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U23 Worlds

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U23’s are coming up soon. Definitely not the best US team but Vito, David Carr, Starocci, Hidlay, and Cassioppi should do well. Iran seems to be sending a very strong team with Javan, Baby Yaz, Firouzpour, Arizipa, Yari, and Masoumi. I’m very interested in Masoumi vs Big Cass. Cass should do better than the high school kids Masoumi has demolished but I would still favor the massive Iranian after watching him at U20’s. Cass is the defending U23 champion though so it should be a great match if it happens.
CStar has a tough weight but I think he comes out on top. KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) is the senior level European champ and Yari is the defending U20 champion. Avagyan and Ashirov are both guys who can medal as well.
Vito has the Japanese star Abe who beat him in the 2019 U20 finals. Horst Lehr who beat Gilman earlier this year might be the favorite however and Javan from Iran is extremely talented as well.
Overall, the US isn’t sending its best team it could assemble but with college wrestling about to start I’m not surprised plus this tournament has never seemed like a priority for the US. I’ll still be watching especially to see Starocci back up his talk about being the best in the world. Should be fun
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I'm done with Beav. My streak will stop at 50 years.

Thus Spoke Mainer
The stadium is horrendous for those with any mobility issues. The ramps going up to the row 40 level are bad enough, but it's even worse going down. There are no railings at all and someone can easily lose their balance and tumble down the ramp. Also there are no railings in the middle of the outside aisle steps, nothing to hold onto going up or down. Add the incessant rap or hip-hop or whatever it is blaring from the south end zone and this has to be the worse experience in college football. No wonder why the south end zone seats are only half full. Have been to at least one game every year since 1972 but this is it.
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Very nice win...still a lot of football to be played...but 10-2 looks achievable

J
What a difference a week makes. The guys showed up to play last night. Signs of life in the running game. Solid performance by Sean. The D didn't shut down Ibrahim but did contain him. Personally, I'm not surprised at all. The 4.5-point betting spread was ridiculously low from the beginning.

Yes, it was an advantage to have Minny's second-string QB, but I don't think it would have turned out much differently if Morgan had played. For one thing, even before his injury he hasn't looked that great recently. For another, given the circumstances, the backup performed respectably, but the deck was stacked against him. Still, he looks to have a nice future there.

I think the objective next week is to play a competitive game against Ohio State. The Bucks are loaded as usual and have arguably the best offense in the country. They hung 54 on a pretty decent Iowa D yesterday. Therefore, let's face it, though beating them is not impossible -- a man can dream -- it would rank as a pretty stunning upset. One thing we have going for us is that unlike with Michigan, where expectations were high, nobody thinks we can take down Ohio State. Therefore, there's really not a lot of pressure. Just don't get embarrassed.

Assuming we can give the Bucks a game and not have a repeat of the Michigan fiasco, you look at the remaining schedule...and nobody on it looks fearsome. The two road games are against bad teams. The tougher opponents, Maryland and Michigan State, are at home. As things stand, we should be favored in all four.

And I think some of the "experts" still have a potential 10-2 Penn State slotted in a NY6 bowl. Not bad. Much better than most anyone predicted back in August. But talking about it is one thing. Doing it is another.
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FB Recruiting Recruit Visitor List for Whiteout vs. Minnesota

Richie O
The list will obviously have more names on it, but here are a couple of early confirmations of visitors for this upcoming weekend's game versus Minnesota.

CLASS OF 2023
QB Jaxon Smolik (Dowling - IA)**
QB Jack Lambert (Topsail Senior - NC) -- PWO commit
WR Carmelo Taylor (Patrick Henry - VA)**
WR Devin Hyatt (IMG Academy - FL)*
TE Joey Schlaffer (Exeter - PA)**
TE Mathias Barnwell (Riverbend - VA)**
OL Anthony Donkoh (Lightridge - VA)**
OL Jven Williams (Wyomissing Area - PA)**
OL Alex Birchmeier (Broad Run - VA)**
OL Pacen Ziegler (Wyomissing Area - PA) -- PWO offer
DE Joseph Mupoyi (St. Thomas More - CT)*
DT Tyriq Blanding (Christ the King - NY)**
LB Tony Rojas (Fairfax, VA)**
LB Kaveion Keys (Varina - VA)* -- UNC commit
LB Ta'Mere Robinson (Brashear, PA)**
DB Zion Tracy (St. Thomas More - CT)**
DB Lamont Payne (Chartiers Valley - PA)**
ATH Tyshawn Russell (Bishop McDevitt - PA)

