Primarily about Penn State football, this is a tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
I thought I told y’all to hold off those New Year’s Pasadena travel plans for a while! The Turkey will not be gentle in dealing with premature bowl euphoria. Knock it off!
There is still much work to be done. ????? ????? ?? ???????? Michigan first. Then Illinois. And so forth. The season did not end after the Ohio State victory. ????? ??????? Proud programs will not roll over for the Nittany Lions.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Oct. 8–The Nittany Lions of Penn State, 2005 edition, even after cleaning Minnesota’s clock last week, still had some doubters, including one Nittany Turkey. Those who didn’t believe that Penn State could play at the same level with the best teams in the Big Ten had to be impressed with the Lions’ performance on Saturday night before 109,839 noisy partisans at Beaver Stadium, as they defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten), 17-10. Penn State improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. With six overall wins, they are the first Big Ten team this year to become eligible for a post-season bowl game.
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STATE COLLEGE, October 1–With another season of mediocrity potentially looming, the Nittany Lions could have believed all the media hype about Laurence Maroney being the premier rusher in football history. With this Turkey and other nattering nabobs of negativism in the sports media heavily discounting their 4-0 start, the Lions could have been appropriately cowed. With fans abandoning ship, leaving vast empty spaces in the upper reaches of Beaver Stadium, the Lions could have been discouraged.
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