went out of their way to make their commitments known during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game broadcast on NBC this past weekend, continuing a trend of players wanting to get on television to make their college choices known.
Forestville All-Met offensive lineman Antonio Logan-El is scheduled to make his announcement Jan. 24 on ESPNews, Knights Coach Charles Harley said. Logan-El is thought to be deciding between Maryland and Penn State, but could also end up at Florida or Tennessee, Harley said. Logan-El is scheduled to visit Florida next weekend.
When will it stop? Who knows? With the increasing number of cable channels, there is plenty of airtime and the kids and coaches are willing participants.
Benn Is a Wanted Man
The nametag was clearly printed for Dunbar Coach Craig Jefferies as he attended an awards luncheon during the American Football Coaches Association's annual convention in Dallas earlier this month.
At the next table was Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis, who soon spotted Jefferies and had to say hello.
"He saw my nametag and knew who I was," Jefferies said with a laugh, recounting the event. "I'm Arrelious Benn's coach."
Benn, an All-Met wide receiver as a junior this past season, could be the Washington area's top recruit next season. He has more than 20 scholarship offers already, not counting those schools with no chance who they say there is an offer if Benn wants it.
"Miami is the only school that hasn't offered him on this side" of the country, Jefferies said.
Benn is set to take an unofficial visit to Notre Dame this weekend to take in a basketball game and Jefferies hopes Benn will narrow his choices to 10 or fewer shortly.
"The only ones that raised his fancy so far are Notre Dame and Florida State," Jefferies said. "I think they're at the top of the list right now."
Jefferies said that All-Met defensive back Vontae Davis, a senior, has yet to make a decision. Davis, the younger brother of Maryland standout Vernon Davis, is choosing between Illinois, Michigan State, Virginia and Maryland.
Jefferies said not to count out Kansas State for Davis. Former Virginia assistant Ron Prince was recently hired as the Wildcats' new coach and his offensive coordinator is James Franklin, the former Maryland recruiting coordinator who this past season was an assistant for the Green Bay Packers.
Given the ties of both coaches to the Washington area and Franklin's popularity with high school coaches, it is easy to see Kansas State become a player in local recruiting, much as Illinois -- led by another former Maryland recruiting coordinator turned offensive coordinator, Mike Locksley -- has become.
btw arrelious benn apart from having possibly the coolest name ever is also an unreal receiver...i seen him play a couple times this year and he is the truth
If Quarless goes with PSU, I'm 1 away from clinching victory.
From what I've read, Quarless to PSU is pretty much a guarantee...
moreso than walton you think?
Quarless & Walton = win for FF and loss for IGY
yes to the last two posts :)
and a win for penn st
altho as i said from the get...ale is the key to the class...and by far the hardest to predict of them all
True blue-chippers like Logan-El have too many top schools going after them to know for sure before they choose.
burp (http://pennstate.scout.com/2/488573.html)
I'm 4/4 out of my 7 guys. One more and I get my set of steak knives from IGY.
Levi Brown announced that he's staying. Obviously it is due to the amount of top OT prospects in this draft.
Another bit of hope for less of a dropoff next year.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 14, 2006, 10:38:33 AM
Levi Brown announced that he's staying. Obviously it is due to the amount of top OT prospects in this draft.
If he continues to progress, he could be a top-10 pick next year. He was the top recruit for PSU out of high school, and his consistency has steadily improved through college. The kid has a ton of talent.
not looking good for ale...he was at the md wake game sunday sitting next to scott van pelt and all signs point to him staying at md...johhnie troutman would be the back up plan
on the good news side..phil taylor was also at the game...with shawn merriman in his ear all night long...joe pa and lj went in home with him yesterday tho...brilliant move and one that is said to have kept him on the bus to state college
I need Logan-El, Taylor, or Walton to win my bet.
I think I'd rather have Logan-El than the other two, but oh well... We'll see if Joe and Larry have anything up their sleeves for one last try at getting him.
...and you should get a Walton commitment tonight, from what I read...
apparently jb is announcing at 630 on espnu if anyone has it
A Winner is Adam (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=29005)
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 17, 2006, 06:53:51 PM
A Winner is Adam (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=29005)
Ya heard?
Adam? Meh.
three weeks ago adam didnt know who jb walton was...but thats what makes his picks that much more amazing...congrats kicko
Man... UF is whipping that ass in terms of recruiting.
I hate those fargers.
:boom
Quote from: rjs246 on January 17, 2006, 08:03:26 PM
Adam? Meh.
My parents were going to name me Russell, but they wanted me to turn out heterosexual instead.
Ah yes, the old standby. "You're gay! You're gay! I win!"
I didn't see a need to make an effort. I know. You're shocked. SHOCKED.
Preposterous, adam. Just preposterous.
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8456/mdwelcome2rm.jpg)
Read in the Inky today that Pat Devlin backed out of Miami because the coach who recruited him was one who got fired. His "advisor" said that he's now looking at Penn State or Virginia.
UM recruit shops around
From Miami Herald Staff
Top University of Miami recruit Pat Devlin, a quarterback from Downington East High School in Exton, Pa., called Hurricanes coach Larry Coker last week to tell him he was keeping his options open for other schools.
''He's exploring Virginia and Penn State,'' Mike Matta, Devlin's high school coach, told The Miami Herald on Wednesday.
Matta said he was with Devlin last Thursday when the senior called Coker.
``Coach Coker told me he understood Pat's feelings, but he was going to do everything in his power to make Pat feel comfortable -- because he's a priority.
``I explained that [former UM offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach]
Dan Werner never said anything negative,and he told Pat he should go to Miami. I think he should, too. But ultimately, it's Pat's decision.''
Werner, who recruited Devlin and has been friends with Matta for years, was one of four coaches fired by Coker on Jan. 2.
A voice mail message left at Devlin's home Wednesday night was not returned.
''He said he's still committed to Miami,'' Matta said, ``but he might want to visit other schools.''
Devlin, Pennsylvania's Gatorade Player of the Year, has been heavily recruited by Penn State, where his father went, his mother was a cheerleader and his grandfather still lives (in State College). Devlin's high school quarterbacks coach was a two-year starter for Virginia.
``Since Werner got fired, Virginia quarterbacks coach Mike Groh has been by a couple of times, and so has a bunch of guys from Penn State.''
Matta said he met briefly with Devlin, new UM quarterbacks coach Todd Berry and tight ends coach Mario Cristobal on Tuesday at the high school, and Devlin seemed to like both a lot. But Devlin did not come to school Wednesday, and Matta said he and his quarterback haven't talked since the meeting.
Last year, UM lost top recruit Derek Shaw, another quarterback, when he changed his mind in mid-January. Shaw also had been solely committed to UM before he decided to switch to Arizona State.
Devlin would be a huge coup for PSU. The only QB they got so far this season is a mediocre talent from Jersey (Brackett). With Morelli only having two years of eligibility left and with Galen Hall's spread offense, the Nits really need a blue-chipper at QB to continue being competitive. Devlin would really fit that bill.
his Rivals profile (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29315)
AJ Wallace was upgraded to 5 stars on Rivals :yay
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 19, 2006, 09:32:49 AM
Devlin would be a huge coup for PSU. The only QB they got so far this season is a mediocre talent from Jersey (Brackett). With Morelli only having two years of eligibility left and with Galen Hall's spread offense, the Nits really need a blue-chipper at QB to continue being competitive. Devlin would really fit that bill.
his Rivals profile (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=29315)
Pat Bostick a kid from around here (Lancaster County) who is a junior this year, got invited to the Army A.A. game to practice with the seniors, as many of the top juniors in the country do. He was said to be the second best quarterback there behind the youngest Clausen (but in front of Tebow, Mustain, Sneed etc.). PSU has been recruiting him since last year and supposedly has a good shot. I have seen this kid play against my former high school and he is is the real deal. :yay
As expected, Sam Young committed to Notre Dame...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 12:33:50 PM
AJ Wallace was upgraded to 5 stars on Rivals :yay
Also, lesser-known Abe Koroma (DT from Milton Hershey) was upgraded from 2 to 3. Leaving Doug Klopacz as PSU's only 2-star recruit as of now. He looks like a winner, too:
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/Camper/PHOTO/DOUGKLOPACZJD1150.JPG)
Wallace's upgrade officially pushes PSU into the top ten recruiting classes. Sweet. GET LOGAN-EL!
