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My thoughts USC’s 38-24 win over Penn State:

The bright side: Penn State scored one more point than I predicted.
I was shocked that Penn State was so unprepared — so many mental errors. When was the last time that Penn State was penalized that much?
Somebody finally figured out to attack the Nittany Lions secondary. That [...]

This is a tough one to predict and I don’t have much of a feeling for it. That being said, I think Penn State and USC match up very well against each other. I was hoping for more “Penn State doesn’t even belong here talk” but I think there may be enough to motivate the [...]

Since my blogging is ultimately at the convenience of BloggerTM , I have no idea when this pre-Rose Bowl episode of Blue White Roundtable will actually appear. Anyway, this week’s questions come from Zombie Nation.
1. Let’s play a little catch up. How huge was the Kevin Newsomepickup, and what should Penn State do with him [...]

A quick look at the series history, from Intercollegiate Athletics:

Jan. 1, 1923 USC 14, PSU 3 1923 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 1982 PSU 26, USC 10 1982 Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.
Sept. 15, 1990 USC 19, PSU 14 Los Angeles
Sept. 14, 1991 USC 21, PSU 10 Los Angeles
Sept. 11, 1993 [...]

Penn State will wear its white jerseys and use the west bench on game day. USC will wear its dark jerseys and use the east bench on game day.
PRESS RELEASE – 95th ROSE BOWL GAME® PRESENTED BY CITI® NO. 8 PENN STATE vs. NO. 5 USC – Tournament of Roses
Of course, a number of people [...]

Paterno on Rose Bowl sidelines? – Lion Eyes, The InkyJoe Paterno plans to be on the sidelines. He is still getting used to his new hip, so he’ll probably walk only 4 miles instead of five on Jan. 1. The trench Paterno leaves behind should not be as deep as last time.
Penn State, [...]

No. 5 Trojans win seventh straight Pac-10 title – ESPNSo much for my idea that USC giving up to timeouts to wear their cardinal jerseys was the kind of hubris that could motivate UCLA. It did not matter because UCLA cooperated and took a time-out to nullify the loss of timeout penalty that USC was [...]

Remember oh, six hours ago when I said this:
USC still has to take care of business this Saturday with UCLA and I wish I could find the article with one of the team leaders whining about playing in the Rose Bowl as if it is fait accompli. I almost expect UCLA to pull the upset [...]

DAVID JONES – Penn State isn’t feeling the love (and that’s a good thing) – Patriot-NewsJones wonders which Rose Bowl team will be the media darling and which one will have the chip on their shoulder. Most years I would say USC gets the love-fest since they are a team from a place where it [...]