4/30/2009

The Original Curt Warner is now Famous - College Football Hall of Fame 2009


Our own Curt Warner has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Curt was a standout running back for the Lions and an integral part of Penn State's first National Championship team.

Great article on GoPSUsports.com

photo: GoPSUsports.com

4/27/2009

2009 Draft and Signings...

Just a quick summary of our Penn Staters and the 2009 NFL Draft...

ROUND 1: 11th pick overall - Aaron Maybin (DE) - Buffalo Bills. Welcome to the Bills' defense, or as I like to call it, Penn State North.

ROUND 2: crickets

ROUND 3: 82nd pick overall - Derrick Williams (WR) - Detroit Lions; 91st pick overall - Deon Butler (WR) - Seattle Seahawks.

ROUND 4: 123rd pick overall - Rick Ohrnberger (G) - NE Patriots.

ROUNDS 5 & 6: keep it moving; nothing to see here...

ROUND 7: 226th pick overall - A.Q. Shipley (C) - Super Bowl Champions Pittsburgh Steelers - boy I hope he makes the team.

Per Nittanydelphia, on Twitter, there's been a flurry of PSU post draft signings:

Jordan Norwood - Cleveland Browns (no comment);

Mark Rubin - St. Louis Rams;

Lydell Sargeant - Buffalo Bills (see above);

Gerald Cadogan - Carolina Panthers; and,

Josh Gains - Philadelphia Eagles.


UPDATE:

Per BetweentheLions on Twitter:

Maurice Evans signed with NY Football Giants, and Anthony Scirrotto signed with the Carolina Panthers.

... and, Dan Lawlor has signed with the Redskins.

Blue White Weekend - in the CDT


Check out this awesome picture of our own P.J. on CentreDaily.com from the Blue White tailgate on Saturday!


Photo: Craig Houtz, Centre Daily Times

4/23/2009

I say Blue. You say White.

Tailgaters - we'll see you on Saturday. If you want to drive in with us we'll be meeting at the NLI at 0730 to convoy to the stadium. The plan is to park in the (green) parking lots behind the West stands (pressbox side). Look for the black and white checkered flag. Email for cell number(s) if there are last minute changes.

4/16/2009

Remembering Virginia Tech.


Remembering those who were lost.

4/15/2009

2009 Gametimes announced - the 2 game edition

PSU/the big ten has announced game times for 2 of PSU's fall football games:

The September 26th clash against iowa kicks off at 8pm - and will be broadcast somewhere on the ABC family of sports channels.

And, PSU's October 24th game at northwestern posts a 4:30pm (EST) start time (look for that game on ESPN or ESPN2).

4/14/2009

Not Gone, or Forgotten - just busy.

Yes, we're still here - it's just been an amazingly busy April (so far).

We're knee deep in planning for the Blue White game - so check back soon for details and updates on the tailgate.

Currently, Accuweather is forecasting a clear, mild day (mid 60s) - but yesterday the forecast was "possible shower; high of 56" - so I'm not so sure...

Be sure to visit the facebook page for the tailgate.

Please email us if you did not receive an evite and (you'd like to see it, or) you're coming to the tailgate - we'll add you to the list.

As always, contributions to the greater good are appreciated; check out the equipment list to see what we might need.

All that said, we here in Philadelphia have been deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our beloved baseball announcer, Harry Kalas. He is the voice of not just the Phillies, but NFL Football, and so much more. We will miss his wit, enthusiasm and personality forever.