We haven't done well in whiteouts, let's hope things
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Considering the whiteout is always going to be against a marquee opponent our record in them certainly isnt going to be perfect. I don't think we've done too badly considering its usually gonna be OSU, UM, etc.
How have we done in White Outs where we are the favorite?
IIRC I saw a stat the other night that says were are 5-6 in White out games.
If you take into account that some of those white out losses were doing the sanction years and a few in the dark years its really not that bad.
I think Franklin is 2-3 in White outs and we all know it should be 3-2, the OT loss to OSU we all know was a typical John O'Neil screw job.
I was at the Whiteout game 2 years ago. 42-13 good guys. Game couldn't have gone much better!
We have had 15 white outs.
We are 7-8
The first one, Purdue, which I don't even remember, was the Dark Years.
Basically everything from 2012-2017 is still the sanction years.
2004 L #9 Purdue
2005 W #6 Ohio State
2006 L # 4 Michigan
2007 W Notre Dame
2008 W #22 Illinois
2009 L Iowa
2010 W Michigan
2011 L #3 Bama
2012 L #9 Ohio State
2013 W #18 Michigan
2014 L #13 Ohio State
2015 L #14 Michigan
2016 W #2 Ohio State
2017 W #19 Michigan
2018 L #3 Ohio State
I would say we are 4-4 as a fully functional team. Or 0-1 considering those later years were the Paterno years and despite 2005 and 2008, I wouldn't describe us as "fully functioning"
We are 7-8
The first one, Purdue, which I don't even remember, was the Dark Years.
Basically everything from 2012-2017 is still the sanction years.
2004 L #9 Purdue
2005 W #6 Ohio State
2006 L # 4 Michigan
2007 W Notre Dame
2008 W #22 Illinois
2009 L Iowa
2010 W Michigan
2011 L #3 Bama
2012 L #9 Ohio State
2013 W #18 Michigan
2014 L #13 Ohio State
2015 L #14 Michigan
2016 W #2 Ohio State
2017 W #19 Michigan
2018 L #3 Ohio State
I would say we are 4-4 as a fully functional team. Or 0-1 considering those later years were the Paterno years and despite 2005 and 2008, I wouldn't describe us as "fully functioning"
Good catch. I saw a stat that we were 5-6 so I guess they missed a few games.
The very first White was the Purdue game in the dark years. (one of the few times they beat us) I think Kyle Orton may have been their QB. We also had the blue out for 02 Nebraska.
Agree with your 4-4 as a functional team. And like another poster pointed out we normally are not playing a slouch team in those games.
Pretty sure we should have won the '14 OSU game as well. Wasn't that the bounce INT that OSU got and scored on (IIRC Instant Replay was inexplicably broken on that play...hmmmm) and didn't they also get like an extra 5 seconds to kick a FG? John O'Neil strikes again.
So we are 3-1 when we are favorites. Also of note, is that we have only been favorites 4 times in these games!
We have been the underdog 11 times! We are 4-7 as dogs in these games, which is still somewhat impressive considering the circumstances.
Yep, OSU went on to win the national championship that year and we probably beat them if not for those egregious calls.
We also played well against an undefeated OSU in 2012.
In fact, I think you have to go back to 2009 for a night whiteout game where we didn't keep the game very close.
I think the CFJ era is now fully in place. He has a full roster of his recruits, and the results will speak for themselves.
Based on the numbers in that article we were only favored in 4 of those 15 white outs and there was one game that was a pick-em. So 7-8 is pretty good.
Favored: 3-1
Underdog: 4-6
Pick-em: 0-1
a .400 winning percentage when you're an underdog is pretty darn good.
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This is interesting. I hadn't read one of these "history of the whiteout" pieces to realize it started in 2004 v. Purdue. I thought I was at the first one in 2007 v. ND, when the whole stadium went white. Is it really a whiteout if only the student section does it? I guess some think so. But at least in my book, PSU is 6-6 in these marquee games. Not awesome, but still very good given they're big games v. top opponents and those include sanction years.
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2004 Purdue game was a student WhiteOut. At the last minute word spread that they wanted it make it a whole stadium Whiteout but not everyone participated. That was the first game I took my wife to. When we heard that the WhiteOut had expanded we headed downtown and bought extra extra large white shirts to wear over our clothes. We had not come prepared for a WhiteOut.
2004 L #9 Purdue - Purdue -8
2005 W #6 Ohio State- OSU -3.5
2006 L # 4 Michigan- UM -5
2007 W Notre Dame- PSU -18
2008 W #22 Illinois- PSU -15
2009 L Iowa- PSU -9.5
2010 W Michigan- UM -3
2011 L #3 Bama- Alabama -10
2012 L #9 Ohio State- OSU -1
2013 W #18 Michigan- UM -1.5
2014 L #13 Ohio State- OSU -13.5
2015 L #14 Michigan- UM -3.5
2016 W #2 Ohio State- OSU -17.5
2017 W #19 Michigan- PSU -7.5
2018 L #3 Ohio State- OSU -3.5
Just to put it all here. Penn State has only been favored in 4 whiteouts and has a 3-1 record in those games.
