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When a scandal and the ensuing fallout threatened to tear apart his team, all Mauti could fight back with were his words.
To Penn State fans, Michael Mauti was unknown in 2008.
His dad, Rich, had played for the Nittany Lions and went on to his own successful run in the NFL. His brother, Patrick, was a junior on the Nittany Lions. The youngest Mauti was just the new kid — Pat’s little brother — in the No. 42 jersey.
He introduced himself eight games into the season. With Michigan in town and threatening to take a two-possession lead at Beaver Stadium, Mauti flew down the field on kickoff coverage in the first quarter and exploded into Michigan return man Sam McGuffie.
The football popped free, and although the Wolverines recovered it, a psychological blow had been dealt. The packed stadium was rocking and the Penn State sideline drew sudden inspiration from Mauti’s jackhammer hit.
The Nittany Lions then rattled off 39 unanswered points to secure a 46-17 win.
It took a hit of that caliber to spark a young Mauti’s love of the game.
Although Rich Mauti played seven seasons in the NFL, he wouldn’t let his sons step on a football field until they were in seventh grade. In Michael’s case, he didn’t start playing until eighth grade.
It didn’t take long for the youngest Mauti to be put off by football.
So Mauti, the smallest kid on the team, let the season play out. Soon, an unwilling participant became the fiercest of competitors on the freshman team at Mandeville (La.) High School.
He started the season as a quarterback but soon found himself making plays on kickoff coverage.
It’s not that Mauti intends to injure opponents. He plays within the rules. But he won’t deny that football is a violent game and being the player to initiate contact is Mauti’s specialty.
If an opponent remembers Mauti’s number after a hit and has second thoughts about touching the football for the rest of the game, Mauti’s made a huge impact by his own standards.
“The feeling of the hit. The feeling of delivering a blow, it’s just — There’s something about it,” Mauti said.
It was the worst feeling of his playing career — laying on his back on the Beaver Stadium grass, staring up at a blue sky knowing it was happening all over again.
Mauti had torn an anterior cruciate ligament before, so he knew pretty quickly when his left leg buckled during the first quarter of the 2011 Eastern Illinois game that his left leg was shot before he even hit the ground.
After sutting out the entire 2009 season concentrating on rehabilitating his right knee, Mauti came back with a vengeance in 2010. He finished fifth on the team with 57 tackles.
An expanded on-field role would have to wait, however, following the early season injury to his left knee last season.
Mauti got luckier the second time around. When he was injured in 2009, he contracted a nasty case of strep throat. He lost nearly 30 pounds and couldn’t eat normally for weeks. Last fall, Mauti was able to stay relatively healthy except for the knee injury. He was able to concentrate on healing after his surgery and took a better approach to his rehab having gone through it just months before.
Then-defensive coordinator Tom Bradley wanted to keep his star linebacker involved with day-to-day operations. So Mauti became an extra coach, going so far as to call the majority of the defenses in the TicketCity Bowl after Bradley was promoted to interim head coach.
It helped having counsel from former Nittany Lions such as Jerome Hayes, Brennan Coakley and Sean Lee - who had been in Mauti’s situation, battling back from knee injuries.
Beyond two major knee injuries, Mauti has racked up the bumps and bruises one would expect of a brute who plays every snap with reckless abandon, thriving on collisions.
Mauti appeared in 11 games in 2010 and wouldn’t let a sprained ankle suffered against Iowa or a separated shoulder courtesy of Ohio State to keep him away from football.
Mauti learned over a tumultuous summer that he could take on an even greater role for a squad desperately in need of vocal leader.
When the NCAA came down on Penn State with a four-year bowl ban to go along with a $60 million fine and serious scholarship reductions, Mauti and teammate Michael Zordich got together with a plan to combat the NCAA’s harshest penalty.
The sanctions gave any Penn State player a free chance to transfer out of the program without giving up a year of eligibility. Some chose to do just that, and other college programs began contacting Penn State players, some even coming to campus on recruiting trips.
Mauti and Zordich took it personally. The duo made their way to Coach Bill O’Brien after the NCAA penalties were announced, and the next day made a statement outside of the team’s practice complex that Penn State players would stick together.
For the most part, the Nittany Lions have.
Mauti said he was honored to eulogize Joe Paterno at a memorial service following the longtime coach’s death in January. Speaking last in a line of players, each representing a decade Paterno in which coached, Mauti took to the lectern in the Bryce Jordan Center with no notes and spoke from the heart.
He told the story of his initial recruitment. Mauti’s family didn’t expect him to commit on the spot to Paterno, but that’s what happened. Mauti remembered Paterno giving him flack for getting kicked out of a drill for fighting as a freshman.
“‘Hey, your dad used to act like he was tough, too, trying to fight people all the time,’” Mauti said in his best high-pitched impression of Paterno.
Pat Fitzgerald’s eyes are trained to watch football and immediately evaluate.
When the Northwestern coach dissects an opposing team’s defense, his eyes go to the linebackers first. Fitzgerald, himself a college football hall of famer who played the position, sees no weaknesses in Mauti’s game.
Mauti won’t dwell on his past. He won’t allow the fear of being injured to creep into his mind.
He won’t let the negative white noise, the criticism of his team or school by outside talking heads, distract him. Like he did this summer, when other coaches were on Penn State’s campus, looking to lure Nittany Lion players way, Mauti will give them an earful. He’ll do everything in his power to keep opposing coaches away.
If that means he has to talk, so be it. Mauti said he would rather hit someone between the sidelines.
