Black Shoe Diaries

Thank you

I thought I was the only one who gets creeped out by that pic!

wonderlin - February 5, 2012 reply

I hope Bill O brien wins the Super Bowl.

just him.

So mad.

One of the props on BetUS was “how long will Kelly Clarkson hold the last note of the anthem?”, with an over/under of five seconds. Like she has the lung capacity to go over five seconds. I can’t believe I didn’t bet that.

Chris Grovich - February 5, 2012 reply

I missed her

heard she was decent.

she was more than decent

yay! I like her so that's good to hear.

has anyone posted official time

i timed it on phone and had 1:34.4

psupride - February 5, 2012 reply

I really, really, really don't care about this game

2.5 hours until Downton Abbey

but, go BOB

I am so tired, I don't think I'll be able to stay up for Downton tonight :(

I hate both of these teams so much.

I can’t stomach the thought of either one winning. It makes me want to puke. Literally. I get nauseous.

psuwxman - February 5, 2012 reply

I just hope it ends on some controversial call

so one team feels cheated

psupride - February 5, 2012 reply

Hope this is better than the BCS rematch

Brady Fail

I want to see BO'B rip into Brady for that

psupride - February 5, 2012 reply

Well, I don't see how BOB is supposed to get much done when the Pats D looks like ass.

0 BO'B plugs so far :(

Pats look awful soft

TWSS.

84 disguised as CHPHT.

Succss With Honor Always - February 5, 2012 reply

Thank God we didn't hire NE's D coordinator.

You didn't want to keep a head coaching vacancy?

Because there is no Pats D coordinator. Or is that what you meant?

PSUinBOSSton - February 5, 2012 reply

I suggest they hire Scrap. Consider it a coaching trade.

I wasn’t sure if they had one or not, but they apparently need one.

Succss With Honor Always - February 5, 2012 reply

really

a safety right off the bat, he better go into tom brady beast mode, Obrian with a ring stands a chance against urban meyer

Don't worry about Urban

He’ll only stick around for a couple years, and then make up some sob story about why he needs to leave.

tbs5005 - February 5, 2012 reply

was that a zombieland reference in that last commercial?

end of the world. ya.

Just GM and Hostess longstanding corporate synergy.

So far a toss and a successful screen pass

Two things I’d like to see

Moo-Moo = Welker?

Belton imo

Better comparison.

Thanks, IceIce.

Darn servers.

Reverse!!

dmetz - February 5, 2012 reply

Watching this

while drinking heavily is going to be the highlight of my sunday =S

What are you drinkin?

So far Shiner Bock for me.

Sam Adams Winter Lager

dmetz - February 5, 2012 reply

yanglang

Yuengling I brought some home to KS for this event.

Love you, Becks

so hot still.

Doesn’t seem like the right demographic, though.

Hey

There are ladies watching, too! If we have to sit through the Go Daddy commercials, the guys can handle one with Becks in his skivies!

wonderlin - February 5, 2012 reply

exactly.

Besides, most of the women who watch (besides those mostly on boards like this) probably watch solely for commercials anyway.

And we still need a ton of them to make up for the myriad go daddy ones I’ve seen over the years.

Mmmm Becks

Here we go Steelers, here we go.

iamkatemcg - February 5, 2012 reply

Too bad for Travis Beckham.

Anything good happen yet?

watching the game on and off as I make food.

Brady derping.

Intentional grounding in the end zone = safety for the Giants. Two passes knocked down by JPP. Etc.

Pats D getting trucked.

Need to get a turnover.

Giants Punter for Superbowl MVP

Fortunate that Belichek is

getting the air time, not BOB.

I hate the Pats. Never really had a problem with the Giants.

But, tonight I will root for BO’B to get his ring. Side note: Giants FB Henry Hynoskie (Southern Columbia HS) is doing a fine job representing PA District 4.

Agreed.

My choices are (1) Pats win with great offense — BOB gets a flashy ring. (2) Pats barely win — BOB gets a flashy ring. (3) Pats lose because their defense sucks.

Adriana Lima

probably shouldn’t talk.

Someone was talking?

LOL.

Was thinking the same thing.

84

Odds of Madonna

Doing something outrageous during half?

