FULMER CUP SCOREBOARD: PENN STATE UBER ALLES

Sweet mother of God! OU went about a month and a half with an arrest every weekend (not even counting the coaching staff). Toledo has a freakin’ points-shaving scandal. And both are just barely hanging on in the top ten.

The BCS-league felons have really stepped up their games this off-season. It’s a new era, and “three yards and a cloud of misdemeanors” just doesn’t cut it any more.

I was just about to ask if we got a bonus point for so many points for a single incident, but I forgot about Spencer Ridenhour knocking over a girl on campus with his car.

Nice to back on top of the college football world. View’s good from here. If I didn’t know any better, I swear I can make out a developing cocaine ring in Tempe.

After the incident was investigated, with interviews completed and evidence collected, the three were allowed to continue.

They apparently were headed to Ohio.

http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070430/NEWS01/104290030

Hey, tOSUBuckeyes…they were coming to party with you….GO BIG THELEVEN!

Holy crap! Did I just see an Monroe Evening News article in the comments? Ray Kisonas?

God, it’s ’97 to ’03 all over again…

Gators are leading the Mason/Dixon Southern division. They’ll kick PSU’s ass in the final.

43? 43? that twice as many points as they will score in any game this season!

I’m still waiting for my promised moniker for maintaining the scoreboard. With the expense that comes with maintaining all these light bulbs for PSU, I’m requesting my due.

[Payment will come in the form of pats on the back and the mention of your name with the phrase "hung like Reggie F’n Nelson" for the rest of your life on this blog.]

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/?p=3231

HEY! We play Temple again!

I’ll be upset if the FCS ends up picking Florida over Michigan.

@dave

If we can’t win our conference, then we shouldn’t go to the mythical Fulmer Championship game.

Jim Delaney should be so proud. Maybe if the Integer had more SEC type speed the players wouldn’t get caught as easily.

Speaking of Delaney, has anyone thought to send him an email with the score updates? I’m sure he’d be happy to see the conference’s accomplishments in numerical form.

Penn State says, “We’re coming to make a sandwich with your cheese. Just try to stop us.”

Hey Capstone Alum,
I was wondering where tosubuckeyes was at as well. Wasn’t that long ago where he was talking smack about the SEC representin’ in the FC. Just goes to show how off-season training is critical, especially during the FC race.

I thought I saw last week that the Penn State players copped a plea to lesser charges than what the F.C. Standings are based on. No?

I expect the charges to be diminished when all is said and done, however, don’t ruin our moment in the sun.

#13

No pleas yet.

Nice to see Penn State beating a power school in something again.

The Lions look good right now, but i expect that Indiana will score some meaningless points at the end and knock Penn State down to #2.

Hey that’s a good question… what’s the policy on plea bargaining? Are points assigned on original charges, or on the outcome of the prosecution?

And if it’s the outcome of the prosecution, have points ever been retroactively removed if a player has been tried and found not-guilty?

Looks like Reggie gonna take another try at keeping the ball out of Calvin’s hands:

http://www.ajc.com/uga/content/sports/gatech/stories/2007/04/29/0430techdraft.html

h/t smq

Parker that’d be the only time indiana beat penn state.

I think we’re going to see a lot of the charges dropped against the PSU guys. Preliminary hearing is Friday and the defense lawyers are going to move to have most of the charges dismissed. The DA is going to have a tough time providing probable cause and identifying which players were throwing punches.

It’s still pretty funny to see Penn State on top of the scoreboard. Even if it is just temporary.

One thing I am noticing, from my brief time looking at this website and this wonderful contest, is that like basketball, one guy can make a lot of difference in the score, and really impact the team standings (like that kid from Idaho, for example).

But I think there needs to be another point added for incidents like the Penn State case, where you get four or more players involved at one sitting. Sort of a “teammate” bonus, as it were.

My recollection is that last year’s scoring was based on charges and not adjusted for later drops or pleas. To do otherwise would unfairly deny glory to schools located in towns with overly friendly police chiefs and DAs with sideline passes.

I think it’s definitely worth considering the following fact: the season does not start for about four months, and these guys are already in trouble. Wait until we get all the On The Road fightin’ in da’ club charges.

You can’t enter the top ten without two felonies! Big Ten represent!

Re: #10
Speaking of Delaney, has anyone thought to send him an email with the score updates? I’m sure he’d be happy to see the conference’s accomplishments in numerical form.

