RIP former NFL player Ryan Mallett....

[psuro]

played at Michigan and transferred to Arkansas

35 years of age...

Former NFL, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning at 35

Mallett had worked as a high school football coach in Arkansas since 2022.

www.yahoo.com

 

[BobPSU92]

Former NFL QB Mallett dies in apparent drowning

Former Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett, who went on to have a seven-year career in the NFL, died Tuesday in an apparent drowning at a Florida beach, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. He was 35.

www.espn.com

 

[bbrown]

played at Michigan and transferred to Arkansas

35 years of age...

Former NFL, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning at 35

Mallett had worked as a high school football coach in Arkansas since 2022.

www.yahoo.com

I saw that last night, very sad. 11 people have drowned in the riptides off the Gulf Shore.

 

[Connorpozlee]

Sad story.
Wasn’t he the freshman QB for Michigan that got his first start against us and we backed completely off, allowing him to hit short passes without ever pressuring him and they beat us? Probably the most annoyed I ever was with Joe.

 

[Tri-Power65]

Sad story.
Wasn’t he the freshman QB for Michigan that got his first start against us and we backed completely off, allowing him to hit short passes without ever pressuring him and they beat us? Probably the most annoyed I ever was with Joe.

I was thinking the same thing. Freshman Mallett playing for an injured Henne. Joe brilliantly throws out the playbook and plays not to lose. And loses. Truly an abysmal performance.

 

[Connorpozlee]

I was thinking the same thing. Freshman Mallett playing for an injured Henne. Joe brilliantly throws out the playbook and plays not to lose. And loses. Truly an abysmal performance.

I just felt defeated watching that. You could se it happening and just knew we wouldn’t change our approach all game long. Brutal.

 

[LB99]

You guys are correct. Henne was hurt and Michigan started true freshman Mallett vs Sr Anthony Morelli for PSU. Despite that factor, PSU looked vanilla and pedestrian and only managed 3 FGs and lost 14-9. It was, unfortunately, a similar game plan we saw frequently vs Michigan and Iowa on the road.

 

[pap]

played at Michigan and transferred to Arkansas

35 years of age...

Former NFL, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning at 35

Mallett had worked as a high school football coach in Arkansas since 2022.

www.yahoo.com

A very sad story indeed . May he RIP

 

[BW Lion]

I saw that last night, very sad. 11 people have drowned in the riptides off the Gulf Shore.

I always thought riptides were associated with conflicting onshore tides competing against outward flows from major rivers.

I don’t see any major rivers near Destin.

 

[razpsu]

There wasnt a riptide. How exactly did he drown?

 

[PSUJam]

There wasnt a riptide. How exactly did he drown?

Rip currents blamed as drownings kill 10 in Alabama, Florida in 2 weeks: Sheriff ‘beyond frustrated’

“You say you are a ‘good’ swimmer, an experienced swimmer, a competitive swimmer. But you are no match for a rip current,” Bay County officials posted.

www.al.com

Deadly beach weekend leaves 5 dead in Bay and Walton County

PANHANDLE, Fla. (WMBB) — This past weekend, strong rip currents and double red flags proved to be deadly as 5 deaths were reported in Bay and Walton County. The five deaths were all the resul…

www.mypanhandle.com

Rip currents kill at least 11 off Florida, Alabama coasts including former NFL QB

Many of the deaths have occurred on days with double red flags — which are posted at beach entrances and on lifeguard stations — of potential rip currents.

www.tampabay.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I always thought riptides were associated with conflicting onshore tides competing against outward flows from major rivers.

first, he appears to have drowned from a rip current, and not a rip tide. The two are not the same thing, though it's not uncommon for people to call rip currents rip tides.

From NOAA: "Rip currents are not rip tides. A specific type of current associated with tides may include both the ebb and flood tidal currents that are caused by egress and ingress of the tide through inlets and the mouths estuaries, embayments, and harbors. These currents may cause drowning deaths, but these tidal currents or tidal jets are separate and distinct phenomena from rip currents. Recommended terms for these phenomena include ebb jet, flood jet, or tidal jet."

Rip currents are in no way associated with the flows from major rivers. Along the Jersey shore, I've seen rip currents scores of times, and been caught in rip currents a few times, and none of these situations were anywhere near a river, or even an outlet from a bay or inlet. From the NWS: "Rip currents form when waves break near the shoreline, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach. One of the ways this water returns to sea is to form a rip current, a narrow stream of water moving swiftly away from shore, often perpendicular to the shoreline."

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

I've been to Seaside FL (where Truman Show was filmed) many times, 20 miles from Destin. The underlying rip currents can make it difficult to get back to shore if you go too far out. Those beachlines run parallel to equator which I think contributes to this effect. My guess is he cramped up and started to panic and couldn't get closer to the shore quick enough.

 

[razpsu]

Rip currents blamed as drownings kill 10 in Alabama, Florida in 2 weeks: Sheriff ‘beyond frustrated’

“You say you are a ‘good’ swimmer, an experienced swimmer, a competitive swimmer. But you are no match for a rip current,” Bay County officials posted.

www.al.com

Deadly beach weekend leaves 5 dead in Bay and Walton County

PANHANDLE, Fla. (WMBB) — This past weekend, strong rip currents and double red flags proved to be deadly as 5 deaths were reported in Bay and Walton County. The five deaths were all the resul…

www.mypanhandle.com

Rip currents kill at least 11 off Florida, Alabama coasts including former NFL QB

Many of the deaths have occurred on days with double red flags — which are posted at beach entrances and on lifeguard stations — of potential rip currents.

www.tampabay.com

Sheriff said that wasn’t true that media jumped the gun.

