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Thoughts after watching the replay

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bdgan said:
I totally agree we dominated the stats. PSU had to settle for FGs in the red zone. I attribute some of that to struggles running.

I don't blame Allar for his 3rd INT because that was a hail Mary. But he also nearly had one picked off on our last game tying drive. He definitely forced things and he needs to be better. On the flip side he played with more moxie. I liked the touch he showed on some misdirection passes (roll right, throw left).
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I am not that concerned about Allar's interceptions. As you say he played with movie and I would say with grit. The kind of grit under pressure we have yet to see until yesterday. He is growing up before our eyes.
He even mentioned in a post game interview something to the effect of playing loose and just being himself. The coaches and probably AK noticed he was being too stiff and over thinking things too much and have coached him up to be more of a free gunslinger. He had to be on that final drive, no choice.

Allar was super complimentary of Franklin in a post game interview. Seemed to get emotional. He loves him.
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lazydave841 said:
Howard was 28/35 for 326, 2 TDs, 0 INTs vs Oregon. He's definitely mobile, but they really haven't turned him loose as a runner. He was credited for 9 rushes, 13 yards (12 gained on the last play).

He definitely isn't a liability back there. He's had a great year so far. The final drive, he sacked himself, but recovered to get the offense moving. The OPI on Smith really killed them along with the lost time after the 12 men on the field penalty. Howard then ran about 2-3 seconds too long on the last play to even give the K a chance.
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OSU has great skill position talent, but Oregon, IMO, is just as good and they actually play faster than OSU; they actually can match OSU point for point, which I don’t know whether PSU can.

You never know how the weather will affect the game at that time of year, and whether playing on a grass field might slow OSU down a little. Just based on what I saw last night, PSU will need several breaks to go their way to win that game if everything is even.
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I am tired of people putting a ceiling

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Almost every game moving forward is a big game. On paper, there are potentially two big games left. OSU and potentially the Big Ten championship.

That said, every game is a big game from here on out. Wisconsin is finally firing much like the historical Wisconsin. This isn't a gimmie by any stretch. MN will be a very tough contest too. Most of us remember the nonsense that MN can bring to a PSU matchup.....

One game at a time defines their ceiling. Fans don't.
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Thoughts after watching the replay

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RickinDayton said:
But, Howard (OSU's QB) is very quick and mobile. adept at escaping the pocket.
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Howard was 28/35 for 326, 2 TDs, 0 INTs vs Oregon. He's definitely mobile, but they really haven't turned him loose as a runner. He was credited for 9 rushes, 13 yards (12 gained on the last play).

He definitely isn't a liability back there. He's had a great year so far. The final drive, he sacked himself, but recovered to get the offense moving. The OPI on Smith really killed them along with the lost time after the 12 men on the field penalty. Howard then ran about 2-3 seconds too long on the last play to even give the K a chance.
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Colin Cowherd

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LandoComando said:
To be fair, half this board thought we lost at the half lol
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It wasn't looking good. USC was winning 17-6 and had 1st and goal with a good chance to make it a 3 score game. Fortunately we got the low block penalty against Carter that forced USC to settle for a FG and keep it a 2 score game.

We got the ball to start the second half and we scored to make it 20-13 and we were back in it.
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CJFisJoePaII said:
IMHO, USC went to school on the BGSU tape - their QB had a very quick-release as well. If you have the right QB, you can make PSU's overly aggressive D pay - but you need a QB with real talent, and a very quick release. Honestly, I like our chances against duhO$U after that game - it's @TheBeav and duhO$U's QB is not anywhere close to the QB Moss is.
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But, Howard (OSU's QB) is very quick and mobile. adept at escaping the pocket.
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Tyler Warren surpassing Ted Kwalick as Penn State's greatest all-time TE?

