Billy Paultz Reconsidered

People round these parts will break this one down based entirely on Penn State issues. I think the real issues are MSUs.
The Spartans aren’t that young, but they’re new to this. And they’re on the road. And their motivation isn’t as clear as Penn State’s, since even a win probably won’t get them Roses.
Both teams […]

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As the lack of consistent activity on Billy Paultz Revisited may suggest, maintaining a blog can be a pain in the ass. Especially if you have a life, and double-especially if you work, and triple-especially if the work is primarily writing of a non-blog variety.
Anyway, the web lost a wondrous presence to such realities last week when Fire Joe Morgan ceased […]

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Compared to last week (see below) this one is easy and dull. Indiana’s a bad team, and there’s no reason to believe they can pull together the mental/emotional stuff needed to go on the road and pull off the upset. Of the nine steps (or whatever the number is) of grief recovery, the Nittany Lions should […]

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Coming at you live from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were it’s snowing. And blowing. And colder than cold. There’s a downtown bar/restaurant/shop area in Iowa City (where the U. is) that would be really nice in normal conditions, but I nearly lost the will to live walking around there last night.
What this means for the football game: […]

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Perhaps the most important and influential space on the Internet is the “front page’’ of the Drudge Report. About two weeks ago, the lead item on that page was the following (typically blazing) headline: “2001 OBAMA: TRAGEDY THAT ‘REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH’ NOT PURSUED BY SUPREME COURT.”
The reference is to an interview Obama did with […]

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