Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 9:57 AM | 2 comments |
 

A look at the schedule, part III
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Here's the last part of our look at the coming schedule along with an educated guess of what Joe Paterno might say about the opposing team the Tuesday prior to the game:

Oct. 31 at Northwestern: Aside from the road trip to Madison, Wisc., the game at Northwestern is the most welcomed of away dates for Penn State beat writers. I'm sure travel ling Lions' fans feel the same way. It's Chicago, after all. Joe's take: "I like that Pat Fitzgerald kid. He reminds me of myself a half century ago."

Nov. 7 Ohio State: This may be the only time all season that Penn State plays a ranked team. That should impress the voters. If Penn State was undefeated at this point and ranked no higher than No. 8, I could imagine Paterno's justification for his schedule. Joe's take: "When we scheduled Syracuse a few years back they were doing pretty well. It's hard to predict these things."

Nov. 14 Indiana: Somehow the Big Ten decided to stick it to the Hoosiers and forced them to travel to Penn State for the second straight year. I'm not sure it would have mattered if the game was played in Bloomington. Joe's take: "If we're not careful Akron ... er, Syracuse ... uh, Temple ... hmm, Eastern Illinois ... I mean, Indiana will come here and give us a licking."

Nov. 21 at Michigan State: Penn State has had mixed results in East Lansing. The Spartans, who really weren't that good last year, won't have Javon Ringer. My guess is that a share of the Big Ten title will be on the line, as will a BCS bowl berth. But will it really matter? The Lions don't play for national championships anymore. They play for Paterno's legacy and that silly all-time wins record he's battling Bobby Bowden for. Joe's take: "We've won 50 games in the last five years. I don't know who else could say that." [Florida could, and it has two national titles during that span.]

 

 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:44 AM, 02/05/2009
    dude, all you do is hate on penn state. why the hatred. i see you graduated from that school, why the hate?? were you cut from every team you tried out for?, not make any friends?, not have good time?.. u should be ashamed of yourself. you are bashing a living legend, to try to make a name for yourself. your postings are terrible, and predictable, cant believe you have a job!!!
    — patlyons
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:49 AM, 02/05/2009
    i also see on your little bio, that your wife and 2 kids think your a good writer, im sure they are proud of you. hilarious, it also says says you have never been awarded anything for your writing...i wonder why??? because you bring nothing to the table accept your hatred for penn state football.get a life loser... at least u have your little fan club at home...god bless.
    — patlyons


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About Joe Juliano
Joe Juliano has been a staff writer for The Inquirer for 20 years, covering college sports, golf and the Penn Relays.

This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.

Joe McIntyre is a senior at Penn State majoring in journalism. He covered the Penn State football beat in 2011 for the Daily Collegian. Follow him on Twitter here @JoeMcIntyre5.
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