SB Nation User Blog: 06Lion

In Uniform News...

06Lion — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:07:04 -0000

In Uniform News...

Oregon outdoes themselves, yet again. Do they hire a 3rd grade art class to come up with these concepts?

LORD STANLEY, LORD STANLEY, GET ME THE BRANDY. Now if only the Pirates can sack up, Pittsburgh can...

06Lion — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:12:07 -0000

LORD STANLEY, LORD STANLEY, GET ME THE BRANDY.

Now if only the Pirates can sack up, Pittsburgh can get the trifecta.

Schlabach and tWWL skewers Big Ten OOC schedules

06Lion — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:43:18 -0000

Schlabach and tWWL skewers Big Ten OOC schedules

I'm starting to think they don't like us. But I have a hard time making a case against this point, this season.

Pete Carroll "disappointed" in Mark Sanchez's decision

06Lion — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:13:53 -0000

Pete Carroll "disappointed" in Mark Sanchez's decision

Such a stand-up, supportive coach.

I understand if he privately thinks Sanchez will tank in the NFL, but you don't publicly send mixed signals because you then look like a dick.

Whitlock Thumps ESPN

06Lion — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:32:43 -0000

Whitlock Thumps ESPN

He carries a bit of a grudge for getting fired 3 years ago, but still makes excellent points, using his alma mater as a case study of all that's wrong with ESPN and sports journalism.

Ohhh, I have Richard Alley's rookie card!

06Lion — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:18:23 -0000

Ohhh, I have Richard Alley's rookie card!

You've got to be shitting me. I don't have the words for this.

Next time I get a call from someone asking for alumni donations, this little nugget is being brought up.

Stop me if you've heard this one before

06Lion — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:03:47 -0000

Stop me if you've heard this one before

In case nobody has noticed, Danny Connor is out for the season after getting injured during special teams duty against the Vikes yesterday. And the injury?

Blown ACL in his left knee. Which seems to be an injury that effects 99.5% of all Penn State All-American linebackers.

Hokies to hold inaugural "White Out"

06Lion — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:57:53 -0000

Hokies to hold inaugural "White Out"

I offer a tentative declaration of shenanigans. It's an overt stab at one of our most recent traditions (as traditional as a few years ago can be). If it were done on a national stage heads would roll, but since it's against Furman and for reading (really? We need to raise awareness for literacy still?) I'll merely shake my fist in the direction of Blacksburg.

I can't help but think their AD Weaver (former PSU player) is hijacking our successful idea, if only for a test drive. But using the word "inaugural" makes it sound like it's going to happen again.

50 to 1 odds of winning the Championship

06Lion — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:20:39 -0000

50 to 1 odds of winning the Championship

Take a look at the odds all the teams are getting for winning the NC.

Apparently somebody thinks that Michigan (40/1) has a better chance of winning the national championship than Penn State (50/1) does. And Virginia Tech at 22/1 with how many starters they lost?! Maybe because the ACC is pathetic.

Draft Busts

06Lion — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:56:32 -0000

After perusing ESPNs ranking of the top 50 draft busts, I couldn't help but notice we provided a good half dozen or so NFL busts. And I didn't really count it up, but at first glance I got the feeling the Big Ten had the highest number of draft busts of any conference.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3325995

It's not much of a surprise to me, considering how different the Big Ten style of play is from the NFL style. The conference spits out enormous, successful NFL linemen because we're 2 yards and a cloud of dust on offense. But at the so-called skill positions, it would appear we are overhyped.

As an aside, this year's crop of QB draft prospects is bare. I think it is a trend that is going to continue as long as major college football programs keep leaning towards getting that one athletic "quarterback" that can run a sub-4.5 forty. Landing a prospect like that is great for a college program because it's like playing Nintendo with a GameGenie...the coach can call a bad play or the O-line can be as porous as swiss cheese, but who cares because that kid can outrun everyone except for the secondary, who are 20 yards upfield.

But NFL play suffers because the latest mobile QB craze in college doesn't translate so well into the pros. Instead of spending the time and knowledge developing a pocket QB with the NFL potential, programs are falling all over each other to grab the fastest high schooler to get that edge.