Game 1: Penn State at Purdue, Thurs 9/1, 8pm EST, Fox - Pre-game Thread

BobPSU92

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AoC is a good QB who is very accurate. He's probably not going to have a bad game unless we blow up the interior and or blanket his WRs. Edge rush will be neutralized if we allow the dink and dunk.

The biggest storyline is going to be our offense. Clifford's second year with an OC is going to be huge. Improved RBs could be a 10 point swing to the good alone.

Remember that we always make the opposing QB look like a Heisman winner.
 

rudedude

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Well, this did nothing to assuage my concerns about this game. The guy makes some good points. Heck, I started to fear a blowout. Someone help me!
It’s one big ad for DraftKings. So he knows our offense will be anemic and we haven’t even played this year. Ok, we shall see. PSU 35 Purdue 17.
 

Nits74

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It’s one big ad for DraftKings. So he knows our offense will be anemic and we haven’t even played this year. Ok, we shall see. PSU 35 Purdue 17.
As always of late, It's the offensive line I worry about.
 

HectorSpectre

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What’s the take here on a realistic betting line for PSU @ Purdue?

Jes’ curious … asking for a friend.
 

PSU73

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Not sure how accurate the roster height/weight data is but, there's a significant size difference with Allar vs all others. I look forward to seeing him getting some gametime as QB2.


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Midnighter

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Most concerned about MLB play - neither King nor Elsdon have a lot of experience and I think both will play a good bit. I feel better about the rest of the D and offense provided Clifford has time to throw and we can generate enough of a running game to keep Purdue honest. This will be a really, really tough environment - especially for an opener. Will be fun to watch!
 

Tom McAndrew

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Most concerned about MLB play - neither King nor Elsdon have a lot of experience and I think both will play a good bit. I feel better about the rest of the D and offense provided Clifford has time to throw and we can generate enough of a running game to keep Purdue honest. This will be a really, really tough environment - especially for an opener. Will be fun to watch!

LB in general looks to be the PSU group on D for which there are the most questions.
 

Tom McAndrew

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