Akron - 7, #9 Penn State - 31 Opening day of PSU football for 2009 - WOO HOO! Ok, so Penn State gets the opening kick off and the freshman Smith returns it for a nice gain to start off. Then, the offense lines up in typical run formation. Gee, who would have guessed it - a run for the first play (first X plays) right? NO! Play action pass for a huge gain - WOW! The first series was absolutely awesome! Drove right down and nailed a TD. Not sure what happened to the offense after that first series, though. They seemed to have sputtered. The running game (Royster was 14 carries for 61 yards and a TD) seemed a little weak. And the new field goal kicker missed not one, but TWO field... Read More »
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Yes, you know what that means! Speculation abounds about how these rookies will do this year; who will make an impact and who will fall flat on their face. Only 2 PSU players went in the draft: outstanding LB Dan Connor went to Carolina in the 3rd round, and that wanker CB Justin King went to St. Louis in a late round.Other notables: Rashard Mendenhall (RB, Illinois), who terrorized Penn State last year for a lot of yards, went to Pittsburgh. That should be very interesting to watch - are they going back to pounding the ball on the ground after Big Ben's AWESOME year last year?!? Miami picked up a bunch of possible play makers including Chad Henne (QB, Michigan). I will be eager to see if... Read More »
Well this year in Fantasy Football is at least treating me well. Up until this past weekend, I was #1 in both of my leagues. Unfortunately, a late TD by the Packers in overtime at Denver hosed me, since my opponent had both Favre and Greg Jennings and those 2 boosted him up over 40 points to beat me by 2 miserable points. So I find myself in 2nd in the Delta league, but still a comfortable 1st in the other league. So I'll be hoping that Ron Mexico drops a game or two, but he's been winning steadily for the last 4 weeks... Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak 1.... Read More »
#1 Ohio State - 37, #25 Penn State - 17 Why do I allow myself to think better of Penn State than what they are? It's a very simple question, really. Ohio State hadn't "played anyone" yet this year, and I thought the way the offense has been moving the ball the last 2 weeks that things were finally clicking. Night game at Penn State. 2nd largest crowd EVER. #1 in our sights. The game kicked off, and Ohio State moved the ball down the field and attained a moral victory by scoring a field goal. Ok, fine. Then it was Penn State's turn. We marched right down the field and punched it in for a TD! WOW!!! I had to run outside and howl! That's what I'm talkin' about, right?! Well, aside from... Read More »
Penn State - 36, Indiana - 31 I had a feeling coming into this game that we shouldn't take Indiana lightly, and they prove that to be the case. Indiana had the same 5-2 record as we had going into the game. Their QB, Kellen Lewis is very young, but looked very good. He will definitely be a threat in the next couple of years. As well, their 6'7" receiver Hardy will also be a major threat. Those two teamed up to riddle our defense and rack up 142 yards and 2 TDs alone. In total, the D gave up 318 yards passing, but only 68 yards rushing. The secondary played soft all day, and Justin King looked as if he had his mind on the post-game party rather than the game itself. The defense... Read More »