CLASS OF 2024
QB JacQai Long (Capital - WV)
QB Jacob Zamot (Millville - NJ)
QB Luke Kromenhoek (Benedictine Military Academy - GA)*
RB Juelz Goff (Central York - PA)+
RB DeJuan Williams (St. Frances - MD)*
RB Jordan Marshall (Archbishop Moeller - OH)*
RB Sam Williams-Dixon (West Holmes - OH)*
WR LJ Booker (Varina - VA)*
WR Fatim Diggs (Wilson - NJ)*
WR DayDay Farmer (Cocoa - FL)*
WR Ta'Ron Haile (Millville - NJ)*
WR Ryan Wingo (St. Louis - MO)*
WR Jaylan Hornsby (Camden - NJ)
WR Chaz Wiggins (King George - VA)*
WR Mekhai White (King George - VA)*
WR Rico Scott (Bishop McDevitt - PA)*
WR Tyseer Denmark (Roman Catholic - PA)*
WR Peter Gonzalez (Pittsburgh Central Catholic - PA)*
TE Gavin Grover (Olentangy - OH)*
OL Luke Hamilton (Avon - OH)*
OL Zafir Stewart (Imohtep - PA)*
OL Ben Roebuck (St. Edward - OH)*
OL Cooper Cousins (McDowell - PA)**
OL Jake Guarnera (Ponte Verda - FL)*
OL Deontae Armstrong (St. Edward - OH)*
OL Devontae Armstrong (St. Edward - OH)*
OL Kevin Heywood (Archbishop Wood - PA)*
DE Makai Byerson (Manchester - VA)+
DE Ernest Willor Jr. (IMG Academy - FL)*
DT Jaylin Hicks (Iona Prep - NY)+
DT Eric Mensah (Mountain View - VA)+
DT Deyvid Palepale (Hempfield - PA)*
DT Jayden Jackson (IMG Academy - FL)*
LB Sam Pilof (Middleton - WI)*
LB Cameron Lindsey (Aliquippa - PA)*
LB Kari Jackson (West Bloomfield - MI)*
LB Jaylen Harvey (Quince Orchard - MD)*
LB Brian Robinson (Austintown Fitch - OH)*
LB Gabriel Williams (St. Vincent Pallotti - MD)*
LB Anthony Speca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic - PA)*
DB Jon Mitchell (Mandarin - FL)*
DB Aaron Scott Jr. (Springfield - OH)*
DB Omillio Agard (St. Joe's Prep - PA)*
DB Jacob Oden (Harper Woods - MI)*
DB Ellis Robinson IV (IMG Academy - FL)*
DB Antoine Belgrave-Shorter (Mandarin - FL)
S Emmanuel Ross (Red Bank - NJ)*
S Mikey Preston (Roman Catholic - PA)*
S Noah Jenkins (Highland Springs - VA)*
ATH Jackson Pons (Norwin - PA)+
ATH Shae Terry (Avalon School - MD)+
K Nolan Hauser (Hough - NC)+

CLASS OF 2025
QB Ryan Montgomery (Findlay - OH)*
QB Cutter Boley (Lexington Christian - KY)+
QB Malik Washington (Archbishop Spalding - MD)*
RB Lotzeir Brooks (Millville - NJ)*
RB Tiqwai Hayes (Aliquippa - PA)*
WR Mike Scott (Dallastown - PA)*
TE Landon Pace (St. Louis University - MO)+
OL Max Buchanan (Seminole - FL)*
DE Zahir Mathis (Imhotep Charter - PA)*
LB Brett Clatterbaugh (Eastern View - VA)*
LB Brennan Johnson (Highland Springs - VA)*
LB Dayshaun Burnett (Imani - PA)*
LB Isaiah West (St. Joes Prep - PA)*
CB Jayden Shipps (Archbishop Spalding - MD)+
S Anthony Sacca (St. Joe's Prep - PA)*

