Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 17: Penn State Football Recruiting Podcast

With 2012 National Letter of Intent Day (a/k/a Signing Day) just two days away, we assembled a crack team of Big Ten recruiting analysts to take a look at the Class of 2012, early prospects in the Class of 2013, and any Signing Day theatrics that may be coming the Big Ten's way.

Joining me were Ace Anbender of mGoblog and Alex Gleitman of Eleven Warriors. Say what you will about their respective teams, it was a real pleasure to speak with these guys (though when the conversation finally got around to Urban Meyer stealing all of Penn State's doodz, I was admittedly a little miffed).

Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 16: Goodbye, Joe

Joe Paterno will be buried today at a private funeral in State College, yet none of this seems real or final. From a personal standpoint, it began to set in when I watched this video (produced by Ben Jones) and saw a fuzzy clip of Paterno walking his children down a quiet State College street. The true hammer fell last night, after reading a tweet from a student who tried to pay her respects after the viewing had concluded, only to see Sue Paterno bending forward to kiss her husband's coffin.

Thankfully, I read that after Kevin and I recorded the podcast, because "almost cried at the 17:00 mark" would have turned into "bawled like a baby, please burn the audio file now". We talk about Joe's passing, how Twitter and the news media failed us, and how Penn State finds a way to reintegrate Joe Paterno back into the football program as we move forward.

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Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 15: The One With BOBTALK

Everything you wanted to know about Bill O'Brien, but were afraid to ask. Kevin and I talk about the new hire, its effect on recruiting, how it all translates to an on-field project, reasonable expectations, whether PSU intended to go cheap from the very start, and much, much more.

Black Shoe Diaries Podcast 14: Happiness Eternal

Nothing but non-stop sunshine, we say. The Sandusky and Curley/Schultz legal proceedings are in full swing, Penn State doesn't appear any closer to naming a new head coach, recruits are bailing, Joe Paterno is reportedly struggling with his cancer treatments, and quarterbacks are getting knocked out or cited for stealing Gatorade.

As a wise man once said, "Let's have a real good something something."

Kevin and I discuss the latest developments, and I exasperatingly use the phrases "I don't know" or "I don't care" a combined 183 times. Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, or listen through the tried and true methods you love (right-click and save, or the OOH FANCY media player below).