Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
Beaver Stadium - University Park, PA
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Kickoff: 12:00pm EST
TV: Big Ten Network
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[September 3, 2011] Indiana State (0-0) at Penn State (0-0)
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Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
Beaver Stadium - University Park, PA
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Kickoff: 12:00pm EST
TV: Big Ten Network
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We're just a little outside of a month before kickoff so I figured it was time for the official game day thread! If you haven't already, check out the Penn State Opponent Preview and start getting amped up for Sycamore football! For those not making it out to the game, it will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
new sycamore fan
The All-MVC Level
Really starting to look forward to this game. The older one came home yesterday with a DVD of the Penn State offense to review during the week of down time before the fall camp. He's looking forward to getting some cracks at their tall WRs. He took one day off, and today was running his ass off again while the "little one" was in the weight room. They are getting geeked, which is fun to watch.
Eleven
The Wade Level
Did they do the Madman III this year?
I've got a lot of respect for the crazy people that did that! ;-)
I would imagine Alex did but Mark didn't. I don't think the frosh were involved in the summer stuff the team was doing... at least it appeared that way from Tweets I saw.
Wow... football 31 days away... didn't think we'd get here.
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Bullfrog61
The White Level
There was at least one incoming freshman at Madman III. An OL from IL.
Nice. Now that I look back at Tweets, I also know Dan Gabbard was working on routes with O'Leary as well.
new sycamore fan
The All-MVC Level
Several of the incoming Freshmen worked out with the team, a couple for most of the summer, several others for a couple of weeks. Mark was down for a couple of weeks, then came back home so he didn't get the fun of participating in the Madman. Alex did and he told a couple of good stories--it sounded like fun with all of the work. They have done their conditioning test a few times since both have been home.
Penn State still searching for a quarterback -- and an identity
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/01/penn-state-identity/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/01/penn-state-identity/
W may be able to take advantage of that in our defense...play close to the line and force them to throw...
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new sycamore fan
The All-MVC Level
The challege is to try to limit Silas Redd in the running game, without allowing the huge mismatch with Moye and Burnett. They have 2 big returning receivers in Moye and Brown, and one smaller shiftier receiver in Devon Smith. Our safeties need to do some early banging to have Moye looking for them.
QB Kevin Newsome has left the Penn State program.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/penn_state/126804683.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/penn_state/126804683.html
Regarding BCS teams scheduling FCS opponents, I am a Penn State alum and diehard fan that hates our annual scrub game. It's bad enough that we schedule two MAC teams each year, but Indiana State? I hate this practice, never attend these "scrimmages," and don't buy season tickets due to the non-conference dreck. (I'll still be at the Alabama game though.) Enjoy your writing and podcast.
-- Morgan, Philadelphia
You alluded to part of the problem. A school like Penn State feels like as long as it's got one marquee non-conference opponent per year like Alabama, it can fill those other three slots with whatever dregs are willing to come to State College. That's pretty much become the standard scheduling formula in the leagues with four non-conference games, but for a few notable exceptions (like LSU's slate mentioned earlier). Last week the Big Ten announced it will be going to nine conference games in 2017, a move I wholeheartedly favor. However, it will be interesting to see which non-conference game fall off teams' slates first: The Alabama slot or the Indiana State slot. Skeptics assume it will be the former, but the Pac-12 already plays nine league games, and 11 of the 12 teams (all but Washington State) are playing at least one BCS opponent. It can be done.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/08/10/mailbag/index.html#ixzz1UeaCU6SM
-- Morgan, Philadelphia
You alluded to part of the problem. A school like Penn State feels like as long as it's got one marquee non-conference opponent per year like Alabama, it can fill those other three slots with whatever dregs are willing to come to State College. That's pretty much become the standard scheduling formula in the leagues with four non-conference games, but for a few notable exceptions (like LSU's slate mentioned earlier). Last week the Big Ten announced it will be going to nine conference games in 2017, a move I wholeheartedly favor. However, it will be interesting to see which non-conference game fall off teams' slates first: The Alabama slot or the Indiana State slot. Skeptics assume it will be the former, but the Pac-12 already plays nine league games, and 11 of the 12 teams (all but Washington State) are playing at least one BCS opponent. It can be done.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/08/10/mailbag/index.html#ixzz1UeaCU6SM
Wow, I am sure that's how michigan felt about App State too...
new sycamore fan
The All-MVC Level
I read that yesterday and thought about posting it, but I refrained. Typical highbrow BS by a non-playing fan who doesn't know or understand SH%$ about why those games occur. I'd just once like to see a fan like that walk up face to face to one of our better players and say that to his face rather than hiding behind the computer keys.
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You just explained exactly how I feel about several people on the internet (See MVCfans posts)...People are always more bold when they are anonymous.
Agreed. Plus, if even one guy on the roster reads it and it pushes him to work harder, practice hard, pump out another set on the bench, it makes the team better in the long run. May not be reflected on the scoreboard against Penn State, but may pay off down the road against a conference foe.
my tickets for the game have been confirmed. unfortunately i'll be sitting with 2 PSU Alums (they scored the tickets through their Alumni Network) but they are great seats on the ISU side
as a side note tickets are plentiful. i guess with the holiday weekend, perceived weak ISU team, etc that the season ticket holders are quite willing to give up their seats. however, the overnight accomodations are a bit more challenging.
looking forward the game.
as a side note tickets are plentiful. i guess with the holiday weekend, perceived weak ISU team, etc that the season ticket holders are quite willing to give up their seats. however, the overnight accomodations are a bit more challenging.
looking forward the game.
Spent some time reading Penn State boards trying to figure out who is going to be their starting QB and pretty much all of the discussion is on their second week game against Alabama.