Keenan Allen Press Conference, The Patriot-News/fileYou could be a part of this next year Keenan Allen.Could Keenan Allen, the nation’s No. 5 high school player according, be a member of Penn State’s 2010 football squad? The Mobile Press-Register suggests it is a strong possibility.
The highly touted North Carolina safety prospect committed to Alabama in November and was the Tide’s top-rated incoming recruit. But BamaOnline.com suggested that Allen informed Nick Saban last night that he does not intend to wear the Crimson and White.
Reportedly, Allen will choose between California-Berkeley and Penn State on Wednesday, National Signing Day.
Speculation abounds as to why Allen decommitted from Alabama. The Bama Beat implies that the reason Allen changed his mind is because he wishes to play collegiately with his half-brother, Zach Maynard, a quarterback who recently left the University of Buffalo. Saban was unwilling to spend a scholarship on Maynard.
The news that Penn State has surprisingly entered the picture has given al.com posters reason to chirp about next season’s clash between the former rivals.
The bluntly-monikered kiffinsucks writes, “Please go to Penn State so we can make you realize what you missed out on next season.”
Whoa there. bass484 continues, “Bama will not be blackmaled (sic). Good luck mr allen. See you when we whip Penn state.”
ljones1985 then drives the stake into the proverbial Lion heart with his copious punctuation, “Not signing with Alabama, and considering Penn State.
The comments make me wonder when exactly Alabama became the mecca of college football. Why is playing for the Tide so much better than Penn State or Cal? Where would you rather live and go to school: Happy Valley, Berkeley or Tuscaloosa? And why does every single al.com commenter assume the Tide will roll over the Lions next year?
Oh well, I suppose the unbridled haughtiness comes with a National Championship. Next year’s season can’t come soon enough.
Justin Williams American Idol, Hottie Justin Williams will have the female “American Idol” fans reaching for their phones. Watch him in Hollywood Week last year with finalists Kris Allen and Matt Giraud.
During the group numbers last year in the Hollywood Round, Williams joined up with eventual finalists Kris Allen and Matt Giraud plus awesome rapper India Morrison to perform the Jackson 5 hit “I Want You Back.” It was great, one of the best group performances.
The Santa Clause 2 is a 2002 film and the sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. All the principal actors from the first film reprise their roles. According to Box Office Mojo, the film cost around $65 million to make and had domestic (U.S.) box office receipts approaching $140 million.
The film has received a G rating from the MPAA, unlike its first film, which was rated PG. The film was followed by another sequel, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, made in 2006.
Cast of The Santa Clause 2
Tim Allen Santa Claus/Scott Calvin/Toy Santa
Elizabeth Mitchell Carol Newman
David Krumholtz Bernard the Arch-elf
Eric Lloyd Charlie Calvin
Judge Reinhold Dr. Neil Miller
Wendy Crewson Laura Miller
Spencer Breslin Curtis
Liliana Mumy Lucy Miller
Danielle Woodman Abby the Elf
Aisha Tyler Mother Nature
Peter Boyle Father Time
Jay Thomas Easter Bunny
Kevin Pollak Cupid
Art LaFleur Tooth Fairy
Michael Dorn Sandman
Victor Brandt Reindeer
Bob Bergen Comet (voice)
Kath Soucie Chet (voice)
Molly Shannon Tracy
Reviews on Amazon.com
Considering how lame this sequel could have been, The Santa Clause 2 makes for a pleasant holiday diversion. It’s got the familiar smell of Disney marketeering, and more than a few parents will object to this further embellishment of the St. Nick legend, but Tim Allen’s amiable presence provides ample compensation. As a divorced dad who inherited the jolly man’s job in The Santa Clause, Allen now faces another Yuletide challenge. According to the “Missus Clause” in his North Pole contract, he can’t continue to be the real Santa until he gets married. As luck and five credited screenwriters would have it, Allen falls for the Scrooge-y principal (Elizabeth Mitchell) of his son’s school, while a phony, power-hungry duplicate Santa wreaks havoc on the North Pole’s overworked elves. It’s all as sweet as spiced eggnog, with that warmed-over feel of a mandated sequel, but the Christmas spirit does prevail with the sound of sleigh bells and Allen’s rosy-cheeked ho, ho, ho! –Jeff Shannon
Justin Williams American Idol, Hottie Justin Williams will have the female “American Idol” fans reaching for their phones. Watch him in Hollywood Week last year with finalists Kris Allen and Matt Giraud.
