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The Cereal Bowl at the Horseshoe

November 17, 2011 Penn State Football

The beleaguered #21 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) travel to Columbus to square off with the beleaguered and unranked Ohio State Buckeyes (6-4, 3-3) on Saturday in a game that always has been a smashmouth affair. Ohio State leads the all-time series 14-12.

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Lions vs. Owls

September 16, 2011 Penn State Football

So, this is supposed to be the start of an easy three game stretch, in which the Nittany Lions get to take a rest before plunging into the heart of the Big Ten schedule. After all, Temple (2-0) has always been a pushover for Penn State (1-1). In this case, “always” means since 1941. That’s [...]

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Tide Competent; Lions Not

September 11, 2011 Penn State Football

Just a quick post to reiterate what Frank Gifford might say: “Turnovers will kill ya.” “Mistakes will kill ya.” “Dropped passes will kill ya.” “Penalties will kill ya.” The worst mistake was communication failure. Using up all three first half time-outs during the first possession of the game was bad, very bad. Ridiculous, too. Ludicrous, [...]

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PSU at #23 on AP Poll

September 7, 2011 Penn State Football

The AP poll for Week One is finally out with Penn State making its debut at #23, while this weekend’s opponent, Alabama, has dropped down to #3. Oklahoma is #1, followed by LSU at #2, and Alabama, Boise State, and FSU make up the top five. The next five are Stanford, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Oklahoma [...]

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