Amidst all the buzz about a possible 10-win regular season, B1G championship, playoff possibilities, etc. take a moment to read this quote today from Derek Dowrey on how he wants his class to be remembered. This is so well said and, for me at least, is the reason I'm proud to root for these guys no matter the win total.
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You have to like the kid, he's battled his ass off on the field!!!
Mr. Dowrey always remember those prophetic words of Teddy Roosevelt:
THE MAN IN THE ARENA
Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic"
delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic"
delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910
To Derek's Dad, think he is JudgeDD? That quote from your son is the very reason I root so hard for PSU....I want kids to come in here play good football, but most importantly, I want them to get their education. I think my interest in PSU would greatly diminish if we just became a football factory (much like my interest in the NFL has greatly diminished over the last 5-10 years),,, I hope for nothing but the best for your son, as well as the other players who are taking advantage of all that college has to offer.
Ironic that now that we are winning he is a "prototypical Penn State guy" but you trashed him the past two years on this board.
JudgeDD,
Lots to be proud of right there. It all starts at home. Congratulations to both of you.
WE ARE!!!
Lots to be proud of right there. It all starts at home. Congratulations to both of you.
WE ARE!!!
Thankfully 21Guns is not the prototypical "Penn State Guy".
I like to think of him as the anomaly.
Thank you Derek!
Judge DD, you have a lot to be proud of!
Your son exemplifies the PSU Culture!
Success With Honor!
WE ARE!
Judge DD, you have a lot to be proud of!
Your son exemplifies the PSU Culture!
Success With Honor!
WE ARE!
yeah, but he was watching animal houseYou got it!
Seriously, that's a great statement by Dowrey.
Dowrey - IMO - is, and has been, technically proficient (and he's a very good blocker in space)
More often than not, when he isn't able to get the job done, it is because he just gets physically beat
Seriously you are the guy who thinks he knows who should be starting on the O Line and not the coaches and who whines like a baby because Franklin won't call you to give you a personal injury report. Get over yourself and enjoy the ride - sometimes the glass is actually 1/2 full.
na. at gigi's restaurant. Hanging out with the staff.But gums evaluated Dowrey in the film room.
I'm thinking that "Gunsie" doesn't even know how "interesting" that comment is.......given the lay of the land in State College
LOL
(well, actually, laughing quietly......since we don't want to let Gunsie in on the joke)
I'm laughing quietly too Barry, try not to underestimate the people you denigrate. I'll leave it at that.
I swear, half the posts you make are just bizarre. No real subject matter, no real focus....it's like you are a bum on the street corner just rambling on, while waving a tin cup for change.
And yet again, a player stands in stark contrast to the university leadership.
If you feel that way
........You're probably not the Target Market
And - yes - you are right Gunsie (one doesn't get to type that phrase very often
)I did - indeed - try to underestimate you
Unfortunately - I failed (no matter how hard I tried) - I found that you are IMPOSSIBLE to underestimate
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