Examining the impact of Keon Wylie injury

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Anyone on here going to the Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest on Saturday? They have confirmed 76 breweries will be there on the field in Beaver Stadium. Hopefully the weather holds out! Cheers! 🍺

I was going to post this two weeks ago before the latest news, but I definitely think it's appropriate now.

Cael's excellence, NIL, the feed from M2 and AWA, coupled with what I consider some relative weakness in the other big programs brought about a perfect storm to stack our team like never before creating depth at nearly every weight.

Last year's points record was the evidence that something even more special was going on. This year's team with a real shot at breaking the record evidenced it was no one time fluke.

Oky State was already on a rebound and tOSU positioned to have multiple national champs on the same squad as early is this coming year.

With hammers 2-deep, we are already in a situation where some outstanding studs will leave. With NIL being external to the program, you can have boosters call anyone they want. Tampering could soon be rampant, with the vultures circling our program in search of any weakness, doubt or out right dollar chasing.

So yes, per the title, I think this and next season exhibit levels of excellence that simply can not be sustained, and the latest news only has accelerated that inevitability.

Let's be serious the 100 point victory margin was almost comical, and in reality not all that good for the sport, as much as we all enjoyed every drop.

We might see Ben Askren take a job somewhere soon as well and then the answer to the question, where can my son go to wrestle so that he can be the best he can be? Is a bit more difficult to answer. Likewise the obvious pipeline that has been created with M2 is now under serious threat.

I am both happy for David but also quite sad at the prospect of his departure from Pennsylvania, most likely permanently. The exact timing of AB beating him at this point in time is likely to have shockwaves felt for the next two decades.

I hope none of our current M2 kids immediately bail to Stillwater, but it certainly isn't an impossiblity.

Would I trade Cael for DT? No chance in hell. Cael is Cael, and there is only one. David can try to emulate and mimic, but he will be his own man, and Cael is 'the' unicorn.

Do I see a return to the norm where Cael has the strongest program but now OSU and tOSU are nipping at our heals and might win a national championship every 3-4 year cycle? Yes, most likely I do.

Until Cael retires, PSU will remain king, but the barbarians are at the gate, and the days of 100 point record breaking seasons will end after next season. In a free market, competition never competition.

2024-2025 will prove to be peak PSU in time, but the future still remains bright.

Just announced on instagram! Dynasty has one more year at least! Lol

Here are some major class of '24 quarterbacks ranked by their average passer rating against top 40 defenses (as rated by SRS (https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2023-ratings.html)), qualified slightly by strength of schedule where applicable. Only Qbs with at least 3 games against top 40 Ds were included.

One of the better lines in Moneyball was something like, "If he's such a good hitter, why doesn't he hit?" Some of these people - not the Eagles or Chiefs - focus on "tools" or whatever and don't seem to focus on what QBs actually did in college.

Additionally, drafting QBs in the first round, especially if you're terrible (like New England was last year), was always considered dangerous at best. This is not the MLB; you aren't drafting these players to send them to the minors for 3 years. All drafting a project like Drake Maye does is give you a project who will MOST LIKELY just learn bad habits and get the piss knocked out of him. Choosing that over Marvin Harrison Jr or some elite OT is quite a decision.

Unfortunately, the Rookie Pay Scale - aka the JaMarcus Russell Memorial Rookie Pay Scale - has insulated franchises from the consequences of terrible decisions somewhat.

All this to say Drew Allar could easily go top 5 next year. But he probably doesn't even have to be good to do it.....


1) Jayden Daniels, #2 overall:
Played 6 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 19.5. Average passer rating of 189.7 and 3-3 record.
Note: Major Stud Alert

2) Bo Nix, #12 overall:
Played 4 top 40 DSRS defenses (including both games with Washington) with an average rank of 28. Average passer rating of 160.7 and 2-2 record.
Note: He's solid.


3) JJ McCarthy, #10 overall:
Played 7 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 13. Average passer rating of 154.8 and 7-0 record.
Note: literally the typical Michigan passing gameplan was to avoid passing as much as possible, hence why McCarthy has ridiculous stat lines like 7/8 against Penn State. McCarthy is a mystery with often sketchy footwork. Could be anywhere from really good to disappointing. Taking something like that tenth overall would have been considered crazy before the Rookie Pay Scale. It's still kinda crazy.

