The game time for the Penn State at Alabama game has been announced.  The kickoff time will be 7 pm EST, which is 6 PM CST or local time in Tuscaloosa (also known as T-Town).  I think this is a perfect time, this gives everyone plenty of time to primed up for the big game, but also provides the ability for the partying to resume at a reasonable hour after the game ends (around 10:30 pm local time).

So what should a Penn State Fan expect from Bryant-Denny Stadium, the home location of the Alabama Crimson Tide?  This stadium will complete this year their seventh expansion project, the new official capacity is 101,000, which is an increase from 92,000+ from the last few years.   The stadium opened in 1929, but considering the commitment the Tide have to football, the stadium has been kept up to date for the most part.  The surface of the stadium is good ole grass, none of this fake stuff which some schools use these days. Read the rest of this entry »

If playing at Alabama in week 2 was not enough spot light for Penn State already, it was announced today that Penn State will play two of their games this upcoming season during primetime, starting at 8pm.  The first game will be October 2nd at Iowa, a place where Penn State has had plenty of trouble coming away with wins.  This will be the Nittany Lions first Big Ten game of the year and they should come into the game with 3-1 record.

But the surroundings of Iowa City should not be too intimidating for a Penn State team that will have already traveled to Alabama earlier in the year, where some think they will also play a night game. Penn State has not had too much recent success with Iowa, who have beaten Pen State 5 of the last 6 times, coach Ferentz really seems to have JoePa's number as of late.  Iowa returns a strong team this year, and should compete very well in the Big Ten. Read the rest of this entry »

So what did we learn from Saturday's Penn State Blue White game, nothing in my humble opinion.  It looks to me that 2010 Penn State Season will be just like so many other years in the past, the success of the team will be predicated on the effectiveness of the five offensive starters in the trenches, the 0-line.  Even with 3 returning starters and some new starters who have previous playing time, one might think going into the summer the fall starters would already be set.

But is seems obvious that this coaching staff will be 'tweaking' this 0-line well into the season.  Ok, the QB position will also be a key component to defining success in 2010, but if the o-line figures out a way to establish a good ground attack and an ability to provide a little protection during passing plays, the QB play will be just fine.  A good to great offensive line can make any QB look pretty darn good.   Read the rest of this entry »

What started as a beautiful day for tailgating and football ended a little sloppy weather wise and on the field.  For those that have not attended a Blue White Game in a while, you would be pleasantly surprised by the changes that have taken place over the years.  It has become more of a celebration of spring in Happy Valley, and a glimpse into the football crystal ball, more than an important football event to used to predict the future.

The University has really catered the event to the family experience for  Blue White Weekend, including events such as “Penn State Idol”, “Wingfest", and a fairly large carnival that brings in folks from all over the area.  Of course it was a beautiful Friday so in most folks eye this may have been the star of the show.

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