The Nittany Turkey

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

IITOP Debunked – It DOES Matter!

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Penn State 22, Wisconsin 10

Those of us who had lost faith in the Lions, thinking they couldn’t solve their problems before the end of the year, were treated to a pleasant surprise in the blustery cold of St. Joe Memorial-Irwin Financial Stadium at Beaver Field on Saturday. The #21 Penn State Nittany Lions, much maligned offensive line and all, defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 22-10, spoiling any hope in Madison that their team would compete for the Big Ten championship this year.

Any notion that Time of Possession is increasingly irrelevant should fly back in to Matt Herb’s ass from whence it came. Penn State won the game because it took care of business, keeping the ball for 34 minutes while the Badgers could manage only 26, quite a turnaround from being dead last in the conference. [Continue reading]

Bier, Bratwürste, und Badgers

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Wisconsin Badgers vs. #21 Penn State

Wisconsin BadgersThe beaten-up Lions return to St. Joe Memorial Stadium (formerly Penndot) at Beaver Field to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday at noon. Yes, that’s right, noon. The season has come to that. ESPN/ABC find us so unappealing that we get the ho-hum noon kickoff this week and probably, henceforth. Nevertheless, some PSU homeys still think this team is hot shit!

The two combatants have identical overall season records of 6-3, but the Badgers have a better conference record, 4-2. Penn State is 3-3.  ‘Sconsin’s two losses were to Michigan and Northwestern, and their non-conference loss was to BYU. Next week, they face resurgent Purdue.

The all-time series is tied at 9-9. So, this is the rubber match for slim-ass bragging rights next year. [Continue reading]

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