• Ugh, Michigan

    Ugh, Michigan

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Michigan. The very word must be uttered with disgust. A friend gave us a bag of hand-me-down baby clothes a couple weeks ago. Among them were two baby-sized Michigan jerseys. Ugh, I said and she laughed: I knew you wouldn’t...

  • Reminder: Add Extra DVR Time

    Reminder: Add Extra DVR Time

    | Posted by David Pressman

    Those pesky little DVRs – they sneak up on you every time it matters most. For Penn State fans who enjoy recording the Nittany Lions on television each week, a lesson in humility was provided one year ago from this...

  • My Name Is…Johnny Wishbone

    My Name Is…Johnny Wishbone

    | Posted by David Pressman

    There’s no denying the fact that Penn State’s performance against Northwestern was absolutely dreadful. That was just…you know…the thing is…oh geez…the reason why…the thing about business ethics is…even Bradley Whitford’s hidden pistol wouldn’t have been able to thwart Pat Fitzgerald’s...

  • If Only

    If Only

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    After all my jabbering about the names on the backs of the uniforms, I can’t let the nameless jerseys go unblogged about. How about that! It was a sight for sore eyes when I first saw them and quickly went...

  • Time Is Now For Hack’s Next Step

    Time Is Now For Hack’s Next Step

    | Posted by David Pressman

    Getting right down to business, Christian Hackenberg needs to play the first complete game of his career. The sophomore is one of the most talented pocket-passers in college football and will be a Heisman Trophy finalist next season. But now...

  • Look Around

    Look Around

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I sure didn’t have any trouble enjoying that win, did you? I’m pretty happy with the score. 48-7 sounds like a relatively easy, respectful victory. It wasn’t a big blow out, though it could have been, and this gives me...

  • Joe Out

    Joe Out

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Hey look at that: we are 3-0 to start the season. Even I didn’t have my hopes this high. I have to admit that I’m having the teensiest bit of trouble enjoying it. I’m really not sure how we’re doing...

  • Calling All Lanes, Gaps, Holes: Open Sesame

    Calling All Lanes, Gaps, Holes: Open Sesame

    | Posted by David Pressman

    Holding a record of 3-0 and waiting on in-for-today, out-in-15-months Mid-American Conference opponent UMass, Penn State could not be more perfectly arranged to face an opponent against which its rushing attack can/should/will/needs to get into motion. When the meat of...

  • Not Good Enough

    Not Good Enough

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    “You must be pretty happy the bowl ban got lifted,” said the man working the photo counter at Costco this morning. My son was wearing his tiny, well-loved Penn State hat. I knew this comment would come. I was expecting...