When's ALE announcing again?
Haven't heard yet.
Also on the Rivals star system, McCoy was dropped to 4 stars...
Speaking of Koroma, I'm not sure if you saw it on EMB, but bkoroma is his cousin...
last i heard ale is set to announce on the 24th around 450 at the espn zone in baltimore....which is another bad sign for ups...every player that has announced for md has done it from the espn zone in balt...if they have announced for another school its always been at the wash dc zone....at this point id be shocked if he didnt announce for md
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 06:22:20 PM
Speaking of Koroma, I'm not sure if you saw it on EMB, but bkoroma is his cousin...
Ah, didn't know. My sister and brother-in-law actually know Abe, too. They're PSU alums but worried about all the good DL recruits, because they want Abe to have a chance to play.
Getting Close to Crunch Time
By Josh Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 20, 2006; 12:39 AM
Evan Royster was more than polite as he excused himself for a brief moment. At a time when most top high school athletes are focused solely on bettering themselves in the athletic arena, The Post's All-Met Offensive Player of the Year had to take time out from a phone interview to answer the other line at Centreville Tire and Auto.
In a few seconds, though, the Westfield High running back was back on the line to talk about the announcement that he had finally chosen a scholarship offer from Penn State.
"I just felt something at Penn State I didn't feel at other places," Royster said.
As the Feb. 1 beginning of the signing period nears, more and more players are making their college choices. Some do it because it is getting close to crunch time, when perhaps a scholarship will no longer be available because other players accept offers sooner. Some make the choice now for quirky reasons. Churchill defensive back Matt Leemhuis, a second-team All-Met, might fit into both of these categories; he said he chose Virginia this past Monday because it was his 19th birthday.
Then there are instances such as Royster, who previously had taken official visits to Nebraska and Oklahoma. Those trips "weren't real different" from his visit to State College this past weekend, Royster said, but once he arrived on campus it took him little time to figure out where he belonged.
The deal was sealed this past Tuesday, when Coach Joe Paterno and assistant Larry Johnson traveled to Virginia and met with Royster and the running back's family.
"They did a very impressive job presenting the school to us and the program," said Royster's mother, Dawna. "We loved it. It's the perfect fit for Evan. It's one of those things, after our visit, everything fell into place and it was the right thing to do."
Royster became the sixth Washington-area player to accept a scholarship from Penn State.
Previously, three All-Mets had accepted scholarships: Lackey lineman J.B. Walton, Quince Orchard linebacker Bani Gbadyu and McDonough defensive back A.J. Wallace. Mount Hebron lineman Aaron Maybin also committed to the Nittany Lions. Suitland linebacker Navorro Bowman, an All-Met in 2004 who was hampered by a shoulder injury this past season, graduated from high school after the first semester and enrolled at Penn State for the spring semester.
That group could get more additions soon with two more All-Mets.
Gwynn Park lineman Phillip Taylor and Forestville lineman Antonio Logan-El are expected to make their choices publicly known by the end of the month. Both are also considering Maryland. Logan-El committed to Maryland before his junior year before later opening the process, while word among local high school coaches is that Taylor already has committed to Penn State but is holding off on an announcement.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 08:20:47 AM
"I just felt something at Penn State I didn't feel at other places," Royster said.
chances are it was slutty sorority girls walking to the bars in short skirts and heels with no jacket in the middle of winter.
Supposedly Devlin is on campus today, with a tour hosted by Morelli...
These kids are TEN years younger than me. Ridiculous.
These kids are ONE year younger than me. Ridiculous.
You're 19? Dear god. I was working under the assumption that you were 12.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 12:59:32 PM
These kids are TEN years younger than me. Ridiculous.
Seriously. Where did the last 11 years go? :-\
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 20, 2006, 12:55:14 PM
Supposedly Devlin is on campus today, with a tour hosted by Morelli...
Getting Devlin and Logan-El would force me to ruin my undershorts.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 12:59:32 PM
These kids are TEN years younger than me. Ridiculous.
17 years younger than me... :-\
Johnnie Troutman (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36203)
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 22, 2006, 10:57:10 PM
Johnnie Troutman (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36203)
Wow, he's a big kid. With all the DL recruits PSU is getting (and with Logan-El looking likely to pick Maryland), you'd have to assume that Larry J is going to push some of these kids to the offensive side of the ball.
I remember Levi Brown was a defensive blue-chipper coming out of HS. Now, he's a LT.
definitely
troutman imo is a future offensive lineman
if he isnt then this doesnt bode well for getting phil taylor
Taylor's a man-child. When does he annonce?
he doesnt have a set date
George Johnson (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36958) is sticking with Virginia after supposedly being told that there's no room for him at PSU...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 23, 2006, 03:28:47 PM
George Johnson (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36958) is sticking with Virginia after supposedly being told that there's no room for him at PSU...
That's good news. That must mean they think they're getting another one of the blue-chippers.
i dont even know why im posting this because of the source but phil grosz is reporting that taylor is making a duel aanouncement with ale tommorow
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 23, 2006, 04:02:14 PM
i dont even know why im posting this because of the source but phil grosz is reporting that taylor is making a duel aanouncement with ale tommorow
assuming that's true, good or bad for PSU?
if all indications are true then it would be a positive as taylor is supposedly done to ups...in fact many say he has secretly verballed already
oh and in the future if phil grosz is reporting it then it is nothing but good news for penn state....he is to ups what spads is to the birds X infinity
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 23, 2006, 03:56:38 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 23, 2006, 03:28:47 PM
George Johnson (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36958) is sticking with Virginia after supposedly being told that there's no room for him at PSU...
That's good news. That must mean they think they're getting another one of the blue-chippers.
I'm not sure I agree there. PSU is already loaded at linebacker with this class, maybe whoever told him there wasn't any room was referring to that. I do, however, hope you are right.
Jeremiha Hunter hasn't committed yet, so there's the other LB...
Getting Hunter, Devlin, Logan-El, and Taylor would be pretty much ridiculous.
A little bit on non-news on Logan-El from Rivals100.com.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=504748
thats says wednesday...to my knowledge hes announcing tomorrow...he better be as i switched my day off to go see it
devlin IN!!!
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 07:23:49 AM
devlin IN!!!
Cool... where did you hear that?
Edit: Nevermind... found a link HERE (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=504916).
i can't see that link, it's blocked at work, but it's official that Devlin is in?
if so, that's huge, of course for Devlin himself, but also for Hazelton who has said to be thinking of breaking his oral with USC to play with Devlin.
edit: nevermind, an update just popped up on philly.com
this was from the previous article on philly.com on Devlin...
QuoteVidal Hazelton, a Staten Island, N.Y., native who played this year at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia and is a top-ranked receiver, was rumored on a scouting Web site yesterday to be considering pulling out of his commitment to Southern Cal. Hazelton's possible move to Penn State was tied to the speculation about Devlin.
