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Rate Opinion: Grading the Penn State Offense Against Eastern Illinois

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Mon, Oct 12

By BSD 1 day ago: Penn State quarterback Kevin Newsome (12) runs for a gain through Eastern Illinois defenders Nathan Galan (95) and Sean Campbell (49) during the second half of their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Penn State won 52-3. (AP Photo/Carolyn K...

Rate There Will Be No Preview Today - Blame Curley

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Fri, Oct 9

By BSD Sadly, this is what you get when your athletic department uses the Big Ten bye week to make some extra bucks by scheduling the Saint Catherine's School for the Blind junior varsity team. They take you, the Penn State fan, for granted. They lump this game in with all the others in the season tick...

Rate Opinion: Grading The Offense: Tighten Up

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Mon, Sep 21

By Run Up The Score 4 days ago: Penn State running back Evan Royster (22) stretches for a touchdown against Temple defenders Muhammad Wilkerson (96) and John Hayley (46) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rate Opinion: Joe Paterno Press Conference Recap

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Sep 15

By BSD 3 days ago: Penn State coach Joe Paterno waves to the crowd as he takes to the field before an NCAA college football game against Syracuse, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, in State College, Pa. Penn State won 28-7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Browse more photos »

Rate Opinion: Nitt Picks Only Appears Overconfident

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Wed, Aug 26

By Kevin HD Don't get in the way of a near-tear Lee.  The money quote from last weekend's USA Today story on Lee: In scores of other games.  PSU downplays familiar No. 1 ranking in women's volleyball...early PSU preview from Crimson Quarry, who's still sad eyes about 2004...Levi Norwood adds a star...and CORNLEY...

Rate Opinion: Potential Penn State Problem #3: The Cracked Eggshell

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Thu, Aug 20

By Run Up The Score Of course, last year Penn State had Pat Devlin ready in the bullpen if something happened to Clark.  Devlin was essentially choice #1A for Joe Paterno last year, and you would be hard-pressed to find a closer or more controversial quarterback competition in Penn State's recent history.  A...

Rate Opinion: Penn State #1 Party School

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Mon, Jul 27

By PizzaDelivery Penn State now ranked #1 party school. It’s the first time Penn State has finished first in the dubious category. The school has been on the list the last seven years, and finished third in 2008. The listing covers Penn State’s main University Park campus in State College.

Rate Opinion: Nitt Picks Has Learned Its Lesson

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Jul 7

By Kevin HD Nov. 13 Penn Nov. 16 Robert Morris Nov. 19-22 @ Charleston Classic (Miami, South Carolina, South Florida, Davidson, Tulane, LaSalle, UNC Wilmington) Nov. 25 Sacred Heart Nov. 30 @ Virginia Dec. 5 @ Temple Dec. 8 Maryland Baltimore County Dec. 12 Virginia Tech Dec. 19 Gardner Webb Dec. 21 American

Rate Opinion: Inside, Outside: Playing Thin and Bullies In High Places

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Thu, Jul 2

By Kevin HD Inside: Despite the title of 'Linebacker U", Penn State has been just as successful at performing on the defensive line.  However, with Evans and Project Mayhem now NFLin', plus additional injuries, is the defensive line a weakness in 2009?  And how thin is Penn State at the position, any...

Rate Opinion: Nitt Picks Has Plenty of Bulletin Board Material

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Jun 16

By BSD Honestly, it doesn't matter which Big Ten team plays USC. Even the Hoosiers could play the Trojans as well as the rest of the Big Ten teams did the past few seasons. I actually would like to see a Big Ten/Pac-10 challenge, because I think the Big Ten would do better than 4-6, as Schlabach suggest...

Rate Opinion: JoePa happy with Bowman in offseason at Penn St.

Original at Philadelphia Inquirer external link    Thu, Jun 11

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 PA AP STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Troubled Penn State linebacker Navorro Bowman appears to be making a good impression this offseason with his head coach. Joe Paterno said Thursday that Bowman is doing fine, and has become a leader during the offseason workout ...

Rate Opinion: Paterno cleaning up in state

Original at ESPN external link    Thu, Jun 4

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When it comes to re-stocking his offensive line, Penn State coach Joe Paterno is dominating in his home state. In early May, Paterno landed a commitment from offensive lineman Luke Graham (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford). On Tuesday, Under Armour ...

