SB Nation User Blog: gbd106

This is a BTN commercial

gbd106 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:43 -0000

featuring all of the big ten coaches. you can say what you want about any of them, but they are all boring compared to joe.

Joe is trying to be over the top, and he doesn't quite pull it off, and that's why its probably the greatest commercial spot i've ever seen.

We are going to need the ending spliced off and embedded on the main page come jan/feb.

Post Spring Depth Chart

gbd106 — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:39:16 -0000

This is what we are working with once we get back to it in the fall.

Obviously, some players that didn't work out in the spring have the chance to rapidly move up the chart.

Seniors in bold

qb	clark or	devlin	cianciolo
tb	royster	green	carter	beachum
fl/fb	norwood	lawlor	federoff
se	butler	moye
fl	williams	brackett	zug
te	shuler	szczerba	ditto	quarless
ot	cadogan	mccormack	troutman
ot	landolt	poti
og	ohrnberger	eliades
og	wisniewski	marks	walton
c	shipley	lucian	klopacz

de	gaines	maybin	latham
de	evans	latimore	hayes
dt	koroma	mceowen	still	taylor
dt	odrick	ogbu	okoli	baker
ilb	hull or	colasanti
olb	gbadyu or	bowman	thompson	mauti
olb	sales	dailey or	stupar	jeffries
cb	wallace	harriot	astorino
cb	davis	sargeant	timmons
s	rubin	sukay
s	scirrotto	powell

k	kelly
p	boone

VOTE FOR JOE

gbd106 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:47 -0000

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http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/story/2008/3/26/135840/519

bringing back psu lolcat

gbd106 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:50:46 -0000

this was done with last years players as shown on black shoe diaries here:

http://www.blackshoediaries.com/story/2007/5/10/125646/999

heres some new ones:

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gbd106 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:05 -0000

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Morelli

gbd106 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:20:32 -0000

The whole thing makes sense if you realize what kind of person Morelli is and Joe's priorities as an 80 year old head coach.

Yes, Morelli is to college football as Jay Cutler is to pro football. Passing numbers are good but he is quiet, not a leader, and fumbles like it's his job. This is the kind of player Morelli was in high school (where he fumbled and had a low completion percentage) so what were we supposed to expect of him as a college QB?

He has done EXACTLY what was expected of him. There are some positives. We mock the screen passes but it's a decent play when you know that pass is going to get out there quickly and accurately every time. Doesn't anybody remember Tony Sacca getting those passes to recievers on one bounce? Morelli also throws a lot of passes better than any QB in PSU history.

Morelli is a good passer but is not a leader and is not smart with the football, exactly what Paterno expected of him. If we had a QBs coach that could change this... that is a discussion for another post. Paterno likes Morelli. He's probably nice if not a little babyish (as shown by the no-show at the presser). He stays out of trouble... italian...

If you think from the perspective of an 80 year old man, his top priority is NOT a national championship like all of us blog-whores think. There is incredible interest in the program, he's graduating kids, and he still gets to do whatever he wants. If we contend for the big ten championship or national championship, that's a bonus. Whether or not those beliefs are what you believe should matter to PSU football is YOUR opinion.

Maybe this will change with the next coaching era. But for now, and for as long as JoePa is around this is what I expect and I will enjoy it. I hope Morelli has a good final game and I can't wait to see the next round of guys play football.

Success Story of the Year - O Line

gbd106 — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:14:35 -0000

I am thrilled with how cohesive the o-line has been this year, including overcoming/pulling off the following things:

Various mild injuries
Insertion of true freshman at guard
Very very few procedure penalties

I mean, I know it was temple, but i think Norwood had enough time to put 3 moves on that guy both times to get to the corner, they are manhandling people.

Not only that, they are hilarious:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20071115_Theyre_not_blocking_calories.html

They seem to really get along and that comradery has turned into on field performance as a group. With all of the starters returning next year, and continued recruiting of the type of guys who can continue this caliber of play, we owe this group of lineman credit for what could be another streak of solid offense line play and gaudy rushing numbers for Penn State.

Way to go guys.

More Big East Inflation

gbd106 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:57:11 -0000

Why do people think the big east remotely matches up with the big 10?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview07/columns/story?columnist=feldman_bruce&id=2973303

It is blatantly stated that Louisville would beat Penn State, and it is done so with very little justification.

"Louisville over Penn State: The Cards' receivers are a handful for anyone"

Does he know who our secondary is?

Let alone how fast our LBs are to help out in zone?

I'm not saying they wouldn't or couldn't beat PSU, but I am sick of espn.com in general. After reading yours and other college football blogs it is clear they have no idea what they are talking about (this not even being close to a good example, they do much worse on the regular).

Just adding more flame to your Big East vs. Big Ten fire, because espn.com provided it.

The Great Great Tony Sacca

gbd106 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:58:55 -0000

It was great to see that Tony Sacca was represented so well in the "favorite PSU quarterback" discussion.

But I also think he is the best. Why:

5 TDs against Georgia Tech
Career leader in passing yards and completions
Most importantly, the only PSU quarterback to complete not 1, but 2 behind the back shovel passes in one game (one with each hand)
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1991/10/10-14-91tdc/10-14-91dsports-04.asp
What do you think?
another gem:
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1990/11/11-10-90cm/11-10-90cm-06.asp

Poll

best qb?

Rashard Casey

0 votes

Galen Hall

1 votes

Michael Robinson

2 votes

Tony Sacca

3 votes

Zach Mills

1 votes

Kerry Collins

12 votes

Todd Blackledge

4 votes

John Shaffer

2 votes

Chuck Fusina

1 votes

Wally Richardson

0 votes

26 votes | Poll has closed