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Yay, NASA!!!

NASA, Penn State give New Year’s gift of space images A large new collection of space photos taken at wavelengths that are invisible to the human eye and blocked by Earth’s atmosphere has been released as a New Year’s gift to the people of Earth by NASA and Penn State. The images were [...]

Happy Valley Hubba-Hubbas

Sorry, meant to post this Saturday night, after Penn State’s season-ending OT victory over the Badgers: Michaels Mauti and Zordich, the seniors who held the Penn State team together en route to an 8-4 record when the football world (including many in the Nittany Lion fan-camp) figured the team would be lucky to notch three [...]

RIP — Carroll H. “Beano” Cook

It’s not often I have pleasant things to say about ESPN employees or Pitt grads (Tony Dorsett excepted), but have nothing but the kindest of words re. “Beano” Cook. RIP, encyclopedia and staunch supporter of Northeast college football, even setting aside the typical inter-state rivalry when it came to Penn State. Thanks for the [...]

“Please, call me Joe.”

Now this, this is comedy. John Ziegler, thanks yet one more time!!!

Believing lies, damned lies, or statistics

While Penn State students, alumni and faculty have our collective eyes on the future, a future filled with more of the philanthropic work for which our school has donated millions upon millions of dollars to pediatric cancer research, the Special Olympics, RAINN and other worthy causes over the many, many years, some of us [...]

Too Soon?

Jeffrey Ross showed up at last night’s Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr in the above get up. He proceeded with this material as reported by Entertainment Weekly:

The Hollywood venue was abuzz with Ross’ red carpet appearance. In a reference to one of the country’s biggest scandals of 2011,Ross had come dressed as [...]

Freeh and not-so-clear

Sometimes, if you wait long enough and continue to pour over a Freeh Report so full of speculation and, amazingly for a 250+ page report, simultaneously devoid of interviews with key figures, you get someone like John Ziegler to come in and say danged near exactly what you’ve been thinking and telling people for [...]

Phil Knight = the man!

Relax, ladies, you don't have to squint too hard for the Nike logo.

The facts were always there, folks, and a huge show of appreciation to Phil Knight for distinctly remembering of them. While an adidas man, I am now doing my damnedest to find at least one pair of Nikes which will accommodate [...]

Coach Paterno, in memorium

For those who realistically can’t be there live (which from our non-lurking audience would just be Fr. Ron), tomorrow’s memorial service for Coach Joe Paterno still available for viewing.

Big Ten Network will be streaming the service live on both television and its website. Penn State’s official athletics site will also be live streaming [...]

Coach Joseph Vincent Paterno, RIP

Floyd very graciously asked me to write some words on Coach Paterno’s passing yesterday, when the erroneous reports of his death appeared. I appreciate that, Floyd, and thank you. Strangely, though, now that what we knew inevitable as Coach’s health quickly deteriorated since the Jerry Sandusky allegations came to light last fall finally occurred [...]

Down, never out

No denying Coach Paterno’s legacy took a deserved recent tarnish due to his inaction re. Jerry “How Ya Liking Jail Now?” Sandusky’s sickening behavior, but a recent ranking of Penn State football’s academic excellence a nice heads-up for those who don’t know what we who proudly wear the blue and white have known for [...]

The WTF Clip of the Decade

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Yes it’s a young decade, but I’m ready to award that title to this interview of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach, by NBC’s [...]

Thank you, Illinois, the land of Lincoln!!!

I know we’ve got some history ’round here, so thought y’all might be interested in Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War, a new book by Mark Neely, Jr., and straight outta State College.

“Lincoln’s 19th-century nationalism was not necessarily dangerous to the Constitution and the liberties [...]

College Football Saturday — Penn State Edition

My alma mater’s still a long way from ridding itself of the Jerry Sandusky, et al stench, but between the candlelight vigil last night and the continued outpouring of donations from the campus and many alumni groups to child abuse foundations like RAINN, Penn State seems on the proper road to healing from this [...]

“The End of Paterno”

Over the last few days, a good portion of Threedonia Nation has shared their feelings about the tragic, disgusting and disheartening news coming out of Penn State and State College, PA, the place I called home for 4.5 years of my life. It’s obviously still a part of me and always will be, due [...]

Coach Paterno, a less-than-fond farewell

Pat Forde, long one of my favorite sports columnists, gives as fair and balanced an assessment of the past and present state of PSU and Coach Paterno affairs as I’ve read in the last five days. No sugar-coat of the current tragedy, as well as the last decade or so, puts things in as [...]

His Lyin’ Lion Eyes?

As with anything, Penn State football-related or otherwhere, I’ll wait till more information regarding ex-PSU coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual proclivities sees the light before passing final judgment. However, doesn’t look very good with what’s currently on the books, and if Athletic Director Tim Curley’s found guilty of withholding information about these beyond-reprehensible acts, he needs [...]

Penn State Baseball & Wounded Warriors

Nothing clever for the post’s title. Just incredibly proud of my alma mater’s baseball team hosting a benefit for the Wounded Warriors tomorrow against Ohio State. We are … Penn State!!!

The Penn State baseball team will host its second annual Wounded Warrior Benefit Game on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. when the Nittany Lions [...]

Radio Free Threedonia — 2-13-11 w/Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman — UPDATED

Very proud of the latest installment of RF3D, Dr. Carr-Chellman gracing us with the full two-hour show, fielding calls and comments from friends and even family (my teacher mother-in-law) on her not-so-controversial ideas for bettering education for boys. For the Texans, you’ll be happy to know Timothy Mank, our other caller and an educator at [...]

Boys will be boys

While I only taught catechism classes to junior high age kids one night a week for a few years, it was obvious utilizing the same teaching methods I experienced just weren’t reaching today’s generation, notably the boys in the class. Admittedly, though, teaching might not have been for me (Matt Helm and the other educators, [...]