HAIL TO THE VICTORS!!! GO BLUE!

what exactly is a "nittany"?

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:

Nittany is the name of a local mountain. Mount Nittany used to have mountian lions on it back when this was "The Farmer's High School", so our mascot was chosen as such.

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittany_Lion

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Nittany is the name of a local mountain. Mount Nittany used to have mountian lions on it back when this was "The Farmer's High School", so our mascot was chosen as such.

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittany_Lion

very cool. my wife, who's from Pittsburgh, couldn't answer that question for me. But then again, she went to Duquesne.

That PSU bandwagon is probably pretty rusty. As soon as you get that nice and oiled up they're going to lose to Indiana or Northwestern or something.

We don't play Indiana, and we whooped Northwestern last weekend. Way to keep up, Davo.

"I have no excuse fro the way I played today." John Goss Junior kicker (MSU)

"Goss who came into the game 2 for 3 on field goals with the only miss being a 53 yarder at Notre Dame, missed a 23 yard try wide left early in the 4th quarter and then missed a 37 yard wide right in overtime.

U-M kicker Garret Rivas missed a 27 yard field goal with 48 seconds to play in regulation. "

Nerves must've just been nuts for these guys.

John Goss is in one of my classes tomorrow....

I think you get my point though. PSU has at least 4 losses on their schedule. I'll check back with you at the end of the season and see if you're still posting Nittany Lions graphics on here.

I will ALWAYS post PSU stuff, win or lose. I rooted all last season through the bad games. And seriously, 4 losses? I don't think so. I'm betting on a 9-2 season.

4 losses:
* Ohio State
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
* Ohio State

Every year the Big Ten has a team or two that go undefeated a little deeper into the season than they should, and then completely collapse. Last year it was the Badgers, this year it's Penn State (and probably Wisconsin again, though they look pretty good). Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being proud of your team, but just don't be disappointed when everything comes crumbling down for them.

Go Blue!

I almost dided when Rivas missed the field goal but luckily they pulled it out of there asses. I always shake my head when Coach Carr tries to wind down the time with less than a converted touchdown under his belt - it ALWAYS comes back to bite him and it almost did this time.

I can't believe tha t MI isn't even ranked - that's a shocker, but nonetheless, understandable. Rankings should be abolished anyway as they prevent the REAL "best teams" form playing for the Championship as the final game is always decided prioir to the end of the season which is totally gay.

welcome back, stazi. congrats!

Originally posted by Davo:
4 losses:
* Ohio State
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
* Ohio State

Every year the Big Ten has a team or two that go undefeated a little deeper into the season than they should, and then completely collapse. Last year it was the Badgers, this year it's Penn State (and probably Wisconsin again, though they look pretty good). Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being proud of your team, but just don't be disappointed when everything comes crumbling down for them.

I only see 3 losses there.

Originally posted by mbTDI:

GO DOMERS!!!

IRIIIIIIIIIISSSSHHHHHH!!!

im glad im not the only Irish fan in here. did you guys see the beat down they gave Purdue?

Originally posted by dnewma04:
I only see 3 losses there.

Ouch.

* Michigan State

Originally posted by RetiredCEG'er:

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:

x2

x3 + bump

Hellava day in the Big 10!

"Your brown jug are belonging to us!"

Oh yeah, Davo?

And seriously, what do you mean, "bandwagon?" We're PSU students, what do you expect?

Davo doesn't like sports fanatics. He wishes everyone to be very appreciative of their teams, but not fanatical. Golf clap when they win, point out positives when they lose, never be to positive or negative.

I think bandwagons are very important for sports.

Originally posted by dnewma04:
I think bandwagons are very important for sports.

Yet you've never been a part of one.

Originally posted by Davo:

Originally posted by dnewma04:
I think bandwagons are very important for sports.

Yet you've never been a part of one.

i think fighter pilots are important for our military. i've never been one of those either.

Ummm....my point is that dnewma04 has insisted that the Pistons bandwagon doesn't exist, yet he says bandwagons are necessary for sports. Something doesn't jive there.

Originally posted by Davo:
Ummm....my point is that dnewma04 has insisted that the Pistons bandwagon doesn't exist, yet he says bandwagons are necessary for sports. Something doesn't jive there.

ah, i misunderstood... though my main point still stands. just because there may or may not be a pistons bandwagon, it doesn't negate the fact that bandwagons can be important.

Go Horns!

I'm not a bandwagon fan, I went to more pistons games during the teal grant hill days then i have the last few years, but if I ever said there weren't bandwagon pistons fans, i miswrote or you misunderstood. EVERY sport and team have bandwagon fans. Now the Detroit Lions have this ridiculous loyalty that compares to the Cubs/Red Sox. Despite piss poor teams anually, they continue to have a huge local following that defies reason. But yes, there are bandwagon Lions fans, as well.

Ah, I'm sorry. I went back and checked, and it was Corbett that insisted there was no Pistons bandwagon.

Interesting about the Lions. They may have a rabid local following, but the Cubs/Red Sox following is characterized by logic-defying loyalty nation-wide. I've yet to see any such thing for the Lions.

Originally posted by Davo:
Ah, I'm sorry. I went back and checked, and it was Corbett that insisted there was no Pistons bandwagon.

Interesting about the Lions. They may have a rabid local following, but the Cubs/Red Sox following is characterized by logic-defying loyalty nation-wide. I've yet to see any such thing for the Lions.

These teams have exactly the bandwagon fans you have such disdain for. I have 3 long time co-workers who were suddenly cubs and red sox fans, but there was never a mention of either team in many prior conversations about baseball. I don't think the Lions futility has quite the extensive history that the Cubs have had, so maybe with time, they can also gain national sympathy.

