Official 2024 PSU - Bowling Green game thread
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Hello, occasional poster!Media talking heads already mocking PSU…… and some of you think their opinions don’t matter
We are glad you are here to provide us with your insight and knowledge!
Did you see that haters? Be glad we played Bowling Green and not N. Illinois
And you are incapable of understanding that as the old saying goes they don’t ask how but how many. Ask ND
BG came to play. Very smart team but got out-talented at the end. Allar’s INT was horrible - had a man open underneath but threw to the receiver with two guys on him. Disappointed our DT’s continue to be non-factors and you can already see what an injury to a starter at Lb is going to look like. Think this is a typical hangover game but will have the talking heads and ‘playoff is certain’ fans some cause for restraint. Still think a hallmark of Franklin teams is playing to the level of opponent (both better and worse) and that was the case today IMO.
I’d add for ND, losing now is better than losing later. Losing later is a killer.
When the first option is not there, he looks lost. Like Hackenberg. Hopefully it improves.
I guess we will have to disagree on that because there were multiple times today where he looked to second and third options and completed the pass. Even Millen pointed that out.
he is also far, far more accurate
But it’s Bowling Green. I’m looking at it as how it will look against the real teams.
I will say this. 2 games into his junior season he does not look like I hoped he would.
They’ll lose to USC later. Otherwise, their schedule is a joke. Regardless, the talking heads will try to make a case for a 2 loss ND to make the playoff.
Where are these fans that think a playoff is certain? I’d guess that’s a very small group (if one exists).
South Carolina looked like garbage last week against ODU, then came out and rolled Kentucky. Things change from week to week.
Bama down 3-0. Fire DeBoer! They suck! Imagine the selection committee on this one. Didn’t ‘look’ great for the first 5 minutes against USF. But then again they are a ‘media darling’.
Right. I’m not denying that.
Allar looked horrible against the two big boys last year. I’m hoping he will look better against the top teams this year. I’m not convinced that he will.
Only when he wasn’t under pressure. When blitzed and receivers were covered, he panicked …. Sometimes resulting in 20+ yd sacks.
Disagree. Are you saying style points don’t matter? Are you a go state beat blue hens guy? I can’t keep you all straight
I don’t know…maybe not needing a TD with 4 mins left to ice a 34 point underdog at home?
You make a good point, but this isn’t the game to throw it out there.
Very true.
Don’t really understand the second question…as to the first, style points will matter when it comes to games late in the season that are fresh in people’s minds, games against top teams (if you pour it on), losses (losing close is a lot better than getting blown out), etc. Would it have been great to win by 30 today? Sure. But winning by 7 doesn’t change anything for us come December.
We did what we had to do today, as ugly as it was from our perspective (can’t take away how well the BG offense played in the first half).
You’re right I forgot about those couple times he was pressured and then ran up in the pocket and made a nice throw to Evans, but he dropped it and another one that Allen should’ve caught. Oh, and also the couple first downs he ran for.
But what is good enough? 24 point win? Defense that gives up 0 yards? Allar with 100% completion rate and a TD on every play? Not quite sure what the standard is. I always thought it was about the score at the end of the game. Some of us must be dumb to think that though.
And don’t forget the one he completes off his back foot with a guy in his face.
What the heck were you expecting? This season so far he's looked like the most talented QB we have had in a long, long time. The INT today was his worst throw of the season but he's had some absolute lasers that were balls on accurate (it's a technical term) into tight windows.