At least I feel like I'm one of them, given how long I've been away from the blog. And I won't be around this weekend either because of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. So you'll have to get your Sunday roundup elsewhere, but that obviously isn't too hard.
Mike Jensen is an outsider in Ann Arbor, where his survey of 87 Michigan fans reveals some interesting emotions among Wolverines fans about coach Lloyd Carr.
Daily Pennsylvanian columnist Ilario Huober comes to this weekend's Penn-Villanova game as an outsider, but looks through the history books to find what he thinks should be a good rivalry. It certainly deserves a prominent spot on the local college football scene.
But we have insiders, too. Joe Juliano writes about the first ever game between Widener and Rowan, while Jeff McLane profiles Penn State running back Rodney Kinlaw.
And Mike Kern looks over the whole college football landscape, from Notre Dame's struggles to the weekend preview box for Penn-Villanova and Temple-Bowling Green.
That Notre Dame story also includes the Couch Potato Guide, highlighted by South Carolina-LSU (CBS) and Penn State-Michigan (ABC) at 3:30 p.m. Plus the Big 5 game, of course, which will be on CN8 at 6 p.m.
Have a great weekend.
Comments (3)
Not sure why "Daily Pennsylvanian columnist Ilario Huober" gets the shout out here?
For as long as I have been reading the blog (a few months), I have seen links to other PI and PDN writers, and the ocassional other national guys (Mitch Albom, Pat Forde, Jeff Sagarin, ESPN.com and the Old Gray Lady, etc). This is all great stuff and helps me save time online.
I might be off base, but your citation to young Huober appears to be some sort of cronyism...
May as well link to your high school paper next...
Again, I like this blog when it sticks to the basics. But I dont think the college rags should come into play here.
Fred
Posted by Fred | September 20, 2007 9:54 PM
Posted on September 20, 2007 21:54
I thought it was a good column, and there hasn't been very much written about that game overall so far. I like to mention the authors by name and felt he deserved the same treatment.
As for whether or not to cite college newspapers, I've learned the hard way about just how hard it is to get college sports news into the Inquirer and Daily News with the Eagles and Phillies drawing so much attention.
The local college papers don't cover the pro teams like that, and their audiences want coverage of their schools anyway.
I read all of the local Division I college papers and will link to any of their articles when they're good. Go back into the archives of this blog and you'll see the stories I've linked to.
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald | September 20, 2007 10:17 PM
Posted on September 20, 2007 22:17
If it werent a good column, I suspect you would not have linked to it.
I am not doubting the content.
I just question the need to link to a college paper here.
I also feel that the level of college coverage is fine. The Penn-Villanova game has not been shortchanged at all. It just falls into its place vis-a-vis the other stories in town.
Posted by Fred | September 20, 2007 11:51 PM
Posted on September 20, 2007 23:51