AriesRam said:

I’d rather have Davis pull another “Davis” than Davis pull a Spencer Lee. That whole spectacle was an embarrassment. Getting pinned wasn’t the issue, it was bailing on his teammates afterwards, his mom’s hatred for eyewear and his daddy doing interviews for him. 🤦‍♂️

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And after all that he still managed the best finish of our men’s Olympic wrestling team, guess it all worked out okay for him.

mgkpsu said:

Well we only play Ohio State once per year, as opposed to a whole season, so that is not up to me. But there is usually some kind of bullshit, and 2024 had at least 3 BIG instances, besides all of the Oline holding, Defensive Back grabbing, and Wide Receiver picking.

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duhO$U was called for 2 penalties for 15 yards in PSU game - anybody who watched the game knows what a laughable joke that is.

vhsalum said:

Daddy doing an interview was a separate incident sir.

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Separate, yet related 🥸

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I'm sure the replacement can hold just as well... Not a big deal given that the game is being called by a b2g clown crew.

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voltz99 said:

Should we schedule mercer like Alabama?

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There was a thought back in the days of 11 game schedules and 8 conference games that the 3 OOC games for PSU would be split as follows: 1 for a former eastern rival, 1 for a national rival, and 1 for a pay-to-play home game.

This is harder with a 12 game - 9 conference game schedule because every other year the conference only gives 4 home games, so I think Franklin is working toward 1 former eastern rival and 2 pay-to-play home games. When the "eastern rival" is Temple, this is weakness.

PSU used to be able to count on playing OSU and UM every year, plus either Wisconsin or Iowa who would be strong, but that's no longer the case as we are seeing this season. Hopefully Franklin will see the light and replace "eastern rival" with a tough national rival in the OOC schedule.

ryoder1 said:

I don't know how Indiana's defense will hold up against the OSU WRs. Rourke can play and they have some WRs. OSU will shut their run game down like Michigan did.

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It will be interesting to see how 2023 JMU does in this game. My guess is that it won't be too good.

LandoComando said:

I think Cignetti will have them ready. I don't think it matters is Ohio State is ready.
We see Indiana differently which is fine. With their schedule we're all guessing. I got Ohio State at -12 and couldn't feel better about that.
While the media isn't respecting Indiana--the polls are.

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I don't know how Indiana's defense will hold up against the OSU WRs. Rourke can play and they have some WRs. OSU will shut their run game down like Michigan did.

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The great thing is that we get to prove it on the field (Beaver Stadium) if Paul is right or wrong.

LandoComando said:

In a 12 team playoff you must have 2 loss teams. This logic doesn't make sense. 11-2 Ohio State with 2 losses to #1 Oregon including by 1 on the should and will be the 5 seed

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My favorite quote from Bill Connelly at ESPN: "Maybe the most important point to remember, though? If one of these four SEC teams is left out in two weeks, the snubbed team still will have lost twice. They could have saved themselves by not doing that."

I agree that there will be 2-loss teams getting at-large bids, and there will be 2-loss teams getting left out, but the latter have no right to complain, IMHO

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bdroc said:

I think we get the 6 seed if we win out regardless of what other teams do. The only exception is if OSU loses to Indy or Michigan.

I'm rooting for a ND loss to either Army or USC. That would improve our chances to still make the playoffs if we finish with 2 losses.

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Yep, we need to just win out. Can't realistically get any higher than 6th but could slip to 7th if Indiana wins over OSU as you note.

It would be nice to see Florida beat Ole Miss and knock them out or Bama losing but that simply puts Tenn back in so does it really matter. What would be cool is both of them lose but I think Bama could still get in with 3 losses.

mhlarch said:

Sorry for the loss of your furry companion. Glad you found a place to replace her. Another option if in the mid-Atlantic is the Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue. Not puppies, but good dogs looking for their forever family.

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Yep. We visited that place at their last open house before going up for the Whiteout game. Amazing place and awesome people running it. After our visit, we decided that we will, at some point, adopt a dog from there along with getting a puppy. Just not sure which will come first. Thanks for the recommendation!

Give me any of the SEC teams, just because that's who I want to beat. Playing them in the December cold would be nice, but I fear with the finesse style of ball PSU plays these days, it wouldn't be much of an edge.

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LandoComando said:

When WVU is your "BIG" non-conference game you need to do better. It's that simple.
Our non-conference schedule only gets worse and that's unacceptable
I agree with you though--I hope we get an SEC team at home and I think we win (unless it's UGa)

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Should we schedule mercer like Alabama?

RickinDayton said:

I think ND has hit their stride and are a dangerous team. Thir QB Riley Leonard is playing really well. While their shedule is rather weak they are putting teams away by very wide margins, they have a strong running game with speed at the WR position. Al Golden (DC) has built a solid defense. At this time they have remained healthy.

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ND is basically the same team as PSU. On offense, they have a great couple of running backs (on par with PSU). Offensive line that has played better than expected (on par with PSU). Good stable of tight ends (edge PSU). Wide receiver is their big weakness on offense (would still give them a slight edge on PSU). And a big QB whose hype exceeds production to date (would give a slight edge to PSU). The main difference offensively is Leonard's mobility.

Both teams win primarily with defense, though. Their defense has suffered a number of injuries to really important players, but they've still managed to be very good on that side of the ball. PSU vs. ND is a coin flip.

AriesRam said:

I’d rather have Davis pull another “Davis” than Davis pull a Spencer Lee. That whole spectacle was an embarrassment. Getting pinned wasn’t the issue, it was bailing on his teammates afterwards, his mom’s hatred for eyewear and his daddy doing interviews for him. 🤦‍♂️

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Daddy doing an interview was a separate incident sir.

LandoComando said:

...USC just quit...

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That seems to be the case, but they finish their season with two rivalry games (UCLA and ND) and may yet salvage some pride. USC could play quite the spoiler if they manage to beat Notre Dame.