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My first and last words on Penn State Nittany Lions football and anything else that comes to mind. I make no claims to being authoritative—just opinionated.
Here are the most recent stories posted in The Nittany Turkey.
Badger Badger Badger
Posted on 10/09/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
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Lackluster day for offense; great day for defense!
Posted on 10/05/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
It is sad to this Turkey that in Joe Tiller's final year of coaching the Purdue Boilermakers, the fans in West Lafayette are so indifferent as to leave large expanses of the stadium unfilled, lending a new meaning to their purloined concept of a "black-out." Furthermore, it seemed apparent that Purdue played like they were going to lose and, in fact, threw in the towel in the fourth quarter when the outcome was still in doubt in everyone's minds but their own. Full story...
One at a time!
Posted on 10/01/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
We're here today to talk about the forthcoming Purdue game. Gadzooks! Everybody seems to be putting this one in the win column before it is played. Not so fast, Lions and Lionettes! Penn State has to play them all, one at a time! Full story...
Is the Steelers' season over?
Posted on 10/01/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
On Monday night, the Steelers lost right guard Kendall Simmons and running back Rashard Mendenhall for the season. Simmons tore his right achilles tendon and Mendenhall had his left shoulder shattered by a clean hit by Ray Lewis. Full story...
The Way We Were, 1964
Posted on 09/29/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
Last year I published some photos I took of Beaver Stadium back in 1964, when I was a student at Penn State. At that time, Beaver Stadium had been in its present location for only about five years since it was moved piece-by piece from its prior location north of Rec Hall, where it was called "New Beaver Field." I'll republish the photos here this year just in case anyone missed them. Full story...
Boss to Grace Halftime at Super Bowl XLIII
Posted on 09/28/08 by The Nittany Turkey:
Yeah, you heard it somehwere else first, but it seems that the NFL has continued in its string of selecting aging rock superstars for halftime entertainment at its premier event. Bruce Springsteen and the reassembled E Street Band will perform in Tampa at Super Bowl XLIII. Full story...
