Article Archive for May 2008
Ross Ade Stadium sits at #7 on our toughest venues list
Ross-Ade Stadium sits at #7 on our toughest venues list. Tiller might have the high flying Boilermakers making waves in the Big Ten again, but the venue isn’t exactly as intimidating as some of the …
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers until the TCF Bank Stadium is completed in 2009. (Image courtesy of ESPN/ Scott Boehm/ NFL Photos/ Getty Images)
The Metrodome, or officially known as the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome enters the list at #9. …
With recent success, fans have flocked to Illiniois games, but they still have a long way to go to compete with the elite of Big Ten venues.
Memorial Stadium, Fighting Illini style enters our list at #9. It was pretty tough trying to figure out the …
Memorial Stadium makes its appearance at #10 on the Toughest Venues list. But which Memorial Stadium are we talking about? Like two kids repeating each other’s every word, both Indiana and Illinois share the same name for both their football and basketball venues. As someone …
It is quite possible that there are more seatbacks than fans at Ryan Field
Northwestern’s Ryan Field makes the very bottom of our list. There was quite some debate as to who would make the bottom of our Toughest Venues list, but unfortunately Ryan Field barely …
We have reached the 105 day countdown mark until Penn State kicks off the 2008 football season against Coastal Carolina. And to commemorate, we will be running the Toughest Venues series for the next 11 days.
NittanyWhiteOut.com has compiled and ranked the toughest venues to play …
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Frank Figueroa
Offensive Lineman
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6′ 4
282 lbs
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RECRUITMENT
Today marked the start of a day of a surprises as Penn State receives two verbals from offensive linemen. Frank Figueroa began the day when he announced that he would become the 7th Nittany Lion for the Class of 2009.
There isn’t …
Position
Receiving
Ranked
Height
Weight
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Eric Shrive
Offensive Lineman
#68
6′ 7
285
5.1
PA
RECRUITMENT
Holding offers from over 16 big time programs including Notre Dame, Florida State, Ohio State, and Miami, Eric Shrive decided to end his recruitment today and will call Joe Paterno with his verbal later today.
A four star recruit rated #68 overall from …
Coming out here, we decided to visit some of the local watering holes during our time here in San Diego. There was word out there of a bar out in Mission Beach with an outdoor, artificial wave pool with surfers and all. Not only did …
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Receiving
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Height
Weight
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Derrick Thomas
Defensive Back
11 TD/20.0 ypc
3
6′ 0
173 lbs
4.49
RECRUITING STORYLINE
Derrick’s verbal makes it 3 for the Lions this week. At this point, if we don’t pace ourselves we could be filled before the 2008 season ends.
Derrick Thomas played both ways his junior year with 11 receiving touchdowns …


