Mean Green 93-98

Nobody's making excuses, just stating facts. With the size of our alumni base, we should have no problem raising the necessary funds for a first-rate stadium. But as you can see, we have not raised them yet; and a large part of that is because of the reason just mentioned.

It takes a lot of fans to equal one well-monied alumnus eager to donate to his alma mater. We do not have nearly as much of the latter as does SMU.

This is just plain sick. Students Dress as VT Victims, Cause Outrage It started with a picture on Facebook and has now created a firestorm of outrage. Two Penn State students, dressed as Virginia Tech shooting victims, at a Halloween party have enraged people from the Virginia Tech community, as well as the entire country. 10 On Your Side has seen all of the controversial pictures. They are of two Penn State students and are extremely graphic. Both are wearing Virginia Tech t-shirts and elaborate make-up. Both have bullet holes in their bodies. Our decision not to show you the pictures is a result of our desire to be sensitive to a community that is still grieving. We also want to show respect to the shooting victims, their families, and their friends. Showing these pictures would serve no purpose. We talked with one of the students who wore the costume. He said the outfits were worn to a small party and meant to be private. "It's not that it was funny, it's that we are notorious and infamous in the state college, so we have to do things that push the envelope just for shock value," he said. Penn State officials were quick to respond to the costumes. "We are appalled that these individuals would display this level of insensitivity, indifference, and lack of common decency and sense by dressing up in this manner," the school said. "The fact that one of these individuals is actually from Virginia, makes it even more difficult to understand. Just because something is within the bounds of the Constitution and free speech, does not mean it should be undertaken. We certainly condemn these ugly and senseless actions. Most Penn Staters are as offended by this as anyone from Virginia Tech would be-- and rightfully so. These two people do not represent 90,000 Penn State students. They represent themselves." After seeing the pictures, a Virginia Tech student created a Facebook group called, "People Against This Costume." Some of the upset members have left threatening messages to the Penn State students. "This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," one of the two Penn State students who wore the costume said. "I don't know what they teach people in Virginia Tech, but at Penn State we don't learn to threaten people with murder to teach them that murdering is wrong." He goes on to defend the pictures. "The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume." Reaction from Tech students and Blacksburg residents was disgust. "That somebody would have the nerve to mock [the victims]. They were really good people," said local business owner, Carol Gwin. Gwin knew three of the victims in the shootings and considered them cherished friends. Link to story

I don't know if this is a joke, and I certainly doubt that it is reliable, but the ponyboard is saying that Craig James is going to be their new HC: Link

Red letter? Well, I imagine this stadium will set us back quite a bit, but in the long run it will be good for the university.

That's a strange deadline. Why not shoot for the beginning of the season?

Good call.

Congrats, Giovanni! Also to Casey, Jeremiah, Kelvin, Brandon, and Craig!

I like that one!!

That's true--but I don't think it's a good thing. Too often whatever progress has been made is eradicated, and it's back to square one with a new coach. I am disappointed in this season, but hopefully we can make significant progress in problem areas next year.

Here's the video.

Lol!! You have to wonder what some of them were thinking!

I'm sorry, that post caught me in a foul mood.

Final Navy 38, Army 3. Maybe Navy's defense isn't as bad as everyone thinks, and our offense deserves more credit for what they did. However, Navy had 283 total yards against Army's defense. They had 680 against UNT's defense.

Thanks for the good summation. That's a big win for ULM.

Very cool! Somehow, I don't think "mentor" would have had a comparable effect. Props to whomever all is behind this!

Because of JoePa's insistence upon the privacy of his salary, many have assumed he was rolling in it. Turns out, his annual base salary is $512,664. Link to story

That's a good point. If SMU does go to the option, it means we will not usually be competing against them in recruiting offensive players.

So much for the talk about Favre carrying the team on his shoulders. So who starts when Favre is able to play again? Judging by the stats, there's no question who has been the better Packer quarterback tonight.

I saw that Aaron Rodgers had passing stats--did Favre get knocked out of the game, or benched?

Great post. Bump.

Very well said. I whole-heartedly second that.

Osborne names himself interim Huskers coach for recruiting Nov. 29, 2007 CBSSports.com wire reports Link LINCOLN, Neb. -- Tom Osborne is back as Nebraska's football coach -- but just temporarily. Osborne, already the interim athletic director, on Wednesday declared himself interim head coach until he hires a successor to Bill Callahan. The interim coach designation lets Osborne visit prospective recruits away from campus, athletic department communications chief Randy York said Thursday. The 70-year-old Osborne passed the NCAA certification test on his first try Wednesday, York said. Osborne went on the road to recruit Thursday and Friday, and the school sent a letter notifying the Big 12 of Osborne's new title, York said. Once a hire is made, Osborne could continue to recruit until the new coach assembles a full staff of nine assistants, York said. As the Cornhuskers' head coach from 1973 to 1997, Osborne won 255 games and three national championships. Osborne said in a radio interview with the Husker Sports Network on Wednesday that he hoped to have a new coach selected by next week. He already interviewed Buffalo coach Turner Gill and LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini and spoke informally with Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe, according to media reports. Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly told local radio station WCKY on Wednesday that he had not been contacted by Nebraska. Two assistants from Callahan's staff, defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove and cornerbacks coach Phil Elmassian, are no longer recruiting for Nebraska, York said. AP NEWS

My 11 month-old propensity to root for all things Todd Dodge and my lifelong dislike of OU has me pulling for Chase Daniel and Missou. I don't think they're the better team, but I think they can pull it off.

So are you suggesting that we need to put a mean green on the helmets?