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The Culture Wars Caught on Video
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyThree very instructive videos are making the rounds online today, and in sum they are illustrative of where the discourse in America finds itself in Obama's "post-partisan" age.The first and, arguably, most offensive video comes from the halls of academia (try to withstand the shock). As Mark Hyman at The American Spectator puts it, "move over Janet Napolitano":Pennsylvania State University has joined the Napolitano school of thought in warning against the dangers presented by military veterans. The university's Division of Student Affairs produced a series of vignettes under the category of ...
USC, Pac-10 No. 1? No and No
By Ray Holloman - AOL NewsWelcome back, USC's national title hopes. Enjoy the pretzels. Try the dip. But don't get too comfortable.Yes, as the Trojans paraded Penn State's corpse from end to end of the Rose Bowl Thursday night, Pete Carroll's team again entered the national title picture. Not in the BCS system, which will award its title to either Oklahoma or Florida even if the Sooners let Charles Barkley drive the bus to the game and the Gators put Matt Millen in charge of their personnel.But AP voters are free to vote for any team and with the kind of no apologies beating the Beijing police for might be proud of, ...
Penn State 'Won Ugly'? You Missed Something
By Mark Hasty - AOL NewsWith all due respect to my esteemed colleague here at FanHouse, I have to point out that Ray Holloman missed something in his post on the Penn State victory over Ohio State Saturday night. Not to worry, though, Ray; so far, it appears that a lot of other people have missed it too.I know, based on seven of the Nittany Lions' first eight games, you all were expecting JoePa's harriers to drop 45 points and 500 yards of offense on the Buckeyes. Since I predicted a 34-31 Penn State victory, I was a little shocked too at how low the score was. (I hedged my bets in the middle of the afternoon, of ...
Big Ten Market Letter #3
By Mark Hasty - AOL NewsThey got their bachelor's degree from Florida and their master's from LSU, but Saturday night Southern California handed Ohio State a brand-new degree: the Doctor of Failosophy. Yeesh. What a curbstomping. If you really need me to tell you what to do with the Buckeyes now, I'll be happy to do so, as long as you tell me something first: Who turned the computer on for you? Don't just sell, pards; eject. There are at least two teams in the Big Ten playing better football than the Buckeyes right now.I saw a distant early warning last Saturday, and it's wasn't the Ohio-OSU game. It was the fact ...
I'll Take "Most Caucasian Rap Contest" For $200, Alex
By Brian Cook - AOL NewsA chagrined Black Shoe Diaries reports on what's possibly the second worst idea in the recent history of the Penn State football program*: The Blue-White Rapper Show is a contest for Penn State Students to showcase their rap talents as well as their love of Penn State football. The winning original rap song will be performed at halftime of the first home football game on September 1, 2007. The original rap song must be done by a solo artist (no groups) and be under one minute in length. The central theme for the rap should be Penn State Football.Folks, I was just in Happy Valley this fall, and ...
It's Been A Tough Decade For Penn State Fans
By Brian Cook - AOL NewsThis video is kind of long and watching a drunk guy fail to remember what Jordan Norwood's name is even though he is apparently both the world's biggest Penn State/Notre Dame fan (amazing he didn't commit suicide somewhere around '01) is not particularly enthralling. But for God's sake, trust me: you want to get about halfway through, when Guy Who Can't Remember Norwood's Name Guy watches Mario Manningham's last second touchdown to win the '05 Penn State-Michigan game (warning: this guy swears a lot. A lot a lot. Definitely NSFW): Alcohol + seven straight losses (at the time) == crazy ...
College Football Fan Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
By Brian Grummell - AOL NewsLet's try a little exercise for a moment here. Close your eyes and think of a 'crooked' college football program. What comes to mind? USC? Florida State? Ohio State? Alright now close your eyes and think of a 'clean' college football program. Now what comes to mind? Penn State probably tops that list what with Joe Paterno and all the talk of doing things the right way, right?But is there really a significant ethical difference between many of these schools?Let's take a closer look at Penn State for a moment. They've spent the greater part of four decades cultivating an image as college ...
JayPa's Good Enough, He's Smart Enough, And... Uh...
By Brian Cook - AOL NewsJay Paterno is Penn State's version of Jeff Bowden: the malignant tumor clinging to his iconic coach father's pant leg and turning any quarterback he comes across into a puddle of confused goo. Except JayPa hasn't been kicked to the curb by an irate fanbase yet. That doesn't mean he's beloved. No one likes him save for Big Ten defensive coordinators. Witness Black Shoe Diaries responding to this article in which JayPa defends himself from his critics, who are legion: ''I don't worry about any of that stuff,'' said Paterno, the featured speaker at Sunday's Tyrone Golden Eagle Monogram Club ...
Chiefs' Offseason Guide: Tight End/Punter/Halfback/Fullback
By Jon Yoon - AOL NewsIn the coming weeks, I plan to start talking about what the Chiefs will likely do this offseason to help themselves at each position. This first blog will reference the easiest positions for the Chiefs to resolve.Punter:No mystery here. Dustin Colquitt stays.Tight End / Fullback:The Chiefs already took care of business by signing Tony Gonzalez to a long-term deal. They will also return a healthy Ronnie Cruz to the roster, but there's no guarantee that he'll start. Ronnie Cruz turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. He was only an adequate blocker and very average on all other dimensions.So ...
Joe Paterno's Donuts Taste Like Brains
By Brian Cook - AOL NewsWe at the Fanhouse think that anyone making fun of Joe Paterno's incredible oldness and making jokes about how he sucks the life from his quarterbacks to extend his centuries-old reign over the Penn State football program is an insensitive hack. We also have come to grips with the fact that we are insensitive hacks. So! Joe Paterno, thanks to the machinations of former player Franco Harris, now has a line of Super Donuts and Super Buns and we await the (surely inevitable) rollout of flavors like: Innocent Puppy Soul Brains! Brains! Brains! Chocolate. ESPN titles the AP story "JoePa's ...
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