Sounds About Right....

A buddy sent this to me the other day, (Scouts Inc., via Rittenburg). But this is just a spot on evaluation of Quarless:

"Penn State's Andrew Quarless might be the most physically gifted tight end here -- and that's including BYU's Dennis Pitta -- but he looks annoyed that he's having to practice. He's not dogging it or anything, but there's no extra effort, the attention to detail kind of wanes and you see it in his play and technique. Something's missing with him."

Wait, a guy who has a tattoo that reads: "God's Gift" on his forearm feels that he is better than everyone else?
Weird.

GO STATE!

Worst Tattoo in College Football?

I love Penn State. I think Andrew Quarless could be a very good tight end (one day). However, this has got to be one of the worst tattoos i have ever seen.

Gods Gift to women? To Football? Or do you just like polishing the guns?

This tattoo is especially funny when you consider that it is on a kid who has been nothing but a big ball of potential during his time at Penn State. He has shown us only flashes of being a very good football player. Just as Quarless has struggled to reach his potential on the field he has had no trouble landing himself in trouble off the field. For example, or here, or here, or here. (sigh) One wonders where he would find the time to not only imagine such a glorious tattoo but also execute it!

First, if you are going to get a tattoo proclaiming your excellence you had better fucking well be excellent and not just some kid with potential. Second, this tattoo is only good in the fact that it is a window into the soul of a kid who just doesn't get it. Third, I think Joe should suspend him for stupidity. I mean, this tattoo is just awful.

Yeee-ikes.

GO STATE! Beat TEMPLE!

Evans, Koroma, Quarless are suspended...balls!

BALLS.

This could change things.

The D-Line is now, officially, devastated. Quarless, honestly, wouldn't have been a big factor in the game anyway. Goddamnit.

If you are looking for a reasoned response, visit ZN and BSD. I'm still fucking pissed.

Let No Act Ours Bring Shame!

GO STATE! WHATSUP KOWNSLA!?!?!?!?

Legal Ramifications of The Marijuana Incident

A "small amount" of Marijuana was found in apt. 5204. There were a "number" of people inside the residence who were engaged in a social gathering common amongst college-aged young adults. Law enforcement discovered a "small amount" of law enforcement during a search supported by a search warrant. Here is where it starts to get interesting/confusing. AJ Wallace, Andrew Quarless, Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma LIVE at 5204. The search warrant lists Nova, Wallace and Quarless (Aristides A. Nova is a student who was "only staying at the apartment for a time). Evans and Koroma were apparently not at the apartment that evening.

So, the two players who are in by far the most trouble are Wallace and Quarless.

The police say it was a "small amount" of marijuana. So lets take a look at the criminal punishment for Possession of Marijuana in PA. The crime is a misdemeanor carrying up to thirty days in jail and a $500 fine. This punishment is for possessing an amount under 30 g of Marijuana. 30 g of Marijuana is just a little over an ounce of MJ. Should the amount be over 30 g the penalty goes up to up to 1 yr in jail and $5K in fines.

Depending on the details of where this marijuana was found, the Commonwealth is going to have a tough time proving their case. There are a number of people present any of whom might be the actual owner of the MJ. The two residents of the apt. are nowhere to be found. This means the Commonwealth would have to rely on constructive possession of the MJ. To prove one has constructive possession of an item in PA the Commonwealth must prove that one:

does not have actual possession over the illegal item but has conscious dominion
over it. Commonwealth v. Carroll, 510 Pa. 299, 507 A.2d 819 (1986).

Which means that the Commonwealth must show that either Wallace or Quarless or both had a conscious dominion over the aformentioned MJ. Which, depending on the details, could be tough.

GO STATE! GET FIRED UP (PUN INTENDED!) FOR THE BEAVERS!

Quarless and State Patty's Day

The rumor is floating around that Quarless was suspended after racking up his second underage drinking citation in eight months. If true, odds are it happened on State Patty's Day. Could any of these have been the incident that led to Quarless' downfall?

At 12:28 a.m. Saturday, police were called about a man urinating from a balcony at 340 E. Beaver Ave. But the victim could not say what apartment the man was at or provide a description, police said.

Or...

Police came to the rescue of a lost, drunken man who was “trapped” inside the State College Area High School’s track at 650 Westerly Parkway about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He apparently was too intoxicated to get over a 4-foot-tall fence, according to a police report. The man will be cited with public drunkenness.

Nothing brings bestial side of man like some green beer!

GO STATE!

Quarless Suspended Indefinitely

PSU's All-Potential TE Andrew Quarless has been indefinitely suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules. Or so reports the CDT. However, the word on the street is another underage drinking citation. Yes, another.

Now I had a drink or two in college but if you are a star athlete with the potential to make millions of dollars don't you think you might be a little more discreet? Catch him once, no big deal. Boys will be boys. But twice? That is just being careless!

