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Game Three: Michigan State vs. Penn State.

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This past weekend I headed out to Notre Dame to hang out with a couple friends Friday night and then traveled north on Saturday to catch ESPN’s College Game Day at East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State was attempting to stop Penn State from their first Big Ten Championship since 1994. We managed to hang around East Lansing to watch the Ohio State – Michigan game which was taking place about 2 hours away in Ann Arbor. OSU managed a fourth quarter comeback to give Jim Tressel a 4-1 lead in the series. One of the more amusing moments during the trip (besides the girl who decided to vomit in the middle of the Spartan Stadium concourse) was when the OSU – Michigan score was showed on the big screen (third row, fourth picture), nearly the entire crowded cheered, fans from both schools. Just a note of how hated Michigan actually is…

The MSU – PSU game was a really good game that was in doubt until the end of the fourth quarter. The game started off with several red zone attempts by Michigan State only to be snuffed out by turnovers. The Lion’s offense pretty much sputtered all game until late in the fourth. The first half of the game was mostly a battle of field position and the kicking game, including a blocked punt by both teams.

Thanks to Dominic & Kelly for letting us crash at their place in South Bend.
Also thanks again to Julie for the tickets to what turned out to be a great game.

Next up: Possibly Army – Navy Game?

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Football Glory?

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Today everything was left on the field… everything except a victory. What turned out to be a quasi – Heights reunion ended on the grid iron. Legends were made, fumbles were had, and touchdowns were lacking but overall it was a good time. The final score from the two games was not worth reporting but a rematch is already in the making.

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The Statue of Liberty Play Might Have Worked?

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This is nearly a week late but nonetheless funny…

Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz was frustrated last week after his team’s home win streak was broken in overtime by Michigan. During a post-game interview Ferentz might have had the line of the week:

“We didn’t necessarily want a shot at the end zone, but we were playing for a touchdown,” Ferentz said. “We didn’t want to take any foolish chances. Certainly can’t take a sack there.”

When Ferentz was asked about the play calling, he responded with sarcasm.

“Give me a break on that one,” he said. “The Statue of Liberty might have worked, too.

“We did what we thought was best at that time.”

The Statue of Liberty Play that Ferentz was referring to is an age-old trick play from the annuals of football lore. The play consists of the quarterback handing off to a running back who then pretends to pass, but instead another back comes behind and snatches the ball in the middle of the passing motion (which is where the name comes from – the passing back is in the same position as the Statue of Liberty)

More often than not the term, Statue of Liberty Play, is used to explain any type of bullshit, desperate trick play. From now on when some one questions my judgment in any way, I will be using the line “The Statue of Liberty might have worked, too.”