Top offensive performers from week 11 WPIAL Playoffs:

Kemon Spell - McKeesport 281 yards McKeesport 35 Mars 7 McKeesport will meet TJ in 4A finals Friday at Norwin

Matt Sieg - Fort Cherry 185 yards rushing Fort Cherry 27 Cornell 20

Tikey Hayes - Aliquippa was out with a 'knee' in addition to nursing a hamstring injury. Without him the 'Quips fell to TJ 38 - 21

Central Catholic - Xxavier Thomas plays North Allegheny in 6A finals Friday at Norwin

Imani Christian - Dayshaun Burnett defeated Highlands 31 - 17

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Peacock coverage is noticeably substandard. Dearth of replays.

Anyone going to the Minnesota away game?

Ahead of another loaded weekend of college and NFL games, take a look at where some of the biggest names in the sport were ranked as high school recruits and whether or not their ranking was a Hit or a Miss.

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Carter arrived at Penn State and made an immediate impact. The former Rivals250 prospect posted eight sacks as a freshman, four as a sophomore and already has four this season. Carter’s tackle numbers have dipped a bit but he’s still considered a likely first-round selection in the upcoming NFL Draft.

As a high school prospect, Carter wasn’t very open about his recruitment. South Carolina and Ole Miss hosted him for visits and he was interested in Ohio State but the Buckeyes didn’t offer. Something they’re surely regretting, as we are with his respectable but still too low ranking.

Verdict: Miss

This week: Penn State at Wisconsin; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET; NBC/Peacock

BetMGM: Penn State -6.5

Childish.... Let that sink in.

https://newcriterion.com/dispatch/democrats-and-never-trumpers-blame-the-voters/

Then a political party loses an election, its supporters typically respond in one of two ways. There is, first, a constructive response: let’s figure out what went wrong and try to fix it so that the next time around we can win back the voters we lost in this election. There is an alternative response—that is, to blame the voters for “letting us down” and for lacking the good sense to elect our team. That is a childish response, thoroughly unhelpful, but it is one that many in the celebrity and journalistic wings of the Democratic Party have embraced.

For the celebrity wing of the party, the journalists at The New York Times, and those who pay attention to them: We are wise, virtuous, and compassionate; the voters are dumb, uninformed, and racists. For the never-Trumpers: This is 1933; Hitler is on the ballot; and we are Winston Churchill. Do these folks seem a bit unhinged, much too convinced of their own importance, and disassociated from the world in which most voters live? The question answers itself.

Here are some examples of these reactions.

Susan Glasser, a writer for The New Yorker: “It [Trump’s election] is a disastrous revelation about what the United States really is, as opposed to the country that so many hoped that it could be.”

John Harwood, a journalist: “If you’re accustomed, as I am, to believing that a critical mass of Americans embraces the values of freedom, pluralism, and common sense, the choice voters made defies comprehension.”

Jill Filipovic, a feminist author and columnist: “In the coming days there’s gonna be a lot of opining about what the Harris campaign did wrong, but this election was not an indictment of Kamala Harris. It was an indictment of America.”

Peter Wehner, a fellow at the Trinity Forum: “This election was a CAT scan on the American people, and as difficult as it is to say, as hard as it is to name, what it revealed, at least in part, is a frightening affinity for a man of borderless corruption. Donald Trump is no longer an aberration; he is normative.”

George T. Conway, a never-Trumper: “America did this to itself. And now we must all suffer through it.”

Jonathan Last, of The Bulwark: “Joe Biden was given the choice of betting liberal democracy on structures and the levers of power, or on the innate goodness of the American people. He put his entire chip stack on the American people and lost.”

William Kristol, also of The Bulwark: “The American people have made a disastrous choice. And they have done so decisively, and with their eyes wide open. . . . After everything . . . the American people liked what they saw [in Trump]. At a minimum, they were willing to accept what they saw.”

David Frum, an author and columnist for The Atlantic: “Above all, we must learn to live in an America where an overwhelming number of our fellow citizens have chosen a president who holds the most fundamental values and traditions of our democracy, our Constitution, even our military in contempt.

