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Black Shoe Diaries: Penn State Football Podcast

Black Shoe Diaries: Penn State Football Podcast

by Patrick Koerbler

THE PURGE: 2026 Penn State Athletics Takes Purge (with Clay Sauertieg)

For the second year in a row, Pat is joined by former BSD writer Clay Sauertieg to fire off some takes. For an explainer on the concept: in the movie, The Purge, all criminal activity is legal for 12 hours. For this episode, criminal activity isn't legal, but any and all takes can be said for 90-ish minutes without fear of repercussion. Rational thoughts? Logical takes? Keep those at the door for this episode.

Happy Valley Rewind: Penn State-Purdue 1999

Football season is just around the corner, so how about letting us whet your appetite by reminiscing about a classic contest featuring the 1999 Penn State squad? Tim and Bennett break down the Nittany Lions' narrow win on the road over a Drew Brees-led Purdue team. Condensed (27-minute) version (via Arc Lite): https://youtu.be/D8oeBmXn0RI?si=wzkqUOS0HyD4AGCF 10-minute version (via Linebacker-U.com): https://youtu.be/FG-j1WfOGY8?si=zPX3iAyuTIZLPbfi 0:00 Intro (and quick plug for our channel) 1:31 State of the Program 14:57 Most Rewatchable Play 19:49 Mandela Effect 27:43 Biggest Gaffe 30:12 "Hey, Remember That Guy?" 40:15 Man, It'd Be Nice To Have This Guy 44:12 Pivotal Moment 51:00 Apex Mountain Performance 52:42 Rewatchability Ranking 57:37 What We Wish We Knew Then 1:14:46 Programming Notes (and another plug for our channel)

Recapping Big Ten Media Days + Over/Unders For The 2026 Season

Matt Campbell just wrapped up his first Big Ten media day as Penn State head coach. We react to his press conference before going through a series of over/unders for the 2026 football season. Plus, we debate whether a team should go for two or kick an extra point if they score a touchdown to bring them within 9 points with just four minutes left.

Penn State Football 2026 Preview: D-Line, Linebackers, Secondary, and Special Teams

We continue with our position previews, focusing on the defensive side of the ball this week. Will a bigger, beefier, D-line help keeping opposing run games in check? Can Tony Rojas remain healthy throughout an entire season? Is Marcus Neal a future first-round pick? All these and much more, on today's episode.

Penn State Football 2026 Preview: QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, and the OL

We are just over 50 days out from the season, which means it's time we start our position previews. This week, we take a look at the offense. How will new offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser do? What can we expect from Rocco Becht? Will wide receiver actually be OK? How about the offensive line? We hit that, and much more, on today's episode.

TRIVIA TIME: Penn State Football Trivia (Ep. #2)

We are back for another round of Penn State football trivia. This time, our returning champion Tim Aydin is taking on BSD staffer Brian Bennett.

Penn State's 2026 Schedule: Biggest Threats Ranked

What are the easiest games on Penn State's schedule? What games look most difficult? We're taking a look at each and every game and power ranking them accordingly.

Happy Valley Rewind: Penn State-Michigan 1995 ("Snow Bowl")

Our latest episode of HVR takes a look back at a game best known for its crazy weather, flying snowballs, and a game-sealing fake field goal touchdown run. We're talking of course, about the 1995 "Snow Bowl" between Penn State and Michigan. Link to full broadcast: https://youtu.be/m55CxOLkFJI?si=XDt0K6LAtWbJ08e4 0:00 Intro (and a quick plug for our channel) 1:48 State Of The Program 10:53 Most Rewatchable Play 13:52 Mandela Effect 17:55 Biggest Gaffe 24:35 "Hey, Remember That Guy?" 30:53 Man, It'd Be Nice To Have This Guy 33:48 Pivotal Moment 36:03 Apex Mountain Performance 38:06 Rewatchability Ranking 45:15 What We Wish We Knew Then

TRIVIA TIME: How well do you know Penn State football trivia?

We are in the doldrums of the college football offseason so we're going to pass the time with some Penn State football trivia. 10 rounds, 10 topics, only one of Tim or Jared will leave victorious. (Classic Pat that I messed up the first answer. Everything else is correct though.)

Happy Valley Rewind: Wisconsin 2012

We're back with another episode of Happy Valley Rewind, as this time we take a look back at the culmination of the 2012 season when Penn State knocked off the Wisconsin Badgers on Senior Day. Full game is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUIhmavINc&t

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