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Postby mac5155 » Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:13 pm

Didn't get to watch, thanks Armstrong, anyway how'd Allar look?

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:34 pm

Meh, he was fine. 5 of 10 for 42 yards, couple good runs. Wasn't asked to do much of anything.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:54 pm

I was pretty frustrated with the slow start but when it was 10-7, I looked at the board again and saw it was STILL the first quarter. And after seeing how the defense was destroying the Rutgers o-line, I was like, 'it's just a matter of time'. There's been a disturbing trend the last couple of weeks where the WRs are getting very little separation and as a result, Clifford is running for his life. But a lot of that is also play calling because when they went with the quicker slants, he was getting it out of there quick for good yardage. The defense was other-worldly today and yes, I know it's Rutgers but that's the kind of overpowering that you need to see in a game of this caliber.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:49 pm

I'll be interested to see if a 2 loss team that just got smoked by an unranked 6-4 team stays ahead of a 2 loss team whose 2 losses are to teams in the top three.

Yeah PSU doesn't have a signature win but they also didn't get embarrassed by, say, Maryland.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Sat Nov 19, 2022 11:53 pm

Tennessee still has the better wins since they beat Bama and LSU. The committee rewards good wins more than it penalizes bad losses.

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Postby count2infinity » Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:07 am

Tennessee will likely stay ahead of psu for the reasons OP mentioned. One that’s unmentioned is conference. SEC will be favored over Big Ten all day, every day.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:09 am

A 10-2 PSU team will be in a NY6 bowl, just a question of which one. Things could break right where they go to Pasadena.

But let’s beat Sparty first.

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Postby count2infinity » Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:14 am

Yup. 10-2 is much better than I anticipated this team being. Get a big bowl game and maybe a W in it, this season would be a success.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:47 am

No doubt they exceeded prognostications. They didn’t lose the typical Franklin game this year, barring a disaster on Saturday. In a couple years, 10-2 will be enough to get into the playoff. It would be nice if they do go to a major bowl that they get a measuring stick opponent and not the AAC champ again.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:43 am

I think we need either both OSU and Michigan in the playoffs, a Super Bowl effort out of the Aggies vs LSU, or a patented Iron Bowl upset next weekend to spring us into the NY6.

I guess it's just the mind of a sports fan but in the heat of the season, it's easy to be disappointed with not getting to the playoff. But I agree, looking at the big picture, going 10-2 barring a patented JF stinker vs MSU when my expectation was 8-4, is pretty damn good. The future looks bright and the table looks set for JF to finally prove it in the next couple years. We'll see if he can.

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Postby genoscoif » Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:33 am

As long as they don't eff up against MSU, this has been one of the more enjoyable PSU seasons in years. It's a bit frustrating that they were in both of the UM and OSU games then fell apart, but watching the young guys develop and their defense make strides has been fun to watch. Bowl games are largely cosmetic, so while it'd be nice to get a marquis matchup I won't really be upset by anything that happens there.

Next year should be really interesting. The transfer portal throws a bit of uncertainty into projecting what they're going to look like, but holy crap are they loaded with young talent. I'm actually wondering if they pull in via the transfer portal a stud WR or OL given Allar's potential and the RB tandem. Manny Diaz also had a lot of clout that could manifest in some new talent. If they don't lose any key pieces to the portal, they could be better than this year...and they ended up pretty damn good this year.

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:55 pm

Just read that Rodney Gallagher will be visiting Penn state after previously committing to WVU. Fingers crossed, that would be a nice get for JF

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:34 pm

Welp, no one would have guessed 10-2 at the beginning of the season but yet, here we are. It was certainly an interesting way to get there today vs Sparty but in the end, they had the right plays at the right times. Now we'll see where they end up going. Maybe I'll get them in my backyard again.

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Postby mac5155 » Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:45 pm

I'm pulling for rose bowl, but Citrus Bowl would be fine too.

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Postby count2infinity » Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:37 am

Rose bowl vs Utah… cotton bowl vs Tulane or UCF… citrus bowl vs LSU. All would be fun.

My guess is cotton bowl but who knows.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:28 am

Cotton vs Tulane seems to be the general opinion, unless USC or TCU Lose on Saturday, since OSU seems to be next in line for the playoff if that happens, they'd go to the Rose.

You play who you play, but having played Memphis as the G5 entry a couple years ago, I'd rather they play a more interesting team they have lower odds to beat.

I get what they are trying to do with the G5 auto entry in the NY6, and last year Cincinnati actually got into (and hung in for a while) the playoff, but this season when the top G5's are struggling to stay in the lower reaches of the Top 25, I'm not so sure. It's the kind of game a JF team would usually handle but if I'm a neutral observer I'm probably going out to have a snowball fight or something.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:29 pm

My brother in law went to Tulane...that could be fun. He lost a whole year on campus due to Katrina.

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Postby Ad@m » Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:40 pm

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... penn-state
Penn State left tackle Olu Fashanu told ESPN he's returning to school next year, a surprising move in NFL circles considering he is projected as the top offensive line prospect in the 2023 NFL draft.

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:52 pm

Dudes only 19. Good for him

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:12 pm

Veilleux to enter transfer portal. Tough to blame him since Allar is pretty clearly next in line. Hope JF has a capable backup for Allar in the pipeline somewhere.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:01 am

Veilleux to enter transfer portal. Tough to blame him since Allar is pretty clearly next in line. Hope JF has a capable backup for Allar in the pipeline somewhere.
This bugs me a bit from a full team perspective. Yeah, Veilleux is likely not beating Allar out for the starting job. But he's one play away from being the man. I get it, you want to always better yourself and maybe he does somewhere else. Or maybe he goes elsewhere and it doesn't work out the way he hoped. That's the risk of the portal. Sucks for PSU because now there isn't a QB on the roster with any sort of experience other than Allar and we saw how good they've been about developing backup QBs over the years. Hopefully this year's experience with bringing Allar along after learning from last year's mistake will continue to progress to next season.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:38 am

Qb is about the only position that the transfer portal makes sense to me. Any other position, my opinion would be, work harder, get some plays and show your worth. Qb plays pretty much every snap and unless something goes way off track, you don’t have a chance once a starter is named.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:36 am

I don't begrudge players leaving early and I get the risk of injury leading into going pro if you don't have a shot at a title, but this business of foregoing the bowl game gets to me a little. We just found out we're probably going to the Rose Bowl, you worked your ass off in your years here to get there, even if it's not a playoff spot, you missed the last 3 games for your appendix, and you're not going to play? It's not like it's the Mayo Bowl.

But like I said, I get it.

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Postby Orlando Penguin » Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:30 pm

I don't begrudge players leaving early and I get the risk of injury leading into going pro if you don't have a shot at a title, but this business of foregoing the bowl game gets to me a little. We just found out we're probably going to the Rose Bowl, you worked your ass off in your years here to get there, even if it's not a playoff spot, you missed the last 3 games for your appendix, and you're not going to play? It's not like it's the Mayo Bowl.

But like I said, I get it.
I'm in the same thought process. Outside of the playoff, these games really don't mean anything and Porter isn't going to enhance his stature any more than it already is. Last year, I was annoyed by the opt-outs for the Outback Bowl because it weakened the team. This year, I'm better with it because there's talent behind those guys and it's a good preview of next season. I can't imagine there will be too many others besides Porter that will sit it out.

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