Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 2:19 PM | 8 comments |
 

Ode to Devlin
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Most of the e-mails I receive from readers are usually of the "you suck" kind. Every now and then, however, I'll get a doozy or two. In light of Pat Devlin's transferring out of Penn State one reader, an alum, composed a funny little poem about the dearth of Irishmen to thrive at Penn State under coach Joe Paterno. It's a tongue-in-cheek ditty, so please don't take offense. Give us your best Penn State poem. Now laugh away ...

Most Old Lions Know
The "real issue" with Joe
And those called PaternO
Is: "No Irish need ApplyO."
 
To the Rose Bowl we go
Where the Claret Winds blow,
With Jay and Old Joe,
But no Mcs in tow,
 
As the Blue makes its stand
In that hostile Red land,
Let's all raise a bumper
To Ed Monaghan!
 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 2:19 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:53 PM, 12/11/2008
    if this were ND maybe i'd care...but it isn't, and i don't. can't blame devlin for leaving, he's not going to play. it's definitely clark's job; and should be. hope devlin has success wherever he lands...
    — nyphilliephan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:20 AM, 12/12/2008
    where's the replacement in the recruiting trail? or is it simply too late to find a blue chip quarterback? hopefully, devlin didn't leave us hanging.
    — mdriban
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:26 AM, 12/12/2008
    Relax people backups transfer out of school all the time and it's time PSU has one good enough to transfer. It is a good thing not a bad thing.
    — Barndog
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:52 AM, 12/13/2008
    While Pat Devlin doesn't get a gold star for his untimely departure let's not forget the Patreno's. Popa and Icon Joe Pa was quick to shove Devlin out the door(Rose Bowl) and Jay the QB coach was never on the same page with this kid. Talk about Nepotism. Can you think of another A-1 program interested in Jay Paterno? So here we are, the only blue chip QB moving on as Joe 82 and Jay continue on. What a revolting development.
    — Bob Cronin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:06 AM, 12/15/2008
    Who can blame the kid...you get 5 years to play in college...if you aren't going to play for whatever reason where you are, you owe it to yourself to find a place where you are going to play. Jeff Hostetler couldn't start at PSU, so he transferred to WVU...he has a SB ring...Joe Flacco couldn't start at Pitt, he's starting in the NFL by way of Delaware...evidently the route Devlin is looking to take...good luck Pat, I hope it all works out. I just feel bad for the kid who at Delaware who thought it was his job.
    — phillybob
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:09 PM, 12/15/2008
    Joe don't like Irish kids, and Andy Reed don't like Penn State Players, a la Tony Hunt
    — SHASTA
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:00 PM, 12/15/2008
    OJ McDuffie gots lots of playing time
    — ChiBubba
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:32 AM, 12/16/2008
    Good luck to the kid - hopefully it works out like it did for Flacco. Penn State is not a good offense for a skilled passing QB unless their coordinator/coach changes. Hey Shasta - Andy Reid gave Tony Hunt a chance and it didn't work out because Hunt sucked, not cause of Reid.
    — Dish


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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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