Penn State vs Central Michigan Takeaways
Takeaways from Penn State's 33-14 win over Auburn.
Football Penn State vs CMU takeaways
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I thought CMU was doing an awful lot of holding that was not called. Interesting that they did call 2 in a row later in the games. I also wondered if that late hit on Clifford, that was flagged, affected him. Wasn't the same QB after that.
Penn State vs Central Michigan Takeaways
Takeaways from Penn State's 33-14 win over Auburn.pennstate.rivals.com
Didn't realize this until I looked at their Profile page, but CMU put up 44 points against current #9 Okie State. They average 480 Offensive YPG. They're a better team than their record suggests - especially offensively.
Also went 9-4 last year and beat Wazzu I want to say in a bowl last year. Jim M is a solid coach as well. With that being said, disappointing at the LOS today, but a win is a win.
PSU didn't play well. But CMU will likely win 8 or 9 again this year.
Oh, no doubt - we played extremely flat today. The defense played extremely well in the 2nd half shutting them out - especially when I went and looked at their offensive stats for the season. CMU has a very good offense - they're averaging 475 Offensive YPG and over 30 PPG (and those numbers weren't put up against cupcakes - they lost to current #9 Okie State in their opener and now us).
Their offense tested our defense and in the long run, that game will pay dividends for us. Our defense will improve much more playing a good offensive team like that than a cupcake.
Third straight game the D holds an opponent under 20. We still give up too many on 3rd and long and the LBs are brutal covering slants and the middle of the field, but I like this attacking D more under Diaz than Pry. The latter was death by a thousand cuts. Yes, we have and will get burned by Diaz's aggressiveness, but I'd rather go down that way
I've always believed that when you are substituting liberally, you run the risk of sacrificing intensity and cohesiveness ....if you catch my drift. You can't be thrilled with the overall play, but all things considered, you can only achieve 2 goals against an OOC opponent.....win and develop some experience and depth.
Win convincingly….let’s face it, once CMU fumbled the punt and PSU scored, the game was over. They never were really a threat after that. First half was bad, but many teams play a bad first half against lesser opponents.
The play calling changed drastically after we went up 14-0, both sides of the ball. That PA Flood play is nearly going to create 1 open WR every time it's run unless you get pressure on Clifford. Waiting for the post corner to the opposite side off this or something similar.
We have a lot at our disposal with this team. I'm fine with a workmanlike effort today.
Truth be told....I was a bit disappointed in what I would call "erratic" execution on offense.
Defense continues to give up 3rd and long, at a rate that makes me uncomfortable. I sense that while they have kept Auburn and CMU off the board despite this tendency, it will likely be fatal against better competition.
But I'm on fanboy cloud nine when I see Allen, Singleton, Carter, Sutton, Aller etc.....CJF has delivered some big time talent with this freshman class.
They were cover 0 and cover 1 most of the 1st half leading to 1 or 2 extra guys filling to stop NS. If Clifford hits some throws in Q2 it would have been over early. He didnt and then they played more cover 2 in the 2nd half and the running lanes opened up. I wouldnt say the OL was great but not as bad as many here are making them out.
Defense is still improving. The defense shut CMU out in the 2nd half. Not sure CMU is inferior competition on the offensive side of the ball - they're offense has put up big numbers this year (they scored 44 against current #9 Okie State in a 58-44 loss). This is Diaz's first year, the D will continue to improve imho as they get more and more game experience with Diaz's schemes. The D had 5 takeaways today and they shutout a very good CMU offensive team in the 2nd half - that can't be overlooked.
After the emotional win at Auburn last week, it was easy to imagine a letdown this week and a lackluster performance and that’s what we got. Fortunately, we also got a 19 point win while other top teams are being upset or narrowly escaping with OT wins.
Yeah late in the game there were 9 true freshman playing on defense
The turn overs are encouraging.
I think we got up 14-0, and the kids thought it was over! Good lesson!
It is SUCH a refreshing thing to see us actualy start to convert these interception opportunities. Now THAT is such a rush of a feeling when we just totally change the momentum. When the defense can be offensive, that's what it's all about!
When we play aggressive with man in the secondary we do well. When we go to zone, we leave the middle and underneath exposed way to much. If the rush doesn't get there fast it is not good. Hopefully we were just not showing much as opposed to getting exposed.
Many have played an entire game bad against much lesser teams. We see it every week like Notre Dame losing to app St or Texas A&M to whichever non-power 5 beat them or even some of these ranked teams this week with 1 score wins over non-power 5 opponents.
We did have a letdown, it didn't really hurt us, and the coaches will use that that this week to fix some things and get our team's focus back. I expect a much more dominant performance next week against a not so great big 10 team.
What scares me is not the let down after 14-0, it's Jake Pinegar and his kicking. Playoff teams don't bite their nails after every PAT and attempted field goals. But but I do. Didn't we steal him from Iowa?
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