Love 'em or hate 'em, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso picked Penn State to win the Big Ten title.

Herbstreit is the World Wide Leader's dreamy -- er, well informed -- analyst. Corso is his counter point, slightly more disjointed but full of energy. But both agree upon the Nittany Lions.

"I'm looking more at Penn State's defense as much as anything as why I like them," Herbsteit told The Detroit Free Press yesterday on a conference call. "They have a quarterback in [Anthony] Morelli, you look at their schedule and the game Sept. 22 when they go to Ann Arbor that could go long way in deciding who ends up getting the Big Ten championship."

From what we've seen, the coach and the quarterback are in the minority among most TV commentators. (See Thursday's Collegian for our predictions.)

It's been a love-hate relationship between Penn State fans and the two analysts. Herbsteit is an Ohio State grad. Nuff said. And Corso picked against Penn State in the '05 season, which sent the Lion faithful into a tizzy.

Herbstreit won back the fanbase when he declared Penn State fans the nation's best student section.

Will his latest declaration have the same effect? What do you think? Do you think this Penn State team is for real? Send us questions or comments and we'll respond in our weekly mailbag. We'd love to hear from you at footblog@psu.edu.

Cheers,
Mark