The Rest of College Football

[Jamie H]

Totally dominated? Hard to say. Let's look at today.

The top 5 according to the BCS are:

LSU
Oklahoma State
Alabama
Stanford
Boise St.

Do you feel that all 5 of those schools are cheating?

[entropy]

btw.. posted on another board, but Cowherd said that in 2005, some PSU players were disciplined for pranking sandusky.

[Optimus Prime]

Suspect that Penn State covers the spread, hopefully they can remain focused (win one for Joe crap) enough to break Nebraska's back as did UNW last week. If the fans storm the field and disrupt the game, that will suck.

[iam416]

Do you feel that all 5 of those schools are cheating?

Aside from Stanford, yes. And when Luck leaves, they'll fade away.

[entropy]

TO has stated he's trying to reach PSU AD to talk about security and has warned Neb fans to keep a low profile and don't wear red.

I'm not sure I'd go if I had tickets. 2002 was bad enough.. I will not be surprised to see stories of Neb fans getting beat up because PSU fans need someone to blame

[entropy]

btw.. TO also sited the problems in 2002. Basically, in TO fashion, he called PSU fans a bunch of classless punks.

[hack]

That's a hard one. It's difficult to imagine that wearing the opponent's colours would result in that, but these are strange times indeed. But man oh man I'd like to be there myself in neutral colors.

[Hannibal]

Totally dominated? Hard to say. Let's look at today.

The top 5 according to the BCS are:

LSU
Oklahoma State
Alabama
Stanford
Boise St.

Do you feel that all 5 of those schools are cheating?

Okalhoma State hasn't played anybody. They have never been nationally relevant and they probably won't be after this season is over. They also oversign.

Boise State dominates abysmal competition. I don't think that they cheat though. Getting pounded over stupid inane minor "violations" seems to be the hallmark of an honest program nowadays.

LSU and 'Bama. You probably already know my opinion. There's no doubt that they at least oversign.

Stanford -- probably not.

The SEC now dominates in a way that they didn't used to. Both in recruiting and on the field. I don't think that LSU cheated with Gerry Dinardo as their coach like they do with Les Miles. And I don't think that USC was cheating in the '80s and '90s as much as they did under Pete Carroll. Those are just a few examples.

[entropy]

SEC cheats and oversigns.. and cheats... and did I mention cheat?

[entropy]

Huskers Nebraska Huskers
Tom Osborne: "We have visited with Penn State security and we understand they are enhancing their security efforts for Saturday’s game...and are taking extra precautions to ensure that all players, coaches and fans are treated in a respectful way."




the country will be watching... TO has made sure of that now.

[entropy]

The Joe won’t go on. Should the show?
BY Tom Shatel | 1:17 am, Thursday, Nov. 10 | POSTED IN Tom Shatel
A surreal, out-of-body week just got weirder.

Joe Paterno was fired on Wednesday night, and though that wasn’t necessarily the shock you would have thought, say, last week, the reaction was strong and passionate.

Late last night, TV images showed students gathering in downtown State College, by the thousands. Most in protest. Some just to see what was going on or what might happen.

A TV truck was overturned. It sounds there were a couple of arrests. An ESPN reporter was hit in the leg with a small rock. Film at 10.

Overall, it looked like a peaceful demonstration.

But what does that mean for the men in red this weekend?

Yesterday, my esteemed colleague, Dirk Chatelain, wrote that Saturday’s game shouldn’t be played. His reasoning was more of a moral stand, that there were more important issues to tackle this weekend. I disagreed with that action, but he makes a good point.

But after watching the scene Wednesday night, I wonder if Nebraska officials, coaches, players and fans should be concerned about their safety.

I think that’s a legitimate concern.

While last night was peaceful, the reaction toward Paterno’s exit has just begun. And Paterno might have a news conference on Thursday. Who’s to say what might happen next? Who’s to say if it could escalate again, and possibly into Saturday. The first football game without Paterno would be a logical time for a protest. Perhaps heated.

When you take down an icon, and the school president, in one sitting, that’s a full night. The Penn State campus is going to be unsettled for a while.

Is it a good idea to hold a football game, in a stadium that holds over 100,000?

