2017-2018 Penn State Football thread

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:05 pm

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/fo ... ches-poll/

PSU starts the year at #6. I'm cautiously optimistic about this season.

Postby **Orlando Penguin** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:58 pm

Yawn. Now that there's a committee that picks the 4 at the end of the season, rankings are pretty much useless.

Postby **Staggy** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:13 pm

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/fo ... ches-poll/

PSU starts the year at #6. I'm cautiously optimistic about this season.

It should be a fun season. Iowa and Northwestern on the road scare the hell out of me, OSU in the Horseshoe the week after Michigan is obviously daunting, but the home schedule is manageable. We catch young Pitt and Michigan teams relatively early and everybody else looks mediocre at best. Ill be happy with 10-2 and wins over Pitt and Michigan so that's my prediction.

Just please please please let Barkley stay healthy.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:18 pm

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/fo ... ches-poll/

PSU starts the year at #6. I'm cautiously optimistic about this season.

It's much less stressful when expectations are lower

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:19 pm

https://twitter.com/OnwardState/status/ ... 1514288128

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:41 pm

#winning

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:36 pm

https://twitter.com/PSU_Recruiting/stat ... 2569276416

Postby **Staggy** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:57 am

That's a great get, all of the top teams have elite 1-techniques and that's something we've struck out on recently. Penn State now has 14 4+ star commits (with more to come), 5 top 100 players, and the class is almost full in early August.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:36 am

https://twitter.com/PSU_Recruiting/stat ... 7395452928

https://twitter.com/AeneasHawkins/statu ... 6813562880

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:36 pm

YESSSSSSSSS

That is an outstanding get. Kid seems to have a real sense of humor too, when did these decisions get so complex?

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:37 pm

Also TIL that Gary Owen is Black America's favorite white comic. Who knew?

Postby **columbia** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:38 pm

Postby **count2infinity** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:09 pm

Entered into the company drawing for tickets this season... my first choice was Pitt, second was Michigan.

I got Buttgers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jz1TjCphXE

Postby **slappybrown** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:25 pm

Is Lamont Wade of Clairton HS expected to play or redshirt based on ups camp so far?

Postby **Staggy** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:32 pm

He'll start as the nickelback in all likelihood. Reid going down in the spring made it pretty much guaranteed he wouldn't be redshirted.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:03 pm

https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/sta ... 0032527360

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:29 pm

Yikes, that's a lot of money. I guess it's worth it considering his recruiting and this past year's success, but wow. Too much imo.

Postby **slappybrown** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:37 pm

Wow. That has to make him top ten or so annually for college coaches, no?

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:40 pm

His average salary will be the 4th highest after Saban, Harbaugh, and Meyer. If he builds on last year's success and keeps the program in the national title picture, it will be worth every penny. Considering he's only had one great year, it definitely feels like too much. He was signed through 2019, so I would have waited to see how this season worked out first.

Postby **genoscoif** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:21 pm

His average salary will be the 4th highest after Saban, Harbaugh, and Meyer. If he builds on last year's success and keeps the program in the national title picture, it will be worth every penny. Considering he's only had one great year, it definitely feels like too much. He was signed through 2019, so I would have waited to see how this season worked out first.

Yeesh...this has to be on the graces of his recruiting acumen, and not his gameday management. He's a good coach, I guess, but not a top 5/top 10 coach. He's shown that he can be a top 5 recruiter, however...and recruiting is the life-blood of any college program. His players do seem to relate to him pretty well, and this should keep him there for the long haul instead of looking for the next best opportunity to jump ship.

Too much IMO, but you have to wonder if they were worried that another successful year (top 10ish finish) would've brought out the sharks to try to steal him away.

Postby **Staggy** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:44 pm

Seems like a solid deal, it locks him up long term and the buyout is only $2 million if he flames out. It's a ton of money but I also don't really care how much the big donors want to spend on a football coach.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:01 pm

Yup, definitely all about the recruiting. Hard to really care about the money, it's not like it's going to affect the team in any way (unlike a player in a salary cap league). They are thinking long-term recruitment.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:04 pm

He's good for business, so...sure.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:07 pm

One thing to keep in mind is that he was the 11th highest paid coach before the extension, so he was already being paid very well.

Postby **slappybrown** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:37 pm

Did not realize he was that high to begin with