Comments for NittanyWhiteOut http://nittanywhiteout.com Penn State Nittany Lion Blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:55:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Nittany White Out Round Table: Part I by tonylion http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/16/nittany-white-out-round-table-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 tonylion Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:55:19 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6515#comment-3543 There are rumors floating that the B10 is looking into becoming a 16 team superconference by adding ND, Pitt, Mizzou, Cuse & Rutgers. That would start the dominos falling. The SEC isn't going to just sit on their hands, They'll expand as well. Eventually you're going to see four 16 team superconferences affiliated in the BCS for a 64 team league whose champions go to a final four. Problem is everyone else is going to be left out, so it wont stay that way for long. There are rumors floating that the B10 is looking into becoming a 16 team superconference by adding ND, Pitt, Mizzou, Cuse & Rutgers. That would start the dominos falling. The SEC isn't going to just sit on their hands, They'll expand as well. Eventually you're going to see four 16 team superconferences affiliated in the BCS for a 64 team league whose champions go to a final four. Problem is everyone else is going to be left out, so it wont stay that way for long.

]]> Comment on Nittany White Out Round Table: Part I by canadianwolf http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/16/nittany-white-out-round-table-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 canadianwolf Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:38:48 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6515#comment-3542 If the Big Ten Conference expands to 16 teams, instead of only to 12 or 14 teams, then the most likely additions will be Notre Dame, Missouri, Pitt, Nebraska & a school with a strong ice hockey program. The big bucks of the Big Ten conference are derived from the Big Ten Network which needs additional year round programming. The Big Ten Conference & Network need additional ice hockey teams & expanded basketball & wrestling programming. If the Big Ten Conference expands to 16 teams, instead of only to 12 or 14 teams, then the most likely additions will be Notre Dame, Missouri, Pitt, Nebraska & a school with a strong ice hockey program. The big bucks of the Big Ten conference are derived from the Big Ten Network which needs additional year round programming. The Big Ten Conference & Network need additional ice hockey teams & expanded basketball & wrestling programming.

]]> Comment on Nittany White Out Round Table: Part I by canadianwolf http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/16/nittany-white-out-round-table-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 canadianwolf Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:21:28 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6515#comment-3541 The Big Ten Conference will most likely expand to 14 or 16 teams, not just to 12. The most likely additions are Notre Dame, Missouri & Pitt. Although if the Pac 10 expansion lures away Big 12 member Colorado, then Nebraska will be seeking a Big Ten invitation during the ensuing Big 12 realignment. Nebraska fits geographically & culturally with the current Big Ten membership.<br>Rutgers is an unlikely choice for Big Ten expansion as it is undesirable geographically & cannot deliver the New york City & Northern New Jersey TV markets as rumored. The Big Ten Conference will most likely expand to 14 or 16 teams, not just to 12. The most likely additions are Notre Dame, Missouri & Pitt. Although if the Pac 10 expansion lures away Big 12 member Colorado, then Nebraska will be seeking a Big Ten invitation during the ensuing Big 12 realignment. Nebraska fits geographically & culturally with the current Big Ten membership.
Rutgers is an unlikely choice for Big Ten expansion as it is undesirable geographically & cannot deliver the New york City & Northern New Jersey TV markets as rumored.

]]> Comment on This Stuff Also Happened by PSUMatt http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/13/this-stuff-also-happened/comment-page-1/#comment-3540 PSUMatt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:04:31 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6511#comment-3540 On each point....<br><br>- I'm looking forward to the B/W game. Interesting to see how Paul Jones will play.<br>- I wonder what # Bolden will wear once he enrolls next fall<br>- I don't see the situation Stewart says. Ideally, ND will come around soon, because even if we all hate them, we can all admit they are the best fit.<br>- I heard about this in the Collegian a few weeks ago.. I wasn't too impressed with any of the designs this year. Nonetheless, I will still probably buy the shirt.<br>- I will certainly be attending the Indiana game. It's always excited to go to away games, even though as you mentioned, it won't really be a true "away" game. It'll remind me of the Temple-PSU game at the Linc in 2007. I heard Indiana has to sell 6,000 tickets, so Penn State will have about 85,000 fans vs their 6,000.<br>- I read the link you posted about the Bama game. CBS wanted the game, but it has the women's US Open. It would have been nice to see a telecast on CBS, just because it is different from the usual announcers (although I would imagine Verne Lundquist or whoever would announce would be extremely biased towards the SEC team, like they usually are). On each point….

