Wednesday Linkage is channeling the rage

I swear there will be much more original stuff coming in the next few weeks. It's a pretty dead time in terms of actual team news. You see, although we bloggers are becoming a more integral part of sports and news, we're still generally not accepted as worthy of "access" to the news makers. So, no spicy interviews with the players, or inside reports from Holuba Hall.

But, we do have plenty of link dumping and the like to hold you over until crunch time arrives. (This Saturday is the official two week mark) And to go along with my theme of griping about the main stream media, I'm leading off today's linkage with a gem from a fellow Penn State blogger.

• The Nittany Line totally rips into the Clarion News's Ryan Pugh.

"Usually when I see a writer (of the paid variety) put out something stupid I just chuckle and move on but occasionally I read something that is so perverse that I have to point it out, after all these people are getting paid for this garbage."

This one is kind of close to my heart, being a former local news assistant editor. So I can appreciate what TNL is complaining about.

• There is No Name on My Jersey had some words about a certain SI.com columnist's references to a "resurgent" Penn State.

"If the Lions win the Big Ten for a second straight year (and 3 out of the last 5) and are in the hunt for a national title, we can stop talking about "a resurgent" PSU rising from the dead and start talking about the Lions consistently being on the prowl for National Titles."

We've had our own differences here at ZN with Stewart Mandel. So, here's a big old thumbs up to TINNOMJ.

• Happy Hour Valley seems to be stuck in the same link-dump-hell boat we are here.

• Nittany Whiteout reminds us that Penn State does have a basketball team. And hey, wouldn't ya know it, they're not too bad! 2010 NCAA Tourney or Bust, Baby!

• Black Shoe Diaries is actually writing original content. (I would hope so, with three writers over there) So, this week, they're going over the top five reasons for hope and worry.

• In the Big Ten blogging world, The Daily Gopher likes Penn State more than Ohio State (barely) in its week one BlogPoll ballot.

• MGoBlog's mailbag is always fun.

• Black Heart Gold Pants seems to have gotten a bad case of "Zack Attack." But, this strain has apparently mutated into a Hawkeye-friendly state.

See you all tomorrow with First Look '09: Indiana Hoosiers! And remember to get your votes in for Ohio State's win total poll.