NCAA 09 Stadium Ranks

I Got A Rant, has a list of the 25 toughest stadiums to play in NCAA '09 style. PSU comes in a respectable #4 (behind TOSU, FL, and LSU). The atmosphere at Beaver Stadium is second to none but PSU needs to start beating teams at home all the time to bump it up to #1. Alcohol fueled insanity in the student section will only take one so far. In the end, the players need to earn the reputation on the field.

It burns my biscuits to see the Horseshoe at #3 but when was the last time we won a game in Ohio? Too fucking long ago.

Anyway, observe PSU's digital excellence!
GO STATE! GET FIRED UP FOR FOOTBALL!

NCAA 09 Rankings and The Nittany Lion's Future!

I am a sucker for the NCAA football franchise. I love it not only for the game play but they also have their take on how good each team will be. The rankings are out....but first an awesome screen shot from NCAA 09!
NCAA 09 ranks the lions as an overall 91 (88 in offense and a 94 in Defense). Not too shabby. PSU was an overall B+ in '08 and I guess the Lions have upgraded to an A- (91 = A-?). But now, how do PSU's opponents stack up?

Coastal Carolina..................NOT RANKED!
Oregon State...........................77 Overall (80 off., 75 Def.)
Syracuse...........................72 Overall (73 Off., 80 Def.)
Temple.............................69 Overall (73 Off., 78 Def.)
Illinois..............................81 Overall (81 Off., 85 Def.)
Purdue.............................84 Overall (86 Off., 82 Def.)
Wisconsin.........................89 Overall (92 Off., 89 Def.)
Michigan..........................84 Overall (81 Off., 89 Def.)
Ohio State............99 Overall (99 Off., 99 Def. UGA is the only other 99 Overall in the game)
Iowa ...............................74 Overall (79 Off., 73 Def.)
Indiana............................79 Overall (81 Off., 82 Def.)
Michigan State.......................79 Overall (83 Off., 78 Def.)

If you go strictly by the numbers and always assume that the team with the higher overall rating will win, PSU will go 11-1 only losing to one of the best teams in the country on the road. This would lead one to believe that PSU is a BCS caliber team with an outside shot of playing for the National Title! This is opposed to a more sober, and commonly held, belief that the Lions will lose 3-4 games this year.

I don't know how realistic it is but it sure is fun to think of the possibilities.

GO (virtual) STATE!

The photo and stats were all found on the NCAA 09 website.

NCAA 2009 and PSU's Excellence

I saw this today and, well, it got me totally fired up for NCAA 2009. I lifted it from Pasta Padre.

NCAA Football 09 video from DJ Rhude on Vimeo.
If you are a Penn State fan and that didn't fire you right up and out of your mind than you are dead inside!

The White Out has become the soul of Penn State football in three years. Unreal.

GO STATE! GAME HARD!