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    OT: Who wins this discussion (Earl Weaver vs. Bill Haller)?

    The World Series quip makes it a KO victory for Haller. All that over a balk call. Which Mike Flanagan (Orioles pitcher) said in the post-game, yes, he thought he did balk.
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    Penn State-Northwestern moved to new date, will be first game at new Ryan Field

    Your fun fact of the day: Penn State opponents have scored 0 points in the last 145 minutes of game action in Friday Night regular season games. Shut out MSU in Detroit in 2023. Shut out Maryland in their "biggest game in Maryland school history, we're cancelling classes for this!" in 2019*...
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    Insider interview regarding 2025 season

    Good riddance to James Franklin. A toxic and narcissistic individual who was 100% incapable of correcting his faults or realizing his own limitations.
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    CMC intro presser. Things to know..

    Trivia question, since you mention Paterno "making Penn State a blue blood": Of the 3 Head Coaches that preceded Paterno and also coached more than 1 season (so we're not counting Joe Bedenk), how many of THEM are members of the College Football Hall of Fame?
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    CMC intro presser. Things to know..

    A "409er" = anyone who got a "tingle-y" feeling in their pants 16 days ago when they saw Terry Smith wearing a pin. Those folks know who they are.
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    I hope that the B1G won’t let them play non

    It's truly incredible. Notre Dame delibrately keeps the rest of the ACC at arm's length, than at the same time grumbles about the ACC "not fully loving them and fully advocating for them." Do you want their love and full advocation Notre Dame? Then, well, put a damn ring on it.
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    CMC intro presser. Things to know..

    I know the "409ers" are getting all excited about the Paterno mention, but that's a "check-the-box, gotta get this out of the way" thing that Campbell did in his introductory comments. Franklin did THE SAME THING 12 years ago. His quote was "Honored to be joining a long line of great coaches...
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    Portnoy have Denver? šŸ˜‚

    I had no problem with the FG either. I'm curious if anyone knows what would happen in this scenario: The Raiders make the FG, but Denver commits a penalty (roughing the kicker or something else) on the play. Clock runs down to 0:00. In the NFL, a team can accept that penalty on a made FG and...
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    Grading Krafty

    Kraft fired James Franklin, after (1) Franklin acted like an a** by asking for yet another raise/extension this summer, and (2) Franklin acted like a snake by quitting on his team after the Oregon loss. Kraft didn't give in to the "409ers" and hire Terry Smith. Kraft also wasn't cowed by...
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    New coach

    JoePa was a narcissist who held grudges himself. It's not entirely surprising that his son would be the same way.
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    Important Life Lessons To Take From This

    Life lesson: If one of your employees blatantly quits while on the job (like James Franklin did aftre the Oregon game), fire him quickly.
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    New coach

    1% my butt. The "409ers" want the whole enchilada. Statue back up, stadium named after Paterno, announcers fawning about JoePa every game, him appearing in videos a dozen times a game, et cetera. You can't give the "409ers" 1% because they'll literally NEVER shut up in wanting more, more...
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    New coach

    Your anecdotal experiences are 100% different than mine then.
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    New coach

    Nobody ---- not me, not Pat Kraft, not the BoT ---- thinks that Terry Smith should be automatically DQed because he "is tied to" Joe Paterno. Nobody cares that Terry Smith is a former JoePa player. What DO we care about? That he resurfaced the issue as regards JoePa's culpability as regards...
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    New coach

    I wouldn't like to fire-bomb Joe Paterno's widow's house. No. What I would like? I would like some "409ers" to acknowledge that after 14 years, they have been 100% unsuccessful in meaningfully changing anybody's opinion as regards Joe Paterno's culpability as regards Sandusky. Give up...
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