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Well that’s a relief, the last of the losing streaks from my time as an underclassman finally ends. It should not have taken this long for Penn State to win at Michigan, but it did. Hopefully, the Michigan and Ohio State demons have been purged. Now all that is left is Iowa.

I am thrilled that [...]

Deconstructing: Penn State’s modern take on old-school defense – Doc SaturdayOkay, it is just a few minutes before kickoff. I’ve been meaning to put up a link to this excellent breakdown of the Penn State defense. Now let’s hope it doesn’t breakdown against Michigan.
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Penn State football chat week 8
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Three people contributed questions this week, no lightning round (yet).
1) The Penn State offensive line looked awful against a very good Iowa defense. They looked pretty good over the last three games, against the Big Ten’s two worst defenses and a I-AA scrimmage. This week they face a decent, but not great, Michigan defense. Is [...]

College Football TV maps: Week 8 – ESPN#13 Penn State at Michigan is going to 45% of the nation. The Northeast and Mid Atlantic, Arkansas and Louisana, plus most of the Midwest excluding Missouri, get it on ABC. The Southeast will get it on ESPN. For the most part west of the Mississippi River needs [...]

Penn State-Michigan Clash Set for ABC/ESPN National Telecast at 3:30 p.m. – Intercollegiate AthleticsAs expected, Penn State’s game at Michigan will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. The split-national telecast will be carried on ABC or ESPN.
Here is the remaining schedule:
10/17/2009 MINNESOTA** 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN/ESPN210/24/2009 at Michigan [...]

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At last the streak of losing to Michigan is over. The last time Penn State had beaten Michigan was in 1996, my sophomore year. That is way too long — now let us never speak of it again. From now on, Michigan is just another game on the schedule and not a black cloud flying [...]

Until proven otherwise, I do not believe that Penn State will beat Michigan.
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Michigan’s win vs. Penn State two weeks ago is under review – The PostThe Wolverines used an ineligible player in their first four games and may have to retroactively forfeit.
This could technically help Penn State in the Big11Ten standings, but at the end of the day, Penn State still lost.
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