UNIVERSITY PARK, September 17. The mighty Penn State Nittany Lions burned the pathetic Central Michigan Chippewas 40-3, in a game that no doubt will give many beleaguered yet hopeful PSU fans a false sense of confidence as we move into the “serious” part of the schedule. Three wins over three cream puff non-conference opponents, all of which rank in the bottom half of Division I-A, only tells us that we’re good at scheduling. This turkey will not join the overenthused legions of hyperoptimistic fans who now predict a 10-1 season on the basis of this early success. I’m still sticking to my somewhat shaky 7-4 prediction, which was a hairbreadth away from being 6-5.
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