Archives for January 2006

Paul Posluszny had his MRI today, and it revealed partial tears of the posterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament. ?????? ?????? He is not expected to need surgery but he will require six to eight weeks for rehab. ????? ???? ?????? What a relief, given that the rumor mill has been talking about surgery and 18 months rehab! ??????? ??????

But first, Bro’, did you see that? No, it wasn’t an extraterrestrial object hurtling toward a meteor-proof Toyota. It was Vince Young using his speed and his massive 6′-5″, 233 pound sinew machine to stage one of the most memorable comeback two-minute drills this Turkey has ever seen. What a pro Vince Young is going to be! [Read more…]

The Turkey has recovered from his late night watching a pretty amazing Orange Bowl. This column will not be my typical game report. For one thing, I could not do this game justice in 25,000 words, much less the space I have available here. The game stats are available elsewhere for those who demand a more formal retrospective. However, I suspect that anyone who reads this column has either seen the game or read any number of good recaps of it. Thus, I will devote the column to random observations and thoughts about the 2006 Orange Bowl (which, by the way, Penn State won 26–23 in three overtimes). [Read more…]