Ahaha. The bloom is off the rose at Southern Cal.
:-D
You talk like my grandmother, old man.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 24, 2006, 09:03:48 AM
You talk like my grandmother, old man.
Kill yourself.
Touchee.
I don't see Hazelton as a key recruit. The current top two WR's will be sophomores next year, and they already got Chris Bell from this recruiting class. That said... with the offense PSU is running now, the more the merrier.
Another Devlin article (http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15986971&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6)
Hazelton is a top 2 WR but his grades might not be good enough...we'll see...
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 09:45:42 AM
I don't see Hazelton as a key recruit. The current top two WR's will be sophomores next year, and they already got Chris Bell from this recruiting class. That said... with the offense PSU is running now, the more the merrier.
It's not key meaning it's not a huge need for PSU, but anytime you can get a top 10 guy to come to your team is huge. That rivals100 site has him at #7 overall.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 24, 2006, 10:11:25 AM
It's not key meaning it's not a huge need for PSU, but anytime you can get a top 10 guy to come to your team is huge. That rivals100 site has him at #7 overall.
Exactly. These kids are 18, 19, 20 years old. Anyone of them might not live up to expectations so why not get as much talent on the roster as possible. This year's recruiting class is looking silly.
i hope none of these high school kids are 20.
I was talking about the sophomores at PSU and Berwick HS grads.
QuoteHazleton opening things up?
Back on December 30th, five-star wide receiver Vidal Hazelton chose Southern Cal over offers from Penn State, Miami, Tennessee and others. Recently rumors have persisted that the 6-foot-3, 193-pounder from Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military may not be done with his recruitment since Rivals250 quarterback Pat Devlin has started to consider the Nittany Lions.
"I'm thinking about taking a visit to Penn State this weekend to meet with Joe Paterno," said Dexter Hazelton, Vidal's father. "The reason I'd go there is because there are a lot of rumors that Pat Devlin may be committing to Penn State and one of the things Vidal was hesitant about the Nittany Lions was their quarterback situation. I want to get a final look especially considering Penn State was one of his final choices and this whole situation changes things up a bit for Vidal.
"I wasn't able to see as much at Penn State on Vidal's visits so I just want to take another look around and talk with the coaches."
Devlin, who had committed to Miami but has been thinking twice since quarterbacks coach Dan Werner was fired, is rumored to be making a decision this week. That will impact Vidal.
"Over the recruiting process he and Pat have become good friends. I know that Vidal is expecting to talk to Pat tonight about what's going on and how he enjoyed his visit to State College. Right now, I'd say he's back and forth on his commitment to Southern Cal."
Is there anything else that's causing Hazelton to waver on USC?
"He loves USC, but the only factor that's a problem is the distance," he said. "He's concerned we won't be able to see him play."
Although it's not scheduled yet, Dexter is expecting a visit this Wednesday from Pete Carroll. Vidal is at Hargrave Military currently
Well, this is interesting. USC does not have any QB recruits in this year's class yet.
They didn't need any. They got the #1 guy from last year in Mark Sanchez...
Hey I hear Hazelton might reconsider his commitment to USC. Did anyone else hear that?
His nickname is VH1.
Billy likes soda.
Ms. Lippy's car is green.
How about you, sideburns? You want some milk?
I'd rather have a beer.
If peeing your pants is cool, I'm Miles Davis.
Billy Madison?
Ugh.
Really... sincerely... truly... kill your friends, your family including any offspring and then, finally yourselves, but before you do, make arrangements for all remains to be incinerated afterwards.
Ahaha. The bloom is off the rose at Southern Cal
i think youre joking but in case not have you seen their recruiting class??...its beyond sick...penn states is real good and uscs poops all over it
btw ale is all but done to md...fridges wife posted on a terrapin board for fans to go to the espn zone and welcome him to md
taylor still looks solid to ups tho...altho fridge visited in home with him last night
Bummer about Logan-El, but Maryland might be a better offensive system for a stud OL to show off in both the run game and the pass game. PSU runs a lot of delays, draws, and shotgun now.
Oh well.
USC's recruiting class is easily top 5, and PSU's is immediately top 10. The two would be a lot closer if they were to get Hazleton to flip. No doubt in my mind that USC and Florida are currently 1-2, not necessarily in that order though.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 01:05:03 PM
You're 19? Dear god. I was working under the assumption that you were 12.
yea it took me a while to respond...so...um...your mom
usc and florida are both insane...its them and everyone else...penn states is as good as anyone else in the top ten...how you rank 3-10 is all semantics...ups doesnt have multiple five stars like some other schools...but the class is super deep...too bad they couldnt bag logan el (tho its not 100%) cause they still need OL bad...
if jared gaither plays thru his jr year marylands line is gonna be scary good...gaither who plays tackle for them right now is unbelievably good...he will be the best lineman in college football next year as a sophomore and i predict he will be the number one overall pick in the nfl draft in two years
i just cant see hazelton flipping on usc...especially with penn states wr's...it would almost be too good to be true
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 01:35:38 PMfridges wife posted on a terrapin board for fans to go to the espn zone and welcome him to md
Wouldn't that be a recruiting violation if it was really her? :sly
it definitely was her...but the welcome him to md part was said tongue in cheek not as fact...the point was tho that she wouldnt be telling md fans to go there if he wasnt picking md
<grosz>Maybe she just wants him to get heartily booed when he announces in favor of Penn State<grosz>
what scares me about this...is why would taylor announce with ale in front of md fans for penn st
its happend before IGY. I have to say im really impressed by PSU. What a turn around from 2 years ago.
whats happened before...two in staters announcing together for different colleges?
the latest: a guy on the md board who has a history of good sources...and correct predictions...says hes being told that both of them to umd
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 03:36:37 PM
what scares me about this...is why would taylor announce with ale in front of md fans for penn st
I don't think it's worth being scared over. Taylor would just be some more icing on an already tasty recruiting cake. I understand that was the worst analogy ever, but I went there anyway.
i can tell you for certain if you lived where i lived you wouldnt have that attitude
but above and beyond that these are two GREAT players...especially taylor...and from purely a football standpoint to lose both would be HUGE
"especially Taylor"???
I thought you said ALE was the key.
IGY, are they announcing today or tomorrow?
Quote from: NGM on January 24, 2006, 03:48:38 PM
IGY, are they announcing today or tomorrow?
I know it's today, and I know it's on ESPNEWS. I don't know what time it's planned for, though.
Probably 4:50. Rivals must have just misprinted the day.
Yeah, it's definitely today. I'm perusing some other boards, and apparently the top PSU commits from the state of Maryland are all there. Also reported was that Taylor's wearing blue and grey, FWIW.
4:50, c'mon!
This is getting just a bit ridiculous. I'm trying to read up on the Functional approach vs. the Meaning-centered approach in organizational communication and all I can think about is PSU recruiting. I guess one great season after 4 years of zestiness will do that to a fella.
this is from a guy on PhilliesPhans that has good PSU info...
QuoteTaylor and Logan-El will NOT be announcing jointly now. It was ESPN's decision.....they're trying to get Taylor his own announcement time later in the night on either ESPNews or ESPNU.
ALE still at 4:50. Maybin, Walton and Wallace will all be in the house from PSU.
That could very well mean they're not going the same place.
What the deuce? Are there going to be any Maryland prospects in attendence as well?
IGY... I was kidding about S.C. Their recruiting class is off the hook. And I already commented about UF's ridiculous class about 10 pages ago.
Sickening.
well?
anything?
ALE picks... PENN STATE!!!
holy shtein
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
3....2.....1.....meltdown on the terps board
Damn you fargers are fast....
