Illinois 7:00 or 7:30 PM kickoff

[Obliviax]

Penn State football Big Ten opener set for primetime kickoff

Just announced, Penn State football will open Big Ten play against the Illinois Fighting Illini under the lights in primetime.

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[bdgan]

Turns out that this could be a big game for PSU. Illinois is 3-0 with a win over Kansas who was ranked at the time. This could be the best win on the schedule if we can't get past USC or OSU.

BTW I don't quite buy Franklin's thoughts on BGSU scoring 24 first half points against PSU's defense. He blamed our 3rd down defense but we were getting beat on all downs. He also mentioned poor tackling which certainly contributed to the problem but I'm not sure it was the primary problem. I think part is communication which he mentioned but I also think it was scheme which he didn't mention. Maybe he's going out of his way not to criticize his coaches.

 

[Obliviax]

Turns out that this could be a big game for PSU. Illinois is 3-0 with a win over Kansas who was ranked at the time. This could be the best win on the schedule if we can't get past USC or OSU.

yep, and they play a ranked Nebraska team saturday.

 

[KCLion]

Turns out that this could be a big game for PSU. Illinois is 3-0 with a win over Kansas who was ranked at the time. This could be the best win on the schedule if we can't get past USC or OSU.

BTW I don't quite buy Franklin's thoughts on BGSU scoring 24 first half points against PSU's defense. He blamed our 3rd down defense but we were getting beat on all downs. He also mentioned poor tackling which certainly contributed to the problem but I'm not sure it was the primary problem. I think part is communication which he mentioned but I also think it was scheme which he didn't mention. Maybe he's going out of his way not to criticize his coaches.

In the first half, they rarely got BGSU to the ground when”tackling” them. It was like they didn’t realize it wasn’t practice / playing to the thud and then relaxing.

 

[PSU Soupy]

This is my one game of the year to go to State College......love the night game, going to be tailgating with a number of PSU brothers many that I have not seen for 20 years....and some other close friends that I see every year........

Night game........ Crazy Crowd......8 hours of tailgating.......

I like our chances.......just like I like our chances this week. Tennessee really exposed some of the weaknesses in Kent State.

 

[wilbury]

Turns out that this could be a big game for PSU. Illinois is 3-0 with a win over Kansas who was ranked at the time. This could be the best win on the schedule if we can't get past USC or OSU.

BTW I don't quite buy Franklin's thoughts on BGSU scoring 24 first half points against PSU's defense. He blamed our 3rd down defense but we were getting beat on all downs. He also mentioned poor tackling which certainly contributed to the problem but I'm not sure it was the primary problem. I think part is communication which he mentioned but I also think it was scheme which he didn't mention. Maybe he's going out of his way not to criticize his coaches.

Maybe Bowling Green has a really good quarterback along with a few other good players and Penn State got used to people telling them how good they were all week after a nice win on the road in Morgantown.

 

[brupsu]

Turns out that this could be a big game for PSU. Illinois is 3-0 with a win over Kansas who was ranked at the time. This could be the best win on the schedule if we can't get past USC or OSU.

BTW I don't quite buy Franklin's thoughts on BGSU scoring 24 first half points against PSU's defense. He blamed our 3rd down defense but we were getting beat on all downs. He also mentioned poor tackling which certainly contributed to the problem but I'm not sure it was the primary problem. I think part is communication which he mentioned but I also think it was scheme which he didn't mention. Maybe he's going out of his way not to criticize his coaches.

Illinois always seems to play tough so there’s that and it
Seemed the players ere maybe too much into press clippings.That qb had a terrific first half etc etc

 

[step.eng69]

This is my one game of the year to go to State College......love the night game, going to be tailgating with a number of PSU brothers many that I have not seen for 20 years....and some other close friends that I see every year........

Night game........ Crazy Crowd......8 hours of tailgating.......

I like our chances.......just like I like our chances this week. Tennessee really exposed some of the weaknesses in Kent State.

Have fun at the Illinois night game, Soupy.
Don't know if I'm going or not, depends on my intestinal fortitude during that week. 🤦‍♂️ 🚻

 

[Obliviax]

This is my one game of the year to go to State College......love the night game, going to be tailgating with a number of PSU brothers many that I have not seen for 20 years....and some other close friends that I see every year........

Night game........ Crazy Crowd......8 hours of tailgating.......

I like our chances.......just like I like our chances this week. Tennessee really exposed some of the weaknesses in Kent State.

Don't forget, that is homecoming weekend as well.

 

[doctornick]

The Illinois game has been set for 7:30 on NBC

 

[doctornick]

 

[bdroc]

Don't forget, that is homecoming weekend as well.

But we were already at home