The Nittany Turkey

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

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Bullet Dodged, and That Ain’t Livermush!

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Lions Nearly Snockered by Hillbillies

We had ’em all the way! Yeah, right. The Nittany Lions (1-0) got out of this one by the skin of their teeth, needing an overtime period and a fortuitous interception by Amani Oruwariye to overcome the Appalachian State Moonshiners 45-38.

Poor Showing by PSU Defense and Special Teams

Giving up 38 points in regulation? Giving up 451 total yards? Giving up a 100-yard kickoff return? Squandering a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter? OMG OMG WTF? Is this a Penn State defense? Rebuilding or reloading? How about reviling? [Read more…]

Down from the Boone Docks

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App State Visits Rebuilding/Reloading Nittany Lions

Are we “rebuilding” or “reloading”? Only the sports writers know for sure, and they are always wrong. Besides, both metaphors suck and who cares?The Appalachian State Mountaineers, now coached by Scott Satterfield, come to St. Joe Memorial Stadium at Beaver Field to take on the mighty, rebuilding, recharging, or reloading Nittany Lions on Saturday, September 1 at 3:30 in the PM. You know I’m going to be watching from the comfort of Jackstand’s sofa.

Appalachian State is famous for two things: beating Michigan in 2007 and liver mush. The former needs no explanation. The young upstarts beat Fifth Ranked Big Blue back in the Lloyd Carr era. Carr retired after that. The latter — well, it has to be experienced. However, I have provided a photo of the delightful breakfast dish being served by a delightful waitress at the delightful Boone Drug Company during a visit by Artificially Sweetened and this turkey back in the summer of 2008, when the spirit of victory was fresh and the mush was sweet. Or whatever liver mush is.

Sampling the liver mush in Boone.

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The Turkey Lives

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We’re just a month away from the big App State game, and here I am, tickling mein Das Keyboard with some out-of-left-field bullshit about Penn State Football — and even a little bit about the beleaguered Urban Meyer, over at tOSU. [Read more…]