[Sean Connery]YESSSSSSSSHHH!!!!!!!!![/Sean Connery]
igy = wrong again :P
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 04:59:53 PM
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
you had thought that he was UM bound, do you think Devlin's news today changed things?
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2006, 05:01:07 PM
igy = wrong again :P
Logan-El could have gone either way, and as a "UPS" fan, igy didn't want to get his hopes up.
I'm now 6/7 with the guys I said we'd get. Taylor would make me 7/7.
Bio (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=29832)
Rivals updated the overview lists but not his profile itself...
QuoteALE picks... PENN STATE!!!
YEAH BOOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(http://lemigou.hautetfort.com/images/medium_450_con_flava-flav.2.jpg)
From what I've read, Taylor is probably 90/10 PSU...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2006, 05:05:26 PM
From what I've read, Taylor is probably 90/10 PSU...
Just read that too, Rivals.com ;)
Bio (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=31474)
Again they updated the overall lists but not the profile itself...
Hmmm... this list already has Penn State listed for Taylor...
top Defensive Tackles (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1155&Year=2006)
taylor is 100% ups
i dont think devlin had anything to do with ale...it almost seemed as tho he was pissed at md...he was wearing a red tie...and he dropped the "university of penn state" call....mocking md
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 05:12:25 PM
taylor is 100% ups
i dont think devlin had anything to do with ale...it almost seemed as tho he was pissed at md...he was wearing a red tie...and he dropped the "university of penn state" call....mocking md
is this similar to Kevin Jones to VaTech
"University of Penn State" must be a Maryland slang thing.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 24, 2006, 05:14:02 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 05:12:25 PM
taylor is 100% ups
i dont think devlin had anything to do with ale...it almost seemed as tho he was pissed at md...he was wearing a red tie...and he dropped the "university of penn state" call....mocking md
is this similar to Kevin Jones to VaTech
Yeah I think that is pretty classless. If I didn't like it when Jones pulled that jersey switch I suppose I can't like it when Logan-El pulls similar shtein. I will be more inclined to forgive him though.
this is delicious news
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/PHILLIPTAYLORMSL1200.JPG)
Why do I see the tall guy with a nail sticking out of his head in 'Happy Gilmore' when I look at this pic?
is this similar to Kevin Jones to VaTech
it wasnt quite that high on the in your face meter but it was pretty bad...he also smirked when the md fans booed him...the red tie was a huge tease...and ralph friedgens wife came out to see it...haha
university of penn state comes from when dwill announced he said i will be attending 'the university of penn state next year'...and he meant it...it was hilarious...but logan el clearly knew what he was saying when he dropped it...it was def a shot
Quote from: NGM on January 24, 2006, 05:16:12 PM
Yeah I think that is pretty classless. If I didn't like it when Jones pulled that jersey switch I suppose I can't like it when Logan-El pulls similar shtein. I will be more inclined to forgive him though.
All he really did was the red tie. Then, he brought hats from his top 4 schools (Florida, Tenn, MD, PSU), and used a "process of elimination" for them. He announced his decision by holding up a picture of him with JoePa.
Not nearly as misleading as Kevin Jones, who I still kind of wish would burn in hell.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 05:21:09 PM
Not nearly as misleading as Kevin Jones, who I still kind of wish would burn in hell.
what exactly did Kevin Jones do? i never saw it and never heard the exact account. i just know he did something pretty zesty.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 05:19:43 PM
university of penn state comes from when dwill announced he said i will be attending 'the university of penn state next year'...and he meant it...it was hilarious...but logan el clearly knew what he was saying when he dropped it...it was def a shot
I know where it comes from... hence the "Maryland slang" comment.
It could also be contended that Logan-El was taking a playful shot at Derrick Williams.
BTW, I guess this means PSU's recruiting class is easily in the top 5?
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 24, 2006, 05:23:13 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 05:21:09 PM
Not nearly as misleading as Kevin Jones, who I still kind of wish would burn in hell.
what exactly did Kevin Jones do? i never saw it and never heard the exact account. i just know he did something pretty zesty.
He went to the podium, pulled out a PSU hat (or maybe it was a shirt) then announced he was going to VTech and pulled out one of their hats/jersey's.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 24, 2006, 05:23:13 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 05:21:09 PM
Not nearly as misleading as Kevin Jones, who I still kind of wish would burn in hell.
what exactly did Kevin Jones do? i never saw it and never heard the exact account. i just know he did something pretty zesty.
He came out to his presser in a Penn State jersey, but then took it off to reveal a VT jersey underneath.
He pulled a Penn State jersey out of a bag and everyone started celebrating, then he revealed that he was wearing VA Tech gear...
Back to Maryland for a second, here was Rivals' preseason top 11 for Maryland:
1 = ALE
2 = Walton
3 = Wallace
4 = Akeem Hebron (UGA)
5 = Benjamin Tate (AUB)
6 = Taylor
7 = Drew Gloster (UMD)
8 = Bowman
9 = Gbadyu
10 = Pha'Terrell Washington (UMD)
11 = Maybin
its official...
Moments after Antono-Logan El announced for Penn State at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, fellow Maryland product Phillip Taylor did the same thing.
Phillip Taylor, a 6-foot-4, 340-pounder, told a crowd of reporters that he was going to become a Nittany Lion.
unless another school pulls some last minute surprises this is a top five class...if they somehow got hazelton its a lock and probably comes in at #3
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 05:21:09 PM
Quote from: NGM on January 24, 2006, 05:16:12 PM
Yeah I think that is pretty classless. If I didn't like it when Jones pulled that jersey switch I suppose I can't like it when Logan-El pulls similar shtein. I will be more inclined to forgive him though.
All he really did was the red tie. Then, he brought hats from his top 4 schools (Florida, Tenn, MD, PSU), and used a "process of elimination" for them. He announced his decision by holding up a picture of him with JoePa.
Not nearly as misleading as Kevin Jones, who I still kind of wish would burn in hell.
It is also easy to forget that he is in fact a high school senior, I know how much of disrespectful bith (no filter?) I was when I was that age.
He pulled a Penn State jersey out of a bag and everyone started celebrating, then he revealed that he was wearing VA Tech gear...
no he was actually wearing both jerseys...ups on top of a va tech...he stripped the ups jersey to reveal the va tech underneath
Back to Maryland for a second, here was Rivals' preseason top 11 for Maryland:
1 = ALE
2 = Walton
3 = Wallace
4 = Akeem Hebron (UGA)
5 = Benjamin Tate (AUB)
6 = Taylor
7 = Drew Gloster (UMD)
8 = Bowman
9 = Gbadyu
10 = Pha'Terrell Washington (UMD)
11 = Maybin
technically the number one player from md is melvin alaeze...in fact a lot of people have him as the number one defensive player in the country period and the ebst player to EVER come out of md...hes in for the terps
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2006, 05:33:40 PM
no he was actually wearing both jerseys...ups on top of a va tech...he stripped the ups jersey to reveal the va tech underneath
Exactly what I said.
If I'm a UMD fan, I hate PSU a lot right now, with or without Alaeze*.
*who goes to Hargrave Academy in VA, not MD
like i said its meltdown central on their board...and im enjoying every minute of it
current thread titles...
Back-to-back 5-6 seasons; what are we to sell kids on
Everyone needs to calm down a bit
Classless and Immature
Is there any reason we only have 2 OL & 2 DL in this class?
We didn't want him anyway
Move it along folks, Nothing to see here
Worst Week Ever...