- I'm looking forward to the B/W game. Interesting to see how Paul Jones will play.
- I wonder what # Bolden will wear once he enrolls next fall
- I don't see the situation Stewart says. Ideally, ND will come around soon, because even if we all hate them, we can all admit they are the best fit.
- I heard about this in the Collegian a few weeks ago.. I wasn't too impressed with any of the designs this year. Nonetheless, I will still probably buy the shirt.
- I will certainly be attending the Indiana game. It's always excited to go to away games, even though as you mentioned, it won't really be a true “away” game. It'll remind me of the Temple-PSU game at the Linc in 2007. I heard Indiana has to sell 6,000 tickets, so Penn State will have about 85,000 fans vs their 6,000.
- I read the link you posted about the Bama game. CBS wanted the game, but it has the women's US Open. It would have been nice to see a telecast on CBS, just because it is different from the usual announcers (although I would imagine Verne Lundquist or whoever would announce would be extremely biased towards the SEC team, like they usually are).

]]> Comment on Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated by Richard Aceto http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/12/penn-state-where-3-16-is-celebrated/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Richard Aceto Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:09:51 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6500#comment-3539 Dude, absolutely hilarious and spot on. I don't get the wrestling thing either. To drastically overpay a coach to win in a sport that 99.9% of your alumni couldn't care less about is ridiculous. I actually bothered to watch an interview with him once. He has guilt written all over his face. He knows he sold out the state of Iowa for $$$. Wrestling is a religion in that state. <br><br>Nobody in their right mind could believe that Ed is doing a good job. Tim's clearly not a basketball fan and the school president used to be at Nebraska, another school where basketball doesn't matter. Only Nebraska isn't surrounded by Philly, NYC, DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and the state of New Jersey, Nebraska probably has more excuses.<br><br>I hope one day the school's greed blows up in their face. You've got generations of kids growing up (under 25 crowd) who don't care about sports like their parents, and these kids are going to spend a fortune to keep that stadium filled when 75% of the home schedule is so weak the team barely breaks a sweat? If the program isn't winning at a high level in 20-25 years, when the video game/internet/never leave my house and exercise generation is in their 40's and 50's, and the diehards are dead or too old to make the never ending trek to their seats, you think Penn State is going to get 100,00 people for Coastal Carolina? You think they'll get 75,000? The apathy towards athletics by younger generations will impact Penn State some day especially if the program isn't highly successful. By that point however Curley and Spanier won't be around so it won't matter to them. <br><br>All that money they are banking is being saved so that the athletic department can weather the impending disaster which will be known as, THE JAY PATERNO ERROR. Dude, absolutely hilarious and spot on. I don't get the wrestling thing either. To drastically overpay a coach to win in a sport that 99.9% of your alumni couldn't care less about is ridiculous. I actually bothered to watch an interview with him once. He has guilt written all over his face. He knows he sold out the state of Iowa for $$$. Wrestling is a religion in that state.

Nobody in their right mind could believe that Ed is doing a good job. Tim's clearly not a basketball fan and the school president used to be at Nebraska, another school where basketball doesn't matter. Only Nebraska isn't surrounded by Philly, NYC, DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and the state of New Jersey, Nebraska probably has more excuses.

I hope one day the school's greed blows up in their face. You've got generations of kids growing up (under 25 crowd) who don't care about sports like their parents, and these kids are going to spend a fortune to keep that stadium filled when 75% of the home schedule is so weak the team barely breaks a sweat? If the program isn't winning at a high level in 20-25 years, when the video game/internet/never leave my house and exercise generation is in their 40's and 50's, and the diehards are dead or too old to make the never ending trek to their seats, you think Penn State is going to get 100,00 people for Coastal Carolina? You think they'll get 75,000? The apathy towards athletics by younger generations will impact Penn State some day especially if the program isn't highly successful. By that point however Curley and Spanier won't be around so it won't matter to them.

All that money they are banking is being saved so that the athletic department can weather the impending disaster which will be known as, THE JAY PATERNO ERROR.

