Is Penn State the third best football team in the country?

[olelion]

I feel there are at least 4 maybe 5 that are better. Illinois the signature win? USC and WVU fading fast.
Many team fan bases in the top 25 are likely saying, "...our guys are better than Penn State"

 

[ApexLion]

We suck.

lucky to be playing

third schmird

I still have my bowl tickets in Detroit.

 

[kgilbert78]

That's why we play the games. It's been very nice to see some of the upsets this year. Makes it all more competitive--and interesting. I'd not be shocked if the National Champion had two losses, when all is said and done.

 

[BobPSU92]

PSU is the worst third-best team in the country, and beyond.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

we got some good things, great QB, great D and OSU at home. I stand by my preseason prediction of winning one playoff game. So yes, ranked properly this week. Hosting a playoff game would be so unbelievable, I’d most def need a couch to sleep on

 

[olelion]

That's why we play the games. It's been very nice to see some of the upsets this year. Makes it all more competitive--and interesting. I'd not be shocked if the National Champion had two losses, when all is said and done.

Of course it is. It's merely a question regarding the subjectivity of polls. Politicking will start with sports information people going into high gear to promote teams x, y and z. Especially those on the bubble. Only one way to fix this.....expand the playoff!! Should they go to 16 or 32 teams?

 

[Nitt1300]

No, PSU will be second- until someone beats them. You win or you lose, the rest is noise.

 

[EPC FAN]

I feel there are at least 4 maybe 5 that are better. Illinois the signature win? USC and WVU fading fast.
Many team fan bases in the top 25 are likely saying, "...our guys are better than Penn State"

If nothing else, this fan base has become a bunch of pearl clutching, panty bunching, scared of their own ***, pussies. The Lions have games left to test their mettle. Why prematurely piss on the parade?
I will only say this in defense of USC. Their travel schedule has been worse than most. To Baton Rouge and return. To Ann Arbor and return. To Minneapolis and return. To College Park and return.
The B1G has to get a grip on scheduling. Two and three time zone traveling is not in the best interest of the student/athletes.

 

[Train027]

Why do the glass-is-half-empty people bother to wake-up in the morning?

 

[Erial_Lion]

I feel there are at least 4 maybe 5 that are better. Illinois the signature win? USC and WVU fading fast.
Many team fan bases in the top 25 are likely saying, "...our guys are better than Penn State"

Very unlikely…but polls aren’t judging the “best” team. And we’ll likely be 2nd coming out of today.

 

[BobPSU92]

Why do the glass-is-half-empty people bother to wake-up in the morning?

Because positivity annoys us. We won’t have it.

 

[Nits1989]

I feel there are at least 4 maybe 5 that are better. Illinois the signature win? USC and WVU fading fast.
Many team fan bases in the top 25 are likely saying, "...our guys are better than Penn State"

Funny, I see it the other way. I don’t see 4 or 5 teams that are clearly better. I see a wide open race and PSU is in it. Not a lot of teams would have been able to come from behind against that desperate USC team. You can’t compare the PSU and MD games. USC was trying to save their season against highly ranked PSU. Lots of motivation. None of it was present for MD.

 

[Alphabets]

No. But, we are the 2nd best team.

 

[Marshall2323]

No

 

[BobPSU92]

No

We deserve better.

 

[bbrown]

If nothing else, this fan base has become a bunch of pearl clutching, panty bunching, scared of their own ***, pussies. The Lions have games left to test their mettle. Why prematurely piss on the parade?
I will only say this in defense of USC. Their travel schedule has been worse than most. To Baton Rouge and return. To Ann Arbor and return. To Minneapolis and return. To College Park and return.
The B1G has to get a grip on scheduling. Two and three time zone traveling is not in the best interest of the student/athletes.

Agree with a lot but UCLA's travel was even worse. They started out in Hawaii.

 

[Marshall2323]

Because positivity annoys us. We won’t have it.

My sole purpose in leaping from bed each morning is to confound my enemies.

 

[BobPSU92]

My sole purpose in leaping from bed each morning is to confound my enemies.

You must be very busy.

 

[Bvillebaron]

If nothing else, this fan base has become a bunch of pearl clutching, panty bunching, scared of their own ***, pussies. The Lions have games left to test their mettle. Why prematurely piss on the parade?
I will only say this in defense of USC. Their travel schedule has been worse than most. To Baton Rouge and return. To Ann Arbor and return. To Minneapolis and return. To College Park and return.
The B1G has to get a grip on scheduling. Two and three time zone traveling is not in the best interest of the student/athletes.

Penn State played at USC but I get your point. They also beat LSU and might be 4 or 5 plays away from being undefeated. Weird year in college football.

 

[Marshall2323]

You must be very busy.

Prolific. I'm quite content to be judged by the enemies I've made.

 

[SleepyLion]

If nothing else, this fan base has become a bunch of pearl clutching, panty bunching, scared of their own ***, pussies. The Lions have games left to test their mettle. Why prematurely piss on the parade?
I will only say this in defense of USC. Their travel schedule has been worse than most. To Baton Rouge and return. To Ann Arbor and return. To Minneapolis and return. To College Park and return.
The B1G has to get a grip on scheduling. Two and three time zone traveling is not in the best interest of the student/athletes.

You had me until "student/athletes".

 

[Woodpecker]

Why do the glass-is-half-empty people bother to wake-up in the morning?

To chug down what's in the glass and pee it halfway full for tomorrow

 

[ApexLion]

No. But, we are the 2nd best team.

