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Post game, DWil stated he had now returned to pre injury form. What does the injury have to do with this, aside from creating a time line? Do you think DWil showed post injury improvement up until now? Would DWil have been at 98% last week versus OSU? Didn't appear that way to me. What made it click this past week? Will it last? Judging from the remaining schedule, it just might, so can it carry over to next season?
Can someone please place Deon Butler's picture on a milk carton? Seems he has disappeared as always happens during Big Ten schedule. Money says Butler has big game versus Temple, with something like 130 yards and 2 TD's, as is usually the case against weaker opposition. When will he show up in a big game?
What has happened to AQII? Did the staff finally break his will, or has he received a lobotomy? Does not look like the same guy who had stud written all over him.
Bell catches a pass early, then is asked to watch from sidelines. Must be that the staff has not yet broken his will and determination yet. When will Chris become a good soldier, and forget all those apparent skills he has? Can't he just realize that he is supposed to learn how to run routes by watching others from sideline, and playing video games?
Wiz looks good, hope he plays often rest of way. Just like last year, OL is starting to look pretty good after 10 weeks of season. How about next year we try something different, and have our OL actually be set in stone during spring? Seems it takes 15 weeks to gel, so maybe instead of trying more combinations than a safe cracker, we get right to it. Can we petition NCAA to have our OL start fall practice in June, so we can hit our peak at end of August?
For those who booed Morelli yesterday, next year you will be chanting his name, wishing he was redshirted early on.
Rubin, Harriot, and Perretta all on field at same time? This wouldn't even happen at Slippery Rock. Where are the studs we've recruited since 2005? While all may be good kids who have the desire, no way should they take playing time from younger, better players.
Defensive Line is young, but will be the foundation for our defense over next two seasons. Plenty of talent, coached well. Enough depth to enable a move to O-Line by a guy or two, namely Still. He will be the next All-American OT at PSU.
Sean Lee will end up being a better all around LB than both Connor and Poz. Having been the protégé', expect him to have a Poz like impact on campus next year, and be the winner of many pieces of hardware in 2008. By recent standards, PSU linebacker play has not been stellar. D-Line is cause of much, but other than Lee's strip at the one, where are the big plays?
Where has Scirotto gone? Has he lost his swagger from the spring fling? WR's used to find him on field before running their route. Now, they don't seem to care where he's at. Perhaps legal proceedings have had more of an affect than we know. For those who pasted me when I stated that King was not a first round choice this year, have you reconsidered?
Has Coach Paterno told anyone they made a good play this year? Seems all he does on sideline is to spin circles, while barking at and waving his arms toward, anyone who makes a mistake. If there are no mistakes, Red is the object of his ire. Have no problem with his getting on someone who screws up, but we never see him walk over to a kid, put his arm around him and offer kind words and a pat on back. Granted that the past couple of years have been tough on Coach, especially the off field incidents, but perception is reality. It looks as if we have an angry old guy, who wants to make a difference in the lives of these kids, but forgets how.
Until this team puts its best eleven on the field, regardless of their seniority, 9-3 or 8-4 is what we can expect to see. In spite of a patsy out of conference schedule, forget hopes of a national championship, next year might be another 8-4. Due to our Big Ten road schedule, PSU will not win games other than the ones we are supposed to. I expect this until there is a new staff in place. OSU in 2005 was an aberration, 2006 and 2007 are the norm. PSU cannot play on the road, or beat teams equal or better than them, period.
While we are at it, since football has become a year round sport, why doesn't PSU play one game per month. This should allow ample opportunity for staff to prepare the team, as is the case in bowl games. Do this, and there is a good chance PSU will contend for a Big Ten title in the next five years.
Question: With only two home games left, Coach Paterno ended the players cleaning stadium punishment. Other than OSU being a night game, why then? Not like players go to bed early anyway!
Is there any way for Old Main to avoid an ugly end to the career of Coach Paterno?
