More or less confident compared to opening game vs Wisconsin?

[djmccaslin]

Just wondering what the board's confidence level is vs Michigan compared to the opening game vs Wisconsin?

With Wisconsin, there were lots of unknowns plus playing a top 12 team on the road. If I recall, lots of predictions/picks for the game were 60/40 Wisconsin's way. With Michigan, for me, it's sort of a similar feeling. Have we shaken off the injury and bad play? Can we stop Michigan's run game? If it's a tight game, can we get the key turnover or will Michigan get it?

 

[Tom_PSU]

Just wondering what the board's confidence level is vs Michigan compared to the opening game vs Wisconsin?

With Wisconsin, there were lots of unknowns plus playing a top 12 team on the road. If I recall, lots of predictions/picks for the game were 60/40 Wisconsin's way. With Michigan, for me, it's sort of a similar feeling. Have we shaken off the injury and bad play? Can we stop Michigan's run game? If it's a tight game, can we get the key turnover or will Michigan get it?

Great questions, and honestly I have absolutely no freaking answers.

 

[hapval8286]

50% confident we can win. Michigan has a better scoring offense than I thought they would. I'm not as concerned if Michigan run's well against us just as long as we play bend but don't break defense in the red zone. We probably need to hold them to under 21 pts. to have a chance of outscoring them. PSU has yet to show it can score 30+ pts against good competition (only vs Maryland in B10). Michigan has done it several times. We need to win the turnover battle as well.

 

[VaDave4PSU]

Same. We had slow steady improvement until Clifford got hurt. Sharp offensive decline until we visited the 'shoe.

Michigan will be similar to Wisconsin. Winner likely decided in the final minute.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

Agree, hard to call this one. I think we CAN win this but need the O to sustain some drives, avoid 3 and out's to keep the D fresh. Our D isn't going to let Mich go wild but need some help so they're not worn down in the 2nd half.

 

[Bison13]

Less but still 50/50. Line play has not improved is my reason for less confidence

 

[Pocono Lion]

Less. Before Wisky there were unknowns, but some room for optimism regarding the running game. Now we know we can’t run the ball, which will bite us when the witch of November comes stealin'.

 

[VaDave4PSU]

All good reasons. My thing is this. We scored 24 on OSU. Only allowed 33.

Hutchinson might be a top 10 pick and Ojabo is a strong end, but we played similar guys against OSU.

Outside of major catastrophe, Michigan isn't holding us under 24 nor scoring more than 24. Somebody makes a play late. 27-21. Team that makes that play wins.

 

[EddyS]

Our players don’t get better.