Thursday Mierda: Glow Sticks?

To Penn State's credit, their white out idea has been habitually repeated the last two ears by various teams. The central idea is the same, only the color changes. We even tried it once in Ohio Stadium with moderate success. Yes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as they say but the Nittany Lions may be trying to one up themselves. There is at least one Facebook group dedicated to enhancing this year's white out with...glow sticks. The Daily Collegian even gives a mention. I guess it will be interesting to see if this actually pulled off, or if it's just a small faction of people who follow through.

It doesn't stop there. Coach Joe Paterno will be lathering up a pep rally crowd on Friday night - much like he did in 2005. In some ways, the Ohio State game represents salvation for many Nittany Lion fans because a win over the top ranked team gets their team back into the thick of things and maybe even the top 15. And should Ohio State lose, prepare yourself for a unprecedented free fall drop in the polls.

Beanie's bone chip turns out not to be one. That's the story from Ohio State anyway as posted by Dispatch writer Ken Gordon. It was Gordon who first broke the news of the bone chip injury (which is different than bone spur, I don't know why Ken is using both terms interchangeably) told to him by an anonymous source. Now Coach Tressel and Beanie himself are playing coy forcing Gordon to issue his mea culpa. Which brings me to my point: he really may have a bone chip in his ankle. The only difference now is some interference has been run casting uncertainty.

Sunday Morning QB has issued some thoughts on Ohio State and their legitimacy as a true #1. HIs blogpoll ballot actually clues us in on what side he's one - he OSU staggeringly low. Anyway, this new article is based entirely on statistics because, as he admits, he's barely seen 'one snap' of Ohio State. That doesn't mean there isn't some good data to chew on - there is and a lot of it - and it should confirm the Buckeyes will only convince some if they win it all.