You. I see what you did there. You

 

[LaJollaCreek]

I don't think they are just yet. IMO UGA, Oregon, UT, and tOSU are the top 4 and then there is a big group right behind them.

 

[Nittany Security 2]

You had me until "student/athletes".

I agree once they started getting paid I stopped caring about their travel schedule.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

If nothing else, this fan base has become a bunch of pearl clutching, panty bunching, scared of their own ***, pussies. The Lions have games left to test their mettle. Why prematurely piss on the parade?
I will only say this in defense of USC. Their travel schedule has been worse than most. To Baton Rouge and return. To Ann Arbor and return. To Minneapolis and return. To College Park and return.
The B1G has to get a grip on scheduling. Two and three time zone traveling is not in the best interest of the student/athletes.

USC at USC was a quality win fo sho.

 

[Thorndike2021]

Doesn't matter.

Just win, baby!

 

[mfb5053]

Why do the glass-is-half-empty people bother to wake-up in the morning?

To see if someone pissed in their cheerios?

 

[LionsAndBears]

Honestly, after lastnight I think most people probably think a 1 loss UGA team is the best team in the country but I came away from their game thinking we could beat them.

I think we deserve where we are and everything is on the table for this team if they can stay healthy and continue to improve.

 

[Midnighter]

Byproduct of a couple years of NIL and unlimited transfers have led to one of the most entertaining seasons in years. Really think it’s any any given Saturday year - I think we could lose to Wisconsin and beat OSU or vice versa. Fun to watch and will be interesting to see what the coaching carousel looks like after the playoff - there is no Saban or Meyer currently coaching and really, you don’t need one anymore. Get to the playoff - then, who knows?

Additionally, I know a circle of parents who are OSU alums at our kids’ school who are all going to an upcoming game at the Shoe. We got invited but my diehard PSU wife was like ‘no f*cking way.’

 

[LionJim]

PSU wasn’t the best team in 1986 but we didn’t let that worry us. We’ll be #2 this week.

 

[Lionville]

No. But, we are the 2nd best team.

They stayed at 3 as Georgia jumped them.

 

[Midnighter]

PSU wasn’t the best team in 1986 but we didn’t let that worry us. We’ll be #2 this week.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

They stayed at 3 as Georgia jumped them.

Probably correct, but I like our QB WAY more.

 

[blion72]

Byproduct of a couple years of NIL and unlimited transfers have led to one of the most entertaining seasons in years. Really think it’s any any given Saturday year - I think we could lose to Wisconsin and beat OSU or vice versa. Fun to watch and will be interesting to see what the coaching carousel looks like after the playoff - there is no Saban or Meyer currently coaching and really, you don’t need one anymore. Get to the playoff - then, who knows?

Additionally, I know a circle of parents who are OSU alums at our kids’ school who are all going to an upcoming game at the Shoe. We got invited but my diehard PSU wife was like ‘no f*cking way.’

you hit it that it is week to week thing. the USC team we had to play is not what Md played yesterday. Pay for play $$$ and instant transfer can remake rosters overnight. Once teams are out of the CFB playoff picture we may see the "season ending injuries", further changing rosters. Cross country travel from super leagues and injuries have a dramatic impact on game to game results. UCLA travel is insane, and this model will be hard to sustain. Penn State is not the same team right now that it was going into fall camp. we have improved in many ways, but also have many key players not near full strength or missing.

this all impacts games so it is week to week, and many are judging our starts which are slow no matter who we play..

 

[Midnighter]

you hit it that it is week to week thing. the USC team we had to play is not what Md played yesterday. Pay for play $$$ and instant transfer can remake rosters overnight. Once teams are out of the CFB playoff picture we may see the "season ending injuries", further changing rosters. Cross country travel from super leagues and injuries have a dramatic impact on game to game results. UCLA travel is insane, and this model will be hard to sustain. Penn State is not the same team right now that it was going into fall camp. we have improved in many ways, but also have many key players not near full strength or missing.

this all impacts games so it is week to week, and many are judging our starts which are slow no matter who we play..

Yeah - what is there to play for for a team like USC? What is their best bowl outcome? Doenside - like you said - is players start to bail before they even get to a bowl.

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

Third is about right. With all history of PSU teams since 2000, it's not overestimating
anyone, Purdue, Minnesota etc.
The team has really worked hard despite some injuries, 6 games to go, one at a time
keep your heads.

 

[troutrus]

Time will tell.

 

[Psu00]

I feel there are at least 4 maybe 5 that are better. Illinois the signature win? USC and WVU fading fast.
Many team fan bases in the top 25 are likely saying, "...our guys are better than Penn State"

I think most would say Georgia, Oregon, OsU, and Texas are better. That still puts PSU at #5. That said, every team in the top 10 has shown weaknesses so far. Alabama and Tennessee were not that impressive. Oregon was shaky early on and are living off the 1 OSU win. Even Georgia was blitzed early by Alabama a few weeks ago. Miami and Iowa St are barely escaping in many games and over ranked IMO.

I think this really is the year where “everyone is beatable on any given weekend” is true.

 

[Ludd]

Honestly, after lastnight I think most people probably think a 1 loss UGA team is the best team in the country but I came away from their game thinking we could beat them.

I think we deserve where we are and everything is on the table for this team if they can stay healthy and continue to improve.

A Georgia team that lost to a mediocre Bama team and should have lost to a bad Kentucky team….then a Texas team who got mauled by that same Georgia team. Maybe, just maybe, the SEC isn’t all that good this year.