View from the Booth - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

1:1

like a wardrobe malfunction?

i have my fingers crossed.

she "guaranteed" there wouldn't be a wardrobe malfunction, fwiw

crossed

that there WILL or WON’T be a malfunction?

wonderlin - February 5, 2012 reply

i want a malfunction.

2nd this.

View from the Booth - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

BOB sighting!

Talking with Brady.

green'd ya

madonna is still a looker

She has

good ~~genes~~ surgeons.

you ain't shittin

she works her ass off for that body

Probably.

But that’s her job as an entertainer — to look good. There are lots of singers with better voices who are sized 14, not 4.

NO Fun: Boo Hoo

Guy Ritchie claims his marriage to Madonna started falling apart when she started planning their sex life around her sessions in the gym, according to the British newspaper The Daily Mail.

Ritchie claims Madonna’s life is so regimented that even their time in the bedroom was meticulously planned for weeks in advance. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/27/did_madonna_schedule_sex_with_guy_ritchi

HAH, yeah she does

I'd hit that

with a Mack truck.

MainLion - February 5, 2012 reply

Naaaahhh

You’d ruin a perfectly good truck.

What just happened

Why did this just start sucking? It was off to such a good start.

tbs5005 - February 5, 2012 reply

Lip sync

The best part of the half time show is when she tripped.

denise60134 - February 5, 2012 reply

I like the marching band touch

Are the other singers in this show famous?

LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, MIA, Cee Lo

the attempt to counteract Madonna’s age with some younger, “hipper” acts. Probably.

These are names I've heard before,

but I couldn’t name one song any of them have done, or pick them out of a lineup.

Cee Lo

Did the F-you song. LMFAO did Party Rock and Sexy and I Know It

tbs5005 - February 5, 2012 reply

MIA did the song for Slumdog Millionaire

and Nicki Minaj has guested on practically everyone’s music this past year, Drake, Kanye, etc

This would be why I have no idea of what songs they're famous for.

Still not ringing a bell. Probably because I don't listen to terrestrial radio.

/logs off and pops in the new Mastodon CD

At first, I thought you were laughing at me for not knowing Nicki Minaj, MIA, and Cee Lo.

LOL

now I am. ;)

At first, I thought you were laughing at me for not knowing Nicki Minaj, MIA, and Cee Lo.

Damn servers!

Big black guy is Cee Lo Green.

Asian singer is LMFAO i guess. could be wrong.

Since when is a guy who's 5' tall considered big?

thats 5' wide though

When you're 3'2" --

5’ IS tall.

big the other way.

They aren't asian

at least, I dont think they are…

LMFAO

Berry Gordy’s son and nephew, I believe

nps - February 5, 2012 reply

Wow really?

I have no clue.

the one chick looked asian. idk if that was LMFAO or not

LMFAO is two dudes

ahhh. i see

Gotta love CeeLo

in full-length sequins

nps - February 5, 2012 reply

Classy Show.

View from the Booth - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

Gotta admit.

This was better than The Who. Still, I’d be good with Tony Bennett.

Clint is THE MAN!!

He was Great in Gran Torino.

PSU_Ovaltine68 - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

Yeah, definitely

a good actor!

So.

How much of this drive is BOB’s doing, and how much can he replicate for us?

ALL OF IT AND EVERYTHING.

Chris Grovich - February 5, 2012 reply

Love the enthusiasm, Chris!

GO PATS!!!

terrible tackle attempt

by that linebacker. who taught him how to wrap?

atta BOB

Great drive to start the half!

has anyone spotted BOB?

or any shout out to us? I haven’t seen any.

Saw his back right after the scoring drive

at the end of the first half. His back was to the camera — he was talking with Brady.

No props from Costas or Collingsworth. They are giving love to Belichek.

hes the guy in teh hat

always sitting next to brady with the clipboard

Brennaman must be losing his mind -

Urban Meyer planning hypnosis during official visit to convince him he taught Hernandez everything he knows -

Hopefully Adam sees

us as his best choice.

I do!

/oh

You count, too, AC!

What’s your speed in the 40? How much can you bench press?

I run a sub 5.0

I haven’t maxed on bench in a while, though. Shoulder issues.

Hmmm, better sign you up for

soccer instead of football.

If you only knew how terrible a soccer player I was.

