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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan Wolverines<\/h3>\n

Saturday is the easily the biggest home game of the season and I won’t be there. While it is disappointing, I have made my peace with it and will be watching from the confines of my apartment.<\/p>\n

Penn State Gameday Central<\/b><\/a> – Intercollegiate Athletics<\/i><\/p>\n

LAST WEEK<\/h3>\n

Penn State barely beat Minnesota in overtime. They had an iffy pass interferance call go their way and benefited from a missed PAT in overtime. Still, a win is a win. Offensive player of the game — Tony Hunt<\/span>. Defensive player of the game Paul Posluszny<\/span>.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: MICHIGAN WOLVERINES<\/h3>\n

Here comes the last monster game of the season for Penn State. Michigan comes to Happy Valley with a ten-year winning streak over the Nittany Lions. I was a sophomore the last time Penn State beat the Wolverines. The last time Michigan lost in Happy Valley, I was a freshmen, and there was over a foot of snow<\/strike> ice in the stadium.<\/p>\n

The reason to hate Michigan are many. A lot of people are still upset about the Chad Henne<\/span> fiasco — he had made a verbal committment to Penn State, and then signed with Michigan without telling Penn State; exhibit A about why I don’t get into recruiting, I don’t want to worry about where a 17-year old goes to college. To me, this whole thing is not a worthy enough reason to hate Michigan, there are plenty of others.<\/p>\n

Obviously, the seven game losing streak is a source of frusturation, but there is so much more. Some examples:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Attitude — Michigan acts as though it invented college football. That of course is false, if you want to be very specific, it was Rutgers and Princeton with Yale and Walter Camp picking up the ball and running with it.\n
  2. Not as good historically as they made themselves out to be: Michigan has exactly 1\/2 a National Championship<\/span> in the last 50 years.\n
  3. Lloyd Carr: Michigan’s head coach is a whiner who has a decent season about every three years. He gets lots and lots of calls too. Not all of them, but most of them. By the way, Penn State beats Ohio State more often than Michigan\n
  4. The 1993 game: The first Penn State vs. Michigan game was at Beaver Stadium. It was the home team’s 1000th game too. The crowd was so loud that Michigan could not hear their signals, so QB Todd Collins<\/span> complained to the officials who warned the crowd to quiet down or Penn State would be enforced a 15-yard personal foul for unsportsmenlike conduct. That, above all else, is a great reason to hate the Wolverines. Shame on the Big11Ten for letting that happen.<\/ol>\n

    In short, I’d really like to see Penn State win this one. Since Michigan ruined an undefeated season for us, I would like the “favor” returned. <\/p>\n

    With the hope of fixing Penn State’s luck against the Wolverines, I am ditching the favored #11 jersey I was given in 1999 for the #14 jersey (the Blackledge jersey<\/span><\/a>) I bought in 1996. That last time we beat Michigan, I was wearing that one. A friend is also going to be sporting a vintage #39.<\/p>\n

    NO RANKING<\/h3>\n

    Penn State is still unranked in the major college polls, but if they win this week, they hit the top 20, maybe the top 15. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though.<\/p>\n

    PRESS CONFERENCE<\/h3>\n
  5. Transcript<\/b><\/a> | Audio<\/b><\/a> (Fight On State<\/span>)
    \n

    IMPORTANT ARTICLES<\/h3>\n
  6. Balanced Wolverines bring in unbeaten mark against PSU<\/b><\/a> – CDT<\/i>\n
  7. Defense readies for Wolverines<\/b><\/a> – CDT<\/i>\n
  8. Lions aim to end Michigan’s hex<\/b><\/a> – Patriot-News<\/i>\n
  9. Wolverines lose top wide receiver to knee injury<\/b><\/a> – Patriot-News<\/i>\n
  10. Revenge fuels football fever<\/b><\/a> – CDT<\/i>\n
  11. Wolverines defense has bite back<\/b><\/a> – Patriot-News<\/i>\n
  12. Game to make or break season<\/b><\/a> – The Collegian<\/span>
    \n

    BEANO WATCH<\/h3>\n

    Not surprisingly, Carroll H. Cook<\/span> (’54 Pitt) started by caarping on the officiating going Penn State’s way. <\/p>\n

    Jamaal<\/span> (Marlton, NJ): Hey Beano, will my beloved Wolverines take an L on Saturday at Penn State without Mario Mannigham?<\/p>\n

    Beano Cook:<\/span> That makes it tougher for the Maize and Blue. Michigan has won the last seven meetings. Since Penn State has entered the Big Ten its record against Michigan and Ohio State are terrible. Officials are not giving Penn State all the calls any more. The Nittany Lions did get a favorable call against Minnesota last week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Beano seems obscessed about all the calls that Penn State apparently gets. He is right about last week though.<\/p>\n

    Craig (PA)<\/span>: Every week all you can say about Penn State is the back in the day they used to get calls by the refs. What gives, did Joe Pa steal your girl back in 1908 or something?<\/p>\n

    SportsNation Beano Cook:<\/span> Put it this way…I gave him a good struggle. He has an Ivy League education, and that is tough to beat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    At last, we know the truth!<\/p>\n

    TELEVISION<\/h3>\n

    The contest is being televised in primetime by ABC in the Eastern and Central time zones. Coverage starts at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

    WEATHER<\/h3>\n

    The first cold game of the season, lows dropping into the 30s, but at least it will be dry.<\/p>\n

    MORE COVERAGE<\/h3>\n
  13. Penn State Football Official Site<\/b><\/a> – from the “Kremlin”\n
  14. CDT coverage<\/b><\/a>\n
  15. Patriot-News coverage<\/b><\/a>\n
  16. Post-Gazette coverage<\/b><\/a>\n
  17. Tribune-Review coverage<\/b><\/a>\n
  18. 50 Yard Lion Blog<\/b><\/a> – an Altoona dentist; daily (Patriot-News<\/i>)\n
  19. PA Sports Blog<\/b><\/a> – mostly recruiting, if that is your thing\n
  20. NittPickers<\/b><\/a> – fans who work for the Patriot-News<\/i>\n
  21. No Cheering Aloud<\/b><\/a> – sportswriters at the Patriot-News<\/i>\n
  22. Nittany Lines Blog<\/b><\/a> — sports ed. from The Morning Call<\/i>\n
  23. Jeff Rice’s blog<\/b><\/a> — PSU football beat writer at the CDT<\/i>\n
  24. Ask Jeff Q & A<\/b><\/a> (CDT<\/i>)\n
  25. Monday Morning QB<\/b><\/a> – Steve Smith (CDT<\/i>)\n
  26. FightOnState.com<\/b><\/a> — free\n
  27. Blue White Illustrated<\/b><\/a> — Phil Grosz, subscription required
    \n

    PREDICTIONS<\/h3>\n

    I’m going with my head instead of my heart. Until Penn State proves they can beat Michigan, I can’t make the pick I want to make. I think it will be close going into the fourth quarter, but Michigan will hold on and win 22-16<\/span>.<\/p>\n

    How Penn State can win: Better play in the redzone, better special teams and no turnovers. Anthony Morelli is going to have to be sharp, because Michigan will focus on Tony Hunt. The defense is going to have to knuckle down and play hard every play and watch out for the pass underneath. It is possible for the Lions to win, but they have to play an A game.<\/p>\n

    IN CLOSING<\/h3>\n

    Go STATE, beat Michigan!<\/p>\n

    ©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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