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How 'bout those Penn State Nittany Lions Penis State Nits?
You can still make the Rose Bowl BigTen-Pac10 Boobie Prize Bowl, so...go Nits.
My thoughts are scattered throughout and in italics.
-John
PHOTOS SHOW PENN ST. STUDENTS IN VA. TECH SHOOTING COSTUMES
WRC-TV
Some members of the Virginia Tech community were outraged on Thursday night after some pictures of a controversial Halloween costume were posted on the Internet. The pictures displayed on the social networking site Facebook showed two Penn State students dressed as the Virginia Tech shooting victims.
In the photos, the students are wearing Virginia Tech T-shirts, have bullet holes in their clothes and are wearing elaborate makeup.
The students said the costumes were worn to a small Halloween party and were meant to be private.
I'd want to say that too if it got national attention and people were outraged.
In an interview with Roanoke's WSLS-TV, one of the students in the pictures called the costumes "crazy controversial" and said they were trying "to push the envelope just for shock value."
That sounds accurate. Which leads us to the question: is there a point where it's too much?
"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26,000 that happen in America every day," he said.
"That's the problem with college students," he continued. "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."
I think the one lacking understanding is the one who has opened his mouth. If the student *really* believes this: that it's only a costume, don't get worked up, then why was the earlier excuse that it was meant for a private party? You *know* when you wear something like this that it's controversial. Don't dress it up to look like something neutral.
After seeing the pictures, a Virginia Tech student created a Facebook group for people against the costumes. Some of the upset members have left threatening statements to the Penn State students.
This is just as unfortunate as the costumes in the first place.
"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," the student in the photos told WSLS-TV.
Trendy? If by trend you mean it's a regular occurrence for people to be heartbroken, angry, mournful etc. then yes, it is a trend. Although trend usually means it's relatively new. Mourning has been going on for a long time now.
Penn State officials said they are appalled by the students' actions.
As they should be.
"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," officials told the Roanoke station. "These two people do not represent 90,000 Penn State students. They represent themselves."
My wife and I and a friend of ours drove out to Ann Arbor this weekend and met my parents to go to the Michigan vs Penn State game at Michigan Stadium. My friend's also a big Michigan fan, and it was his first time at the Big House, so he was pretty excited. Here are some pics from the game. Enjoy!
The Michigan Marching Band on the field before the game.
The Marching Band Drum Major.
A big block-M flag being waved in front of the student section.
Wide Receiver Mario Manningham running down field against a Penn State defender.
The Michigan offense in action.
Running-back Mike Hart lines up behind freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett.
Mallett hands off to Hart. Hart finished the day with 149 rushing yards, putting him at #1 all-time in Michigan history for games with 100+ rushing yards.
Mallett throws for a first down.
The view from my seat in the third row (technically the fifth). There were 111,310 people in attendance on Saturday.
The Michigan offense in the huddle. Mallet and Hart are in there, as well as Michigan's top three receivers - Mario Manningham (86), Adrian Arrington (16) and Greg Mathews (13) - and one of, if not the, best offensive tackles in the country, Jake Long (77).
The cheerleaders...
Another shot of Manningham.
Nice, but oww...
The final score. Go Blue!!!
The Michigan block-M at midfield.
So, after a horrible start to the season, the Wolverines are now 2-2 and 1-0 in the Big Ten. Let's hope they can keep it up and grab the Big Ten Championship at the end of the season!
Okay, I know you have been waiting for my predictions on Saturday's big college football games. Here you go...
#19 Penn St. at #4 Notre Dame:
I've got the Irish winning this one by a score of 27-17.
#1 Ohio St. at #2 Texas:
This should be a great game. I say that OSU wins this one 28-27.
What do you think?
Penn State 25
Wow, what a finish to this game. After Penn State drove down the field and took the lead with 47 seconds left, Michigan's Manningham catches a Henne pass in the end zone in the last second, as the Wolverines knock off unbeaten Penn State.
GO BLUE!