Hayes: We want to know, JoePa: Why not resume Penn State-Pitt?

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Joe Paterno, as usual, is speaking his mind this summer, but he has been conspicuously mum on why Penn State won't resume its rivalry with Pitt. [link]

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There's A Lot Bogus About That
Published 6/9/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... Sporting news writer Matt Hayes has issues with the way Penn State football schedules its out of conference football games - and for that, he's right. Since Penn State and the rest of the teams that play major college football in the Northeast couldn't get together for an all sports conference years ago, eastern football has turned out to be Mark Prior's pitching career - wasted potential. As a result, we currently have a Big East conference that doesn't have enough teams for football, has entirely too many for basketball (a lot of which aren't even in the east) and Penn State ...

If Pitt Is Penn State's Jilted Lover, Syracuse Must Be It's Mistress
Published 6/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (MariusJanulisForThree) at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
... Such is the opinion of The Sporting New's Matt Hayes. It's no secret that Penn State doesn't want to give Pitt a fair shake and would only play the Panthers if they could get more home games than road games, something Pitt is unwilling to agree to and rightfully so. Certainly, the two teams are a natural fit to play each other every year instead of some of the Lions' opponents...but why do we get singled out? ...

The Importance Of Deflecting Blame
Published 6/10/2008 by Kevin HD at Black Shoe Diaries: Front Page Posts
... One of those things is Paterno's age, but this rather large umbrella can cover other areas too.  Has his age affected his ability to coach on gameday?  To discipline his team?  To get over a grudge?  Enter Pitt-PSU Rivalry Story  #4,564: ...

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There's A Lot Bogus About That

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