4) Sam Hartman, UDFA
Played 6 top 40 defenses with an average rank of 21.5. Average passer rating of 148 and 3-3 record.
Note: I like Hartman a LOT but his being this high did surprise me. Hartman played badly against Clemson (70.9 PR), but was merely mehish against Louisville, very good against Ohio State and Duke (considering how good their Ds were), an absolutely trashed surprisingly good Navy and NC State defenses. Hartman may not be quite as good as this looks, but his not getting drafted is pretty crazy.

5) Michael Penix, #8 overall:
Played 7 (including both games with Oregon, that is) top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 13. Average passer rating of 141.5 and 6-1 record.
Note: I like him more than his numbers, and his numbers aren't bad.


6) Jordan Travis, 5th round:
Played 3 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 21. Average passer rating of 142 and 3-0 record.

7) Caleb Williams, #1 overall:
Played 6 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 15.8. Average passer rating of 141.4 and 1-5 record.
Note: I'll give Williams some slack as far as the 1-5 record - his defense was AWFUL - but the passer rating doesn't lie; he isn't better than Penix, McCarthy (!), or Hartman (!), and he isn't even close to Daniels or Nix. Well, okay, I do think he's probably better than McCarthy, but, uh, it isn't OBVIOUS that he is.


8) Devin Leary, 6th round:
Played 6 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 14.6. Average passer rating of 133.7 and 1-5 record.

9t) Drake Maye, #3 overall:
Played 3 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 28.3. Average passer rating of 129.3 and 1-2 record.
Note: New England drafting this massive project QB instead of an OT or Marvin Harrison is insanely laughable. Unfortunately, the Rookie Pay Scale (which was incorporated after the JaMarcus Russell debacle) has insulated franchises from the consequences of obviously idiotic decisions like this one.


9t) Jason Bean UDFA:
Played 3 top 40 defenses with an average rank of 23.7. Average passer rating of 128.2 and 2-1 record.
Note: Considering that Drake Maye padded his stats massively in garbage time against ND, you could argue Bean is better. "Oh, but the tools."

11) Joe Milton, 6th round:
Played 4 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 16. Average passer rating of 116.6 and 1-3 record.
Note: Drake Maye is the White Joe Milton or Joe Milton is the Black Drake Maye. "Oh, but the tools." I can't believe New England drafted both.

12) Jack Plummer, UDFA:
Played 4 top 40 defenses with an average rank of 16.3. Average passer rating of 112.8 and 3-1 record.


13) Tanner Mordecai, UDFA:
Played 3 top 40 defenses with an average ranking of 17.6. Average passer rating of 111 and 2-1 record.


14) Spencer Rattler ROFLMAO 5th round:
Played 5 top 40 DSRS defenses with an average rank of 19.2 Average passer rating of 98.4 and 0-5 record.
Note: this guy was so bad (way worse than 2023 Drew Allar) I'm amazed some idiotic team didn't draft him much higher.

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Ohio State added Deshawn Stewart’s commitment at the end of March and he hasn’t looked at another program since even though Michigan State, Penn State and Florida are still showing interest in him.

Stewart is consistently communicating with the Ohio State coaching staff and is engaging with their fan base more often. Look for Stewart to take his official visit to Columbus on June 14 or 21.

Would love to know how a 27 year old teacher affords two homes..

Something tells me her victims weren't her "only fans" or she moonlighted at Savannahs as a "dancer'.

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Teams throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are already familiar with 2027 OL Maxwell Hiller and teams around the country will soon turn their focus to the 2027 offensive tackle out of Pennsylvania. Penn State, Pittsburgh, Maryland, and West Virginia are just some of the teams currently pursuing him and Syracuse threw their hat into the ring shortly after the camp on Sunday. Penn State, South Carolina, and Maryland are just some of the schools Hiller has visited thus far.

It took just days for 2025 four-star TE to see PennState as the favorite in his recruitment, followed by a commitment not too long after.

“I’m ready, there’s no other place I’d rather be. Nothing is going to change my mind”

so please don't get political. This is a video with the college protesters that went viral yesterday. Someone narrated it to sound like the old NFL films.

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I hadn't heard this story before.

Via a voluntary separation option. Early retirement for some.

Via @Dylan Callaghan-Croley

It bothers me how Franklin handled the Montgomery situation. Who cares if Montgomery, or any other running back for that matter puts on weight, or not as-long-as they’re getting the job done!

Montgomery looked fine in the limited action he got in the Blue/White game. Now, I can understand if he decides to transfer due to the current depth chart at running back.

However, with that being said, as-long-as he’s capable of performing who cares whether he puts on weight, or not, Frankly!