What...no Rutgers prediction thread?

[Jerry]

Not to make anybody nervous, but if we lose this game, well, I don't want to think about it.

But even the thought of such a thing is ridiculous. Unimaginable. A bad joke. Can't happen.

Next somebody will be predicting a loss to Illinois.

Oh wait.

Haha! Seriously, make it Penn State 37-17.

 

[fastlax16]

Cold early game after a close loss to a good team. Poor track record in these kinds of games.... Glad the rain holds off til Sunday. Think they win, but I think its uncomfortable throughout.

I think a bunch of people here are miserable regardless.

 

[db90]

Can see us losing this unfortunately. Sick players, early game, bad streak and vibe all around. Schiano is a solid coach with motivation and they have nothing to lose. Makes for a tense day

 

[WaylonJ]

Win, no cover (17.5).

 

[Jerry]

Cold early game after a close loss to a good team. Poor track record in these kinds of games.... Glad the rain holds off til Sunday. Think they win, but I think its uncomfortable throughout.

I think a bunch of people here are miserable regardless.

Bonus question: what's the over-under on the number of fans in seats?

 

[JDale83]

Bonus question: what's the over-under on the number of fans in seats?

80,000. Students have gone home.

 

[Jerry]

80,000. Students have gone home.

The students have gone home, the season has imploded, and the weather has turned cold.

It does not make for an electric atmosphere.

 

[WaylonJ]

I think a bunch of people here are miserable regardless.

Without a doubt.

 

[BUFFALO LION]

I don’t even want to think about what I am thinking.

Last week was the worst atmosphere for a Michigan game in years. Crowd was dead and we played like crap. Even the music seemed less motivating than usual. Like it had been toned down.

The in-stadium experience sucked with the vendors not selling water. Made the lines at the concession stands 20 miles long. Most people were standing in astronomical long lines under the stands trying to get water instead of in their seats.

And whoever came up with that blue stripe between the 40s idea for Michigan ought to be fired. With the yellow that was thrown in from Michigan fans, it looked like two enormous sections of Michigan fans on top of the ones that are normally hidden away in the corner of the North upper deck.

No juice at all last week. Hope this week is different, but in all honesty, they seem a LOT more motivated than we do.

With how absolutely awful this new OC has been, I predict a 2-0 Penn State win.

 

[Cowbell Man]

See RutgersAl thread for the prediction. Always a good read, if not optimistic.

 

[Jerry]

I don’t even want to think about what I am thinking.

Last week was the worst atmosphere for a Michigan game in years. Crowd was dead and we played like crap. Even the music seemed less motivating than usual. Like it had been toned down.

The in-stadium experience sucked with the vendors not selling water. Made the lines at the concession stands 20 miles long. Most people were standing in astronomical long lines under the stands trying to get water instead of in their seats.

And whoever came up with that blue stripe between the 40s idea for Michigan ought to be fired. With the yellow that was thrown in from Michigan fans, it looked like two enormous sections of Michigan fans on top of the ones that are normally hidden away in the corner of the North upper deck.

No juice at all last week. Hope this week is different, but in all honesty, they seem a LOT more motivated than we do.

With how absolutely awful this new OC has been, I predict a 2-0 Penn State win.

Thanks, good...though depressing...feedback. Yeah, hopefully the team will bring its own energy to the field today because I doubt the crowd will generate much.

 

[The ticket guy]

With this cold morning wonder what the crowd will be

My guess is 72000 only that high for senior day and military crowd

 

[ouirpsu]

On a semi-related but otherwise refreshing note, at least we’re not Baylor - number 11 and an underdog to unranked Kansas State.

Which has me wondering - if you’re an underdog to an unranked opponent, how can you possibly be the 11th best team in the country?

 

[jjw165]

PSU 28 - Rutgers 13

 

[The Spin Meister]

The students have gone home, the season has imploded, and the weather has turned cold.

It does not make for an electric atmosphere.

And it’s Rutgers. The name alone puts people to sleep.