Since I've been banned by Blue & White -- apparently for life -- I have to come home to express my thoughts about our weird neighbors in State College.
The vast majority bitch and moan about everything. The world is against them.
They have no respect for Pitt, of course, and little or no respect for their board of trustees, their opponents and Ohio State in particular, and the Big Ten Conference in general. Everyone in State College knows the Big Ten officials -- particularly football -- have conspired to keep Penn State down. Disagree with that on Blue and White, and you're banned for life.
The latest rant and cause, after getting a new statue for their fallen St. JoePA, is to get out of the conference. The bottom line reason seems to be respect, or lack there of.
Now I'm thinking as I read this halarious crap, what exactly has Penn State done for the Big Ten Conference to warrent respect?
In recent years, Penn State has pretty much been an embarrassment on and off the playing field.
Sandusky, Paterno, Curley and Spanier have disgraced the university. One the field, the football team has not be a relevant factor for years -- even before the true Sandusky surfaced.
And the Nits' basketball teams? The men have been a joke for some 50 years, give or take a handful of seasons. They have a new arena which is usually less than half full. I will say, the men are respectable this year.
And, the women have been worse than the men since the homophobic Rene Portland was finally run out of town, but only after the university was sued by a former player.
And, I get a particular joy out of watching how Penn State grad Suzie McConnell has again made women's basketball at Pitt relevent.
I'm a native Pittsburgher with degrees from Pitt and Ohio State, so I can speak with firsthand knowledge that many in the Big Ten would not shed a tear if the Nits bolted the conference. The general feeling amongst my Ohio State friends is, "if you don't like it, don't let the door hit you on the way out."
But, Penn State will never leave the Big Ten. There's too much money to be had in athletics and the conference's sharing of its research resources, after the Ivys, is second to none. Only an idiot would willingly leave that sweet deal.
So keep the complaints coming Nits! It's great entertainment.
And, buckle your chinstrap. We're going to finally be seeing you on the football field soon. That is something that would never have been said when Paterno was around.
The vast majority bitch and moan about everything. The world is against them.
They have no respect for Pitt, of course, and little or no respect for their board of trustees, their opponents and Ohio State in particular, and the Big Ten Conference in general. Everyone in State College knows the Big Ten officials -- particularly football -- have conspired to keep Penn State down. Disagree with that on Blue and White, and you're banned for life.
The latest rant and cause, after getting a new statue for their fallen St. JoePA, is to get out of the conference. The bottom line reason seems to be respect, or lack there of.
Now I'm thinking as I read this halarious crap, what exactly has Penn State done for the Big Ten Conference to warrent respect?
In recent years, Penn State has pretty much been an embarrassment on and off the playing field.
Sandusky, Paterno, Curley and Spanier have disgraced the university. One the field, the football team has not be a relevant factor for years -- even before the true Sandusky surfaced.
And the Nits' basketball teams? The men have been a joke for some 50 years, give or take a handful of seasons. They have a new arena which is usually less than half full. I will say, the men are respectable this year.
And, the women have been worse than the men since the homophobic Rene Portland was finally run out of town, but only after the university was sued by a former player.
And, I get a particular joy out of watching how Penn State grad Suzie McConnell has again made women's basketball at Pitt relevent.
I'm a native Pittsburgher with degrees from Pitt and Ohio State, so I can speak with firsthand knowledge that many in the Big Ten would not shed a tear if the Nits bolted the conference. The general feeling amongst my Ohio State friends is, "if you don't like it, don't let the door hit you on the way out."
But, Penn State will never leave the Big Ten. There's too much money to be had in athletics and the conference's sharing of its research resources, after the Ivys, is second to none. Only an idiot would willingly leave that sweet deal.
So keep the complaints coming Nits! It's great entertainment.
And, buckle your chinstrap. We're going to finally be seeing you on the football field soon. That is something that would never have been said when Paterno was around.
