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asked to reflect on the last five
And how it ended like this, a
self-inflicting defeat by penalties,
missed blocks and errant throws.
Correcting that still may not have
been enough to knock off
Michigan State, who controlled
scrimmage and played as if a Big
Ten title was on the line.
Penn State, again, played as if a
Florida bowl was at stake, an
injection of energy absent, the
opponent too strong-minded to
fold when the Lions flashed signs
of life, unlike Temple,
Northwestern and Indiana.
A senior class exits having
missed meeting expectations by
one win, at least according to
most media and the most influen
tial man in their Penn State foot-
Last word
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Stupar also, forced Spartans run
ning back Edwin Baker to fumble
in the fourth quarter.
Day to forget
Offense: QB Matt McGloin
McGloin only completed 53
percent of his passes and threw
an interception that almost halt
ed the Lions' comeback attempt.
McGloin was inaccurate on
throws and threw several
dropped passes into the hands of
opposing defenders.
Defense: CB Chaz Powell
Michigan State wide receivers
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thought we would probably be better
than we were on that stage."
Royster said he thought so, too.
Although he won't be a part of
future teams, he said those experi
ences against the nation's best
teams will help the team in the com
ing years.
Those other teams we played
were good, and we just didn't bring it
those days," Royster said. "It's tough
to even think about now. But, like I
said. this team's got a lot of promise
in the future. I'm looking forward to
coming back and watching."
Coming into the season, many had
the Lions projected at 8-4, and
almost no one had them finishing
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ball lives
Settling for ho-hum.
So, another Jan. 1 Florida bowl
trip is imminent.
BCS Beek Jerry Palm pegged
Penn State landing in the
Outback Bowl at 75 percent after
lowa's upset loss to Minnesota on
Saturday. It's there or the Gator
Bowl, the site of Paterno's first
bowl game. a 17-17 tie with
Florida State on Dec. 30, 1967
"We're gonna try like hell to get
that eighth win," offensive tackle
Chima Okoli said. - Seven's good
and everything, but we really
want that eighth win. And if we
were at 10 wins, we'd want the
11th win."
Does it matter?
Fifteen practices are available
to undress the outgoing seniors
and give their powder blue and
navy blue jerseys designated
for starters to future contribu
tors.
beat Powell on several passes.
and the redshirt junior recorded
only one tackle, but the Penn
State defense played poorly as a
whole and allowed 331 yards of
total offense.
Did you notice?
Empty seats lined the upper
portions of the student section ..
Mauti played in the fourth quar
ter and tallied two tackles ...
"Silas' Santas - made its appear
ance in Santa hats in honor of
freshman tailback Silas Redd.
Extra point
Penn State had eight penalties
Saturday for 67 yards. The Lions .
eight penalties were the most in
better than 9-3 with three very ditti
cult road games. Ultimately, the 1-ti
Ten exceeded expectations as three
teams finished in the B('S top to
The Lions also suffered sonic sighil
icant losses on defense and a mid
season quarterback chance.
Despite some adversity and the
tough schedule, at Saturdays post
game press conference.. Joe Paterno
said he felt the team performed
par this season. He then paused to
add the phrase. "Most of the time.-
"At the end of the year we became
a good team. - Paterno skid - 1
thought the young kids had ()1n(
chances to be in the tough gan, : :-
There were some games that the
were behind and they were able to
come hack."
A reserved Royster reiterated just
how close the Lions were to breakinLi
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Tisix e coordinator Tom
Bra iey who knows Paterno's
bowl blueprint better than most,
preppin for another
December of going hack to funda
mentals. technique and tackling.
Then. its one final moment Co
, tamp the season a success
before hibernating in Lasch for a
10n,2 inner muscling up and
game planning for Alabama.
I in a mirror guy I'm not a
window guy. - Bradley said,
acknowledging the coaching staff
has to take a look at itself when
c\ - ilitating the program's
rogress.
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;2,lento this season
IVe had a lot of penalties today
that were
' tin _:.aracteristie, that
were big. - safety Drew Astorino
said.
- We missed some calls, and we
missed some assignments. We
usl have to sharpen up a little
Quotable
Joe Paterno on his departing
seniors: - I'm going to miss some,
some I'm not obviously. There
are a couple guys thinking about
maybe ft:jug to get into the NFL.
I'm not sure whether they
should. or they shouldn't...
