I meant to post this Carroll H. Cook (’54 Pitt) before Saturday’s game, but life happens.

Brett (Happy Valley): Penn State 5-0 heading into the next five games, four of which are away. How do you see this stretch shaking down? Lack of any impressiveness from Wisconsin and Ohio State has me feeling good about our chances…

SportsNation Beano Cook: (3:09 PM ET ) I see Penn State even money to play for the national title.

*cringe*

Matt (Duncannon, PA): Should Daryll Clark be considered a Heisman candidate?

SportsNation Beano Cook: (3:13 PM ET ) See me at the end of October. The answer is a possible yes.

In September 1997, Beano suggested Mike McQueary might be a Heisman candidate.

Craig (PA): Beano, you called Penn State’s first four opponents cupcakes. Care to change your statement based on Oregon State’s big win (who PSU trounced)?

SportsNation Beano Cook: The point is, they were cupcakes going in. You have cupcakes every year. Joe Paterno doesn’t play many tough non-league games. The Nittany Lions do play Alabama in 2010, but at the time it was scheduled Mike Shula was the head coach, not Nick Saban.

Oregon State wasn’t a cupcake until they showed up and played so poorly. Then they beat USC and looked a lot better, before looking like a cupcake in the loss last week. O and about Alabama…

Jason (Birmingham): Incorrect on the PSU/Bama scheduling. It was originally scheduled before Shula and Mal Moore asked for the game to be moved from previous date which would have been under Shula. Maybe PSU should schedule Pitt, that would be a thriller.

SportsNation Beano Cook: (3:44 PM ET ) Thank you.

See, Beano get your facts straight. Why would Temple West be a thriller though?

Matt (Jupiter, FL): If PSU wins the national title, will JOEPA retire?

SportsNation Beano Cook: I said before the 2007 season that Paterno’s last season could be 2008. If he wins the national title, yes. Until proven otherwise I am not going to make any more predictions on that topic.

That is probably wise Beano.