2009 Point and Laugh at the taterskins thread

[BigEd76]

apparently Jessica Simpson downgraded from Romo to Colt Brennan

[Rome]

Chris McPherson is going to be heartbroken.

[shorebird]

The Ravens had over 500 yds. total offense. HA!!

[Zanshin]

Geez, you'd think they had an "offensive genius" like Billick calling the plays.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Jason Campbell last night vs. the Stillers: 1/7 for 10 yards. Their offensive line easily has to be one of the worst in the league, and Devin Thomas looks like a complete bust, and in pretty much every position, they have zero depth. It's going to be a fun year watching the Skins.

[ice grillin you]

Jason Campbell last night vs. the Stillers: 1/7 for 10 yards. Their offensive line easily has to be one of the worst in the league, and Devin Thomas looks like a complete bust, and in pretty much every position, they have zero depth. It's going to be a fun year watching the Skins.

you sound really upset about it

[PhillyPhanInDC]

you sound really upset about it

I can't wait. Just like every year, I've had douchebag skins fans telling me about how great they'll be this year. Last year it was Devin Thomas, Malcom Kelly, Fred Davis and Horny for Zorny. The year or two before that it was Randle El and farging Brandon Lloyd. This year is no different.

[ice grillin you]

no words can properly describe how maddeningly awful racist fans are

[ATV]

So whatever happened to the Michael Vick going to the taterskins thing? Were those clowns stupid enough to take him?

[ice grillin you]

you honestly think the taterskins are going to carry two negros at QB?

[SunMo]

i think they would try to pass Jason Campbell off as a halfer

[General_Failure]

They signed one of the dead pitbulls instead. Fans are really excited about his tenacity.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Got this today in my office e-mail:

Is anyone interested in a pair of tickets for this Friday's Pre-Season NFL game with New England at Washington?  My sister has a pair that are on the top level, around the 10-yard line, two seats from the aisle (Section 423).  She paid $100 a piece for them, but she now can't go, and is willing to let them go for $100 for the pair.

Yay for altruism.

[Seabiscuit36]

Thanks to Penn State Fan Talk who first broke the news

Athletic director Fred Glass has confirmed that Indiana will give up a home game against Penn State to play at FedEx Field field in Lanover, MD for $3 million.


Neutral site conference games is nothing new. Talks are already underway between Illinois and Northwestern to play a conference game at Wrigley Field. Most often than not, money is the biggest driving force behind a relocation of a conference game especially a home game and it definitely applies in this case as well.

Considering how Indiana makes less than $1 million a game at Memorial Stadium, the opportunity to make $3 million on the back of the heavy Penn State presence in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area makes this an amazing deal for them. FedEx Field is home to the Washington taterskins and countless Penn State alums which will make this a virtual home game for the Lions. With the largest seating capacity in pro sports in the country, FedEx field will provide 91,704 opportunities for Penn State fans that have been relocated to the Eastern seaboard to catch the Nittany Lions in action.

And think of all the advantages this will have on recruiting. Penn State, or Larry Johnson in particular already has a virtual stranglehold on the Virginia/DC/Maryland region. To be able to boast a "neutral site" game and have recruits see firsthand all the tradition and pageantry of Penn State football while with their families, teammates and friends right in their own backyard is invaluable.

It seems as if Indiana has the exact same idea in mind.

But Glass is hopeful that East Coast Indiana fans will also show up in large numbers. As part of the deal, Indiana has to sell 7,000 tickets. Glass doesn't think that will be a problem.

"You've got tens of thousands of IU grads in the area around D.C.," Glass said. "It's an area we want to recruit. And the players get the chance to play in a professional stadium."

I'm not as optimistic as Glass on Indiana being able to sell out its allotment of 7,000, but there will be plenty of Lion fans willing to snatch them up seeing as FedEx field is only 3 and a half hours away from Beaver Stadium.



IN

[SunMo]

lol at maybe not being able to sell 7% of the stadium