Can someone please place Deon Butler's picture on a milk carton? Seems he has disappeared as always happens during Big Ten schedule. Money says Butler has big game versus Temple, with something like 130 yards and 2 TD's, as is usually the case against weaker opposition. When will he show up in a big game?
What has happened to AQII? Did the staff finally break his will, or has he received a lobotomy? Does not look like the same guy who had stud written all over him.
Bell catches a pass early, then is asked to watch from sidelines. Must be that the staff has not yet broken his will and determination yet. When will Chris become a good soldier, and forget all those apparent skills he has? Can't he just realize that he is supposed to learn how to run routes by watching others from sideline, and playing video games?
Wiz looks good, hope he plays often rest of way. Just like last year, OL is starting to look pretty good after 10 weeks of season. How about next year we try something different, and have our OL actually be set in stone during spring? Seems it takes 15 weeks to gel, so maybe instead of trying more combinations than a safe cracker, we get right to it. Can we petition NCAA to have our OL start fall practice in June, so we can hit our peak at end of August?
For those who booed Morelli yesterday, next year you will be chanting his name, wishing he was redshirted early on.
Rubin, Harriot, and Perretta all on field at same time? This wouldn't even happen at Slippery Rock. Where are the studs we've recruited since 2005? While all may be good kids who have the desire, no way should they take playing time from younger, better players.
Defensive Line is young, but will be the foundation for our defense over next two seasons. Plenty of talent, coached well. Enough depth to enable a move to O-Line by a guy or two, namely Still. He will be the next All-American OT at PSU.
Sean Lee will end up being a better all around LB than both Connor and Poz. Having been the protégé', expect him to have a Poz like impact on campus next year, and be the winner of many pieces of hardware in 2008. By recent standards, PSU linebacker play has not been stellar. D-Line is cause of much, but other than Lee's strip at the one, where are the big plays?
Where has Scirotto gone? Has he lost his swagger from the spring fling? WR's used to find him on field before running their route. Now, they don't seem to care where he's at. Perhaps legal proceedings have had more of an affect than we know. For those who pasted me when I stated that King was not a first round choice this year, have you reconsidered?
Has Coach Paterno told anyone they made a good play this year? Seems all he does on sideline is to spin circles, while barking at and waving his arms toward, anyone who makes a mistake. If there are no mistakes, Red is the object of his ire. Have no problem with his getting on someone who screws up, but we never see him walk over to a kid, put his arm around him and offer kind words and a pat on back. Granted that the past couple of years have been tough on Coach, especially the off field incidents, but perception is reality. It looks as if we have an angry old guy, who wants to make a difference in the lives of these kids, but forgets how.
Until this team puts its best eleven on the field, regardless of their seniority, 9-3 or 8-4 is what we can expect to see. In spite of a patsy out of conference schedule, forget hopes of a national championship, next year might be another 8-4. Due to our Big Ten road schedule, PSU will not win games other than the ones we are supposed to. I expect this until there is a new staff in place. OSU in 2005 was an aberration, 2006 and 2007 are the norm. PSU cannot play on the road, or beat teams equal or better than them, period.
While we are at it, since football has become a year round sport, why doesn't PSU play one game per month. This should allow ample opportunity for staff to prepare the team, as is the case in bowl games. Do this, and there is a good chance PSU will contend for a Big Ten title in the next five years.
Question: With only two home games left, Coach Paterno ended the players cleaning stadium punishment. Other than OSU being a night game, why then? Not like players go to bed early anyway!
Is there any way for Old Main to avoid an ugly end to the career of Coach Paterno?
Here's a question: When will you, like so many other Penn State people that just churn my stomach, ever even ATTEMPT to look at the bright side? You'd be quick to call someone like me "Kool-Aid drinker," as they say. I'd be just as quick to call someone like you biased and blind. You can't even consider the positives, for a second. It's sad, and it's maddening. Why even follow it? Why even be a fan? Why waste your time on something that clearly makes you so miserable?
