Published on: 20th October, 2010
What a surprise: The first BCS rankings are out and they're a complete tragesty (that's a tragedy and a travesty combined, it's like a jackalope). Oklahoma mysteriously leaped from a consensus No. 6 in Week Seven to the top team in the land and it seems as if it happened just ...Published on: 29th September, 2010
The warmups are over. The Big Ten has dealt with its cupcakes and battled its out-of-conference foes. Some teams have come out unscathed. Others, well, notsomuch. One thing that's been consistent throughout the conference, like any other year, is the running games.The teams that have been winning have been winning on ...Published on: 20th September, 2010
The Lions trip to Tuscaloosa was bad. I'm still harping on it. Really, there's a long list of adjectives you could use to describe it: disappointing, futile, pathetic. Alright, enough. I mean it could've been worse. At least it wasn't another loss to Iowa. Speaking of those Horrible Hawkeyes, they're on the ...Published on: 13th September, 2010
Another week, another batch of wins for the Big Ten. Nevermind one futile schoolyard-style, hand-in-your-face-as-you-punch-wildly drubbing in Tuscaloosa and a surprising flurry of points from South Dakota (they have a football team?) and all is well in the world. And again, the conference's running backs stood out, battering opposing defenses into submission. Especially ...Published on: 25th August, 2010
The 2010 NFL draft saw six Nittany Lions drafted across seven rounds. From Jared Odrick to Sean "Too Intense" Lee, it was a remarkably talented defensive class that carried the blue and white to their 11-2 record and the Capital One Bowl victory.Now, with the offense as the focus for the first time in ...Published on: 22nd August, 2010
The Associated Press released their preseason rankings this weekend and Penn State should feel slighted. After being slotted at No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches preseason poll, the Nittany Lions were deserving of just the 19th spot, according to the writers of the AP. The men of Happy Valley, placed in the AP preseason ...Published on: 16th August, 2010
For Penn State football, it's tough to complain following a second straight 11-2 season, especially one capped off with a victory over the SEC's Louisiana State in the Capital One Bowl. But it's certainly easy to worry. Practice for the 2010 season opened last Thursday, and there's an ominous cloud of doubt sailing over Happy Valley, ...Published on: 11th December, 2009
Boy, oh boy, how things have changed. I opted to wait to release 3.0 because at the time, things looked pretty much the same, but after some time, well let's just say the Oakland Raiders beat the Pittsburgh Steelers...in Pittsburgh. Teams like the Tennessee Titans have moved way down in the ...Published on: 20th November, 2009
We're two weeks closer to April. The ups and downs of NFL teams are becoming clearer. Some teams, like the Titans, are climbing. Others, like the Jets (ugh), are slipping. Though a new team is choosing first overall, much of the top 10 is the same. The bottom 10 is ...Published on: 21st October, 2009
It's brutal being a Jets fan, let me tell you. I feel for Cubs fans, I really do. Every year there's all this pomp and promise. You know your team is better. You feel it. Yet, every year, you end up disappointed and wondering when the next sport starts up. This ...