Penn State came to play and came to win and they showed the rest of the nation and all the fans in the snow covered stands that the Nittany Lions were not going down to an improved but unprepared Spartan team! Joe Paterno’s Lions played as if they had the whole season resting on this one game, and in fact it was. With the win this past Saturday the Nittany Lions won the Big-Ten title and will be going to Pasadena, CA to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day! It’s the first time since 1995 that the Lions will play in the rose bowl and only the second time since they’ve joined the big-ten conference.
Paterno’s seniors played very well and ran away with the game on so many occasions. With interceptions, incredible receptions for touchdowns and they didn’t’ get rattled when MSU got two interference calls in a row near the goal line-giving them 6 tries to get the ball in to the end zone, and that made a 21-0 score a 21-7 score. Momentum appeared to go back towards the Spartans, but it lasted all of 15 seconds as the Lions came back down the field on their next drive and scored a touchdown!
It was a joy to watch this game. Watching this game reminded me of games I had watched with my grandfather. I could hear him rooting for Penn State and talking about how Paterno has one of the highest graduation rates of any major college school that has a football program. As Paterno was seen on TV coaching from the upper box because of his injured hip, the announcers made reference to this fact-which my grandfather told me on several occasions. Paterno is completing his 59th year as a coach at Penn State-amazing to me!-and he plans on returning again next year and for several years after!
I can’t wait to see how the Nittany lions play on January 1st, and I look forward to seeing them play with Paterno on the sidelines next year too.
PSU 49 MSU 18
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Michigan Lost to OSU in Columbus! [November 2008]
Michigan didn’t play well in their final game this season, but then to be fair they didn’t play well in most of their games this season! All you need to do is look at their 3-9 record this season and realize that no matter how hard they may have played in each game, and no matter how often and by how many points they may have lead in many of those games-they still lost more games than any Michigan team in the last 40 years!
Michigan played well in the first half and then their energy and enthusiasm seemed to bleed away from them. The second half belonged to the Buck-eyes and they didn’t look back. The announcers made many references to how this would be the OSU seniors 5th straight win over the Wolverines and that OSU had never done that before. This was the season for Michigan firsts. We lost for the first time to a MAC team when Toledo beat us 13-10.We lost to MSU, Notre Dame and OSU in the same season for the first time in 20 years. We lost to OSU 5 straight seasons for the first time ever.
This was a season of firsts…this is the first season I ever just wanted to go to sleep and hope it was really a bad dream! Like the Dallas show back in the 80’s! I don’t think that’s going to happen when I wake up tomorrow morning though.
Michigan 7 OSU 42
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270194
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Michigan played well in the first half and then their energy and enthusiasm seemed to bleed away from them. The second half belonged to the Buck-eyes and they didn’t look back. The announcers made many references to how this would be the OSU seniors 5th straight win over the Wolverines and that OSU had never done that before. This was the season for Michigan firsts. We lost for the first time to a MAC team when Toledo beat us 13-10.We lost to MSU, Notre Dame and OSU in the same season for the first time in 20 years. We lost to OSU 5 straight seasons for the first time ever.
This was a season of firsts…this is the first season I ever just wanted to go to sleep and hope it was really a bad dream! Like the Dallas show back in the 80’s! I don’t think that’s going to happen when I wake up tomorrow morning though.
Michigan 7 OSU 42
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270194
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Michigan Looses at home to Northwestern!
Michigan didn’t waste any time to get back to their loosing ways this season. After last week’s impressive win over Minnesota Michigan lost at home to Northwestern-a team they’ve not lost at home to since 1995!
The weather sucked in Ann Arbor last Saturday afternoon-there is no other succinct way to put it-it was cold, windy and a combination of snow/sleet. No one wanted to be in the stadium to watch this game and with Michigan playing poorly there was even less reason to stay. Fans were leaving at half-time and not worrying about returning!
