• Failure and Excellence

    Failure and Excellence

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Well, we failed that test. Here I sit in my local coffee shop trying to offer something positive and hopeful, but I have to be honest, this loss is tough to swallow.  This was our chance, and we blew it....

  • Call it a Dae

    Call it a Dae

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Coming off a bye-week with a big test looming on the horizon– maybe we didn’t really worry, but I think we worried a little that the Nittany Lions might not completely show up. We’ve seen plenty of lackluster games in...

  • On the Wrong Foot

    On the Wrong Foot

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I think we got jinxed. The whole world started pointing out that Penn State hadn’t yet turned the ball over and there it went, fumbled on the first play of the game. No one was sorrier than Nick Singleton to...

  • White Out Shut Out

    White Out Shut Out

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    The game opened in the way we all feared and threatened to be a battle for the duration. Maybe you expected it and I was the only one surprised, but I truly was pleasantly surprised to watch Penn State completely...

  • Beautiful to Me

    Beautiful to Me

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    …Is how Coach Franklin described Penn State’s 30-13 win over Illinois Saturday. Beautiful is maybe not how most of us would describe such an imperfect win. Unfortunately, we expect this type of game– Nittany Lions open Big Ten play on...

  • Doing the Expected

    Doing the Expected

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    How about that little controversy last week when Penn State didn’t do the expected? With a first down and less than 90 seconds to go, Penn State was expected to take a knee and run out the remaining clock. They...

  • Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back

    Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    (Welcome back, Kotter theme anyone? No?)  Welcome back to an enthralling new season of Penn State Football. Ranked 7th coming into Saturday with a new quarterback (finally) stepping up to the starting position, this season promises excitement and (fingers crossed)...

  • Spoke in a Winning Wheel

    Spoke in a Winning Wheel

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Was that the game we’ve been waiting for or what? On the hundredth anniversary of Penn State playing in the first Rose Bowl, our Nittany Lions won the last; a fairy tale ending on a historic night at the final...

  • So Long Seniors

    So Long Seniors

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    The guy next to me in the coffee shop asked me if I was working on a Sunday. I explained and he told me I had a cool job. And he’s right. And it’s thanks to all of you reading...