If I were Quarless I'd be worried that Sean Lee was going to hunt me down and kick my ass.

GO STATE! STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!

Quarless and Harriott

Will be back for the Buffalo game. Probably. The Collegian is reporting that the Dynamic-Drinking-Duo is out of the doghouse and will play if they are ready.

"If they don't play, it will not be because of the fact there's any disciplinary background to it," Paterno said. "If they're ready to play, we're gonna play 'em."

You have to think that Quarless is going to be in this game. Mickey Shuler played pretty well against FIU (54 yds. & a TD) but he didn't do anything against ND. The simple fact of the matter is that Shuler seems like he would be a very serviceable TE but Quarless has the potential to be a star. PSU has to get him back into action so he can be an effective weapon against Michigan.

Speaking of Michigan, there are some things circulating on chat-boards and in general conversation about which team one should cheer for on saturday; Michigan or Notre Dame. The answer is clear, you have to cheer for Michigan. The conference needs Michigan to be a good team to strengthen the conference.

Lets just hope Michigan doesn't put the keys away and learn how to cheer before PSU comes to town.

GO STATE! GET FIRED UP FOR THE BULLS!

Joe Speaks!

Joe Paterno held a press conference today and fielded questions from reporters. Right out of the gate Joe was asked about the status of Quarless and Harriott. We all knew that they wouldn't be playing this Saturday but Joe said that they could be out for 3-4 weeks! If you break out your handy PSU Calendar you can see that the dynamic-drinking-duo might not be back for MICHIGAN! Holy shit. That is a major suspension. I think it is too large a punishment. For more on that, Laschout.com has a great post on the matter.

Joe's take on Koroma:
His loss is a big blow to the program and he will be reevaluated based on his medical clearance.

How is Joe doing?:
Joe will be back on the sidelines on Saturday. I hope the old guy runs out of that tunnel on Saturday and looks like the octogenarian trapped in a 50 year-old's body. For the love of god, Joe is over 10 years older than Lou Holtz but he looks about 20 years younger!

How does Joe feel about FIU?
He is worried. They can recruit athletes in Florida. Joe has no idea what they are going to do on offense or on defense. He is just guessing. (You are so coy, sir!) They can start gigantic, embarrassing brawls. (I only added the last part).

RB situation?
Joe is thinking about putting a big redshirt on Royster. I really don't think that will happen. Scott has had several injuries in the past and Kinlaw has never been able to shoulder a full load so you have to think that Royster will see some PT this fall.

FOS has a great right up. Much better than mine. Find it and an Audio recording of Joe's excellence here.

I didn't know this but, apparently, Joe's old football # was 36. Who Knew!

GO STATE! ANALYZE JOE's EVERY WORD!

Quarless and Harriott are BACK!

The rumor floating around is that Quarless and Harriott are both back at practice this week after the team voted to reinstate them. BWI confirms these reports.

BWI was told that Quarless' father and Harriott's parents were on campus this weekend and had a sit down with Penn State head football coach, Joe Paterno, and the three named captains (Morelli, Golden and Connor)in the Lasch Building this weekend. It was determined that the team would vote whether to readmit both Quarless and Harriott to the team.

BWI wasn't given the results of that vote but we were contacted earlier this morning and told that Quarless and Harriott will be allowed to participate in practice today. So, that seems to confirm to us that the team voted to have both players return to the team.

This is great news. Not so much for Quarless and Harriott as I presume that Joe is making them miserable but this is great news for PSU fans and for the team in general.

Lets hope the rest of the off-season passes quietly.

GO STATE! STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!

Truth and Rumors: The Underage Drinking Edition

The Rumor: is that Joe has dismissed Quarless (and Harriott) from the team leaving open the possibility of letting him/them return to the team.

The Truth: neither Joe nor the team has commented on Quarless's possible punishment. See Pitt Post-Gazette article here.

Penn State athletic department spokesman Jeff Nelson said yesterday that coach Joe Paterno is aware of the latest incident, but had no comment.

"I don't have any additional information at this time," Nelson said.

It's unclear how the charges will affect the playing status of the two players.

My Take: I don't think Joe is as reactionary as the rumors make him out to be. This isn't Paterno's first time dealing with a player drinking underage. All the comments I've heard out of Paterno in the past has been that he deals with it through physical punishment combined with the possibility of missing time on the field.
It certainly is possible that Joe has dismissed Quarless from the team but I just don't think it's true.
(HT: Brian Cassella)

The real tragedy in all of this is that this has to be a major distraction from the team's stated goal; to win a national title.

To ease your suffering I leave you with a ridiculous Penn State hype video (it is awesome)!




GO STATE! FOCUS ON THE SEASON!