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      <title>At First Glance...</title>
      <link>http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2008/11/2/652271/at-first-glance</link>
      <author>jw0475</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:09:58 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;OK.&amp;nbsp; I have to admit...at first glance I was about to slide down a bannister made of razor blades into a pool of lemon juice when I saw that we were #3 in the BCS rankings.&amp;nbsp; I saw shades of 1994 when we were #1 in the country, BEAT Indiana but - since we gave up some cheap scores near the end of the game - the writers (damn them) dropped us from the top ranking thereby screwing us in the &quot;old&quot; system out of a National Championship.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Upon further review, I decided to skip sure disaster and think about this a bit.&amp;nbsp; The way I see it, we're probably better off lurking in the shadows at #3.&amp;nbsp; We basically control our own destiny and really need to take care of business.&amp;nbsp; No more close games...no more &quot;unimpressive&quot; victories.&amp;nbsp; Even though it shouldn't factor into the equation, we need to show the coaches voting in the USA Today poll that we do in fact belong in the upper echelon.&amp;nbsp; I'm really tired of a$$holes like Barry Switzer (who was on Fox's OT as their college FB &quot;expert&quot;...what a crock) stating that there are probably &quot;5-6 teams ranked below Penn State...&quot; that are better teams.&amp;nbsp; He also claims that there are much better QB's than the one we have.&amp;nbsp; So much for media bias...again...a Big XII guy breaking down the BCS after a Big XII key matchup.&amp;nbsp; Hmmm....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've said this before to others.&amp;nbsp; The Big XII is fun to watch...they score a lot of points...they throw the ball all over the field.&amp;nbsp; But...NONE OF THEM PLAY ANY DEFENSE!!!&amp;nbsp; I really feel that if we played one of those teams in a bowl game, our defense would be the stiffest challenge that team had faced all season.&amp;nbsp; We are the most balanced team in the nation and we won't beat ourselves with stupidity (unless of course we have suspensions due to various off-field issues but I think that trend may be over).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maybe this is simply a rant that makes no sense but I felt like it had to be written.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go State...Beat the Nation...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prove all the doubters wrong...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;May no act of our bring shame...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Success with honor...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the Glory...&lt;/p&gt;

  
  


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      <title>Corso and the Nut</title>
      <link>http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2008/10/25/646258/corso-and-the-nut</link>
      <author>jw0475</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:37:18 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Lee Corso...as usual...put the freakin' O$U nut on his head when he picked the game.&amp;nbsp; Now, I think the guy is somewhat funny and knows a little about football but I constantly get sick of him not giving the Nittany Lions any due.&amp;nbsp; Even Herb Kirkstreit - an O$U alum - gives us more credit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ESPN College Gameday is a good show and gives a lot of visibility to college football.&amp;nbsp; But, it sickens me more and more by year how they seem to play right into the home crowd.&amp;nbsp; Even Herbstreit had his kids there in their O$U jerseys...so there goes his sportscaster &quot;bias&quot;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This post probably makes little to no sense but I'm just chomping at the bit for the game to kick off tonight and kick O$U right in their nut...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GO STATE...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FOR THE GLORY...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WE ARE...&lt;/p&gt;
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