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All that fuss about you pick a Little Eleven team . . . the horror.There is a winner and it is the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.All that fuss about you pick a Little Eleven team . . . the horror.There is a winner and it is the Penn State Nittany Lions.
I was at the game. It was pretty freakin' cold. And I was in the end zone as UConn fans made a lot of noise and forced a huge delay of game penalty on USF as they were threatening on the goal line late in the game. USF didn't score, and UConn just barely beat them.
I was in that end zone too. Very cold and USF fans were complaining. I told them to come back in February when it gets really cold.
BTW your posts on the boneyard are rather insightful, especially when it comes to things outside of the big east where too many there are (rightfully) focused. When we take a step back at the larger picture there, things don't look as bad as some would paint it.
As a USF Bulls fan, I have some differences in opinion. You guys have a brand new stadium, a growing fan base and some good young talent. But the Big East is going to be all bulls in a year or so...so get used to it. We are the eight largest college in America, with an enrollement of close to 40,000 and in just ten years of being a football team, we have joined the Big East, won a bowl game and this year will for the first time, could start the season in the top 25. We are the future of college football....
By and large, you're right about the odious business of college football. But I can say there are bigtime programs that do NOT pay players under the table, and they expect them to go to class, and graduate, and I can tell you this is true from the inside. I have spent many hours writing reports for Paterno's football players. The coaches watch those kids like hawks to make sure they're progressing in class, and when they don't, they sit (Jurevicius and Enis skipped a couple classes and were benched for a huge bowl game when I was there).
Luckily, Gomezcat picked a school that does it right and takes the student part of the equation seriously.
Do like Tom O'Brien and switch to NC State! Plus, they wear red and white - BRIGHT WOLFPACK RED, not maroon, not crimson, nor any other variation. In fact, they are the exact same colors as the original Pats unies.Gotta support the local Boston College Eagles. They beat the big boys, and graduate their kids better than anyone. Also, they own Notre Dame.
I can get behind that. After all, the "theory" of athletic scholarships says that you take guys who aren't Norman Einstein (or Alfred Einstein either) and give them an educational boost, whether they go on to careers as professional athletes or not.
My own worry is that a lot of the programmes that are said to have "standards" look to me to be more about drilling the players into a (somewhat questionable) set of values than developing their capacities for independent and critical thought. But maybe that's just me -- I have never been up close with such a program as you have ..
4) Eye Candy
When you watch FSU games on tv, you won't find better looking girls anywhere else. If you don't believe me, look up the name Jenn Sterger. She was discovered at the FSU/Miami game in 2005 and has posed for playboy.
Well, what's more important? Providing entertainment for students and alums and a feeder system for the NFL, or some kid getting an education?
You do realize that the only "fifth" recognized by a certain Maine based individual is often cleverly concealed in a brown paper bag and requires frequent explorations of the trees for Patriots' logo golfballs when golfing (or a varient of the sport).Oh man, that's a good question! Can a foreigner invoke the Fifth Amendment?
Well, what's more important? Providing entertainment for students and alums and a feeder system for the NFL, or some kid getting an education?
First you're bashing New England football, then you admit you're a USF fan??? :singing: :singing: :singing:
Boston College is the only decent college football team in NE and they are normally mediocre at best for the most part. Face it New England is not know for its football prospects or college football whatsoever...
You do realize that the only "fifth" recognized by a certain Maine based individual is often cleverly concealed in a brown paper bag and requires frequent explorations of the trees for Patriots' logo golfballs when golfing (or a varient of the sport).
Don't fall under the trap of supporting precious Michigan or OSU. You want a true blue collar and clean program with a world class coach. That college and coach is Penn State with Joe Paterno.
As an example of how old school Joe is: This summer there was a confrontation in the street where some kid got in a player's gf's face and pushed her to the ground. So then the football player grabbed three teammates and followed the kid to a party where there was a fight. No serious injuries but certainly not something you should brag about. After hearing of this Joe Paterno as punishment has decided that all players, coaches, and staff will be responsible for cleaning up Beaver Stadium Sun mornings after games including himself as he saw it as reflection of a team problem of discipline. This duty is usually reserved for clubs who get paid $500 to help fund their activities. Joe has said that all $ will still go to the clubs who were signed up for the activity however they need not show as his team will handle the work. Also as a side note, the 4 players involved, 2 are suspended for the year and 2 are suspended for 4 games.
That my friends is why PSU to me is the greatest program in College Football. A hardnosed coach who btw has the highest graduation rate among players in the Big 10 (tied with Northwestern). We may not win as much as we used to but we have never been prouder.