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Not Exactly a Pitchers’ Duel!

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Last Second FG Wins Rose Bowl for USC

The mighty #5 Penn State Nittany Lions bowed to the #9 USC Trojans after putting up one helluva fight in a classic Rose Bowl that will be long remembered. The final score of 52-49 only begins to tell the tale of what was a compelling and highly entertaining sixty minutes of college football in a time-honored venue.

As I wrote last night in my postgame “what could have been” state, the loss by the Nittany Lions does not detract from their magical season and their future promise. They still have some glaring weaknesses, but I’m now a believer. The positive attitude, the JoMo scheme, and the team’s youth portend well. Who thought that they could have come so far so soon? [Read more…]

Roses and Roses and Roses: Penn State vs. USC

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PSU vs. USC Preview and Thoughts

USC TrojansTime for my final preview and prediction for the 2016-7 Penn State football season! As you undoubtedly know, the #5 Nittany Lions (10-2) meet the #9 USC Trojans (9-3) in the Grandaddy of Them All, the Rose Bowl presented by some damn insurance company that paid dearly for the recognition.

What you’ve been reading here all year suggests that Penn State has created an enjoyable and eminently watchable season for us in order to give us our vicarious thrills, but they’re flawed and they’ve been lucky. True enough, but we’ve sure had some fun and some heart attacks due to their Second-Half Teamedness. Will I ever shut up about their flaws? Hell, no, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want them to win.

One thing I misunderestimated (thanks, George Bush) is the groundswell of confidence that had built within the Nittany Lions of 2016. They truly believe they can do anything. And for the past eight games, they sure as hell have put their money where their brains have been. [Read more…]

Happy with the Rose Bowl!

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103rd Rose Bowl Game

Penn State Will Face USC in 103rd Rose Bowl

Our astute College Football Playoff selection committee has done its thing. Penn State (11-2) will face the University of Southern California (9-3) in the 103rd Rose Bowl Game on Monday, January 2 at 2200Z in Pasadena. Why are so many Nittany Lions fans so disappointed? Huh?

The Rose Bowl, nicknamed “The Granddaddy of them All” by Keith Jackson, longtime ABC Sports commentator, is an amazing venue. I’ve been to Pasadena for just one Rose Bowl, in 1995, but it turned out to be the best bowl experience of my life. In my not-so-humble opinion, it basically blows that people are treating this great, traditional game as if it is some kind of consolation prize. [Read more…]