That’s their formula every year! They have enough great players at every other position that it doesn’t matter.
Let’s be honest…
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It is the battle of the two northern NIL kings. Nobody north of the SEC, including PSU, is in the same NIL league as those two schools.
The number 11 team (USC) lost too. And the number 8 team (Miami) won by 1 point. Tough day for the top teams.
I love all of the “explosive” plays, but we really need to convert those to more points on the scoreboard. I watched KU last year and was thoroughly impressed with AKs offense. But to date, despite the increased explosive production, we are averaging 6 points less than we did last year after 5 games and only 4 points more than we did for the entire season last year and that included the debacles vs OSU and Michigan.
My other concern with this team is that we do not seem to be getting very many turnovers on the defensive side of the ball.
And two weeks in a row that number 8 team was bailed out by the ACC refs (replay booth) at the end, protecting their ranking.
I think PSU is better than just above average but I'm concerned about the pass rush. PSU is tied for 7th in the BiG with 13 sacks. Nebraska leads with 20. I expected more from the duo of Sutton and Carter.
I'm also concerned about our secondary without Winston. PSU likes to blitz Reed but that seems a lot more dangerous without Winston. I also worry about LB and how often we leave the middle of the field open while attempting to apply pressure.
Moss will be the most difficult passer we have faced so far this year.
He said that before Tennessee lost and Mizzou lost to a ranked team. It was good math lol
Everyone seems to simply accept that. Oregon has Nike, but I have never seen the actual figures. OSU has no Nike and no obvious thing that puts them in an elite NIL class. I am guessing over the next few years Ohio State will be where Michigan, PSU etc. are.
Other than a half against BGSU the defense has been great. A bad drive here or there but overall great. The pass rush is really starting to show up. We didn't see it early because we decided to contain Greene and BGSU simply threw the ball fast so they'd be neutralized.
The offense is clearly designed to be ball control and run clock as well. We've done a lot better than people seem to acknowledge. It's just we aren't winning 52-3 so they freak out
duhO$U's QB may not be elite, but there WRs sure as hell are! When you're WR's make it easy on the QB by getting separation and catching everything thrown at them and you have an elite OL (duhO$U is 12th in the Country in "Sacks Allowed" giving up less than 1 per game), it is easy for a non-elite QB to look very elite.
This is the first real test of the season. PSU is 5-0 and the last few years this is generally the week where the wheels have come off (as we usually hit Michigan or Ohio St.) This year it’s USC.
Win this game and maybe the narrative starts to change some. Lose, especially after SC lost to Minny, and the media narrative of ‘can’t win the big one’ will be out in full force again.
I’m not sure what to really make of USC (unranked, 3-2) so far. Their 2 losses were to Michigan (#21, 4-2) and Minny (unranked, 3-3). They beat LSU (#10, 4-1), Utah St (unranked, 1-4), and Wisconsin (unranked, 3-2).
Was the loss to Minny indicative of an average SC team or a trap game issue and they’ll be really fired up for PSU now?
Either way, this week will show the character of the team on the road. PSU can’t give away the 1st quarter or sleepwalk through most of the first half this week. They need to come out on fire. The good news is that the kicking game appears improved and in a better state.
We are a average team we have no game breakers on this team some one will soon get smart and play 8 in the box game over
Nick Singleton isn't a "game breaker"??? He has 408 yards on 53 carries (7.7 ypc) - so pedestrian..... LMAO.