Rate Opinion: James out of hospital after surgery

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Wed, Jun 3

ESPN  PA Greg Nye, who led the Penn State men's team two first-place finishes at the Lehigh Invitational and Pinehurst (NC) Intercollegiate, was named Eaton/Golf Pride Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America. ...

Rate Opinion: Juniata volleyball captures Division III title

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Mon, Apr 20

 PA The Penn State men's golf team will play host to the 2009 Big Ten Championships from May 1-3 at the newly renovated Penn State Blue Course in University Park. The 7150-yard course has been updated to include an additional 600 yards. ...

Rate Opinion: Leaders join forces at Penn State forum to find Fayette County's ...

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Fri, Apr 17

 PA We're here to find out what answers lie in our hands," said Dr. Emmanuel Osagie, chancellor of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, in North Union, where the forum took place. Many representatives from University Park attended. With the aid of Penn ...

Rate Opinion: Joe Paterno concerned about Penn State's secondary

Original at Allentown Morning Call external link    Wed, Apr 15

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 PA Penn State's leadership a lurking question Pocono Record A career move by Penn State C AQ Shipley Dallas Morning News Penn State struggles to find cohesion Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - PennLive.com

Rate Opinion: Louisville runs past Villanova

Original at Myrtle Beach Sun external link    Fri, Mar 13

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24 Purdue 79, Penn State 65 | At Indianapolis, Robbie Hummel scored 20 points and Purdue (23-9) beat Penn State (22-11) in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. San Diego State 64, No. 25 BYU 62 | At Las Vegas, Lorrenzo Wade scored 16 of his 24 points ...

Rate Opinion: Penn State crusises past Indiana in Big Ten tournament

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Thu, Mar 12

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 United States By Terry Bannon | Tribune staff reporter INDIANAPOLIS - With a shot at its first NCAA tournament berth in eight years, Penn State had plenty of incentive against Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse. ...

Rate Opinion: Time to Question Curley?

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Sun, Mar 8

By fugimaster24 I'm sick of having to apologize for our schedules.  We Are Penn State.  We shouldn't be afraid of playing people.  The basketball team should be playing at least 3-4 games against teams from Big 6 leagues every year.  We only played one in 2008-2009, and only because we were obligated to becaus...

Rate Opinion: Steelers show interest in Penn State center

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Thu, Feb 19

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 PA But in selling the idea of a position switch to Shipley, the legendary Penn State coach told him he could play 10 years at the next level as a center. Shipley is hoping to convince NFL coaches and general managers of the same thing. ... Davis, Shipley show off at NFL combine Beaver County Times

Rate Opinion: Illini wary of Penn State

Original at thetelegraph.com external link    Tue, Feb 17

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Washington Post  IL - Illinois, which welcomes Penn State at 6 tonight (Big Ten Network), is cast in a heated race that has the No. 18-ranked Illini one game behind Big Ten ... Weber on Cole, Jordan, Penn State Herald & Review

Rate Opinion: Penn State Extension Offers Help for Managing the Tough Times

Original at SolancoNews.com external link    Mon, Feb 16

 PA By Gary Abdullah, PSU Ag Science News UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Cooperative Extension is teaming up with other land-grant universities to help people manage money through tough times with a Web site that harnesses the knowledge of financial experts ...

Rate Opinion: Minnesota (19-5) at Penn State (17-8)

Original at Kansas City Star external link    Sat, Feb 14

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By Sports Network GAME NOTES: The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will collide in a Big Ten Conference matchup this afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center in Happy Valley. Minnesota crushed Penn State by a 79-59 final on January ...

Rate Opinion: Penn State Hosts Johns Hopkins in Saturday Scrimmage

Original at LaxPower external link    Thu, Feb 5

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 PA - Feb 5, 2009 The Penn State Nittany Lion men's lacrosse team (0-0, 0-0 ECAC) will host Johns Hopkins on Saturday, February 7, at 1:00 pm in a scrimmage. ... Penn State, WVU score solid classes Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Philadelphia Daily News - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Rate Opinion: Kevin Coble named co-Big Ten player of the week

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Jan 27

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The forward shared the award with Jamelle Cornley from Penn State. The Nittany Lion senior averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in Penn State's two wins ... Big Ten Power Rankings IlliniBoard.com Big Ten Insider: Rebounding critical in road wins Daily Northwestern Big Ten Network - MLive.com