Michigan has now lost 8 games this season for the first time in their history and they have the change to lose to OSU in Columbus this upcoming Saturday. Michigan has played spoiler against OSU in the past, but that was always a better team than what has been playing this year. Michigan could beat MSU at home this year and I see very little hope they will beat OSU at home either.
Let’s hope the Michigan Wolverines don’t start making this a seasonal thing, else we may have to place them in the same category as the Detroit Lions.
Michigan 14 Northwestern 21 in Ann Arbor
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Box Score
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=283200130
Monday, November 17, 2008
The weather sucked in Ann Arbor last Saturday afternoon-there is no other succinct way to put it-it was cold, windy and a combination of snow/sleet. No one wanted to be in the stadium to watch this game and with Michigan playing poorly there was even less reason to stay. Fans were leaving at half-time and not worrying about returning!
Michigan has now lost 8 games this season for the first time in their history and they have the change to lose to OSU in Columbus this upcoming Saturday. Michigan has played spoiler against OSU in the past, but that was always a better team than what has been playing this year. Michigan could beat MSU at home this year and I see very little hope they will beat OSU at home either.
Let’s hope the Michigan Wolverines don’t start making this a seasonal thing, else we may have to place them in the same category as the Detroit Lions.
Michigan 14 Northwestern 21 in Ann Arbor
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Box Score
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=283200130
Monday, November 17, 2008
Penn State Beats Indiana [November 2008]
Penn State may have lost in the last second last week to Iowa but they left little doubt in the second half as to whether they’d win this game. It was close through the 1st half, with no scoring in the 1st quarter and a 10-7 lead for Penn State at the half, but 17 points in the 3rd quarter made it obvious who had taken control of the game and the Nittany Lions added a touchdown in the 4th quarter to make it a 34-7 win and they went to 10-1 going into the last weekend of the season.
Penn State will play Michigan State at home and both teams have high hopes not only of a win but of a big bowl berth for January 1st!
Penn State 34 Indiana 7
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283200213
Monday, November 17, 2008
Penn State will play Michigan State at home and both teams have high hopes not only of a win but of a big bowl berth for January 1st!
Penn State 34 Indiana 7
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283200213
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Penn State Losses to Iowa [November 2008]
Penn State lost last weekend to Iowa by one point on a last second field goal-24 to 23. The hopes of a national title seem to have slipped through the Nittany Lions fingers with this loss, sending their season record to 9-1 and dropping them to the #8 ranking.
The loss not only breaks the hearts of Lions fans in State College, in PA and across the country, but the verbal abuse started before the game was even over. Color announcers on TV and radio were quick to say that Paterno's team was weak and had no defense. They talked highly of how the SEC was a powerful conference and deserve to have schools ranked in the top ten while Penn State in the big-ten was weak and should have lost their #3 ranking the week before. I sat and wondered how many of these announcers-both TV and radio-grew up in the mid-west or went to school here. Even more so how many had ever set foot in one of our states? They sounded like a political ad making the case for their SEC and Pac-Ten candidate. It made me sick that Penn State lost and in loosing lost their chance at a national championship, but it hurt more with the negative commentary afterward.
Penn State Loss to Iowa
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283132294
Thursday 12th November 2008
The loss not only breaks the hearts of Lions fans in State College, in PA and across the country, but the verbal abuse started before the game was even over. Color announcers on TV and radio were quick to say that Paterno's team was weak and had no defense. They talked highly of how the SEC was a powerful conference and deserve to have schools ranked in the top ten while Penn State in the big-ten was weak and should have lost their #3 ranking the week before. I sat and wondered how many of these announcers-both TV and radio-grew up in the mid-west or went to school here. Even more so how many had ever set foot in one of our states? They sounded like a political ad making the case for their SEC and Pac-Ten candidate. It made me sick that Penn State lost and in loosing lost their chance at a national championship, but it hurt more with the negative commentary afterward.
