Regarding Rutgers [Another Day, Another Expansion Story]

You know after Delany came up in yesterday's news, I start looking back at some the moronic things he was saying about Big Ten expansion. As you know, the title of this blog is primarily due to the fact that Penn State has become a bit of an odd man out. Northwestern may be the true black sheep, but they were an original member. We have no rival, we are, at least in part, an East Coast school. We haven't fired our coach in a while (thus providing sportswriters with a back up plan for not knowing anything).

Anyway, I'm straying from the topic here. Rutgers keeps coming up. They came upPenn State joined in 1990 (started play 1993). I was surprised to hear we wanted them to join, the recruiting implications of that are not good. Although, at this point, we have nothing to lose.

I suppose they would provide us with a 'rival', and add some East Coast influence to the Ohio State-Michigan Conference. Of course it's not about football, or even education. It's about money, which the douchbags running things like to refer to as "New Markets".

Now is this going to happen? I'll say 'no'. For starters, Notre Dame is still independent. I have a hard time thinking the Big Ten, with their total lust for cash, would set themselves up for a situation where they select a very average school like Rutgers or Syracuse, only to not have room when D-Day does come for the Irish (and yes, for the record I do think it's inevitable).

You also have to wonder how excited Minnesota would be about traveling 1200 miles to New Jersey. Iowa and Wisconsin aren't that much closer.

You started a PSU football site now?

You bet your ass I did! Why? Because it's getting sad and I want to be here when we hit rock botttom! But seriously, I'm still here talking about it, right?

I'm not really sure how you start one of these things, but I've posted enough information, and looked up enough fourth quarter stats from 1992, to justify putting them all in one place.

Before we go forward lets get the 'credentials' out of the way. I can't spell. I often swear when I talk about football, although when I type I will occasionally add one of these things: #*&%@, to protect the children. I am a PSU grad, but I also grew up in 3 Midwest states and discuss football (read as "talk trash") with alum from at least 8 of the member schools.

I think the football 'experts' of ESPN, Fox, CBS and SI have football credibility like Brittany Spears has music credibility...or for the rest of you midwesterners: like MJ has single A baseball credibility.

In the wake of this past summer's Big Ten Bashing Season, I defended every 'developing' QB, every 'improved' defense, and argued that SEC speed is a myth. The SEC speed claim is still as phony as the email I got from my rich Saudi Prince cousin this morning, but sadly I am eating my words on just about everything else.

But that comes with the territory, and I am happy to report that, although a lot of teams are down right now, some are up! And more importantly, my Cans per Saturday ("CSP") consumption ratio is as high as its ever been!