I'll not be wasting my time with this trash. I actually enjoy being a fan. I enjoy the games for the games. I don't seek deeper meaning and fulfillment beyond winning by 7 and having the opportunity to win three straight New Year's Day bowl games. I don't dig for bones. God bless ya, pal, if you want to. I just don't care what you find. What a waste. Adios. I'll check back in a year when this place doesn't exist.
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Win by 7 or lose by 27, is it all the same to you? I agree that a win is a win, but a loss is a loss.
As for nothing positive, did you read, or jump to conclusions?
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We look forward to your return.
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Because the entire premise of this site is to be negative about the football program. Ever wonder why this site and the popularity of it didn't happen until there was an extraordinary amount of negative news around the program.
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Nice try Jost. This site, I believe, is the outgrowth of something that has percolating for some time now, possibly years. Knowing a couple of these guys, I can tell you that they live and die with the fate of the team on Saturday.
They love the program, but think it could be so much more than it has.
As far as this site being the product of this year's tumult, you only have to ask why then it didn't rise during the DARK years????
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"dark years" oh god how i have grown to loathe that term. what years would those be? surely they can't include 2000-2002? 4-4,4-4,amd 5-3 were our in conference records those years. how is that really worse than the past two season? they only difference between the 2000 and 2001 squads and this current version of mediocrety is that we wiseley softened the ooc schedule as to assure a bowl season.
wake up. dark years.....give me a break.
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Gatecamper,
Why do you focus on 00-02 when the phrase "dark years" comes up (sorry, I went and said it again...darn!)??? I think more of 2003 and 2004, when our conference record was a resplendant 3-13.
As far as the OOC schedule goes, we lost to Pitt and Toledo in 2000, while beating Louisiana Tech. It is true though that we used to carry a couple strong OOC games most years. Since 2000, games with Nebraska, Virginia, Miami, and USC.
As you say, there aren't great differences between 06-07 and those years earlier in the decade, but 03 and 04 were outright disasters...we beat no one.
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I disagree with your comment about the OL and the multiple combinations. The OL has been the same since day one. The only changes have been a result of the Shaw injury.
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'Is there any way for Old Main to avoid an ugly end to the career of Coach Paterno?'
This is a great question since we only have two regular season games remaining.
One could argue that this will be the biggest off-season that PSU has had in many years because of Joe's contract expiring at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
During the off-season, Spannier and company will have to negotiate with JoePa one way or another. I believe that the only way Joe bows out at the end of 2008 is if certain concessions are made.
For example, I'm sure JoePa would want JayPa to have some sort of job security. I also believe that he will want a say in who the next head coach would be. Of course if Joe has a say I believe that he would want to see Bradley made as the head coach.
At any rate, PSU will have to decide how to handle this situation. They can not afford to have this linger during the season and I truly believe that they will let Joe go without trying to honor his wishes and reputation.
Joe could go out on a good note next year with many starters returning and the final regular season game being at home. I believe that Joe must bow out at the end of the 2008 season, but I also don't want this to get ugly.
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A little harsh there nttny!
and it's not a truth hurts thing.... just a little over the top on some topics
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Ya see?!?! That's what I'm talking about, keep up the good gentlemen.
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I meant to say keep up the good work gentlemen.
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Butler was the leading receiver against Iowa and Wisconsin. Those would be Big Ten teams.
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Butler has probably gotten the most out of his abilities, than any other player on this team. I admire him for that, but don't mistake him for someone who has an impact on a game of importance.
Butler played well against a depleted Wisky team, and deserves some credit for that. Being PSU's leading receiver versus Iowa (with 3 catches for 55 yards) is not a great feat. FWIW, Butler has 1 TD catch on the year.
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"For those who booed Morelli yesterday, next year you will be chanting his name, wishing he was redshirted early on."
Not that I booed, because I didn't... seriously, I can't imagine that Clark or Devlin would be worse leaders.