How Should We Conduct The Mass Suicide?
who goes to Hargrave Academy in VA, not MD
he went there to get his grades up...he went to high school at randallstown outside of baltimore...thats why ed didnt have him on his list...he technically should have been at md last fall but didnt qualify...thus he is part of this class
Grosz now says VH1 is deciding between PSU and UVA
you love that nickname ed
from the md board....lol
I was at the ESPN Zone 5 feet from Gloria. It's a remarkable woman to be front and center in that arena knowing what could - and eventually did - happen. I would rather have a Gloria Friedgen on our side helping our program than punk ALE.
She had a look of shock and disbelief on her face after the announcement, just like the rest of us. I said my goodbyes and rapidly departed with a terrible feeling.
She, unfortunately, probably couldn't depart as quickly as she would have liked. After the picture of JoPa was shown I turned my back on ALE and gave him the measure of respect all he truly deserved.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2006, 05:54:39 PM
Grosz now says VH1 is deciding between PSU and UVA
Wow, this is quite a day.
According to the guy on PP, Virginia has been out of the running for a while, so he's probably PSU's....
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2006, 06:55:41 PM
According to the guy on PP, Virginia has been out of the running for a while, so he's probably PSU's....
I have to go change my undershorts.
so FF you looking at Henckels,Wustof, or some Japanese brand 8)
Hooray for 18 year-old punks disrespecting schools who recruited them honestly and sincerely.
:puke
I hope they rip their knees to shreds and end up making license plates for a "living."
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 24, 2006, 08:20:38 PM
Hooray for 18 year-old punks disrespecting schools who recruited them honestly and sincerely.
:puke
I hope they rip their knees to shreds and end up making license plates for a "living."
You're a FSU fan, right?
Funny guy.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 24, 2006, 08:25:03 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 24, 2006, 08:20:38 PM
Hooray for 18 year-old punks disrespecting schools who recruited them honestly and sincerely.
:puke
I hope they rip their knees to shreds and end up making license plates for a "living."
You're a FSU fan, right?
Funny guy.
WTF's that have to do with anything? I meant all 18 year-old punks, not just the fargs going to Penn State and that includes the dipshteins who are going to FSU too.
I love them Maryland board. I give those dipshteins Jeff Jones updates all the time since I used to play with him.
They have now started rumors of dirty recruiting and how Larry Johnson disrespected Adrien Moten. I love it.
Where were you guys at the beginning of the season?
I think most of us wear here all along SR. For the most part defending (which most of us probably thought in vain) PSU's football program.
Why the bold print?
I actually was taking a wild guess that new fans came out of the woodwork since I didn't take the time to read the last 40 or so pages. I figured it was way too many for the 5 or so fans that were here to start the year. I haven't been to this board in a couple months.
QuoteWhy the bold print?
I was copying
Dio. No insult intended if thats what you were wondering.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 24, 2006, 09:20:17 PM
I haven't been to this board in a couple months.
And for that, we're all eternally grateful.
:D
(kidding)
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 24, 2006, 09:44:52 PM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 24, 2006, 09:20:17 PM
I haven't been to this board in a couple months.
And for that, we're all eternally grateful.
:D
(kidding)
You weren't kidding. You were the one who raised my warn level to 100% on the EMB. bastich.
(kidding)
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 24, 2006, 09:07:06 PM
Where were you guys at the beginning of the season?
Right here. We've been here all along. Go ahead and read the first 65 pages of this thread.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2006, 07:42:42 AM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 24, 2006, 09:07:06 PM
Where were you guys at the beginning of the season?
Right here. We've been here all along. Go ahead and read the first 65 pages of this thread.
No.
In that case, go ahead make an unfounded accusation and deal with the inevitable ridicule that follows.
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 25, 2006, 10:32:35 AM
No.
P.S. Are you a PSU alumnus? If not, shut your cake hole.
i'm pretty sure he's not an alumnus, but he will be in 5 years. correct?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 25, 2006, 11:12:39 AM
i'm pretty sure he's not an alumnus, but he will be in 5 years. correct?
Unless he's still in high school that shtein is :-D
Quote from: phattymatty on January 25, 2006, 11:12:39 AM
i'm pretty sure he's not an alumnus, but he will be in 5 years. correct?
"A lot of people go to college for 7 years."
"Yeah... they're called 'doctors'."
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2006, 11:13:44 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on January 25, 2006, 11:12:39 AM
i'm pretty sure he's not an alumnus, but he will be in 5 years. correct?
"A lot of people go to college for 7 years."
"Yeah... they're called 'doctors'."
Doctors and Penn Staters. I'm one of the few people I know that got out of State College in four years with a degree... I know a few that were there for 5+ years and left with no degree.
It's a brilliant plan for the university. Require more credits to graduate so that the result of any slip-up or change of plan by a student practically guarantees an extra semester if not an extra year. When I was there only 37% of the student body was graduating in 4 years. That extra tuition adds up quickly.
Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the farging Peace Corps.
:-D
i could have finished in 4 but stayed up an extra year to take a ballroom dancing class and one business class to get a minor. and drink excessively for one more year. same plan as matt leinert basically, except for the football and riches to come.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 25, 2006, 11:18:36 AM
Doctors and Penn Staters. I'm one of the few people I know that got out of State College in four years with a degree... I know a few that were there for 5+ years and left with no degree.
It's a brilliant plan for the university. Require more credits to graduate so that the result of any slip-up or change of plan by a student practically guarantees an extra semester if not an extra year. When I was there only 37% of the student body was graduating in 4 years. That extra tuition adds up quickly.
It sounds like you and I know a lot of the same people.
I got out in 3 years with AP credits but no summer sessions or distance learning. That 23-credit semester when I took the entire business junior core at once was a little bit of a hassle, though.
My moms graduated from PSU in under three years. I'll tell you what I tell her.
You're farging crazy.
If I could have stayed an extra year I would have in a heartbeat, but out of state tuition is a motherfarger. Why leave the drunkiest place on earth any earlier than necessary? Three years of college. Preposterous!
You'll have to trust me when I say I managed to get 4-5 years of drinking and general bad decisions in to 3 years.
Back on topic:
Does ALE start next year? Any other current commits have a chance to play as true freshmen?
I didn't drink that much in college. The profs didn't take kindly to us bringing kegs into class.
It sounds like ALE might be a a little unpolished but who cares? The OLine needs talent so anything's possible.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 25, 2006, 11:49:10 AM
It sounds like ALE might be a a little unpolished but who cares? The OLine needs talent so anything's possible.
After a little research, it would appear Logan-El one of the least likely to avoid the redshirt. We'll see, though. Walton and Taylor may both play next year.
At least JoePa finally realized that he's allowed to play freshmen in real games.
Wallace may see time as a nickel back and possibly on offense a la Justin King.
Back on topic:
Does ALE start next year? Any other current commits have a chance to play as true freshmen?
very hard to predict....but i cant see ale starting...in fact i think he will redshirt
wallace and possibly a couple of the dl could play next year...evans and odrick maybe
ale with the dope joe pa pic
(http://w2.yorkdispatch.com/gallery/albums/album166/060124_Logan_El_5.jpg)
ILL taylor wants to eat someone...check aaron maybin rockin the randall jersey
(http://w2.yorkdispatch.com/gallery/albums/album166/060124_Logan_El_12.jpg)
Apparently, Maybin wants to get up to 245 lbs and get some playing time next year.
Ale got his coke nails all ready to go.
Quote from: MURP on January 25, 2006, 04:35:51 PM
Ale got his coke nails all ready to go.
Thats more for cracking open Philly B's and placing more tasty tobacco on the inside. Rewrap, smoke, and stay mello.
Brent Carter (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36898) picked Virginia over PSU
One of these guys claiming to choose between UVA and PSU finally had to go for the Cavs.
