Time to pony up some NIL $. Ohio State is #1 in dodgeball, Penn State's ranked 7th.

[saturdaysarebetter]

Six of the top 11 schools in the country are in Ohio. Who knew dodgeball was so big in Ohio? Time to pony up some NIL money to get the best dodgeball players to Penn State. Only one SEC team in the top 25. So much for SEC speed when it comes to dodgeball!

 

[LionJim]

I was a whiz at murder ball at Georgetown Prep Day Camp. My highlight, I was once last man standing against five and won.

 

[Big_O]

When I was in high school in Ohio, about half my gym class of about 50 students stayed inside to play dodgeball when the weather turned colder (< 50 degrees for a high temperature). Those of us in the other half of the class, tended to be athletes in different sports, went outside to play football. Pretty much unsupervised except for the “gym leaders” who were senior varsity FB players, but they played on the teams. Mind you, we played in our standard gym attire - cotton gym shorts and t-shirts. It was a blast!

Perhaps those that stayed inside to play dodgeball developed their skills and popularized the “sport” in the state of Ohio over the years. The only explanation I can think of to account for the Ohio dominance.

 

[BobPSU92]

The Pat Kraft Grand Cathedral of Dodgeball

Give early, often, and in large sums.

 

[TheBigUglies]

I was a whiz at murder ball at Georgetown Prep Day Camp. My highlight, I was once last man standing against five and won.

You peaked in Day Camp?

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

The Pat Kraft Grand Cathedral of Dodgeball

Give early, often, and in large sums.

Build it and they will come. lol

 

[GulfCoastLion]

Count me as someone who didn’t know Dodgeball was a legit NCAA sanctioned sport. Found memories of dodgeball back in Jr high/ high school notwithstanding.

 

[Tri-Power65]

I'm saving my NIL donations for Smear the *****.

 

[Obliviax]

 

[Woodpecker]

Video from the latest practice:

 

[MtNittany]

Nice to see Tosu found something slightly less laughable than Synchronized Swimming to be #1 at.

I could see attending a game (not really). It would probably be funnier than the movie.

 

[GrimReaper]

This sumbytch don't come cheap:

 

[BobPSU92]

I'm saving my NIL donations for Smear the *****.

Neeli will never allow that at PSU.

 

[ApexLion]

Six of the top 11 schools in the country are in Ohio. Who knew dodgeball was so big in Ohio? Time to pony up some NIL money to get the best dodgeball players to Penn State. Only one SEC team in the top 25. So much for SEC speed when it comes to dodgeball!

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But who has the best tailgates before the big OOC dodgeball matches? We do. Yep, that's right.

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

This sumbytch don't come cheap:

His wife was born and raised in Allentown - he should shill for Penn State pro bono.

 

[PSUFTG2]

Count me as someone who didn’t know Dodgeball was a legit NCAA sanctioned sport.

Its not, of course

 

[GrimReaper]

His wife was born and raised in Allentown - he should shill for Penn State pro bono.

She dated Doogie Howser. 'Nuf said.

 

[MtNittany]

My degenerate co-worker wants to know if they have betting lines for college dodgeball.

 

[LionJim]

You peaked in Day Camp?

Evidently. Twelveish.

 

[Roar More]

The best dodgeball team in the country resides in the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex.

 

[BriantheLion]

The best dodgeball team in the country resides in the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex.

I was just about to say the same… are they talking about the Penn State dodgeball only team in this ranking, surely the wrestling team would be ranked at least as high!

 

[BriantheLion]

On another note, when I was in elementary school in the 60s, the “dodgeball” court on the playground was a circle, where one bunch of kids, usually the weaker ones, stood on the inside, and tried not to be hit by the more aggressive kids throwing at them from outside the circle….it was about as fair as the Christians and the lions!

Then in high school, in the early 70s, we all loved playing the gym class game currently known as dodgeball…

… but we didn’t call it dodgeball… our gym teachers, and we, called it “BOMBARDMENT“!

Anyone else remember this difference?…if not, perhaps it was just a local thing in my hometown!

 

[MtNittany]

On another note, when I was in elementary school in the 60s, the “dodgeball” court on the playground was a circle, where one bunch of kids, usually the weaker ones, stood on the inside, and tried not to be hit by the more aggressive kids throwing at them from outside the circle….it was about as fair as the Christians and the lions!

Then in high school, in the early 70s, we all loved playing the gym class game currently known as dodgeball…

… but we didn’t call it dodgeball… our gym teachers, and we, called it “BOMBARDMENT“!

Anyone else remember this difference?…if not, perhaps it was just a local thing in my hometown!

We called it Slaughter Ball. The gym would be divided so there was a backdrop on each side. We used under-inflated volleyballs. They would definitely leave marks - especially on the face.

 

[Connorpozlee]

On another note, when I was in elementary school in the 60s, the “dodgeball” court on the playground was a circle, where one bunch of kids, usually the weaker ones, stood on the inside, and tried not to be hit by the more aggressive kids throwing at them from outside the circle….it was about as fair as the Christians and the lions!

Then in high school, in the early 70s, we all loved playing the gym class game currently known as dodgeball…

… but we didn’t call it dodgeball… our gym teachers, and we, called it “BOMBARDMENT“!

Anyone else remember this difference?…if not, perhaps it was just a local thing in my hometown!

We played bombardment in my elementary school on the Jersey shore as well. I didn’t hear of dodgeball until later on in life.
I do have fond memories of it. Like Lionjim, I have a vivid memory of winning a game for my team as the only survivor against a number of opponents (can’t remember the exact number, but I do remember them coordinating attacks from different angles and me avoiding getting hit like I was in Matrix). I remember my teammates going crazy when I knocked the last opponent out.

 

[LionJim]

We played bombardment in my elementary school on the Jersey shore as well. I didn’t hear of dodgeball until later on in life.
I do have fond memories of it. Like Lionjim, I have a vivid memory of winning a game for my team as the only survivor against a number of opponents (can’t remember the exact number, but I do remember them coordinating attacks from different angles and me avoiding getting hit like I was in Matrix). I remember my teammates going crazy when I knocked the last opponent out.

Yeah, I fondly remember getting swarmed. Good times.

 

[Bison13]

Where was this when I was in school? I would’ve loved it. I played in the social leagues in South Baltimore about 20 years ago, but got kicked out of the dodgeball league. I wonder if my name is still up on the wall at the soccerplex with the others who had been kicked out. All of the other ones were for fighting my official reason was for throwing too hard and not caring about hitting people in the face.

 

[step.eng69]

You peaked in Day Camp?

Evidently. Twelveish.

Jim, This about the time your testicles descended?