GregInPitt said:

But that's also on the special team's coach. He has to tell the punter that in his own end he HAS to get the punt off as fast as possible and let the coverage guys do their job.

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Umm, if a special teams coach of one of the top 10 programs in the country has to tell a punter that he needs to get the punt off quickly when punting out of his own endzone then he should be fired for recruiting and playing a punter that doesn’t already know that. That is pee wee football stuff, shouldn’t have to say anything

Nick’s inside trip on Eierman in the NCAA finals is one of my all time favorite Penn State moments. I could just feel it coming. Eierman was starting to fade. You could see it when he was slow getting back for a restart. When Lee threw the under/ over and went chest to chest with him, I knew he was going to come out on top.

BTW, I got to meet his dad at the US Open one year. Super nice guy, but he gets really intense when any of his sons are competing. Watching him react to refs calls and such gives me a little perspective on why we shouldn’t be too hard on the other dads. They are all coming from the same place.

MN smells blood.

oh. nvm.

psu00 said:

13 rushes for 10 yards.

0.8 yards per rush…against Minnesota.

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They need to establish the backs--not Warren--not Beau
Allen and Singleton
Allen can't go a half without a carry

Ok, lets see those second half adjustments on D.

j-buff said:

Rick Neuhisel just said it’s a matter of intensity the Gophers are just playing so much harder. We need to man up

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Was going to say the same thing. Our opponent's effort and intensity is almost always better, especially in the first half.

How is it possible that we almost always come out of halftime ready to play and rarely does that happen to start the game? Is it the team leaders? Coaching?

Anybody on the board doing a preview? There are two guys on other teams ranked #19 in the field. It doesn't look like great competition.

Vic Vaselino said:

We're the better team. We'll win.

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Appreciate your optimism Vic.

If we spotted Minnesota a 3-0 to start the game would anyone think we would lose?
If not--relax--if we're losing with about 8 minutes left then maybe start to worry depending on the situation

LandoComando said:

What? We were losing against USC and Wisconsin at the half--we're used to this. I wasn't worried then (should have been against USC) so I'm not worried now. Minnesota isn't very good

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They are def up emotionally .. we need to stop them early opening the 2 nd half.. then,, wake up !!!!

I am sick of Carter”s celebrations they are abusing him today he needs to step it up and make plays

I believe PSU will pull away comfortably in the 2nd half

SUPERTODD said:

Oh Christ. I swear some people watch nothing but Penn State. Georgia struggled with Umass for a half today. So did OSU with Indiana. Voters don’t watch games. If Penn State wins, which is the only thing that matters, it is playoff worthy.

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Look at USC and Woff

psu00 said:

Halftime stats-

Passing
-PSU 14/18 for 159 yards
-Minn- 7/11 for 70 yards

Rushing
-PSU 13 rushes for 10 yards
-Minn- 21 rushes for 84 yards

Penalties
-PSU- 0
-Minn- 1 for 15 yards

Turnovers
-PSU- 0
-Minn- 1

Time of possession
-PSU- 12:21
-Minn- 17:39

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Blocked punts should count as turnovers.

PSUWrestlingFanSince2011 said:

How many times have we blown it to miss the playoffs? You need to do some research before trying to troll a fanbase.

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Dude--it's now a 12 team playoff not a 4 team--how many times would we have made the playoff those year?
Stop living in the past.

RickinDayton said:

Disagree. The effort in the 1st half is not worthy of a playoff caliber team. PSU ha by a total lack of discipline given Minny momentum and Minny gets the ball to start the 2nd half. If PSU loses they might drop out of the top 12 and deservedly so. If they manage to get it together and win they drop several spots.

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He’s a joke

RickinDayton said:

Disagree. The effort in the 1st half is not worthy of a playoff caliber team. PSU ha by a total lack of discipline given Minny momentum and Minny gets the ball to start the 2nd half. If PSU loses they might drop out of the top 12 and deservedly so. If they manage to get it together and win they drop several spots.

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We're fine with a loss--I've said that all year--and things keep going our way--see Ole Miss losing. We're safe with a loss
We aren't dropping for a close win--stop--the paranoia has to stop. This isn't 1994. This isn't 2016. This is a TWELVE TEAM PLAYOFF. Stop.

Rick Neuhisel just said it’s a matter of intensity the Gophers are just playing so much harder. We need to man up

We're the better team. We'll win.

Ugly first half for PSU.....but they will win this. Just making it harder than it has to be.

LandoComando said:

What? We were losing against USC and Wisconsin at the half--we're used to this. I wasn't worried then (should have been against USC) so I'm not worried now. Minnesota isn't very good

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How many times have we blown it to miss the playoffs? You need to do some research before trying to troll a fanbase.

Biffkin said:

Get rid of the cutesy, cutesy football. Allar starts to get in a rhythm, and they call some crap plays. He can beat Minny with his arm.

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Amen
And get Allen a carry--this is honestly ridiculous

LandoComando said:

We don't need to win this one

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Disagree. The effort in the 1st half is not worthy of a playoff caliber team. PSU ha by a total lack of discipline given Minny momentum and Minny gets the ball to start the 2nd half. If PSU loses they might drop out of the top 12 and deservedly so. If they manage to get it together and win they drop several spots.