]]> Comment on This Stuff Also Happened by Charlie http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/13/this-stuff-also-happened/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Charlie Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:19:40 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6511#comment-3537 This year's white out shirt is better than last year's. I actually like it. Wouldn't it be funny if Joe Pa got the last laugh once the Big East is disbanded for a mega midwestern-northeastern conference? It was he who proposed creating such a northeastern conference years ago. This year's white out shirt is better than last year's. I actually like it. Wouldn't it be funny if Joe Pa got the last laugh once the Big East is disbanded for a mega midwestern-northeastern conference? It was he who proposed creating such a northeastern conference years ago.

]]> Comment on Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated by Charlie http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/12/penn-state-where-3-16-is-celebrated/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Charlie Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:13:06 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6500#comment-3538 It's funny how many DeChellis apologists claim brighter days ahead based on the incoming recruit Taran Buie. This all based on presumptions and speculation. Buie has not played a second of collegiate ball and somehow his anticipated arrival is cause for hope. I can only pray he lives up to all the hype for the sake of this basketball program. It's funny how many DeChellis apologists claim brighter days ahead based on the incoming recruit Taran Buie. This all based on presumptions and speculation. Buie has not played a second of collegiate ball and somehow his anticipated arrival is cause for hope. I can only pray he lives up to all the hype for the sake of this basketball program.

]]> Comment on Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated by psudevon http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/12/penn-state-where-3-16-is-celebrated/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 psudevon Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:59:47 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6500#comment-3536 Well, Taran Buie is the best recruit we've ever got. But unless he grows six inches and plays a mean post game, it doesn't really help us. Well, Taran Buie is the best recruit we've ever got. But unless he grows six inches and plays a mean post game, it doesn't really help us.

]]> Comment on Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated by PSUMatt http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/12/penn-state-where-3-16-is-celebrated/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 PSUMatt Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:37:06 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6500#comment-3535 Ha that's funny Charlie. I actually sent an email to Tim Curley a few months ago on a totally different subject, but the context was the same (thanking me for the email and my support of athletics). He also wrote back "All the best!!" as well.<br><br>I wish I had an answer to our basketball problems, but I do not. If we could get one standout star in here (a PA born player who is a top recruit in the country that grows up watching Penn State), the whole program could change. Hopefully things change next season.... Ha that's funny Charlie. I actually sent an email to Tim Curley a few months ago on a totally different subject, but the context was the same (thanking me for the email and my support of athletics). He also wrote back “All the best!!” as well.

I wish I had an answer to our basketball problems, but I do not. If we could get one standout star in here (a PA born player who is a top recruit in the country that grows up watching Penn State), the whole program could change. Hopefully things change next season….

]]> Comment on Penn State: Where 3-16 Is Celebrated by Charlie http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/12/penn-state-where-3-16-is-celebrated/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 Charlie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:49:00 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6500#comment-3534 This was Tim Curley's email response I received on Feb 8th of this year<br>"Hi Charlie: Thank you for this email. We appreciate your sincere interest in the basketball program and all of our sports. We are all frustrated that we don’t have more wins. We are extremely close and hope you continue to support this program. Again, thanks for reaching out to me. All the best!!!"<br><br>This was in response to a private monetary offer to help or at least begin the process of buying out Ed's contract. The generic we-are-happy-with-the-status-quo response is infuriating. I'm sure the next time he's sending out requests to build a brand new hockey facility or practice venue will be much more personal, but you're right. Curley is as big an obstacle to this basketball program as Ed is. There is no quick remedy for reviving the basketball program, but remaining stagnant won't get us anywhere. Any change at this point is good change. This was Tim Curley's email response I received on Feb 8th of this year
“Hi Charlie: Thank you for this email. We appreciate your sincere interest in the basketball program and all of our sports. We are all frustrated that we don’t have more wins. We are extremely close and hope you continue to support this program. Again, thanks for reaching out to me. All the best!!!”

This was in response to a private monetary offer to help or at least begin the process of buying out Ed's contract. The generic we-are-happy-with-the-status-quo response is infuriating. I'm sure the next time he's sending out requests to build a brand new hockey facility or practice venue will be much more personal, but you're right. Curley is as big an obstacle to this basketball program as Ed is. There is no quick remedy for reviving the basketball program, but remaining stagnant won't get us anywhere. Any change at this point is good change.

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