He’ll throw himself into Northwestern players with explosive zeal. He’ll get up off the pile of players and high step his way back to the Penn State sideline.
Mimicking his big-hit celebration at his seat in the Lasch Football Building, Mauti bounces both of his legs simultaneously so his knees come up above the table where he’s sitting.
Mauti’s presence is heavily requested these days. He does this interview, then he’s got to get going.
“For me, I’ve got nothing to lose, man,” he says. “I’m just playing every play like it’s my last.
“For all I know it could be taken away on any play.
bronxapostle wrote: Again, if we see a video, we might know a bit more certainly.
Upon review, it sounds like the same guy who screamed "Two Little Hitlers" about 1 second prior to the start of Almost Blue. Wildly inappropriate and not a plant IMO.
Thanks doc. I always trust my instinct. I knew it was split second decision that he started to play it.
I say all those dorks should shut the heck up and enjoy what gets played.
I don't mind the requests, but sometimes the timing is awful, like the Two Little Hitlers moment.
docinwestchester wrote: I don't mind the requests, but sometimes the timing is awful, like the Two Little Hitlers moment.
Yeah, well, NOTHING went wrong that night. A superb top ten show....for the ages, night two Carnegie!!
The "Two Little Hitlers" guy was the balcony, or maybe way in the back on the floor. The "Welcome to the Working Week" was in row CC, maybe seat 110. I saw him. I could probably pick him out of a line-up.
I wasn't suggesting the guy was plant. Just that his convoluted shout-out wasn't the first or only way his request was communicated to EC. He actually said something like, "It's Sunday, Elvis, so welcome us to the working week." I didn't really understand what he'd said until EC started playing the song. I can't believe EC would have been able to parse it, cold, from 20 feet away, over the rest of the crowd noise. But he went right into the song without so much as a "Huh?"
Interesting. You were definitely closer to the source than me.
Lisa's face lit up just now when I played this, with goose bumps ensuing. Good times.
Paraphrasing W.C. Fields in A Fatal Glass of Beer, last Wednesday night (March 7) in Brooklyn and much of the nor’easter-wracked Eastern seaboard wasn’t a fit night out for man or beast. But Elvis Costello & The Imposters rose to the occasion for the many hearty souls who still braved the elements for the first of four New York area shows (Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre hosted the next three, last Thursday, Friday and Sunday nights).
Taking the stage to the perfect choice of Rosemary Clooney’s “Snow,” Elvis & Co.. were on fire from the get-go, rattling off an initial volley of front-loaded favorites (“Wonder Woman,” “Girls Talk,” “Big Tears,” “Miracle Man,” Radio Radio” and “This is Hell”) with such blazing abandon that drummer Pete Thomas seemed on the verge of spontaneously combusting at any moment.
But it wasn’t just the band that was scorching. For his last few tours Costello has brought along two terrific backup vocalists in Briana Lee and Kitten Kuroi, and in these shows he’s really integrated them into the set masterfully, particularly the second half, following the band’s departure after “I Want You.” The gals stayed on and stepped over with Costello to a single microphone set up at the front of the stage, crowding him from both sides as they all sang “Alison” to his acoustic guitar accompaniment, the inspired trio turning into a three-way love fest by song’s end.
From there they followed Costello to keyboardist Steve “The Professor” Nieve’s vacant grand piano, maestro himself tickling the ivories as he sang “A Face in the Crowd,” Lee and Kuroi backing him on the title song of his hoped-for Broadway musical based on Elia Kazan’s 1957 film classic starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal.
Rather than coming off corny, it was truly affecting, so much so that a good many in the crowd responded in kind. And to top it all off, Costello announced that despite the declining consumer interest in the album format, he and The Imposters have in fact completed a new one for release later this year.
That reminds me of the Brodsky Quartet show at Town Hall in New York back in 93. Elvis announced the last number and my buddy yelled out "Jacksons Monk and Rowe" really loudly and they played the song again. So much fun.
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We are starting the week with Rowing practice for our February goal of decreasing our 500m Row Time.
For the MetCon today, be ready for it to tax your forearms a lot. Moving straight from Pullups to Knees to Elbows is going to be rough. Hold on tight.
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John and Jeanne would like to wish all of our guests a very happy new year. Thank you to everyone who stayed at the lodge during 2018, and a special thank you to those of you who come back again and again…we greatly appreciate your loyalty.
The lodge will be closed now until Monday 11th. March.
Reservation requests have already been coming in apace. So if you are thinking of booking, do please check the booking calendar to avoid any disappointment.
Costco offers its members the first official discount on Apple’s second generation AirPods starting at $139.99. You can jump up to the upgraded wireless charging case for $179.99. Hit up your local Costco to avoid any shipping fees, otherwise you’ll be charged $5 for delivery. As a comparison, each model typically sells for $159 and $199 each. The latest Apple AirPods offer support for “Hey, Siri” and include the new H1 chip for fast wireless pairing. They are already a #1 best-seller at Amazon and we loved them in our hands-on review.
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Becoming a Member of Alford House is straightforward. When you first come to the Club you will be given a membership form to take home and fill in. We will ask you some basic details there and then in case of an emergency. One part is for you and the other part is for your parents or carer. (You can still take part in the Club the first time you come). If you are over 16 you can complete the form yourself.
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Activities during the day and before 6pm are usually free of charge.
Charges are made for off-site activities, not competitions, and these will be displayed on the notice boards and and in letters to parents for consent.
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