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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Boss to Grace Halftime at Super Bowl XLIII

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Yeah, you heard it somewhere else first, but it seems that the NFL has continued in its string of selecting aging rock superstars for halftime entertainment at its premier event. Bruce Springsteen and the reassembled E Street Band will perform in Tampa at Super Bowl XLIII. I was pretty much over Springsteen by 1988 or so, but the NFL must be attempting to appeal to the now affluent Generation Xers who craved the New Jerseyite’s raspy voice back in the day.

As for this Turkey, I don’t particularly care who the hell performs at halftime. As far as I’m concerned, that’s for the girls in the audience who can’t hold their bladders until halftime, when we dudes are queuing up for the urinal. I rarely watch the halftime show. The last time I did, Mick Jagger was performing on a stage shaped like a gigantic tongue, and his triceps flab was flapping in the breeze. Before him was Paul McCartney, and since then, the league has given us Prince, Tom Petty, and now, Springsteen.

Springsteen is pushing 60, so he’s a little younger. At least they’re not giving us Tony Bennett.

I liked The Boss back in the day, but I would rather look at another wardrobe malfunction. Sticking a rock concert in the middle of a crucial football game is just too big a production, and too distracting. Let us have breasts—they’re always on our mind, anyway!

Kerry Is Not Done Yet

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Kerry Collins will take center stage Sunday as starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans following Vince Young’s knee injury. ????? ???? ???? It’s been a while since the 14-year veteran former Nittany Lion quarterback was “the man. ????? ???? ?????? ” He’s certainly had his ups and downs, which Vince Young should view as a model when he feels that life has him by the balls. Collins is doing his best to shore up Young’s fragile ego. ??? ???? ???? ???

Read an inspiring Tennessean piece.

Get Out, Ed!

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The Colts’ owner, Bill Polian announced that Ed Johnson would be waived Thursday as a result of his drug arrest. While the Colts consider every disciplinary issue on a case by case basis, Johnson essentially had been on probation with the Colts because of his history at Penn State. He screwed up once and he was gone.

He’s pretty much dead meat in the NFL now, unless the Raiders have a spot for him.

Another round of negative publicity for Penn State Football.

See my earlier post about Johnson and read the ESPN story about his dumpage.