October 26, 2008

Dienhart: Penn State is not worthy

While undefeated Penn State is staking its claim to a BCS National Championship berth, Rivals.com's Tom Dienhart cautions football fans and voters to steer clear of the Nittany Lions.

It's foolish to think a Big Ten team has any business on college football's biggest stage. But the No. 3 Nittany Lions now are poised to play for the championship in Miami. After being off next week, they travel to Iowa, then play host to Indiana and Michigan State. A 12-0 regular-season record is well within reach.

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But this team - and this conference - doesn't deserve another chance at college football's biggest prize. Besides, Paterno is used to fashioning an unbeaten team, then getting left out of the championship party. That has happened four times: 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1994.

So, please, don't give us Penn State on Jan. 8, 2009, in Dolphin Stadium. Give us life, give us liberty, give us hope for a good game. That means give us Texas, Florida, Alabama, Georgia or USC. Heck, we'll even take Texas Tech and its diabolical offense and kooky coach. They all have been more impressive than – and likely would beat – any Big Ten team.

Even a perfect Penn State.

Then again... this is from the same college football genius who forgot that there are 11 teams in the Big 10, so....

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Dienhart: Penn State is not worthy
While undefeated Penn State is staking its claim to a BCS National Championship berth, Rivals.com's Tom Dienhart cautions football fans and voters to steer clear of the Nittany Lions.
It's foolish to think a Big Ten team has any business on college football's biggest stage. But the No. 3 Nittany Lions now are poised to play for the championship in Miami. After being off next week, they travel to Iowa, then play host to Indiana and Michigan State. A 12-0 regular-season record is well within reach. ... But this team - and this conference - doesn't deserve another chance at college football's biggest prize. Besides, Paterno is used to fashioning an unbeaten team, then getting left out of the championship party. That has happened four times: 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1994. So, please, don't give us Penn State on Jan. 8, 2009, in Dolphin Stadium. Give us life, give us liberty, give us hope for a good game. That means give us Texas, Florida, Alabama, Georgia or USC. Heck, we'll even take Texas Tech and its diabolical offense and kooky coach. They all have been more impressive than – and likely would beat – any Big Ten team. Even a perfect Penn State.
Then again... this is from the same college football genius who forgot that there are 11 teams in the Big 10, so....