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The Other PSU Sport I’m Most Into Is…

The Other PSU Sport I’m Most Into Is…

  • Football

    Votes: 67 65.0%

  • Hockey

    Votes: 5 4.9%

  • Soccer

    Votes: 3 2.9%

  • Volleyball

    Votes: 15 14.6%

  • Dribblers

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Xc / Track

    Votes: 5 4.9%

  • Baseball / Softball

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • Field Hockey @hlstone

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • Gymnastics

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (Please Specify)

    Votes: 6 5.8%
  • Total voters
    103
ELDADDY

ELDADDY

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Matter7172 said:
Oy! Men's lacrosse is now pretty unwatchable to me. I played the game briefly in college in the 70s and the degree of change because, mostly, of rule changes has been insufferable. I had a neighbor years ago (2010s) that happened to be from the same howntown in PA as I and who happened to be in the National Lacrosse HofF. He told me he couldn't watch the game anymore. Biggest rule change was in allowing substitution during play which has resulted in large periods of inactivity while players shunt on and off the field. The game has slowed down so much compared to 40 years ago. That and the bizarre rule that keeps possession after a missed shot with whichever team has a player closest to the ball when it goes out of bounds - so that the offensive team keeps a player close to the out of bounds line and their teammates just wind up and fire the ball as hard as the can somewhere close to the goal.
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You think the game was faster before there was a shot clock? Hard to make sense of that take.
 
BaccaFarmer

BaccaFarmer

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Wrestleknownothing said:
None.

Notre Dame football, Villanova basketball, anyone for swimming.

On second thought, since anyone includes PSU, I guess the real answer is swimming.

But screw diving.
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Grew up very near the old Cat House in the 50’s& 60’s. Used to sneak in to watch those great Villanova teams under Jack Kraft. After becoming accustomed to Villanova basketball, I was never able to adapt to what Penn State tries to call basketball.
 
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BaccaFarmer

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ELDADDY said:
Men's Lacrosse
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Me too! Played for Dick Pensek 67-70. It’s great to see what Jeff T has done for PSU.
ELDADDY said:
You think the game was faster before there was a shot clock? Hard to make sense of that take.
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the Women’s game adopted the shot clock before the men. I didn’t take the men long to adopt it also. I made the game much more offensive as teams had taken to sitting on the ball and producing 5-3 games. Now we see plenty of games with 20-25+ goals. Skill level is off the charts today compared to when I played (wooden sticks strung with cat gut). One thing I do miss is the occasional brawls, heavy body shots, and slash-a-palooza.
 
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ELDADDY

ELDADDY

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May 3, 2022
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BaccaFarmer said:
Me too! Played for Dick Pensek 67-70. It’s great to see what Jeff T has done for PSU.

the Women’s game adopted the shot clock before the men. I didn’t take the men long to adopt it also. I made the game much more offensive as teams had taken to sitting on the ball and producing 5-3 games. Now we see plenty of games with 20-25+ goals. Skill level is off the charts today compared to when I played (wooden sticks strung with cat gut). One thing I do miss is the occasional brawls, heavy body shots, and slash-a-palooza.
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Tambroni has been fantastic. Recruiting has only goten better recently. Between wrestling and Lacrosse i still get plenty of enjoyment from PSU sports.
 
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