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The Sunday Morning Quarterback: Penn State Football & Tomahawk Shades
It seems that Jeff and I have completely run out of inspiration and motivation when it comes to The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback. And with Penn State performing rather poorly this season, Jeff certainly was not feeling compelled to share the heartbreak. Two weeks ago, Indiana beat Penn State 36-35 in a heartbreaking one point win for us Nittany Lion fans. Last week, Ohio State outscored our team with a disheartening 38-25 win. And last night, Maryland destroyed Penn State with a 35-19 win. Ugh. But this season is not quite like any other that we have seen probably ever in the history of college football. So you know, we should…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #19: A New Look for the Carolina Panthers in 2020
I wasn’t planning on writing another Sunday Afternoon Quarterback this season. Mostly because the college football season has come to an end and we aren’t big followers of the professional game. But since I shared my new found fandom of the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago and I had these pictures styling my Christian McCaffrey tee shirt just sitting unused in my photo arsenal, I figured one more post was in order for this season. No use letting a perfectly decent photo shoot go to waste. Touchdown Wire has just shared an article, 10 NFL Teams with New Looks for 2020, and Carolina is at the top of that list…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #18: LSU vs. Clemson-Who Will Win the National Championship?
Tomorrow, January 13, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. EST the College Football National Champions will be determined at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The number 1 ranked Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers will face off against the number 3 ranked Clemson University Tigers. Which cats will win this final game of the college football season? Does LSU have somewhat of a home field advantage simply because they are playing in their home state? Or does Clemson have the upper hand as the reigning defending national champions? The college football experts seem divided on the issue. Based on overall performance this season, the two teams appear to be equally matched.…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #17: Fantasy Football Converted Me
Way back in early November, I shared a bit about my rookie season in Fantasy Football and how beginner’s luck was no such thing as I consistently got my ass kicked week after week. Originally I was predicted to come in second place in my league and ultimately I ended the season in second to last place. I guess that’s better than absolute last place, but still not a stellar performance on my part. And while I had every intention of paying closer attention to professional football this year, my intentions fell apart at the very beginning. I did watch lots of college football as I usually do, but the…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #16: Record Setting Cotton Bowl
We are back after a 9 day holiday blogging break and what a break it was! I will share more this week about my holiday travels and festivities. But for now, Jeff is back as the Saturday Afternoon Quarterback with his recap of yesterday’s Cotton Bowl played at At&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. #10 Penn State Nittany Lions 53 – #17 Memphis Tigers 39 Penn State entered the Cotton Bowl yesterday with an overall record of 2-0-1 in that particular bowl game. When the Nittany Lions made their first Cotton Bowl appearance in 1948, the game was marked with racial bigotry. Penn State featured two African-American athletes on their team…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #15: All Streaks Eventually End
Since Penn State is off for a few weeks preparing for the Cotton Bowl on December 28, 2019, we are covering the Army-Navy game instead. Of course, we were cheering for Army, but unfortunately, we were left disappointed. #23 Navy 31 – Army 7 It was fun while it lasted. But just like Navy’s 15 year winning streak against Army that was snapped in 2016, eventually Army’s winning streak against Navy would also come to an end. I will point out that in 2016 when Army won against Navy, the team wore uniforms modeled after the 82nd Airborne Division. In 2017, when Army captured the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #14: Taking a Break with RV Share
Today’s Sunday Afternoon Quarterback post is going to be a little different from the norm. A lot different actually. In fact, there won’t be any college football highlights at all. This weekend is the college football conference championships, the outcome of which will determine Penn State’s bowl game destination. Since Penn State is not playing this weekend, I wanted to take the opportunity to spotlight an amazing company which has been sponsoring our Sunday Afternoon Quarterback posts all season long. However, I have only added a short sentence here and there linking to RV Share for those readers who may be interested in a luxury style tailgating weekend at their…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #13: We’ll Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends
#10 Penn State Nittany Lions 27 – Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6 Moving into the last week of the regular season, we saw Penn State shooting for its third 10-win season in the last four years, a feat that hasn’t happened since the 1993-1996 seasons. Along with the 10-win season, the senior class was looking for its 41st overall victory as a group, another accomplishment that hasn’t happened since the Penn State teams of the early 1990’s. This achievement was easily within reach with the Big Ten’s worst team visiting Beaver Stadium on Senior Day. Although Rutgers kept it tight until the 4th quarter, this Nittany Lion senior class walked out…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #12: Sometimes the Other Team is Just Better
#8 Penn State Nittany Lions 17 – #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 28 Penn State versus Ohio State. It’s the football game that every Nittany Lion fan looks forward to every year. A game that is tied for most played opponent for White Out games. I’m fairly certain this matchup will lead White Out opponents when next years opponent is decided. A game that for the last four years has determined the winner of the Big Ten East Conference and the right to play for the conference championship. In order to be king in the east, Penn State must first dethrone the sitting one. However, this task has proven difficult for the Nittany Lions. After dropping two heartbreaking losses the last two…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #11: Getting Back on the Horse
#9 Penn State Nittany Lions 34 – Indiana Hoosiers 27 We have all heard the saying before: “You gotta get up and back on the horse.” Meaning you must resume an activity at which you have previously failed. In this case, Penn State needed to get back to their winning ways this week. The last two seasons have seen the Nittany Lions lose their first game of the year to Ohio State both times, followed by a consecutive loss to Michigan State, effectively ending their shot at a Big Ten Championship game appearance. Following the loss last week at Minnesota, a win was needed to get them back on track…
