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This week’s questions from Adam Collyer at Black Shoe Diaries
BSD: The “Bend-But-Don’t-Break” defense is supposed to prevent the big play and force the opposition to put together a long, mistake-free drive if it wants to score. Last week against Purdue, the Nittany Lion defense did the opposite, giving up multiple plays of 20 yards [...]

Ten years ago today, Joe Paterno brought his 0-4 Penn State Nittany Lions into Evanston to face the Northwestern Wildcats. Paterno had been stuck on 322 wins, one shy of tying Paul Bear Bryant’s all-time record for major college football. It turned out to be a thriller which was only decided late when Zack Mills [...]

Joe Paterno Press Conference Transcript – Intercollegiate Athletics

Mark Brennan Fight On State and Lou Prato of the Penn State All-Sports Museum

What, Joe Paterno is off his bourbon?! Oh my.
Cory Giger and Neil Rudel of the Altoona Mirror

HELLER: Rooting against the Rangers just feels right – The Wash. Times
While I disagree with Dick Heller forgiving Calvin Griffith moving the original Washington Senators, I continue to be on board with Heller rooting against the Texas Rangers. It is just the right thing for a Washingtonian to do. The Rangers exist not because Washington [...]

Tomas Vokoun’s first shutout as a Cap
It is okay to be disappointed that Alexander Semin and Matt Bradley did not drop their gloves on a faceoff and settle their differences on the ice. Semin would have won too because Bradley always lost fights, even though Semin’s fighting is well…

Semin scored and was +2

Marcus Johansson and [...]

I did not get to type up a recap of Penn State vs. Purdue like I had expected due to the “joys of condominium living” but a few quick thought before we focus on Northwestern:

Remember how the Boilmakers were supposed to have an advantage over Penn State in the special teams department? How did that [...]

Bob Flounders and David Jones of the Patriot-News

Cory Giger and Neil Rudel of the Altoona Mirror

Frank Bodani and Jim Seip of the York Daily Record/Sunday News

Kevin McGuire of examiner.com

Joe Paterno Press Conference courtesy of McGuire

First Caps game of the season that didn’t go to overtime. In fact, no scoring for either side after the first period. Caps now 4-0.

Graphics from The Helmet Project
KICKOFF: 12:00 p.m.
TV: Big Ten Network (channel 715 or 855 (HD) on Comcast in Alexandria, channel 263 or 785 (HD) on Cox in Fairfax, Va.) Find it where you live. Tom Hart (PBP), Derek Rackley (Analyst), Lisa Byington (Sidelines). Stay tuned for Big Ten Icons: Joe Paterno after the [...]