Timing is definitely interesting--only 55--hopefully it's not health related

So the nitwits at ESPN produced their list of the 25 current top players in college football. See link. They ranked Abdul Carter as number 22. They didn't rank Ty Warren!! The only TE ranked was the tight end from fricken Bowling Green. What a joke!

A new sound system way beyond surround sound?

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Sometimes it takes a game like we saw against USC to reveal the character of a team. I was a Senior at Penn State in 1986 and I remember Penn State needing a big 4th down conversion against Cincinnati to win that game at home. We know what happened with that 1986 team, which later went on the road and beat #2 Alabama and ND in a close game later in the season before beating Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.

The USC win was one of the best wins in the CJF era, and arguably the best true road win CJF has had since he has been at Penn State. I couldn't believe that he went for those 4th downs. I'm glad they worked out, and I'm very happy for him and for the team. Here are just a couple of other observations:

Drew Allar, regarding his interview after the game. My impression is that Allar is right in the midst of rapidly maturing as a person and a leader, and he seems like a great kid. He took a big leap in so many ways in that USC game. We may find that Allar plays at a different level for the remainder of his college career as a result of this game.

Coach AK: Enjoy this guy now, because he is going to be a very successful head coach somewhere soon. His creativity is off the charts, and he really seems to figure out ways to tailor his gameplan to the specific talents of his players. The drive early in the game reminded me of when Penn State overwhelmed Arizona in the opening game of 1999. That early USC drive only ended in a FG, but you could see the team feeding off of AK's playcalling. I expect this team to continue to get better on offense over the final few weeks of the season.

I don't expect this team to win a championship this year, but Penn State has something special going on right now. I'm going to sit back and enjoy the rest of this season unfold.

Which of the following facts do you find the most surprising as an NFL fan?

Atlanta zero Super Bowl wins
Buffalo zero Super Bowl wins
Cincinnati zero Super Bowl wins
Cleveland zero Super Bowl appearances
Dallas zero Super Bowl appearances the past 30 years
Detroit zero Super Bowl appearances
Miami zero Super Bowl wins the past 50 years
Minnesota zero Super Bowl wins
New York Jets zero Super Bowl appearances the past 50 years
The Chargers zero Super Bowl wins
The Raiders zero Super Bowl wins the past 40 years

Which surprises you the most?

Brett McMurphy pointed out in a tweet that in the last 13 games:

Records in last 13 games
Mack Brown 5-8
Sonny Dykes 5-8
Hugh Freeze 5-8
Lance Leipold 5-8
Billy Napier 5-8
Lincoln Riley 5-8
Deion Sanders 5-8
Scott Satterfield 5-8
Mark Stoops 5-8

add to that:
Mike Norvell 7-6
Gus Malzahn 6-7
Luke Fickell 6-7
PJ Fleck 6-7

any new info on the many injured players. some of them have been injured for what seems to be a long time. Wylie, Fisher, Gonzalas. Cam Wallace, M. Robinson etc.

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From a 10/6 TribLive article:

....' Alex Tatsch’s high school career is suddenly finished because the senior will have shoulder surgery Monday.

The senior Penn State linebacker commit has missed the last two-and-a-half games with pain in his shoulder, the same shoulder he had surgery on last year to repair a torn labrum.

“He has to get it done immediately,” Latrobe coach Ron Prady said. “It’s really tough for our guys. (Injuries) are part of football. The most important thing is Alex’s health and future. He is a great teammate.”.....

.....Tatsch was averaging 12.3 yards per carry. He has 724 yards rushing and eight touchdowns and has 56 tackles — eight for loss — a sack and an interception.

He said having the previous surgery makes the process less daunting.

“Definitely,” Tatsch said. “I know what to expect, and will be able to be more proactive. I will be back stronger than I’ve ever been.”.....'

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2 Maryland Tickets Tickets on the 15 Yard Line with Chairbacks in row 46 $35 each

There have been some ups and downs with Penn State's special teams units this season, but Saturday afternoon in LA the entire group stepped up in a big way

For those who attended, how was the atmosphere in the Coliseum? I saw empty seats. How many fans did we have? How were the Trojans' fans? What was the tailgating scene like?

are we looking at this QB from LaSalle. signed with Rutgers?

Big news today:
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A LOT more at Dellenger's tweeter feed. This looks like far bigger news than even a $2.8B settlement.

Gut tells me the Power 5 Conferences' approvals is probably leveraging this as a power grab over the smaller conferences. (More likely than benevolent agreement.) Also, the schools are gonna need to find new revenue sources -- private capital coming?

@tikk10, your thoughts on all of this?

Sonos bought this mystery company in 2022 for $100m which seemed to be crazy. today, they released the first product from that acquisition.

Anyone know anything about this?

Visiting team between the two Conferences and new former PAC12 members are 6-14 to date.