CLASS OF 2026
RB Marquez Wimberly (Parkland - PA)

* -- HOLDS PSU OFFER
** -- PENN STATE COMMIT
+ -- HOLDS POWER FIVE OFFER
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Stadium observations, game thoughts and big picture comment (long)

P
  • Stadium experience – I’d been to the Big House a bunch of times before. Beautiful weather, but a little windy. Not sure if that was apparent on TV, but the wind was definitely as issue at field level, especially for the kicker. The Maize Out was (predictably) underwhelming. It might look OK if everyone actually did it, but I’d put participation on maybe 70%. Lots of people wearing blue (some PSU fans in white) or other random colors. I kind of get if it’s really cold out and you don’t own a maize parka, but it was 55 degrees. I also noted that the crowd seemed less “classy” than times I’d been there in the past. There was a “**** Penn State” chant from the student section at the beginning of the game, the crowd boos the visiting team entrance (far more than you see at Beaver Stadium) and boos their own band when they do their “PSU tribute Song (I assume this was hail to the lion, but couldn’t hear because they were facing the visitor section which was the opposite site of the stadium from me). They also do this super annoying “You suck” sing along to whatever song the band plays after a 3rd or 4th down stop. Very juvenile. Anyway, I’ve certainly seen worse at away games, but the environment there has changed from 10 (or maybe even 5) years ago.

  • (disclaimer on comments on the game: I haven’t re-watched on TV yet, so there may have been things I couldn’t see from the stands)

  • I think the defense actually played OK in the first half. They gave up yards between the 20s and forced FGs. That’s generally what they’ve done all year. And they got a pick six. The FG at the end of the half was disappointing, but it was greatly aided by what I thought was a pretty bad DPI call against Dixon (the receiver appeared to initiate contact on the downfield defender). However, down 16-14 at the half was not unacceptable, given how little the offense did.
  • Speaking of the offense, I noted several pass plays that seemed to be “interesting designs” but it seemed that if the primary receiver wasn’t open (they generally weren’t) there didn’t seem to be a viable check down. Not sure if the secondary receivers just aren’t getting open, or if the play design focuses too much on getting the primary open at the expense of making everyone else just “window dressing.”
  • The real killers were the two long runs, which took that game from 17-16 PSU to 31-17 Michigan. The second one (Corum) seemed to involved a pretty blatant missed holding call (86 tackled 43) right in the hole at the point of attack. I get that holding could be called on every play yada-yada, but right at the point of attack just has to be called. Probably not a difference maker in the game, but certainly didn’t help.
  • On PSU’s possession after the first long run (score is 24-17 Michigan), the OPI against PSU was brutal. If that play stood it would have been 1st and 10 at the UM 27 (instead of 3rd and 19 at the PSU 48). Even if PSU only gets a FG there 24-20 feels a lot different. It sounds like the issue there was the receiver (Singleton) being past the LOS for a play that is designed pick (but blocking allowed if pass is behind the LOS). Not picking on Singleton but for those of you clamoring for “all freshmen, all the time”, this is a side effect of that.
  • At some point the TOP just caught up to the defense. You cannot let you opponent have the ball for 75% of the game and expect the defense to have any gas to get a stop when needed in the 4Q.
  • Anyone else find it odd that up 3 scores with 5 minutes left, Harbaugh still had all his starters in? He is, and forever will be, a milk drinking douche.
  • Big picture comments: no one likes to lose a game like that but for all the doom and gloom, how many posters here predicted we’d be 5-1 at this point? Or to ask another way, if I told you in August PSU would be 5-1, would you be OK with that? Also recall, that in 2016, PSU also got blown out by Michigan @ Michigan (I’d argue that was a much worse loss). I think most people would agree the 2016 PSU was a good team. An 11 win season is still on the table. We are….
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