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LSU played 4 or more games in the rain or on wet surfaces this season...

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Penn State played almsot every game in the rain this year. I can only think of one or two where the weather didn't suck.

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Just mowing weeds would give a better field than what's out there now. How much rain has Orlando been getting? Is that why they have had to re-sod it?

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I heard that the field needed new sod because of a host of recent high school games.

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they're treating this game as the biggest game for PSU and JoPa in many, many years.

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Do you really think this game is bigger than playing USC in last year's Rose Bowl?

Big game, yes. I have no doubt that PSU is taking this game seriously and is going to be prepared. If you think all LSU will have to do is show up, you might want to look at Penn State's bowl record. Did the wheels come off against USC last year? Yes. All the more reason to expect Penn State to be ready to play.

I'd say both teams have something to prove.

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don't see how Penn State beats LSU and I have confidence in my boys to take care of business.

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Why do you think LSU will even score?

You're down to your waterboy at running back. Your line can't protect your QB against anybody. Your coach can't read a digital clock and your QB admits he holds onto the ball too long because he's afraid of throwing picks. Plus, you're going up against one of the best defenses in the country.

All Penn State has to worry about is to punt the ball out of bounds when they don't score. Without a special teams fiasco, this won't be close. :usa:

He has 2 years left on his contract. I also wouldn't be surprised if 2011 was his last, but I seriously doubt it will be announced that away in advance. I'm pretty sure he's against the whole "farewell tour" concept and wants the focus to be on the players.

That said, I suspect he'll get a contract extension and announce that he's stepping down at the end of that season.

However, he's healthy. He's sharp. And he's still effective. If he wasn't, he wouldn't enjoy it so much and I think he would quit. So, who really knows? He could go another 5 years.

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At face value, I agree that this one should not even be close....

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Based on what?

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Saw Penn State lose a home opener to Texas, then later that year, traveled to Morgantown to watch Penn State defeat West Virginia.

What year was this and the scores to both games, please?

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1990.

I think I understand the mindset of this board. It sounds as though you've been hit with injuries at RB, your QB is young and your Oline didn't play up to expectations. You lost your big games and were less than impressive in a few of your wins.

That's not altogether different from how I see this year's PSU team. We won 10 games and were pretty dominant in most of them. However, our Oline was dominated by OSU and Iowa, which disrupted our offense.

However, it's hard to be upset with a ten win season given what we lost from '08. We graduated 3 four year starters at WR, 3 first team All Big Ten Olinemen, a solid DE and we lost our entire secondary. Plus, one AA DE (Maybin)and another former All Big Ten DE (Evans) opted to leave early.

Iowa was frustrating in that we jumped out 10-0 and were nursing a 10-5 lead in the 4th. They blocked a punt (and returned it for a TD), which would have pinned them deep. Given their inability to do anything on offense, we probably would have hung on and won that game. That play turned the game around because it forced us to take chances. Iowa has a good defense and we made mistakes when the game was on the line.

OSU was mostly ugly. Again, special teams cost us. They returned an early punt to the 10 yard line or so and scored first. We tied it up and it was 10-7 OSU at the half, but it changed the nature of the game. The difference is that OSU was able to run the ball effectively. They were the only team to do that this year.

Aside from those games, we weren't really threatened. Clark set PSU single season passing records in yards and TDs. Royster had another 1,000 yard season. Our WRs stepped up nicely. The D played very well all season.

My assessment of our game is that if PSU can run the ball, we should be able to score some points because I think it will allow the play action to work. Whether that happens remains to be seen. I think your offense is going to have trouble. I think you'll struggle running against our front seven. Also, your line has given up 35 sacks and our D has recorded 34 sacks. If your QB has time, your receivers could hurt us, but I think that's a big if. Special teams is the big variable, IMO. We've sucked covering punts for some reason and you've been great with TH. Finally, if we jump out to an early lead, I like our chances. On the other hand, if we get behind, we haven't been very good at coming back against a good D and might self destruct.

I see a good, close, hard hitting game. If things go our way early, I think we'll win by something like 24-13. If you start fast, I suspect you'll win something like 17-10 depending on the turnovers.

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Dumb shite. All Joe Pa has done is win a lot of football games. Scale of importance 1 to 10 in life it is about a 4. If you think it is more than a 4 your are F*ed UP.

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You really have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Below are two links and a photo.

The first is to a video of Brandon Short, former AA and NFL linebacker giving a speech at this year's senior banquet. You should watch it. Maybe then you'll have some idea of what the Grand Experiment is all about.

The second is a link to a well written article about Joe back when he turned down an offer to coach the Patriots in the early 70s. (His ownership stake would now be worth in the neighborhood of $75 million).

The picture is of the Paterno Library, part of the main Pattee Library on PSU's main campus. He and his wife Sue raised the money and donated over $3 million of their own money to make this happen.

While not all inclusive, this should at least give you some idea about who Joe Paterno is and what he has meant to Penn State and college football.

At the very least, now ignorance is no excuse.

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