Official '24 PSU - USC game thread

[Grant Green]

Eastern or West Coast time? You should know how big of a difference that makes in the odds!

Ha! It's all written in the house rules and the house has the right to change those rules at any time.

 

[Grant Green]

Looks like moms will be driving tonight.

That is moms! (Kidding Richard).

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

I think I'm most happy for CJF... Sometimes he drives me nuts but I'm glad we have him.

 

[Calabrin]

If he read this board from the first half, he'd be doing a LB99esque victory lap. At least he'd be justified in doing so. I was frustrated at his lack of production early on but he came up monstrously clutch on those 4th down plays. Without those, we're 5-1.

For sure. But that’s how it goes. Players deserve criticism when they fail to perform, and they deserve praise when they come up big. They would have been justified in benching him and busting him down the depth chart, but hopefully, this will be the start of a turnaround for him, personally, on the season.

 

[Grant Green]

Julian Fleming:

Played so poorly in the first half, that he absolutely deserved to be benched for the remainder of the game.

All credit to him: he was in for the most crucial snaps at the end of the game and made two clutch catches to convert on 4th and 7, and 4th and 10.

Has to be feeling some good redemption vibes tonight.

A player has a bad half and deserves to get benched? Thank God you aren't a coach.

 

[CaliLion79]

 

[Calabrin]

A player has a bad half and deserves to get benched? Thank God you aren't a coach.

No, by all means, you definitely keep throwing ineffective players out there. Especially the ones that were non-factors through the first 5 games. People who subscribe to the “put the best 11 players on the field” philosophy are clearly idiots.

Using your logic, Sahaydak would still be our kicker. Let’s see you reason your way outta’ that one.

 

[Catch1lion]

SIAP,

 

[Auxgym]

The PSU Roar was the Best!

 

[LB99]

SIAP,

Why does anyone listen to or acknowledge clowns like this? Merely a talking head.

 

[AvgUser]

I’ve been out all day. Driving kids to baseball and birthday parties and sleepovers. Had the PxP on Sirius XM and it’s the USC announcers. They’re very chill IMO.

Should have gone to Ch 196 for Jones and Ham

 

[AvgUser]

Wow big game James and crew got it done. That’s the best PSU win since the last OSU victory. Unreal

Better than 2017 Iowa?

 

[MrTailgate]

One of the things that stuck with me yesterday was the decision making by Coach in taking points. I think it’s even more difficult to do that when you have an X factor with a kid having the game Warren did yesterday. I think there is a disposition to just thinking the kid will make a play somewhere and just get him the ball and let him do something.

I’m too old to go by a printout saying to do X when it’s Y situation. Too many times I’ve seen bad decisions. I’m old school, heck I’m getting closer to where there was no school but a lot of times you spend the rest of the game chasing points. I think we saw some moments yesterday when I saw some real reason and less panic. The first FG I thought he might go for it to have a splash moment. I think taking the points was more him saying we are going to be around the goal line a lot more today. The second FG deep in USC territory could have been a moment when you panic trying to get to 17-10 instead of being 17-6. I think that was the right move as well.

They punted one time as well when I thought he might go for it.

If the Nits had lost I’d still be saying the same.