Did we accept the yearly *** whooping we took at the hands of Michigan under Paterno (and the yearly *** whooping we took at the hands of Iowa under Paterno)?
PSU Football: Time for some perspective
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I've said for years that many fans remember a history we never had
I think we have so called PSU fans who post here who hate "us"
Actually the progress the O has made since UMich is the huge difference. The Offensive game plan and the execution of that game plan was truly pathetic in Ann Arbor. What, 1 first down in the first half?
The D never had a chance at UMich!
Hopefully you know of the improvements to thè Beaver the rest of us don't.
I'm a structural guy, the mechanical fellows can probably work on the plumbing full time during the off season and work in a viable remedy during the season. Timing of improvements by the end of the 2024 season is critical.
Just a guess. NHL played the Winter Classic in Michigan Stadium, which, I understand, has issues similar to Beaver Stadium.
My thoughts, too. If there aren't any, then it goes to a nearby NFL stadium and any financial advantage to PSU gets frittered away.
Obviously, Eagles, Giants....Beaver Stadium is not a friendly cold weather facility.
Buffalo, Pittsburgh. I think they'll do whatever they can to keep it at Beaver Stadium
Whew, I want to know what it's like to be born on 3rd base. That or all of these years of being told how great making these Bowl games is has really eroded the thinking. The Rose Bowl win on Monday was great, don't get me wrong, and it's a terrific springboard to next season. But in 2 years, I'm not going to see that equivalent as good enough. If PSU is a Tier I program as everyone wants it to be, the playoff is a MINIMUM. And even if it's a minimum, it should still be celebrated as something great since that's just 10% or less of the entire D1-A landscape.
Nothing wrong with being satisfied with 12th place. I think that fourth is probably better, but I could be wrong.
Everything after first is just 1st loser, 2nd loser, and so on, correct. At least the board seems to think that. Is 3rd loser much better than 7th loser?
Matter of perspective. So how would you feel if your team regularly makes the twelve-team playoff and gets knocked out in the first round each time?Everything after first is just 1st loser, 2nd loser, and so on, correct. At least the board seems to think that. Is 3rd loser much better than 7th loser?
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We wouldn’t feel great about it but at least we can say we weren’t left out. Getting in is always better than the alternative. The players will give their all to make the playoffs, and to go deep. Constant failure to get out of the first round might lead to a drop in $$$ contributions from fans and renewed vigor towards replacing the coach, but beyond that how we feel isn’t going to factor into things. I know I myself would be be crazy with enthusiasm to get into the playoffs, every year. It may not be rational to think this way but rational left college football eons ago.
Most of those find their way to the higher echelons of academia.
Would you be "crazy with enthusiasm" if the "playoffs" included 80 teams? I would assume not - but I don't want to assume too much. But, if so, what is the magic number?
A 64 team playoff entry would be cause for enthusiasm? 32? 24?
I expect the answer would depend on whether one's preferred team was a low-rent bottom-dweller with minimal resources (let's say "Syracuse") - in which case making a pool of 12 or 16 teams would probably generate justifiable excitement.
If you are one of the huge money spenders, huge investment programs, with a long-term "blue blood" image - I doubt if simply being "#12", even if that would now mean "being in the playoffs" would be much cause for elation.
Bottom line, is, of course, it is what it is.
No doubt. The idea that you can play a game there on November 30th - but December 15th is some unscalable obstacle - is just inane.
Where that train of thought ever originated from, I have no idea.
Yikes. Preferring to end the season with a Rose Bowl win vs a first round "Playoff" loss means I was born on 3rd base? Do you need a Snickers CDLion??
Only 12 teams currently make a NY6 bowl ... according to your math, "that's just 10% or less of the entire D1-A landscape." How is that any different than making the playoff? As I stated before, if we WIN the first round playoff game, I'd feel differently. But if we lose every year ... not quite the same.
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