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Football Ohio State defeats Penn State, 20-13

And how many times has Carter, in his zeal to rush, not set the edge and let the OSU QB run free around his side for a first down...... Carter seemed to have a bigger impact at LB. Sure he had 2 sacks but with OSU running well the sacks didn't matter much. His play at DE does not lead to a solid, top 10 team defense.
Speaking of Carter,how many times was he held by there o line
 
Three runs up the middle to Allen. That was Franklin and it was pathetic.

Let's be real though, we ain't winning that game even if we tie it there. Our D was too soft as evidenced by them being able to run out the last 5 minutes all on the ground. They would have driven down for either a FG or TD. Then of course we would have had no ability to respond in the last couple of minutes. Same pathetic effort. Same inability to make clutch plays. Same story of being outcoached on both sides of the ball.

That's true.
 
And how many times has Carter, in his zeal to rush, not set the edge and let the OSU QB run free around his side for a first down...... Carter seemed to have a bigger impact at LB. Sure he had 2 sacks but with OSU running well the sacks didn't matter much. His play at DE does not lead to a solid, top 10 team defense.
Carter got his stats/ sacks. He's not a team player and makes stupid plays. Not an all time PSU guy. Bye bye Abdul
 
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The talent is there to play with anybody. We just need a better game plan in certain situations and more composure overall. Tough ask this deep into the season to get that straightened out, but it’s possible. The opportunity is there.
I’ll call BS on your initial sentence.
PSU has D-2 level wide receivers, too small on the interior defensive line, below usual standards at linebacker. And can’t quite match speed with most Top 10 teams.
If WRs are no threat to stretch the field, defenses can concentrate on jamming up the running game and ganging up on the standout TE.
 
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Speaking of Carter,how many times was he held by there o line
Jesus H. Christ ! Enough already. The hold and referee crap in a PSU-OSU game should stop......especially when OSU has won every game since 2016. Let that sink in. There is always holding by both teama that they get away with.

I watched that game and OSU won the LOS - clearly - on both sides of the ball
 
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We're 7-1 after Ohio State--we expected to be 7-1 against Ohio State
Things are going according to plan so far--no reason to believe it won't continue
 
As pathetic a performance offensively as I have ever seen. Zero touchdowns. Only twice in the red zone. Intercepted in the end zone. Could not make three yards in four plays at the goal line.

Got beaten up front. Period.
 
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Carter got his stats/ sacks. He's not a team player and makes stupid plays. Not an all time PSU guy. Bye bye Abdul
Big turnover after this season. Franklin needs to hit the portal hard, but likely he won't for whatever reason. NIL, loyalty, ..... Need 2 starting WR's, 2 DE's to start with.
 
It's all on James, as he will say. It means nothing.
I can barely watch PSU FB these days. It's excruciating, frustrating. When they play Michigan or OSU you know deep down they are going to lose. Today was simply a choke job. Now to watch other games and actually enjoy them.
 
The lines were OK on both sides. The sacks came because Allar had no where to throw.

Our DL and defense held their own.

Did Singleton and Allen have 50 yards rushing combined?

The DL I can give a pass, mainly because our LBs are average. The defense was bailed out more so than they held their own.
 
Who?



OSU was better in every facet today. I didn't see a single advantage for us in this game. 100% healthy Drew is better than Howard, but that's probably it.

The only possible positive that could come from this game is that our better players return in '25 vs turn pro.

Dog crap performance. Just bad. This isn't a great OSU team. At least not yet.
Imagine being outclassed in every area, and still being 1 normal goal line call away from a tie or a win.

I wonder how that happens.

I wonder if we’d beat them by 20 just by being as good as them in a few areas, and being worse than them in the others?

The math isn’t mathing.
 
What the eff happened to Omari Evans, or anyone else on the WR group... Are you telling me mister creative Andy K, couldn't find a way to maybe give him an end around to shake things up or something like that. Even in the red zone to get some points on the board, our offense still looks slow and lacking.
 
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Give him a break. He needs to land a 5* QB. Oh wait....
Offense scored 6 pts not close to being good enough. Qb not very good and OC not very good.
As pathetic a performance offensively as I have ever seen. Zero touchdowns. Only twice in the red zone. Intercepted in the end zone. Could not make three yards in four plays at the goal line.

Got beaten up front. Period.
 
What the eff happened to Omari Evans, or anyone else on the WR group... Are you telling me mister creative Andy K, couldn't find a way to maybe give him an end around to shake things up or something like that. Even in the red zone to get some points on the board, our offense still looks slow and lacking.
The WRs are just that bad IMO
Clifford's the only decent route runner
 
We can all blame James and there is certainly plenty of blame for him there. But let's not ignore the elephant that is NIL, OSU is playing with a Yankees/Dodgers salary in the CFB world and we may not be the Pirates, but we are significantly behind. CFB does not have a level playing field and likely never will again. So unless all of those who want to buy out James contract want to also sign up and donate a bunch of NIL, it's not likely that we will be on tOSU's level from a talent perspective. It would be nice to pull off a surprise more frequently than we seem to though.

This article has us 8th in the Big 10.

 
Did Singleton and Allen have 50 yards rushing combined?

The DL I can give a pass, mainly because our LBs are average. The defense was bailed out more so than they held their own.

Singleton got shoestring tackled multiple times. Dude needs to stay upright
 
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