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What Would You Do if You Won the Powerball?
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Like most of you, I have had that dream of what I would do if I actually won the lottery. I’m not talking about the $100 people occasionally win from some scratch-off a colleague bought them for Christmas or a birthday. I’m talking about the whole enchilada, the Powerball jackpot. Hey, it’s my fantasy so…
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Frank: The Real Reasons Behind This Season’s Football and Structural Failures
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I know that an informed citizenry counts on us newshounds to get to the bottom of things, so to the bottom of things I herewith get. Many of you remain dismayed that a football season that began with such promise – experienced quarterback, two-headed running back, No. 2 ranking in the polls – has ended…
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Is a Revival of the Penn State-Pitt Series Possible Under Former Panther Matt Campbell?
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New Penn State football coach Matt Campbell knows all about historically big, annually bitter, fierce inter-conference, nationally significant long-time rivalries between two in-state football rivals that do not like each other. Proof of concept? Let’s look at Campbell’s personal college football history: Campbell was in a Pitt uniform as a freshman for the Sept. 19,…
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Welcome to Penn State, Matt Campbell: It’s a Natty or Bust
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The Holy Grail for former Indiana football player and current Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft is a national championship. Especially in football, not a surprise given Penn State’s roots — national titles in 1982 and ’86 — and Kraft’s history as a linebacker with the Hoosiers. Kraft first laid down the gauntlet when he was…
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Penn State’s New Head Coach Matt Campbell Has Landed in State College
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The runway at State College Regional Airport — all 6,701 feet of it, a length of over 20 football fields — was more than long enough to accommodate the Cessna Citation Latitude jet that carried Matt Campbell, his wife Erica, and their children from Ames, Iowa to Happy Valley on Sunday. When Campbell — Penn State’s next head…
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It’s Time for a Major Overhaul of College Football
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After the Kiffin saga at Ole Miss, college football broke through another barrier. But it was an unforced error because of the current structure and calendar supposedly governing the sport. If this were a video game it might be time to hit the reset button on the old Sega, because most of what governs the…
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Holiday Treat: Meet ‘Zuzu’ From ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at Film Screening in Boalsburg
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If you’re looking for an inspirational way to enjoy the Christmas holiday season, look no further. Why not attend a special screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in the State College area? Always included on lists of the all-time best Christmas movies, the 1946 classic will be shown at 6 p.m. Monday in Boalsburg’s Calvary Harvest…
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Why Firing James Franklin Was the Right Move, Even in Hindsight
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Penn State’s move to fire James Franklin on Oct. 12 sent shockwaves through the college football world and almost instantly drew criticism from pundits and fans nationwide for being shortsighted. In the days since, the Nittany Lions have lost staffers and recruits by the day, while leading candidates turned down the opening, per reports. As…
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A Gift that Keeps on Giving: A Digital Heirloom
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Years ago, my mother had all of our family movies dubbed down to VHS video tapes. I remember seeing the movies of my childhood and special events that took place in the history of our family. My parents wedding, my aunt’s wedding, baptisms, first communions, our family trip to Disneyland and our trip to Fort…
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Op-Ed: Why Hiring Terry Smith Is the Smart Strategy for Penn State
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“The granddaddy of all [strategic] mistakes is competing to be the best, going down the same path as everybody else and thinking that somehow you can achieve better results.” – Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, perhaps the leading expert on business strategy “I don’t want Penn State to become the kind of a place…