SB Nation User Blog: PSUMark2008

Gerald Cadogan signed to Eagles' Practice Squad

PSUMark2008 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:08:17 -0000

Gerald Cadogan signed to Eagles' Practice Squad

I know this is a long-shot but...

PSUMark2008 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:26:30 -0000

...does anyone know of any sports bars (pubs?) in London that broadcast American college football and would be likely to show the Capital One Bowl? I'm going to be in London over New Years, and since Kirk Ferentz is apparently in bed (literally) with the Orange Bowl, I'm now going to have to find a way to get the game over there... Anyone who lives, has lived, or even just visited on the other side of the pond have any suggestions?

Green's Definitely Out

PSUMark2008 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:46:11 -0000

Green's Definitely Out

At least according to tWWL... Can't say this worries me too much. Just means Royster will get a few more carries.

"If you weren't getting held, and your jersey tossed and face masked, then it wouldn't be a Big Ten...

PSUMark2008 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:03:09 -0000

"If you weren't getting held, and your jersey tossed and face masked, then it wouldn't be a Big Ten game." - Ollie Ogbu

Odrick's talent limits penalties - The Daily Collegian

Paternoville Shut Down

PSUMark2008 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:33:49 -0000

This is just another symbol of everything that's gone wrong with PSU football since 2005. You can't even pretend that Paternoville is a grass-roots student effort anymore. Who is the PCC, when were they elected, and what gives them the right to make "a joint decision between [themselves], the athletic department and the university" as far as when other students need to pack up shop and go home? They're just more administration shills whose sole function is to pretend that the students are still running things, like the Greatest-Game-Day-People-to-Ever-Pretend-to-Deface-a-Monument-While-Wearing-Their-Favorite-Tie-Dye-Jerseys-Sponsored-By-Our-Corporate-Sponsors-Because-They-Make-Us-the-Great-Show-Turfgrass-Squad.

Why any of this should be a concern of the administration is beyond me. Paternoville started without them and it would go on without them. Paternoville was never something ordained by the University anyway - after the 05 Minnesota game, no one asked the administration if they could set up a tent village at Gate A (oh and btw, people used to camp out there before it was called Paternoville too). If someone wants to camp out in sub-freezing temperatures of their own volition, why should the University care? 'Cause they might get cold? We can't have that. On second thought, maybe they should make sure that everyone's happy there too - go in to their tents and brush their teeth for them.

By continuing to control every facet of the game day experience, Guido, Curley, and Co. are preventing spontaneity and quashing what made OSU 2005 so great. Let the students create and control their own traditions. Seriously, they're big kids. They can handle it.

Two Takeaways from Eastern Illinois

PSUMark2008 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:16:07 -0000

From post-game Q&A with Evan Royster:

Q: Jay Paterno just said sometimes you come out and there's not a lot of atmosphere, it's kind of a test for the players to self-motivate yourselves. Did you guys feel that? Did you have to talk yourselves up today?

A: Yeah, a little bit. We came out and saw that the student section was a little bit emptier than it usually is and we were kind of upset about it but at the same time it kind of fired us up that we wanted to get out there and still play well. It's not like I'm mad at the students or anything like that, it just upsets us that people kind of look down on these games because they might be against the FCS division. People look down on them and we don't really get to look past them at all.

Let's get that again:

We came out and saw that the student section was a little bit emptier than it usually is and we were kind of upset about it

Did you hear that students? The players notice when you're not there! So how about all of you "fans" who are part of the "best student section in the country" that were trying to sell your ticket for $35.95 (only $30 of which you got to keep if you were lucky enough to sell it) on the Student Ticket Exchange freaking show up to the game, and maybe even consider doing it on time?? K, thanks.

On a happier note:

Way more Blue Band and way less canned music than I can remember hearing in a long time. The Blue Band even had a couple of new tunes (Disturbia and Don't Stop Believing were at least new to me). Maybe someone in the athletic office has been receiving some complaints and managed to reign Guido in? We can only hope that this is a permanent change and not a one game thing.

Stadium Scoreboard is Raining from the Sky

PSUMark2008 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:16:05 -0000

Stadium Scoreboard is Raining from the Sky

Rose Bowl is an Official White Out

PSUMark2008 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:48:57 -0000

I'm not sure when/if they'll announce this on GoPSUSports, but as I was leaving the BJC yesterday after the mob/riot/insanity that was the student ticket sale, they had a sign set up outside that said "Everyone Wear White to the Rose Bowl" and the design was similar to the signs they had for Notre Dame 2007 and Illinois this year. I'm pretty sure that means that the Rose Bowl is an official athletic department white out for everyone - not just the students. So if you're planning on being there, make sure you're wearing white.