Penn State Game Day - "This is Sparta" edition

Penn State takes on Michigan State today in East Lansing and a spot in the BCS is within grasp for the Nittany Lions. Can they pull it out? Here are some links to get you caught up to speed for today's game.

Examiner
Preview: #14 Penn State (9-2, 5-2) @ Michigan State (6-5, 4-3)
Big Ten Examiner Round Table
Penn State 101: Land Grant Trophy
Poll shows Penn State fans have no desire to name Joe Paterno's successor
Penn State's long and winding road to the BCS championship game
Does Penn State deserve a BCS bid?

Nittany White Out
Video Preview: Michigan State
Video Slide Show: Indiana

Phinally Philly
Rivalry weekend for local college football teams

The 700 Level
Penn State battles for the ugliest trophy in sports

Ramblings
Spaceballs the Football Friday!

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Penn State #14 in the BCS

The latest BCS rankings are out and low and behold, Penn State is at #14, which is the cut-off point for BCS at-large teams for the BCS bowls (championship, Fiesta, Sugar, Rose, and Orange). Ohio State clinched the Big Ten's automatic BCS bid with their win over Iowa this weekend so if Penn State is to play in a BCS game they will need to be selected as an at-large.

I went into more detail and my own personal breakdown of how Penn State can realistically be picked this morning on Examiner, so please feel free to read through that and let me know what you think. In addition I explored the out-of-this-world scenario of how Penn State can play for the BCS Championship in January over on Nittany White Out. That post will also be reprinted tomorrow on Examiner.

With Penn State having lost in ugly fashion to both Ohio State AND Iowa, I personally do not feel the Nittany Lions have earned the opportunity to represent the Big Ten in one of the biggest bowl games.

But I would love to see them take on Boise State or TCU.

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Penn State Game Day - "We named the dog Indiana" edition

Penn State has some wounds to lick and this week and there is no better opponent than Indiana to help expedite the healing process from last week's loss to Ohio State.

I have a lot of links for you to check out today so get clicking to get caught up! Be sure to check back later this morning to join in a live chat during the Penn State game today!

Examiner
Preview: #18 Penn State (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) vs. Indiana (4-6, 1-5)
Big Ten Examiner Round Table
Previewing Indiana with Hoosiers Examiner Brandon Moore
Indiana may be just the medicine for Penn State
For Penn State, it's time to let go of 2005

Nittany White Out
Happy Birthday Vinny Testaverde!
Video Preview: Indiana

Phinally Philly
Temple football going for eight straight, Penn State looks to rebound

The 700 Level
Penn State seniors look to go out with a win

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Penn State Game Day

TRICK OR TREAT!

Penn State takes on Northwestern this afternoon, which serves as the terrific appetizer for the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series tonight.

To get you caught up to speed here area couple of my links for today...

Examiner
Preview: #12Penn State (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) @ Northwestern (5-3, 2-2)
Who is Penn State's Cliff Lee?
Daryll Clark named Davie Award Semifinalist
Penn State locking in on possible BCS berth

Nittany White Out
Video Preview

Phinally Philly
Penn State on the road, Temple can clinch bowl eligibility

The 700 Level
Penn State on the road again

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Penn State Game Day - Michigan

Penn State is on the road today in Ann Arbor, Michigan to take on the Wolverines. I did not get a chance to do this last week, but here are your game day links consisting of my material over a few different outlets.

Examiner
Preview: #13 Penn State (6-1, 2-1, Big Ten) vs. Michigan (5-2, 1-2)
Big Ten examiner Round Table - Week Seven
Previewing Michigan with The Wolverine Blog
Penn State hopes to party like it's 1996

Nittany White Out
Penn State heads to House of Horrors
Blindfolded Dart Throwing - Week Seven

Phinally Philly
Penn State heads to House of Horrors in Ann Arbor

The 700 Level
Penn State Visits Big House of Painful Memories - Game Thread

If you are watching the game by a computer, be sure to follow me on Twitter as I update periodically though out the game!

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Penn State, Minnesota...Pluto?

This week Penn state takes on Minnesota as the highlight of the Homecoming festivities. You can check out my game preview right now on Examiner, but I wanted to go off on a tangent this week and share a video that I came across while searching for material on the Golden Gophers of Minnesota.

While compiling a couple videos on YouTube that had to do with Minnesota (some were included in my Blue White Round Table over on Nittany White Out) I stumbled across this classic Disney short starring Pluto, my second favorite Disney dog character (Goofy).

The lovable companion of Disney's mascot Mickey Mouse gets in a bit of a tussle with a pesky gopher in Minnie Mouse's yard. In his effort to rid Minnie's garden of the rodent Pluto winds up doing more harm than good.

I have embedded the video for you to enjoy, hopefully as much as I did!

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Penn State Game Day - Eastern Illinois

Penn State takes on Eastern Illinois in a little under an hour. To get you caught up to speed here are my select links from the past couple of days by yours truly.

• Preview: #12/14 Penn State (4-1) vs. #25 Eastern Illinois (4-1) [Examiner]
• Blue White Round Table [Nittany White Out]
• Big Ten Picks [Examiner/Nittany White Out]
• Penn State to feed on cupcakes [Phinally Philly]
• Penn State wants a cupcake [The 700 Level]

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Appetizer for Football Friday

You can check out my game preview on Examiner right now.

Check back tomorrow for a full day of football coverage. I'll have my weekly six pack of picks here, my Big Ten picks for the weekend on Examiner and Nittany White Out, the weekly guest post on Phinally Philly and some final thoughts leading up to the Penn State-Eastern Illinois game over on Examiner.

Don't forget to check out my Penn State game day post over on The 700 Level on Saturday either.

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Drum Major Flip FAIL

For more on the drum major flip check out my latest post at Nittany White Out!

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