{"id":4201,"date":"2009-04-27T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/04\/2009-blue-white-game-recap.html"},"modified":"2009-04-27T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T16:04:00","slug":"2009-blue-white-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/04\/2009-blue-white-game-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Blue White Game recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/3478486794\/\" title=\"Attendance: 76,500, another new record by wfyurasko, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3377\/3478486794_a8e17f54a0.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Attedance: 76,500, another new record\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. &#8212; <\/span>I hope you will forgive me that I don&#8217;t have too much analysis of the Blue White Game. As intense a fan as I am of Penn State Nittany Lions football, I don&#8217;t focus too much on an intrasquad scrimmage. The two big points of the Blue White Game are no players getting injured and taking in a day at Beaver Stadium and its surroundings. Mission accomplished, for the most part. White beat Blue, for the first time that I can recall, 21-16. The crowd was estimated to be about 76,500, the third consecutive record-breaker.<\/p>\n<p>[<strong style=\"color:#3993ff\">flick<span style=\"color:#ff1c92\">r<\/span><\/strong> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/sets\/72157617274718161\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Blue White Game 2009 <\/span><\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/sets\/72157617274718161\/show\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">slideshow<\/span><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>I though the quarterbacks all looked pretty good which is saying something because only <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Daryl Clark<\/span> had ever played in a real game. Kevin Newsome, the grayshirt freshman got it going, as did walk-on <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Matt McGloin<\/span>. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shane McGregor<\/span> also saw time, prompting me to suggest <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shane MacGowan<\/span> would have been funnier. The secondary was not that impressive, but then again when have they been at Blue White? Receivers <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Brett Brackett<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Derek Moye<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Graham Zug<\/span> all looked pretty good. We did not see much or any of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Evan Royster<\/span> running the ball and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Stepfon Green<\/span> was still out with an injury. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joe Suhey<\/span>&#8216;s name was called a lot, but I don&#8217;t know if that means he is a part of the offense or merely the next <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Arric Hefflefinger<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Band did not march or even take the field. Instead we got a half time show with the Homecoming committee (I think this year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Sorority Girls Sitting on Cold Sidewalks&#8221;), the THON dancers, the Blue White rap contest winner (who was less irritating than the THON line dance), Army officer induction and of course the spring football awards.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2009\/04\/27\/quarterbacks_fight_for_role.aspx\"><b>Quarterbacks fight for role<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/sports\/story\/1250681.html\"><b>SHOWING PROMISE: Backup QBs quell depth question in annual scrimmage<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2009\/04\/27\/lb_depth_shows_without_bowman.aspx\"><b>LB depth shows without Bowman<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Collegian<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.pennlive.com\/bobflounders\/2009\/04\/kevin_newsome_makes_debut_as_p.html\"><b>Kevin Newsome makes debut as PSU quarterback in Blue-White<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Patriot-News<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\" \/>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/PennState\" rel=\"tag\">Penn State<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/NittanyLions\" rel=\"tag\">Nittany Lions<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/BlueWhiteGame\" rel=\"tag\">Blue White Game<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/collegefootball\" rel=\"tag\">college football<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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