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I don't think we've even begun to realize the magnitude of this situation and the resulting mood at this game on Saturday if they play it. I mean, we all know its a bad deal, but I think the public outcry and pressure and reach of this thing will result in something much bigger than we realize. If you're a State Penn fan, how do you show up and cheer on the team on Saturday amid all of this if you have any sole at all? Just heard Sandusky's son, who works for the Cleveland Browns has taken a leave of absence amid public pressure. I just can't imagine what the scene must be like on campus right now. Hundreds of reporters who go to great lengths to get to a press conference and they are handed a big ole "no comment" statement...not gonna be real happy. I haven't heard of any picketers, but you gotta believe they are multiplying by the second with every "no comment - business as usual" statement that comes out of the school...there will be people demanding answers and accountability.

Just heard Jo Pa canceled their weekly press conference for today. Apparently hundreds of reporters camping out (way more than normal) for it and the school just pulled the plug on it. Local sports radio here speculating that PSU may cancel all remaining games starting this weekend. I doubt that it will happen as I think it is the State Penn's last home game of the year and I think Jo Pa's last home game ever. But I guess it's possible...public outrage has been VERY intense and deservedly so. Link >>> http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/11/penn-state-joe-paterno-press-conference-cancelled/1

Dude...are you serious? I hope not because you sound pretty silly. Pretty sure Badgerfan was joking. Pretty funny joke, too. And I can laugh at the sarcasm and irony of it all without that making me a fair weather fan.

If we could replace it with an exact replica of Dallas Cowboys Stadium, this would definitely help recruiting!! Not a bad idea

That's an inspirational poster for Oregon's uniform design. LOL...yeah that's their "mood board"

Sounds like a pretty lame excuse to me. In today's game, if you don't have a way for the other team not to be able to tell what you're calling then that's on you not them. We had ways around it on my high school team and we'd always switch it up if we expected our opponent was catching on.

The state of MSU's football program when Saban arrived is very similar to the state Nebraska's was in upon Bo's arrival. Traditional football schools? Not sure what you mean by that. Tradition doesn't mean a lot in terms of resurrecting a slumping program. Just ask John Blake or Mike Shula. Nebraska and Michigan State were in similar conferences and in a similar geographical region. No...just because they were in a similar state does not make them comparable. Had it been at Ohio State or Michigan and they were in a similar state, then yes. At least I like to think that Nebraska is a level up from Michigan State...maybe you don't? Doesn't matter anyway as Saban had head coaching experience going in and Bo didn't. So again, not even a remotely close comparison to be talking about those 3 coaches in the same argument. Again...I'm not saying Bo should be fired at all. I'm just saying that trying to draw some sort of parallel to Saban or Miles to prove your stance as to why he shouldn't be fired is not going to change many doubters minds I don't think.

So in your mind, Michigan State is equal to Nebraska as traditional football schools go? And Toledo is the equivalent of Bo's what?

I'm not saying he should be fired. But trying to compare him to the likes of Saban or Miles at this stage of their careers is kind of funny. They aren't even in the same ballpark.

I'm sure there are a ton of legendary coaches who had average records and results their first 3-4 years as head coaches. The BIG difference...they were at average to below average schools. Those great coaches don't have those kinds of records at the premier schools they're at now. Their learning years came at lower tier schools.

I heard Dion Sanders talking about this subject on the radio the other day...having play makers return kicks/punts. He's kind of a blow hard, but he made a lot of good points about what I think he called "invisible stats" and how valuable they are. His point was that even if the player doesn't return many balls or take it to the house a bunch or have a crazy ton of return yards statistically, you gain a lot of "invisible stats" just by having that big time player out there due to the threat he poses. Having that one big threat on the field causes teams to do things like kick away from him, kick it out of bounds, shank it because that threat is in their head, coverage has to account for them, etc. His stance was that all of those things add up to a lot more valuable upside than the potential downside of the player getting hurt. Of course Dion used to return kicks and I believe the context of the conversation was regarding the Cowboys having Dez Briant back returning kicks, but I'd think this would be the same thing. Anyway, made sense to me.

This is spot on and the only thing that really matters. I don't really care at what time and how many shirts the current or former coach deems correct with regard to the Blackshirt tradition. History has shown that the tradition has evolved from coach to coach and with changing defenses. Change is inevitable and I think the fact that this particular tradition has some fluidity actually lends to it being more meaningful than if it had stayed status quo all these years. That's how you end up with meaningless traditions...when the tradition doesn't even fit the current situation. I can tell you this, if our defense continued to struggle all year the way it was pre-MSU and Bo would have deemed it correct to not hand them out at all throughout the season, I would have backed that "change in tradition" 100%. The players still have to earn them and as Conga said above, as long as Blackshirt equals badass defense, all is good.

NU 24 NW 10 rush 356 pass 86

Has to be 2009 Big 12 Championship Game vs. UT for me. Never have I felt the rug so pulled out from under me as a fan in my life. What a roller-coaster that last couple minutes was. Went from about the happiest I've ever been as a fan to about the most pissed...all in the blink of an eye. Total kick in the balls!!!

Disappointed to hear you won't be posting at HM anymore. Look forward to posting with you here. Thanks, NEWI and glad to see you here too!!

Hey all. Not sure I would technically say that I'm checking in from HP...more from HM. I went the HM route after the split only because I thought the ownership for the new HM site was more passionate about Nebraska than the ownership that was left with the of the old HP site. I figured that would translate into a better product. It really had nothing to do with who I thought was right or wrong. I didn't really care and figured the courts would settle it which it sounds like they did. I also didn't really care about a paid site versus a free site. I can see the pros and cons to both and $20 wasn't going to break the bank. But there was really never any value to the card (living outside of Nebraska) and tailgate opportunities that came with the paid site. Pretty easy to find a tailgate to be a part of in Lincoln on game day without having to be a paid member of a group. But I know websites aren't free to run so paying to use one didn't bother me. After sticking around HM for about a year, I finally had my fill of several things that I took issue with. I don't want to get into the details, but I decided it was no longer the type of place I wanted to be. All of that being said, I think this place looks pretty cool, seems to have a lot of the features I look for in a football board and I'm excited to give it a shot. Nice to see some familiar names from both HM and HP and looking forward to getting to know some the rest of you. Most importantly, GBR!!!