Please, don’t send Delaney any numbers. The man is already having a helluva time trying to make sense of how the Big 10 can have 11 teams.

Way to go Big 10!!!!

I still can’t believe that my alma mater has not only made their first appearance on the board (correct me if I’m wrong), but actually has a commanding lead in the Fulmer Cup standings.

Unbelievably embarrassing, and a bad omen for the 2007 season.

Actually, Mike, it’s a good omen. There is nothing like an offseason spent running from the law to increase speed.

I’m pretty sure Orson’s been reducing points based on dropped charges, plea bargains, etc.

Also, Mario Manningham busted for drugs? Can’t stop the Big Televen, yo.

Wow.

Big Ten is dominating.

So . . . does that mean the Big Ten is more felonious and its leadership allow the long arm of the law to lay it down, or does it mean the ACC/SEC is the Big EASY and nobody gets arrested for their felony behavior?

Hmmm . . . . .

Waitaminute, Where’s OU?

1. 34,

That difference you’re seeing is the SEC speed outrunning the cops. If the Big 10 were faster, they wouldn’t have as many charges.

The Big Te(leve)n. brilliant.

Adam Taliaferro’s number, our score. Maybe by the close of the cup we can reduce it to Scirrotto’s.

#35

Big John, where’ s the nominate post for post of the day button?

You made a brilliant point. I feel so slow, how could I have missed that?

(Then again, I’m in Pac10 football country, so what the hell do I know about footbaw.)

This system is flawed – how do the two schools who had the biggest on-the-field brawl in the history of college football not have a single combined point – did both teams ship their guys over seas for the off season??? WTF? How does Florida only have more points than the rest of the entire state combined?

PSU 43 Points for a college dorm brawl with no guns, dope, or naked women involved, and I though Joe Pa got screwed back in 86(?) when they went undefeated only to not get the NC.

How does Florida have more points than the rest of the entire state combined? Is what I meant to say…

The Big 10 is making a stong push to become the nation’s first 100 point conference.

Wow.

Fear not PSU Fans – regardless of whether there are convictions or not, good ole JoePa will step in and reprise the role of “Governor Pappy O’Daniel” in “O’Brother” and grant your boys a pardon.

“Seems like our DA is harboring a hateful grudge against the Soggy Bot…, I mean my entire starting defense. Well, not me, I’m a forgive and forget Christian. Especially if the girl was a looker – what would you do if that girl showed up at your door….what? There was no girl? What were we talking about again? So sleepy…….”

I’m sure those boys are ready to give up their misdemeanorin’.

Re #38: While the brawl certainly was Fulmer-esque, the Cup season doesn’t start until after all the bowl games are over and, thus, alas, FIU’s terrific work back in October did them about as much good in this competition as aTm’s “win” in the spring game.

According to Brian of MgoBlog, Michigan’s not going to let Penn State win the Fulmer Cup without a fight. Depending on how many players were involved, they could be putting pressure on Idaho for 3rd place. That would give the Big 10 spots 1-3. Who says the Big 10 isn’t a competitive conference?

http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/hurray-best-more-offseason-forever.html

#19,

That was just cruel! Plain, old-fashioned cruel!

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JoePa was screwed in 94 by the mythical National Championship. He won it in 86.

38 & 45 – Joe was screwed in 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1994.

Only 4 times in almost 40 years. Even for an old guy, that’s not too good.

Now I understand those Big Televen commercials.

Before, During, and After the game. Joe, Lloyd et al must have been referring to the Fulmer Cup.

Where’s Delaney on this one?

This is pure unadulterated garbage. I can’t believe somebody actually spends time on this.

You guys got humiliated on the Penn State call just as I knew you would. AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING, charges against King dropped. Charges against Hayes, Sargeant, and Sales dismissed with prejudice by the Judge. Two charges against Baker dismissed for complete lack of evidence. Scirrotto is the only player facing charges, and he’s a choir boy—this is going nowhere.

Pwned!

Well, my beloved Nittany Lions haven’t won a national championship since 94 so we may as well win the Fulmer Cup.

Appropriately it would be this since Tennessee was the only worthy team we beat in the 06 season. Actually the first of PSU’s three bowl wins over UT was the most satisfying for me (92 Fiesta) since we got to spank former sPitt coach Johnny Majors again.