Football GAMEDAY THREAD: Penn State versus Illinois
- Thread starter Richie O
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Feels like Franklin makes the wrong decision 85% of the time.
Ever wonder how many points Franklin is good for in tight games? What do you think? -9.5?
Honestly, I've thought about the concept of a coach that asks Franklin what his first inclination is in these situations, and just do the opposite. If we enacted that strategy, I agree, it would be the right one 85% of the time
The lack of consistency or logic is the hardest part with it.
He claims to use analytics but didn't do what I believe the analytics would have said on either decision tonight
Three. Punted on 4th and a yard near midfield. Missed FG. Turnover on downs deep in IL territory.
It doesn’t matter. If PSU plays conservative and doesn’t make mistakes they cannot lose to this team. They aren’t good enough to beat us. Why beat yourself?
And he's not going to get reliable unless he gets some kicks in during game pressure. Can't win the B10 without a FG kicker. Play him or play someone else.
Why is it that Penn State does not have a dependable field goal kicker when you can buy one with NIL?
The problem with saying "the kicker isn't good" is that we will eventually need him to be good so you have to let him kick now or go to someone else. What happens if we need a FG to beat Ohio State--we just accept the loss?
Agree. Get him experience in kicking. If he’s unreliable then get a new kicker. The worst thing you can do is not trust him to kick yet not replace him either. Time for him to sink or swim.
Penn State gets another third down stop, this time sacking Altmyer on a play that Illinois clearly was never able on the same page with.
On the punt, it looks like Jalen Kimber is down with an injury near midfield. He walked off on his own power, looked to be a potential right foot issue.
On the punt, it looks like Jalen Kimber is down with an injury near midfield. He walked off on his own power, looked to be a potential right foot issue.
You have no idea what you’re talking about, as usual. What did the analytics indicate? You don’t know.
Just gave up 20 yards of field position on that punt. Why do we even have a guy back there?
Time to put this game away. Don’t want to see it come down to a late Illinois drive in a 1 score game. Don’t think my heart can take that. 
How much you want to wager that they would have told him to do the opposite of what he did?
100% down. Thank god we arent playing Michigan or OSU
