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Opinion: Grading the Penn State Offense Against Eastern Illinois
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
There Will Be No Preview Today - Blame Curley
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Grading The Offense: Tighten Up
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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)
Opinion: Joe Paterno Press Conference Recap
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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 »
Opinion: Nitt Picks Only Appears Overconfident
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Potential Penn State Problem #3: The Cracked Eggshell
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Penn State #1 Party School
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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.
Opinion: Nitt Picks Has Learned Its Lesson
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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
Opinion: Inside, Outside: Playing Thin and Bullies In High Places
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Nitt Picks Has Plenty of Bulletin Board Material
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: JoePa happy with Bowman in offseason at Penn St.
Original at Philadelphia Inquirer
• Thu, Jun 11
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 ...
Opinion: Paterno cleaning up in state
Original at ESPN
• Thu, Jun 4
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 ...
Opinion: James out of hospital after surgery
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• 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. ...
Opinion: Juniata volleyball captures Division III title
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• 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. ...
Opinion: Leaders join forces at Penn State forum to find Fayette County's ...
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• 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 ...
Opinion: Joe Paterno concerned about Penn State's secondary
Original at Allentown Morning Call
• Wed, Apr 15
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
Opinion: Louisville runs past Villanova
Original at Myrtle Beach Sun
• Fri, Mar 13
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 ...
Opinion: Penn State crusises past Indiana in Big Ten tournament
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Thu, Mar 12
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. ...
Opinion: Time to Question Curley?
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Steelers show interest in Penn State center
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Feb 19
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
Opinion: Illini wary of Penn State
Original at thetelegraph.com
• Tue, Feb 17
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
Opinion: Penn State Extension Offers Help for Managing the Tough Times
Original at SolancoNews.com
• 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 ...
Opinion: Minnesota (19-5) at Penn State (17-8)
Original at Kansas City Star
• Sat, Feb 14
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 ...
Opinion: Penn State Hosts Johns Hopkins in Saturday Scrimmage
Original at LaxPower
• Thu, Feb 5
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
Opinion: Kevin Coble named co-Big Ten player of the week
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jan 27
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
Opinion: Penn State's 'Big 3' hope to shake up Big 10
Original at International Herald Tribune
• Sat, Jan 24
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
Opinion: Basketball Now the Focus at Penn State
Original at The Hoops Report
• Mon, Jan 19
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
Opinion: Economists Like Taking The Fun Out Of It
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Mon, Jan 19
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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...
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Beer Review: Penn GoldOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 17
By rss@youtube.com (Imasofat) Author: Imasofat Keywords: German Style Penn State Party Beer Club Added: January 17, 2009
Opinion: MSU 78, PENN STATE 73 Spartans' road tested
Original at Detroit Free Press
• Thu, Jan 15
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
A Season in Review
Original at Trojans Football
• 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?
Opinion: Short-handed tonight in Happy Valley
Original at Off the Tracks
• 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...
Opinion: Penn State Quotes
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• 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...
Opinion: Penn State Quotes
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• 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...
Opinion: Penn State focusing on uncommitted recruits
Original at Pocono Record
• 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
Opinion: Vegas Knows Best: How The Media Can Make You A Better Football Team
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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.
Opinion: Roses still smell sweet to Trojans
Original at Trojans Football
• 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."
Opinion: Dayton snaps Penn State's non-conference home winning streak
Original at Big Ten Network
• 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
Opinion: Another approach to a National Championship
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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.
Opinion: Grading The Defense: College Avenue Freezeout
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• 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...
Opinion: Peter Schrag: Give up the lie that all UC campuses are equal
Original at Sacramento Bee
• 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...
Opinion: Pitt women dominate Penn State
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• 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
Opinion: What are Butch Davis's plans for 2009?
Original at Fanblogs
• 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.
Opinion: Feel The Hate
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Thu, Nov 15
By Mike
Opinion: Nitt Picks
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Tue, Nov 6
By Mike
Opinion: Perspective
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Mon, Oct 29
By Mike
Big Ten Review: Home Stretch for Big Ten
Original at Buckeye Commentary
• Tue, Oct 23
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...
Opinion: Week 9 Blogpoll Ballot - Draft
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Tue, Oct 23
By Mike
Opinion: Penn State Preseason Homework
Original at Black Shoe Diaries
• Wed, Aug 8
By Mike
Opinion: I Hate So Much About The Things That You Choose To Be: A Look at the Delusions of Penn State FansOriginal at Rakes Of Mallow
• Sun, Jul 15
By CW