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saturdaysarebetter2 said:
Tyler Warren surpassing Ted Kwalick, Kyle Brady, Mike Gesicki, Pat Freiermuth, etc., as Penn State's greatest all-time TE?
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Interesting Kwalick story. His hands are twice the size of most men. He once picked up his date by her head at a Sogma Pi party and she loved the prank. I think she was a gymnist. The next term, Paterno moved him into the home of a coach. It was either OHara or Patrick. It was obviously successful as Ted had a great career and had a successful business career. As freshmen, he and Spaziani were close friends.
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Thoughts after watching the replay

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PurposePitch said:
Allar's 2nd INT wasn't bad ... and shouldn't have been an INT. He had Dinkins on a stop/comeback pattern, and Dinkins had inside position. The 2 other secondary players were behind the play at the time. Dinkins, instead of staying where he was, or even coming back to the ball to secure a 5 yard (or so) gain, hopped backward away from the ball, as if he was getting ready to bounce and turn upfield. You can't do that in traffic. He allowed the man covering him to cut in front and take it from him.
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Disagree completely, USC was playing zone, but they had 3 defenders within a yard of intended receiver.... and Drew telegraphed the throw from the moment he took the snap (never looked anywhere else but where he threw it and all 3 USC defenders immediately converged on the ball.).
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CJFisJoePaII said:
USC had a good offensive gameplan, they were mostly running extremely quick-hitting passes on throws past the LOS to take advantage of Moss' extremely "quick-release" and avoid sacks. They also ran a lot of counters (such as the reverse for a TD) and delays (a lot of screens) - USC's average per attempt was only 6.5 yards, which isn't great, but it did help them avoid sacks and still have a "balanced offense" (USC had 409 Total Yards - 220 passing, 189 rushing). When they did go downfield and Moss needed more than 2 seconds to get it out of his hand, the USC OL just mugged the PSU defenders with no flags - they literally tackled Carter from behind on at least 3 different occasions.... take a look at USC's last TD play and focus on the USC LT - he grabs DDS's facemask right of the LOS and pushes it all the way up and back as DDS tries to get past him - not only "Hands To The Face", but beyond blatant Facemasking... no flag.
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IMHO, USC went to school on the BGSU tape - their QB had a very quick-release as well. If you have the right QB, you can make PSU's overly aggressive D pay - but you need a QB with real talent, and a very quick release. Honestly, I like our chances against duhO$U after that game - it's @TheBeav and duhO$U's QB is not anywhere close to the QB Moss is.
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10/13 Coaches Poll #3

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RickinDayton said:
My top 3 would be 1)Texas (at this time), 2)Oregon, and 3)Ohio State. The rest of the Top 10 are interchangeable. PSU is definitely showing themselves to be worthy of being in the playoffs, hopefully ends up 11-1 with a bye.
Still pivotal games to go for all the Top 25. I expect more upsets as the season progresses.
Offenses are dominating.
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I think PSU deserves to be #3. Who should be ranked ahead of them?

That said I'll be surprised if they stay there. Illinois is the only team with a winning record that they beat and Purdue just took them to OT. I think PSU has a good chance of finishing 11-1 but that assumes they sweep @ Wisconsin, Washington, and @ Minnesota. All three of those teams have had some good showings but also some that were not so good. But if they do run the table against those 3 they'll probably finish 5th or 6th with a loss to OSU.
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I am tired of people putting a ceiling

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IANit said:
We did when we had to, though. At USC has been a house of horrors for us, historically.
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I think USC came into that game knowing
bdgan said:
Nobody is putting a ceiling on this team. People are just giving their predictions based on what we've seen so far.

It's great that we're 6-0. We were also 6-0 last year and finished 10-2. The same could happen again this year but with USC in the rear view mirror and OSU the only remaining elite opponent there's a reasonable chance of 11-1. I personally don't see us beating OSU.

So far we beat:
(3-3) WVa 34-12
(2-4) BGSU 34-27
(0-6) Kent State 56-0
(5-1) Illinois 21-7 (Purdue just took them to OT)
(1-5) UCLA 27-11
(3-3) USC 33-30 (OT)

USC is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and they are loaded with 4* talent. IMO that was a big win on the road. But has our body of work convinced me that we're likely to run the table? No. I think we're a bit weak at LB, S, and WR and the run game has been inconsistent. I'll be happy if we can finish 11-1 and get a home playoff game.
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I think Wisconsin, Washington and OSU are all difficult opponents with of course OSU being the most difficult because of their talent/depth at almost every position.
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Not sure if people have seen Drew’s post game comments

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Rip_E_2_Joe_PA said:
The regular crying Karen's that post here are not going to like this!
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I’ll give you a slightly different spin.

I’ve silently been critical of CJF in my mind. There are too many head scratching game decisions over the years. Playing not to lose and losing anyway.

However, I am proud of Drew for speaking out like this. It renews my pride in PSU and PSU Football. I want CJF to surprise us all that(periodically) doubt him.
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