I know they do! I need not to get started on them, especially "Red Sox Nation" (

). The sad thing about Red Sox fans is that even though they were New York's [censored] for 80+ years, they thought it was the other way around. And even worse, they thought last year's win was redemption for 80+ years of ownage.

I don't get Cubs fans at all. I guess they've got Wrigley, an American shrine. Maybe if Old Faithful got a baseball team they'd be in competition with the Cubs.

Originally posted by Davo:
4 losses:
* Ohio State
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
...

Well, you're 0 for 1 now.

Go PSU!

Looks like our treatment of Smith has already found it's way onto teh intarweb:

GO BLUE!

Would be funny if we kick PSU's butt this year, but seeing as that we're 3-3, with a loss to Minn (they play football there?!! Wouldn't want to be at the Brown Jug in A2 this weekend!), I'm thinking otherwise. . .it was a rocky season start, chock it up to learning, hopefully we'll come back stronger next year. . .I am VERY surprised with PSU though. . .very. . .

Originally posted by xdouble:

Originally posted by Davo:
4 losses:
* Ohio State
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
...

Well, you're 0 for 1 now.

Go PSU!

FYI I'm 1 for 2 now.

Speaking of hail to the victors! What a game yesterday! TD with 1 second on the clock!

so we're still unranked, and still left with OSU to contend with. . .who else is on the docket?? Purdue?

Originally posted by Davo:
I think you get my point though. PSU has at least 4 losses on their schedule. I'll check back with you at the end of the season and see if you're still posting Nittany Lions graphics on here.

WOW

PSU is handing Wisconsin there ass big time right now!!!!

So what's the bet for PSU in the polls? LSU, Alabmama, and PSU might get mixed up in the BCS, but they will almost certainly fill the 4-5-6 spots. I don't see Alabama going above Miami in the BCS.

Here's hoping for number 4 - but I bet 5: 'bama, PSU, LSU.

EDIT: Just noticed that Alabama and LSU play each other this weekend. One of them is going to fall, and PSU will take that BCS spot!

Yep:

BCS Rankings
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Miami
4. Penn State
5. LSU
6. Virginia Tech
7. Ohio State
8. Alabama
9. Notre Dame
10. Oregon

Looks like LSU didn't play well enough to overtake us. Hello, paging Davo. Davo, you there? Davo? Got a smart-ass comment about the rusty bandwagon?

Man, am I enjoying this!

Has PSU ever beat MSU?

Um, we won last year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243250213&confId=5

i think MSU is going to play the spoiler to PSU this year.

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Um, we won last year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243250213&confId=5

I was being facetious, it seems like MSU generally beats PSU and ND. But I think I might be thinking that PSU has never beat MSU at East Lansing.

Originally posted by MX Racer:
i think MSU is going to play the spoiler to PSU this year.

That would be nice of them to hand the Big Ten championship over to UofM

We won at MSU in 2001 and 1995. Other than those, the home team has always won, at least for the last ten years.

Yeah, I think OSU will probably fall to Michigan. It's going to be close though - or at least I hope it will be.

I hope we (UoM) beat OSU I will dance a jig on my buddy's coffee table as he's a diehard Buckeye.

anxiously awaiting. . .AHHHHHH!!! Sat will be nutz. . .need to get hammered regardless. . .

i got $150 that says Ohio St. shows you why they should be a BCS bid

Originally posted by Stylin55_oh:
i got $150 that says Ohio St. shows you why they should be a BCS bid

Sounds like it's counterfit. As far as I am aware, no legal tender says anything about that school with a weed as a mascot.

Dont be sad because the Wolverine's are gonna get whopped up by a tree and some nuts

Keep that up and your fuel rail will disappear!

Originally posted by KnuKonceptz:
Dont be sad because the Wolverine's are gonna get whopped up by a tree and some nuts

Man, I wish I didn't sell my season tickets.

Though, I do get a good chunk of change every year for them!

Wolverines are going to win, son. It's inevitable!

Originally posted by Stazi:
Keep that up and your fuel rail will disappear!

I cant stop the future from taking place

let's go BLUE@!!!

I'm cautiously optimisitic. . .

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:

Originally posted by Davo:
I think you get my point though. PSU has at least 4 losses on their schedule. I'll check back with you at the end of the season and see if you're still posting Nittany Lions graphics on here.

BUMP!!!!

That would be 1, thanks davo

If MSU did not self distruct at every possible critical point in the game....

MSU special teams made OSU's look incredible

Originally posted by KnuKonceptz:
If MSU did not self distruct at every possible critical point in the game.... MSU special teams made OSU's look incredible

MSU blows! Can't wait to see the paper on Monday.

Originally posted by Slack Master Doug:

Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:

Originally posted by Davo:
I think you get my point though. PSU has at least 4 losses on their schedule. I'll check back with you at the end of the season and see if you're still posting Nittany Lions graphics on here.

BUMP!!!!

That would be 1, thanks davo

**sniff sniff**

Doug, what do you smell?

Is that oranges?

Yeah, I smell oranges. Huh...

Penn State came pretty close to possibly having a shot at the national title last night.

Yeah, no kidding! If Frenso had pulled that off, and UCLA followed suit next week... State College was going NUTS during the USC/FS game. Wow, what a day for college football.

BCS is out.

3

Who knows maybe UCLA can beat USC.

Yeah, I think it might happen. But then odds are it would be Texas - USC - PSU - LSU - VT - OSU - etc. Never know, though...

Originally posted by kipsvt98:
Who knows maybe UCLA can beat USC.

They already played the best team they will face this year last weekend. Don't expect a close game against UCLA>