Penn State Loss to Iowa
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283132294
Thursday 12th November 2008
Michigan Beats Minnesota-Goes 3-7 for Season
More amazing than cheese-whiz was that the U of M Wolverines beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers last Saturday 29-6 improving their record to 3-6 this season and giving them hop that they could end the season with a 3 game winning streak.
I was very surprised that Michigan came prepared for this game. After losing to Utah, Toledo and Michigan State the season was essentially over, and all they had left to play for was pride. Not that a potential 5-7 record is anything to boast over, but if the Wolverines can beat Northwestern this weekend and OSU in the following weekend they will have shown the potential exists to turn around next season, and give hope to the massive following that IS Michigan football that all may not be lost forever. It's just lost for this season!
The additional benefit of Michigan’s win is that the little brown jug stays with us for at least another year. And after the terrible season this team has had they need to enjoy every victory they can!
Michigan v. Minnesota-November 2008
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Thursday 12th November 2008
I was very surprised that Michigan came prepared for this game. After losing to Utah, Toledo and Michigan State the season was essentially over, and all they had left to play for was pride. Not that a potential 5-7 record is anything to boast over, but if the Wolverines can beat Northwestern this weekend and OSU in the following weekend they will have shown the potential exists to turn around next season, and give hope to the massive following that IS Michigan football that all may not be lost forever. It's just lost for this season!
The additional benefit of Michigan’s win is that the little brown jug stays with us for at least another year. And after the terrible season this team has had they need to enjoy every victory they can!
Michigan v. Minnesota-November 2008
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283130135
Thursday 12th November 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Penn State Gets Dis'd by BCS Standings!
OK so prob next to no one besides myself in the wolverine state here cares that Penn State had a bye week and got completely dissed by AP/UPI in ref to the top ten standings. Penn State remains one of the few unbeaten teams in the nation and were #3 the past two weeks. With the loss to UT by Texas Tech I imagined Penn State would move up to #2 at the very minimum. Alabama was #2 so I thought it would be a no-brainer- Alabama to#1 and Penn State to #2. As it turned out the no-brainer part was in reference to the people who put Texas Tech from #7 to #2 and left Penn State alone.
Texas tech doesn't deserve to jump from #7 to #2-in my opinion. Penn state should have been moved up to #2 and then Texas Tech could have moved up to #3 as UT was moved down.
All I can do is wait and see how well Penn State plays this upcoming weekend against Iowa, and hope that the scorers and press see that Paterno's offense is strong, his defense is stronger and Penn State deserve to be #1 very soon indeed!
Penn State-site on espn
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Texas tech doesn't deserve to jump from #7 to #2-in my opinion. Penn state should have been moved up to #2 and then Texas Tech could have moved up to #3 as UT was moved down.
All I can do is wait and see how well Penn State plays this upcoming weekend against Iowa, and hope that the scorers and press see that Paterno's offense is strong, his defense is stronger and Penn State deserve to be #1 very soon indeed!
Penn State-site on espn
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Michigan Losses to Purdue
Michigan has become the team I never thought they would become. When I was young and would watch the Michigan v. OSU game it seemed like it was always the game that decided who would be big ten champions, who would go to the rose bowl. Bo Schembechler ALWAYS told us the we were playing for the big ten championship. When I was younger-before entering college-I hoped we'd go for the national title someday, and in 1998 I saw my dreams cone true on a late January evening in Chicago. I watched alone from my dorm room in grad school as Michigan beat Washington State and took the national championship.
Since that day it feels like Michigan has died a little bit more with each game they've played and this season has been the final chapter to the long slow death we've been experiencing!
So many of us did complain the last couple of seasons with the outcomes of the games and the losses and how coach Carr seemed to have lost the fire that he had when he first took over as head coach so many years ago. But with coach Carr we had a link to the past-a tie to coach Schembechler-and with that tie we had a reminder of the past and we were stronger for it, because we could run the ball, we could pass the ball and we won the games by playing hard and remembering we were playing to win-to win for Michigan.
