Official '24 PSU - UCLA game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

I have to set this up in advance, due to a crazy schedule I have for Saturday morning/early afternoon. I won't be able to join the thread until the 2nd half of the game.

Please use this thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game discussion of the 2024 PSU - UCLA football game.

We Are ...

- happy to see that it will be a dry day in Happy Valley for the game
- curious to learn what guest from PSU the Fox team will have on their CFB show
- looking forward to "warmly" welcoming UCLA to B1G football
- confident that PSU will win this game rather comfortably

... Penn State!!!

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

I have to set this up in advance, due to a crazy schedule I have for Saturday morning/early afternoon. I won't be able to join the thread until the 2nd half of the game.

Please use this thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game discussion of the 2024 PSU - UCLA football game.

We Are ...

- happy to see that it will be a dry day in Happy Valley for the game
- curious to learn what guest from PSU the Fox team will have on their CFB show
- looking forward to "warmly" welcoming UCLA to B1G football
- confident that PSU will win this game rather comfortably

... Penn State!!!

With Tom not being around, does that mean the inmates can rule the asylum for the first half of the game???? ANARCHY and CHOCOLATE SCONES NOW!!!!!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[soparklion]

Any news on Singleton?

 

[LionJim]

With Tom not being around, does that mean the inmates can rule the asylum for the first half of the game???? ANARCHY and CHOCOLATE SCONES NOW!!!!!

Cue the weather thread.

 

[LB99]

Why is it so hard to get cars off of Atherton and down Park avenue and into lots 12 & 13? FIGURE IT OUT STATE COLLEGE!!

 

[CDLionFL]

Any news on Singleton?

Listed as questionable on the availability report.

 

[Midnighter]

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

The field looks a little torn up during CJF Klatt interview

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

Any scuttlebut on a FG kicker for today's game, or are we sticking with our regular kicker?

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Any scuttlebut on a FG kicker for today's game, or are we sticking with our regular kicker?

You mean sticking with our irregular kicker?

 

[CDLionFL]

Any scuttlebut on a FG kicker for today's game, or are we sticking with our regular kicker?

Nothing on a kicker but Saunders is out so Zion Tracy will be the punt returner today.

 

[Nitt1300]

How large must the margin of victory be to count as satisfactory?

 

[OuiRPSU]

Forget everything I wrote earlier…

I feel like this is a pivotal game for us coming off last week’s victory and playing a 1-3 Big Ten team I feel like we should dominate. Really, really hoping we stop making stupid mistakes and play solid, fundamental football. This is the kind of game that could set us up for the remainder of the season.

It’ll be interesting to see what we can do.

P.S. If UCLA does stay close, how many times are we gonna hear the announcers say, “UCLA is not intimidated by this crowd?”

P.P.S. Let’s go Mets!

 

[Alphalion75]

Any scuttlebut on a FG kicker for today's game, or are we sticking with our regular kicker?

Ryan Barker is doing the placekicking today.

 

[OuiRPSU]

“Big playability” is my new go-to phrase (dude on the Fox Sports app said that like 3 times)

 

[step.eng69]

Where are the UCLA CHEERLEADERS??

 

[Paws057]

Field looks a little ruff…

 

[AvgUser]

Crappy start

 

[Lionville]

Nice 2 yard completion when you need 5.

 

[Calabrin]

3rd and 5, they throw a 1-yard pass?

 

[PrtLng Lion]

Meh, I'm kind of used to the slow start at this point. But why not try to hit a receiver that's past the 1st down mark?

 

[Calabrin]

UCLA may be 1-3, but they’ve lost to unbeaten Indiana, 3-1 LSU, and unbeaten Oregon.

 

[NittPicker]

3rd and 5, they throw a 1-yard pass?

Clifford broke free just beyond where Allar threw the ball. He instead chose the receiver who was five yards short of the first down.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

G-d I hate the targeting call -- Wheatly used the shoulder

 

[step.eng69]

WTF TARGETING?

 

[Lionville]

Defense making a backup QB look like Tom Brady.

 

[FTLPSU]

On another note--on 4th down--they stack and run flood and our coverage is horrendous

 

[Nittering Nabob]

UCLA TE actually led with his helmet

 

[Calabrin]

Damn right. That was absolutely not targeting.

 

[Paws057]

Nice stop!

 

[PrtLng Lion]

HUGE stop on 4th down!! Izzard

 

[step.eng69]

WOW

 

[Nitt1300]

good stop

 

[Calabrin]

Great stop!!!

 

[CoolBean]

what a stop by yhe D

 

[CDLionFL]

Kaytron getting this 2nd series as well leads me to believe we won't see much of Singleton today.

 

[Lionville]

Bad throw by 15

 

[CDLionFL]

Is someone else occupying Riley Thompson's body today? Both his punts have been pretty subpar.