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Your observation about Paterno on the sideline is dead on. He looks like a miserable old man out there. He says he loves coaching, but I find that hard to believe. All he does his bitch at McQueary and the staff. You hardly see him get emotional in a good way or see him pat his players on the back or even give them a thumbs up or high five. He just looks lost and miserable out there. Anyone else recognize that? If Im a recruit, I would surely recognize that. I wouldnt want to be coddled, but I would like to be applauded for on or off the field for a job well done.
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I really don't see what all this fuss is about.
Why, just yesterday, when I was doing Ed's laundry, and Ed said, "extra starch Timmy", I had to admit, I was taken aback. After all Ed never gets extra starch. It's ok, though, because when I was folding Ed's sheets for him, I realized how truly great Ed is as a basketball coach, what with his 12 big ten wins in just 4 years as head coach.
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Fair enough nttny. It's just that you said he disappears during the Big Ten schedule and I wanted to point out that's not completely true. I wanted you to give the kid some credit. Butler and Norwodd are probably my favorite PSU players of the past couple of years for exactly what you said-they've gotten the most out of their ability.
I just don't think he's the one that needs to be called out for not stepping it up in a big game.
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There is some truth to that gate, but I think 2003-2004 is what solidified that stretch as the "dark years" or whatever you want to call it. I mean we couldn't beat anyone those years.
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We've definitely got a lot of issues to deal with, and while you started off with some reasonable questions that should have to be answered by our beloved coach, you take it too far and just sound bitter. I'd appreciate a more objective analysis next time around.
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"...but we never see him walk over to a kid, put his arm around him and offer kind words and a pat on back."
There's only one player Paterno placed his hand on (that I've seen), and his name is Anthony Morelli. There was a photo of it on PennLive but I don't know from which game it was taken.
What truly befuddles me is why Paterno gives Morelli such leniency, if not borderline adulation. I'm all for giving athletes encouragement but JoePa criticized a lot of players who had done a better job than the starting quarterback. Does the coach feel some sort of personal connection with Anthony? Is Anthony like a son? Does Anthony remind the coach of himself when he was young? I simply don't get it.
And the thing is, JoePa looks like an utter fool for treating him this way. Every time he plays dumb to a reporter's question, I sneeze. It's flat out embarrassing.
Give the kid encouragement but don't tell us he's always done well. I mean, Anthony's ranked dead last in Div I football when it comes to touchdowns in the fourth quarter. He has five interceptions instead!
And look, I'm all for Joe Paterno staying. I don't want him to leave. But he's got to realize that fans and spectators are far more sophisticated today than they were twenty years ago. Reporters who've never put on shoulder pads know the Tampa 2 defense and the wishbone and the triple option and all of that! We know!
He should at the very least give us some respect. We've stuck with him for this long (or at least I have).
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Do you really want to hear Paterno come out and blast his starting QB? Are you absolutely crazy? That would be one of the worst thing he or any coach could ever do. No recruit would EVER come to Penn State again if he called out a player in public to the media.
Players want a coach that will stick up for them during the tough times, but also push him harder during the good times. Joe relates to players very well and guys will admit that that to this day. Joe takes 17 year old kids and turns most of them into responsible young men ready for what ever the world throws at them which is something people take for granted.
Everyone wants to win, but I think sometimes PSU supporters want to win at ANY cost. Joe isnt that guy.
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http://www.pennlive.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/penn/images/5136/psu_il_n.jpg
Here's the photo I mentioned in my post.
You're doing great kid!
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Why do you bother following the program if it make you so miserable. I take the losses harder than anyone, but I get back to my life. Maybe that's it, you NEED A LIFE!!!
btw: your football knowledge is lacking big-time. did u ever play the game??
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Morelli gets booed because he hasn't come close to progressing as a QB.
While Clark and Devlin will not be immediately ready to take over the reigns, Morelli is on the tail end of a 2 year run where he started each and every game and does not look to have progressed at all as a player.
He makes some risky throws (he threw into triple coverage down the middle of the field on at least one occasion) and missed some gimmes.
