Saturday, October 18, 2008

Gameday - Penn State Open Thread

And so after 9 glorious wins in a row -- it comes to this...

I am William Wallace, and before me, I see a whole ARMY of my countrymen here to battle the English Lions. Ay, fight and you may die, run and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives.... but they'll never take our FREEDOM ARROGANCE!!

56 comments:

phil said...

And I'll be right in the midst of the battle!!!!...........lying on my couch, drinking beer and watching it all unfold right on my TV!

TitleIX said...

aaaagggghhhhhh!!!!!

you realize, that if we win...it will be our THIRD one this season.
I'm just sayin'

TitleIX said...

Northwestern up on Purd-ew
Iowa up on Wisconsin

oh the pain...

Catie said...

At this point in the season, I am rooting for PSU to run the table and do the big ten proud. (although I am not opposed in the least to "us" being their only loss this year ;o)

I am also hoping that MSU beats OSU.....and then by some miracle for us to beat MSU.....that could make this season not sting as much!

Iowa and Northwestern......interesting....very interesting!

Currently watching Clemson give the game away to Georgia Tech.

surrounded in columbus said...

Is it me or does anyone else have a problem with big ten audio feed? Commercials/ads fine, but can't hear the announcers in the booth (iowa-wisco) over the crowd noise. It's like they have the feed misxed up.

TitleIX said...

your not crazy SiC.
the picture was going in and out on my before too.

I actually feel badly for Wisconsin.
No wonder we eeked out a win....

TitleIX said...

'member how when you were a kid in grade school and you knew that you weren't going to take the bus home because your mom was going to pick you up instead and take you to the dentist for a filling??????
'member'???

that's how I feel right now waiting for our game to start....

gh said...

As long as Jay Paterno is an assistant coach, UM has a chance and I will remain optimistic.

Anyone catch espn CFB live last night and hear Lou Holtz compare RichRod to Hitler? It certified every feeling I've ever had for Holtz.

TitleIX said...

no f'n way!!

whetstonebuck said...

"Anyone catch espn CFB live last night and hear Lou Holtz compare RichRod to Hitler? It certified every feeling I've ever had for Holtz."

Whoa! How cool is that?

Must have details.

TitleIX said...

you suck whettie
I'm hoping it was in reference to the Russians and not genocide...

and to think I was going to root for Sparty to lose today....

TitleIX said...

ugh
way to go little bro.
I hate Sparty....

Alright. Just means I can focus wholeheartedly on our game.
A brief reminder of the taste of "Fresh Kool-aide". Here are MY keys to the game.
1) Fewer turnovers
2) Better pass defense
3) Pressure their QB
4) More takeaways
5) 3rd down percentage above 35%
6) Improved QB performance

Let's see if the ESPN announcers agree (steal?)

Catie said...

Holtz issued an apology today during the Gtech vs Clemson game. He made the comparison to Hitler in the way of being a "bad leader".

WTF? MSU sucks!

TitleIX said...

ok so SERIOUSLY--Lou Holtz needs to be FIRED. Doesn't matter how he meant it.

Oh--and when do you think the East Lansing police will be calling in the National Guard? I'm betting they are on the phone already

Catie said...

Geezzzz! In under 6 minutes OSU scores 3 TD's?


I agree T9, highly inappropriate to have made such a comment.

TitleIX said...

ok--here's a new game to make today better.....
let's see who has more points scored on them faster---
Michigan or Sparty!!! 21-ZIP for the Buckeyes still in the 1st.

Andy is off line at a little league game, so you are all stuck with me and my smarmy comments. Now you will know how I torture him with text messages allllll game long.

GO BLUE

TitleIX said...

what's with the Stanford S in the White Out??

TitleIX said...

ya know what happens when we win the toss, right???

we win.

TitleIX said...

I'm trying SOOOOO hard to stay calm.
We are marching the ball.
Sparty is down 28

TitleIX said...

TD MICHIGAN!
(bitches)

whetstonebuck said...

Ha.

The comment is funny because it's Lou Holtz invoking Hitler and RR in the same sentence. How much more absurd can it be? That has to be the nuttiest thing I've heard this season.

Anyway, nothing funny about the holocaust. Hope you didn't get that impression.

I can't get the OSU/MSU game. They're showing Oklahoma on this end of the country. Too bad. Following the scoring free-for-all on ESPN's game cast.

Sure glad you all didn't land Pryor.

TitleIX said...

thanks for the clarity whetstone.
sorry you can't see the mauling your boys are handing Sparty.

can you get our game?? cuz, well, we are up 7-0 and just recovered a fumble...

BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF 3

Catie said...

We are glad too that we didn't land him whets.