I’m sure Nebraska officials will be monitoring the situation tomorrow. So will we. Stay tuned.

Tom Shatel is a columnist for The Omaha World-Herald. You can get in touch with Tom on Twitter (@tomshatelOWH), or send him an email at tom.shatel@owh.com.

[entropy]

just released..

TO Statement

“I am saddened to learn of the recent events at Penn State and we will continue to monitor the developments on their campus. We will hold the alleged victims and all those involved in our thoughts and prayers.

We have had a number of inquiries from fans regarding the circumstances at Penn State and the conditions they might expect in attending the game. UNL Chief of Police Owen Yardley is in touch with the Penn State police department and we have talked with interim Penn State Athletic Director Mark Sherburne. We have visited with Penn State security and we understand they are enhancing their security efforts for Saturday’s game and are taking extra precautions to ensure that all players, coaches and fans are treated in a respectful way. We also appreciate that there is a student-led effort at Penn State to respectfully welcome Nebraska fans to Beaver Stadium and into the Big Ten Conference. We know that our fans will reciprocate and display good sportsmanship toward Penn State’s fans and players.”

[Wild Hoss]

Game on...for better or wrose.

[entropy]

some fucked up fans...



Sister of Jerry Sandusky victim talks about the pain of life at Penn State where students are joking about being 'Sanduskied'

In a parallel universe, going to class might be a nice distraction, to get her mind off the chaos surrounding the arrest of the man accused of molesting her brother.

But not as a junior at Penn State, where students are making jokes about being “Sanduskied.”

“I can’t escape it,” said the junior, whose brother was allegedly molested in a shower by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky when he was 11.

“I’ve been going to minimal classes, because every class I go to I get sick to my stomach. People are making jokes about it. I understand they don’t know I’m involved and it was my brother, but it’s still really hard to swallow that.”

Sandusky was charged Friday with 40 counts of sex crimes against boys. In a 23-page grand jury presentment released Saturday, Attorney General Linda Kelly also contends former university Vice President Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley failed to report the crime and lied to the grand jury.

Curley and Schultz stepped down from their posts shortly after they were arrested. All three men have asserted their innocence.

The Patriot-News will not identify the student or her brother in keeping with our policy to protect the identity of victims of sexual assault.

For this student and her family, the pain has lasted years. But there was no preparing for how Sandusky’s much-awaited arrest would explode into a scandal that will end the career of legendary coach Joe Paterno and her university’s president.

And in all of that, a message is lost.

“I’ve just been really upset about it all because a lot of people aren’t focusing on the victims in this,” she said. “And instead they’re focusing on other things, like football. As much as you shouldn’t blame the football players ... they should be focusing on their respect for the families and what they’ve been through.”

Instead, the outrage on campus has been directed mostly at national media, which descended during the weekend, set up camp and have stayed put as the scandal violently jolts in directions that, each day, seem more unbelievable than the last.

Wednesday, little blue ribbons in support of sexual assault victims started to appear on the lapels of some students. And no one stormed Joe Paterno’s home when he announced he plans to retire by the end of the season.

On Tuesday, about 200 students rallied around the coach as he returned home from football practice, then about 1,000 marched through town and campus in a rowdy protest.

“I had a bunch of friends that actually went,” the sister said. “I have mixed feelings about that. Joe, I think, did what he was supposed to do and was focused on his team. I never blamed him.

“But I blame [Penn State president Graham] Spanier because he did know about it, and if he didn’t, he was still wrong because he should have known,” she said.

Along with being one of the most historic days for the Nittany Lion nation, Wednesday also marked 100 days until Thon, the annual dance marathon that brings in several millions dollars in cancer research money.

The cause is a big part of why the victim’s sister chose Penn State. Cancer is in her family.

“Penn State isn’t Sandusky. He’s a very small part,” she said. “Penn State did enable him, and I am ashamed of that. But I don’t blame people that didn’t know about it, and I certainly don’t blame the student body. Penn State’s getting a bad rap, when it was really just the mistakes of a few men.”

[Jamie H]

If Sandusky molested your brother and Penn State covered it up, why the hell would you go to school there??