This is why it's so foolish sometimes to get caught up in the recruiting news....we were all juiced when Morelli picked PSU, but ultimately, his skills as a QB are partly to blame for what you see on the field. The coaching staff owns some of the blame too (I've said it before...I wouldn't let Jay Paterno pick my 5 offensive audibles in Madden 2008 let alone coach my alma mater), but Morelli, after 2 years, is the same QB as he was when he got here and he must accept some of the blame for that.
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Glad to see you so positive...I suggest you follow the women's volleyball team...you probably don't know a lot about volleyball but you have proven repeatedly on here you don't know much about football either.
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Did Morelli ever progress as a player? No. He's doing the same things he's done his entire career. He had two years on the bench to learn and two years as a starter, and he didn't improve. At All.
Is it his fault? Not entirely. If the coaching staff could develop a QB, and could mix up their pass plays and actually gameplan for a specific opponent instead of rolling out the same tired pass plays from 2004, Morelli might have had more success. For you doubters, tell me how often Morelli's first target is a crossing route or something down the middle of the field, versus a receiver running a 10-yard out or a slip-screen. Remember Notre Dame's gameplan against us with super recruit Jimmah Clausen? Our standard passing game is just a notch above that.
The last two seasons a PSU QB had success (2001-Zack Mills, 2005-Michael Robinson), they were able to go outside the plays called and improvise. In Zack's and Mike's cases, they were able to improvise with their feet and make something out of a broken play. It wasn't because those two were great passers, it was the threat of escaping the pocket and running that kept defenses honest. With a pure pocket passer (Morelli), defenses can tee off.
If Darryl Clark gets the starting job next year, there's a chance we'll get more than 8 or 9 wins, only because Clark will be able to escape the rush. If Devlin starts, we're definitely seeing a repeat of '06 and '07.
Oh, and we have a former QB coaching WRs. Maybe that's the reason our WRs haven't developed either. Get someone who knows how to run the routes instead of throwing to them.
To those of you who are unhappy with the negativity here... thanks for accepting mediocrity. You're probably also the people who gladly accept fourth place and, well, who cares if you get first, right? You'd rather go to San Antonio than Pasadena, or Tampa instead of New Orleans. It's all about "success with honor"... which, by the way, went right out the window with multiple fights, felony charges, players like Chris Baker (still on felony charges for the first brawl) being involved in the second brawl, underage drinking, road rage, sexual assualt/rape charges, curfew violations, prank calls, etc.
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Why exactly is Clark more mobile and more a threat to run than Devlin? Clark was listed as having a 4.65 40 out of high school. Pat had a 4.7. Maybe I'm alone on this thought but Clark looks slower than Mills ever did. I saw Pat play in high school and he was able to move around the pocket and escape with some speed. Plus, from everything I've seen from the two of them Pat has better vision and more accuracy. I really don't see what Clark brings to the table besides one more year of practice in the system.
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What you fail to grasp here is that Joe gives a rat's ass about player ability in relation to who gets the start at said position.
DC has been a good boy and has waited his turn. PD will just have to wait 2 more years. I hate to say it, but I feel the kid is gone if he doesn't get the nod next year.
So regardless of what you don't see in DC vs. what you do see in PD....it doesn't matter. Joe sees a Jr. vs a Soph and at the end of the day, that is all that matters.
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I couldn't agree with you more Dmoney. Well stated.
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dmoney....Great post. Its exactly what Ive been saying for yrs now. We need a QB who can hurt you with his arm and legs (MRob). Not a typical, dropback passer (Morelli, Devlin), who's a sitting duck back there. Great comment on the "Success with Honor". So very true. The "Holier than thou" crap is old and tired. Get some new material Paterno lovers. Have fun at the Alamo Bowl kool aid drinkers. Sorry, but I'd rather be at BCS Championship game with a real program like Ohio State. I hate the Buckeyes, but I am very jealous of that program Tressel has created.
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nittanylyon, help us understand what you expect to see from Clark/Devlin next year that will cause us to be chanting for AM. Please consider the following:
1. Pocket Presence - Will C/D not only show no pocket presence they will actually run toward oncoming pass rushers to hasten the sack?
