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The Battle for THIS!!!
The Nittany Turkey | November 18th 2009
Land Grant Trophy Lots of people think that Penn State still is in the running for a BCS bowl this year. That might well be the case, but I cringe at the thought of crappy special teams play making the Nittany Lions a laughingstock in a big, hig read more
More on the Season Ticket Morass
The Nittany Turkey | November 17th 2009
In an article posted last night on PennLive.com, David Jones of the Patriot-News amplifies upon the earlier report regarding the Penn State administration’s intention to charge additional fees for season ticket holders and to relocate the stude read more
WTF #2 — You Can’t Be Serious!
The Nittany Turkey | November 16th 2009
Forgive the John McEnroe rip-off quote in the headline, please. I couldn’t believe what I had read about Penn State’s plan to hit up season ticket holders for a new ongoing annual fee of up to $600 per seat. They also intend to re-purpose read more
OMG — WTF??
The Nittany Turkey | November 16th 2009
Oh, sure, this Turkey thought that Penn State would get off to a slow start on Saturday. After all, it was a 12:00 P.M. start, and those are problematical. Furthermore, the troops had to be demoralized after the big loss at home at the behest of the read more
LJ Lands in Cincinnati
The Nittany Turkey | November 16th 2009
Troubled former Nittany Lion and Kansas City Chief running back Larry Johnson has a new home, and it will be with Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco, and the rest of the AFC North leading Cincinnati Bengals. After his expected signing, he will be relegate read more
Don’t Bail on Us!
The Nittany Turkey | November 12th 2009
Two more big games to go. Yeah, on paper, the opponents look pretty sappy and I know you’re feeling a letdown after the crappy performance against Ohio State. Sappy and crappy are not a great combination, but there are lots of reasons to stick read more
The Cost of Winning
The Nittany Turkey | November 11th 2009
Todd over at The Lion’s Den has taken a list of NCAA head coaches’ salaries published by USA Today a step forward by calculating the cost of each win this year. This academic exercise reveals that Penn State and Pitt are getting head co read more
LJ Released!
The Nittany Turkey | November 9th 2009
Larry Johnson, Jr. Troubled and troublesome former Nittany Lion and two-time Pro Bowl running back Larry Johnson, Jr. is no longer a member of the Kansas City Chiefs as of today, reports Adam Schefter of ESPN. This is his first day back from a t read more
The Cream Rises to the Top
The Nittany Turkey | November 7th 2009
Iowa was a pretender. Penn State was a pretender. They both went down today, while Ohio State showed that they can play football. This Turkey had nagging suspicions each time he sat down to preview a game this season, suspicions that Penn State had n read more
Penn State Fans Love Cupcakes Just As Much As Joe Paterno
period forcing atmosphere retreat concerns | November 7th 2009 by scaffeldfa
Penn State was not ready for the physicality that Ohio State brought to the table tonight. Even with a beat up offensive line, the Buckeyes punched Penn State in the mouth and told them to go sit in the corner. Even with the statistical anomalies fav read more
The Much Anticipated
The Nittany Turkey | November 6th 2009
The much anticipated, much ballyhooed OSU-PSU game is upon us. At season’s outset, we all thought November 7 would be the bigggggggggggg day for the bigggggggggggg game, but it has turned out to be a little less consequential than the pre-seaso read more
Ohio State Prediction Forthcoming
The Nittany Turkey | November 6th 2009
Just a quickie to say that I will get my weekly game prediction out by Friday afternoon. I apologize for its lateness. read more
Ohio State Vs Penn State College Football Picks
period forcing atmosphere retreat concerns | November 5th 2009 by scaffeldfa
This Saturday, two of the best teams in the Big 10 will match up at Penn State. The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes will square off at Beaver Stadium in Penn State. They both bring several talented players to the mix and it shoul read more
Will OSU, Penn State defenses live up to the hype?
