The Nittany Turkey

Primarily about Penn State football, this is a tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

SDR: Mission Accomplished

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#10 Penn State 17, #17 Iowa 12

The Sanguinarian Day of Reckoning (SDR) produced thrills, chills, boredom, excitement, conspiracy theories, and optimism, as the undefeated Nittany Lions passed their first test of the season at the halfway mark. With many doubters predicting a Hawkeye outright victory, Penn State covered the spread by virtue of a(nother) Nate Stanley interception on a two-point conversion.

As for the Sanguinarians, they’ll live to crow another day. They will enjoy temporary bragging rights when, surely, PSU moves up in the polls. With two Top Ten teams above them having gone down in flames, PSU is liable to be #8 when this weeks rankings come out. (That will put three B10 teams in the Top 10, tOSU, Wisconsin, and PSU — all the more reason why crappy B10 officiating needs to be addressed so the conference doesn’t keep shooting itself in the foot. More on this later.) For now, the Sanguinarians can dream of knocking off the Schmuckeyes (completely looking past the intervening schedule) and then putting the clamps on Jonathan Taylor in the conference championship game. Bring on ‘Bama!

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SDR: One Can Hope!

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#17 Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1, 1-1) host #10 Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0)

Iowa Hawkeyes

Let’s talk about Jonathan Sutherland’s hair, shall we?

No, let’s not. We need to stop wasting time on hair and start thinking about going 1-0 this week. Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa. And guess what? Iowa.

I’d rather talk about what happens on the football field when these two teams get together. Who can forget the 6-4 classic in 2004? You can’t, because I won’t let you. Read about it here.

Last time out, Iowa played defense against Michigan, and wound up on the short side, 10-3. If Kirk Ferentz takes a cue from the defensive brain trust at Purdue, their more effective defense can nullify the deep threat, leaving our dudes with the unenviable task of trying to score 10 points. That is, unless our coaching geniuses figure out how to nullify the nullifiers. All in all, it looks like a defense-oriented game. I’ll tell you right off the bat, I’m taking the under. Nevertheless, this is where the Nittany Lions either prove themselves worthy of that Top Ten ranking — or they don’t.

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