Deep breathing here, I didn't hang my Michigan flag today (as I ALWAYS do) so maybe this is a good thing? If we win, I won't hand the flag again!

Although I was hoping that MSU would beat OSU, I am really enjoying seeing them get spanked.

whetstonebuck said...

I'm following both games on game cast. Not the best, but better than nothing.

What a glorious weekend if we destroy MSU and you all poke PSU in the collective eye. Talk about a week worth of smack.

10-0. Keep it coming. I'll bet Happy Valley isn't so happy at the moment.

TitleIX said...

ok...back down to earth with me.

gotta answer their 7

TitleIX said...

OUCH

Andy said...

I can't believe we scored. Keep the texts coming.

whetstonebuck said...

Either Penn St. is overrated (my original position) and/or your boys have improved. Pay your nickel; take your choice.

Your offense is exposing their defense. Thanks for the scouting opportunity.

TitleIX said...

who else is LOVING THIS SHIT!!!???

TitleIX said...

it's the pink S for breast cancer awareness month.

KILLER BOOBIES
WENDY IS KICKIN' CARTMAN'S ASS

whetstonebuck said...

Maybe the magic number is
really "10".

TitleIX said...

lotta game left...
but I realized that PSU is TRYING to win it's 8th....

hmmmm
the power of 3????

TitleIX said...

slobberknocker!~!!!!

TitleIX said...

HIT THE UPRIGHT
NO GOOD
THE POWER OF 3

TitleIX said...

sit Tacopants on the bench dammit

TitleIX said...

ruh-oh

gotta hold them going into the half

Mikoyan said...

I'm sick of Hitler comparisons. What about Stalin? You want to talk about a bad leader....

Sheesh.....

Catie said...

You touch him, he goes down. WTH? We have 4 guys on defense touch the guy with the ball and he still gets yards? You touch him, he goes down. Period!

(Sorry, that has been one of my complaints all season and I really want to see us go into the half with a 10 point lead)

Even still, so sweet to see us show up for this game!

GO BLUE!

TitleIX said...

USC 62 points SO FAR

TitleIX said...

we need the 1st Q team to come out and play the second half

TitleIX said...

3/8 third down conversions in the first half


HMMMMMMMM

TitleIX said...

ruh-oh
tackling for shit now....

must
stay
positive

TitleIX said...

Threet out
Sheridan in

wheels now off this party bus

TitleIX said...

will the real slim shady please stand up?
please stand up?

TitleIX said...

ok, this is more like what we thought would happen....

Catie said...

*sigh*

TitleIX said...

agree catie.
while sad, I'm actually ok with it all

Andy said...

When we get a real QB - things will start looking up.

TitleIX said...

46-17 after an 80 yd screen

Morgan Trent misses the tackle

happiness has left the valley

Jim said...

Will someone please tell me Threet was really hurt and Sheridan wasn't Rod's idea of strategy? If not, I'm getting very worried for the future. The ONLY chance we had was with Threet in at QB.

Catie said...

At the very least, show Threet on the sideline with ice on his elbow, otherwise my thoughts go to .....this isn't a rebuilding year, this is the future. Seriously, if RR put Sheridan in for any reason other than Threet was hurt......I have to wonder about him as a coach.

Catie said...

And....is it just me.....but did you all get the feeling that at the end, we just played to lose, rather than at least trying to put a few more points up? The play calling was horrible......this also gives me concern about the coaching. Trust me, I bleed blue and maize, I am truly a homer, but I have serious concerns after this game.

Geoff said...

Being a Michigan fan from Central PA, I hate to see the streak come to an end. Hopefully I can wear my Michigan stuff in State College without getting verbally abused. I completely disagree with Coach Rod putting in Sheridan in the 2nd half. I wasn't enthusiastic about Nick Sheridan from day 1 and from reading 'The Wolverine' football preview issue in the summer, I liked what Steven Threet had to offer. I was furious when Nick Sheridan got the start against Utah. Obviously the only reason I could see Coach Rod putting him in was to get some experience for down the road with a hostile environment, etc. but when we have a pretty clear shot and are in the ball game, I would have to agree with what Jim and Catie said and take that as a suspicious and dull move.

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kristy said...

Is it just me or did we look fast and together and GOOD the first qtr?! Penn state didn't know what to do with us and then after our TD and their missed fG, we just stalled!! What about Threet handing off to the same guy or at least running the same play 3 times in a row!! None of which worked! I was soooo excited for the team. There is definitely some potential here. Just keep telling myself, "rebuilding, rebuilding".

Geoff said...

Indeed kristy, our first possession was the best drive we had all year. I was especially impressed with Brandon Minor. He hasn't come around yet this season and finally proved himself. Great job by him.