**Keeping Everyone Happy in Happy Valley: A Penn State Nittany Lions Dynasty**

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**Keeping Everyone Happy in Happy Valley: A Penn State Nittany
Lions Dynasty**

Introduction

The past few years in Happy Valley, have been up and down. The Nittany Lions have had some great seasons and some great wins over the years, but recently it seems like the team hasn’t lived up to its full potential. Penn State is considered one of the best programs in the nation and has arguably the best coach in college football history. The team should be competing for Big Ten titles every year and be a national championship contender. Why is Penn State underachieving? Who is to blame?

Many would answer those questions with one name. That name is Joe Paterno. Now some may say, how can that be? Joe Paterno is one of the greatest football coaches to ever live and an even better man. The problem is that he is too old. Joe Pa can no longer fulfill the full duties of a big time college football coach. The man does not even leave the town of State College anymore and that creates a major problem in recruiting.

Problems in recruiting are never good and it seems over the past few years that Penn State has been lacking in all-around talent. The fact of the matter is though that Joe Paterno will never be forced out, he will leave on his own terms. Is that right? Should a man who is hurting the program still stay around? The answers to those questions do not matter. Joe Pa runs Penn State and therefore he will live when he feels like it.

Complaining about Joe Pa will do no one any good. It is best to just root on the great Nittany Lions and hope Joe can pull it together. Could this be the year Penn State finally gets back on the map? With Joe still in charge that may be a tough task, but those in Happy Valley truly hope so. We Are….Penn State!

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OFFENSIVE PREVIEW: Quarterbacks

The quarterback position for the Nittany Lions is in limbo. There are two players fighting for the job and neither is something to really get excited about. The first option is sophomore Rob Bolden. Bolden began the season last year as the starter, but eventually was benched after poor play and a injury. Bolden has tons of natural talent and has all the tools to be a successful quarterback, but he does lack in experience and the mental side of the game. The second option is Matt McGloin. McGloin was a former walk on and started most of the games in the second half of the season last year for the Nittany Lions. He showed great leadership, but really lacks the tools to be a successful quarterback. In the bowl game against Florida last year, McGloin showed his true colors and threw interception after interception. Going into the season it seems that both quarterbacks are neck and neck. The favorite to be the starter however is Rob Bolden.

Projected Starter: Robert Bolden

Back-up Quarterback: Matt McGloin

Up and Comer: Paul Jones