This has been an emotional couple of weeks for any Penn State football fan.
The 2012 season ended in a fine way, with a superb win against Indiana, and then a tense, passion-filled finish in overtime against a tough Wisconsin team. In the last two games we saw Matt McGloin and Allen Robinson tie or break offensive records. At the Indiana game we saw linebacker Michael Mauti get injured. And we all cried as he was driven off the field in a cart.
At the Wisconsin game we saw the 31 seniors who stayed despite the NCAA sanctions come out onto the field to be honored.
We watched the year 2012 be put up on the east suites wall in honor of them, something that is normally reserved for undefeated years or championship seasons.
Photo panorama - View From Our Seats - Penn State vs Iowa 2011 - by Carolyn M. Todd
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Penn State Football: Will Renewing Old Rivalries Be Worth It for Penn State?
Especially if the old rivalries do not include Pittsburgh?
With yesterday's announcement that Maryland will be joining the B1G conference in 2014, and with today's announcement that Rutgers will also join, I have been amused by some of the comments on my Facebook home page deriding the additions.
I suppose, if you were looking at these additions from solely a football point of view, and if you weren't one to travel to watch games in person, you might ask, "What's the point?". Penn State has played Maryland in football 37 times. The record against Maryland is 35 wins, one loss, and one tie.
The last time Penn State lost to Maryland was in 1961. One might look at this move and say that Penn State had found another team to beat up on every year. In fact that's what numerous people are saying. Ho hum. So what?
With yesterday's announcement that Maryland will be joining the B1G conference in 2014, and with today's announcement that Rutgers will also join, I have been amused by some of the comments on my Facebook home page deriding the additions.
I suppose, if you were looking at these additions from solely a football point of view, and if you weren't one to travel to watch games in person, you might ask, "What's the point?". Penn State has played Maryland in football 37 times. The record against Maryland is 35 wins, one loss, and one tie.
The last time Penn State lost to Maryland was in 1961. One might look at this move and say that Penn State had found another team to beat up on every year. In fact that's what numerous people are saying. Ho hum. So what?
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Penn State Student-Athletes Host Silent Charity Auction for Penn State Dance Marathon
Head to http://athletesforthekids.cstvauctions.com/gallery.cfm to bid on several different offers related to Penn State sports.
Just a few of the offerings listed are a football autographed by Coach Bill O'Brien, a set of season tickets to women's soccer games, a Penn State golf outing package, behind the scenes with the Lady Lions basketball team, or a photo shoot with the Nittany Lion.
Whether your favorite sport is fencing, lacrosse, football, volleyball, or soccer, there is something for everyone on this list.
Bidding ends on November 19. So support the Student Athlete Advisory Board's initiatives to raise money for a great cause and submit your bid soon!
Just a few of the offerings listed are a football autographed by Coach Bill O'Brien, a set of season tickets to women's soccer games, a Penn State golf outing package, behind the scenes with the Lady Lions basketball team, or a photo shoot with the Nittany Lion.
Whether your favorite sport is fencing, lacrosse, football, volleyball, or soccer, there is something for everyone on this list.
Bidding ends on November 19. So support the Student Athlete Advisory Board's initiatives to raise money for a great cause and submit your bid soon!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Penn State at Nebraska: A Rivalry Mired in Controversy Intensifies
There is no turning back the clock. Not to 1982, when #2 Nebraska played #8 Penn State and lost its chance to play for a national championship due to an errant call on the sidelines.
How do I know that call was errant? A call that Penn State and Nebraska fans have been arguing about for thirty years? What Tom Shatel of the Omaha World-Herald called the "Crooked Sideline"?
Mike McCloskey is the tight end who caught the ball out of bounds that led to Penn State's touchdown and win as time ran out.
At one point in my professional career, before I arrived at Penn State, I happened to talk with someone at work about Penn State football. This man had been a college football official in 1982. I don't even remember his name. But I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday.
How do I know that call was errant? A call that Penn State and Nebraska fans have been arguing about for thirty years? What Tom Shatel of the Omaha World-Herald called the "Crooked Sideline"?
Mike McCloskey is the tight end who caught the ball out of bounds that led to Penn State's touchdown and win as time ran out.
At one point in my professional career, before I arrived at Penn State, I happened to talk with someone at work about Penn State football. This man had been a college football official in 1982. I don't even remember his name. But I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Penn State Football at Purdue: A Damp Cold Day Didn't Dampen Penn State
Self, take note. Next time the weather calls for 30% chance of rain and mid-40's temperatures, pay attention. Assume it will feel like 25 degrees. Because at Ross-Ade stadium it did. In fact it rained quite hard that morning and on the way to the game. I was prepared with rain gear and lots of layers plus a wool hat but needed better protection for my feet and hands.
I hadn't packed my warm toasty waterproof boots nor my Goretex waterproof mittens. Those would have helped immensely! I should also know better. No matter how many games I've been to over the years, that first really cold game of a season always seems like one that I'm not quite prepared for. The Purdue-Penn State game was the first really cold game of the season. And I was very fortunate that it didn't rain during the game. It could have been worse.
I hadn't packed my warm toasty waterproof boots nor my Goretex waterproof mittens. Those would have helped immensely! I should also know better. No matter how many games I've been to over the years, that first really cold game of a season always seems like one that I'm not quite prepared for. The Purdue-Penn State game was the first really cold game of the season. And I was very fortunate that it didn't rain during the game. It could have been worse.
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