The Seven Stages of Grief
Stages One, Two, and Three were reflected in my last post. I was shocked (1) that Penn State could let Iowa beat them. The pain (2) led me to vent on this site. And then the anger (3) caused me to lash out, and accuse the refs of screwing us over. I will argue to my deathbed that Scirrotto didn’t commit pass interference, and that an intentional grounding should’ve been called during the final drive, but that’s water under the bridge.
Stage Four was evident by my lack of posting this past week. My absence was due to a depression (4) that made me lonely, and I could take no solace in the upcoming beatdown of Indiana.
However, over the past week, I’ve seen Stages Five and Six in action. If we win out Penn State is going to the Rose Bowl and, hey, college football is crazy. It would take a lot of help, but we’re not eliminated from national championship contention. That’s my upward turn (5) and working through (6).
I’m still struggling to get to Stage Seven, because I have trouble accepting (7) the fact that we could lose to an inferior team. I still think our players underperformed, and that the refs certainly did us no favors. However, I can put that behind me and look forward to a dismantling of a hoosier. What is a Hoosier, anyway?
I’m still a little angry, and a lot saddened by Penn State’s loss, but I’m no longer allowing it to consume my life. It’s been 5 days, it’s time to move on. Let’s beat Indiana, and beat Michigan State and take it to USC (presumably) in the Rose Bowl. Let’s win back some credibility for the Big Ten! And if, by some miracle, the pieces fall into place (Let’s go South Carolina and Kansas), let’s win the damn thing!
WE ARE…PENN STATE
WE ARE…
Releated Posts:
- Previewing Indiana with Hoosier Examiner Brandon Moore
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- Nebraska, Divisions, and the Eternal Search for a Real Rival
- 10:1 Blindfolded Dart Throwing
- Nittany Lions rally to beat Indiana, 31-20.
Penn State!
It’s funny how alot of people are going through the same thing. Was at McLanahans the other day and Dwill was sitting on the bench outside with his headphones on. Usually (especially this season), people would be approaching him patting him on the back or a simple job well done. But no one once approached him, it was almost like people tried to pretend they didn’t notice him. Really awkward.
But whatever stage is “justifying”, I’m there. We all didn’t expect a National title run this season. But the way everyone is so disappointed in being relegated to a Rose Bowl berth is actually quite a relief from the Morelli years when we were aiming for the Outback or Capital One bowls.
Fight on State!
What happened to you guys? November is almost over and only 5 posts so far. Did Devon REALLY kill himself?
Are you still reading the “Shredding the Hawkeyes post that you never were able to upload?
After reading the daily collegian (langenbacher quotes) “Those who think this game is a trap game for Penn State are working under one key assumption: Iowa is a team capable of springing a major upset. The truth is the Hawkeyes are a mediocre team on their best day. Iowa has five wins in nine games, and four of those wins are against teams with losing records. The fifth win is against Maine, a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) opponent.”
I am so perplexed as to why the nittany nation thinks they are so better than the rest of the big ten. The best stadium, coach, players, etc. I’m finally coming to the conclusion that penn st thinks they are Notre Dame. So good, they don’t need a conference let alone the lowly big ten. Are PSU fans so shallow that a one loss season is the end of the world? I really doubt this is true, but this blog and the collegian supports my rational. Here’s to ‘Shredding’ some teams in basketball. Oops! I mean here’s to winning next year again in football.
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