SB Nation User Blog: pic15

O'Brien Award

pic15 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:11 -0000

I think someone had a fan post about this award earlier but wasn't sure. Currently DC is 4th in the online voting about 3000 votes behind Jake Locker. With the traffic BSD gets it would seem like we could easily overtake Locker if everyone made a daily vote with Clark. It only takes a minute to register and vote....please pass this along to anyone you know in the Nittany Nation.

http://www.voteobrien.org/

Boise's lackluster national showing

pic15 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:19 -0000

Did anyone else watch the Boise St./Tulsa game last night and cringe when they realized Boise is likely going to end up in a BCS bowl. They are not a top 5 team nor even a top 10 team. Their biggest victory is an overrated Oregon team that will lose at least two more games (and should have lost to Big 10 bottom dweller - Purdue). Though PSU's OOC is weak at least we have to go through a decent conference scheule including the likes of Iowa, Michigan, OSU and M. St. Even Minny this week is not a gimmie game.

Seriously there is NO WAY Boise belongs in the BCS. Yes a team like Boise or Utah may garner and occasional victory. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut on occasion. The point is they do not belong in the elite bowl games until they play and succeed in a schedule that requires them to succeed against quality opposition week in and week out. I guess the question is why do Poll voters succomb to the trend of putting a team like Boise in their top-10? If the polls are actually supposed to be a guage who the top teams in the country are, Boise has no place in the top 10 of any poll and certainly no place in the BCS discussion.

PSU Georgia Tags

pic15 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:26:28 -0000

For those of you living in the Peach State that don't keep up with the Atlanta Chapter, below is information that I copied from the August newsletter. Would definitely be great to see some PSU tags cruisin' around the ATL!

PSU License Plates in Georgia – You asked, we’re delivering with some help from one of our members. If you are interested in getting a Penn State license plate or two... we need 1,000 commitment! Please contact Brad Willard at galicenseplates@psuatlanta.com. We will be creating a list of interested parties to follow-up with once Georgia approves our request.

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?