Defense

[ryoder1]

A lot of blame to go around but we need to look at the defense. They let us down in the 2nd half. Give up 24 points in just over a half of football (not counting the FG from the pick at the end). Let a 2nd string QB burn them big time to steal momentum. Lay down on the opening drive of the 2nd half and let ND right back in it. We are up 24-17 and let ND drive right down and score when we really really needed a stop. Only forced one punt in the 2nd half. All this with a hobbled or limited Love. By no means a championship performance. In the 2nd half we didn't play physical defense. I thought we were soft. We got the key sack before the fateful pick and the DDS pick and those were the highlights. Too little. Just needed a stop and couldn't get it. Carter played well but his injury was slowing him.

I think they were gassed in the 4th (why, who knows) and if it goes to OT we lose.

 

[Ian]

Offense was not good in the second half either… a complete 180 after a dominant first half. ND made adjustments. PSU didn’t. Franklin’s middle 8 was all ND. Why can’t the PSU defense get off the field on long yardage plays?

 

[PSU4U]

A lot of blame to go around but we need to look at the defense. They let us down in the 2nd half. Give up 24 points in just over a half of football (not counting the FG from the pick at the end). Let a 2nd string QB burn them big time to steal momentum. Lay down on the opening drive of the 2nd half and let ND right back in it. We are up 24-17 and let ND drive right down and score when we really really needed a stop. Only forced one punt in the 2nd half. All this with a hobbled or limited Love. By no means a championship performance. In the 2nd half we didn't play physical defense. I thought we were soft. We got the key sack before the fateful pick and the DDS pick and those were the highlights. Too little. Just needed a stop and couldn't get it. Carter played well but his injury was slowing him.

I think they were gassed in the 4th (why, who knows) and if it goes to OT we lose.

I have never been impressed with TA. But for the most part all season he adjusted and got better in the second half, last night that wasn't the case.

 

[PSUPride1]

A lot of blame to go around but we need to look at the defense. They let us down in the 2nd half. Give up 24 points in just over a half of football (not counting the FG from the pick at the end). Let a 2nd string QB burn them big time to steal momentum. Lay down on the opening drive of the 2nd half and let ND right back in it. We are up 24-17 and let ND drive right down and score when we really really needed a stop. Only forced one punt in the 2nd half. All this with a hobbled or limited Love. By no means a championship performance. In the 2nd half we didn't play physical defense. I thought we were soft. We got the key sack before the fateful pick and the DDS pick and those were the highlights. Too little. Just needed a stop and couldn't get it. Carter played well but his injury was slowing him.

I think they were gassed in the 4th (why, who knows) and if it goes to OT we lose.

Agreed. The defense was a major disappointment in the second half and we continue to have fourth quarter leads in big games and lose. The defense had a seven point lead with seven minutes to play and ND was second down and 14 from their own 20 and the defense did nothing.
That said Allar threw a game ending, brainless pick against Oregon to end the game but he trumped that pick with one of the worst turnovers in Penn State history.
This game was a brutal defeat. How do you run for 200 yards and lose. Unbelievable. Penn State has become a cock tease program for its fans.

 

[junior1]

I have never been impressed with TA. But for the most part all season he adjusted and got better in the second half, last night that wasn't the case.

if you look at the Boise game, it was clear that the short passes were what killed the defense. We didn't adjust.

For whatever reason when we are on defense at the end of a half we go into our prevent defense and just let the opponent march down the field. that 3 points was the difference

 

[PSU4U]

if you look at the Boise game, it was clear that the short passes were what killed the defense. We didn't adjust.

For whatever reason when we are on defense at the end of a half we go into our prevent defense and just let the opponent march down the field. that 3 points was the difference

That is the proper way to describe TA''s pass defense and it is usually a porous one. I guess the idea is the old "keep the ball in front of you" concept.