Blue/White Game thread

Bkmtnittany1

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Enough of Elon Musk, Mask wearing or not, and Funghi....let's get to important stuff. What are we looking to see come Saturday. I will be finishing up a round of golf, heading into our grill room to watch at least an hour. Unless of course Beth Mowins has the game, then I am heading home to my den!(That was for Bob!!)
 

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Besides injuries, there are three scenarios I dread:

1. A good offense that makes the defense look bad.

2. A good defense that makes the offense look bad.

3. A close game that makes both the offense and defense look bad.

Other than that I'm feeling some good vibes. I think Franklin gets a win.
 

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Besides injuries, there are three scenarios I dread:

1. A good offense that makes the defense look bad.

2. A good defense that makes the offense look bad.

3. A close game that makes both the offense and defense look bad.

Other than that I'm feeling some good vibes. I think Franklin gets a win.

Unless there’s a tie, we’ll beat ourselves. That’s not good.
 
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Unless there’s a tie, we’ll beat ourselves. That’s not good.

 

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Knowing that this is a true vanilla, glorified practice. it sounds like the defense is going to get the most looks with a limited OL group. I actually want to see who our LB's are going to be. Who does PSU start at corner?
 
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Besides injuries, there are three scenarios I dread:

1. A good offense that makes the defense look bad.

2. A good defense that makes the offense look bad.

3. A close game that makes both the offense and defense look bad.

Other than that I'm feeling some good vibes. I think Franklin gets a win.
How many Blue/White game MVP's have gone on to never be heard from again?
 

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Anyone else have their enthusiasm jilted somewhat with CJF's announced plan for a O vs D game that he seemed to infer will be interrupted regularly by thud periods, extended special teams periods,...... ??

If that plays out as expected there will likely be far less opportunities to actually observe any intel on likely starters at the positions of question, LB, Safety, DT....

But any opportunity to see the Blue & White line up is a plus.
 
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Bkmtnittany1

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Anyone else have their enthusiasm jilted somewhat with CJF's announced plan for a O vs D game that he seemed to infer will be interrupted regularly by thud periods, extended special teams periods,...... ??

If that plays out as expected there will likely be far less opportunities to actually observe any intel on likely starters at the positions of question, LB, Safety, DT....

But any opportunity to see the Blue & White line up is a plus.
I watched OSU, Purdue and Mich St spring games.....at least a quarter of each. The teams showed nothing! The fact that it is televised, I would run in the A gap all day, I would give nothing out to every team on our schedule who will be watching.
 

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I watched OSU, Purdue and Mich St spring games.....at least a quarter of each. The teams showed nothing! The fact that it is televised, I would run in the A gap all day, I would give nothing out to every team on our schedule who will be watching.
Right, the B/W play calling is always generic and there has never been any new plays divulged, and that strategy is common sense. But it's not like there is no film available on Yurcich's and Franklin's offense. Next year's opponents have lots of game tape to look at from last season as well as previous years of Yurcich't and PSU's offense and defense, so anything other than revealing trick plays or any recent additions to the play book doesn't show other teams anything they haven't seen.

But it seems there will be little full go action from which to get a glimpse of the contenders at the positions where there is significant competition for playing time.
 
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I'd definitely test out the OLs ability to block the outside zone running plays. Either they can execute it or they can't. It's on film, barring any tweaks to formation line up and some motion, but that's irrelevant if you can't minimally block the play properly 50% of the time.
 
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Enough of Elon Musk, Mask wearing or not, and Funghi....let's get to important stuff. What are we looking to see come Saturday. I will be finishing up a round of golf, heading into our grill room to watch at least an hour. Unless of course Beth Mowins has the game, then I am heading home to my den!(That was for Bob!!)
I still don’t get the hate for Mowins.
 

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Stop by our tailgate in the HC east lot next to the stadium. Look for the guy in my avatar.
My son & I have been working on this cheese spread for the last two weeks..stop by and try the spread on fresh rye.

Here’s our recipe:



Behold, a special kind of cheese which is made by taking a regular pecorino cheese, sawing off the rind, dumping it outside in the sun, and leaving it to rot.

Then, the flies come.

They land in the cheese, and lay eggs.

The larvae hatch and thousands of maggots begin to chomp their way through the cheese, leaving behind acid from their digestive systems that allegedly gives the cheese its special soft texture.

Et voila, dinner is served.

Afficionados prefer to eat the cheese while the maggots are still alive and kicking(literally) - although if you prefer you can seal your rotting slab of insect-infested cheese in a bag and wait for the lack of oxygen to suffocate the maggots - when you no longer hear them jumping around inside the bag, you can conclude that they’re dead, pull out the cheese, and bon appetit.

Officially, it is banned, but unofficially it is still made and consumed
 

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Stop by our tailgate in the HC east lot next to the stadium. Look for the guy in my avatar.
My son & I have been working on this cheese spread for the last two weeks..stop by and try the spread on fresh rye.

Here’s our recipe:



Behold, a special kind of cheese which is made by taking a regular pecorino cheese, sawing off the rind, dumping it outside in the sun, and leaving it to rot.

Then, the flies come.

They land in the cheese, and lay eggs.

The larvae hatch and thousands of maggots begin to chomp their way through the cheese, leaving behind acid from their digestive systems that allegedly gives the cheese its special soft texture.

Et voila, dinner is served.

Afficionados prefer to eat the cheese while the maggots are still alive and kicking(literally) - although if you prefer you can seal your rotting slab of insect-infested cheese in a bag and wait for the lack of oxygen to suffocate the maggots - when you no longer hear them jumping around inside the bag, you can conclude that they’re dead, pull out the cheese, and bon appetit.

Officially, it is banned, but unofficially it is still made and consumed
Casu mar(t)zu?
 
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BobPSU92

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Right, the B/W play calling is always generic and there has never been any new plays divulged, and that strategy is common sense. But it's not like there is no film available on Yurcich's and Franklin's offense. Next year's opponents have lots of game tape to look at from last season as well as previous years of Yurcich't and PSU's offense and defense, so anything other than revealing trick plays or any recent additions to the play book doesn't show other teams anything they haven't seen.

But it seems there will be little full go action from which to get a glimpse of the contenders at the positions where there is significant competition for playing time.

Franklin goes vanilla for the Blue-White Game because he doesn’t want to show us anything. He doesn’t fear Tosu, um, msu, etc.
 

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Seems like the fans are having a great time. Matt Millen also appears enthusiastic
GO LIONS
 
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