I was caught up with the LSU/Bama game and I missed the Big 10 upset. Sorry, NittanyAlum. Iowa beats #2 Penn State.

Haha! JokePa's not going to get that national championship this year.

He probably soiled himself after that kick.

I hate Iowa. They're not even that good this year and pull off shit like that while my team can't win a game to save their life. So annoying.

Thanks, Benz. Classy, dani.

This is me, so very, very sad. I hoped Joe would go out with an undefeated season. :( :( :(

Lol, it's happened before, and he's announced it openly.

JoePa is like the Queen of England or something- royalty/figurehead. He just sits there in the booth staring down at the field.

The loss also accomplished something- it set up a very (very) remote possibility that Pitt and Penn State could play each other in a bowl game. A few things would have to happen to accomplish that, though. But that would be awesome. It would piss off JoePa so much since he refuses to play us with a fair arrangement. Pitt doesn't always travel well, but that game would have great attendance.

My husband has a very limited list of bowl games that I will agree that we can go to- we just added any Pitt-Penn State game to that list. (we just got back from Aruba, we're going to the Final Four in Detroit and we're going to Alaska in June- I had to put some sort of limit on things!).

kddani,
I need to agree with Nittanyalum. What you said was very disrespectful. Sure it happened before. Jo Pa IS elderly and I hope when you are his age no one makes fun of your health issues.

Seriously? Since when are either of you so sensitive??? Both of you have said things a lot worse about people, both public figures and people on this board.

JoePa has turned himself into a punchline for many who are outside of Happy Valley.

Happy Valley = HPRL????

Wow, Cincy shit the bed in the last two minutes of the game. Can't believe WVU tied it up.

I must say that I am proud of my Red Raiders after today's game against OSU. I would like to point out that Texas beat OSU by a mere 4 points while the Red Raiders beat OSU by 36 points. Texas didn't get 36 points on Baylor. :)

Predictions on rankings, anyone?

Bama
TTech (the top two may be flipped, dunno)
Florida
Texas
OU
USC
Utah (may be flipped with USC)
Boise State

Penn State will be somewhere in the 10-13 range.

ETA: And I'm sorry PSU fans, but I'm glad you lost. You were the jokes of this years top 10 and SEC Champ vs. Big XII Champ is the best matchup and the game everyone has wanted to see all year. My prediction? Florida v. Texas for the title, Florida wins (and if TTech wins out and plays Florida, Florida wins even bigger).

If/since Georgia doesn't have a chance for #1, I want Texas Tech to win it all!

yaay Tech! my red raiders have made me so proud!
and helped give me bragging rights on the 99% of my family that are UT fans ...
Woot!

Dani went to Pitt. I don't expect anything else from someone who went to Pitt.

Anyway, the Nits lost but its okay, I'm still repping PSU. I'm allergic to roses but I'd love to go to the Rose Bowl.

And to be honest, who expected to be 9-1 at this point at the beginning of the season, winning trips to Wisky and Ohio State? Two monkeys off the back (winning @ OSU, breaking the streak against Michigan). If the team handles its business against Indy and MSU, we're in Pasadena. And to be honest, most of us were hoping for Capital One Bowl at best, especially when Sean went out with the ACL injury.


GO STATE, BEAT INDIANA!

That's because Texas pulled its starters and played backups in the 4th quarter which is the classy thing to do (Florida did the same vrs Vanderbilt).

It has become an unfortunate thing in college football for teams to run up scores with the starters in, throwing passes until the end, when the game is well in hand (hint hint Texas Tech and Oklahoma).

My hope beyond hope is that Texas plays Florida - with a senior at Florida and a sophomore at Texas (plus husband who played for Texas in the 80's), we would break the bank to get tix and fly as a family to Miami. Talk about a split family!!! It would be crazy!!