Revisiting Temple

I was worried about the Temple game. I'll admit it as long as you admit that after the first quarter you were starting to think that I was right. Of course, the second quarter proved me to be a fool and you to be gutless for not believing in yourself. 31 points in a quarter, awesome.

Passing:
Clark returned to form throwing for nearly 200 yards and 2 Tds. He did, however, throw his first INT of the season. Look, we all knew it had to happen some time and, just to put it in perspective, he has thrown 7 TDs this season and only one INT. This puts DC-17 on pace to pass for 28 TDs and 4 INTs on the year. So, yeah, you could say he is pretty good. Maybe far better than previous QBs. Maybe.

Rushing:
Royster looked good rushing for 73 Yds on only 9 carries. Royster has to be the most well rested back in college football right now. I don't think the Rolls Royster has seen over 15 carries in a game this year. As good as Royster looked, Green looked like a damn maniac. Green also had only 9 carries but translated them into 132 yds! That is 14.7 yds/carry people! Penn State will go as far Royster can carry them. It will be interesting to see Evan Blue-Royster-Cult can continue his dominating performances into conference play.

Defense:
You can't be critical of a defense that only gives up three points. However, there are some things which leaves me unsettled. OK, well, it is our Linebackers. Josh Hull, I'm looking in your direction. I love Hull's intelligence, dedication, and heart. However, I find it hard to believe that he is the best MLB on the team. Will Colasanti start against Illinois? If not, is it even possible for Colasanti to take Hull's place in the middle?

Special Teams:
Seriously? We're going to start this again? Please don't. The poor play of special teams is what pulled down our blue and white undies against Illinois last year. Seeing Temple's big returns gave me shivers.

I am fired up for next week. The prime-time game. The Whiteout. Me drunk and screaming from my sofa!

YES!

GO STATE! BEAT THE ILLINIS!

PSU Dominant Early

The Nittany Lions are completely dominating OrSU. Royster has looked super human already rushing for over 100 yds and 3 TDs in the first nineteen minutes of football.

OrSU looks pitiful on offense and PSU can do no wrong on Defense.

WELCOME TO BIG TEN FOOTBALL, BEAVERS!

Post Purdue Excellence

Ok, the Lions managed a win against the Boilermakers who are a very similarly situated team in the Big Ten. As such, The Lions cemented their place in 4th place in the Big Ten. While this position is not unfamiliar to PSU it is bittersweet for this team.

As the season started leaders on the team were boldly predicting a national title run, Herbstreit was on-board as was Phil Steele. Sadly, those were dashed with back to back losses to Michigan and Illinois. However, PSU has since rebounded winning three of their last four games. Though, the Ohio State game still hurts me deep inside. So, here we are ten games into the schedule and we are 7-3. If we win out our 9-3 mark would not be a disappointment, rather it would be ringing the brass bell of upper-middle class status in the big ten. Not where we wanted to be but also not a terrible fate. The Purdue game was also an elimination game for a new years day bowl game; Outback Bowl here we come.....AGAIN!

The Purdue game was a chance to thank the Seniors like All-Time PSU Tackle Leader DC-40, We-Never-Knew-Ye Rodney Kinlaw, as well as Never-Lived-Up-To-My-Potential AMMO.

HT: The Patriot News
We also were treated a good performance out of some emerging stars Evan "Rolls" Royster. (Ironically, Evan is the Cadillac of PSU's RB garage!)

I view this season as a success (thusfar) as one must also consider the enormous distractions for the team both before and during the season.

GO STATE! BEAT TEMPLE!