The Lions' Pride

Pete, that whole "Bolden makes a great backup" thing is way overblown. First of all, it is questionable if it even happened. There was a tweet that he said it, and that is it. You can't find the quote from any reputable source.

As for Bolden, this isn't his first time talking like this. He also did so in the spring. Personally, I couldn't care less about the comment, but let's be honest... the reason why Bolden gets a pass is because people see his talent and put him on a pedestal. And really, since after the bowl game, MM has been more humble than Bolden if you look at all of their comments.

Wow...and nobody on this site or others blew up certain kids that didn't quite pan out now...did they? Funny how some don't like Dinardo saying that...almost comical how PSU "fans" see both kids looking ok as a bad thing. Make sure you have that line in the sand with a 1 or 11 I guess. Dinardo also said Bolden looked great last year and may start. He also talked about Redd. Had he talked down McGloin...a few here wouldn't be so fast to try and discredit the man. Windows are not hard to see through.

They were NOT asked the same question. The story is, McGloin is at a sporting event at his local HS, and someone comes up to him and says that Bolden's father, a man in his 40's just told the world something to the effect that his son should never have had his job taken from him and given to a 'third stringer.' He was then asked what he thought about Bolden's potential transfer. This is AFTER the season - when McGloin EARNED the starting job for half of it. At that point, McGloin was no more a walk-on third stringer than Clark was at any point in the 2008 season. Bolden was, however, a backup. McGloin's response was 'if he left it would be too bad, because he was a good backup to have.' Yes, it was a BIT of a dig in response to the complete disrepsect he was shown by a man over twice his age. Yes, McGloin could have and maybe should have been the bigger man - than Bolden's father - but the idea that this exchange demonstrates any sort of character flaw in McGloin is complete fallacy.

Both kids are young and both kids need to grow up. The microscope some people put on them because they cheer for a number is pretty disturbing. Neither kid is doing anything wrong other than working hard and trying to play footall while working towards a degree. Take a step back once in a while and look at the big picture.

This.

I think he used the media yesterday in that instance for that exact purpose

It was a poor question, no doubt. But, anyone with half a brain would know that it was likely that a question would be asked regarding his status. It's not hard to forsee that coming and formulate an answer that would put pressure on the staff.

Again, as I said earlier, I don't think that was his intentions, but it is a possibility.

That is exactly the difference between the two answers. That being said I still love McGloin's confidence and even arrogance but he simple does not have the arm to make the throws against the really good defenses. I am not sure how anyone could have watched the Florida game (or second half O$U) and not seen that about McGloin.

If Penn State wants to get more than seven wins it will ONLY be with Bolden. If Bolden does not develop (which is very possible with Jay at the helm) then this team is going nowhere fast even with a potentially fierce Defense and Curt Warner 2.0 in the backfield.