This was touched upon Friday afternoon and now that I’ve seen it, Iowa’s “Greene-out” idea was quite the failure. First of all, it’s spotty at best, a very weak showing in the stands. I’m seeing uninspired small patches of green that look like shirts commonly seen in the student section at Notre Dame. A “blackout” would have made more sense because a) black is actually one of Iowa’s colors and b) the name of the theme wouldn’t be confused with some environmentally responsible message.

Anyway, Iowa the team came out inspired early on, with Penn State getting numerous attempts inside the ten yard line, only to come away with just a field goal.

On the bright side for Penn State, Evan Royster and Derrick Williams have had no problems running the ball, so I expect Iowa to be worn out in the second half and fade away. Clark looked like he might be getting in a little bit of a groove but that was short-lived. Still, I’m not worried about this one. Keep running the ball.

Speaking of running, my favorite line so far came from Paul McGuire when referring to the Penn State backs: “They all look like each other.”

Eaaaasy there big fella.

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What is it about these games at LSU and bad interceptions? Two weeks ago when LSU hosted Georgia there was ugliness galore from both sides with countless forced throws into coverage. Today, in the first half we already have a pick each from Lee and Wilson, and two lost fumbles by Alabama.

So that’s three turnovers in the first half for ‘Bama. Naturally you’d think the teams were separated by two TDs or so. Nope, it’s only 14-7. Pivotal drive taking place right now for LSU.

Actually, it’s now 14-14. Lee just threw a terrible pick-6 over the middle. If I was an LSU fan, I would absolute hate this guy right now. Just awful.

Best announced stat so far. Verne Lundquist: “Jarret Lee, six interceptions returned for touchdowns. That is the most in division one.”

Ugh. I mean, Booooooo!

Annnd, why not, right?