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		<title>Kevin Newsome&#8211;PSU Quarterback (WallPaper)</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/199</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<title>2008 Ohio State Big Ten Champions Wallpaper</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/93</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!]]></description>
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<p>Do you like the wallpapers?   <a href="http://thefathersonchats.com/archives/100">Go read how</a> you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!</p>
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		<title>NCAA Football 2009 most realistic sports game</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/61</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first bought this game, I was excited for the Online Dynasties, roster sharing, and the ability to make stadium sounds. Little did I know that they added a feature that made this game well worth the money, and more realistic than actually being there. They added Charlie Weis falling on his butt multiple [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I first bought this game, I was excited for the Online Dynasties, roster sharing, and the ability to make stadium sounds. Little did I know that they added a feature that made this game well worth the money, and more realistic than actually being there.</p>
<p>They added Charlie Weis falling on his butt multiple times on the sideline due to his weight. Not only that, but when it happens, the controller rumbles, as though there was an earthquake. If you look carefully you might see a divet in the grass where he fell on.</p>
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		<title>Stephfon Green Wallpaper</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/60</link>
		<comments>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/60#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He hasn&#8217;t played a regular season college football game yet, but Stephfon Green is ready to come out speeding, and challenging Noel Devine as being one of the best RBs in the nation. In preparation, here is a wallpaper of him. Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He hasn&#8217;t played a regular season college football game yet, but <strong>Stephfon Green</strong> is ready to come out speeding, and challenging Noel Devine as being one of the best RBs in the nation. In preparation, here is a wallpaper of him.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://fathersonchats.com/gallery2/d/1937-2/StephfonGreen.jpg?g2_GALLERYSID=c05252ceee8cc7a7113b5ca57698ae59" alt="Stephfon Green" /></p>
<p>Do you like the wallpapers?   <a href="http://thefathersonchats.com/archives/100">Go read how</a> you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!</p>
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		<title>We discuss &#8220;Iron Man&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/59</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 04:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just saw Iron Man and enjoyed every minute of it.  As Matt says in the podcast, the best movies he has seen since Transformers.  In the podcast, he reveals just why Transformers is best.  In addition, we talk a bit about his HS and their water polo team&#8211;and the challenge between the men&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We just saw <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Iron Man</span> and enjoyed every minute of it.  As Matt says in the podcast, the best movies he has seen since Transformers.  In the podcast, he reveals just why Transformers is best.  In addition, we talk a bit about his HS and their water polo team&#8211;and the challenge between the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams.</p>
<p>Listen in, and please&#8211;leave us comments!</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We just saw Iron Man and enjoyed every minute of it.  As Matt says in the podcast, the best movies he has seen since Transformers.  In the podcast, he reveals just why Transformers is best.  In addition, we talk a bit about his HS and their water po[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We just saw Iron Man and enjoyed every minute of it.  As Matt says in the podcast, the best movies he has seen since Transformers.  In the podcast, he reveals just why Transformers is best.  In addition, we talk a bit about his HS and their water polo team&#8211;and the challenge between the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams.
Listen in, and please&#8211;leave us comments!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Michael Crabtree Wallpaper</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/57</link>
		<comments>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/57#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a request for a Michael Crabtree wallpaper, so I decided I would do it. Here&#8217;s the world premier of it! Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a request for a Michael Crabtree wallpaper, so I decided I would do it. Here&#8217;s the world premier of it!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2007/2442448056_618880dfe7_o.jpg" alt="Michael Crabtree" /></p>
<p>Do you like the wallpapers?   <a href="http://thefathersonchats.com/archives/100">Go read how</a> you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!</p>
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		<title>Maurice Evans Wallpaper</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/54</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penn State]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maurice Evans, Penn State, Defensive End, Wallpaper I snapped this photo at the Blue-White game at Penn State this year (4-19-08) and I decided to make a wallpaper out of the All-American, Maurice Evans, defensive end from Penn State. Enjoy. Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Maurice Evans, Penn State, Defensive End, Wallpaper</strong></p>
<p>I snapped this photo at the Blue-White game at  Penn State this year (4-19-08) and I decided to make a wallpaper out of the All-American, Maurice Evans, defensive end from Penn State. Enjoy.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2432889742_597b59db54_o.jpg" alt="Maurice Evans Wallpaper" /></p>
<p>Do you like the wallpapers?   <a href="http://thefathersonchats.com/archives/100">Go read how</a> you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!</p>
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		<title>Revolution of College Football</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/47</link>
		<comments>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/47#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone stop debating the BCS system, NOW! You have chastised the computers when they are the part of the BCS system we should be celebrating. The flaw in the BCS system is instead the polls. Coaches that vote do not pay attention to the other games or are biased. Many people have proposed a playoff [...]]]></description>
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<p>Everyone stop debating the BCS system, NOW! You have chastised the computers when they are the part of the BCS system we should be celebrating. The flaw in the BCS system is instead the polls. Coaches that vote do not pay attention to the other games or are biased.</p>
<p>Many people have proposed a playoff system with the top 8 teams in the USA Today Polls at the end of the year being in the playoffs. In some instances it is 16 teams. Either way this creates a larger problem of teams trying to make a case to be in the playoffs and we will only hear more bickering. If you want to do what is best for college football then I have a solution with 2 simple steps.</p>
<p><strong><u>Step 1</u></strong><br />
Get rid of polls and switch to a full computer ranking. People will complain no matter what but this will give people the cop out of &#8220;number don&#8217;t lie&#8221;. Base the computer ratings on strength of schedule and whether teams win or lose. Do not bother with stats or margin of victory. That is just rubbish. This is a win-win situation for fans. They get to have that cop out of &#8220;the numbers don&#8217;t like&#8221; along with having a must for schools to schedule better out of conference games.</p>
<p>I am sick and tired of watching Penn State play FIU, Buffalo. there is less excitement in the beginning weeks of college football. I watch college basketball and what I see is Pitt vs. Duke, Ohio State vs. North Carolina and other great out of conference games that are fun and exciting to watch. Why? Because schools need to play good teams to get a good RPI rating, assuming they win. With a computer system that goes off of strength of schedule (and W-L) then you will have more Ohio State-Southern Cal match ups. Who knows maybe there will be a SEC-Big Ten challenge set up. No matter what it will bring about definite cut-off on who is in and who is out, along with better team schedules made.</p>
<p><strong><u>Step 2</u></strong><br />
I implied it last part. I am asking for a playoff system, AS LONG AS STEP 1 IS IN PLACE. I don&#8217;t care if it is 8 team or 16 team. Keep the bowls for those who don&#8217;t make the playoff. Those who wouldn&#8217;t be in the top 16 truly are playing in bowl games that their fans only care about.The rest of the points to made here about how it would still generate lots of money and such has already been made by others.</p>
