I was very impressed with both last night. I was happy that Allen hit the holes with authority and intention vs happy feet that he had for several games this season. I am sure Singleton will leave for the nfl. I am hoping Allen stays another year and splits with one of the youngsters. The dual back set up with these two seems to have worked really well these 3 seasons.
Allen and Singleton both achieved 1,000 yards
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I was very impressed with both last night. I was happy that Allen hit the holes with authority and intention vs happy feet that he had for several games this season. I am sure Singleton will leave for the nfl. I am hoping Allen stays another year and splits with one of the youngsters. The dual back set up with these two seems to have worked really well these 3 seasons.
Singleton and Allen combined for 221 rushing yards on only 29 carries (7.62 ypc)..... but all E-SPiN could babble about was BSU's running game when Jeantry only went for 104 yards on 30 carries (3.5 ypc)???? Not a word about PSU's dominating running game which was a huge factor in Drew's success in throwing the ball (3 long TD passes). The commentating in this game was typically poor E-SPiN hype and nonsense and bereft of insightful commentary. IOW, typically brutal.
The linked draft evaluation of draft eligible RB's doesn't do Allen justice in my opinion, but he'll move up some boards with another game like last night's. But if the reality is he's prediced to be a FA signing RB why wouldn't he come back to PSU for nice NIL and enjoy another year at PSU..... Singleton surely is faster, but his lack of elusiveness and Katron's ability to break tackles make Allen the better RB for me....
You say that, but it doesn't make it so. Singleton effectively recorded the same amount of rushing yardage as Allen this year with 44 less carries! Singleton had 1,015 yards on only 157 carries, a 6.5 ypc avg and 9 rushing TDs. Allen had 1,026 yards on 201 carries, a 5.1 ypc avg and 8 TDs.
Not only that, but Singleton has an additional 342 yards receiving on 39 receptions and 5 receiving TDs. Allen has only 147 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs.
IOW, Singleton has a total of 1,357 offensive yards from the LOS and 14 TDs on 196 touches. Allen has a total of 1,173 offensive yards from the LOS on 218 touches and 10 TDs. (i.e., Singleton scores a TD every 14th time he touches the ball versus Allen's avg of a TD every 22nd time he touches the ball)
Your notion that Allen has put up the better numbers and has better "elusiveness" is laughably wrong and wholly contradicted by the actual numbers, especially Singleton's 6.5 ypc avg versus Allen's 5.1 ypc avg.
We need every eligible player back on the three deep to make another run next year. I know I'm wishing in one hand and you know what in the other. But with NIL now I think those conversations can change where before there was no way.
Agreed. I think the Allen we saw last night (seemed like a different back!) is worth elevated NIL dollars.
Wtf are you talking about? I’ve heard many talk about how PSU two running backs are considered one of the best RB duos in college football. Pop some meds and put down the bottle and open your mind and ears just one time and then just enjoy the ride. Don’t be so angry and looking to play the disrespect and refs out to get PSU card all the time. It’s a foolish look.
Having said that. Happy New Year Bushy
Allen had best performance and was the key to PSU winning yesterday.
Bushwood is back on track. Everything he says here is correct except I wouldn’t call Greg laughable. (Except when he equates the Steelers with being the better team just because they win a regular season game against the Ravens).
While I like Allen, am glad to have him and hope he returns next year, Nick is the better back. Allen did have a Blair Thomas/Ki-Jana type game against Boise, to his credit.