I can definitely swing a baseball bat though.

OK, baseball it is.

What position do you want?

I caught and pitched.

Wicked change up off my two seam.

Your shoulders good with pitching?

I'm sure it's a local commercial

but that’s the second time I’ve seen Franco Harris

no Franco in Tennessee

We just had a 76ers commercial.

or Texas

or North Carolina.

Or Berks county.

NBC out of Wilkes Barre/Scranton

WBRE?

Yup

Watch that station

and WNEP when we are at Mom’s in Trout Run (near Williamsport).

Grew up in Old Lycoming Township

Cool!

I actually grew up in Ralston. I have cousins in OLT.

Linwood Ave and McCaffrey Lane!!

Franklin Elementary!

BMAN13 - February 6, 2012 reply

Just checked the recording

it was for EZtouse.com

Channel 28

We have the Philly NBC station here.

Just curious - where are you?

saw it twice here in NEPA

Pats D needs to

tighten up. Get a stop and/or turnover.

NICE HEADBUTT

Why not just uise the actual Cult song for this Budweiser commercial?

Why did they have to ruin it by rapping over it?

she sells sanctuary is a bitchin song

nice - no more runs

Goddell: "This shit is boring; lube the ball."

Ever read Hunger Games?

Soon Goddell will be tossing balls of fire on the field to start taking out the players

he is very much in charge of the games like this.

Fly me with balloons,

so I can meet Katherine McPhee…

best reference

mjs2103 - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

I can't help thinking of

I was actually thinking of this:

If you listen to the Stern show, you’re familiar with this…

I must have thought at seven different points tonight.

Huh, Eric the Midget actually has good taste in women!

Chris Grovich - February 5, 2012 reply

Agreed!

And during the national anthem, I kept thinking of “Who’s High Pitch? This is Kelly Clarkson.”

I miss Stern

WOODHEAD!!!

giants are getting pummeled with injuries.

Does this mean the end around will still be a staple of our offense?

I logged in to point this out.

THE END AROUND WILL NEVER DIE!

A successful end around means BOB LOVE

I'm sensing an 18-17 final score.

Shit, yes.

Unbelievable. Damnit.

He may not have had possession before the second foot came off the ground?

Looks like a catch to me.

Yeah.

Only way the temporary good guys win this is if the Giants score so fast Brady gets the ball back.

What a catch?

Better than Tyree’s the last time?

PaJoe - February 5, 2012 reply

Only problem is,

he’s a Michigan Man!

PaJoe - February 5, 2012 reply

no way.

that one was incredible and it was 3rd or 4th down with under 2 minutes left i believe.

It was 3rd down, I believe.

Holy shit.

this game is gonna have a great ending.

Not for us, methinks.

tom brady

with a minute left, i like those odds

Won't be anywhere near a minute left when this is done, what are you talking about?

with a decent return.

and they hold them here. i like the Pats odds a lot.

Again, what are you two talking about?

so what ur saying it

58 seconds isn’t close to a minute?

the game

You guys got lucky Bradshaw is an idiot.

There should only be 20 seconds left. That was fucking hilarious.

lol.

yes it was.

I apologize for doubting your prescience.

no worries.

not an idiot

That’s a whole lot of man to stop on a dime.

Put your feet out in front - slide. Much easier than what he did.

the nfl is rigged

i read the script and knew that play was going to happen haha

I see.

So it’s like reality tv? Or the WWF?

posted

as i look up they rock the first down

they let him in!

thats cowardice.

It's like the Broncos - Packers Super Bowl.

Why?

Assuming an NFL kicker can make a 20 yd FG is as pretty good assumption.

not sure. would rather 30 seconds left to get a FG

or a minute or less to get a TD?

TD.

Assuming your guys can catch a little.

Nice catch, Branch.

got the dropsies!

they drop the ball

more then penn state misses open threes!!!!!….so frustrating

Well, the Pats receivers are starting to look like ours with the drops.

Might as well get BO’B used to that. LOL

damn, brady

They ran 2 seconds off the clock after the spike.

Come on, you’re supposed to cheat FOR the Michigan man.

they did.

Manningham was a hero on the Giants last drive.

Amazing how the clock keeps running when the Patriots try to stop it.

