Thoughts on College Football: Iowa @ Penn State

good game. I thought Morelli actually played well today, besides I'd say 3 bonehead plays.

but then again I'm one of the very few that still believes in #14.

I will say this though, I was embarrassed to be a fellow student with the thousands who yelled 'we want Clark' this afternoon.

People seem to forget that Darryl 'Messiah' Clark was barely a three star recruit who wasn't even on the team at the start of last year. I guess you just look at a guy who has the potential to somewhat resemble Michael Robinson in that he can run, while completely forgetting the fact that he has shown nothing that says he's in any way a decent passer.

If anything, call for Devlin, but as I said before, I believe Morelli's the QB for this team this year. No matter what.

other randoms:

* Didn't Chris Baker seem abnormally pumped for the game? Seemed like he was pumping up the crowd and fist pumping more than any player I've seen all year.

* On one play, Tony Davis lined up as the Nickel Corner, in press coverage on a receiver, Scirotto played FS and Lydell Sargeant was at SS before dropping into a flat zone. Complicated defense that managed to successfully confuse the Iowa offense who ended up throwing the ball into coverage.

* My boy Knowledge Timmons made a great play on Special Teams by pinning Iowa down on their own 1. The ball was headed into the endzone and he just hustled and batted the ball into AJ Wallace's hands. Doesn't happen much, but once a game Knowledge will get me excited about something on Special Teams!

* I saw a lot less Odrick and Ogbu, and a lot more Taylor and Baker. The middle was clogged all game.

* Again, the opposing team stayed away from the middle of the field. It has become obvious that opposing offenses will not go near Connor and Lee. I believe Illinois was the only team to actually test the middle consistently.

* The Rolls Royster bandwagon got even more crowded today, but people keep overlooking how good Kinlaw is. I've said all along that the secret to getting a running game is simply more Kinlaw and less Scott. Guess we can stop worrying about Scott.

* And speaking of Scott: (!!!!) My take on the situation is that Austin gave a girl a bad case of fumblitis one night, word got around and suddenly the man wasn't getting quite the lady love he was used to.

* And finally, if you hate Austin Scott as a player, he is supposedly the cockiest d-bag in everyday life. Based on people who've been at parties here with him, he wouldn't even be allowed to approach the door if he wasn't on the team. So I'd say Austin probably won't look back on his final year at Penn State with much of a smile.