Granted, it's Duke, but back to a warmer weather location doesn't hurt. He has been in the south most of his life. Research triangle area offers a great life style.
I'm expecting about the same areas of strengths and weakness as the Illinois game, slightly improved given a road win under their belt. Hopefully that performance will be enough. Need our punting to win the field position game and our FG kicking to give us an edge - both a tough ask.
Brandon Short endorsed Ali this year. She has a huge social media following and will endorse him next year when he is up for re-election. I too am sorry about the loss of Dr. Pope on the board.
Did some googling on the "Forward" campaigns for boards of universities. Also read all bios of this year's candidates for the board of PSU. All of the Forward candidates' statements read the same. I will vote for candidates who write their own platforms.
https://www.yaleforward.org/platform...
If they weren't broken in the dismantling process. At the least, all of Joe's lettermen should be honored with bricks in the plaza courtesy of Penn State, if they choose.
I don't know how PSU tracks estate planning gifts, but many water cooler conversations over the last decade include the phrase "Penn State is out of my will." Continued silence on honoring Joe in some way reflects poorly on the university.
I wonder if the university at large is next to do so, if that is possible. I don't favor dropping rankings. Despite their imperfections, they are still a form of accountability and provide a gauge relative to other universities.