I think Royster could be a solid fit down the line. Also, if Rolle gets his grades up and goes to U-Park in 2007, there's another log on the fire. Plus, after seeing the difference in actual collegiate performance between the super-coveted Austin Scott and the lesser-known Tony Hunt, I think RB can be a position that is more of a crapshoot than others in the high school recruiting process.
All that said... farg Brent Carter. He can pit-stop in hell on his way to Charlottesville.
anyone who would pick living in charlottesville over state college has serious problems.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2006, 05:17:46 PM
One of these guys claiming to choose between UVA and PSU finally had to go for the Cavs.
I think Royster could be a solid fit down the line. Also, if Rolle gets his grades up and goes to U-Park in 2007, there's another log on the fire. Plus, after seeing the difference in actual collegiate performance between the super-coveted Austin Scott and the lesser-known Tony Hunt, I think RB can be a position that is more of a crapshoot than others in the high school recruiting process.
All that said... farg Brent Carter. He can pit-stop in hell on his way to Charlottesville.
Did you mean McCoy here or is there another Rolle that I am not aware of?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 25, 2006, 05:27:09 PM
anyone who would pick living in charlottesville over state college has serious problems.
Having spent significant time in both I would say that CVille is a hell of a lot nicer place to live/go to school. Better weather, hot skinny chicks wearing something other than the sweat pants/sweatshirt/stocking hat/snowboarding jacket uniform that girls wear in State College.
As far as which town is more fun. That's a completely different story. CVille might be one of the most boring bar-towns in the country. They have about 6 bars and about 6 or 7 restaurants that people use as make shift bars. All of the students go to frat parties and social activity is almost 100% dependant on the greek system. No farging thanks.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2006, 11:10:13 AM
Quote from: Steel Reserve on January 25, 2006, 10:32:35 AM
No.
P.S. Are you a PSU alumnus? If not, shut your cake hole.
I'll actually be a student next year. All ready got my deposit in and everything.
Yes, I meant McCoy. Whoops.
bwi reporting that vidal is still solid to sc
Apparently Jeremiha Hunter was also told that there's no room for him...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 26, 2006, 10:20:58 AM
Apparently Jeremiha Hunter was also told that there's no room for him...
BigEd76....Ed from BWI?
Nah, I'm not on any Penn State boards or signed up for special content. I just pass along what I read from another MB...
So, any irons still on the fire, then? Even if not, nice haul this year.
thats probably it...possibly elijah fields
I just hope Hunter goes to Tennessee and not Iowa.
That is kinda of disappointing. Does anyone know if either one of these developments is due to the total amounts of scholarships PSU has to offer this year, or is that a moot point?
From what I read, they wanted Hunter to redshirt and sign in January 2007, but he didn't want to do that...
They also have 2 returning great starters at LB with some decent hopefuls waiting in the wings, and they've already added a couple of blue-chippers this year in Bowman and Gbadyu.
Would have been nice to get Hunter anyway, but oh well.
I'd actually like them to hold on the scholarships for next year. PA, NJ, and Ohio are loaded. DC has some crazy talent too. Not to mention there are only going to be 15-18 ships available.
I want Marks, Hynoski, Wisnewski, Stupar, Bostick, Shariff Harris, Marvin Austin, Arrelious Benn, John Elliot, and Dan Matha to kick off next year's class.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 26, 2005, 03:34:23 PM
I think Penn State gets at least Evans, Logan-El, Eliades, Taylor, Quarless, Wallace, and Walton.
Even 5 of those 7 guys would be a nice haul, but I think PSU gets all 7.
Reminder for props.
IGY said only Quarless and Walton would commit to PSU, with Evans and Wallace both 50/50.
Ha. HA. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Can IGY's response to be now be deemed his worst prediction ever?:
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 26, 2005, 10:15:46 PM
youre either homertastic.....phil grosz's son...insane...or possibly all three
all seven = negative % chance of happening
5/7 = far fetched
4/7 = possible
Can IGY's response to be now be deemed his worst prediction ever?:
probably my only bad one...but the great part of it is that it turned out golden for me
I think the key is how outspoken you were of the low possibility of even getting 5 guys, let alone all 7.
my predicts as far as the big guys go
eliades - va tech wrong
evans - playing time will send him to virg...altho ups has an equal chance to get him...wrong but not 'outspoken'
hazelton - he would be insane to go to ups with the wr core they have...the bell verbal solidified hazelton elsewhere...winner
ale - the gawd...ive said all a long hes the key to this class...even tho hes been downgraded to four stars recently...i still think he stays with his intial choice and stays at home to md...wrong
mccoy - prep...correct
quarless - ups...correct
taylor - md....wrong
walton - his love of lj (no homo) and playing time will bring him to the ups...correct
wallace - 50/50...lj is in deep with this cat but he really loves ohio st...however i dont see him going there with wells...ive seen him play numerous times in hs and imo he isnt all that at the rb position...but its well known he could move to cb...i just dont see him being a standout college player in general...heads are all over dook...but to me he isnt a must get...if i had to choose...in the end...its osu...wrong but not 'outspoken'
in the end i was mos def off...but its hardly as bad as youd like to portray it..especially when you consider that this class was more successfulthan pretty much anyone had hoped for...except you sensai
Penn State Rules
you went from getting a new job and very likely not posting much...if at all anymore...to making posts like the one above
awesome
Yeah. I figure I'll be given my walking papers soon enough. might as well flood the board with worthless nonsense in the mean time.
-- PSU is getting a transfer from Maryland: LB Eric Lenz (http://umterps.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lenz_eric00.html)
-- Hunter committed to Iowa
-- Fields is likely headed to Pitt
-- Update on VH1: his dad had to work and couldn't make the trip, but he told JoePa that he's going to advise Vidal to reconsider USC and choose PSU instead. Vidal is "50/50" right now and would like to try to talk with all QBs involved (Sanchez, Booty, Morelli, Devlin) before making a decision.
I hope Hunter gets blow'd up many times by ALE and Walton over the next 4-5 years.
Let's hope Vidal's a pappa's boy.
Brent Carter changes his mind and switches from Virginia to PSU (http://pennstate.scout.com/2/494342.html) :D
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2006, 05:17:46 PM
All that said... farg Brent Carter. He can pit-stop in hell on his way to Charlottesville.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 25, 2006, 05:27:09 PM
anyone who would pick living in charlottesville over state college has serious problems.
Brent must care what we think about him here at CF. Atta boy, Brent. Ye shall be saved from teh burning of hell.
C'mon Vidal!
poor virginia...they lost two four star rb's in one day...one of them to rutgers...yikes!!
It's only fitting, because Carter's rivals.com bio pic was obviously taken at Beaver Stadium:
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/BRENTCARTER11_10150.JPG)
I don't understand how PSU can take Eric Lenz but they kicked my boy Tommy McHugh off the team a few years ago for basically the same thing.
Rivals is reporting that Carter is actually undecided now between PSU and UVA. He'll announce on Feb 1.
FOXSports article on recruits being text messaged by coaches (http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5278294)
QuoteAt Penn State, it's rumored that Joe Paterno once attempted to text a prospect and wound up downloading an entire Coldplay CD.
:-D
-- Jason Kates to Michigan
-- #1 prospect Percy Harvin might be leaving Florida to join USC :boom ...which means Hazelton would leave... :paranoid
-- Florida's 4-star WR recruit Damian Williams is de-committing to rejoin Mustain at Arkansas (they are high school teammates)
-- Jai Eugene is backing out of his commitment to Michigan and will sign with LSU
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 31, 2006, 12:09:36 AM
FOXSports article on recruits being text messaged by coaches (http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5278294)
QuoteAt Penn State, it's rumored that Joe Paterno once attempted to text a prospect and wound up downloading an entire Coldplay CD.