Rate Opinion: Penn State's 'Big 3' hope to shake up Big 10

Original at International Herald Tribune external link    Sat, Jan 24

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Wright’s stuff helps Penn State Centre Daily Times Iowa (12-7) at Penn State (15-5) Macon Telegraph Optimism finally generating around Penn State hoops The Patriot-News - PennLive.com Big Ten Network - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rate Opinion: Basketball Now the Focus at Penn State

Original at The Hoops Report external link    Mon, Jan 19

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 PA - Penn State on the Big Ten Network: Jan. 19-25, 2009 Penn State Live Penn State Baseball Tickets On Sale January 19th State College News Kalisha Keane leads Spartans past Penn State MLive.com WILX-TV - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rate Opinion: Economists Like Taking The Fun Out Of It

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Mon, Jan 19    6 related articles

By Kevin HD Economists at Mercer University are putting their skills to good use.  Never mind the market, I'm talking about predicting recruiting commitments: Penn State's two losses are to Ohio State, who are pretty much getting whoever they want at this point.  Also, notice the big goose eggs next...

Rate Beer Review: Penn GoldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 17

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By rss@youtube.com (Imasofat) Author: Imasofat Keywords: German Style Penn State Party Beer Club Added: January 17, 2009

Rate Opinion: MSU 78, PENN STATE 73 Spartans' road tested

Original at Detroit Free Press external link    Thu, Jan 15

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 United States - 7 Spartans held on for a 78-73 win over Penn State. On Feb. 2, fans stormed the court after the Nittany Lions' 85-76 upset of MSU. The Spartans, No. ... Michigan State upends Penn State Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Penn State on the Big Ten Network: Jan. 12-18, 2009 Penn State Live

Rate A Season in Review

Original at Trojans Football external link    Tue, Jan 13

By noreply@blogger.com (Casey S) The 2008-2009 version of the USC football took the Trojans yet again to another Rose Bowl match-up against an over-hyped Big Ten team, the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Irish will run a gauntlet with teams such as Michigan, Washington, Navy, Washington State and Army. Not bad, huh?

Rate Opinion: Short-handed tonight in Happy Valley

Original at Off the Tracks external link    Tue, Jan 6

By T-Mill(noreply@blogger.com) Finally, Penn State is not a great free throw shooting team at 67%. Of course, with them you at least know what you get from the line. With us we can just as likely hit 100% as shoot 45%. Penn State gets plenty of chances from the line too as they are just behind Michigan State for most free throws att...

Rate Opinion: Penn State Quotes

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Dec 30

By Scott Wolf Here's some Penn State pre-game reaction.... Here's some Penn State pre-game reaction. On the success he has had at Penn State... On choosing to attend Penn State... On what it means to be the all-time leading receiver in Penn State history... On looking back at his career at Penn State...

Rate Opinion: Penn State Quotes

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Sat, Dec 27

By Scott Wolf Here's some reaction from Penn State players today.... Here's some reaction from Penn State players today. Middle Linebacker Josh Hull On enjoying California ... On Penn State's regular season performance... On USC's offense... On USC's run game...

Rate Opinion: Penn State focusing on uncommitted recruits

Original at Pocono Record external link    Tue, Dec 23

 PA - Trojans will face basic Penn State offense Long Beach Press-Telegram Big Ten bowl woes reflect on Penn State Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Penn State's backup QB Cianciolo preparing for one more game: Rose ... Philadelphia Daily News

Rate Opinion: Vegas Knows Best: How The Media Can Make You A Better Football Team

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Dec 9

By Kevin HD The hits just keep on commin': Penn State opened as a ten point dog against USC Sunday night.  No respect, I tell ya. So why is it that the public seems to be so off on Penn State?  They aren't in the Mountain West, have just one loss and have been blowing out most of the teams on their schedule.

Rate Opinion: Roses still smell sweet to Trojans

Original at Trojans Football external link    Mon, Dec 8

By noreply@blogger.com (Casey S) That's media-driven," Carroll said of the Jan. l matchup against Big Ten champ Penn State (11-1), only the second time those great national programs have met in the Rose Bowl, and the first in 86 years. "That's not our players talking."

