SB Nation User Blog: Artiefufkin10

Forde Hates Us

Artiefufkin10 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:41:21 -0000

Forde Hates Us

Why to watch: To see whether LSU coach Les Miles (27) calls for a quick kick with his team trailing by two in the final seconds. And to see whether the Nittany Lions can dispel The Dash's season-long belief that they're vastly overrated.

Does this guy have an agenda against us? Or so I just need to take off the tin foil hat?

Quarless Gets a Rick Reilly Shout-out

Artiefufkin10 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:17:14 -0000

Quarless Gets a Rick Reilly Shout-out

but not exactly the "good" kind of shout-out.

JoePa nearly gets nailed...

Artiefufkin10 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:04:45 -0000

JoePa nearly gets nailed...

FOS is offering this play break-down for free. Usually its premium content, but it shows some nifty and sort of funny action that breaks down as Moye grabs a sideline pass right in front of Coach.

Wah....I threw a few arm punts...Can Mr. T gimme a call too?

Artiefufkin10 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:04:51 -0000

Wah....I threw a few arm punts...Can Mr. T gimme a call too?

Seriously, if this kid becomes a bust, do Shaq and LeBron keep calling him? How is this even news?

PSU vs. UM: Hypothetical Saturday

Artiefufkin10 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:17:54 -0000

Disclaimer: I'm in a weird mood.

Given our "rich" history of playing UM and in the Big House, I wanted to exercise the creative part of my brain, by envisioning the most ridiculous, yet simultaneously plausible situations that could arise this Saturday...I'll give it a go...

PSU and UM are tied late in the game and quickly advancing down field for the go ahead TD. On 4th and game, Clark fires a bullet to Moye near the sideline for a clock stopping first down. However, its ruled that Moye's feet touched out of bounds even tough his feet were clearly in bounds. Paterno calls the typical "I want a review" time out and the officials take a look at the jumbo tron. What is shown is footage of Tony Johnson catching a pass from Mills near the sideline from the 2002 game....a play we all know was called the wrong way. Acting on precedent, the Michigan Alumni Association.....er... I mean the "referines"...ahem...the "paid officials" do not overturn the call.

Somehow, AJ Wallace strips the ball from a Tainted quarterback on the ensuing possession and takes it in for the game winning score just as the game clock strikes 0:00. In a fit of rage, Lloyd Carr abandons his post as towel boy in the men's room, runs to the sideline and demands that a 5th quarter be added to the game. We play on....

OK, now you try.

Go Navorro GO!

Artiefufkin10 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:02:42 -0000

Go Navorro GO!

I LOL'd.

Game preview....

Artiefufkin10 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:51:12 -0000

Game preview....

Who's Howie Schwab? The camera ab-so-lute-ly loves the man.

Yes!

Artiefufkin10 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:55:43 -0000

Yes!

Bowman!!!

Green Injury Worse than Initially Thought. As posted by Fight on State. Great year, Green! Get...

Artiefufkin10 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:31:33 -0000

Green Injury Worse than Initially Thought. As posted by Fight on State.

Great year, Green! Get well soon!

http://pennstate.scout.com/2/829733.html

Season reflections..(and other random thoughts)..

Artiefufkin10 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:15:38 -0000

Way to ring in the new year. But seriously, I'm not all that upset about the Rose Bowl because as Mike put it in his latest post "It is what it is," something like this was a very possible outcome. We were the best team in a weak conference and we needed to play mistake-free football to beat the next best team (OSU) and that same consistency was needed tonight. It was never there.

I think back to the post game presser for the Coastal Carolina game, their (hilariously hickish, but nice guy) coach mentioned that a lot of his players were sort of in awe of the atmosphere in SC and maybe taken off their game a bit. He also said that it was a good gauge from themselves personally, because the cake-walk Penn State had that day was due to the difference in talent level. The loss, while most likely a scrimmage for PSU, gave the CC players something to think about.

I kind of feel the same way about the Rose Bowl. In order to be the best you gotta beat the best. It sucks that this was the way the seniors had to go out, but most of them played with a lot of heart and didn't give up until the final whistle. For the younger players, this was their chance to see how much more they need to study film/technique, and push themselves on the practice field and in the weight room. Hopefully the coaches learned a lot as well too. For example, keeping the team focused when their shooting themselves in the foot and developing a defense that doesn't involve huge band-aids in the secondary. I feel that these were the main differences tonight since PSU marched down the field on SC before the second quarter collapse. Hey how bout the staff/administration ponying up and scheduling higher visibility OOC games?

Given that the Dark Years were only 4 years ago, what's been accomplished since then is tremendous. Like it or not, success in sports in cyclical and I still believe Penn State is striving for its apex. Recruiting has been improving, and many other lingering problems (road wins, offensive production) have turned around for the better.

In close, despite the bitter taste of defeat, I'll think about how much fun 2008 was and I'll look forward to continued success in 2009.