With coach Carr gone we've lost that tie to the past. We've forgotten how to play football and lost the Michigan way. We've forgotten why were out there-not simply to win, but to win for Michigan, to play for Michigan and to represent Michigan!
With those thoughts going through my mind Michigan found a way to loose to Purdue last Saturday-42 to 48.
Michigan 42 Purdue 48 November 2008
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283062509
Wednesday November 5th, 2008
Since that day it feels like Michigan has died a little bit more with each game they've played and this season has been the final chapter to the long slow death we've been experiencing!
So many of us did complain the last couple of seasons with the outcomes of the games and the losses and how coach Carr seemed to have lost the fire that he had when he first took over as head coach so many years ago. But with coach Carr we had a link to the past-a tie to coach Schembechler-and with that tie we had a reminder of the past and we were stronger for it, because we could run the ball, we could pass the ball and we won the games by playing hard and remembering we were playing to win-to win for Michigan.
With coach Carr gone we've lost that tie to the past. We've forgotten how to play football and lost the Michigan way. We've forgotten why were out there-not simply to win, but to win for Michigan, to play for Michigan and to represent Michigan!
With those thoughts going through my mind Michigan found a way to loose to Purdue last Saturday-42 to 48.
Michigan 42 Purdue 48 November 2008
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283062509
Wednesday November 5th, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Penn State Beats OSU in Columbus! [Oct 2008]
Penn State Nittany Lions came into Columbus having not won since 1978. Joe Paterno brought a young and energetic team and played hard and well and won 13-6 against the buck-eyes.
It was a low scoring game with both teams trading field goals until late in the 4th quarter, Penn State recovered a fumble in OSU territory with 8 minutes left in the game and moved the ball with authority to the goal line and with a quarter back sneak the Lions took the ball in and took the lead for good.
With this win the Lions are 9-0 and are the dominant team in the Big-Ten conference. With games against Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan State left on the schedule the Lions have a great opportunity to go 12-0 for the season and play for the national championship.
Go Blue and White!
Espn-Penn State Home page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
PSU Bets OSU 13 to 6 in Columbus
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990194
Sunday, October 26, 2008
It was a low scoring game with both teams trading field goals until late in the 4th quarter, Penn State recovered a fumble in OSU territory with 8 minutes left in the game and moved the ball with authority to the goal line and with a quarter back sneak the Lions took the ball in and took the lead for good.
With this win the Lions are 9-0 and are the dominant team in the Big-Ten conference. With games against Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan State left on the schedule the Lions have a great opportunity to go 12-0 for the season and play for the national championship.
Go Blue and White!
Espn-Penn State Home page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
PSU Bets OSU 13 to 6 in Columbus
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990194
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Michigan/MSU Game-October 25th, 2008
Michigan lost its 6th game this season and is quickly losing its chance to have a .500 season, and has already lost its chance now of having a winning season.
I cannot remember Michigan ever having a losing season.But while Michigan played well for the first 50 minutes of the game they forgot that it's a 60 minute game. With the game tied 21-21 Michigan gave up a touchdown and then on their next possession they threw an interception. State scored and took a 35-21 lead with just a few minutes left and beat Michigan at the Big House for the first time since 1990.
This is by far the worst Michigan team I’ve ever seen play.
Let's hope Coach Rodriguez has it together next year.
Michigan Looses at Big House
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990130
Espn-Michigan Home site
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=130
Saturday October 25th, 2008
I cannot remember Michigan ever having a losing season.But while Michigan played well for the first 50 minutes of the game they forgot that it's a 60 minute game. With the game tied 21-21 Michigan gave up a touchdown and then on their next possession they threw an interception. State scored and took a 35-21 lead with just a few minutes left and beat Michigan at the Big House for the first time since 1990.
This is by far the worst Michigan team I’ve ever seen play.
Let's hope Coach Rodriguez has it together next year.
