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Archive for November, 2011

First Place in NFC South at Stake when Drew Brees and the Saints Face Matt Ryan’s Falcons in Atlanta Sunday Afternoon

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Just how good are the New Orleans Saints? When they're firing on all cylinders, as good as anybody in the NFL I'd contend. But the consistency certainly is troublesome for Saints fans. How else do you explain getting blown out on the road by a previously winless St. Louis Rams ...

Lou Holtz on PSU Student Riots: “It’s a bad reflection on Penn State and bad way for our young people to learn how to react.”

Friday, November 11th, 2011

We’ve had all angles covered here on SRI regarding the child sex abuse scandal rocking the Penn State campus. After hearing the heinous allegations against Jerry Sandusky and the apparent bare minimum that Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Mike McQueary, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz all put fourth to protect the innocent ...

Former Penn State Quarterback Todd Blackledge: “What took place was evil”

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Todd Blackledge certainly knows what it means to be a part of the Penn State family. The former quarterback was a three-year starter who led the Nittany Lions to a national championship in 1982. Like everyone else, the current ESPN analyst has been stunned by this news and says, while ...

Mark Madden On the Penn State Scandal’s Newest Rumor: “The story is the Second Mile pimped out young boys to wealthy donors.”

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State is heinous, it’s disgusting, and it’s something that I will never be able to forget. There are so many people guilty of not doing enough, there are so many questions that still remain, and the real story is about the children who ...

Chris Spielman, ESPN Enter “Uncharted Territory” in Covering Penn State-Nebraska

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The Penn State scandal and Joe Paterno's firing have rocked college football and will continue to be the major story for some time. That said, on Saturday, there's still a game to be played as the Nittany Lions host the Nebraska Cornhuskers. And someone has the dubious distinction of having ...

Stanford Coach David Shaw: We’re Not Trying to Break Passing Records Like Other Teams

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

I wouldn't say that Stanford football coach David Shaw was necessarily stumping for his team here, but he certainly got in a bit of a dig on some of the other teams around the Cardinal in the national rankings. Asked about how Heisman Trophy front-runner Andrew Luck has been playing, ...

O.J. McDuffie: “If they find Jerry (Sandusky) guilty I don’t think there is a big enough punishment for him.”

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Joe Paterno spent 62 years at Penn State University, he guided the Nittany Lions to 409 wins, and the Big Ten Championship Trophy has his name on it. Yet Joe Paterno’s legacy is forever tarnished and his squeaky clean image that was built on “honor” will forever be stained. Paterno ...

Mike Tolbert on Chargers Three-Game Losing Streak: “Nobody is hanging their head. We still got half a season left.”

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Something has gotta give on Thursday Night Football. The Oakland Raiders come into San Diego with a two-game losing streak while the Chargers have a three game losing skid of their own to snap. With identical 4-4 records at the halfway point of their respective seasons, Oakland and San Diego ...

Mike Tyson Reflects on Joe Frazier’s Greatness in the Ring: “When Smokin’ was smoking, he smoked.”

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The last few times we've gone through the painstaking challenge of first being able to just understand what Mike Tyson is saying, and then transcribing it, the conversation was much more light hearted and easy-going. In the wake of Smokin' Joe Frazier's death this week, Tyson is a bit more ...

Joe Paterno Fired as Penn State Scandal Reaches Boiling Point: Professor Malcolm Moran Shares Insights and Updates from Happy Valley Campus

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

We've heard from former players, colleagues and other relevant folks as the sex scandal rocking the Penn State campus has unfolded rapidly this week. Let's turn now to a Penn State professor, Malcolm Moran, a former sports reporter for Newsday and the New York Times who is now the Knight ...