Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated
March 12, 2010 – | View Comments

As Professor Farnsworth might say, “Good news, everyone.”
And just as in Futurama, this is of course followed by a horrible, terrible announcement.  Namely, that Ed DeChellis has, avoided the chopping block.  Kudos to David Jones on the scoop:
“Yes, Ed will continue to be our head …

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Charlie is a Penn State graduate born and raised in the glitz and glamour of LA. Seeking a change in scenery and lifestyle, he made his way to State College, Pennsylvania in what can only be described as the best decision of his life. It was there in Happy Valley, where he became obsessed with all things Blue and White. Following his matriculation at Penn State University, he was drawn to the sand and sun of San Diego where he now runs his own Internet firm. Like any good So Cal native, Charlie is a Dodgers, Chargers and Lakers fan though none come close to the passion he has for the Nittany Lions. An avid surfer, Charlie takes time between the sun and surf to contribute at NittanyWhiteOut. To reach Charlie, contact him through email at nittanywhiteout@gmail.com or on twitter at @nittanywhiteout

Icers Hat trick! 3rd consecutive ESCHL championship
February 22, 2010 – 10:45 am | View Comments
Icers Hat trick! 3rd consecutive ESCHL championship

Congratulations all around to the Penn State Icers who captured another ESCHL tournament championship.
Having already caputred the regular season ESCHL title last Friday (their 3rd straight) with a win against Drexel, the ESCHL tournament would have just been another fancy feather in the Icers’ cap.
Game …

Penn State 55 – Michigan 51
February 21, 2010 – 6:03 pm | View Comments
Penn State 55 – Michigan 51

Its really quite amazing how deafening silence can be. Beating a team whose fans are still hoping for a shot at the Big Dance could do that. Doing it with just one prior conference win most certainly will.
With Zombie Nation blaring through the PA, the …

Champions of the East: Nittany Lions awarded record 28th Lambert Meadowlands Trophy
February 8, 2010 – 6:32 pm | View Comments
Champions of the East: Nittany Lions awarded record 28th Lambert Meadowlands Trophy

Congratulations to the Penn State Nittany Lions for winning a record 28th Lambert Meadowlands Trophy presented by the ECAC. For those unfamiliar with the award, the Lambert Meadowlands Trophy is awarded annually since 1936 to the best Division I-A team in the East.
To qualify for …

Sorting through the Rubble, aftermath of LOI Day ‘10
February 4, 2010 – 10:40 am | View Comments
Sorting through the Rubble, aftermath of LOI Day ‘10

As Gopher and Buckeye fans spent the day awaiting the result of the Henderson sweepstakes, and Dorsey let Michigan fans sweat it out for a couple of minutes, Nittany Lion fans watched as everything fell into place and on schedule on Letter of Intent day. …

For the Kids! #THON makes worldwide debut
January 29, 2010 – 4:51 pm | View Comments
For the Kids! #THON makes worldwide debut

Congratulations to the Penn State community in their successful drive to raise THON awareness. As of 4:30 PM today (1:30 PM PST) the Penn State twittering community, in a Colbert Nation like movement, managed to propel #THON into the Top 10 trending topics worldwide. Yes, …

Welcome on board the Blue and White Express Shyquawn Pullium
January 27, 2010 – 4:13 pm | View Comments
Welcome on board the Blue and White Express Shyquawn Pullium

Word is that ATH/DB Shyquawn Pullium of Cathedral Prep, Erie (PA) gave his verbal to the Nittany Lions becoming the 19th member of the Class of 2011, and it’s one that we had been long awaiting, as his commitment was said to be a …

Our free throw shooting plague
January 21, 2010 – 10:25 am | View Comments
Our free throw shooting plague

As a follow up to an interesting debate about free throw shooting, I managed to combine a few free throw shooting statistics for this year’s squad.
Although little correlation has been found between free throw shooting percentages and winning percentages, you are talking about an uncontested, 15 …

Big Ten Ratings Sweep: Official 2009 – 2010 Nielsen Bowl Ratings
January 18, 2010 – 10:20 am | View Comments
Big Ten Ratings Sweep: Official 2009 – 2010 Nielsen Bowl Ratings

Hate us all you want. The bottom line is the country loves the Big Ten, and will continue to tune in regardless of national perception.
That’s far more than what can be said about the Big East, and ACC based on the official Nielsen numbers. There …

NCIS and The Biggest Loser beats out the Orange Bowl
January 6, 2010 – 1:33 pm | View Comments
NCIS and The Biggest Loser beats out the Orange Bowl

Preliminary overnight ratings for the Orange Bowl stands at 6.6. That’s absolutely atrocious for a BCS bowl pitting 2 BCS members and puts them dead last once again amongst BCS games watched by the country. And that’s the good news. The bad news is that …

Penn State rules the 2009-2010 Non-BCS Bowl Ratings
January 5, 2010 – 1:16 pm | View Comments
Penn State rules the 2009-2010 Non-BCS Bowl Ratings

Numbers are based on immediate overnight Nielsen numbers. These preliminary non time-zone adjusted values may increase or decrease slightly when revised figures are released based.

Below are the ratings for a couple of non-BCS bowl games played in the 2009-2010 bowl season. Penn State is the …