Posted: Friday, December 26, 2008, 9:13 AM | 4 comments |
 

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I'm about to board my flight to Los Angeles and an assortment of questions enter the old noggin before I'm to embark on my first extended stay in SoCal. Will today's press event at Disneyland with Penn State and Southern Cal coaches and captains be as cheesy as I anticipate? Will Joe Paterno bark at a photographer or will he ride the tea cups? Is Pete Carroll really that young looking or is the botox? Will the Trojans arrive wearing fatigues? How often will the 1987 Fiesta Bowl be mentioned this week? Which Penn State player will I see sloshed in West Hollywood at 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve? How many celebrities will I spot? Paterno doesn't count. Where does Jessica Biel live? Does getting arrested for stalking mean mandatory jail time? How many references to film can I pack into my stories? What studio will purchase my life of Paterno screenplay? Who will play JoePa? Is Al Pacino too obvious a choice?

Back with more upon my landing.

 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 9:13 AM  Permalink | 4 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:44 PM, 12/26/2008
    I read your article on transfer Pat Devlin. To begin with it looks like Delaware is becoming the haven for disenchanted Division 1A QBs. Whether Devlin will become another Joe Flacco is open to question he is a better pro prospect than the kid who rightfully beat him out, Clark. Now Penn St has lost a top flight QB who holds the all time passing stats in Pennsylvania H.S. football(Marino, Montana etc.). This transfer could have been handled better and Devlin isn't the only one to blame. Now Pat heads to Delaware with at least one positive. No Jay Paterno.
    — Bob Cronin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:21 PM, 12/26/2008
    I can assure you that Jay Paterno is a mature young man and can take some constructive criticism. Stay loose, life is to short. From one wearing well at 74 years young.
    — Bob Cronin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:40 PM, 12/26/2008
    the ghost of walter matthau as joe paterno
    — mdriban
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:29 PM, 12/26/2008
    Looking forward to all the coverage. Keep us well informed and updated on all happenings!!!!
    — PhillyNittanyLion


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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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