Posts belonging to Category Penn State Football

One Week Later…Why I Still Love Penn State. Really.

I have to say that I’ve been tempted many times during this past week of hell to “speak my piece” many, many times. I did have a chance to voice my opinion during an interview with WJET TV this week, but my fingers have been itching to hit the keys almost every night. With the
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Penn State Football, Happy Valley and Joe Paterno

The Penn State Nation is really fired up right now. The football team’s perceived lack of production this year – as in a lot of very weird mistakes and miscues – has a ton of fans calling for Joe Paterno to finally step aside. This is really a tough one, isn’t it? Any college football
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Who Feels The Most Pressure at a Penn State Game? It Might Just Be THIS Guy!

Only 11 days left until the home opener…here’s some more good stuff. Now, THIS is a lot of fun…enjoy!

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I Can’t Wait!

In just 13 days from now, I’ll experience one of my favorite things in life: another Penn State football game. It wasn’t all that long ago that I really wondered why so many folks would drive over 3 hours to see a college football game…until I experienced it myself.  The atmosphere is electric! As the
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The Penn State Way…Old School!

After three grueling weeks of traveling every weekend – almost 2,000 miles – we were finally able to get Jordan tucked away at Penn State University on Sunday. The day began with a few “ground rules” laid down by the football staff: 1. No facial hair 2. No earrings. 3. No wearing hats indoors. 4.
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25,000 Kids Play High School Football in PA – Only 33 Make This Team!

Now THIS has been a long day! In case you didn’t know, my Penn State-bound son Jordan was selected to play in this year’s “Big 33″ Game, an nationally-televised football game between the best 33 players in Pennsylvania vs. the best 33 players in Ohio. There has never been a Super Bowl without a Big
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Our Weekend With The Penn State Football Team – and Joe Pa!

We just returned from my son Jordan’s “official” visit to Penn State this weekend. I have to admit that being around young, vibrant, and educated people all weekend is just such a huge inspiration for me. It’s no wonder that Joe Paterno has stayed there so long…the kids keep you young. As you might expect,
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One of My Best Weekends…EVER!

I traveled to State College, PA for Saturday’s game with Northwestern…because my son Jordan has verbally committed to play for them next season, we really got to experience some very cool things that the average fan might not, like having lunch with some of the coaching staff before the game and spending an hour on
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