Oregon fan here. I have the correct amount of fear and respect for Penn State, I think. That's a team that can thump on defense a good bit. If Oregon gets into the wrong sort of game with them, Oregon could stall out on multiple drives and Penn State could definitely stay in the game late.
Penn State 28, Wisconsin 13 - back up qb for Penn State played entire second half
Oregon definitely should be favored. How close game is or whether or guys can get the W depends on which Penn State team shows up.
It’s 7:50 am and I’m $hitless thus far.
Statistically these two teams are very close in all respects. That's why it's a 3.5 point line.
Many here harbor a legitimate fear of our coach’s ability to win big games. The talent is there to compete with anybody, especially in this season of mediocrity, but scheme and talent do not frequently coincide in big moments under Franklin. Oregon has a helluva team and should be favored in this game IMO.
in some ways Penn State is at a disadvantage playing in this CCG, given the odds that we will lose to Oregon. look at the situation:
Not sure if 3 weeks off is such a good thing. As long as we stay healthy through this next game, I think 2 weeks off might be better for staying focused and pumped up going into the playoffs.
I think it is more likely that we get the 5 seed if we lose in a competitive game against Oregon. That provides a very nice playoff path.
Gotta reluctantly agree. It's like having a game to determine the AFC North champion prior to the NFL playoffs.
Great post!
We will see how our HC and coordinators game plan for this one. I expect JF to lay it all out there cuz he is playing with house money.
There's zero chance that we fall too far to host a playoff game with a loss. None.
Wish I had your confidence. Here’s a worst case scenario: PS loses to Oregon by 14. GA beats TX. Byes go to Ducks, Dawgs, SMU and Boise. ND with 1 loss and lots of national support gets 5 spot. TX with 2 losses and ranked ahead of PS now gets seeded 6. PSU falls to 7 and a much more difficult path. So we need to either beat Ducks of have horns beat dawgs to keep 5/6 seed.
And at 7 we still host a playoff game which was the original comment. Ideally we want 5 or 6 and I think they will keep ND behind us so we will get it, but there's no chance or scenario where we fall to 9 or lower.
We won't. PSU basically has 5 seeds in play: 1,2,5,6,7. If we win, we are 1 or 2. Win and Texas loses, we are definitely #1. If we lose and Texas loses, Texas most likely gets 5 depending on margin of victory and how the two games look, and we get 6 or 7 depending if they decide to move ND ahead of us which I think is unlikely. If we lose and Texas wins we get 5 or 6 with the same scenario regarding ND. I do not think there's any chance a 2 loss UGA or OSU jumps over us.
osu lost to um just to screw us.