While the New York Post was busy creating an epic Star Wars-themed pullout cover, the Boston edition of Metro was taking Rex Ryan’s foot fetish foibles to their logical extreme. Apparently, the Post felt left out.
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All season, Blake Griffin’s conditioned us to think that when he takes the court, anything is possible. Last night, we saw one thing he couldn’t quite pull off…although we wouldn’t put it past him in the future.
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The Tennessee Titans announced their decision Wednesday to part ways with quarterback Vince Young whom they drafted 3rd overall in 2006. The decision by owner Bud Adams to move on ends one of the most tumultuous tenures of a highly drafted player with his original franchise since Michael Vick. Young started off his rookie year [...]
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–Just read this boxscore and laugh–
Are you ready? Gameday is less than 24 hours away. Let that one sit and breath. Gameday is less than 24 hours away. We’ve already had our fill of Ohio State and Alabama Kool aid, now it’s time to show the nation what we have to offer. Before we dive into the links for the day I’d like to address the casual fan who is returning to “football season”
Hey, whats up? You’ve missed, shall we say, a whole lot of things. You’ve been spending most of the summer I imagine drinking your fancy drinks with umbrella tops. And while I don’t blame you, since oranges and strawberries do go well together, I’m going to assume you haven’t been checking Fight On State everyday. So let me break it to you slowly.
The Big Ten added another team. Yea, Nebraska is bringing more Corn to the party. Why? In short 12 teams lets the Big Ten have a Championship game. So that brings us to Part 2 of what you missed. The Big Ten split into 2 divisions. You can read more about it below.
Last bit of news? Hell has frozen over, Joe Paterno is starting Robert Bolden, a true freshman. You didn’t see him at the Blue White Game? Yea, he wasn’t in school here yet. Showed up in the summer for kicks and now he’s starting…
If it’s making your head hurt I don’t blame you.
Rest of you
Friday Nitt Links are going to work a little differently than usual. You’ll still get your links but we’re going to prep you for the game, schedule, rosters, stats (after week 1), everything you’ll need to inform anyone within earshot about the weeks game. Enough pep talks lets get to it.
Youngstown State Info
—Hot Topics—
Alabama to appeal Dareus suspension – SEC Blog – ESPN
Marcell Dareus is out for 2 games…and there was much rejoicing. That being said I’m sure his backup has as much talent as him (if not more) and would be starting in any other school in the country. Zing…shots fired.
Ohio State wins BCS, Terrelle Pryor wins Heisman, more 2010 picks – NCAA Football – SI.com
Check the Flop Team section. 4/7 pick PSU…nothing new though. ESPN isn’t a Penn State fan. Frankly I would lock Craig James in a closet if I could, so I guess it’s mutual.
Penn State fans pass on tickets for 2011 – LancasterOnline.com News
For 60 years, Frank Fryburg has held season tickets to watch the Nittany Lions play football. Now Frank says…forget that, I’m going to Hooters.
—Best Of The Rest—
Bolden to start: ‘Joe survives everything by changing and adapting’ – AltoonaMirror.com – Altoona, PA | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information – The Altoona Mirror
Joe Paterno is 83 years old, has 394 wins and is about to enter his 45th season as head coach, but never before has he done what he will do Saturday….unspeakable things..click the link…lets just say you don’t want to miss halftime.
The Associated Press: Penn St prez welcomes Nebraska crossover game
Our boy Graham does like him some red
That’s all we’ve got for now. Enjoy the weekend, drive safe, and wear your Blue and White with pride. WE ARE!
Here’s a bit of news that will shock nobody. The YES Network (“Al Yankzeera,” as the Daily News so eloquently puts it) decided to forget the whole Roger Clemens indicted for perjury thing.
Well, not exactly. They did talk about it…just three days after everyone else broke the story.
During Sunday’s rain delay in the Yankees/Mariners game, announcers Michael Kay and Ken Singleton remembered that part of their jobs as members of the media is to report information, not just fawn over Derek Jeter (and in case you’re wondering, the Yanks did have a game on Thursday).
When Kay and Singleton finally addressed the situation, they did so with a sympathetic tone. Who wouldn’t feel bad for a multi-millionaire who cheated and rocks highlights? Kay even went so far as to say that he has a great relationship with Clemens and that he a “great guy.” Really?
This type of soft coverage, however, should come as no surprise to anyone. The YES Network likes to stay in their protective bubble, rarely ruffling feathers, especially when those feathers have something to do with Yankee lore.
A memo to YES: when one of baseball’s biggest names, who also happens to be a former player, is facing a 25-year jail sentence, it’s kind of a big deal.
Now would be a good time to mention the Yankees’ stadium replay policy. If something doesn’t go the Yankees’ way, it’s effectively swept under the rug, and not shown on the stadium’s big screen. It appears YES follows the same policy.
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It has been a week of off-field news this week in the Barclay’s Premier League. England defeated Denmark on Wednesday in the friendly, 2-1, behind the Aston Villa lads Darren Bent and Ashley Young. More importantly, no players sustained injuries, so we were spared the endless whining and moaning from the club managers over the [...]
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