<p>What am I asking for? NO HUMAN POLLS! Go ahead and make them for pre-season or grins and giggles, but don&#8217;t allow them to hold any weight please. Hopefully this can make all fans happy, along with the networks.</p>
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		<title>Rowdy Alumni Section in Beaver Stadium</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/46</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are there plans at all for this in the future? I think there should be and it would make Beaver Stadium THE TOUGHEST stadium in the nation IMO. If I were doing it, I would have people put on their forms whether they want to be a part of the Rowdy Alumni section (and have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are there plans at all for this in the future? I think there should be and it would make Beaver Stadium THE TOUGHEST stadium in the nation IMO.</p>
<p>If I were doing it, I would have people put on their forms whether they want to be a part of the Rowdy Alumni section (and have a note saying that they&#8217;re expected to be almost as loud as the student section whenever on defense, and that no one can get yelled at for standing and cheering. ) and I would put the section in the Northwest corner of the stadium, opposite of the students. It would make it so there would be no &#8220;safe&#8221; side of the stadium, as both endzones are going to be difficult for the opposing offense to hear.</p>
<p>Are there any plans by the university to make such a thing, and if not, how could this be purposed? I think it would truly make Beaver Stadium the Greatest Show in College Football.</p>
<p>Question that has come up already:</p>
<p><em> &#8220;You would have to force 10-15 thousand season ticket holders out of their seats.&#8221;</em><br />
You could &#8220;upgrade&#8221; them to new seats. It&#8217;s not like one is kicking them out of the game. They could have some of the seats in the 50 yardline area that would open up.</p>
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		<title>Plain and Simple</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/44</link>
		<comments>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/44#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We podcast again! We had the opportunity to sit in the &#8220;press box&#8221; at the latest Penn State game. Now, the press box is somewhat of a misnomer. We were on the top floor, while the actual press was on the second and third floors. We were guests of the University and the Nittany Lion [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We podcast again! We had the opportunity to sit in the &#8220;press box&#8221; at the latest Penn State game.  Now, the press box is somewhat of a misnomer. We were on the top floor, while the actual press was on the second and third floors.  We were guests of the University and the Nittany Lion Club.  Apparently, all those members of the Nittany Lion Club that didn&#8217;t qualify for football tickets were put in a raffle, and we were lucky enough to win 2 tickets for the Iowa game.  It is my suspicion that the fourth floor, where we were, was the old President&#8217;s box area, before they built the new luxury boxes on the east side.</p>
<p>Anyway, we had a great time, watched the game with a fun group of fans, and got to eat not only dogs and burgers, but lots of little cups of Creamery Ice Cream.</p>
<p>Matthew and Steve share their thoughts as Penn State finally puts another one in the W column, defeating Iowa 27 to 7.  Sit back and enjoy the sounds of the game.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We podcast again! We had the opportunity to sit in the &#8220;press box&#8221; at the latest Penn State game.  Now, the press box is somewhat of a misnomer. We were on the top floor, while the actual press was on the second and third floors.  We wer[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We podcast again! We had the opportunity to sit in the &#8220;press box&#8221; at the latest Penn State game.  Now, the press box is somewhat of a misnomer. We were on the top floor, while the actual press was on the second and third floors.  We were guests of the University and the Nittany Lion Club.  Apparently, all those members of the Nittany Lion Club that didn&#8217;t qualify for football tickets were put in a raffle, and we were lucky enough to win 2 tickets for the Iowa game.  It is my suspicion that the fourth floor, where we were, was the old President&#8217;s box area, before they built the new luxury boxes on the east side.
Anyway, we had a great time, watched the game with a fun group of fans, and got to eat not only dogs and burgers, but lots of little cups of Creamery Ice Cream.
Matthew and Steve share their thoughts as Penn State finally puts another one in the W column, defeating Iowa 27 to 7.  Sit back and enjoy the sounds of the game.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Football, Podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>dad@thefathersonchats.com</itunes:author>
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		<title>Week 4 Recap</title>
		<link>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/41</link>
		<comments>http://FatherSonChats.com/archives/41#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Top 25: USC Trojans LSU Tigers Florida Gators Oklahoma Sooners California Golden Bears West Virginia Mountaineers Ohio State Buckeyes Texas Longhorns Boston College Eagles Wisconsin Bagers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Oregon Ducks Georgia Bulldogs Clemson Tigers Kentucky Wildcats Virginia Tech Hokies Hawaii Warriors Penn State Nittany Lions South Florida Bulls Alabama Crimson Tide South Carolina Gamecocks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Top 25</strong><strong>:</strong></p>
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<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffce00"><span style="background-color: #8c0000">USC Trojans</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066">LSU Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #2942ce"><span style="background-color: #f76b29">Florida Gators</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #940000">Oklahoma Sooners</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #f8b210"><span style="background-color: #172677"> California Golden Bears</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #efb500"><span style="background-color: #000842">West Virginia Mountaineers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #adafaa"><span style="background-color: #c4123a">Ohio State Buckeyes</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d06838">Texas Longhorns</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #d5c788"><span style="background-color: #712f03"> Boston College Eagles</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d60021">Wisconsin Bagers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #fc1921">Rutgers Scarlet Knights</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #006633"><span style="color: #ffff00">Oregon Ducks</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #210000"><span style="background-color: #ef1821">Georgia Bulldogs</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #ff6600"><span style="color: #0e226a">Clemson Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #000099"><span style="color: #ffffff">Kentucky Wildcats</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718">Virginia Tech Hokies</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #017543"><span style="background-color: #000000">Hawaii Warriors</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #061f67">Penn State Nittany Lions</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #999900"><span style="background-color: #003300">South Florida Bulls</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #a50e1d"><span style="color: #ffffff">Alabama Crimson Tide</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="background-color: #b00000">South Carolina Gamecocks</span></span> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #8c0000"><span style="color: #e8c400">Arizona State Sun Devils</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #000000"><span style="color: #cc9900">Missouri Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #118e34">Michigan State Spartans</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #000b00"><span style="background-color: #b50000">Cincinnati Bearcats</span></span> </strong></li>
</ol>
<hr size="1" /><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/cdh724/NCAA%20Logos/Heisman_Trophy.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/feetforlovePSU/Player%20Cards/Darren-McFadden.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
Wow. Arkansas is not looking good what so ever&#8230; except for McFadden. He carried the ball 27 times for over 170 yards and a TD. Running like a wild hog, McFadden is determined to alteast be hoisting one trophy at the end of the season.</p>
<p><img src="http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061007/061007_tebow_hmed_5p.hmedium.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 152.941px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
