• Pregame Predictor: On Any Given Saturday

    Pregame Predictor: On Any Given Saturday

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    “It’s impossible,” said pride. “It’s risky,” said experience. “It’s pointless,” said reason. “Give it a try,” whispered the heart. Those words by an unknown author, along with a background of the Penn State Whiteout, are a meme that’s been going...

  • Game Ball & Helmet Stickers: Lion Up

    Game Ball & Helmet Stickers: Lion Up

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    Too close for comfort, but a win is a win. That is exactly what I was told by a bonafide legend of Linebacker-U I just happened to cross paths with on a leisurely walk back to my car after Saturday’s...

  • Confidence is Key

    Confidence is Key

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    "Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks."-JVP That’s the quote Lions Pride posted last Saturday morning. Honestly, I kind of thought it was an odd choice at first. Was confidence really the...

  • Pregame Predictor: A Crossroads

    Pregame Predictor: A Crossroads

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    Sink or swim, that’s it. There really is no in-between this late in the season. We’ve been down this road before, we’ll be down it again, and if we took off those Penn State blue-colored glasses for just a second,...

  • Stepping Stones

    Stepping Stones

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    First and foremost, respect to Minnesota. We can point our fingers at this and at that until the sun comes up tomorrow but with your infinite wisdom, from wherever you may be, you must look at the Gophers and tip...

  • Steady On

    Steady On

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I hate everything and everything is awful. Is there any other way to feel after that soul-crushing loss? In my agony, I’m instantly transported twenty years back to that other collapse against Minnesota. Homecoming 1999. You remember it. If you...

  • Pregame Predictor: FOUR the Glory

    Pregame Predictor: FOUR the Glory

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    Excuse me for taking a quote normally reserved for Cael Sanderson’s wrestling champs, but all things considered, it most definitely applies to our football squad. I know, I know ‘Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota, etc.’ It’s time to go 1-0 again. I’m...

  • The Home Stretch

    The Home Stretch

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    As hard as it was to endure, I hope you took full advantage of the second bye week. I hope you put your feet up, relaxed your mind, let your heart rate beat at a normal pace for the first...

  • Game Ball & Helmet Stickers: The Kings of Michigan

    Game Ball & Helmet Stickers: The Kings of Michigan

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    Things could not have looked worse heading into kickoff in East Lansing on Saturday. Sparty had an extra week to prep for the Lions and like an evil reminder of things gone wrong in 2017, the rain came pouring down...