Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 7: Issues Under Glass

We look back at the near(?)-debacle against Temple and try to get to the bottom of Penn State's problems and what, if anything, can be fixed in the short-term. Do the quarterbacks matter? Can a team really get through a season with a three-page offensive playbook? Do Penn State's struggles have any effect on our preseason 8-4 predictions, given the relative awfulness of the Big Ten? And who's really in charge of this dumpster fire, anyway?

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Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 6: Letting Go Is Never Easy

Sometimes, it's just impossible to come to grips with a loss. So here's one final mutual counseling session between Kevin and myself, which dives so far into the Penn State playcalling structure that we reach a point where it may not actually exist as it's been described to us. We also talk about what we liked out of the Alabama game, praise Matt McGloin effusively, and try to figure out how the parents of Rob Bolden and Matt McGloin ended up sitting next to each other at Beaver Stadium. Oh, right, and we talk Temple.

Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 5: Alabama Crimson Tide

Finally, the home game you've been anticipating for roughly a decade. Alabama finally comes back to Beaver Stadium for the first time since 1989, universally ranked in the top three nationally, and looking for a sweep of the home-and-home series with Penn State.

To best prepare you for the Crimson Tide, we brought in kleph from Roll Bama Roll to talk about Alabama's turnovers last weekend against Kent State, the best way to attack the Tide's stellar defense, and much more.

Afterward, Kevin and I talk about the Indiana State game and look forward to the main attraction in what is looking to be a soggy Happy Valley. Listen through the applet below or right-click and save on the link for later use.

Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 4: 2011 Penn State Preview

For our 2011 Penn State preview, it's your humble BSD curators Chris and Kevin breaking down the quarterback situation and the most glaring weaknesses of this year's Nittany Lions. Along the way, I compare Matt McGloin to a backup NHL goaltender who gets hot at the right time, and Kevin makes the MOST BORING PREDICTION EVER, KEVIN.

We also get into which of the Big Four games are the most winnable, and yes, I actually state on multiple occasions that Penn State has a good chance against Alabama. DISCLAIMER: I was drinking.