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Blue White Game Viewing in Atl

pic15 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:59:14 -0000

Thought I would pass this along to anyone that may be in Atlanta this Saturday...

(copied from PSU Atlanta Club site)

BLUE-WHITE GAME AT FAMOUS PUB - Saturday, April 25th, 2:00 pm

We have finally been able to verify that the Blue-White game will be shown streaming on the internet and that we will be able to transfer the feed over to the big screen, sound and all. Come join us for a relaxing afternoon to get a sneak peak at the team and see some friends you haven't seen since the Rose Bowl. Game time: 2:00 pm.

WE ARE....

J Stokes is going to be back in play

pic15 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:53:23 -0000

Multiple news sources in Atlanta are reporting that Phil Fulmer is hanging it up at the end of the year. Stokes was a solid UTenn commit as long as no coaching changes occurred. Fulmer's departure changes everything and I would not be surprised if PSU gets back into the mix for this kid really quick! It would be nice to have him and Brown come in with Felder. A new Freshman trio for 2009.....how great would that be?

Vote for JoePA

pic15 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:36:06 -0000

I know there are BSD bloggers out there with no love for JoePA....but give the man his due. PSU is firing on all cylinders as we are hitting the stretch run of our schedule. We all hope the Lions take care of business this week for our showdown in Columbus. Chances for a BCS or possible NC game appearance look good as long as the team stays grounded!

Which brings me to my point in all this.... Let's recognize the man that has taken us to the promised land twice already (along with multiple other occasions when PSU got F'd 68,69,94 amoung others)!

Here is the link for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year......let's make sure that if this is Joe's last year (God forbid...unless he so desires) he goes out on top!

http://www.coachoftheyear.com/?&src=COY;ESPN

OJ McDuffie sums it up....

pic15 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:10:51 -0000

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=848489

OJ McDuffie quote from Steve Megargee article regarding Paterno contract status:

"Obviously with what he's done for the university, he deserves to be able to go out on his own terms no matter what," said O.J. McDuffie, an All-America wide receiver in 1992 who ranks second in school history with 1,988 career receiving yards. "They've already tried to get rid of Joe a few times. I know for a fact they have tried to get rid of Joe a few times, and it's ridiculous to try to get rid of a man who's done so much for the university off the field and what he's done on the field.

"Three years ago when (former quarterback) Mike Robinson was here, we're one game away from playing for the national championship. And you're trying to get rid of the man? It doesn't make any sense. He's still bringing in some good recruits. It's sad. It really is sad. It's personal to me."

Gotta Love OJ and respect what he has to say about the old man!

LJ Sr. Strikes Again

pic15 — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:08:27 -0000

I am sure that Mike will have this up soon, but LJ Sr. landed another top recruit out of the State of Maryland today! 4 star DE prospect Sean Stanley gave his verbal to the Nittany Lions today. This recruiting class is shaping up nice for JoePa given his recent dealing with the administration. A good year on the field by the team is really going to tie Spanier's hands! Also let's give it up for LJ Sr. who is just dominating the recruiting seen in Maryland this year!

We ARE!

Prosecutorial Misconduct

pic15 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:54:48 -0000

This DA has now gone after two football players with dubious facts for rape/sexual assualt. Does everyone remember the Scott Paxson situation? Now we have a situation with Austin Scott where the accusor had a history of false accusation and apparantly was on top of Scott! Couple those accusations with the DA not pursing charges against any of the students involved in pushing Scirotto's girlfriend to the ground and sucker punching AS (they all received summary offenses) while pursuing felony charges against several players involved in the aftermath including Justin King (whom by ALL reports was acting as a peacemaker) PLUS charging Baker for the HUB incident which he was obviously not apart of (or PSU would have kicked him out of school) and you have get a sleezy DA who needs to be reinged in! In the latest round of incidents involving PSU players the same DA has had two indictments thrown out by Judges when seeking charges. What does he do....refile charges and accuse the Court of being biased. One of the articles about Scott indicated that he may sue the Commonwealth due to the actions of the DA. I for one hope he does. This joker in Centre County is just as bad as Mike Nifong was in the Duke incident. He continuely ignores important facts and evidence to serve his own agenda of securing national headlines! I hope the PSU community that was so quick to condem Scott (including JoePA)will support him if he chooses to undertake such an endeavor.