Philadelphia Sports Fan Blog | November 5th 2009 by Evan Kanter
The conventional wisdom says that Ohio State’s football game against Penn State on Saturday will be a battle of defenses.So, are the people saying that insightful observers or just masters of the obvious? Even the players involved aren’t sure read more
A New D.A. for Centre County
The Nittany Turkey | November 4th 2009
Many of you Penn State alumni and fans who are scatteredfar and wide might have missed seeing the outcome of a little county election in Pennsylvania. Fear not! From our friend Todd over at The Lion’s Den, comes this tidbit. From the Daily Coll read more
Chiefs Fans Petition to Keep LJ Benched
The Nittany Turkey | November 4th 2009
Last week, we reported that ex-Nittany Lion Larry Johnson, Jr. was in a peck of trouble with the NFL Kansas City Chiefs for dissing his coach, insulting fans, and gay-bashing via Twitter. Johnson was told to stay away from team activities while his p read more
Sports Illustrated Heisman Trophy Tour
The Nittany Turkey | November 4th 2009
I was asked to pass this along to any of you who might be attending the big game on Saturday. This weekend, the Sports Illustrated Heisman Trophy Tour presented by Nissan will be visiting the Penn State vs Ohio State game! We’ll be setting up a read more
Lions Man Up after Three Sissified Quarters
The Nittany Turkey | November 2nd 2009
Remember the title of my pre-game post? To refresh your memory, it was Trap Games Are for Sissies. So, what happened on Saturday could have produced a really disgusting article from me here today, as the #12 Nittany Lions (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten) did indee read more
Trap Games Are for Sissies
The Nittany Turkey | October 30th 2009
Lots and lots of people out there are portraying the forthcoming game between #12 Penn State (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) and Northwestern (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten) as a “trap” game. The Nittany Lions are coming off an emotional win at da Big House, their read more
Procrastinatoria
The Nittany Turkey | October 30th 2009
While I delay my Penn State vs. Northwestern opinions until the last possible moment, here are some tidbytes that may be of interest to PSU fans, maybe, possibly, perhaps: Kerry Collins has been benched by the Tennessee Titans. Kerry has had a crapp read more
LJ Suspended by Chiefs
The Nittany Turkey | October 28th 2009
Just to keep you up to date on the machinations of Larry Johnson versus the world, ESPN is reporting that the Chiefs have suspended him until November 9 for “conduct detrimental to the team.” This will cost him about half a million bucks read more
Larry Johnson Asked to Stay Away
The Nittany Turkey | October 27th 2009
Former Nittany Lions star running back and current NFL perennial screw-up Larry Johnson is in deep shit yet again. I have spared you some of the stories about his recent arrests, but I couldn’t hold it back any longer. This time, the chronic ma read more
The Victors
The Nittany Turkey | October 26th 2009
For the first time in 13 years, the #13 Nittany Lions (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) took care of business in da Big House, annihilating the perennial nemesis Michigan Wolverines (5-3, 1-3 Big Ten) 35-10. Daryll Clark had the kind of day we all knew he could hav read more
PSU-Michigan Game Day Notes
The Nittany Turkey | October 24th 2009
Here are some game day rumblings: Mark Snyder of The Detroit Free Press predicts that Penn State will beat the Wolverines convincingly, 30-20. He thinks that they will try to pound the ball up the middle with Brandon Minor, but will fail because of read more
showdown Saturday
Seymour's Daily Theme Song | October 24th 2009 by Seymour
No, I'm not going to go kick someone's ass today. Well, at least I'm not planning on it - you never know these days. It's a fall Saturday, therefore the showdowns I am talking about are in the world of sports.Today may be the most ambitious Saturdays read more
A Long, Long Time
The Nittany Turkey | October 22nd 2009
It has been a long, long time since Penn State won at Michigan Stadium. You’d have to flash back to the Wally Richardson era to visualize that win, a 29-17 butt kicking by the Lions. Hell, wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Mike Mc read more
SI Article about JoePa
The Nittany Turkey | October 21st 2009
You’ve probably either heard about or already read the October 26, 2009 Sports Illustrated article about Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno. It is written from a unique perspective of a conversation with Joe’s dad, Angelo. If you haven& read more
A Time-Trip with the Lions
The Nittany Turkey | October 21st 2009
This Turkey, a foul old fowl, occasionally takes a nostalgia trip back to his own Penn State days. Perhaps some of the others in my vast audience who are getting a little grey around the temples (or who have lost their feathers entirely) will be able read more
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