Misstep after misstep
College football is such a great sport. It is the number one thing that gets me past summer ending. I arrange our Saturdays around all the big games each week. Heck, I will eat something I don’t even want just so I don’t have to leave the house in the…
Will it matter who you play?
For years, college basketball would arrive at March parsing all the numbers, particularly schedule strength. College basketball has the benefit of a 30 game schedule and a 68 team field for their postseason tournament. That aside, time and time again the…
A Black and Gold midseason report
The Steelers had the week off to basque in the glory of a 6-2 start to the season, first place in the AFC North, and most importantly the uncovering of an actual professional quarterback.
With the schedule the Steelers were dealt by the NFL, who must…
The Valley just might get real happy by year’s end
As I said a few weeks ago, I live in the heart of Penn State country. I don’t root for Penn State. I wouldn’t call myself a hater, but maybe a disliker. I grew up listening to constant conversations about how Joe Paterno was almost as holy as Jesus…
We’re not in Kansas anymore
Welcome to Oz, college football style.
Players have “handlers” coming out of high school. They want to know, “how much, how much, how much.” It is making recruiting a totally different beast.
Schools like Oregon are not only offering a winning product…
Penn State and USC show two sides to everything
For a USC fan living in the heart of Penn State country, the game you want to see the Trojans lose the least is the Penn State game. Unfortunately, USC managed to snatch defeat out of the grasp of victory. For the third time in four weeks, the Trojans…
A game to silence the critics
I live in Penn State country. Right in the heart. Ninety percent of my friends are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my co-workers are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my neighbors are Penn State fans.
Ninety percent of those friends, neighbors…
Let the games begin
It started at the end of March. Don't get me started on that. It ended Sunday. Oh wait, that isn’t right either. Thanks to baseball’s lack of forward thinking, it ended on Monday.
The long, winding 162 game MLB regular season is over. Now it is time for…
Relax, 12 teams get in
If you are a fanatic of a particular team, like I am with USC, you will need to adjust your frustration meter this year. Twelve teams will make the playoffs this year, so one loss is not the end of the world.
USC lost a heartbreaker in Ann Arbor to the…
