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And now, back to JoePa speculation…

Posted on March 20, 2008 Written by The Nittany Turkey

I’ve been doing the three things I said I wouldn’t do as the off-season rolled around: dwelling on the Pryor recruitment morass, documenting off-field legal incidents, and speculating about the future of the head coaching position at Penn State. ????? ???? Call me a hypocrite, a liar, whatever. I answer to those names. Anyhow, with Pryor safely committed to tOSU and off-field incidents now just expected background noise, my attention has turned to the Paterno situation. ??? ???? ????

In this morning’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ron Musselman wrote an overblown piece about that very issue, with the trigger being the PSU Board of Trustees meeting today and tomorrow at Washington DC’s historic Mayflower Hotel. All Musselman needed to sell some newspapers was the following quote from an anonymous trustee: “It’ll definitely be on the menu. ????? ???? ???? ??? ” So, we’ll just leave it with the facts. There’s a Board of Trustees meeting today and tomorrow. If you want vacuously embellished fluff, read Musselman’s piece.

So, you wonder why I opt for the distraction of American Idol with all this great stuff going on? Yeah, right, even the mindless American Idol is more entertaining than jumping to conclusions every time Curley or Spanier farts! Too bad Musselman doesn’t have that option.

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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: board of trustees, college football, head coach, Joe Paterno, Penn State, succession plan

Sales Arrested in Pittsburgh

Posted on March 19, 2008 Written by The Nittany Turkey

Here we go again! Nittany Lion linebacker Tyrell Sales, one of the guys whose name seems to come up in connection with off-field incidents from time to time, got his ass arrested in Pittsburgh Saturday for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. Little else is known about the Station Square incident, but a Daily Collegian story can be found here.

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And, yes, friends, Terrelle Pryor has indeed committed to the Ohio State University. May he find happiness in the halls where Art Schlichter and Maurice Clarett once roamed, a school that once had a legendary coach who once punched an opposing player in the throat on national prime-time television in the Gator Bowl.

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Morelli “Not Crisp” in Pro Day Workout

Posted on March 18, 2008 Written by The Nittany Turkey

Scout.com is reporting that our favorite PSU whipping boy quarterback, Mr. Anthony Morelli, did himself no favors in his Pro Day showoff drills, running 40s in a linemanlike 4.9-5.1 and appearing inconsistent and “not crisp at all” in the main quarterback workout. Tell us something we didn’t already know.

Among other NFL personnel, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin personally attended the workouts. Perhaps he wanted to see the place where his predecessor will be coaching next. (Just kidding, but RUTS has reported that Bill Cowher met with Spanier and Paterno as well as Curley when he visited University Park last month.)

Dan Connor, who missed the linebacker workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine, having gone home from that event with the flu,  looked good all around, running a 4.70 and a 4.71.

Even the forgotten man, Austin Scott, had a decent performance. However, his legal trouble and his hesitancy to hit holes of the football kind will make him iffy for the NFL.

Justin King participated in all the drills except for the 40, I suppose because he wanted to leave well enough alone after having run a 4.31 at the NFL Combine. He was said to have performed well.

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One other thing. Terrelle Pryor will announce his choice this week. Just about everybody thinks it will be Ohio State, so don’t be surprised if it is. Now that he’s won the basketball championship for Jeannette, he can concentrate on ending this high drama.

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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: Anthony Morelli, Austin Scott, Bill Cowher, college football, Dan Connor, Justin King, NFL, Penn State, Pro Day, Terrelle Pryor

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