They must know BOB is going to Penn State

nickrapak - February 5, 2012 reply

Wow... that was really close to being completed.

Well that's a whole lotta wasted time with our head coach dicking around in Boston.

Yes.

Meager Reader - February 5, 2012 reply

Well, that's not on the play-calling.

The execution was horrible for the Pats’ last possession.

Doesn't matter.

Only value we could have derived from this game was our coach having a fat rock on his hand. What a wasted month.

Eh. Disagree. It's fine.

How?

What did we gain from him not recruiting? Obviously, gains from him recruiting are speculative, but really all we could have pulled from this was a coach with “Super Bowl Champion” on his resume. Now? He coached an also-ran offense that one time.

I don't think it matters too much.

Seriously. The guy coaches Tom Brady. It’d be helpful if they won a SB, but it’s fine.

Said the same to Mrs. ML tonight.

Nick Saban was a washout in the NFL. Great college coach.

BOB is an NFL assistant. Doesn’t mean jack in college, especially when you’re staring down the barrel of Urbz.

I hope for the best, but I have low expectations.

MainLion - February 5, 2012 reply

You should have your typical expectations.

Penn State coaches should win games and graduate players. That’s the requirement. That’s my baseline.

I like O’Brien, but he has to make it happen.

Deep breaths guys.

The man hasn’t really been here yet. Give him time. Frankly, for him to keep and get the recruits that he got is a win in my book with all the crap that has been going on.

PSU_Brian - February 5, 2012 via mobile reply

I agree. I think it says something about BOB and his staff

for them to be able to cobble together the class that they did. They were able to get a few kids to de-commit from other schools and, while those schools weren’t Alabama or anything, they still got them to change their minds.

A Super Bowl ring would have been cool and awesome, but I’m not going to jump to conclusions or say that this class was a waste or that BOB was a bad hire simply because he didn’t win one. Let’s give the man some space to make his own name out of the shadows of Belichick and Brady.

LAPSU - February 6, 2012 reply

I'm actually very comfortable with him at this point.

Not particularly stressed. But my expectations are consistent with the ones I had of the last staff. Win games, graduate players, conduct yourselves appropriately.

Adam Collyer - February 6, 2012 reply

sadly this is totally true

Mario Manningham:

Killer of everything Penn State.

ReddWhitenBlue - February 5, 2012 reply

yes. lol

I'm out, folks.

Busy week at work coming up.

Take care!

BOB

should not even be at this game. I thought he was PENN STATE’S HEAD COACH!

Meager Reader - February 5, 2012 reply

Not that it matters,

but I don’t think BO’B was mentioned once during the broadcast.

Why the hell did they pull Ochocinco on the last play?

Even more, why did the put in Gronkowski for him?

If that was BO’B’s call….ugh.

mvrck - February 5, 2012 reply

Because he's 6'7"?

Not to mention that he did almost catch the ball when it was batted down.

Ben16 - February 5, 2012 reply

Except Gronkowksi barely got to the end zone before the ball.

He was super slow all night and wasn’t even in for the last drive.

mvrck - February 5, 2012 reply

He was right where he was supposed to be on that pass.

Ben16 - February 5, 2012 reply

I see Jimmy Kennedy wasn't activated for the game.

I hate Bernard Pollard.

Killed the 2008, 2009, and 2011 Pats seasons. While playing for 3 different teams to.

PSUinBOSSton - February 5, 2012 reply

Brady seems to have lost some (not all) of his magic.

Esteban d' Amur - February 6, 2012 reply

Nope, just his video tape

Oops. Did I just mention the elephant in the room?

kijana's acl - February 5, 2012 reply

How's it the tape?

He had the best season ever for a QB the year after spygate. They don’t win anymore because their D is terrible. At one point in the game he completed 16 straight passes. He then had 4 straight drops at the end of the game.

I thought it was the defence

that was benefiting from the spygate business.

SlingStone - February 6, 2012 reply

I don't think anyone beyond Goodell knows

and that’s a damn shame. Probably makes people more suspicious of the Pats wins and legacy.

kijana's acl - February 6, 2012 reply

I think having an engaged Randy Moss had a lot to do with Brady's 2007 season

People forget how good that guy was when he gave a shit. Much better than TO; and probably just a smidge behind Rice at his heights. Add Welker, a cohesive and healthy offensive line and a game plan that was basically “EFF EVERYONE who thinks we cheated”, and I’m not surprised that a top tier quarterback would have a great year.