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through Ultimately, however, they
have a seven in the win column and a
live in the loss column with just a
bowl
,game left to play. That's what
lie said would and should define
!hem. But he said he feels with the
Lions . youth. they'll be able to prove
ia.ins('l\ es in whatever bowl game
they are selected for. Then, he
expects. to see that carry over into
his time as a Penn State alum.
It's tough," Royster said. "You
ift put it on anything other than
those other teams we played were
LI( ()(1 ttlti we just didn't bring it those
11'. tough to even think about
it,,\k Rut like I said this team's got a
tot ttl promise in the future, and I'm
iooking forward to coming back and
watching."
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Caps top 'Canes
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Semyon
Varlamov made 26 saves and
stopped all three Carolina
attempts in the
shootout to lead
the Washington
Capitals to a 3-2
win over the
Hurricanes on
Sunday.
Alex Ovechkin
converted his
shootout
attempt to give
the edge to the
Capitals.
Carolina's
Eric Staal forced
overtime with 3 seconds left in
regulation, scoring his 11th goal
of the season. Staal grabbed a
loose puck in traffic in front of
the net after a faceoff. Staal also
had an assist on Erik Cole's ear
lier goal.
Alexander Semin and Marcus
Johansson scored first-period
goals for Washington.
Semin's goal was assisted by
Ovechkin on a two-on-one break
late in the first period. Semin has
scored 18 goals this season and
four in two games after his hat
trick against Tampa on Friday.
Varlamov won his third
straight start after missing more
than a month because of a groin
injury
The Capitals have won three
straight overall and all three
matchups against Carolina this
season. The previous two meet-
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but the fact that we fought I'm
always going to remember that. -
Ogbu said. "I'm going to say.
'Yeah we lost that game. but we
gave one hell of a fourth quarter.'
While several seniors
chalked the loss up to simply
running out of time, the Lions
once again couldn't turn in a 60-
minute performance.
The team concluded the reg
ular season with many of the
same mistakes that both veter
an and first-year players have
made all season. Missed tack
les, blown assignments, penal
ties and a slow start all played
into the seniors' belief the team
once again only showed flashes
of its potential.
The same Penn State team
that made the game competi
tive at the end couldn't settle
down during the first three
quarters, and not being able to
pull out the win for the seniors
is just added disappointment.
sophomore Jordan Hill said.
"There's always going to he a
sour feeling when you lose
when it's your last time on the
field," Hill said. "You always
want to have that memory of
just going out on top."
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ings were in Carolina, including
a 3-2 Washington victory on
Wednesday.
The Capitals' first goal came
seven minutes into the game,
when Eric Fehr won the puck in
the right corner behind the goal
and passed to Marcus
Johansson, who was all alone on
the right side in front of the net.
Johansson brought the puck
across the crease and slipped it
past Carolina goalie Cam Ward
for the score.
Semin added another goal
when Ovechkin brought the puck
down the left side and made a
move to get around Carolina
defenseman Tim Gleason. From
there, Ovechkin pushed a back
hand pass to the right side for
Semin, who banged it home to
give Washington a 2-0 lead late in
the first period.
Washington finished the first
period with a 17-7 edge in shots,
but Carolina answered in the
first minute of the second period
on Cole's goal.
Staal brought the puck behind
the net, and with Capitals
defenseman John Erskine skat
ing with him. Staal turned and
dumped to Cole, who tapped in
the goal from the right side of the
crease 50 seconds into the sec
ond period.
Notes: It was the I,oooth NHL
game coached by Carolina's
Paul Maurice.
Maurice is the 19th coach to
reach the milestone, and the
youngest at 43 years and 302
days old.
While Ogbu said he did catch
a glimpse of the Spartans'
postgame celebration, just the
sight of the opponent celebrat
ing on his field was more than
enough to anger senior Stefen
Wisniewski.
Wisniewski said the confetti
"was about all I had to see"
before stepping off the field one
last time, but he was thankful
the team at least stayed in the
game until the end.
Redshirt sophomore Pete
Massaro said the seniors
thanked the rest of the team for
at least trying to turn the game
around after falling behind
early, and several players said
the loss should serve as anoth
er lesson to help both the young
and older players prepare for
the bowl game.
While the bowl game will be
the finality of a season Ogbu
said he would've never predict
ed to have gone this way. he
stands by his belief the team is
better than its regular season
record indicates.
"As a senior leader you
always think you have guys that
can go out and fight the world,"
Ogbu said.
"Guys did well, we didn't quit
and I think that's what we can
take from this."
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