Pryor's visit?

pic15 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:23:29 -0000

I am still one of the non-believers who believe Proyer will end up as a Buckeye next year. Considering the eligibility that Devlin has ( and if necessary Brackett could be brought back to QB ) I do not think that will be a problem given the talent that is available in the 2009 recruiting class. That said I would still love to get Pryor and it has been rumored that he may be visiting PSU this weeked, Saturday or Sunday, depending upon the results of his HS basketball game. Does anyone have any additional information on whether this visit is a for-sure thing?

JoePa and the future.....

pic15 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:34:26 -0000

A lot of bitching has been done about JoePa on this site and others. I have discussed the head coaching situation with a lot of people here in Atlanta and it seems to me that there is no consensus on Paterno's future past 2008. I personally think Joe has done so much not only for Penn State football but the University as a whole that he should get to leave on his own terms when he wants to. He certainly should not be run out by a yahoo like Spanier! There seems to be a short memory on a lot of PSU fans these days! 2005 (Big Ten Champs at 11-1 and we got F*d as always by the officials at Michigan, but for that... PSU may have been playing Texas for the Title) 2006 - 9-4, 2007 9-4. Although I agree the last two years have been disappointing, those are not the kind of numbers that make you run a coach out of town....let alone Joe Paterno! As for this season and you Tom Bradley lovers....to me the defense was the biggest disappointment. Illinois was a debacle and If defense didn't blow a 17 pt. lead against MSU, Penn State is probably 10-3. Also, I would ask who Penn State going to hire for $500,000.00 a season? RR "scum of the earth" signed with Michigan for about 2 mill a year. Any coach worth bringing in to replace Paterno is going to cost the University major dollars! So....If Spanier does suceed and fails to renew Joe's contract who does PSU bring in? On my knees praying to heaven....PLEASE not TOM BRADLEY! I personally like Schiano (though many of my family members disagree). He is a smart guy (Bucknell grad)with ties to the Penn State program and has the ability to generate a lot of enthusiam. His FL (U of M) ties should also help generate a larger recruiting base. Although he has turned down Michigan and Miami, I have reliable information that he WOULD NOT turn down Penn State. It is said that PSU is the ONLY school he would leave Rutgers for! But.....if not Schiano.....who's next?

Poll

Who's Penn State's next head coach?

Tom Bradley

33 votes

Ron Vanderlin

0 votes

Larry Johnson

5 votes

Greg Schiano

40 votes

Jim Grobe

0 votes

Other

12 votes

90 votes | Poll has closed

What's plan B?

pic15 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:38:47 -0000

Tate is apparently out according to everything all over the internet....so who does PSU go after?
Do we have a legit shot at Dunn, Jenkins and Davis or will the Lions look elsewhere (maybe at Safeties or Corners given the uncertainty of Lynn)? Also I know someone posted this before but how many scholarships are available? I heard 18 earlier in the year but King leaving opens one up. Also if Baker, Timmons and Harriott go that would leave additional slots to fill. I feel the class is good this year but that PSU started slowly and is not finishing strong.

Whatever happened to PSU's Florida Pipeline?

pic15 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:32:09 -0000

The lions always used to snag at least one or two recruits out of the sunshine state. With OJ McDuffie having huge pull in the South Florida area.....why isn't our recruiting coordinator (MMcQ)attempting to bring some sunshine state speed up to PA? Also has anyone noticed that Maryland and Rutgers are signing a lot of highly touted recruits from Jersey, MD and Virginia that were not even on the PSU board? What gives?