{"id":205,"date":"2011-10-19T23:48:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T03:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/?p=205"},"modified":"2011-10-19T23:48:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T03:48:51","slug":"ready-for-a-night-game-at-the-parrot-psu-vs-northwestern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/?p=205","title":{"rendered":"Ready for a Night Game at the Parrot??! PSU vs. Northwestern!"},"content":{"rendered":"
PENN STATE (6-1; 3-0 Big Ten) at NORTHWESTERN (2-4; 0-3 Big Ten)
\n<\/strong>SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 2011, 7:01 P.M. (EST) <\/strong>
\nRYAN FIELD (47,130) \u2022 EVANSTON, IL<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Come join us each Saturday at the WORLD FAMOUS PARROT LOUNGE, 911 Sunset Lane, Fort Lauderdale, FL (1 block west of A1A, \u00bd block south of Sunrise Blvd) to watch your Nittany Lions football team. \u00a0This is South Florida\u2019s Penn State meeting place. Please support this golf tournament sponsor<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK <\/strong>Penn State visits Northwestern for a primetime clash in the 15th meeting between the teams. The Nittany Lions bring a five-game winning streak into the contest, with the last three in Big Ten play. The No. 22 Nittany Lions are coming off a 23-18 win over Purdue last Saturday to become bowl eligible. The Wildcats lost at Iowa, 41-31, last week. Penn State has a 64-20 (75.9) record since the start of the 2005 season, the nation’s 11th-best winning percentage over the past seven seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more details about this week\u2019s Northwestern game and Nittany Lion football visit:<\/div>\n
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http:\/\/grfx.cstv.com\/photos\/schools\/psu\/sports\/m-footbl\/auto_pdf\/2011-12\/release\/release_20111017aaa.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

NORTHWESTERN COACH PAT FITZGERALD<\/strong> has a 36-33 record in his sixth season as head coach of the Wildcats. Fitzgerald was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 2001-05. He was a two-time national defensive player of the year for the Wildcats in 1995-96 and is a 1996 graduate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0SCOUTING THE WILDCATS<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Northwestern hosts Penn State in a Big Ten intra-divisional clash in Evanston. The Wildcats are members of the Legends Division. Northwestern rallied from a 17-0 deficit to tie the game at 17-all in the third quarter before ultimately falling to Iowa in Iowa City last Saturday. The Wildcats outgained the Hawkeyes by over 100 yards and had a 29-17 advantage in first downs but a 24-point Iowa outburst in the fourth quarter halted NU\u2019s chance to complete a comeback. After missing the first three games of the season due to injury, senior quarterback Dan Persa leads a Northwestern offense that has averaged 30 points per game since his return. In three games, he has completed 74.5 percent of his passes (73-92) for 700 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Northwestern\u2019s top receiving threat is senior wide receiver Jeremy Ebert. The Biletnikoff Award candidate has caught 39 balls, including a career-high 13 versus Iowa, for 431 yards and six touchdowns, all team bests. Senior tight end Drake Dunsmore (19-178-2 TDs) has also been productive in the passing game. Versatile sophomore Kain Colter also is key to the Northwestern offense. He started at quarterback in place of Persa, passing for 471 yards in three starts, and stands as the team\u2019s leading rusher, totaling 370 yards and two touchdowns. He has also caught nine passes for 121 yards. Linebackers David Nwabuisi (20-28-48) and Bryce McNaul (20-25-45) and safety Brian Peters (22-23-45) are the Wildcats\u2019 top tacklers. Nwabuisi ranks first among NU defenders in tackles for loss with 4.5 while Peters, a Jim Thorpe Award candidate, is tied with Ibrahim Campbell for the team lead in interceptions with two. Up front, Vince Browne and Jack DiNardo, who each have a team-best two sacks, anchor the defensive line. A trio of sophomores headlines the Northwestern special teams. Kicker Jeff Budzien has converted on 3-of-6 on field goal attempts, with a long of 47 yards. Punter Brandon Williams averages 38.3 yards per kick. Returner Venric Mark averages 14.2 yards on punts and 22.3 yards on kickoffs.<\/div>\n

PARROT PARKING<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The parking lot directly north of the Parrot is no longer available.\u00a0If you are unable to find a meter spot in the immediate area the following are suggested alternatives:<\/div>\n
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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residents of Fort Lauderdale can get a pass to park on A1A north of Sunrise Blvd for $6.00 per year. Go to www.fortlauderdale.gov\/parking<\/span><\/a> for the details.\u00a0If you don\u2019t qualify for a resident pass you can still park in this area till 3 a.m. at the regular hourly rate.<\/div>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parking is available at the B Ocean Hotel directly across from The Parrot for $10.00. Valet only. Enter off Sunrise Blvd into the front of the hotel.<\/div>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parking is available at Birch State Park for $6.00 all day, from 8 a.m. til Dusk. It is a very short walk. Gates close promptly so don\u2019t be late.<\/strong><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parking at the Gallery 1 on the West Side of the Sunrise Bridge is $13.00 valet only (plenty of available spots) and walk across the bridge. It only takes a few minutes<\/div>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Park at the Galleria Mall and walk across the bridge. It only takes a few minutes.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PENN STATE (6-1; 3-0 Big Ten) at NORTHWESTERN (2-4; 0-3 Big Ten)
SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 2011, 7:01 P.M. (EST)
RYAN FIELD (47,130) \u2022 EVANSTON, IL \u00a0 <\/p>\n

Come join us each Saturday at the WORLD FAMOUS PARROT LOUNGE, 911 Sunset Lane, Fort Lauderdale, FL (1 block west of A1A, \u00bd block south of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3880986.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psu-ftlauderdale.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}