PSU makes too many blunders in big games and should have run the ball more vs. the Ducks. Blame the officials all you want but it was 28-10 in the second quarter. How many mistakes did Oregon make? No turnovers and 1 major penalty. PSU had 2 TO’s, 4 major penalties, and a missed FG. You can’t do that vs. #1!
Bingo. Was the officiating terrible? Yes. Do we see it all across CFB? Yes. No holding penalties also means none were called against us either...which PSU fans always forget the other side of the equation during their moaning.
U hit it on the head...to get steamrolled early and once again not be ready to go out of the gates is a terrible trait to have. Spotting that team a 28-10 lead, especially with four different personal foul penalties was so typical...and low IQ football from this program. We aren't a very smart or poised team, which also leads to NEVER winning these games since 2016. Let's not forget 4 or 5 drops, which hurt big time. Let's face it, we come up small and have done so since 2016.
Our secondary once again got exposed, as did the lack of LB recruiting and true game changing DL. Haven't seen a worse group of LBs collectively than I have under JF. That's an area (even as much as WR) that really has lacked.
Oregon is really well coached, made virtually no big mistakes and exposed us, particularly on defense, where we have lived with smoke and mirrors vs terrible offenses. We are small on the DL, don't move people, get ZERO pass rush without Abdul, linebackers that don't do much, and a secondary that gets cooked in games like this. IMO, we have a long way to go from a team construction/design to move the needle.
