Roberson had a very bad game but it was still not as bad as Seneca vs. Miami. That one stands alone for all time.
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Roberson had a very bad game but it was still not as bad as Seneca vs. Miami. That one stands alone for all time.
That Young OU QB that was making plays was a BIG Swing and MISS for Franklin as well.
Yep, when I saw them going for it I was actually hoping we'd get two off-sides in a row to make him punt.
Exactly. He put all of eggs in the “Clifford basket” and it blew up in his face big time today. Need depth at all positions, especially QB.
When Clifford went down the game was lost, PSU fought like He!! though. Man I hate IOWA
The entire QB roster predates Mike Y. It's all on Franklin. No Excuses.
Yeah but Levis wasn't willing to sit behind Clifford. So there's not much that can be done about that
Oh please be done, please. And your last sentence is said by many posters after every single loss.
If Iowa is really 3rd in the country(they shouldn't be) and penn state loses by 3 to them on the road with their backup qb in for most of the game, I think you can actually be proud of your team guys, its okay you know. We weren't beating Alabama in the championship this year, but remember, we were 0-5 at this point last year. This team is improving massiveley and fought hard. Is my positivity here totally misplaced?
Let's be honest, after Clifford went down, we were just watching a snoozefest between two mediocre teams. That misdirection play was the entire game. That game was not #3 vs. #4, I don't care what the rankings said
And if we were an SEC team or Clemson and we lost by three on the road to the number three team, we would stay in the top five….but that won’t happen.
Meaningful snaps?
Practice is not meaningful.
3 years of practice and meetings and film study, and.....
The backup Oklahoma QB had how many "meaningful snaps" before he won the game for them today against likely a better team than Iowa.
It’s admirable, but not much solace. Who knows if they could beat Bama? These are all just 20 year old kids, strange things happen. Was PSU supposed to beat Miami in the 87 Fiesta Bowl? If you just get there, then you have a shot. But the shitty thing is, looks like for yet another year, we ain’t getting there.
Hard to blame Franklin when a QB chooses to go to a team that has made multiple playoffs.
I agree. Roberson is third year and should be better than that. Blame Franklin for QB recruiting but Robersons performance was on him
MY is the offensive coordinator and it's his job to get the QB's ready AND to select who plays in various situations.
Totally, but after 0-5 last year, im happy with the direction of this team, and help is coming in the backfield. Defense has been so much improved its a joke.
Because it is HIS fault for not giving the back up QB who has been in the program any meaningful snaps for the 3 years he has been in the program. Not rocket science, dude.
And if that’s all they saw in three years we needed a stop gap. Not acceptable.
Yes... U know the team isn't fond of him? He also has a substance problem.. But hey how do I know that??
Tough to get a quality portal transfer when they know Clifford is going to start. Real problem is the swings and misses in the Roberson Johnson Bowins classes.
I agree that TR should have received more meaningful PT by now. I don't understand that but I assume he's had plenty of reps in practice.
I'm a little disappointed that Yurcich wasn't more creative. I mentioned a lateral to Dotson and forward pass to a TE. Maybe some toss sweeps.
So are you making a case with the observation? Just curious if you will expand on it if you are... Thanks in advance.
We should have run a misdirection play. Roberson was a dead duck sitting in the pocket. Of course there's no guarantee that Roberson could have completed a misdirection pass.
I just hope that Yurcich stays at PSU long enough to develop a couple of QB's. Roberson seems like a great kid, but he may not have the talent that Yurcich values. No reason to believe any 1st year QB, such as Veileux, next to the 2nd coming of Peyton Manning could come in and unseat a 3rd year QB for the back up spot behind Clifford. But I'm hoping Veileux gets a chance to show what he has if Clifford is out long term, even if it's the 2nd half at oh-high-ya, unless Roberson does a 180 with his throwing accuracy.
Where should Roberson receive “meaningful” snaps this year? Last year doesn’t count, he was third string and Levis was the backup. So which game? Tight games against Auburn or Wisconsin? Should he have been rotating with Clifford during the other games? What team does that? Doesn’t take a genius to say you play your best option to win games.
That Senneca ever started a game was on Joe. He was a handoff machine at Central Catholic. That Joe even recruited him as a QB was, to me, outrageous.
And how is he going to do that? Please tell me what coach plays their backup (or third string QB like Roberson was prior to this year) during close games. I’m anxious to hear this one. I’ve watched most of Kentucky’s games this year….guess how many snaps Levis’s backup has gotten? None.
So tell us your plan for giving Roberson meaningful snaps, when the last 2 seasons Levis has been the backup and even Levis didn't get to throw many passes that counted even with Clifford being benched. You would have bypassed Levis and given Roberson the game snaps? I don't believe it. You're just looking for something to gripe about.
Not when the Head Coach tells you otherwise. Mike Y isn't the boss of this team...he simply follows directives.
The entire QB roster, good or bad, is on Franklin.
With all due respect, receivers were open...the passes were not on target...complaints about penalties are justified, but does that happen with Clifford? Who knows, but somehow I doubt it. Otherwise, good passes win the game; it seems everyone enjoys attempting to make something simple sound complicated. 🤷♂️
