tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post292685312267519083..comments2024-03-29T04:16:09.370-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: All Sorts of Good Stuffmondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-20500820834752806502007-04-01T00:10:00.000-04:002007-04-01T00:10:00.000-04:00and my response"Bob,I understood full well what yo...and my response<BR/><BR/>"Bob,<BR/>I understood full well what you meant. Penn State does not "nickel and dime" it's use of "great university". <BR/> <BR/>I have statistics.<BR/> <BR/>1. One of Newsweek's top 50 Global Colleges. (If that is not "great" what is?)<BR/> <BR/>2. National Opinion Research Center: Universities Awarding Most Doctorates- Penn State ranks 8th<BR/> <BR/>3. U.S. News and World Report: 4th best Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering school, 7th in Nuclear Engineering, 6th in Agricultural Engineering, 2nd in Administration/Supervision. These are just a few of MANY Penn State schools ranked in the top 10.<BR/> <BR/>If you have any further questions about the educational integrity of the institution, take a look at this page. http://www.psu.edu/ur/rankings/<BR/> <BR/>Bob, you blew the Portland story out of proportion to give PSU another black eye in the Pittsburgh media. If a college should not call itself "great" because someone on the staff said or did something less than impressive, I'm sure even Harvard would have it's fair share of minor scandals like this.<BR/> <BR/>And yes, I said minor scandal. A women's basketball coach is not the president, nor a professor, not an athletic director. She is a women's basketball coach with little to no effect on the educational process. Again, to slam an entire state institution on it's women's basketball coach is #1 A sign you think to much of the world of women's college basketball and #2 A clear illustration of you anti-PSU bias.<BR/> <BR/>Many from my family, aunts, uncles, and cousins, have earned degrees from Penn State. It has put food on many a Bittner's table for 3 generations. 1 in 117 graduates in this country hold a Penn State degree. Unless we are using New Math, I believe Penn State has done more for more average Americans than Harvard or Oxford. Maybe they've educated smarter and richer people, but that doesn't make them and "greater" than a school that boasts one of the strongest alumni associations on the planet.<BR/> <BR/>Consider than before you blast an entire school because its WOMEN's college basketball coach has a screw loose.<BR/> <BR/>Adam Bittner<BR/> <BR/>P.S. I agree with your assertion that many colleges call themselves great schools that are not; however, Penn State's shear statistics show it IS a great university, especially considering it is a public institution."Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523236755993371842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-4704418014036899172007-03-31T23:21:00.000-04:002007-03-31T23:21:00.000-04:00I said Penn State should not be allowed to call it...I said Penn State should not be allowed to call itself a great <BR/>university <BR/>because it allowed Portland to stick around after making such haterful <BR/>statements.<BR/><BR/>More to the point, Penn State is not a great university. You should be <BR/>on <BR/>television where they throw the word ``great'' around like it's a <BR/>nickel-dime compliment.<BR/><BR/>Harvard is a great university. Oxford is a great university. Penn State <BR/>is <BR/>not. -- Bob SmizikAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523236755993371842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-56860808916288196322007-03-31T22:12:00.000-04:002007-03-31T22:12:00.000-04:00I don't know much but I would like to see a specia...I don't know much but I would like to see a special on Sid at Mario's house during the season and during the arena debacle. "Damn you, will you pick up your clothes!" <BR/>Sid, "I'm sorry, it went to overtime and a shootout." <BR/>"Yeah, well I was squabbling with this dumbass from Philly that wants you to go to KC."<BR/>Now that is a show I would watch and Gretzky could never have handled.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387033367920860456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-37387338491494864242007-03-30T15:38:00.000-04:002007-03-30T15:38:00.000-04:00Drink,Do you wear a helmet when you ride balls tha...Drink,<BR/><BR/>Do you wear a helmet when you ride balls that hard?HotDog_Zanzabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232504684195718341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-84298561515854223882007-03-30T11:59:00.000-04:002007-03-30T11:59:00.000-04:00Joe Sakic definately deserves to be mentioned with...Joe Sakic definately deserves to be mentioned with Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux. If he plays 2 more years, he could finish in the top 10 all-time in goals scored, in the top 5 all-time in assists, and finish in the top 6 in all-time points. <BR/><BR/>He has won 2 Stanley Cups, with one Conn Smythe, and was out shined by Patrick Roy in the second Cup for what should have been Sakic's second Conn Smythe (although, if Roy hadn't played so poorly in the first 2 games he wouldn't have needed to shine to win the Conn Smythe...but that is splitting hairs). <BR/><BR/>To say that Joe Sakic doesn't belong in the list of NHL Greats is a slap in the face of NHL fans. Joe Sakic is going to be the last of the breed of players drafted, developed and retiring with the same team. For that alone he deserves respect and admiration. <BR/><BR/>I'm out.<BR/>DRINKThe Drinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685112264730521204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-7200482382589253482007-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:002007-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:00Apparently, it's not easy being green.Apparently, it's not easy being green.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301996830494946252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-38814100478343426642007-03-30T03:24:00.000-04:002007-03-30T03:24:00.000-04:00he might not be Mario or Orr, but Sakic is money. ...he might not be Mario or Orr, but Sakic is money. and he's done it all consistently, and also with just one team. RESPECT.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591301498624563906noreply@blogger.com