:-D
Somehow I pictured Old-School Joe still having a rotary phone in his office. One of those weird pea-green or pee-yellow varieties.
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/01/31/43df235cca00f
we are talking about the all-time message board meltdown on the md board if this somehow happens
ive seen this kid in person a few times and not that im a scout or anything but he is the best high school player ive ever seen
I can't imagine Alaeze ditching UMD and coming to PSU, with the current DL recruits going to State College next year.
apparently vatech is really on him as well...penn state would be a dream...but him leaving md would be almost as special
as for who theyve recruited its a non issue...this guy automatically becomes their best defensive player...much less lineman...his competition would be none
It's still 2.0 GPA in core classes and 700 on the SAT to be eligible for a scholarship, right?
My question is, how can anyone ever get less than a 2.0 and 700 on the SAT?
You'd have to be as dumb as a box of rocks not to achieve both with ease.
we're talking about football players here, they cheat off of said box of rocks
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 31, 2006, 08:37:04 AM
It's still 2.0 GPA in core classes and 700 on the SAT to be eligible for a scholarship, right?
My question is, how can anyone ever get less than a 2.0 and 700 on the SAT?
You'd have to be as dumb as a box of rocks not to achieve both with ease.
Have you ever benched 225 30+ times or run the 40 yard dash in under 4.4?
2.0 is infinitely more difficult than 700. 2.0 requires showing up and paying enough attention to get a C. 700 requires enough intelligence to stand and walk.
It's still 2.0 GPA in core classes and 700 on the SAT to be eligible for a scholarship, right?
My question is, how can anyone ever get less than a 2.0 and 700 on the SAT?
You'd have to be as dumb as a box of rocks not to achieve both with ease.
why do you care so much....its friggin sports
I was just curious IGY.
Relax, bro.
:-D
Rivals is reporting that Brent Carter is now a "solid verbal" to PSU, pushing PSU's class to #4 in the rankings.
McCoy is likely to announce tomorrow, and likely for VA Tech.
i think they changed that when he intially announced that he was decommitting from virginia yesterday...i believe hes still up in the air on where he wants to go....i have a feeling hes hesitant because of mccoy...
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2006, 12:23:31 PM
i think they changed that when he intially announced that he was decommitting from virginia yesterday...i believe hes still up in the air on where he wants to go....i have a feeling hes hesitant because of mccoy...
You'd think he could just call McCoy and work it out.
Sounds like Rutgers is about to get a few 4-star guys as well. Smacky would be thrilled...
-- RB Kordell Young (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=34193) is de-committing from UVA
-- WR Kenny Britt (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=36864) is de-committing from Illinois
DT Mike Blanc (http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=39955) is supposedly also reconsidering his commitment to Auburn...
obviously the New Jersey mob has begun to recruit for Rutgers
young decommitted this past weekend
new jersey high school football sucks anyway
Lou Eliades wants to fight you.
Lou Eliades wants to fight you.
and desmond howard was fast
Penn State's Lure Is Not A Good Sign for Maryland
By Josh Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 1, 2006; E01
The commitments came steadily through the fall, then into winter. One top area high school football player after another, it seemed, had said Maryland was one of his "finalists" . . . only to choose Penn State.
Mount Hebron defensive end Aaron Maybin was the first to commit, and four others from the area followed. Each of them is considered a top prospect, and each said he thought about signing with Maryland. But each will make an official commitment to play for Penn State during college football's signing period for high school seniors, which begins today. In all, Penn State is expected to receive commitments from eight of the region's top players, including six All-Mets. By contrast, Maryland, which has made a point of recruiting heavily in this area and had high interest in many of those same players, is expected to ink two All-Mets.
One person involved in the recruiting process attributed the exodus of top area players to Penn State to a "perfect storm" of decisions and events in recent months. The factors at work included:
· The work of Penn State assistant coach Larry Johnson, who recruits the area for the Nittany Lions and has strong local ties after having coached McDonough High in Charles County to three state titles in the 1980s and '90s.
· The decision by Nittany Lions coaches to play underclassmen last fall, which amplified the impact of Penn State's signing of Eleanor Roosevelt's Derrick Williams, considered by some the nation's top recruit last year.
· A change in the coaching staff and local recruiting coordinators at Maryland.
· The resurgence of the Nittany Lions program coupled with the Terrapins' struggles the past two seasons.
"You have to be somewhat concerned that the players considered the top ones in the Washington area have chosen to go elsewhere," said Lackey Coach Scott Chadwick, who saw Johnson at work up close when Chargers All-Met offensive lineman J.B. Walton -- who was considering Maryland -- committed to Penn State last month.
The case of Forestville lineman Antonio Logan-El gained special attention in Maryland circles. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder gave the Terrapins an oral commitment before his sophomore season in 2003, but backed off that stance before this season. When he chose Penn State last week in a televised announcement at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, several Terrapins fans in attendance booed heartily; one heckler screamed "traitor."
But after the television lights were turned off and the announcement was made, Logan-El felt a tap on the back of his shoulder. He turned and saw the familiar smile and crisp suit of Johnson, a coach he had become well acquainted with during the past year.
"Last May, [Johnson] told all these young guys that [Penn State] was going to play these young guys and then they do it," Forestville Coach Charles Harley said. "So now they think it's going to be them. And some of them are bandwagon hoppers. Almost like [the University of Michigan basketball team's] Fab Five -- once a couple jumped on, the rest said, 'I want to be a part of that.' I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before."
Penn State went 11-1 last season and finished with a No. 3 ranking by the Associated Press after a victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Maryland has gone 5-6 in each of the last two seasons. A Maryland athletic department spokesman said Coach Ralph Friedgen and his assistants would not comment for this story.
Maryland's recruiting class is generally well regarded, and All-Met honors and rankings by recruiting services are no guarantee of on-field success. And although Maryland did not fare well head-to-head in Washington area recruiting with Penn State, the Terrapins have high hopes for an incoming class that includes quarterback Jeremy Ricker of Harrisburg, Pa., and running back Da'rel Scott of Philadelphia. Among the Terrapins' local recruits are Good Counsel tight end Drew Gloster and two players from Gwynn Park, linebacker Adrian Moten and wide receiver Quintin McCree.
"Everything has a cycle," said Gwynn Park Coach Danny Hayes, who had a player -- 6-5, 370-pound lineman Phillip Taylor -- choose Penn State over Maryland. "Maryland at one time was pretty big. It's nothing on any of them."
The Nittany Lions have had success recruiting around Washington over the years, but never quite like this. A big reason, coaches and players said, was their resurgence on the field. Johnson, who has retained his strong ties to the area, has had an enormous impact as well.
"No question I'm playing with an advantage, because I do have a lot of great friends and coaches I have relationships with and [who] know what I stand for," said Johnson, who was unable to discuss specific players because NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from talking about recruits until they have signed a letter-of-intent. "I've been a high school coach and college coach. I haven't changed who I am. The trust is there.
"Everything goes in cycles. Records play a part into it, no question about that. It just so happened this year we had a great year. Winning draws attention. And this was a really rich area this year for great recruits. And there is a snowball effect."
At the same time, after such a strong start in Friedgen's first three seasons, Maryland struggled to its second consecutive losing record. At least one high school coach thinks that Maryland altered its recruiting philosophy after three consecutive 10-win seasons, which has hurt the Terrapins.