<strong>Tim Tebow-QB-Florida </strong>(sorry for no player card, no PS on this computer)<br />
He&#8217;s only a sophomore, but he&#8217;s probably one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, if not the best already. Last year he proved he could run, and this year he proved he could be a passer. 68% completion for the year, only 1 interceptions, with 10 touchdowns.</p>
<p><img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/feetforlovePSU/Player%20Cards/Colt-Brennan.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
He didn&#8217;t play this past week, but his numbers are still some of the top in the NCAA. What will make or break his Heisman position will be how he does against Washington and Boise State. As long as he plays, he&#8217;ll most likely be on the Heisman list, and even if he doesn&#8217;t, he still might stay on here.</p>
<p><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/West%20Virginia/steveslaton.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
This man doesn&#8217;t receive much face time with Pat White being right next to him in the backfield but he can fly. He&#8217;s averaging 6 yard per carry and is already over 100 yards receiving this year for him. He&#8217;s a versatile running back, and a man to keep a close eye on.</p>
<p><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/Michigan/mmikehart.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
He has had 4 games with over 150 yards. He is the Michigan offense and without him there is nothing. How do you stop him? Well you could stop him straight up but that is not going to happen. The only way a team can really stop Mike Hart is to score first and often. Make Michigan throw the ball, meaning make them keep the ball out of Hart&#8217;s hands. If Michigan gets the lead, you can almost forget it.</p>
<p><strong>Players that should look at plane tickets to NYC still:<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Matt Ryan-Boston College</li>
<li> Andre Woodson-Kentucky</li>
<li> John Booty-USC</li>
</ul>
<hr size="1" /><strong>Week Recap:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> Louisville is not a top 25 team. Losing to SYRACUSE!</li>
<li> The Huskers almost lost to Ball State, but pulled out the win 41-40. Thats all that is needed to be said.</li>
<li> Bama lost to Georgia in OT at home. I did not get to watch this game, so no further comment.</li>
<li> Ohio State looks like the leader to win the Big Ten right now as they crushed Northwestern and Penn State fumbled the win against Michigan.</li>
<li> Lets just face it, LSU&#8217;s defense is fantastic, but how about their special teams? A fake field goal flipped behind their holder&#8217;s back to the kicker who ran it in for a touchdown.</li>
</ol>
<hr size="1" /><strong>The <em>Milkshake</em> Game of the Week:</strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #f8b210"><span style="background-color: #172677">#5 California Golden Bears</span></span></strong><br />
vs.<br />
<strong><span style="background-color: #006633"><span style="color: #ffff00">#12 Oregon Ducks</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066"> </span></span></strong>Dennis Dixon feels he can move the ball on any defense, and the Oregon defense feels they can stop any offense when they&#8217;re playing at home in the zoo. It might be a Pac-10 match up, but it is definitely worth watching on the east coast.<strong>Potential Bamma of the Week:</strong><br />
I&#8217;ll call it now. West Virginia loses to South Florida. The Bulls weren&#8217;t on many people&#8217;s radar (they jumped on mine in 2005 when they played Penn State, since then I&#8217;ve followed them) till the Auburn game. The Bulls play defense (unlikely in the Big East, but it happens) and will be looking to beat a #5 West Virginia to be the favorites to win the Big East. The game is in Tampa Bay too.</p>
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		<title>College Football Week 2- Presented by Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 25: USC Trojans LSU Tigers Florida Gators Oklahoma Sooners Texas Longhorns West Virginia Mountaineers Ohio State Buckeyes Wisconsin Bagers California Golden Bears Penn State Nittany Lions Rutgers Scarlet Knights Boston College Eagles Nebraska Cornhuskers Virginia Tech Hokies Florida State Seminoles Hawaii Warriors Clemson Tigers South Carolina Gamecocks Arkansas Razorbacks Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Top 25</strong><strong>:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffce00"><span style="background-color: #8c0000">USC Trojans</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066">LSU Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #2942ce"><span style="background-color: #f76b29">Florida Gators</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #940000">Oklahoma Sooners</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d06838">Texas Longhorns</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #efb500"><span style="background-color: #000842">West Virginia Mountaineers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #adafaa"><span style="background-color: #c4123a">Ohio State Buckeyes</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d60021">Wisconsin Bagers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #f8b210"><span style="background-color: #172677"> California Golden Bears</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #061f67">Penn State Nittany Lions</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #fc1921">Rutgers Scarlet Knights</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #d5c788"><span style="background-color: #712f03"> Boston College Eagles</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #f71921">Nebraska Cornhuskers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718">Virginia Tech Hokies</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ceb573"><span style="background-color: #940821">Florida State Seminoles</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #017543"><span style="background-color: #000000">Hawaii Warriors</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #ff6600"><span style="color: #0e226a">Clemson Tigers</span></span> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="background-color: #b00000">South Carolina Gamecocks</span></span> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718"></span></span></strong><strong><span style="background-color: #c00e00"><span style="color: #ffffff">Arkansas Razorbacks</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #eab72c"><span style="background-color: #221e1f">Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets</span></span> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #210000"><span style="background-color: #ef1821">Georgia Bulldogs</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #5a0810"><span style="color: #ffffff">Texas A&amp;M Aggies</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #999900"><span style="background-color: #003300">South Florida Bulls</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #a50e1d"><span style="color: #ffffff">Alabama Crimson Tide</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #8c0000"><span style="color: #e8c400">Arizona State Sun Devils</span></span> </strong></li>
</ol>
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Even in a loss to the Crimson Tide, McFadden was able to gain 195 yards and two touchdowns and put his team in position to potentially win. The Arkansas defense did not though. It&#8217;s ok Darren, you&#8217;re still #1 in my heart.<strong><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/USC/johndavidbooty.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
</strong>His game in Lincoln was not high flying, but when you&#8217;re running backs are shredding up a defense like USC&#8217;s (and when you have that many RBs), then why would one even think about going to the air except to mix it up. He managed the game well and led his team to victory. If we keep having games like this though, Heisman Candidate will be in question.<img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/feetforlovePSU/Player%20Cards/Colt-Brennan.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
Colt Brennan didn&#8217;t throw 60 times against UNLV! Not only that, but he also only had 2 touchdown passes! Why did he move up? Because along with his 300 yards of passing, he had 20 yards of running with 3 touchdowns carried himself. I don&#8217;t care who you are, this guy is good.</p>
<p><strong> <img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/Louisville/brianbrohm.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
</strong>Even in the loss to Kentucky Brohm&#8217;s stats were solid. He had an interception, but it happens a few times. The main thing is that if he has another game like this, he could be looking at being on my Heisman list. Bottom line is that this Louisville team is not that good, due to their defense. Brohm, along with Hart and Henne, should have gone Pro last year.</p>
<p><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/West%20Virginia/steveslaton.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
One would have thought that Noel Devine would have taken carries away from Steve Slaton. Think again. Slaton has gone over 100 yards in all his games this year. He has also racked up 3 touchdowns in two of those games (2 in the other one). The Big East doesn&#8217;t have a Big D, making it likely for Slaton to keep tearing it up. Will anyone stop him?</p>
