penn-state-nittany-lions Stories - From The Rumble Seat
JoePa Coda
I don't have a whole lot new to add but I have consumed a lot of media around this Penn State thing and I will point you to some of that now. Many of you have already read this but if you haven't, Spencer Hall's article here is a good place to start: Joe Paterno: Bury A Man, Keep The Statue I...
Joe Paterno Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
The story of the Penn State Scandal takes another twist tonight with the announcement that the 84-year old Paterno has lung cancer. Paterno's son, Scott, said in a statement that his father is undergoing treatment and that "his doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery." The announcement...
Big 12 Games Preview – 11/19/11
Time for the weekly look at the upcoming Big 12 games based on ratings and adjusted stats to date. As always, keep in mind that personnel matchups, coaching decisions, injuries, etc. will not play into the numerical predictions and are all important information that will still need to be...
The Arab Spring Has Nothing On Joe Pa Fall.
And you're on in 3, 2, 1... Reporter: I'm here in State College. Tonight, it's the end of a legend. You've heard of the Arab Spring? Well this is Joe Pa Fall. Now I'm going to smirk at the camera and let it sink in how clever that was. Anchor: What's the mood on the street? The leafy...
The Unseemly, Sickening Endgame for Paterno and Penn State
This evening brought a report from Fox-Philly that the victims in Gerald Arthur Sandusky's alleged wretched spree have more than doubled based on tips received by investigators since state attorney general Linda Kelly went public with the case on Monday. A 40-count grand jury presentment provides...
The Penn State Scandal: Ceding Personal Responsibility To Institutional Bureaucracy
In high school, I would run near the local athletic fields at dusk still thick with the summer heat to ready myself for football two-a-days. I’d blast rap through my Walkman, mentally disassociate myself from the furnace around me, and repeat nonsensical mantras in my head to make it through...
jones Top Ten - Week 8 - 2011
My mom didn’t cotton to bored children. If you ever said I’m bored, she would counter with a list of activities. If you didn’t chose one, then she would tell you that your boredom was your own fault. There is justice in this. But Saturday, she would have been hard-pressed. Well, you could watch...
The Week That Will Be - 09.10.2011
Last Week: 4-2 ATS 4-2 SU What we learned last week: We learned that Notre Dame just believes that a win over a double digit underdog at home is way too easy, as they have lost four games in four years to such teams. …that Georgia might belong to the SEC (SEC! SEC!) but Boise State just goes on,...
Cause and Effect
EFFECT The TV ratings for the regular season of college football were generally down across the board. CAUSE Texas Florida Michigan Penn State USC Notre Dame These collegiate "brand names" were all Missing In Action from the final regular season AP Top 25 Poll. Those teams were a combined 41-32...
November 1960
Gunsmoke was the top-rated TV show on the networks. John Wayne's latest film hit the screens. And on November 14, 1960 the AP College Football Poll appeared without Texas, USC, Penn State or Notre Dame in the Top 20. That wouldn't happen again for almost 50 years. This week's AP poll is the...
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