[NU Sports] Penn State and Bowl hopes

[NEONRye at aol.com]

Have to lend my support to Tom's and Art's spot-on comments.    Assuming we 
beat the Illini, unless we win one of the remaining "Big 3", here's  whom 
we will have beaten to "achieve" bowl eligibility:
 
Towson
E. Michigan
Purdue
Miami Ohio
Indiana
Illinois 
 
Not exactly a "Murderers Row", with a couple of the foes having no wins or  
1 or 2 wins at most.  And, couple that with that painful loss at 'Cuse  
(which, while improved, is still a horrible team), and we will barely be  
deserving, as much as I hate to admit it.  Yet I still see a silver lining  
through this cloud.
 
If we can upset Joe Pa, Bumblebees or Bucky, then we're talking.  And  I 
remain hopeful that there is one "statement" game left in Fitz's "tank" for  
this team.  One game, as others have stated, where the team plays Four  
inspired, gutsy, competent, mistake-free Quarters of football, and shocks the  
world.  As I noted Sat. night in a post, in order for this dream scenario  to 
be realistic, we need to "get healthy" in a hurry.  Our decimated  Secondary 
and Offensive Backfield must each regain some players who have been  
sidelined.  And finally, Corey Wooton has to find the formula that made him  a 
projected First Rounder.  He seemed to have more spark last week, and I  think 
maybe this Saturday will be his breakout game, as his foot heals and his  
knee gets stronger.  The goal-line stand by the "D" vs. Indy is something  
that has to give that unit a lot of confidence that they are getting back to 
the  standards set by last year's squad, even with all of the injuries to  
overcome.  
 
Paul Levinson