But whether we beat them or not has a lot to do with them as well. They haven’t looked better than us so far this year.No because I don’t give a duck fart about Ohio State or Michigan, (sorry WestCoast24). Now if you want to say OSU is struggling so far, that’s fine.
But what if we play like we did today and OSU plays like they did against Indiana? There are two teams involved in each game.
And the offense has to do enough to beat Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, etc. Today they weren't good enough. We all know that.
It was good in that they got a win, albeit pulling away late with the issues you listed. They’ll improve over the weeks, (but so will OSU and Michigan).
Yes, 5 years. I assume that since you did not answer the question, you did not.
You better keep an eye on the OSU and Georgia games. Perhaps you can go to their boards and tell them how they are doing against a couple of crap teams.
What makes you think I'm not accurately critical of their play? Add Bama. Add FSU. Do you think their fans are happy? Raise your standards and expectations
That’s a fair question. I didn’t see the OSU vs Indiana game so I can’t really answer that. I totally give you that OSU appears to be struggling compared to years past from all reports I’ve seen. Would it be a toss up but OSU slightly favored as the game is at the Shoe? No way to really know.
A lot of fans on here are comparing performance to what should be expected from a playoff team. PSU didn't deliver on that today.
Illinois moved the ball against PSU but fortunately we got turnovers. I'm not sure how many were forced by our pressure defense vs how many were just bad throws. They were certainly a couple nice defensive plays by the DBs who were mostly in single coverage.
I get what you’re saying, but today’s game has nothing to do with how we play against OSU. We could have won today 63-7 and still lose at OSU. Every game is different and the players play better or worse in every game.That’s a fair question. I didn’t see the OSU vs Indiana game so I can’t really answer that. I totally give you that OSU appears to be struggling compared to years past from all reports I’ve seen. Would it be a toss up but OSU slightly favored as the game is at the Shoe? No way to really know.
After watching todays game, am I confident of PSU heading into the Shoe playing like this and coming out with a win? No, not based on past decade or so of OSU vs PSU games.
The good news is it’s still a few weeks away and we get to re-evaluate PSU’s standing after next week.
Or it’s just people calling it as they see it.
That's not how it works. Did you watch Florida state? How many points does W Kentucky score on OSU? You play to win the game. PSU Led 30-7 when Franklin called off the dogs. What was the spread? Also, a piece of advice... if PSU needs to make the playoffs for you to enjoy the season....odds are you will be disappointed
True, but it’s fair to judge where the team stands each week and discuss the game. As you say, it doesn’t guarantee a win or loss in future games but it’s part of the discussion of the current state of the program looking forward. The great thing about college football is it’s often so unpredictable.
Georgia is losing to S. Carolina and Bama is losing to S. Florida….I guess neither are playoff teams.
Bama absolutely doesn't look like one so far this year
We can discuss it and I enjoy discussing it, but in the end, you never know what you’re going to get from week to week because it is college football. I just don’t like the “we’re terrible” or “we’re not a top 10 team” posts after a bad quarter or two. Obviously nobody is a top 10 team if every top 10 team has to blow every opponent out in every quarter.
That is the objective of every team. The large majority will come up short. That doesn't alter the entire point of competing is to win a title
But on this board, even when we win, we lose.
So 1 team wins and thousands of college football players are just jerking off.
I understand that teams have days where they don't play up to their ability and that doesn't mean they won't play better going forward. FL State was sluggish today but I don't understand your comment about OSU. They're leading 42-10 at half.
Correct and those being accurately critical are discussing their areas of opportunity. The defense was great with signs of being elite. The offense must improve. We all know this.
I f you don’t enjoy winning and you aren't on the team...you might wanna look in the mirror. Hint...you'll see a fanboy.
My entire life so almost 50 years. Unlike you I'm not brainwashed to lower expectations
