Mother Nature On Period Break

Yinzers,

So for the past...I don't know...10 days the weather has been utter bullcrap in the heart of college football. But guess what, they don't call it Happy Valley for nothing. With last week's beat-down of Illinois, there is a renewed hope for a Big-10 title in State College. The offensive line woke up and treated Illinois' defensive line like a red-headed step child. The running game also began clicking, putting up over 300 yards rushing. Let's hope this ray of sunlight through the clouds can keep on shining for the remainder of the season. So what's going on this week?

The Eastern Illinois Panthers
I personally could not find a whole lot of background info on these guys, other than the fact that they are in the Ohio Valley Conference and are 4-1. I'm sorry panthers, the only thing I have to say is good luck... I did find one interesting article, however. It seems that EIU coach Bob Spoo has been in control at the institution since 1987. All things considered, that is a very good tenure in college football these days, no matter the conference. This is the first meeting of these two teams in each program's history.


As for your Nittany Lions, the big news this week is that Sean Lee will most likely sit out this game for precautionary reasons. He should be returning next week when Penn State faces Minnesota in this year's home coming game. In other team news, Penn State linebacker Josh Hull is a candidate for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's Scholar-Athlete Fellowship and the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy. This award is presented to the nation's premier college football student-athlete. Good luck Josh.

In the near future at a stadium not too far away...
This weekend's halftime show has been the talk of the Gentlemen's Loft by on 'Boy'. "I can't wait for this one, it's gonna be freakin' sweet" he confesses. The theme for the weekend is "Movie Themes." Never underestimate the power of the Blue side! Opening with the themes from Batman, Rocky, and "Johnny Be Goode" from Back to the Future, they will close with Star Wars and Superman. Ebert & Roeper gave the advanced screening four thumbs up and Gene Siskel even came back from the dead to give it two zombified, boney thumbs up. Mispleased you will not be.

Game time is 12:00 pm and it will be televised on ESPN Classic...so basically no one will be able to watch.

For The Glory,

B Brog