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Game Thread Game Five: Penn State 17, Ohio State 10 (Final)

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the front page of rivals has an article about a cb that was supposed to visit psu this weekend. he took them off his list because of this entire incident.

mccarthy does not yet know if he'll reschedule. if he doesnt go up next week for the ttun game, then psu is done as they will likely be 5-2 after that.
 
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craigblitz said:
Man Central PA is juiced for this game fellas. I am not Exaggerating this it at all. They are treating this like NC game. All the schools are having Blue/White day today and they honestly think if they beat the Bucks they are going to go undefeated!!!
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Craig is right on the money. All week long doing new links I've been surprised at the attitude from across the border. They've had MUCH more media coverage. Kids camping out at the stadium since Sunday. Cancelling recruit visits, etc., etc.

I can kind of symapathize. After several really down years they have a chance to return to prominence. Sad really. #18 playing #6 and you'd think they've never played a top 10 team before. Seems kind of routine to us. This is their whole season. I'm somewhat torn. I feel for the PSU fans who want to cheer for a team that is relavent again. You can tell they want it bad. They need a return to glory. I also think a win by the Bucks might just crush them beyond repair. Could end JoePa's career after this season.

All the bashing they've heaped on JoePa in the past 5 years ... now he's king again. Enjoy it for now Joe. I have a feeling things are going to change for you on Sunday morning.

One thing is for sure. The Bucks better come ready to play ... Penn State certainly will. How could they not after building it up to such proportions? I for one can't wait to get this BigTen tilt underway. The Nits always play us tough, especially at their place ... I expect no different this week.
 
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3yardsandacloud said:
Sad really. #18 playing #6 and you'd think they've never played a top 10 team before. Seems kind of routine to us. This is their whole season.
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That's what having 4 losing seasons since 2000 will do to a program that was once a powerhouse. Their fans (particularly the college kids who you see camping out for tickets) can't remember the last time there was something to be excited about regarding PSU football.
 
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I'll take a team filled with 3rd year starters over guys who have yet to play a tough defense or team. Their existence is riding on this game, OSU would be out of the title hunt but would be fine if they lost.

I feel bad for joepa, I do not feel bad for PSU fans. They are easily twice as bad as any UM fans I know. Trust me, I lived in MI for seven years, and know how arrogant they can be. UM is a good team and is allowed to talk trash (especially after cooper), PSU is not.

Who knew that when the Texas fans asked if we had a comparable rival to the Aggies for them, we would be wrong in saying we do not? The banter on the PSU boards and those who call in to 1460 is no more intelligent than what you can find at TexAgs.com (which is quite a humorous bunch of homers).
 
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The player was Jacques Rickerson.
Jacques ranking was in the Rivals 250 and by scout #23 at his position.
He was listing Penn State as low interest anyway (at least on scout.com) so you may hear no wailing or gnashing of teeth from the Nittany fanbase on this cat.

Doesn't mean they should not be concerned, just don't think they will be. Why they should be concerned is because they lost an opportunity to impress a fence sitter. Plus, if Rickerson explicitly drops Penn State from his list - what does it say about other high profile recruits with options to go elsewhere?
 
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Has anyone heard of something like this happening before? I'm sure recruiting visits have been cancelled elsewhere for certain circumstances, perhaps a tropical storm or a power outage across the campus. But has it ever happened b/c the coaching staff just plain can't handle the stress?
 
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I was watching Cold Pizza this morning (let the mocking begin), and they were broadcasting from PSU. At any rate, Jay Richardson referred to State College, PA as "College State." And of course both Woody Paige and Skip Bayless said that they'd rather have Joe Pa coach a big game over Woody Hayes. What a joke.
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I'd rather have Paterno coaching a big game over Woody too. That's only because Woody's dead, while Joe Pa's only MOSTLY DEAD. There's a big difference between mostly dead and dead.


 
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Link to Confirmed Report on Tackle Wilson's Injury

OK - its now in ink, so we can call it official.

Sadly for Penn State their sarting Senior Tackle Wilson did suffer an unspecificed leg injury Wednesday.

Injury update Starting right tackle John Wilson suffered a unspecified leg injury during Wednesday’s practice according to Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson. Wilson was examined by doctors Thursday and his status and the nature of the injury were uncertain. The 6-foot-6, 316-pound Wilson has started all five games this season. His backup is senior Andrew Richardson, a part-time starter last season.
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So listed as "uncertain" in the Center Newspaper - ie..e taking Penn State's official line on this.

Another source though asserts Torn ACL, out for the season.

Penn State starting right offensive tackle John Wilson was injured in practice Wednesday, and a source said Thursday that he is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Wilson was examined by team medical staff yesterday, but the official results of that examination were not released by the school.
Wilson, a fifth-year senior, had started all five games this season for the 5-0 Lions. The 6-foot-6, 317-pound Wilson started two games last season at left tackle for injured Levi Brown, impressing the coaches with his play. He then got the final four starts at right tackle in 2004. Andrew Richardson, a 6-foot-5, 306-pound redshirt senior from North Hills, is listed as Wilson's backup.
Richardson had started the first six games of the 2004 season at right tackle. He's a former tight end who made the transition to tackle as a junior in 2003.

The loss of Wilson comes in the wake of what Joe Paterno had called the offensive line's best performance in several seasons in a 44-14 win over Minnesota last week. Penn State rushed for 364 yards in that game.

Sam Ross Jr. can be reached at [email protected] or (724) 838-5144
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Though, with the Tribune Review not always accurate in its fact checking, here is an obligatory grain of salt.
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sandgk said:
Of course he could just have used the highly useful search posts function

Quickest Way to Penn State
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:slappy: I should've posted that. Greens coming your way...


Golferdow01 said:
Mapquest sucks and gives you the long way a lot of the time...I guess I'd rather ask around first too
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It ay least gives you a usuable road map. I use expedia.com for maps myself, but I referred to MapQuest because most people have heard of it.
 
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