Official PSU - Buffalo Game Thread
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MAJOR CONCERNS going forward:
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Secondary & LB pass coverage
--TE coverage has been an issue for several years now
Offensive play calling is too often questionable
DL pass rush not as strong as advertised
Blitz packages are either badly timed/wrong gap or leave gaping holes in the secondary.
What say you?
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Missed the game while driving back from Philly - worth watching on DVR? My FIL texted that we were down at the half - should I just read the whole 'in game' thread?
If you read the in game thread, you will think we lost by 30.
Watch the game while reading the thread it will be like you missed nothing
Dotson is not the biggest or fastest receiver, but he somehow plays fast in a football uniform. That’s what made him so impressive on his recruiting tape. He is a damn good elusive man with the ball in his hands.
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Lotta games before Michigan that’ll be interesting IMO. This PSU team seems both vulnerable and dangerous to everyone they play.
Don't read the game thread. It's pitiful. A bunch of hysterical shriekers screaming that the world is ending.
Watch the game and see how we woke up in the 2nd half and remembered that Friermuth was on the team.
What you tend to miss is that some people critique performance based on the play needed to be competitive in our conference -- what's necessary for a championship. It's not hard to spot things, even in a 79-7 win, that aren't going to fly when the opposition is Ohio State. If you want to celebrate mediocrity, or getting beat at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball by a MAC team, then so be it.
We don't look like a team that is fundamentally sound on defense. And I sense that our offensive line is going to get man-handled when they face a stout DL. We do have excellent skill players on offense though. QB/RB/TE/WR -- no problems there, just future stars.
Agreed. The dropped passes (Hamler), ugh. The fumbles by Slade, ugh. Mis-tackles, ugh. Same issue as forever on 3rd and long on D (WTF- how can we be so bad)
Strengths:
Jordan Stoudt
P Freiermuth
S Clifford (as mentioned, some if his runs were ill-advised; get rid of ball sometimes)
Receivers did pretty well
John Reid
Micah (would like more from him).
I think S Simmons should play more
Not strengths, but happy we showed the ability to do some adjusts post halftime on O and D.
Fans, definitely have to add us to the list. Always a question mark it seems.
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I mean, are we 'Florida State' bad? As in, the formation below and almost losing to Louisiana-Monroe tonight?
Why would you assume I’m holding myself out as a medical expert? No, I’m just a schmoe (in this subject matter) with basic knowledge of medicine you receive as a “consumer” of medical services.
Again, look all over the internet, for all references to compound fractures by medical professionals. They’re all up to date, and they use "compound fracture" interchangeably with "open fracture." And it's not some well-kept medical secret ... everyone knows this. The announcers referenced it, the people on the board (other than you) understood it ... if I walked down the street and stopped 50 random strangers of sound mind they would know it. If I knocked on the door of 50 random doctors and asked them what a compound fracture was, they'd give me the response I'd expect.
But what really capped off your issue is when you claimed that "compound fracture" usually means a bone broken in multiple places. THAT is not a thing. I don't know where you dreamt that up, but that just doesn't happen ... maybe if you found a drunken hobo, or a child, they might give you that answer ... but, no, it doesn't "usually" mean that.
It's like if we were talking about the biggest thing on the end of your foot. I'd say it was the big toe. You'd make some snarky remark like "how do you know, did you take off your gloves?" and I'd respond that it's not necessary to take of my gloves, because I don't have gloves on my feet. You'd respond that current super ultra modern terminology references that big thing on the end of your foot as the hallux, and that "big toe" usually references that big thing on the end of your hand, and that it's archaic in modern phalanges vernacular. I'd point out that "big toe" and "hallux" are synonymous, and you'd claim you never heard of "big toe" being referenced, even though you just said it usually references something on the end of your hand.
So, anyway, the dude had a compound fracture, meaning his bone pierced the skin, and you don't need an x-ray to see that ... the Buffalo punter is hurt badly, PSU won and poured it on in the 2nd half. You're a little bit more knowledgeable now, to boot ... so it's a win/win for you.
Unlike OSU’s 24 point win over FAU or Michigan’s double OT win over Army. Apparently they are okay for Big conference games, but our 79-7 and 45-13 wins aren’t enough....got it.
Did we win, yes. Did we look good, no. Will we be 8-4, yes. A good D will eat this Oline up
Have truer words ever been spoken on this board or any other?
No apologies. You said during the draft that CBs can't tackle. You gonna stick to your statement or wuss out again??
Hamler only dropped one. I don't think that's a problem.
Slade fumbles are a concern. I think PSU needs to pick a starting RB. Brown looked good tonight but only had 6 carries. Slade had 3.
I like PSU's corners but I'm concerned about Wade/Brisker at safety. I
Stout is amazing.
Hamler actually had 2 drops, tho’ the 2nd one could be debated that it was a little low. I thought it was completely catchable. Agree with you on all fronts above
No. Look, we played a crappy first half, without a doubt. However, we made adjustments and blew their doors off in the 2nd half. It happens.I mean, are we 'Florida State' bad? As in, the formation below and almost losing to Louisiana-Monroe tonight?
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Exactly...and Buffalo, although not a great team, is not bad by any means. They’re as good or better than Pitt and we beat them 45-13 regardless of the stats or the halftime score. You play a bad game against a decent team and win by 32...not exactly something to be too worked up about.
avoid the
Also concerned that out third down percentage is bottom of CFB. We live by the big play
Also concerned that out third down percentage is bottom of CFB. We live by the big play
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