Thank God Braxton's Mobile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI’m not sure Penn State has ever had two defensive tackles so dominant as Devon Still and Jordan Hill. On more than a few occasions, the two have saved Penn State’s ass, including batted passes on third and fourth down, tackles for loss at key junctures of the games, and general mayhem wrought upon opposing offensive lines. If Ohio State doesn’t triple-team Still, or call plays specifically designed to neutralize him (Purdue did this somewhat effectively, but still couldn’t completely shut down the DTs), I’d be surprised if the Buckeyes topped 120 total rushing yards.<\/p>\n
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We were sorry to see Joe Pa end his storied career on such a sour note.\u00a0 Is Tom Bradley the long term successor for Joe, or do you see someone else taking the job in the near future? It would be crazy if Jay Paterno were to take over the program at the end of the season. Is this even a possibility?<\/strong><\/p>\nPenn State has to clean house after this season. There might be a few holdovers, but even Bradley won’t escape the sweep. My money is on Al Golden. He retains just enough connection to Penn State to satisfy the commitment to the program’s history, but has been removed from Happy Valley for so long (1991) that it would be very close to a completely “outside” hire. My guess, provided that situation comes to fruition, is that Ron Vanderlinden would be asked to stay to coach the linebackers; Larry Johnson, Sr. has said forever that he’s out once Joe retired; but I’m not sure who else wouldn’t be too toxic to keep on the staff.<\/p>\n
We’re asking everyone- If the B1G chooses to expand, who would you like to add? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\nRutgers and Notre Dame. This is my personal preference. Most friends\/fans I talk to hate this idea. But what do I care? The Big Ten could have taken three or five teams last time around, but ended up with only Nebraska. No major programs now remain to scoop up. Why not go with a decent eastern program, together with the most popular football team in the history of the sport? Put personal prejudices against either team (especially ND<\/em>) aside for a moment. They’re really the only two viable options left on the table, particularly since Pitt and Syracuse are gone.<\/p>\nOhio State fans, of all people, understand that the truth regarding a situation may not be what the media is presenting. What’s one aspect of the current matter that is being misrepresented or under reported?<\/strong><\/p>\nCoverage? Sales?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAllow me to offer this disclaimer: Paterno should have done more and deserved to be forced out. As for the media, the tone and focus has shifted somewhat over the past few days. But the damage had been done during the first 120 hours. Joe Paterno was the story because he was the household name. Think about it. “Sandusky” or “Spanier” won’t sell papers, get ratings, or rake in the hits the way “Paterno” would in a headline. By focusing the story on Paterno from the beginning, it swung the spotlight away from those equally or even more responsible for allowing the problem to continue all these years–the likes of Graham Spanier, Gary Shultz and Tim Curley. Also, the board of trustees did a fabulous job last week wringing its collective hands of any blood. So many more people needed to be fired last week–but weren’t.<\/p>\n
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There are so many more angles to this story, I’m getting tired just writing this. My favorite quote of the past 11 days has to be Joe Posnanski’s, “everyone’s trying to out<\/em>–anger<\/em> each other.” The nation is tripping over itself to prove who can be the MOST anti-child abuse, as if any sane human being alive is FOR child abuse. In its collective desire to make themselves look good, I’ve seen a nation and its media embarrass themselves. Didn’t think it was possible, but never underestimate the hundreds of nationally-syndicated columnists who always seem to know how to fix everything.<\/p>\nIn the end, I strongly suggest reading BSD’s coverage of this, which has been remarkably fair and grounded in reality. Click the section front “#PSUCharges<\/a>” and you’ll get all the stories we’ve posted on the Sandusky situation. That includes my salvo against the media coverage last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, our long time friend Mike Pettigano from Black Shoe Diaries swings by the clubhouse to give us insight on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78784788],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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