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PSA: PSU vs Minnesota replay

Obliviax
Lion_Backer said:
I thoroughly enjoyed the results of the play.

I only like the play call if we have identified a weakness in what our opponent is doing and felt that it was a vulnerability that gave us a high probability of success.

If we were just attempting to do it randomly in hope of catching them off guard, I would not be for trying it at that that juncture of the game. It appears that the special teams' 'QB' and walk on Dom did an admirable job in calling and executing the play.

The special teams were in need of redemption, and they provided it with that play. ST needs to fix their problems. It's too late in the year to be having those type of blocking assignment and punting breakdowns.
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Coach said that this fake punt had been called in several games earlier but they audibled out of it.

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Who are your top five football head coaches in the Big 10? List is provided below:

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Day and Ferentz have to be in a top five Franklin too. Lanning probably as well but the track record is relatively short. Then you are talking Fleck, Bielema, Schiaparelli, Probably Cignetti in that last tier but need more data, we'll see how the B1G teams adjust now that they'll be studying the heck out of his tendencies year after year. Then Riley. Riley and Cignetti same tier. Everyone else though Rhule and Fickell are.the top of the bottom third.

Great question.
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Thoughts after rewatching Minny

Obliviax
WPB_lion said:
That is not completely accurate. The 9.6 number represents yards per attempt, which is different than yards per coompletion. Yards per attempt favors QBs with higher completion percentages because a QB gets zero yards for an incomplete pass which brings down average per attempt for QB's who lower percentage passes. When you go with yards per completion, PSU is 32nd.

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Fair enough but high completion percentage is still an important factor along with yards and INTs. Overall, Drew is rated #8 by Quarterback Ranking (QBR). He's ahead of guys like Beck, Milroe, and Sanders. The people before him are Ward, Dart, Rourke, Howard, Gabriel, Robertson (Baylor), and Horvath (Navy).

If you factor in talent on the team, players that don't play against the same level of competition (Baylor, Navy), Teams that have much more overall/receiving talent teams (Miami, Ohio State, Oregon), that are "pass-happy", and age you get in an even higher rating.

Plus, he's only 20 years old while Roark (24) Howard (23), Gabriel (23), and Sanders (22) are much older.

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PSA: PSU vs Minnesota replay

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mgkpsu said:
Whether a block play was called or not, with only a few minutes left in the 4th and trailing, there had to be at least one kid with visions of being a hero. And on our side, I am certain that none of our guys wanted to be the goat who missed a block to spring Reynolds.
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What I was unsure about was whether their players were more concerned with blocking to prevent good coverage and facilitate a return vs trying to go for the blocked kick as they had successfully done earlier.
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Iowa vs PSU 2025

AgSurfer
Chickenman Testa said:
I was not aware Conner Euton had top end talent. He lost to Hunter Garvin 10-3.

Mesenbrink is going to murder this current version of Caliendo
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Probably not in the dual meet. Brands knows he's underpowered and the match will be at Penn State this year. He'll use the same strategy that he used the last time they came to Penn State. Guys who have a chance to win will open up and guys like Caliendo who are overmatched will stall as much as possible without being DQ'd. You really can't blame Brands for going that route. It's his best chance to keep the score close and maybe, by some miracle, they can pull off an upset.
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PSA: PSU vs Minnesota replay

mgkpsu
Lion_Backer said:
I would need to go back and look at the play again. I'm not sure that they would be going for the block given the field position, time, down and distance of that play.
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Whether a block play was called or not, with only a few minutes left in the 4th and trailing, there had to be at least one kid with visions of being a hero. And on our side, I am certain that none of our guys wanted to be the goat who missed a block to spring Reynolds.
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Playoff question for the board

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psu00 said:
It would depend IMO. It should be very rare that a 3 loss team gets in but it could be possible depending on how a season plays out and who they lost to, (say USC was really good this year but lost 27-23 type games to #1 Oregon, #2 Ohio St, and #6 ND while killing everyone else on the schedule). Technically it could be possible to still have that team in the top 12 so I’m not big on absolutes like the 3 loss rule.

There are a few issues with the playoff that need to be addressed. The provision of conference champs getting a bye also needs to be looked at. Why is Boise St (as of now) getting a top 4 seed and a bye week while Ohio St gets seeded lower with a first round game? I think the seeding should be based on the committee like March Madness.

There shouldn’t be a reserved spot for the G5. If they have a team good enough and ranked in the top 12 like Boise this year then they should be in. However, we shouldn’t be saving a spot for a #24 ranked team to jump multiple more deserving teams simply because they’re G5 and get special privileges.
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Here is my rationale. Anyone who loses 3 games is unlikely to be in the running for best team in the country. A worthy team can lose 1 game, especially early in the season. Bad weather, hostile crowd, cross-country trip to play, key injuries etc. Maybe even 2, if they are to top teams. Of course this is not a written rule there could be exceptions, though I would make few if any.
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Thoughts after rewatching Minny

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Obliviax said:
Allar is averaging 9.6 yards per completion. This is in the top ten of all the top teams in college football.
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That is not completely accurate. The 9.6 number represents yards per attempt, which is different than yards per coompletion. Yards per attempt favors QBs with higher completion percentages because a QB gets zero yards for an incomplete pass which brings down average per attempt for QB's who throw lower percentage passes. When you go with yards per completion, PSU is 32nd.

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PSA: PSU vs Minnesota replay

mgkpsu
Lion_Backer said:
I thoroughly enjoyed the results of the play.

I only like the play call if we have identified a weakness in what our opponent is doing and felt that it was a vulnerability that gave us a high probability of success.

If we were just attempting to do it randomly in hope of catching them off guard, I would not be for trying it at that that juncture of the game. It appears that the special teams' 'QB' and walk on Dom did an admirable job in calling and executing the play.

The special teams were in need of redemption, and they provided it with that play. ST needs to fix their problems. It's too late in the year to be having those type of blocking assignment and punting breakdowns.
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The block earlier in the game probably helped, because at least one Gopher was probably not gap sound trying to make another splash play.
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Donkoh and Ford out for the season

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PSUWrestlingFanSince2011 said:
Part of why these penalties need to be called is bc of injuries, case and point. The fact that these blatant calls are not being made incentivizes these kids to keep holding. It’s getting out of control if you ask me.
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Some degree of holding occurs along the line of scrimmage during every play. With that in mind it is up to the officials to make sure that the holding does not become too egregious. And that is where the majority of B1G officials are deficient.

In order to properly evaluate the officiating, it would be nice if each official had their own Google Glasses type cam that would provide us with the perspective of what the official actually saw.

Having done some IM / summer league basketball officiating your positioning is important. You need to maximize your ability to see while minimizing your court presence from interfering with the game. You can't call what you can't or didn't see .....
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As the scUM cheating investigation proceeds, a directional Michigan school gets hit

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91Joe95 said:
I'm sure it's just a coincidence Central Michigan University is losing its head coach now.

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Head coach resigns amid Michigan cheating investigation

Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain resigns amid an NCAA investigation into how Michigan staffer Connor Stalions was on their sideline.
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4-7 (2-5) in year 6--three straight losing seasons
Could be about the investigation--could be because he would be fired regardless
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Who are your top five football head coaches in the Big 10? List is provided below:

heckmans
OzLion said:
Oregon - Dan Lanning
Penn State - James Franklin
Ohio State - Ryan Day
Iowa - Kirk Ferentz
Nebraska - Matt Rhule
Illinois - Bret Bielema

Taking into account the whole picture (in game tactics plus program building plus player development)
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honest question. By what metrics do you use to rate JF higher than Day?
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