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To: Tony Viola who wrote (54977)	5/2/1998 8:45:00 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, >>>Do not include Penn State football in your tirade about schools that may bend the rules, or whatever else you are implying.<<< You are the barometer I use for people in the trenches - who know what is going on in the real world - in both the technical and the sports field. If you didn't get my point, my guess is that virtually no one else got it. My fault. What I meant was that before Penn State joined the Big Eleven, Penn State football seemed always lower in the polls than what their accomplishments on the field would indicate. The reason for that, I believe, was because sportswriters and coaches viewed disparagingly of football in the northeastern states. Penn State would have to go unbeaten and then win the Bowl game and hope no one else is also unbeaten - even then, they were not assured of a national title in the polls. Sure, football in the northeast is nothing to write home about. They don't raise the beefy football players that you get in Nebraska or Texas. For Penn State to get any respect they would have to overcome a lot of prejudices. Joe Paterno just did not look like a big time football coach like Tom Osborn, Barry Switzer, or Bear Bryant. He looked like an intelluctual (Italian style) more interested in grades than wish bone offense. Now what does this have to do with Intel and their lower than deserved valuation? My point (maybe that was lost) is that sentiment can be manipulated by people in the media - and in Intel's case by one semiconductor analyst from one very powerful brokerage house. And that things don't always even out - and the best team may not win even if they have the best record. No disrespect was intended. Mary