Not that far off if the bowl trend continues. The value of our season will certainly take a hit. If every bowl team we beat loses in their bowl, what do you think it will do to the judgement of our season? Obviously it won't hurt recruiting, but we certainly could be viewed as a paper tiger.PSU recruiting will obviously go in the tank....
"National Rep" is ruined......
PSU clearly was a "paper tiger" this year.....
PSU will be lucky to be bowl eligible next year - - - and even if they are, they may not get an invite
Sorry, the Devil made me do it
I guess that would depend on how we do in our bowl. If we win no impact.
I disagree. Do you think if WMU wins their bowl game they will be put up there with Bama because they finished undefeated? No, because the perception of who they beat matters.
Sorry I'm slow at this. LolUh........I think you're missing the point (just a bit
And headed into next season no one will remember or care. Half the bowl teams lose. Most every top 10 team sees teams they beat take bad losses. No one who has beaten OSU and Wisconsin will be considered a paper tiger.
PSU recruiting will obviously go in the tank....
"National Rep" is ruined......
PSU clearly was a "paper tiger" this year.....
PSU will be lucky to be bowl eligible next year - - - and even if they are, they may not get an invite
Sorry, the Devil made me do it
Heard a discussion on talk radio today about next year's top 5 and we weren't even mentioned. So we're already working out of a hole in terms of perception.
Big deal. If we beat USC we likely will be. If we lose, it won't matter if every bowl team we played won their game.
Oh good grief - - - they were both getting thumped when I posted (though it wouldn't have surprised me at all if Temple had come back to win that game - truth is, they should have)
This is exactly why we'll probably end up with poor bowl record. But like you said no one will acknowledge this
How about everyone Penn State beat (including USC) lost their bowl games so apparently the team's they beat weren't that good so therefore Penn State was overrated. From the sports radio I listen to, there's already a perception that we were kind of a one season luck team and having all of the teams we beat lose in their bowls games would strengthen the belief that we had a good season because we played an easy schedule. Do you really think college football people are looking for reasons to elevate Penn State's program? I'm guessing they would rather have evidence that our season wasn't as good as it looked and therefore justify a lower ranking next year. We're digging out of a hole and our competition losing their bowl games is just adding more dirt.
You're right - - - i should make sure to filter only to a certain target audience.
Don't the first pre-season rankings come out about a week after the bowl games?
You're right - - - i should make sure to filter only to a certain target audience.
I admire your tenacity, but we must live in different worlds. In my world, if we beat USC our stature will rise. If we lose, especially in a blowout, it will fall. Almost no one will care, or remember, if Temple won or lost, or Maryland, or anyone else. Next year will be judged on its own merit.
Apparently we do live in different worlds. I think if we beat USC and all of our opponents lose their bowl games, it will make people think USC was overrated more than they will think PSU is that good.
If we beat USC we most likely will finish 3rd in the country. Do you think they will drop us from the 5 spot because our opponents lost their bowl games?