<hr size="1" /><strong>Week Recap:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> Louisville&#8217;s defense shows why they&#8217;re not in my top 25, after they have given up a combined 82 points in the past two games to KENTUCKY and MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE!</li>
<li> The Huskers looked pretty good, and Callahan was given his time to build this team. Sadly for Husker fans, USC just is on another level. This makes me wonder whether Ty was given enough time at Notre Dame&#8230;</li>
<li> &#8216;Bama looked real good at home against the Razorbacks, but the stout SEC defense were not to be seen. Never the less, the Tide won as DJ Hall tore it up going for over 100 yards and 2 TDs.</li>
<li> Wisconsin only beat the Citadel 45-31. The Big Ten is wide open right now to whoever wants it. It was one bad quarter from there being a Michigan repeat and even bigger upset.</li>
<li> Florida rocked Tennessee, 59-20&#8230; Tim Tebow is about to go up on my Heisman list, and if their defense steps up at all, they very well could go undefeated (meaning they beat LSU)</li>
<li> UCLA was demolished. It wasn&#8217;t even like a close upset. Utah came out and just manhandled the Bruins from start to finish. The whole Bruin team should be utterly embarrassed.</li>
<li> The polls have no clue where to rank anyone with all the madness already this season.</li>
</ol>
<hr size="1" /><strong>The <em>Milkshake</em> Game of the Week:</strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="background-color: #b00000">#17 South Carolina Gamecocks</span></span> </strong><br />
vs.<br />
<strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066">#2 LSU Tigers </span></span></strong>If anyone thinks that a team can walk into Death Valley and move the ball, they&#8217;re insane. This Tiger defense is as good as any out there, and they will remind Spurrier of why he should have never left Gainesville.<strong>Storyline of the week:<br />
</strong>Who&#8217;s next? Michigan losses to App State, Louisville is stunned at Kentucky, and Utah rocks the Bruins of UCLA. What will next week hold? The season could end already and we would have our fill of shocks.</p>
<p><strong>Potential Bamma of the Week:</strong><br />
Michigan finally remember what it&#8217;s like to win. The good news is they have a team next week that they don&#8217;t even know how to lose to, Penn State. The Lions look to be the favorites in Ann Arbor (is a whore) but if Austin Scott keeps fumbling the ball, it won&#8217;t matter what Tom Bradley&#8217;s defense does to Chad Henne, or Ryan Mallett&#8230; whoever is playing. The weak Michigan secondary is perfect for Penn State to match up to, but the inconsistency and turnovers by Penn State could give Michigan the chance to start to redeem their season.</p>
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		<title>Penn State Ticketing Policy &#8211; The Baby Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I (Dad) have been in correspondence with the parents of the little 8 month old. They did indeed pursue the ticketing issue. According to Tim Curley at Penn State, in his email with Stefani, the mother of the child, All children regadless (sic) of age must have a ticket. Thanks for checking. The mother then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I (Dad) have been in correspondence with the parents of the little 8 month old. They did indeed pursue the ticketing issue. According to Tim Curley at Penn State, in his email with Stefani, the mother of the child,</p>
<blockquote><p><em> All children regadless (sic) of age must have a ticket. Thanks<span class="moz-txt-citetags"> </span>for checking.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>The mother  then asked a follow-up question via email:</p>
<blockquote><p> <span class="moz-txt-citetags"></span><span class="moz-txt-citetags"></span><em>That includes infants are too young to sit on bleachers by themselves, that must sit on a parent&#8217;s lap? I imagine the PSU policy would be <span class="moz-txt-citetags"></span>like the airlines&#8217; policy requiring tickets for children 2 and over</em></p></blockquote>
<p>To which Mr Curley replied:</p>
<blockquote><p><em> The Big Ten has a policy that all children of any age must have a <span class="moz-txt-citetags"></span>ticket and we must follow this policy.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Mr Curley apparently declined further comment when asked by Stefani if Penn State has challenged this policy in any way.</p>
<p>It turns out the policy is announced outside the stadium. If you are outside you will hear that &#8220;Big Ten policy requires that all fans entering the stadium must have a ticket.&#8221; I believe it to be a stretch to assume an 8 month old is actually a &#8220;fan&#8221; of any team, but I understand they were using that as a euphemism to mean &#8220;no one enters without proper credentials.&#8221;</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the beef: This isn&#8217;t a very common occurrence. I doubt there is much pent-up demand for people bringing babies to football games. But there are instances when a young family, having purchased two tickets, and made all the other arrangements to attend a football game, would like to bring their child along. Perhaps they cannot afford a babysitter, or they came from out of town, and don&#8217;t have anyone in State College who could watch their child.</p>
<p>Why should they then have to spend another $50, especially if they won&#8217;t actually be using the seat? And of course, given the fact that the stadium is so often sold-out, what are the chances that they will be able to buy three tickets?</p>
<p>And here lies the other problem: A baby that has a ticket for a sold-out game is one more seat that cannot be sold to a more vocal fan. (Remember, Joe encourages the fans to allow our excitement to bubble over as the opposing quarterback steps up to the line&#8230;) We shouldn&#8217;t deny the young parents the opportunity to get out and enjoy a game, and we shouldn&#8217;t deny that opportunity to other fans.</p>
<p>In this case, the child was too small to walk, and was &#8220;mounted&#8221; to the father&#8217;s chest with a baby carrier. I can&#8217;t imagine the child being a nuisance, or a hazard.</p>
<p>So we are left with a couple questions&#8211;and these are pointed directly at Penn State and the Big 10:</p>
<ul>
<li>What justification does the Big 10 have for this policy?</li>
<li>Even more to the point, would Penn State be willing to challenge this policy?</li>
<li>Why <strong>shouldn&#8217;t</strong> Penn State challenge this policy?</li>
</ul>
<p>So there you have it&#8211;<strong><em>the Baby Update.</em></strong></p>
<p>If you support changing this policy, email your comments directly to Tim Curley, at tmc3@psu.edu</p>
<p>Whether you do, or don&#8217;t, let us know what <strong>YOU</strong> think. Post your comments, or call our voicemail, and leave a comment there&#8211;we just might include <strong>YOU</strong> in our next podcast!</p>
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		<title>Podcast 13&#8211;Penn State, Florida International, and Michigan??</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt and Dad talk about the PSU defeat of FIU. Overwhelming, eh? Matthew took some GREAT photographs there. Look for new Wallpapers later. Also, we chastise Penn State&#8217;s policy for requiring babies to have tickets for the game. Yes&#8211;&#8221;they&#8221; required an 8 month old baby boy to have a purchased ticket to attend the game [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matt and Dad talk about the PSU defeat of FIU.  Overwhelming, eh?  Matthew took some GREAT photographs there.  Look for new Wallpapers later.</p>
<p>Also, we chastise Penn State&#8217;s policy for requiring babies to have tickets for the game.  Yes&#8211;&#8221;they&#8221; required an 8 month old baby boy to have a purchased ticket to attend the game and sit on Dad&#8217;s chest.  Anyone have ANY defense for this policy?  I mean, other than wanting to generate as much revenue as possible?</p>
<p><a href="http://thefathersonchats.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/babyticket.png" title="Baby and a Ticket"><img src="http://thefathersonchats.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/babyticket.thumbnail.png" alt="Baby and a Ticket" /></a></p>
<p>Finally we talk about photography, and Michigan&#8217;s loss to Appalachian State!</p>
<p>The new intro music is Decoy, by Red Blanket<br />
<img src="http://image.iodalliance.com/release/thumbs_60/148882-72.jpg" alt="A Southern Manitoban Murder of Crows" style="margin-right: 4px" align="left" height="60" width="60" /><strong><a href="http://redirect.iodalliance.com/artist.php?id=D00408E4F50228F0B50FFBB76D34B55835FC2EF43DEABC9CCF320960127BCD4D" target="_new" rel="nofollow">Red Blanket</a></strong><br />
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from &#8220;A Southern Manitoban Murder of Crows&#8221;<br />
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		<itunes:subtitle>Matt and Dad talk about the PSU defeat of FIU.  Overwhelming, eh?  Matthew took some GREAT photographs there.  Look for new Wallpapers later.
