The betting line would be twice what it is if the Vegas experts think it will be one sided domination by scUM on the lines. Essentially this is a 3 pt game on a neutral field and probably less as I think 7 is too many to give PSU in this game.
Although, I would hope Olu returns...I know he is a projected possible 1st rounder, but he hasn't had but a handful of starts. We need him to come back. But, yep, the other guys who have had some disappointing PFF grades at times like Wallace, Tengwall, even Nourzad, really need to hold their own -- at least be neutral vs Michigan which has 23 sacks or something like that already. How about PJ?! you are right...really looks to be a disrupter again which we need desperately on the interior.
I agree...he has had many big runs over the years...not sure we can sustain a balanced running game with him being a non-factor on the ground.
Jimmah will want to run, run, run with Corum. He doesn't think we can stop them. He wants to play bully ball just pounding the rock at us. We will see.
You hear toe heel every other week and it’s always out of bounds - except once.
Did you see the 2014 Ohio State-Penn State game? Believing that game wasn’t rigged is like believing Epstein killed himself.
He's 19 years old and not even Franklin is going to encourage a 19 year old to leave for the show.
No doubt...but the issue that can happen with early round projections for young (not ready) players is what they listen to on the outside. Hopefully he'll come back...as he should simply on lack of experience.
NFL scouts are not going to jump on a 19/just turn 20 year old the way you might think. It's a decision here that says he should stay
It beggars belief to say that the 2014 Ohio State-Penn State game wasn’t intentionally manipulated. Once you accept that that one game was rigged, it becomes much easier to believe that the other atrocious reffing decisions against Penn State were not accidents, either. That game was the smoking gun that validated what Penn State fans had suspected for years.
The LOS is my concern as well. I feel like UM likely has the edge on both lines, but it's closer than last year since PSU has improved on OL and PJ is back on the DL. This one is likely to be a very physical slobberknocker where the LOS play dictates the game result. I think PSU is capable of winning, but I understand why UM is a slight favorite and PSU will need to execute well. This is a game where we can't afford silly mistakes like leaving points on the field in the red zone or bad overthrows leading to pick 6s, so I hope Clifford is ready to take what's there, he's certainly capable.This thread has gotten out of control...let me bring it back to actual football, stats, trouble spots, etc. No more of the name calling
A couple of interesting stats that I found on the Michigan Rivals page...."On paper, the Nittany Lions have an offensive line that fails to protect the passer, with two linemen below a 46.0 pass block grade (against true pass sets) and two others below 35, while the defense has a 114th-best 48.7 tackling grade. Michigan is the best tackling team in the country (91.0)."
I'm not as concerned about the tackling grade (albeit an issue) as I am with the OL. No question we are running the ball 'better', but still, as a whole, it's not a great unit. And, those pass grade numbers are brutal. This is typically the key matchup vs Michigan for any team...how do you hold up at the LOS. I feel we have better athletes outside the box on both sides, but that doesn't matter if your OL is getting destroyed. To me, more than anything, October is a litmus test for Trautwein and his group, not JF. If we still can't cut it at the OL and get pushed around, it's time for Traut to go. You should be measured against your best opponents....this month should present those opportunities.
Stop responding to this guy. An obvious troll. There are about 3 or 4 of them that will go away tomorrow. Kind of like a fly that eventually dies. Pesky but completely irrelevant.
Good point about the red zone. That could be the difference. The team that gets TDs end not FGs wins.
And, when/if we do need to kick, can't afford Pinegar to miss chip shots. This is not a game to waste points of any kind.
Wasted at least 3 points if not 6 last year vs UM, take the points.
For Pete’s sakes dude, the refs actually told our players not to complain as “we were lucky to be playing football.”
100% wrong. Toes in, then heels out is not a catch. Every single time it happens, it’s out - except that time
Even though we obviously disagree we're two of the few people that actually watch the games we discuss