2. Ball Protection - Will C/D not only not wrap up the ball in traffic, they will try to hand it to a tackler?
3. Progressions - Will C/D not only not look for other receivers if the primary receiver is covered, they will always throw it to no. 1 despite double or triple coverage?
4.Leadership - Will C/D not be satisfied just to point out and signal their unhappiness with those receivers who are not making them look good during the game but will actually start fights with them on the sidelines (the smaller ones)?
5. Decision-Making - Will C/D not only not throw the ball away when all their receivers are covered they will retreat in the pocket so the sack will be for more yardage?
6. Screens - Will C/D not only not throw a touch pass the receiver can catch butrather bounce it off the back of the intended receiver's blockers?
7. Rallying the Troops - Will C/D not be satisfied with just throwing their helmets in the locker room at half time during games that aren't going well but also call out the team Leaders for not getting everyone else to play better?
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Why the anger with Morelli? Shouldn't your frustrations be vented toward staff for doing nothing to correct situation, even if it means replacing the QB?
Tell me what you've seen from Clark to think he'll be ready next season? Did someone say he looks good in practice? Things are a bit different in game from wearing a red vest in practice. You take shots at AM and want to believe that Clark will not do the same, but truth is that you have no idea of how Clark will play. My take is not a shot directed at Clark, but rather the observation that staff has done nothing to prepare him for the job. Clark and Devlin should have been getting a meaningful series in every game this year, but at the very least, versus everyone outside of games that were never put away. Coming in to hand off or take a knee is not game experience. To be fair, the same thing was done with Morelli. He saw nothing but mop up duty in his sophomore year.
1. An inexperienced running QB will try using his feet, without allowing a given play to develop. At QB, patience is a learned skill.
2. You think Clark will not turn the ball over?
3. See #1. Defensive Coordinators will lick their chops at the thought of a totally green QB on the road! Please don't compare Clark to OSU's Boeckman, unless talking about video games.
4 & 7. I have never condoned the immature actions of Morelli. Truth is that there have been many worse actions by PSU players in this past year, but that does not excuse AM.
5. Morelli knows how to throw, and does it well. Unfortunately, his head doesn't move as quick as the right arm.
6. Coaching. Who is the position coach?
What one can infer from my statement is that there is no substitute for experience at QB. There is also no substitute for top QB coaching. Clark is well behind the eight-ball because he'll have neither. That is really a shame, because all other positions will have experience, and 2008 should be the year we make a run. Instead, we have a 2-deep at QB that might have 25 snaps between them, virtually all in meaningless situations. And once again, that is not the fault of Clark or Devlin.
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I hear what you're saying nttnylyon, but I just can't deal with AM's attitude and anymore. The chances of Clark or Devlin coming in and immediately becoming some sort of savior are extremely slim, but if they show one ounce of maturity, they will be instantly poised to be a much better QB. Of course the QB coaching is the unfortunate X factor, but maybe some level headedness combined with natural talen can bring them above that coaching. AM had the talent, but he never had the right attitude or mindset to succeed.
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I'm not angry with Morelli. I'm sad that his emotionaL and mental approach to the game is so far behind his physical gifts.
All I was trying to do was start with the problems AM poses as PSU's QB and suggest, tongue in cheek, actions that we would have to see from Clark or Devlin to make us wish AM was back.
Certainly if Clark or Devlin display the same problems as AM does now, no one will be pleased but why would we want AM back for another year?
Unless its the emotional immaturity, all the other issues might be ones that Clark or Devlin might fix or at least improve on with experience.
I do agree that I'm mystified with the coaches putting up with AM's behavior.
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Actually, perception is NOT reality. That's why they made up a whole new word. Maybe you should write a 15 paragraph "article" about how you really don't know what goes on in practice nor day to day operations, and you really don't know as much as you'd like to have people believe. By the way, what's the next lie (Players charged in HUB fight, JoePa "road rage", Scirrotto charges dropped) you plan on printing?
