Nebraska v. PSU. Who to root for?
This does not have anything to do with the scandal so don't worry. As far as our B1G title hopes go, will it help us if Nebraska wins this game? I know it's a long shot for us to get to the title game, but I tend to have that "anything is possible" mentality.
November 11th, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
I'll be rooting for neither team. Neither one deserves any respect.
November 11th, 2011 at 9:34 PM ^
To hell with PSU.
November 11th, 2011 at 11:12 PM ^
we've played I haven't given any thought to the actual game prior to kickoff. If you visit our boards, you'd see I'm not alone.
The only good thing that's come out of this whole tragedy is that many, many people who would never think about terrible things like child abuse--your average college football fans---have had their awareness raised, even if it took something as ultimately trivial and meaningless as a game to bring their attention to an important issue.
The top Husker fan site, HuskerMax, (highly recommended) started a movement for Cornhusker fans to join their Nittany Lions rivals in support of RAINN.
There's been many thoughtful and insightful posts on mgoblog concerning the PSU situation, why not "go blue" now---and throw your considerable numbers and resources into supporting RAINN with your conference rivals. Wow, what if the whole B1G got behind this?
November 12th, 2011 at 8:46 AM ^
Gotta root for Penn State in this one. I can't let the unspeakable acts of one person and the mind numbing dumbness of a hand full of individuals retract from the bigger picture.
<br>My thoughts and prayers go out to victims and their families. I can give nothing but respect to Penn State's BOT for acting swiftly and severly during this difficult time.
November 12th, 2011 at 9:29 AM ^
considering how far behind I am I just want Neb to cover the spread.
November 12th, 2011 at 11:18 AM ^
Nebraska. I don't want PSU to be in the conference championship. Especially if MSU makes it into that game. OSU and Wisky are much better IMHE.
November 12th, 2011 at 12:19 PM ^
Is it necessary, or even desirable, to tar everybody attending an institution whose leaders failed with the same broad brush?
People love to have scapegoats, love to rush to justice, and want to shoehorn complex issues into neat little boxes that are easily defined and categorized. I get that.
But life is a little more complex. We do not benefit from a rush to justice. We do benefit from a careful evaluation of the facts as they are revealed over time.
The players on the PSU football team didn't butt-rape little boys in the shower. Therefore, they shouldn't be punished or castigated. I have little doubt that the facts were kept from them.
What will happen - and should happen - remains to be seen. We sometimes seem to forget that there is a presumption of innocence in this country for a number of truly good reasons, not the least of which is that the facts can be fairly and dispassionately examined.
All of this after-the-fact finger-pointing does no one any real good.
I'm going to root for Nebraska because I like Nebraska, not because I dislike Penn State, and because I don't want Michigan to have to play a pissed-off Nebraska team.