I haven't posted for a while. I love blogging, but it seems that I love blogging when I actually have time for it even more.
Anyway - I am unhappy with Penn State ending their season with a loss to Florida in the Outback Bowl. I never posted my prediction, which was 31-27 Penn State. I thought it was an optimistic prediction and actually thought Penn State had maybe a 50/50 chance to win at best. After seeing the game, and how underwhelming a team Florida is, I should have been more optimistic. Florida's recruiting has been lights out for the past couple years after winning the national championship. Where did all those good players go? It took a blocked punt for a TD and 5 interceptions to beat a very average 7-5 Penn State team. Even with all the help Penn State gave Florida, it should be remembered that Penn State was driving for the winning score when Florida got the pick-6 that went the whole way back the other way to finish the game at 37-20. Despite scoring 37 points, Florida's offensive stats were pretty weak.
So, things ended on a little bit of a low note, but as I've been saying all season, things are only looking up for next year. I repeat, this was the youngest (by far) team Paterno has ever had, and the most injured (the medical staff of 24 years said as much... I say as much - I've never seen anything like it). So, things will be better next year. How much better, we'll have to see. The schedule is brutal (Alabama, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska).
After Matt McGloin threw those 5 interceptions (some of them about as horrible as you'd ever want to see), I said immediately that opens the QB competition back up in the Spring. Well, I don't know... he definitely did some good things this year. He may still be in the lead for the job. Paul Jones is the dark horse, coming off his redshirt. Rob Bolden is, well, just a weird story...who knows what will happen there after Joe refused to release him from Penn State.
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