May No Act of Ours Bring Shame

I had to chuckle a little bit when singing (mouthing) the Alma mater this past weekend. "May No Act of Ours Bring Shame"...it is a very legitimate lyric although I dont think any of the players ever really learn it seeing as how they are tucked away in the bowels of beaver Stadium while it is sung. Maybe if they heard it and saw it up on the big screen it would hit home as to the importance of their behavior off the field as much as their performance on it. I've voiced my opinions on the off the field issues before and I don't feel like kicking a dead horse. I do think that Kirk Herbstreit said it pretty darn well in the below video and I hope that all PSU football players get a chance to hear his thoughts...it would be for their own good.



On a lighter note it was a great weekend in Happy Valley. It did rain momentarily on Saturday and while it was enough to soak everything and anyone who was exposed, it certainly did not put a damper on the fine day the football team had. I, along with many others, thought this would be a good test and almost a "measuring stick" game for Penn State. Oregon State is typically a tough, decent team from a good conference and so I thought we would really learn a lot about our team. In reality I still can't tell if PSU is just that good or if like Coastal Carolina, OSU is just that bad. I see no reason why this team is not 4-0 going into a night game against in my opinion a very over rated Illinois team who has never seen the Beav at night...and I dont think they will ever want to after its all said and done.

Go Penn State 5-0

Go Eagles 1-0 (Again, are the Birds that good or do the Rams still just really suck - cant tell yet)

Go Phils - took 2 of three from the Mets - only 2 back of the NL east and 3.5 of the wild card.