Michigan Looses at Big House
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990130
Espn-Michigan Home site
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=130
Saturday October 25th, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Penn State Defeats Michigan at State College, PA
Last Saturday-October 18th, 2008-The Wolverines from the University of Michigan came to State College, PA to play the undefeated Nittany Lions. The Wolverines are under new management-as they say-with a new coach and everyone had thought that any difficulties the Wolverines would have in adjusting to the new coaching staff and new plays and attitude would not take long. The tradition at Michigan is a winning one, and no one I knew could think of when Michigan last had a losing season, let alone were simply a bad team.
I grew up watching both Michigan and Penn State play. I had an uncle who loved watching Michigan play and my grandfather who I was close to when I was growing up loved Penn State-probably due to the fact that he grew up in the backyard of State College and went to PSU. I always heard from both sides-uncle and grandfather-that if they ever were to play each other, it would be like worlds colliding, titans battling! Neither side would admit that they could lose. Fortunate for them when I was growing up they played in different divisions-Michigan in the Big Ten and Penn State in the Independent division.
Some 15 years ago though Penn State joined the Big Ten division and Michigan and Penn State have played nearly every year and I’ve seen some very good ball games when they’ve played each other. This year Michigan is simply not playing well-and this is not said to take away anything from the Nittany Lions win last weekend. The Penn State Nittany Lions are playing top ball and are the ones to beat in the Big Ten conference. I believe the Big ten Title is the Nittany Lions to lose. In fact they play OSU this upcoming weekend in Columbus and it should be a very good game. ESPN is making the case that this game will decide who will win the Big ten championship. If Penn State wins then they control their destiny in reference to the Big-ten title. They have three games remaining after playing OSU and all of them are conference games. It’s in the Lions hands.
I’ve watched the Wolverines and the Lions play my entire life and have gotten used to seeing both of them in a bowl game and fighting for the Big ten title or for a National championship. This year though I may find I only have to look for the Nittany Lions playing over the New Year Holiday as Michigan-with a 2-5 record-doesn’t look like they know how to win, or want to win at times. Perhaps this really is a rebuilding year for the Michigan Wolverines. At least I’ll be able to feel confident and secure as long as Joe continues to coach the Lions at State College!
Penn State-espn page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
Michigan-espn web page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=130
Penn State 46 Michigan 17
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282920213
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I grew up watching both Michigan and Penn State play. I had an uncle who loved watching Michigan play and my grandfather who I was close to when I was growing up loved Penn State-probably due to the fact that he grew up in the backyard of State College and went to PSU. I always heard from both sides-uncle and grandfather-that if they ever were to play each other, it would be like worlds colliding, titans battling! Neither side would admit that they could lose. Fortunate for them when I was growing up they played in different divisions-Michigan in the Big Ten and Penn State in the Independent division.
Some 15 years ago though Penn State joined the Big Ten division and Michigan and Penn State have played nearly every year and I’ve seen some very good ball games when they’ve played each other. This year Michigan is simply not playing well-and this is not said to take away anything from the Nittany Lions win last weekend. The Penn State Nittany Lions are playing top ball and are the ones to beat in the Big Ten conference. I believe the Big ten Title is the Nittany Lions to lose. In fact they play OSU this upcoming weekend in Columbus and it should be a very good game. ESPN is making the case that this game will decide who will win the Big ten championship. If Penn State wins then they control their destiny in reference to the Big-ten title. They have three games remaining after playing OSU and all of them are conference games. It’s in the Lions hands.
I’ve watched the Wolverines and the Lions play my entire life and have gotten used to seeing both of them in a bowl game and fighting for the Big ten title or for a National championship. This year though I may find I only have to look for the Nittany Lions playing over the New Year Holiday as Michigan-with a 2-5 record-doesn’t look like they know how to win, or want to win at times. Perhaps this really is a rebuilding year for the Michigan Wolverines. At least I’ll be able to feel confident and secure as long as Joe continues to coach the Lions at State College!
Penn State-espn page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=213
Michigan-espn web page
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=130
Penn State 46 Michigan 17
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282920213
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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