"The guys they used to take were guys who needed to be developed, like E.J. Henderson and [Steve] Suter," said Dunbar Coach Craig Jefferies, who has sent players to Maryland and Penn State. "Those were the guys that Maryland used to recruit and get and that attracted the other guys. Now, they're trying to hit home runs and they're popping out."
Also working against Maryland was the fact that James Franklin, the recruiter responsible for Prince George's County and the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference -- home to five of Penn State's local recruits -- left for a job in the NFL after the 2004 season, at a time when college recruiting was heating up for the class of 2006.
"You had built a relationship with someone, just like you are engaged and about to get married and she says she doesn't want to get married and she leaves," Logan-El said. "That did hurt Maryland quite a bit."
The problems Franklin's departure created for Maryland were compounded by the fact that, area coaches and players said, his replacement was much less visible. NCAA rules permit a head coach to visit each recruit one time but allow assistants to visit once per week.
At Suitland High, home of 2004 All-Met linebacker Navorro Bowman, Coach Nick Lynch said Friedgen and assistant Bryan Bossard, hired to replace Franklin, came by the school just once. Bowman eventually chose Penn State over Maryland.
"After Franklin, I don't know if it was the same type of open communication," Lynch said. "I just think [Maryland struggled] with the transition, them losing Franklin and a new person recruiting this area. I think Bossard became familiar, but maybe he was trying to juggle things. . . . I didn't see anybody."
Johnson, meantime, was a "pretty consistent" visitor each week, Lynch said.
Lynch and others also said the success of Williams played a role in Washington area players choosing to go to Penn State. The fact that Penn State followed through on what Johnson told recruits -- that Williams would be used and the team would win -- also was significant, Harley said.
Quince Orchard linebacker Bani Gbadyu -- who had made an initial oral commitment to Louisiana State but reopened his recruiting process in recent months -- said that Maryland was not on his list because the Terrapins last summer wanted him to come to a camp and try playing safety, believing he was too small to play linebacker. Taylor, who had narrowed his choices to Maryland and Penn State, said the Nittany Lions' success this season played a role in his choice; he said he made his decision after tiring of Maryland's coaches speaking negatively of Penn State.
"It's going to be just like high school again," Logan-El said. "Getting a chance to play with your friends."
i know today is the first day to sign letters, but is there any indication that Hazelton will make a decision today?
Quote8:14 a.m. Maryland holds on to Alaeze
Five-star prep school defensive end Melvin Alaeze from Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military faxed his letter of intent to Maryland this morning around 7:30 AM ET. The nation's top defensive end a year ago signed with the Terps for 2005 but didn't qualify academically. During the past year, numerous schools tried to sway him from Maryland, but he's a Terp again.
"I'm all done," he said. "I sent it this morning first thing. I wanted to make sure there were no doubts" Alaeze caused some anxiety Monday when he said that Penn State had sent him a LOI as well, and if he didn't sign with the Terps he might consider the Nittany Lions or USC.
LOIs signed and received so far:
Troutman
Brackett
Jeffries
ALE
Royster
Evans
Ogbu
McEowen
Wallace
Walton
McBride
Klopacz
Quarless
Devlin
Odrick
Maybin
...and Bowman is already enrolled, so he doesn't need to sign a LOI...
How the hell do you know this, Ed?
Did you bust into Paterno's office and hide in his closet this morning?
:-D
It's on Scout.com
Update on Hazelton: he signed the LOI to USC but his dad didn't, which means it isn't valid yet
Verbal commits not yet signed:
Chris Bell
Brent Carter
Lou Eliades
Bani Gbadyu
Abe Koroma
Eric Latimore
Phillip Taylor
I'm pretty sure everyone but Bell and Carter are only a matter of time. Bell might be waiting to see what Hazleton does to officially sign, and Carter might be waiting to see what McCoy does.
Latest rumor is that his mom signed it... :-D
"hey mom"....."dad told me i could go to usc but i need you to sign this for me"
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 01, 2006, 11:00:07 AM
It's on Scout.com
Update on Hazelton: he signed the LOI to USC but his dad didn't, which means it isn't valid yet
Yeah, seemed to me all along that his dad was the one who wanted him to reconsider for PSU. Oh well.
Bell & Carter both official. :yay
Some previously-undecideds going for LSU, FSU, etc are pushing PSU out of the top 5, but it would appear that the verbal commits to PSU are all going to sign in short time and leave the class firmly in the top 10 in the country.
IGY, are you a Maryland or PSU or impartial fan? I can't tell from your posts on any board.
the taterskins are the only team in the whole world that i hate more than md...the only reason i remain semi partial on their board is so that i dont get banned again as it serves it work day entertainment purpose very well
penn state = my college football team
Get yo' official updates here:
FLASH BAM! (http://pennstate.scout.com/3/FOSFlashNews.html)
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2006, 01:00:25 PM
the taterskins are the only team in the whole world that i hate more than md...the only reason i remain semi partial on their board is so that i dont get banned again as it serves it work day entertainment purpose very well
penn state = my college football team
They do have an active board. I go there for that recruit thread. I like reading up on the kids from the DC area.
Sounds like all the PSU LOIs are in... :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 01, 2006, 02:08:01 PM
Sounds like all the PSU LOIs are in... :yay
I haven't seen any confirmation on Eliades or Taylor.
Check that... since I posted that, Rivals confirmed Eliades. Haven't seen confirmations on Taylor yet, though.
Rivals has the whole class signed now. Ed was right, naturally.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 01, 2006, 02:29:56 PM
Rivals has the whole class signed now. Ed was right, naturally.
Sitting in Paterno's closet all morning appears to have paid off.
Woot!
Weird...
ESPN has much different ratings for PSU's recruits than Rivals or Scout.com (http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?schoolId=213&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fschoolId%3d213)
Walton the #1 OG in the country? Evans #1 DE?
But Wallace only #7 CB?
Weird. Brent Carter isn't even rated.
most of these kids have never been seen by any of the recruting sites
many get stars assisgned strictly by who offers them
its the polar opposite of an exact science and in the end means very little...see tony hunt vs austin scott
if you go by g&w for example penn states class is insane....i believe they have every single one of their recruits in their top 100...or close to it
g&w?
g&w recruiting report....a well known recruiting publication that supposedly is used by the schools themselves
i was perusing different recruiting classes and came across florida states...they have some awesome names in their class
Mister Alexander
Caz Piurowski
D'Vontrey Richardson
Toddrick Verdell
Dekoda Watson.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2006, 04:55:46 PM
D'Vontrey Richardson
That might be a better D' name than D'Brickashaw.
Maryland has one named Pha'Terrell Washington
these farging apostrophe names that look cute now are going to look awfully stupid when they're printed out on Social Security checks
LeSean McCoy to Miami
Rivals update on Hazelton:
QuoteAccording to national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell who spoke with Hazelton's father, the dad has not signed the letter-of-intent, which would make the document valid for the Trojans.
It is being reported that Hazelton will return back home to New York where his father would like to discuss with him his future plans and possibly a different school choice in the end. As for now, this deal has yet to be finished and the book has not yet closed.
I still can't see him going to PSU, or thriving there, because he obviously wants to go to USC.
I never even knew that your parents had to sign.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 02, 2006, 09:11:19 AM
I never even knew that your parents had to sign.
Agree. You'd think that if they're 18, they wouldn't need parental consent.
so, pretty much everyone agrees that PSU will take a step back next year, the degree of that step is dependent on the play of Morelli and a young defense.
that being said, is it reasonable to say that with the '05 class and now the '06 class, they can be national title contenders in 2007 or 2008?
I think there's talent enough to get excited. Predicting what a bunch of teenagers will do in 2-3 years is retarded.
This thread is getting closed, I heard. Check out the new one, bishes.