John Cusack, an actor: “The fact that the country would choose to destroy itself by voting in a convicted felon rapist and Nazi is a sign of deep nihilism. To put it mildly.”

Could Boise State slip in as the 4 seed? The Big 12 and ACC look like 1 team is all they are getting. Boise could be ranked higher if they keep winning and the others keep losing strategically.

Thoughts?

There was some smoke a couple weeks ago that we were actively trying to get them to reconsider their college choices.

📺: Peacock
🕰️: 8:00pm ET
🏟️: Beaver Stadium
💰: Penn State -13.5pts

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Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;

PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor

OVERALL TEAM GRADES

A poem by Isaac Wimberley.

If there are words for Him, then I don’t have them.
See my brain has not yet reached the point where it could form a thought that could adequately describe the greatness of my God.
And my lungs have not yet developed the ability to release a breath with enough agility to breathe out the greatness of His Love.
And my voice…
See my voice is so inhibited,
restrained by human limits that it’s hard to even sing the praise up,
you see, if there are words for Him, then I don’t have them.
My God,
His Grace is remarkable,
mercies are innumerable,
strength is impenetrable,
He is honorable, accountable, favorable.
He’s unsearchable yet knowable,
indefinable yet approachable,
indescribable yet personal.
He is beyond comprehension,
further than imagination,
constant through generations,
King of every nation,
but if there are words for Him, then I don’t have them
You see my words are few to try and capture the ONE TRUE GOD.
Using my vocabulary will never do.
But I use words as an expression,
An expression of worship to a Savior.
A Savior who is both worthy and deserving of my praise,
So I use words.
My heart extols the Lord, blesses His Name forever.
He has won my heart,
captured my mind,
and has bound them both together.
He has defeated me in my rebellion,
conquered me in my sin.
He has welcomed me into His presence,
completely invited me in.
He has made Himself the object of my sight,
flooding me with mercies in the morning,
drowning me with Grace in the night,
but if there are words for Him, then I don’t have them.
But what I do have is GOOD NEWS!
For my God knew that man-made words would never do,
for words are just tools that we use to point to the truth.
So He sent His Son Jesus Christ as The Word,
Living Proof,
He is The Image of the Invisible God,
The first born of all creation,
for by Him all things were created,
Giving nothingness, formation.
And by His word,
He sustains in the power of His name.
For He is before all things,
and above all things he reigns.
Holy is His name!
So praise Him for His life!
The way He persevered in strife.
The humble son of god becoming the perfect sacrifice.
Praise Him for His death!
That He willingly stood in our place
that He lovingly endured the grave
that He battled our enemy, and on the third day rose in victory.
He is everything that was promised.
Praise Him as the risen king.
Lift your voice and sing,
for one day He will return for us,
and we will finally be united with our savior for eternity! Eternity!
So it is not just words that I proclaim,
for my words point to the word,
and the word has a name,
hope has a name,
joy has a name,
peace has a name,
love has a name,
and that name is Jesus Christ!
Praise His name forever!”

Miami goes down. Penn State could move to 5.

Not sure which way to go - take the points and under? but its a white out so the team will be pumped and Washington flying coast to coast, but the disappointment and potential hangover from last week and the team is still little banged up and Wash has been playing better, and I've been wrong on every PSU bet this year....

so, whatever I pick every you should bet the opposite but of course I'm still expecting a PSU blowout..

249 years young.

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“What lessons democrats can take” LOL.

Media = democrats. Yet, no introspection at all.

Or is this something he’ll just deal with until the offseason?

Based on his extreme dip in explosiveness, are we talking ankle sprain or sprained knee? Wouldn’t he eventually get back to 100%? Or does he need some sort of procedure after the season?

I know JF won’t give any further knowledge into the situation but there’s no doubting this offense is hindered because Singleton doesn’t have the extra gear since Illinois.

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Doesn't really matter anymore--they still have Tennessee ahead of us. All the 2 loss SEC teams after BYU which--is a choice

Penn State opens as 28.5-point favorites versus Purdue. The over / under is set at 49.5 total points per FanDuel.

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