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We never said players were charged in for the fight at the Hub, we said players were involved. Joe was involved in a Road Rage incident, we never said he was the guilty party (by the way it's still a he said she said matter). The majority of the charges were dropped against AS. So when did we lie? Next.
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Players, coaches, reporters and fans; Joe now treats all with equal disdain.
If you are willing to kiss his ring, then you're OK, but don't pretend to cross him in any way.
Those girls on the side-lines are deathly afraid to interview Joe. I think we all know they are not there because of their football knowledge, but come-on, they're just trying to do their job.
The crotchety-old-man face that Joe has put on PSU football is getting embarrassing.
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jack66...I thought the same thing. I know it comes with the job, but I kind've feel bad for the likes of Bonnie Bernstein, Erin Andrews. They get treated like shit and looked at like they have 3 eyes by Paterno. Its refreshing to see coaches like Les Miles, Mack Brown, Pete Carroll, get interviewed. They take the time to be cordial and in a timely manner, answer their questions. Paterno is old, miserable, cranky man, who looks like he's in dire need of a nap. Its embarrassing to watch him act like that and it somewhat embarrassing to be a PSU fan right now.
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ok well i have a quick question for you guys...how would you like it if things weren't going the way you wanted them at work and during your break time some one came up to you and shoved a microphone in your face and asked a whole bunch of question why things weren't going your way...don't pretend like Paterno has had this sudden turn around with the media he has always had disdain for them I think you guys are just pulling for excuses now...I hate to add to the bs comments on this site, but wow some of the ppl posting on the comments don't even have anything insightful its just the same blather and it's funny how they say Joe is set in his ways and they have not changed their arguments the whole season...this site use to be pretty good until ppl ruin it (and it's not the ones posting the articles, those are actually good and some what earnest)
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Anonymous, Every coach does interviews. Both on and off the fields. Its part of the profession. Thats why they get paid millions. They should have to explain and answer questions when they are requested. Other coaches do it, whether be it, win or lose, because thats their job. Paterno acts like the media doesnt deserve to be in the same room as him, and that he doesnt have to answer any of the questions thrown at him. I guess his thousands of bone headed play calls dont need to be questioned. He's becoming a joke with his coaching and with his interviewing. Sorry, but its the truth. And this is coming from a diehard PSU fan, but I dont drink the Kool Aid. Get a better argument.
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State of State? Very simply put, it's pathetic and Grandpap is a complete embarrassment.
You think it's bad now? If the old man is still around, we got 2 years of DC.
I can't take the embarrassment anymore.
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What does a Former QB coaching WR's have to do with anything?
Wouldn't a QB understand the routes? Wouldn't a QB be able to explain things from the QB's perspective? What he's seeing, what he expects the WR's to do?
If you think McQueary shouldn't be coaching WR's because he was a QB, then I guess Norm Chow shouldn't have been a QB coach since he was a big ole lineman, or Andy Reid shouldn't have been Favre's QB coach?
Just because you didn't play the position doesn't mean you don't know how to teach it or understand it. It's a huge falacy that runs rampant on the internet.
If that was really true, then Norm Chow wouldn't have coached 3 or 4 heisman trophy QB's because he clearly shouldn't be coaching them since he didn't play the position.
That kind of thinking is being naive.
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About those sideline interviews....
Ask any CFB fan that doesn't have a vested interest in the PSU program and they'll tell you what you don't want to hear. Joe is abrasive, discourteous, and frankly an embarrassment, not only to himself but, more importantly, Penn State. Believe otherwise if you insist, but best check your objectivity at the door.
And I for one know exactly where nittnylyon was coming from with his Morelli comment that opened this thread. He didn't have to offer clarification one bit for my benefit. It's one of the leading reasons, and built-in excuses, that Paterno will inevitably offer re his team being "young."
I can think of no other CFB program that consistently fails to get the back-up QB(s) even remotely meaningful snaps than what we've seen at PSU. And it's been that way for too long.
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