• Success Vs. Excellence

    Success Vs. Excellence

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Just about the last thing I wanted to see this morning. Headlines describing Penn State’s worst “beating” in 114 years. Awesome. They say chivalry is dead. Is sportsmanship dead too? I’m all for friendly competition. Isn’t it great when everybody...

  • High Street Victory Or Las Vegas Accuracy?

    High Street Victory Or Las Vegas Accuracy?

    | Posted by David Pressman

    Saturday night in Columbus presents a conundrum. The problem for Bill O’Brien and Penn State is that Ohio State is the more talented team. The problem for Urban Meyer and Ohio State is that O’Brien and Penn State are playing...

  • Win-win

    Win-win

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Confession time. I kind of love bye weeks. Somehow we got two this season. I don’t remember this happening before but Google tells me the last time was in 2008... I can’t even remember five years ago anymore. I must...

  • We've Got to Keep on Moving

    We've Got to Keep on Moving

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I’m always getting songs stuck in my head. I can’t stop singing that 80s song: Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-no I got to keep on moving I don’t know about you but I’ve...

  • Penn State's Secondary Team

    Penn State's Secondary Team

    | Posted by Nick Levine

    Allen Robinson. Sam Ficken. Christian Hackenberg. These names have become commonplace, thrown around at the dinner table during random conversation when talking about Penn State Football. They roll off the tongue without any thought as to who these people really...

  • My Horrible Love Affair With Michigan

    My Horrible Love Affair With Michigan

    | Posted by Ben Baney

    It seems like a contradiction. Something that seems as though it should be impossible. I was raised by two Penn State parents. I attended the main campus all four years and received my degree in journalism from Penn State. I...

  • It’s Time To Shine In Prime Time

    It’s Time To Shine In Prime Time

    | Posted by David Pressman

    Michigan. 107K all in white. Homecoming. A rose by any other name wouldn’t dare come close. This is a big one for Penn State. Forget the conference record – that’s obviously a moot point, at least for this season. The...

  • There's A First Time For Everything

    There's A First Time For Everything

    | Posted by David Pressman

    For those Penn State fans still standing on the edge of a cliff, you need to be reminded that this is Year Two of a new regime and that the Nittany Lions are led by a true freshman quarterback. There...

  • When the Storm Roars

    When the Storm Roars

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    It's tough to get started on days like today. A dark, dreary work day and a loss we'd rather not discuss. Just wading though your day trying to avoid the comments. You know the ones. They come out of the...