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		<itunes:summary>Matt and Dad talk about the PSU defeat of FIU.  Overwhelming, eh?  Matthew took some GREAT photographs there.  Look for new Wallpapers later.
Also, we chastise Penn State&#8217;s policy for requiring babies to have tickets for the game.  Yes&#8211;&#8221;they&#8221; required an 8 month old baby boy to have a purchased ticket to attend the game and sit on Dad&#8217;s chest.  Anyone have ANY defense for this policy?  I mean, other than wanting to generate as much revenue as possible?

Finally we talk about photography, and Michigan&#8217;s loss to Appalachian State!
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		<title>Quick Week Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Top 25</strong><strong>:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffce00"><span style="background-color: #8c0000">USC Trojans</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #2942ce"><span style="background-color: #f76b29">Florida Gators</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066">LSU Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d06838">Texas Longhorns</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #efb500"><span style="background-color: #000842">West Virginia Mountaineers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #d60021">Wisconsin Bagers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #940000">Oklahoma Sooners</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718">Virginia Tech Hokies</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718"></span></span></strong><strong><span style="background-color: #c00e00"><span style="color: #ffffff">Arkansas Razorbacks</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #fe000c">Louisville Cardinals</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #adafaa"><span style="background-color: #c4123a">Ohio State Buckeyes</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #f71921">Nebraska Cornhuskers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #f8b210"><span style="background-color: #172677"> California Golden Bears</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #061f67">Penn State Nittany Lions</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #210000"><span style="background-color: #ef1821">Georgia Bulldogs</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #e77331"><span style="background-color: #002952">Auburn Tigers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #fabc2d"><span style="background-color: #0f5787">UCLA Bruins</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #ff8410">Tennessee Volunteers</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #fc1921">Rutgers Scarlet Knights</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ceb573"><span style="background-color: #940821">Florida State Seminoles</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #017543"><span style="background-color: #000000">Hawaii Warriors</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #d5c788"><span style="background-color: #712f03"> Boston College Eagles</span></span> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="background-color: #260c77">TCU Horned Frogs</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #38318a"><span style="color: #fd552e">Boise State Broncos</span></span></strong></li>
<li> <strong><span style="background-color: #5a0810"><span style="color: #ffffff">Texas A&amp;M Aggies</span></span></strong></li>
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<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/cdh724/NCAA%20Logos/Heisman_Trophy.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important" class="txttoimage_image" height="161" width="180" /><br />
<img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/feetforlovePSU/Player%20Cards/Darren-McFadden.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
Must I remind you he&#8217;s only a junior. He is the best running back in a year that is loaded with running backs. To put it short and to the point, until he proves other wise, he&#8217;s my #1.<br />
<strong><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/USC/johndavidbooty.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
</strong>The Heisman is hype, so the starting QB on the best team in the nation has to be near the top. He happens to be a good Quarterback too. This is USC of 2007 remember, not the early 90s. He hasn&#8217;t had a bad game  yet this year (yeah, it&#8217;s still week 1) to complain about from me. Vidal Hazelton and the other wide receivers will have to step up though, because it&#8217;s not like he&#8217;s throwing to Dwayne Jarrett or Steve Smith.<strong><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/sooner529/Player%20Cards/Louisville/brianbrohm.png" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
</strong>There is a reason he stayed in Louisville. He likes the scheme implemented by the new head coach. With a good day against Murray State and what he has shown in the past, there is no reason for him to not end up in New York City in December.</p>
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Shut up about this system guy stuff. Shut up about him playing against weak defenses. He is playing in a system that allows him to get great stats, but he also is playing like a genius in that system. He had over 70% pass completion last year. Sure the defenses he was playing against aren&#8217;t the best, but (no offense to his offense) he is not playing with Mario Manningham, Lima Sweed, or DeSean Jackson either.</p>
<p><img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/feetforlovePSU/Player%20Cards/DeSeanJackson.jpg" style="max-width: 200px ! important; max-height: 150px ! important; cursor: pointer ! important" class="txttoimage_image" /><br />
Everyone else on this list is a &#8220;till proven other wise&#8221; guy. DeSean Jackson is my, &#8220;he&#8217;ll prove me other wise&#8221; as in he&#8217;ll do great. First off he is one of the top WRs, and arguable the best. Second, he is a top kick returner and with the new kick off rule, he&#8217;ll do even better. Finally, he returned a punt 77 yards for a TD against Tennessee.</p>
<hr size="1" /><strong>Week Recap:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> If you seriously don&#8217;t know about the upset with Appalachian State and Michigan, then you have no life</li>
<li> Tim Tebow threw for 300 yards, 3 touchdown and ran a touchdown in. Even if it is Western Kentucky, I feel like the arm won&#8217;t be a problem for him this year.</li>
<li> West Virginia gave up 245 yards through the air to Western Michigan</li>
<li> Anthony Morelli set a Penn State record by passing for 231 yards in the first half. Mike McQueary (Wide Recievers coach for Penn State now) previously held the record with 219 against Wisconsin in 1997</li>
<li> Colt Brennan is tied for 6th place (with Matt Leinart) for most career passing TDs with 99</li>
<li> Redshirt freshmen for the Sooners DeMarco Murray ran for 5 touchdowns against North Texas</li>
</ul>
<hr size="1" /><strong>The Game of the Week:</strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #ff9b00"><span style="background-color: #680718">#8 Virginia Tech Hokies<br />
</span></span></strong>vs.<br />
<strong><span style="color: #ffcc00"><span style="background-color: #330066">#3 LSU Tigers </span></span></strong>Two top 10 ranked teams playing against each other in Week 2. In fact, there is only one other game between two ranked teams (TCU vs. Texas). The loudest stadium in perhaps the nation is ready for a game that could determine who is in the National Championship game, much like Ohio State-Texas did in 2005.<br />
<strong>Storyline of the week:<br />
</strong>The first one to pop into ones mind is, &#8220;how does Michigan do the rest of the season?&#8221; To tell you the truth, it&#8217;s still hard for me to believe Michigan lost. How they will do for the season is big, but also keep in mind that Oregon&#8217;s offense is much like Appalachian State&#8217;s. Mobile QB with a spread offense; could cause trouble for Lloyd Carr&#8230; again.</p>
<p><strong>Potential Bamma of the Week: </strong>(upset watch)The Hurricanes have a winnable game coming up this week against the Oklahoma Sooners. New head coach Shannon will be a major hit if he can pull of an upset. There are 3 things that need to be done to do so, though:</p>
<ol>
<li> Kirby Freeman must play at least &#8220;good&#8221;</li>
<li> Either stuff Oklahoma&#8217;s running game or get a decent size lead early to make the Sooners throw</li>
<li> Have Lee Corso pick the Oklahoma Sooners on College Gameday, and make sure he&#8217;s even cocky about his pick</li>