 

[PSUJam]

Sheriff said that wasn’t true that media jumped the gun.

Yeah it seems that maybe this got lumped in with the other 10 deaths. But it is in the sheriff's best interest to downplay the situation as to not frighten the tourists as they fund his job. You know how the tourism business works.

On another note, my daughters were in Destin 2 weeks ago and there it was double red flag on the ocean beach so they went to the beach near Crab Island to get in the water.

 

[razpsu]

Possibly. He was swimming to a sandbar 150 feet or more out. Wonder if he was drinking. Surprised that he wouldn’t be able to swim or float to get back. But He was born in arkansas though. So perhaps he didn’t know.

 

[Bob78]

Sad story.
Wasn’t he the freshman QB for Michigan that got his first start against us and we backed completely off, allowing him to hit short passes without ever pressuring him and they beat us? Probably the most annoyed I ever was with Joe.

That was a very frustrating game. I was yelling at the TV from the start, as I'm sure most of Nittany Nation was.
Apparently, they went into the game with one game plan, and as the game unfolded early, Joe felt they could win without much of it. Story at the time was that there was some frustration displayed in the locker room at halftime, too.
Given the D held up their end, yielding just 14 points, the Offense, which was very capable, could have won the game had they stuck with the plan. Frustratingly conservative to say the least.

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

That was a very frustrating game. I was yelling at the TV from the start, as I'm sure most of Nittany Nation was.
Apparently, they went into the game with one game plan, and as the game unfolded early, Joe felt they could win without much of it. Story at the time was that there was some frustration displayed in the locker room at halftime, too.
Given the D held up their end, yielding just 14 points, the Offense, which was very capable, could have won the game had they stuck with the plan. Frustratingly conservative to say the least.

Right up there with the 1995 Wisconsin home game where Wally was allowed to throw almost nothing but sideline outs, and Darrell Bevell barely threw an incompletion and managed the game to a 17 - 9 victory.

 

[bbrown]

That was a very frustrating game. I was yelling at the TV from the start, as I'm sure most of Nittany Nation was.
Apparently, they went into the game with one game plan, and as the game unfolded early, Joe felt they could win without much of it. Story at the time was that there was some frustration displayed in the locker room at halftime, too.
Given the D held up their end, yielding just 14 points, the Offense, which was very capable, could have won the game had they stuck with the plan. Frustratingly conservative to say the least.

IIRC didn't they have a completely different game plan that they had practiced all week and Joe changed it up at the last minute?

 

[s1uggo72]

IIRC didn't they have a completely different game plan that they had practiced all week and Joe changed it up at the last minute?

I have heard this, but I highly doubt this was the case, JVP was not stupid.

 

[Bob78]

IIRC didn't they have a completely different game plan that they had practiced all week and Joe changed it up at the last minute?

I think that was the rumor at the time. More likely that he cut it back significantly and wanted to be more physical than finesse. Could be that simply one quarter with the full game plan would have been enough.
Like all great coaches, he gave his fans some head scratching moments!

 

[Bob78]

I have heard this, but I highly doubt this was the case, JVP was not stupid.

Certainly not stupid, but stubborn. If he felt he could win a tough game via physical superiority, he usually wanted to go that way.
One of many losses that should have been wins. He led teams to their share the other way, too.

 

[Fac]

Was in Destin 2 weeks ago. On Friday, our last full day, double red flags were flying, and the lifeguards wouldn't let us in in much past our calves.
A very windy and heavy rainstorm pasted through Friday morning till about 12:30.

 

[Connorpozlee]

That was a very frustrating game. I was yelling at the TV from the start, as I'm sure most of Nittany Nation was.
Apparently, they went into the game with one game plan, and as the game unfolded early, Joe felt they could win without much of it. Story at the time was that there was some frustration displayed in the locker room at halftime, too.
Given the D held up their end, yielding just 14 points, the Offense, which was very capable, could have won the game had they stuck with the plan. Frustratingly conservative to say the least.

Still makes my blood boil to think about it. What the hell is wrong with me? That was what, about 20 years ago? I’ve got issues…..

 

[LB99]

Still makes my blood boil to think about it. What the hell is wrong with me? That was what, about 20 years ago? I’ve got issues…..

I hear you. It was 2007. I remember turning it off in disgust at the end. My wife had bought a Penn State scarf/jersey for our dog that she put on before the game. At the end, I took it off and threw it in the closet and said to not ever put it on the dog again. Yes, I’m superstitious.

 

[Zenophile]

Still makes my blood boil to think about it. What the hell is wrong with me? That was what, about 20 years ago? I’ve got issues…..

Welcome to Rome, friend.

 

[s1uggo72]

Sheriff in Florida says Ryan Mallett's drowning not a result of riptides

Ryan Mallett's drowning in Destin, Florida, this week was a tragic accident and not the result of riptides, according to the Okaloosa County sheriff.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Tri-Power65]

I have heard this, but I highly doubt this was the case, JVP was not stupid.

Yes, it was the case.