Penn State also has a winning record against Michigan in the whiteout. 3-2
2005 W #6 Ohio State- OSU -3.5
2006 L # 4 Michigan- UM -5
2007 W Notre Dame- PSU -18
2008 W #22 Illinois- PSU -15
2009 L Iowa- PSU -9.5
2010 W Michigan- UM -3
2011 L #3 Bama- Alabama -10
2012 L #9 Ohio State- OSU -1
2013 W #18 Michigan- UM -1.5
2014 L #13 Ohio State- OSU -13.5
2015 L #14 Michigan- UM -3.5
2016 W #2 Ohio State- OSU -17.5
2017 W #19 Michigan- PSU -7.5
2018 L #3 Ohio State- OSU -3.5
Just to put it all here. Penn State has only been favored in 4 whiteouts and has a 3-1 record in those games.
Penn State also has a winning record against Michigan in the whiteout. 3-2
Man, you have a uniquely dour outlook, even for this board.
Please be sure to post about everything that goes wrong after we win tomorrow. I'd hate for anyone to enjoy things.
I really, really hope we play like we've played in recent white outs.
Because if we do, we roll tomorrow night.
We've won 2 of the last 3 -- to include over #2 Ohio State as an unranked team, and then we blew out Michigan -- and even in defeat last year, we played a better game than we played against App State, Indiana, or Rutgers. Obviously we couldn't hold on in the end, but we took an eventual 13-win team to the wire. If we bring that kind of effort tomorrow, it's going to be a good night. Because this Michigan team isn't half of what last year's Ohio State team was.
Because if we do, we roll tomorrow night.
We've won 2 of the last 3 -- to include over #2 Ohio State as an unranked team, and then we blew out Michigan -- and even in defeat last year, we played a better game than we played against App State, Indiana, or Rutgers. Obviously we couldn't hold on in the end, but we took an eventual 13-win team to the wire. If we bring that kind of effort tomorrow, it's going to be a good night. Because this Michigan team isn't half of what last year's Ohio State team was.
Photo confirms whiteout. I'm sure we can find a way to blame John O'Neill for its exclusion.
Anyone know what school had the first whatever color-out? I know PSU students did it in 2004, but was PSU against OSU in 2005 the first all-stadium color out in college football, or did somebody do it before us?
I went to undergrad at Illinois from 2001 to 2005, and when #3 Michigan State came to town in basketball my freshman year, we had a "Paint the Hall Orange" campaign. Then, each year, we'd have a PTHO game in which all 16,000 fans wore orange. During the 2004-05 season when #1 Wake Forest came to town (and got destroyed), Assembly Hall was as orange as anything I've ever seen. We haven't really continued the tradition, mostly because Illinois sucks now.
I'm sure there were instances before that, though.
The very first one I remember us doing was the Code Blue against Nebraska in '02.
But it seems like some of the schools that wear red, Nebraska, Wiscy have been doing them for years I know Nebraska in '81 was very red.
White out H and L.
Highest of the highs - Grant Haley..will score..TD. Really just erased 4 years of complete sh$t with that play. Turning point for program.
Lowest of low - Adrian Clayborn blocks punt and returns for TD. Completely took wind from sails after first play and could feel deflation in air. We were firmly Iowa's b&tch.
Highest of the highs - Grant Haley..will score..TD. Really just erased 4 years of complete sh$t with that play. Turning point for program.
Lowest of low - Adrian Clayborn blocks punt and returns for TD. Completely took wind from sails after first play and could feel deflation in air. We were firmly Iowa's b&tch.
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Makes sense that it doesn’t make sense. Because the “whiteouts” before 2007 weren’t WHITEOUTS.
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Wasn't the first 'unofficial' white out the 2002 Nebraska game (keep the red out)?
2002 Nebraska was keep the red out but the Notre Dame game in 2007 was the first official WhiteOut, as I remember it. That year they called it the WhiteHouse. Changed that name quickly, didn't they?
I think the technical term is “low attendance”. Without psu on the schedule it will be most to all home games.
Nope, nothing. Even said it out loud. Twice.Ummmm....you'll get it in 3....2.....1
What am I missing?
You have to say it pretty loudly several times in succession to get it the first time
Aren't good teams supposed to win the marquee matchups. As Franklin said we need to be among the elite.
LOL, since one team has to lose in all of the marquee matchups the overall record of all those teams in those games is .500. But you knew that already. At least you could try to be a GOOD troll, but apparently that is beyond your abilities.
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