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		<title>I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHERE? (in high screechy voice for the Where) Down in my heart today! My mother calls today to let me know that she received the transcripts from my high school, since we are moving. I ask her if she wants to talk to my father (the other half on this blog), and as normal her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHERE? (in high screechy voice for the Where) Down in my heart today!</p>
<p>My mother calls today to let me know that she received the transcripts from my high school, since we are moving. I ask her if she wants to talk to my father (the other half on this blog), and as normal her response is, &#8220;Yes&#8221; only to continue with, &#8220;but I need to read something I got in the mail to him when I park.&#8221;</p>
<p>She fought me and would not tell me what it was about at all. The only words that came from her mouth was, &#8220;It&#8217;s none of your business.&#8221;</p>
<p>It turned out it was my business. 2 tickets to the Penn State-Iowa game for free from the Nittany Lion club. That sounds awesome, couldn&#8217;t get better. Correct? NO. These two tickets were for the Press Box.</p>
<p>I am excited to be able to meet reporters and watch the game. No doubt I&#8217;ll write an article about the game.</p>
<p><strong>EDIT:</strong> Anthony Scirrotto has all felony charges dropped!</p>
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		<title>Podcast Episode 11:  A look Ahead!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Podcast Episode 11: A look Ahead! In this episode: Matt&#8217;s First Look Breakdown of the First Six PSU Games Ravens Training Camp thoughts Barry Bonds 755 New GoPSUSports.com layout New Natatorium for Penn State? &#160; &#160; Penn State Game by Game Breakdown: Game 1-FIU- This should be an easy fight, I mean game, for Penn [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Podcast Episode 11:  A look Ahead!</p>
<p>In this episode:</p>
<ul>
<li>Matt&#8217;s First Look Breakdown of the First Six PSU Games</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Ravens      Training Camp thoughts</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Barry      Bonds 755</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">New      GoPSUSports.com layout</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">New      Natatorium for Penn State?</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><u>Penn</u></st1:placename><u>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></u></st1:place><u> Game by Game Breakdown:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Game 1-</strong><em>FIU</em>- This should be an easy fight, I mean game, for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Penn</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Penn</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>’s talent alone should win this game… don’t over look this game, but don’t expect a loss. You can never overlook a game. Never the less, the 2<sup>nd</sup> team should be in by half time, or at the very least the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><strong>Game 2-</strong><em>Notre Dame-</em> Just run the ball. Notre Dame’s #2 defensive tackle is out for eating Charlie’s donuts, so Notre Dame’s defensive line is one of the worst in the nation. This will give the Oline and Austin Scott some confidence heading into the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:state> game. This game should be over by half time, with 2<sup>nd</sup> string in by the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter. Lets NOT run up the score, just to show Notre Dame what class is (like Charlie Weis going for it on 4<sup>th</sup> down late in the game)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><strong>Game 3-</strong><st1:city w:st="on"><em>Buffalo-</em></st1:city> Other than Notre Dame, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Penn</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>’s playing the worst OOC schedule ever. <st1:city w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:city>, FIU and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Temple</st1:place></st1:city> are some of the worst teams in the D-1A football. Not much to say about this game. Keep doing what you’ve been doing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><strong>Game 4-</strong><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><em>Michigan-</em></st1:state></st1:place> This is when strategy becomes key. The winner of this game will become the winner of the Big 10 conference and be a National Title contender. First off, <st1:placename w:st="on">Penn</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> needs to either get the 8 game loss streak to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:state> out of their head, or use it as motivation. Secondly, the defensive line, that is young (but VERY talented), needs to step up. They might be made of mostly sophomores, but they are the difference makers. With Larry Johnson as the position coach for them, they should be prepared. Never the less, the key is to stop Mike Hart. All we really need is for them to eat up space and allow the linebackers to do the rest. Also, the secondary needs to watch for Mario Manningham on the play-action. The <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:state> defense is weak and with Morelli having confidence and the most talented WR Corp in the nation, we need to keep this team guessing on what we’re going to do. This is the year for the playbook to really open up. This is the game for Morelli to come out and show the NFL Scouts and the Nation what he really can do.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><strong>Game 5-</strong><st1:state w:st="on"><em>Illinois-</em></st1:state> Don’t sleep on <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state> this year. They’ll have more wins than last year by this point in the season (<st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state> was 2-10 last year). This is at <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state> and Juice Williams is dangerous playmaker along with (Arrelious) Benn at WR. Ron Zook is bringing in the talent, but they are not there YET. In fact, they may never been there, as Ron Zook is one of the worst, if not THE WORST game day coaches out there. Never the less, he is bringing in the talent to bring <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state> to the top of the Big Ten. Keep a weary eye on them, but don’t expect an upset just yet.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><strong>Game 6</strong>-<em>Iowa-</em> Kirk Ferentz is a great coach and <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iowa</st1:place></st1:state> is a good team. With that being said, Drew Tate is gone meaning a new starting quarterback. The game being at Beaver Stadium and the only thing worse that could happen is for it to be a night game with a white-out (but it’s not a night game). This is going to be a good game, but the you can’t bring a new Quarterback into Beaver Stadium and expect to win against <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Penn</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> when they are out of their slump.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Podcast Episode 11:  A look Ahead!
In this episode:

Matt&#8217;s First Look Breakdown of the First Six PSU Games


Ravens      Training Camp thoughts
Barry      Bonds 755
New      GoPSUSports.com layout
New      Natatorium for Penn State?

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		<itunes:summary>Podcast Episode 11:  A look Ahead!
In this episode:

Matt&#8217;s First Look Breakdown of the First Six PSU Games


Ravens      Training Camp thoughts
Barry      Bonds 755
New      GoPSUSports.com layout
New      Natatorium for Penn State?

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Penn  State Game by Game Breakdown:
Game 1-FIU- This should be an easy fight, I mean game, for Penn  State. Penn State’s talent alone should win this game… don’t over look this game, but don’t expect a loss. You can never overlook a game. Never the less, the 2nd team should be in by half time, or at the very least the 3rd quarter.
 Game 2-Notre Dame- Just run the ball. Notre Dame’s #2 defensive tackle is out for eating Charlie’s donuts, so Notre Dame’s defensive line is one of the worst in the nation. This will give the Oline and Austin Scott some confidence heading into the Michigan game. This game should be over by half time, with 2nd string in by the 3rd quarter. Lets NOT run up the score, just to show Notre Dame what class is (like Charlie Weis going for it on 4th down late in the game)
 Game 3-Buffalo- Other than Notre Dame, Penn  State’s playing the worst OOC schedule ever. Buffalo, FIU and Temple are some of the worst teams in the D-1A football. Not much to say about this game. Keep doing what you’ve been doing.
