{"id":364,"date":"2005-04-22T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-22T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/04\/364.html"},"modified":"2005-04-22T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-22T23:55:00","slug":"364-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/04\/364-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BLUE WHITE WEEKEND!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The magical spring day when we get to pretend it is the middle of football season is here. Sadly, the weather looks like it may be more along the lines of the middle of football season than spring, with rain forecasted. Nevertheless, Erica and I are going up and will be tailgating before and after the game. There are lots of other activities going on beside the game too (not to mention another the likelihood of another pregame protest). However, before we get into that, an astute <i>Collegian<\/i> columnist asks the question that is on everybody&#8217;s mind:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"headline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2005\/04\/04-22-05tdc\/04-22-05dsports-column-01.asp\"><b>Who is the next Hefflefinger?<\/b><\/a><br \/>Or for that matter, the next <b>Jay Paterno<\/b>, <b>Matt Seneca<\/b>, or <b>Kitna Palmer<\/b>? The spring game gives the Lions a chance to give the practice squad guys with no hope of ever seeing significant action, like the immortal <b>Aric Hefflefinger<\/b>, a chance to have day of glory. <\/p>\n<p>That is part of the fun of it all. I for one was disappointed that Hefflefinger never got to see more playing time. What a name! The crowd could sing &#8211; a la <b>Shirley Bassey<\/b> &#8212; Heff-le-FINGGGGGERRRRRR while the Blue Band played the title music from the third Bond film.<\/p>\n<p>More coverage:<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11455160.htm\"><b>Cleanup hitter: Harrell returns to defensive backfield for Nittany Lions<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11455201.htm\"><b>Old, new faces filling openings for Penn State<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11455213.htm\"><b>Penn State Blue-White Roster<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><b>Jeff Rice<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11457659.htm\"><b>Offense has some catching up to do<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2005\/04\/04-22-05tdc\/04-22-05dnews-08.asp\"><b>Game to showcase young talent<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2005\/04\/04-22-05tdc\/04-22-05dsports-06.asp\"><b>Bringing back Linebacker U<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/04-22-05dsports-04.asp\"><b>Swagger coming back to Lions<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/04-22-05dsports-05.asp\"><b>Fullback feeling natural for Snow<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/pennstatefootball\/patriotnews\/index.ssf?\/base\/sports\/111416165099520.xml\"><b>Hunt: Sure, I could be a workhorse<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Patriot-News<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/pennstatefootball\/patriotnews\/index.ssf?\/base\/sports\/1114075342272700.xml\"><b>QBs know Brown&#8217;s got their back<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Patriot-News<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/05112\/492469.stm\"><b>Offensive line remains top concern for PSU<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Post-Gazette<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/ydr.com\/story\/psu\/66180\/\"><b>Frosh primed for PSU debut: Dazzling teen Derrick Williams goes public at Saturday&#8217;s Blue-White Game<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>YDR<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/ydr.com\/story\/psu\/66020\/\"><b>PSU&#8217;s Shaw splits focus <\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>YDR<\/i>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/sports\/college\/all-psuapr22,0,5620115.story?coll=all-sports-hed\"><b>PSU linebackers out to rekindle tradition Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor are linchpins for potentially great defense.<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Morning Call<\/i>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t feel like going to the game, here are some other things going on:<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11432803.htm\"><b>Blue-White weekend: a carnival, comedy show<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i>\n<p>&#8230;or you could just go shopping for baby clothes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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