The day that the unprecedented sanctions were placed on Penn State I heard a lot of sports anchors say it was worse than a death penalty. Even more said Penn State football wouldn't be relevant for at least ten years if ever. I'm hear to tell those people they are dead wrong. I'm not saying the sanctions aren't a big road block to the special things this team and staff can do, but that's all they are. They in no way make us a non competitive cupcake that teams can cruise over for an easy win. We will still field teams that will battle for division crowns. We will still score points, play great defense, put players in the NFL, and we will still win. Bill O'Brien has big plans and he's not letting anything slow him down. The offense that he is installing will draw recruits that want a chance to play in an NFL offense no some college spread that doesn't translate to the next level (sorry Ohio State and Michigan) and the programs tradition will keep us in the publics eye. This season team is a perfect example. This is a team that had many of their top players poached and their depth depleted months before the season and there hasn't been a single game where they didn't compete. And they just keep getting better (see Navy or Temple). Give O'Brien a couple of years to get his system installed and the players to fit it and watch out. If I was the rest of the big ten I'd be worried because penn state will continue to play Nittany lion football and they'll be playing with house money. Garunteed they'll play the role of spoiler more than a couple times during this 4 year stretch.
-OneTeam
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