 Game 4-Michigan- This is when strategy becomes key. The winner of this game will become the winner of the Big 10 conference and be a National Title contender. First off, Penn State needs to either get the 8 game loss streak to Michigan out of their head, or use it as motivation. Secondly, the defensive line, that is young (but VERY talented), needs to step up. They might be made of mostly sophomores, but they are the difference makers. With Larry Johnson as the position coach for them, they should be prepared. Never the less, the key is to stop Mike Hart. All we really need is for them to eat up space and allow the linebackers to do the rest. Also, the secondary needs to watch for Mario Manningham on the play-action. The Michigan defense is weak and with Morelli having confidence and the most talented WR Corp in the nation, we need to keep this team guessing on what we’re going to do. This is the year for the playbook to really open up. This is the game for Morelli to come out and show the NFL Scouts and the Nation what he really can do.
 Game 5-Illinois- Don’t sleep on Illinois this year. They’ll have more wins than last year by this point in the season (Illinois was 2-10 last year). This is at Illinois and Juice Williams is dangerous playmaker along with (Arrelious) Benn at WR. Ron Zook is bringing in the talent, but they are not there YET. In fact, they may never been there, as Ron Zook is one of the worst, if not THE WORST game day coaches out there. Never the less, he is bringing in the talent to bring Illinois to the top of the Big Ten. Keep a weary eye on them, but don’t expect an upset just yet.
 Game 6-Iowa- Kirk Ferentz is a great coach and Iowa is a good team. With that being said, Drew Tate is gone meaning a new starting quarterback. The game being at Beaver Stadium and the only thing worse that could happen is for it to be a night game with a white-out (but it’s not a night game). This is going to be a good game, but the you can’t bring a new Quarterback into Beaver Stadium and expect to win against Penn  State when they are out of their slump.
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		<title>Father-Son Bonding at Big 33 football game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Matthew Brady Matt and Steve head to Hershey to sit together and watch the Big 33 football game together for some father-son bonding, as they scout and give their thoughts on football players that will be at Penn State this fall, along with just a summary of the game. There were three players that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: Matthew Brady</em></p>
<p>Matt and Steve head to Hershey to sit together and watch the Big 33 football game together for some father-son bonding, as they scout and give their thoughts on football players that will be at Penn State this fall, along with just a summary of the game.<br />
There were three players that are heading to Penn State, Drew Astrino, Derek Moye, and Nathan Stupar</p>
<p><strong>Derek Moye</strong> was very impressive in my opinion. He had a knack of getting open during the game. I think if the Pennsylvania QB kept his eyes downfield while scrambling, Moye would have had more stats. Moye is tall and his speed was impressive. He played very well in that game IMO.</p>
<p><strong>Nathan Stupar</strong> did not do much during the game from what I saw (of course, i was not in the best seat in the house at the game). Why he did so little though comes with reason.  Every time I looked he was being double teamed by Ohio. He couldn’t shed the double team, but he was still pushing them back. He looked good.<br />
<strong><br />
Drew Astrino</strong> impressed me the most. He seemed to have been all over the field on defense and really kept his head on a swivel, as he was tested quite a few times laterally. It seemed as though he stayed stride for stride with his match ups and just knocked the balls down. I was not expecting so much from him.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Pitt commits, Henry Hynoski and Chris Jacobson, did not do much to catch my attention, other than when Jacobson started to <span id="more-22"></span>get into a fight that was thankfully broken up soon after.  Penn State’s recruits outshined Pittsburgh by far.<br />
We went on to talk about the upcoming Penn State season, as I mentioned the players that excite me to watch the most. There were many players that could fall in that category, but I finally narrowed it down to two.<br />
<strong><br />
Offense-</strong>Anthony Morelli: not just because he has a year under his belt or even just because of the Tennessee game, though that definitely helps. My real reason to be excited about Morelli is not about him. It&#8217;s about those around him that he can use this year. You might be asking, &#8220;What’s the difference between 06 and 07 for his supporting cast?&#8221; The emergence of taller players, that are also playmakers,  will help us score in the endzone, instead of just a field goal. They players I’m talking about are players like Andrew Quarless and Chris Bell. Those two are going to be stars and they&#8217;re going to fix our problem of getting into the redzone. Any Penn State fan would know that we get to the redzone then stall out. All of our WRs other than Golden were below 6 foot, making fade passes be tough to execute in the endzone.</p>
<p>Others that I thought of here: Andrew Quarless, Chris Bell, Offensive line, Austin Scott, Derrick Williams</p>
<p><strong>Defense-</strong>AJ Wallace: This was tough, as there is so much going on with the defense. I could have picked any 57 young, but talented, D linemen that we have. AJ Wallace though is the one that I want to see the most. He played in big games, like Justin King as a freshman. He&#8217;s got speed, not to mention he can bring kickoffs to the endzone. Never the less, Wallace is that added dimensions that keeps defenses from wanting to throw the ball at all. You cant throw it go King&#8217;s side,  (and Scirrotto if he&#8217;s able to play), and it&#8217;s not like our SS, Davis isn’t experienced in covering a player, as the CB experience probably helped him. So who do you throw it to? The quarterback would have to throw to Wallace’s side, the youngest player in the secondary. I expect to see some INTs from him this year.</p>
<p>Others that I thought of here: Navarro Bowman Tony Davis, Aaron Maybin,), Jared Odrick, Maurice Evans, Phillip Taylor<br />
<strong>NFL News:</strong><br />
“It’s Division 1 football! It’s the Big 12”- Dan Hawkins<br />
Where was that speech from Oakland Raider’s head coach Lane Kiffin? I was thoroughly disappointed in him. He just rolled over when the player union complained about, “mini-camp being too hard.” I did not see the reaction I was expecting with the press conference that followed.</p>
<p>Chat with Matt at <a href="http://pennstate.scout.com/">Fightonstate.com</a> and head to Forum. (feel free to join Total Access Premium to read the insider articles and visit the insider boards)</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>By: Matthew Brady
Matt and Steve head to Hershey to sit together and watch the Big 33 football game together for some father-son bonding, as they scout and give their thoughts on football players that will be at Penn State this fall, along with just[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>By: Matthew Brady
Matt and Steve head to Hershey to sit together and watch the Big 33 football game together for some father-son bonding, as they scout and give their thoughts on football players that will be at Penn State this fall, along with just a summary of the game.
There were three players that are heading to Penn State, Drew Astrino, Derek Moye, and Nathan Stupar
Derek Moye was very impressive in my opinion. He had a knack of getting open during the game. I think if the Pennsylvania QB kept his eyes downfield while scrambling, Moye would have had more stats. Moye is tall and his speed was impressive. He played very well in that game IMO.
Nathan Stupar did not do much during the game from what I saw (of course, i was not in the best seat in the house at the game). Why he did so little though comes with reason.  Every time I looked he was being double teamed by Ohio. He couldn’t shed the double team, but he was still pushing them back. He looked good.

Drew Astrino impressed me the most. He seemed to have been all over the field on defense and really kept his head on a swivel, as he was tested quite a few times laterally. It seemed as though he stayed stride for stride with his match ups and just knocked the balls down. I was not expecting so much from him.
Meanwhile, Pitt commits, Henry Hynoski and Chris Jacobson, did not do much to catch my attention, other than when Jacobson started to get into a fight that was thankfully broken up soon after.  Penn State’s recruits outshined Pittsburgh by far.
