The Turkey has recovered from his late night watching a pretty amazing Orange Bowl. This column will not be my typical game report. For one thing, I could not do this game justice in 25,000 words, much less the space I have available here. The game stats are available elsewhere for those who demand a more formal retrospective. However, I suspect that anyone who reads this column has either seen the game or read any number of good recaps of it. Thus, I will devote the column to random observations and thoughts about the 2006 Orange Bowl (which, by the way, Penn State won 26–23 in three overtimes). [Read more…]

Mills Lane’s words kick off this Orange Bowl edition of The Nittany Turkey: Let’s get it on!

The Orange Bowl kicks off in less than an hour, which means an end to all the prize fight posturing. The hype and the smack will give way to combat on the field. All the bullshit from pundits, pseudo-pundits, and buffoons is now over except that which will be slung at you by this Turkey. [Read more…]