Who is surprised by this?

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/2..._knew_about_Sandusky_as_far_back_as_1976.html

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Jay Paterno
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‪#‎ClickbaitAlert‬ The latest "story" from NBC contains no on the record source & reports as fact things about coaches at Penn State I know are not true. Enough is enough--unlike 2011 we will not sit idly by & allow a steady stream of false stories to tear us down. Lies and false narratives will not go unchallenged.

This is why you don't open the checkbook without vetting. People will do or say anything to get paid. http://www.philly.com/philly/educat...es_push_for_details_on_new_Paterno_claim.html

Victims of Jerry Sandusky don't tell anyone, or they tell Joe Paterno?

Give me a break

Just curious. Any Festool fans here? For those who don't know, they are German made power tools. Haven't had time to "play" with them in a while, but I do love those tools.

I noticed that they have a fastener (Not in North America yet) that you can use to make knock down furniture if you have their big Domino. Kind of cool addition to that tool.

Jay Paterno
"1 PSU Trustee candidate asked us to vote for just 1 guy--burning 2 of our 3 votes. Asking for voluntary disenfranchisement isn't leadership."

See the link below. From the article:

"URBANA, Ill. -- Nine years after it retired Chief Illiniwek under pressure from the NCAA, the University of Illinois will begin the search for a new mascot, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said Monday.

Wilson announced the first tentative steps in a campus-wide email and said she will soon appoint a committee of 10 to 12 people to figure out how to decide on a mascot and how long that process will take.

The plan is not to replace the Fighting Illini nickname the school's teams now use, campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler said. But the school wants to select a mascot to be on the sideline and at events.

Wilson acknowledged that the process could include "challenges." Many students and university graduates would like to see Chief Illiniwek return. Some wear Chief-themed shirts to sport events and chant "Chief!""

And,

"But given the history at Illinois, "I just don't know if there's going to be a real logical, widely accepted mascot that people are going to be excited about. It just seems kind of forced to me and unnatural," he said. "I can see it's going to be mocked and ridiculed as a joke.""


As an Illinois alum (graduate school), I would love to see the school adopt a mascot, but I am not sure how this is going to work. They are still the Fighting Illini, so the Chief immediately comes to mind. What other mascot is going to fit? Will fans accept a different mascot?


http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...ting-illini-look-new-mascot-9-years-chief-end

I count six on my front page and since they're not well monitored all discussion becomes troll bait and/or the same two or three people arguing the same talking points they've been arguing the past five years.

So, are you in favor of moving them to the Test Board (and/or deleting them)?

Just saw Lee and Teasdale both committed to Iowa.

I don't think I've posted about PSU WLAX since their loss against Ohio State.

Following that game, PSU hosted Cornell in a mid-week game. PSU was ahead of Cornell in the weekly poll, and in Lax Power's computer rankings. Alas, PSU lost to Cornell, 7-10. Cornell was ahead at the half, 5-6. PSU caused a number of turnovers in the 2nd half, particularly late in the game, but they could not convert their chances, and got outscored in the 2nd half, 2-4. It was the first time PSU has lost back-to-back games since the end of the 2014 season. And, it also was the first time all year that I was concerned about this team. They've shown signs of brilliance, and they've also played halves and even entire games where either their D or their O were out-of-synch.

The next game on the schedule was Michigan, at Michigan. It was the 1st time that PSU had played Michigan in WLAX @ Michigan. Michigan is an interesting story. Several years ago, Florida started a WLAX program. As they were starting from scratch, and didn't have a full roster of scholarship to balance, they hit the WLAX hotbeds and reeled in a lot of top talent, in part because they could offer more $$. This approach worked, as Florida went from not having a team to winning the NCAAs a few years later. When Michigan started their program a few years ago, they took a look at what Florida did, and hired the top assistant coach from Florida's staff. She proceeded to repeat the same approach -- hit the youth/high school hotbeds of WLAX, and offer more money than other programs could. For whatever reason(s), Michigan has not duplicated Florida's success.

Anyway, PSU got their attack and their D back on track @ Michigan. They were up 10-4 at the half, and won the game 13-8. PSU went on a 7-0 run over a 17-minute stretch of the 1st half. PSU was actually trailing 1-2 before that run. PSU's D was dominate against Michigan, forcing 25 Michigan turnovers, and limiting Michigan to just 11-of-19 clears. The win maintained PSU's unbeaten record against Michigan (they are 3-0 against them). It also moved PSU into a 3-way tie for 2nd place in the B1G (with Northwestern at tOSU).

