Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark on Nov. 22 responding to being called an “interception machine” by ESPN’s Todd McShay (video):
“You can’t go out and play angry as a quarterback, because you’ll sit there and get upset and think ‘I’m so mad’ and you end up throwing this pass and that pass and they (passes) end up not being there and you end up turning the ball over more. I want to make sure that doesn’t happy to me.”
And then there’s Clark on his confirmed Twitter account yesterday.
Actually it appears Darryll’s a little late to the party.
As Penn State football site BlackShoeDiaries.com also points out, “The Capital One Bowl won’t make or break Daryll Clark’s career.” Here’s why:
In 2009, there’s 12-for-32 against Iowa and 12-for-28 against Ohio State. In 2008, there’s 9-for-23 in Iowa City and 12-for-20 in an incomplete performance at the Horseshoe. And in between, a lot of gaudy numbers against some awful defenses.
Clark will forever be judged on those pivotal games, not rolling up numbers New Year’s Day on a pedestrian L.S.U. team.
7:30 pm on December 21st, 2009
A pedestrian LSU team that was a interception non-call from taking Alabama to the end? That LSU?
9:46 am on December 22nd, 2009
Clark shouldn’t worry about his Int. problem. He better worry about if he’ll walk off the field from the brutal hits he’s gonna take from the LSU defense. Big Ten teams don’t hit hard like SEC teams do. Just ask Ohio State QB from 2008 when LSU punished him at the Sugar Bowl. I don’t think he’s fully recovered yet.
9:06 pm on December 22nd, 2009
Daryll is far an away the best passer penn state has had since Kerry Collins. QBs need protection and when he has had time he’s been unstoppable. Ohio State and Iowa have great Ds and our O line was not up to the task. Which is dumber LSU is pedestrian or SEC is tougher and faster than the Big Ten - hard to say. All things considered, it should be a good game. Good luck gentlemen.