Craziest tell he’s ever had from an opponent?

[TiogaLion]

Not sure if you guys have seen this one. Explains a lot about our lack of a running game and our crack pot coaches who apparently don't bother studying their own team to determine if they are giving away any information.



“So Penn State, yeah, every single play, I knew if it was a run or a pass,” Rhyne said of Villanova’s trip to Happy Valley earlier this season. “Every single play. And it wasn’t just me. We knew as a defense.”

That’s pretty crazy.

“It was crazy,” Rhyne said. “We haven’t matched that in terms of percentages. We try to get as many run-passes [percentages] as we can. Some it will be 20 percent, some weeks closer to 50. That week, we had a locked-in tell.”

It just takes one opposing player to offer it up. As it happened, Villanova held Penn State to just 80 rushing yards in 34 times, for 2.4 yards a carry. A pittance. As it also happens, Penn State won the game, 38-16, making a slew of big plays in the air.

Villanova’s Forrest Rhyne is a maniac (in the film room) | Mike Jensen

Attention to every detail turned the Villanova linebacker into the CAA defensive player of the year.

www.inquirer.com

 

[91Joe95]

Maybe Franklin should contact him about an open position.

 

[MaconNitt]

maybe we can take up a collection and pay him to reveal the tell

 

[TiogaLion]

maybe we can take up a collection and pay him to reveal the tell

Unfortunately, the highest bidder probably lives in Arkansas or Columbus.

 

[BobPSU92]

Given that PSU couldn’t run the ball all season, I have to wonder how many other opponents picked up on the tell.

 

[TiogaLion]

Given that PSU couldn’t run the ball all season, I have to wonder how many other opponents picked up on the tell.

Well, the good news is that we have 10 more years to put up with this level of top notch coaching.

 

[Bvillebaron]

Not sure if you guys have seen this one. Explains a lot about our lack of a running game and our crack pot coaches who apparently don't bother studying their own team to determine if they are giving away any information.



“So Penn State, yeah, every single play, I knew if it was a run or a pass,” Rhyne said of Villanova’s trip to Happy Valley earlier this season. “Every single play. And it wasn’t just me. We knew as a defense.”

That’s pretty crazy.

“It was crazy,” Rhyne said. “We haven’t matched that in terms of percentages. We try to get as many run-passes [percentages] as we can. Some it will be 20 percent, some weeks closer to 50. That week, we had a locked-in tell.”

It just takes one opposing player to offer it up. As it happened, Villanova held Penn State to just 80 rushing yards in 34 times, for 2.4 yards a carry. A pittance. As it also happens, Penn State won the game, 38-16, making a slew of big plays in the air.

Villanova’s Forrest Rhyne is a maniac (in the film room) | Mike Jensen

Attention to every detail turned the Villanova linebacker into the CAA defensive player of the year.

www.inquirer.com

Did it ever occur to this clown that Penn State ran predictable plays because that’s all that was required to beat ‘Nova. Geez.

 

[BobPSU92]

Did it ever occur to this clown that Penn State ran predictable plays because that’s all that was required to beat ‘Nova. Geez.

But how could we not run the ball against Villanova?

 

[TiogaLion]

Did it ever occur to this clown that Penn State ran predictable plays because that’s all that was required to beat ‘Nova. Geez.

Ok, that could possibly explain the plan against Villanova, but 84 yards of rushing against an FCS opponent? Hardly. Please explain how we were ranked 114th out of 130 teams in FBS? That's 114th! Our line may not have been very good, but 114th?

 

[Mile High Lion]

maybe we can take up a collection and pay him to reveal the tell

I read something about this earlier in the year. Can't remember where. It's the stance of the offensive linemen. Maybe it is just one or maybe all of them but the stance prior to the snap of the ball indicates whether the play is run or pass.

 

[FK3JM]

But how could we not run the ball against Villanova?

Baron is a moron. Vanilla play calling and showing what you’re going to run pre-snap are not the same thing.

 

[BobPSU92]

I rewatched a few games, and I may have found the tell. Listen and you will hear Clifford while waiting for the snap:

“Devyn! Hand-off coming! Hike!”

“Noah! Hand-off coming! Hike!”

That could be it.

 

[Tom_PSU]

I rewatched a few games, and I may have found the tell. Listen and you will hear Clifford while waiting for the snap:

“Devyn! Hand-off coming! Hike!”

“Noah! Hand-off coming! Hike!”

That could be it.

So what you’re saying is that the word “Hike” is the tell?

 

[PhillyBillyReprise]

My last high school football game back in the mid 60’s was against an opponent whose quarterback had a “tell”. If he came about of the huddle looking left, they ran left. Right, right. If he looked straight ahead it was a pass. They didn’t have a first down until the third team was in in the fourth quarter.
I led the team in tackles. I sold out to the “tell” on every play.

 

[Big_O]

Well, the good news is that we have 10 more years to put up with this level of top notch coaching.

You mean “elite” level of coaching.

 

[Nohow]

If this is true, it explains a lot, and if others picked up on it, 7-5 is pretty good.

 

[WSTLion87]

Perhaps an apples and oranges comparison... Does anyone here recall the season opener in 2015? We lost to Temple 27-10, and at the end of the game Rhule told Franklin... Um coach, we knew when you were going to run or pass because your tackle (Paris Palmer) would step away from the guard if it was pass. He would move in closer to the guard if it was run. You might want to clean that up.... Hackenberg was sacked ten times that day!