Penn State Rules

[ice grillin you]

Nits are 3 point road dogs in the Big House.

I might make a small wager on them

ill take that bet

[PhillyPhreak54]

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.

[SD_Eagle5]

2 teams I don't go near with bets: PSU and the Eagles 

[JTrotter Fan]

Better include the Phillies in that list...and apparently the Flyers now too.

[Rome]

Michael Robinson owns you...

Robinson'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.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Put in Morelli!

[MURP]

Michael 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!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

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.)

[SunMo]

she stinks.  and she's even worse on DNL, it's a total waste of a panel spot when she's on.

[PhillyPhreak54]

She's not bad looking though.

[SunMo]

she's definitley better looking since she grew her hair out.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Well, at least I now know why she has a job.

[BigEd76]

LeSean McCoy named PSU as the leader among 3 teams today, saying his family wants him to stay closer to home... 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Also...

Rivals100 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.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Here is the list of rivals top 100.  PSU is on a bunch of players' lists, but only a few players have already committed.