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Honey Badger Not Tiger

Posted on August 10, 2012 Written by The Nittany Turkey

Honey Badger
Honey Badger don’t care.

Violating team rules is cause for dismissal from the squad, but Honey Badger don’t care. Heisman finalist Tyrann Mathieu, better known as Honey Badger, done got his ass cut by coach Les Miles of the LSU Tigers, and he better start carin’.

A cover corner — think about it. Let’s consider the idea that he goes to Penn State to bolster a very seriously deficient defensive secondary. That’s a longshot because of NCAA rules that seem to always go against Penn State. He can start playing right away if he moves down to a Division II school, but he would have to sit out a year if he made a lateral transfer. He has two years of eligibility.

Ray Ratto, the San Francisco sports writer, thinks that it is possible that Mathieu could get a waiver to play for Penn State.  But his tweet seemed a bit facetious:

Ray Ratto ?@RattoCSN

Let’s see if this rumor can get some traction: Tyrann Mathieu to Penn State on special waiver . . . in three . . . two . . . one

Hasn’t seemed to gain much traction.

“We lose a quality person, teammate and contributor to the program.” —Less Smiles

But what about it? Let’s say that such waivers could be arranged. In the past, Penn State’s conservatism would have precluded even looking Honey Badger’s way. What about now? Would having one of the best cornerbacks in the country be enough to offset his flamboyance and free spirit? We don’t know what his violation of team policy was, but it must have been pretty serious for LSU to dump this caliber player. Would Honey Badger want Penn State?

What do y’all think?

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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: Bill O'Brien, Honey Badger, Les Miles, LSU, Penn State, Tyrann Mathieu

Comments

  1. BigAl says

    August 10, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    No way he attends Penn State. He would have to attend class and pass some courses.

    Majoring in Black Studies at North Carolina would be a better fit for him.

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    • The Nittany Turkey says

      August 10, 2012 at 8:11 pm

      Maybe North Carolina A & I. UNC would mean sitting out a year.

      I’m hoping that he can kick his habit or he’s liable to wind up at State Penn.

      —TNT

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  2. Joe says

    August 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    Hey we are thin at DB right?

    All I can say is he must have really done something wrong to get bounced from an SEC school.

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    • The Nittany Turkey says

      August 10, 2012 at 8:09 pm

      Looks like it was drugs. Last year he was suspended for a game for flunking a drug test, and he’s been undergoing counseling. So, I guess he had his chance(s).

      —TNT

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