August 2004

What the heck is a Nittany Turkey?

August 31, 2004 General

The domesticated version of the wild turkey, the Nittany, was bred for market use by Pennsylvania (College) State University in the 1930s.

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The Lion in Late, Late Autumn

August 30, 2004 Penn State Football

That is the title of the story written by Pat Jordan in the New York Times Sunday Magazine of August 29. Joe Paterno is the subject of the story. Your Thanksgiving Fowl found it entertaining. While true-blue Penn Staters probably won’t find much new material in the story, it is still worth reading. Here’s an [...]

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Not bad. Not bad at all.

August 27, 2004

Having observed this performance against the Eagles, which by the way, the Steelers won 27–21, I am encouraged and optimistic about the season ahead.

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Priceless JoePa Quote

August 26, 2004 Penn State Football

From his Media Day press conference: “There are no new ideas in football. They are all the same. You do what you want to do.” —JoePa That just about sums it up, doesn’t it?

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