Blue and White Brothers

Tom and Andy dive hard into a comprehensive overview of the offensive and defensive units, both from a coaching staff stand point and a player personnel stand point. Tom stutters and interrupts Andy, a lot. 

From the Show:

Offense

Ricky Rahne is now the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs, NOT The Dominators or even The Denominators. 

Tanner Morgan, QB for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, was NOT a walk-on. He was 44th nationally ranked pro-style QB and a 3-star recruit and the 5th best prospect out of Kentucky in 2017 according to 247Sports Composite.

WR Coach Taylor Stubblefield has had 11 different coaching stops in his career to date (2007-2020), including Penn State, all of them as a WR coach. Miami, Utah, and Wake Forest were his most recent stops. 

Taylor Stubblefield’s (Wide Receiver) professional football career:

2001-04 Purdue

2005  Carolina Panthers*

2005  Hamilton Tiger-cats*

2006  St. Louis Rams*

2006  Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Phil Trautwein’s (Offensive Tackle) professional football career:

St. Louis Rams (2009)

Cleveland Browns (2009)

St. Louis Rams (2009−2011)

New Orleans Saints (2012)*

San Diego Chargers (2012)*

 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

The word is, officially, portal. Transfer portal. NOT porthole. Porthole is still a cool word though. Will find a way to work that in during a later episode. Mark my words. -Tom

Andy was right. Kent State. https://lancasteronline.com/sports/football/pennstate/clifford-george-connect-on-95-yard-pass-play-longest-in-psu-program-history/article_a5a43bcc-b932-11e8-8501-2be3fba160e4.html

Correction on Jahan Dotson, he did not have 6 touchdowns catches. He had 5. Started all 13 games at wide receiver...Was third on the team in receptions (27), yardage (488) and touchdowns (5)...Returned two punts for 39 yards (19.5 average) with a long return of 30 yards. He also had PSU’s longest play of the season with a 72 yard touchdown reception against Purdue. Was mostly joking when I said these would be unbelievable numbers in the JoePa era. But not totally joking. Point is, look out for Jahan this season.

Noah Cain on his diet: “I feel like my IQ has come a long way from last year to this year,” Cain said. “My body has changed a lot. I’ve changed the way I’ve eaten. I’m from Louisiana, so all I know is big seafood, heavy foods, all that. But I’ve changed [my diet] just so I can be fresh on the field and help sustain myself through the whole season.I feel leaner, quicker, faster. I’m just excited to show that against Indiana on October 24.”

Defense: 

Jayson Oweh on Feldman’s Freak list for 2019 AND 2020.

https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-pff-favorites-bruce-feldman-2020-freaks-list

Brandon Smith 2019 Highlight Reel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m591DQ1Cm0Q

Jaquan Brisker: Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star recruit by Rivals...Ranked as the No. 4 junior college prospect, No. 1 safety and No. 1 junior college recruit from Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 18 junior college player by ESPN...Ranked No. 29 junior college prospect by Rivals.

In the first episode of the inaugural season, Tom and Andy tell you a little bit about who they are and where they’ve come from in life to find themselves starting the Blue and White Brothers Podcast. They talk about how deep the Penn State roots run in their family and how they each fell in love with Penn State Football. They also dive into their own personal familial dynamic and how different they are from one another. Finally, they discuss what they’re most excited about for the upcoming season and they get into some past Penn State games that helped cultivate their experiences as Penn State Nittany Lion Fans. 

From the episode:

1986 Fiesta Bowl Penn State vs Miami: Pete Giftopoulos game sealing interception

https://youtu.be/fEeO31UeQYA

1991 Cincinnati at Penn State: Penn State wins 81-0

https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1991-09-08-2809636-story.html

1999 Arizona at Penn State: Penn State wins 41-7

https://www.blackshoediaries.com/2011/6/28/2237102/penn-states-greatest-games-of-the-big-ten-era-1999-arizona

1999 Minnesota at Penn State: Minnesota wins 24-23

“Minnesota upset Penn State, 24-23, when Dan Nystrom kicked a 32-yard field goal on the last play.”

https://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_b01a01bc-a596-545b-921c-ed9261a9a901.html

In 2012 Bill O’brien lost his first (cupcake) game as Penn State’s head coach to the Ohio Bobcats 24-14.

Franklin has never lost to a MAC school as PSU’s head coach. Though he did lose to Temple (American Conference) in his second season (2015) 27-10 at Lincoln Financial Field. It would be Franklin’s last “cupcake” loss. 

Tom’s personal links:

Instagram:@therealhikingviking

Facebook: The Real Hiking Viking

https://www.facebook.com/therealhikingviking

www.therealhikingviking.com

Mountainsmith: https://mountainsmith.com/

https://mountainsmith.com/zerk-40-backpack.html

Andy's personal links:

https://www.facebook.com/agathman

Enjoy a sneak preview of a new weekly podcast about Penn State Football, premiering October 2020. Blue and White Brothers is hosted by Tom and Andy Gathman: two brothers with two takes about one team. Tom Gathman, better known as “The Real Hiking Viking,” spends much of his time on trail and off grid living life to the full. Andy Gathman is the pastor of a small rural church and spends most of his time spreading the good news. We are as different as brothers can be with one exception: a passion for Penn State football. We bring our love of the game and lifelong sibling rivalry to each show. Join us every week as we discuss our thoughts, analysis, and perspective on Penn State football.

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