Rate Opinion: Dayton snaps Penn State's non-conference home winning streak

Original at Big Ten Network external link    Sat, Dec 6

 IL - Dec 6, 2008 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A slow start on Saturday afternoon spelled doom for the Penn State Lady Lions (4-4) as they dropped a 67-66 decision to Dayton (6-3) ... Dayton squeaks by Penn State Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Slow start hurts Lady Lions Centre Daily Times

Rate Opinion: Another approach to a National Championship

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Nov 25

By Cairo 4) In the postseason, the Big Ten puts together an impressive record.  Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Wisconsin put together a 4-1 record.  Writers take note and a few articles about the underrated quality of the Big Ten float about in the sports pages.

Rate Opinion: Grading The Defense: College Avenue Freezeout

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Nov 25

By Run Up The Score Another great performance from the Nittany Lion defense.  For its deficiencies, it must be said that this unit has not only overachieved this season, but dominated.  Looking only at Big Ten games, Penn State was in the top two in the following categories:  scoring defense, pass defense, t...

Rate Opinion: Peter Schrag: Give up the lie that all UC campuses are equal

Original at Sacramento Bee external link    Tue, Nov 25

Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's proposal for a University of California tuition policy that would allow Berkeley to charge nearly $2,000 a year more than other campuses is another reminder of the worst-kept secret in California education: Some UC campuses are more equal than...

Rate Opinion: Pitt women dominate Penn State

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Mon, Nov 24

 PA - Pittsburgh sends Penn State to season's first loss Big Ten Network Pitt Women's Basketball: Panthers' rivalry with Penn State hasn't ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette Cold-shooting first half dooms Lady Lions Centre Daily Times The Daily Collegian Online - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Rate Opinion: What are Butch Davis's plans for 2009?

Original at Fanblogs external link    Tue, Nov 11

Texas Tech, Missouri and Kansas have all made noise in the past two seasons but the Big 12 is essentially the Big 2 - Texas and Oklahoma. 3) Penn State On the verge of another Big Ten title, Joe Paterno has reconfirmed that his successor will be his call and Davis won't be his choice.

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Rate Opinion: Feel The Hate

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Thu, Nov 15

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By Mike Hey, did I ever tell you how to get a Michigan State grad off of your porch? You pay them for the pizza. People who can't get into Penn State go to Pitt. If you can't get into Pitt you go to Michigan State. That's how bad they are. It's true you can use your Michigan State diploma as a handicap sticker in...

Rate Opinion: Nitt Picks

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Nov 6

By Mike The women's volleyball team is rolling once again. They are currently ranked #1 in the country and pounded Purdue and Indiana this past week. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Penn State, 417 E. Prospect Ave., issued a statement last night addressing the incident.

Rate Opinion: Perspective

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Mon, Oct 29

By Mike This weekend featured some of the worst behavior from Penn State fans I can ever recall. I saw Ohio State fans being harassed for no reason other than they were wearing red as they just walked around the tailgate area. When the Blue Band played the Ohio State fight song in tribute to the visitin...

Rate Big Ten Review: Home Stretch for Big Ten

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Tue, Oct 23

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By Massey Without the key to their offense playing, Michigan went to Champagne and put Illinois in their place. Michigan has now positioned themselves to make a run at two of the three goals they talked about during the off-season. The Big Ten title is still very much in reach and beating Ohio State may...

Rate Opinion: Week 9 Blogpoll Ballot - Draft

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Tue, Oct 23

By Mike Penn State - Like Michigan, they are moving up through attrition. There are several blogpoll voters who refuse to give Penn State any respect and look for excuses not to rank them. Mark this down: Some of the Notre Dame blogs won't put us on the ballot even if we knock off Ohio State this week. I'm...

Rate Opinion: Penn State Preseason Homework

Original at Black Shoe Diaries external link    Wed, Aug 8

By Mike We love Tom Bradley here at BSD, but he tends to live and die by the bend-but-don't-break defense. Faced with a high powered offense he tends to drop his guys back and tell them to keep everything in front of them. The result is usually a slow death by an overdose of seven yard passes. See Notre Dam...

Rate Opinion: I Hate So Much About The Things That You Choose To Be: A Look at the Delusions of Penn State FansVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Rakes Of Mallow external link    Sun, Jul 15

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By CW The Notre Dame/Penn State game on September 8th is obviously important to the Irish, as every potential win needs to be focused on in an attempt to reach bowl eligibility this season, but for the Nittany Lion fanbase it's become almost an obsession.  I don't blame Penn State for trying to fi...

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