We went on to talk about the upcoming Penn State season, as I mentioned the players that excite me to watch the most. There were many players that could fall in that category, but I finally narrowed it down to two.

Offense-Anthony Morelli: not just because he has a year under his belt or even just because of the Tennessee game, though that definitely helps. My real reason to be excited about Morelli is not about him. It&#8217;s about those around him that he can use this year. You might be asking, &#8220;What’s the difference between 06 and 07 for his supporting cast?&#8221; The emergence of taller players, that are also playmakers,  will help us score in the endzone, instead of just a field goal. They players I’m talking about are players like Andrew Quarless and Chris Bell. Those two are going to be stars and they&#8217;re going to fix our problem of getting into the redzone. Any Penn State fan would know that we get to the redzone then stall out. All of our WRs other than Golden were below 6 foot, making fade passes be tough to execute in the endzone.
Others that I thought of here: Andrew Quarless, Chris Bell, Offensive line, Austin Scott, Derrick Williams
Defense-AJ Wallace: This was tough, as there is so much going on with the defense. I could have picked any 57 young, but talented, D linemen that we have. AJ Wallace though is the one that I want to see the most. He played in big games, like Justin King as a freshman. He&#8217;s got speed, not to mention he can bring kickoffs to the endzone. Never the less, Wallace is that added dimensions that keeps defenses from wanting to throw the ball at all. You cant throw it go King&#8217;s side,  (and Scirrotto if he&#8217;s able to play), and it&#8217;s not like our SS, Davis isn’t experienced in covering a player, as the CB experience probably helped him. So who do you throw it to? The quarterback would have to throw to Wallace’s side, the youngest player in the secondary. I expect to see some INTs from him this year.
Others that I thought of here: Navarro Bowman Tony Davis, Aaron Maybin,), Jared Odrick, Maurice Evans, Phillip Taylor
NFL News:
“It’s Division 1 football! It’s the Big 12”- Dan Hawkins
Where was that speech from Oakland Raider’s head coach Lane Kiffin? I was thoroughly disappointed in him. He just rolled over when the player union complained about, “mini-camp being too hard.” I did not see the reaction I was expecting with the press conference that followed.
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		<title>Matt&#8217;s Chats- Slow Season Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 04:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FeetForLovePSU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good news: • Darrell Scott, one of the top 3 running backs in the nation, has been state near the top of his list. He likes the opportunity he has to start and get playing time, as Penn State’s running back depth chart is thin • The great news of the day. A.J. Alexander [...]]]></description>
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<p>The good news:<br />
•	Darrell Scott, one of the top 3 running backs in the nation, has been state near the top of his list. He likes the opportunity he has to start and get playing time, as Penn State’s running back depth chart is thin<br />
•	The great news of the day. A.J. Alexander has decided to commit to a school next week. It’s down to Florida State and Penn State. Since he is only announcing it through Scout.com, and released info to Cory James, a Penn State recruiting Guru, one can expect for this Altoona native to be wearing blue and white</p>
<p>Top 10 reasons why Penn State will make it to the national championship:<br />
1.	Chris Bell and Andrew Quarless being developing red zone threats for Morelli<br />
2.	Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Iowa are home games<br />
3.	Leadership developing by Derrick Williams and other players<br />
4.	Morelli showed improvement in the Outback Bowl<br />
5.	Austin Scott rushed for over 110 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Orange Bowl<br />
6.	Larry Johnson is the defensive line coach, one of the best there is<br />
7.	Justin King, AJ Wallace, Tony Davis, and Anthony Scirrotto could make up one of the best defensive backfields in the big ten.<br />
8.	Linebackers will be one of the top in the nation<br />
9.	Matt Hahn is a multipurpose fullback capable of running or catching the ball out of the backfield.<br />
10.	The team, the fans, the university believe.</p>
<p>I have made a bet on ohiostate.scout.com that if Andrew Sweat (linebacker, Trinity High school, Washington, PA) commits to Ohio State, I will wear a Ted Ginn icon till the Ohio State-Penn State game this coming fall; plus a week for each user that bets against me. If Andrew Sweat commits to Penn State, then they all have to wear an icon of Calvin Lowry returning an interception from Troy Smith in the 2005 game. </p>
<p>Perhaps it’s been up for a while, but I just now noticed that Scout has apparently released its initial rankings for the Hot100: http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&amp;p=9&amp;c=4&amp;pid=88&amp;yr=2008<br />
Of note:<br />
4) Terrell Pryor (QB)                                                                                                                                5) Darrell Scott (RB)<br />
6) Will Hill (S)<br />
 <img src='http://FatherSonChats.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Jon Major (OLB)<br />
37) Deion Walker (WR)<br />
39) Vinston Painter (T)<br />
42) Sam McGuffie (RB)<br />
52) Andrew Sweat (MLB)<br />
68) Kenny Tate (WR)<br />
72) A.J. Alexander  (WR/RB/Athlete)</p>
<p>Quick Hits:<br />
•	More than 2 losses this season is an udder disappointment<br />
•	Derrick Williams, Chris Bell, Jordan Norwood, and Andrew Quarless to break out this year<br />
•	Joe Paterno does not retire… kidding me this guy never will, and I like it like that<br />
•	Anthony Morelli will no longer be viewed as “dumb” by the nation<br />
•	Larry Johnson will be the Chiefs MVP on offense, while Tamba Hali will be there MVP on defense(if not him, then Ty Law)</p>
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The good news:
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		<title>Bowl Games and Bald Heads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the much awaited Episode 8 of The Father Son Chats. In this episode we: talk about the BCS Lineups, and who we each think REALLY should be ranked number 2 Discuss the various candidates for awards, who gets recognition, and who deserves recognition Want to know why Matt prefers the Outback Bowl to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the much awaited Episode 8 of The Father Son Chats.  In this episode we:</p>
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<li>Discuss the various candidates for awards, who gets recognition, and who deserves recognition</li>
<li>Want to know why Matt prefers the Outback Bowl to the Capital One Bowl?</li>
<li>Matthew&#8217;s head is now shaved.  Cue Ball.  Listen to find out why</li>
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<p>We again use Derek K. Miller&#8217;s music, this time a longer variant, &#8220;Shorter Snouted Aardvark&#8221; as well as &#8220;Cairo, Part 1&#8243; by Channel.  As always, you can find this music, and more podsafe music, at <a title="Podsafe Music Site" href="http://music.podshow.com">music.podshow.com.</a></p>
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talk about the BCS Lineups, and who we each think REALLY should be ranked number 2
Discuss the various candidates for awards, who gets recognition, and who deserves recognition
Want to know why Matt prefers the Outback Bowl to the Capital One Bowl?
Matthew&#8217;s head is now shaved.  Cue Ball.  Listen to find out why

We again use Derek K. Miller&#8217;s music, this time a longer variant, &#8220;Shorter Snouted Aardvark&#8221; as well as &#8220;Cairo, Part 1&#8243; by Channel.  As always, you can find this music, and more podsafe music, at music.podshow.com.
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