The Penn State Football Show

I was not able to watch last week's game due to work so I will not speculate much. But after trading texts with Pete and reading articles it seems Clark had himself another lack luster game. I agree with Rudy that a certain passion is lacking from this team. However, winning this game and winning a good bowl could easily place Penn State in the top ten of the final standings and if that doesn't get you fired up then you're in the wrong business. I don't think anyone worth his salt predicted a National Championship of the Lions this year but a top ten finish is definitely something to be proud of.

I do not condone the lack of leadership for any team ever. Leaders are not always seniors. Or even juniors or sophomores for that matter. A leader has always been a leader since the day they first picked sides for backyard football. All it takes is the courage to step up. You can certainly defer to guys who have been around longer, but its obvious when there is no one taking charge and an underclassmen should not be timid to step up and crack the whip.

I expect the same thing out of Michigan State that they always do, start off strong with an upset win over someone they shouldn't have beat, then a few arrests and missed opportunities later they would be lucky to beat a solid D-III team. They have fallen apart at the end of almost every season since I can remember with a few sparse exceptions. This year seems no different. After close games with Notre Dame and Sconsin a 1-3 Sparty seemed to rebound a little but recent losses to Iowa at home and a very suspect Minnesota team leads me to believe that a win over Purdue will do little to quell what lies beneath. Cousins is a solid qb putting up respectable numbers with a solid pair of wide receivers. However I think a lack of an old old wooden ship in their offense will allow Penn State to dictate where the ball goes.

It seems like they let Bradley let his rabid dog out of the cage for one game a year and let it all hang out with blitzes in bunches. They usually wait until late in the year and I would love to see it this game. I think this is going to be a big day for the secondary and I believe they'll rise to the challenge.