This past Saturday, PSU faced off against Northwestern. NW was ranked higher than PSU in the weekly poll (#12 vs. #14 for PSU), and also ranked higher than them in the Lax Power computer rankings. It was also Senior Day at PSU. As you might expect in a game between 2 elite teams, this was a back-and-forth battle. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime. Until the end of the game, neither team had a lead of more than 2 goals. PSU may have played their most disciplined game of the season, as they had a 20-11 advantage in draw controls, and only committed 9 turnovers the entire game (and only 2 in the 2nd half). PSU scored the last 5 goals of the game, and defeated NW 17-13. This is the 3rd straight year that PSU defeated NW. Prior to their recent run, PSU had lost the previous 18 straight games against NW.

Madison Cyr won National Player of the Week honors from Lacrosse Mag, and Madison Carter was named Big Ten freshman of the week.

So where does this leave things?

PSU now has sole possession of 2nd place in the B1G. They host 1st place Maryland on Thursday (7 pm, televised on the BTN), in their final game of the regular season. If PSU wins, they will be regular season B1G co-champs. Maryland is undefeated this year, and has looked terrific every time I've watched them play. PSU will be the underdog, but this should be a real battle.

If PSU defeats MD, or NW defeats tOSU, then PSU will be the #2 seed in the B1G tourney, and as such get a bye into the semis. If PSU loses to MD AND Ohio State defeats NW, then PSU will be the #3 seed in the B1G tourney.

Joe Lee up first mat 8 on deck cenzo

They're terrible and only occasionally pick off quality recruits of ours. Why does everyone hate them so much?

We've had various threads on that. And, some of us have pointed out that it costs next to nothing. It is not like the old days where it was an ultra expensive habit.

Big bust out our way. This story breaks it down:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/04/huge_pa_heroin_bust_topples_ac.html#incart_river_home

"Authorities allege he headed the organization, overseeing the sale of approximately 25 bricks per day, primarily in the Johnstown area of Cambria County, TribLive.com writes, adding:

A brick contains 50 bags of heroin, and investigators said by charging $200 to $300 per brick, Harper earned between $150,000 and $225,000 per month."

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Think of that. Add to that the fact that the product is fronted to the street level dealers. There is no initial financial investment to become a dealer. None.

Arresting people just opens up jobs. Sadly.

I've been married over 40 years and today my wife just noticed I stirred my drink counterclockwise. I am right handed. She says clockwise is the proper way. What do you say?

lived a long enough life where I believe sometimes things just happen, but sometimes a confluence of events is too much to overlook as mere coincidence.

#1 - Lubrano and the alumni trustees get access to the Freeh docs

#2 - world's biggest BoT sucking troll gets publicly outed

#3 - Spurrier and Feinbaum both publicly say put the statue back

#4 - PSAA "reaches out" on their role to honor Joe for the 50th anniversary of his first game as HC

lot of freaky stuff lately . . . including my time-shift last night (short story, but if inquiring minds want to know . . . )

is this the waning gibbous moon, or something more special happening??

Christian Pulisic's rapid ascent at one of the best clubs in the entire world has U.S. fans, and those at Borussia Dortmund, rightfully excited about the bright future of this 17-year-old American who just became the youngest player ever to score a goal in the Bundesliga who wasn't born in Germany.

Pulisic has impressed at nearly every opportunity, leaving fans in Germany (nearly) as excited as those in the U.S. about this well-grounded young man (raised by a mom and dad who were both soccer players at George Mason University.)

Last week, Pulisic started at Schalke 04 in Germany's biggest rivalry, the Ruhr derby, and after Dortmund's three-goal collapse at Liverpool last Thursday -- Dortmund’s only loss in 20 games during 2016 -- Sunday’s emphatic rebound was crucial.

Pulisic answered the bell in his third start, playing 90 minutes for the first time, and scoring his first goal in his first ever start at the Westfalenstadion.

From RU wrestling board:
Just got done talking too a very,very reliable source,who said we will be getting a very unexpected,but incredibly gifted wrestler from Penn State.Apparently all is not happy,in Happy Valley.I'm not going to reveal who it is,but you better get a floor jack too lift your jaws off the ground.Lets get ready too RUUUUMMMBLE!!!

I thought that Zack Beitz may be a possible grad transfer.

Subpoenas...

http://co.centre.pa.us/centreco/med...CATE PREREQUISITE TO SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.pdf

I'm not a big Wetzel fan, but I thought this was pretty good.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-c...-for-everyone-but-the-students-232051705.html

His first talk in Pennsylvania. Interesting article in the Daily Item.

http://www.dailyitem.com/news/sandu...cle_9d7e4364-04f0-11e6-820e-a79e9ea14da1.html

and I use the term Deadskins in a PC sort of way!!!! (as an Eagles fan of course)

the article mentions Hack being a potential 1st rd pick, and the 'Skins seem not have any qb's signed longer than 1 yr.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-christian-hackenberg-in-for-pre-draft-visit/

Barron's motion to quash the deposition was denied so we should be hearing from him.

http://co.centre.pa.us/centreco/med...ER REGARDING MOTION TO QUASH THIRD PARTY .pdf