That said, they cheated and they haven’t won anything since they were caught cheating. I think those two facts are relevant.

kijana's acl - February 6, 2012 reply

They've been to two..

Super Bowls since and lost on 4th quarter drives in each. In each they didn’t get the breaks. They are a dropped Int by Samuel, the luckiest catch in Super Bowl history, and a drop by Wes Welker away from two more titles.

They also have lost an AFC championship game since Spy Gate as well.

I think the cheating bears no relevance. I think in the first 3 Super Bowls they got the breaks. In the last two, they didn’t.

Esteban d' Amur - February 6, 2012 reply

I think also

so many teams have or will cheat. The others just didn’t get caught.

Maybe the cynic in me, but still.

Cari Greene - February 6, 2012 reply

It's impossible to prove that cheating didn't play a factor

It’s demonstrable that the Pats have are zero for two close Super Bowls since they were caught and won three close Super Bowls before they were caught. I think cheating could have played a role in games that were decided by, on average, 3 points. Belichick obviously thought it was worth something or else why do it?

kijana's acl - February 6, 2012 reply

It's one of two things

Either it’s the tape, or he married Giselle and got soft. The Pats haven’t won since they got married. Coincidence………?

Shoulda called a dive on that last play.

MainLion - February 5, 2012 reply

I'm still pissed about BOB

Meager Reader - February 5, 2012 reply

without a ring

urban controls PA

I'm not that negative

I think BOB has the goods to do great things and I’m looking foreward to moving on and seeing what he can do.

no, ktd is absolutely right.

Urban will take what he wants with BOB lacking a ring.

Wow, do you really believe that?

That everything hinged on BOB getting a ring? You’re way too negative about this, IMO. I think kids will be impressed enough by his NFL experience. The ring would have been icing on the cake, but it wasn’t the be-all, end-all.

this

ReddWhitenBlue - February 5, 2012 reply

While BOB winning a ring would have been nice

I would hope that the kind of kids committing to PSU go here for more reasons than our head coach slamming a gaudy ring on the table in front of them.

With that being said, I was pulling hard for the Pats and lost $50 in the process. I’ll be sending the bill to New England.

I think all a ring would have done

was present a nice little conversation piece when he visits a recruit’s home, but other than that not much else.

CyphaPSU - February 6, 2012 reply

great

comment

ktd5048 - February 6, 2012 reply

Bullshit

Urban controls PA either way Penn State fans would just have an excuse if he did have a ring and wasnt getting recruits. This super bowl honestly means nothing to us other than Penn State getting it’s head coach. Lets see what he can do.

ReddWhitenBlue - February 5, 2012 reply

^Yes. Exactly.

Agree to your second sentence

not to your first. Let’s wait and give both staffs an entire recruiting season (and playing season) before we anoint Urban kind of Pennsylvania.

Honestly, if we didn’t have the scandal and Urban was still at Penn State, I’m not confident he would have gotten those recruits from us. So that wouldn’t make him king. But we did, and he did. And IMO we can’t be sure a whole lot of fight was put up for those kids.

Cari Greene - February 6, 2012 reply

I meant “before we anoint Urban king of Pennsylvania”.

Sorry bout that.

Cari Greene - February 7, 2012 reply

Look at it this way:

BOB Coached Brady
Meyer Coached Tebow

ljdevine - February 6, 2012 reply

BWHAHAHA

Love this

Modanya - February 7, 2012 reply

One positive from the game

I know I’ll get to continue seeing “The Reverse” at the Beav. With MM as Tom Brady and Devon Smith as Wes Welker.

Smee - February 5, 2012 reply

Two positives

Pats still haven’t won a Super Bowl without taping. The taint is still firmly affixed!

And, yes, I was pulling for the Pats because Penn State’s coach is, no was, on their staff, but it didn’t hurt even a little bit watching them lose.

kijana's acl - February 5, 2012 reply

every recruit

watched this game, and would have been nice to have bill win, having that ring helped charlie weis so much, recruits that graduated from the program even admitted that they took that into acocunt