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I'll say....... Raiders 20, Titans 17


Matthew James "Matt" McGloin
(born December 2, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was a starting quarterback for Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2010 to 2012. He is the first former walk-on quarterback to start at Penn State since scholarships were reinstated in 1949. Prior to his college career, McGloin was a Pennsylvania all-state quarterback while attending West Scranton High School.


My Birthday is March 6, 1958


Michael Anthony Munchak (born March 6, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft (8th overall) by the Houston Oilers. Munchak has spent his entire professional career, both as a player and a coach, with the Oilers/Titans organization

The street in front of Scranton High School is named for Munchak

BTW........A.J. Munchak got seven years for extorting kickbacks and other crimes while running Lackawanna County as majority commissioners.
 

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The “Electric City Bowl” is a big deal in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Hardware, after all, is on the line.


This makeshift rivalry game between the Raiders and Tennessee Titans has awakened a long-standing feud between West Scranton High and Scranton Central thanks to a pair of famous alumni. That’s why it was given a new name.

Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin went to West Scranton and Titans head coach Mike Munchak went to Scranton Central in different eras, but they’re still playing a Battle for the Bell. That’s what the schools play for in the annual prep football game, and a smaller version has been made and brought to Oakland for Sunday’s contest.


McGloin’s brother Paul McGloin, Jr., will present the trophy to the winner of Sunday’s game.



The excitement is typical of Scranton, a blue-collar town loyal to its alumni and its prep football.

“I think it’s kind of like you see on a movie screen; when you grow up, everybody knows everybody,” said Munchak, a guard inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “High school sports are huge there, it’s a big following. I’m sure he had a big following at West Scranton. When you leave there, they’re very proud of their own; they follow the players when they leave.”


Though the two don’t know each other, Munchak followed McGloin’s career and vice versa. Both men went to Penn State, a dream for most everyone playing football in Scranton. They are legends back home.

“I’m sure the Raiders have a big fan base in Scranton now as they do Titan fans,” Munchak said. “It’s one of those towns that is very proud of the players that come out of there and they feel like they’re part of their success, and I think that’s kind of neat.”

That’s why those traveling to Oakland this weekend made a trophy to commemorate an AFC clash dubbed the Electric City Bowl, after Scranton's nickname.

“The feedback has been great,” McGloin said. “Obviously, back home in Scranton with coach Munchak being the head guy there and us playing them this week, there’s going to be a lot of eyes on the TV, and calls and texts from back home. It’s pretty exciting.”
 

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