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This Should Be Fun: No Parking In Grass Lots
October 16, 2009 by
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This is not a good siren.
[This story was apparently posted at http://live.psu.edu/story/42262 but the page appears to be down now. -- RUTS]
Snow causes changes for football parking
Friday, October 16, 2009
Due to the volume of snow already on the ground at...
Minnesota Preview - BSD Staff Predictions
October 16, 2009 by
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Minnesota's only hope. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, File)
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RUTS says...
Minnesota has great linebackers, but they aren't particularly...
Get Your Picks In
October 15, 2009 by
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Get Your Picks In
Three players had perfect scores last week, so gradulations to wvhorn, miller848, and Rusinko1. for that.
Brandon40601 assumes the overall lead followed by Kinky Kong and then Running Bear.
Make sure to get your picks in for this week. Sorry for the late notice.
Let It Snow
October 15, 2009 by
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Let It Snow
Take a peek at the PSU webcams.
Well, Isn't That Special?
October 15, 2009 by
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Well, Isn't That Special?
Minnesota's advantage in Saturday's cold mist? Special teams. It's a big advantage, and they know it.
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Daily Gopher
October 15, 2009 by
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Thanks to our friend, Tom, at the Daily Gopher for playing along this week. He had some questions for us which you can read over there as well. Enjoy.
BSD: Is there any chance Penn State is catching you guys looking ahead to Ohio State? Did you see us against Iowa? We...
This Aggression Will Not Stand
October 14, 2009 by
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I'm sorry, Minnesota. Now you must die.
Minnesota Preview By The Numbers
October 14, 2009 by
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Penn State
Value (Nat'l Rank)
Value (Nat'l Rank)
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Advantage
Rushing Offense (ypg)
188.7 (32)
162.7 (83)
Rushing Defense (ypg)
Passing Offense (ypg)
238.8 (39)
218.5 (62)
Passing...
IT'S A QUIET WEEK TO BE A GOLDEN GOPHER!!!!!!!!!!
October 14, 2009 by
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IT'S A QUIET WEEK TO BE A GOLDEN GOPHER!!!!!!!!!!
Come on, Coach Brew. Nothing? You give us nothing this week?
Nitt Picks Is Wondering About Iowa
October 14, 2009 by
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Yes I love these things.
Fun with whatifs. I hate to even do this, but I got to thinking after this lead in from TDG:
Penn State is halfway through the season sits at 5-1 having beaten nobody significant.
Certainly true, especially with the epic FAIL of Illinois...
Grading the Penn State Defense Against Eastern Illinois
October 13, 2009 by
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by Carolyn Kaster - AP
Penn State defenders Jack Crawford, right, and Jared Odrick, celebrate Odrick's sack of Eastern Illinois quarterback Jake Christensen by hugging as grown men do during the first half of...
Wrap-Up: Maybe We Can Dismiss This As Parity
October 13, 2009 by
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via BHGP: The Pictures
Iowa 30, Michigan 28
A first drive Stanziball, good for six Michigan points, set the tone early in this one, but Iowa made up for it by harassing Tate and ended his Disneyland start to the season.
Forcier finished 8/19 for just 94 yards, zero TDs and...
What Lies Ahead
October 13, 2009 by
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by Carolyn Kaster - AP
Penn State head coach Joe Paterno talks with Assistant Coach In Charge Of Removing Headphones And Getting Bitched At, Mike McQueary, during the first half of their game against Eastern Illinois...
HATE WEEK: Minnesota!
October 12, 2009 by
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[Bump! Bump! Bump! -KHD]
Mass hysteria, passion bordering on panic, the measured clearing of the streets before the onset of a riot: it’s Monday, which means it’s the beginning of Minnesota Hate Week, people. Unlike most Big Ten hates, we’ve been mutually...
Icers Get the Season Underway
October 12, 2009 by
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While most other teams had already started the 2009-10 ACHA season, the Icers didn't pick up business until the first weekend in October. An opening weekend series against Towson was tabbed as a good way to get the new guys up to ACHA game speed. Of course, the following weekend...
Grading the Penn State Offense Against Eastern Illinois
October 12, 2009 by
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by Carolyn Kaster - AP
1 day ago:
Penn State quarterback Kevin Newsome (12) runs for a gain through Eastern Illinois defenders Nathan Galan (95) and Sean Campbell (49) during the second half of their NCAA...
Penn State 52, Eastern Illinois 3: We Finally Get The Beatdown We Were Promised
October 11, 2009 by
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This was the fourth and final installment of a highly criticized out of conference schedule...
Late Games Second Half Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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Hit it.
Late Games Open Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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Games of Note:
No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU - CBS
Michigan at No. 12 Iowa - ABC
No. 22 Georgia Tech at Florida State - ESPN2
Afternoon Games Second Half Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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Next thread goes up at 8 PM ET.
Afternoon Games Open Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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by Donna McWilliam - AP
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Games of Note:
No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi - CBS
Wisconsin at No. 9 Ohio State - ABC Regional
No. 13 Oregon at UCLA - ABC Regional
Baylor...
Second Half Open Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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by Carolyn Kaster - AP
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Game Day Open Thread - Eastern Who?
October 10, 2009 by
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Dear Lord let's hope not.
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Pregame Open Thread
October 10, 2009 by
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Here's how we're going to do it today.
Noon - Penn State Open Thread
1:30 PM - Penn State Second Half Thread
3:30 PM - Afternoon Games Open Thread
5:30PM - Afternoon Games Second Half Thread
8 PM - Late Games Open Thread
9:30 PM - Late Games Second Half...
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