PROGRAMING NOTE
Since I will be away from WWN World Headquaters, I may not get to have an update over the weekend, so I thought I would throw one up this afternoon.
THE AUTUMN WIND
Today feels and looks like a fall day. While I have little doubt that the “dog days of August” that we had earlier this week will return, weather like this really gets me excited about the dawning football season. In fact, it is…
EXACTLY 28 DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF
DON’T RIP ZIPS – Patriot-News
Another article touting Akron’s QB, Charlie Frye. Apparently, the NFL is high on him for next year’s draft. While some might be discouraged, I cannot be upset that we have a tougher opponent to start the season. Hopefully, this will wake the team up and they can learn the importance of playing hard and well right off the bat, something I think they missed last year. Also, there are audio clips from the Big11Ten Kickoff Luncheon available on the pennlive.com PSU football section front.
Paterno is out to prove that he can win – The Inqy
Historically, JoePa has gotten a little lax or stretched too thin and the program has suffered, though generally not this much. He has always bounced back with a good run, so hopefully this time will be no different. He has got to be thinking that the 2005 squad has a chance to be very good.
Hoping for a victory dinner – Chicago Tribune
An anecdote about Glen Mason being invited to the Paterno house following games in Happy Valley.
Phoning it in not his style – Chicago Tribune
77-year-old Joe Paterno may not know how to use a cell phone, but the venerable Penn State coach isn’t prepared to retire
It is hardly surprising that JoePa cannot use a cell phone (another reason to like him) because if you remember the ads he did for a Happy Valley wireless provider, it was pretty obvious he had never used one previously.
FATSO
Donovan good fit for Marine sports hall – The Sun
I am delighted that one of my favorite sports personalities, Art Donovan, is getting some ink today. You may have seen the former Baltimore Colt DT on Letterman. He is a big, fat guy from the Bronx with a flat top that has not changed since the ’50s, who tells great stories and loves drinking Schlitz and eating kosher hot dogs. He is getting his due for his WWII service in the Marine Corp.