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Topic: #7 Penn State (3-1, 6-1) at #3 Ohio State (4-0, 7-0) Post Game

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #56 on: October 19, 2023, 08:44:35 AM »
Michigan's schedule has been a cake walk.  Penn State has played a harder schedule than Michigan.  Ohio State's schedule has been harder than both Michigan and Penn State.  Trying to decide who's schedule was harder, Penn State's or Michigan's, is like trying to decide if you'de rather look at Rep. Tlaib's face or butt.

Anyway, I'm somewhat anxious about Michigan's lack of adversity and competition, especially late in the games.  Yes, it's nice to get the bench so much playing time but how will that impact Michigan's ability to hang tough for 4+ quarters?  I'd be a little more comfortable if Michigan played through a 4th quarter fist fight.  Maybe this Saturday?  Sparty always plays Michigan tough.
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #57 on: October 19, 2023, 08:47:26 AM »
West Virginia is pretty good? That's news to me. West Virginia is 3-2 vs non-FCS teams- so yeah they are probably OK at best- not sure about "pretty good". Who were the other two PSU OOC games? FCS-Delaware and UMAss. *Vomit*. A crappy FCS team and the worst team in FBS. Those two are even weaker games than any of Michigan's shitbag creampuff G5 OOC slate. You want a cookie for beating a pretty bleh West Virginia team OOC by 23 in which the bald penis ran up the score instead of taking a knee, ok. I guess I'll give you a cookie for that....can't deny it's better than any OOC W that Michigan has, at least it was vs a middling P5 team.

And Michigan would beat Iowa just as bad. Iowa literally cannot move the football- they have by far the worst offense in all of college football and it's not really close.
Well we might get to see it.

Penn State was able to take what the Iowa defense gave them and move the ball consistently.  There weren't any big offensive plays that I can remember.  In years past Penn State lived and died by the explosive play.  They were also unable to grind out yards to drain the clock when they needed to.  (See practically every PSU-OSU game of the last 10 years)  This year's offense has been different.

Obviously I'd love to see some big explosive plays on offense, but PSU's performance against one of the best defenses in the country was impressive in its own right.


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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #58 on: October 19, 2023, 08:52:01 AM »
Michigan's schedule has been a cake walk.  Penn State has played a harder schedule than Michigan.  Ohio State's schedule has been harder than both Michigan and Penn State.  Somewhat anxious about Michigan's lack of adversity and competition, especially late in the games. 
Well M should go late into the season relatively  healthy and they are still the fav no doubt  they didn't make the schedule.Just silly Mdots weak schedule remark was my point.
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #59 on: October 19, 2023, 08:52:08 AM »

I would love to see how many times Kalen King has been targeted.  I've seen a few posters claim his targets are at historical lows. 


Ideally Kalen King is matched up against Marvin Harrison and that continues.  Marvin Harrison is just scary.  If he gets a lot of touches I think PSU will lose the game.

According to this, King has only been targeted 18 times so far this season. 

https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/10/kalen-king-vs-marvin-harrison-jr-in-rematch-of-future-first-rounders-penn-state-vs-ohio-state-preview.html

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #60 on: October 19, 2023, 08:53:07 AM »
Well we might get to see it.

Penn State was able to take what the Iowa defense gave them and move the ball consistently.  There weren't any big offensive plays that I can remember.  In years past Penn State lived and died by the explosive play.  They were also unable to grind out yards to drain the clock when they needed to.  (See practically every PSU-OSU game of the last 10 years)  This year's offense has been different.

Obviously I'd love to see some big explosive plays on offense, but PSU's performance against one of the best defenses in the country was impressive in its own right.


The play calling was perfect - the direct opposite of what we saw against Iowa last week.
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #61 on: October 19, 2023, 08:53:16 AM »
Michigan's schedule has been a cake walk.  Penn State has played a harder schedule than Michigan.  Ohio State's schedule has been harder than both Michigan and Penn State.  Trying to decide who's schedule was harder, Penn State's or Michigan's, is like trying to decide if you'de rather look at Rep. Tlaib's face or butt.

Anyway, I'm somewhat anxious about Michigan's lack of adversity and competition, especially late in the games.  Yes, it's nice to get the bench so much playing time but how will that impact Michigan's ability to hang tough for 4+ quarters?  I'd be a little more comfortable if Michigan played through a 4th quarter fist fight.  Maybe this Saturday?  Sparty always plays Michigan tough.
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #62 on: October 19, 2023, 08:53:47 AM »

West Virginia is pretty good?
That's news to me. West Virginia is 3-2 vs non-FCS teams- so yeah they are probably OK at best- not sure about "pretty good". Who were the other two PSU OOC games? FCS-Delaware and UMAss. *Vomit*. A crappy FCS team and the worst team in FBS. Those two are even weaker games than any of Michigan's shitbag creampuff G5 OOC slate. You want a cookie for beating a pretty bleh West Virginia team OOC by 23 in which the bald penis ran up the score instead of taking a knee, ok. I guess I'll give you a cookie for that....can't deny it's better than any OOC W that Michigan has, at least it was vs a middling P5 team.

And Michigan would beat Iowa just as bad. Iowa literally cannot move the football- they have by far the worst offense in all of college football and it's not really close.

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #63 on: October 19, 2023, 08:54:23 AM »
According to this, King has only been targeted 18 times so far this season. 

https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/10/kalen-king-vs-marvin-harrison-jr-in-rematch-of-future-first-rounders-penn-state-vs-ohio-state-preview.html
Will Johnson is going through the same thing right now. Why target the best CB on the field when you can go at the other guys. Offenses will just avoid King and go at the other guys because it's a better matchup with a higher chance for success. 

Marv is a different animal. They'll go to him no matter who is covering him. I'd hope that Penn State DC would say we're going to have King on Marv 24/7 and let him travel. That is what everyone wants to see.

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #64 on: October 19, 2023, 08:58:18 AM »
According to this, King has only been targeted 18 times so far this season. 
Means the opponents have been throwing away from him
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #65 on: October 19, 2023, 09:02:20 AM »
The play calling was perfect - the direct opposite of what we saw against Iowa last week.
I REALLY like Penn State's Offensive Coordinator.  Play calling is one of his strengths, for sure.

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #66 on: October 19, 2023, 09:07:38 AM »
Michigan's schedule has been a cake walk.  Penn State has played a harder schedule than Michigan.  Ohio State's schedule has been harder than both Michigan and Penn State.  Trying to decide who's schedule was harder, Penn State's or Michigan's, is like trying to decide if you'de rather look at Rep. Tlaib's face or butt.

Anyway, I'm somewhat anxious about Michigan's lack of adversity and competition, especially late in the games.  Yes, it's nice to get the bench so much playing time but how will that impact Michigan's ability to hang tough for 4+ quarters?  I'd be a little more comfortable if Michigan played through a 4th quarter fist fight.  Maybe this Saturday?  Sparty always plays Michigan tough.
OOC is what it is- a joke. Indiana definitely sucks ass and Minnesota probably does too, but I don't think Nebraska or Rutgers are that bad to be honest. Rutgers could be one of the most improved teams in the B1G from where they were a season ago and will likely go bowling imo- which is quite a turn around because they were truly awful last year.

Nebraska just blanked Illinois 20-7 in their last game- an Illinois team that just fresh off a Maryland win on the road- and they were right there in it for about 3 QTRs vs Colorado until Jeff Sims just kept turning it over and giving the game away and eventually their backs broke on defense and the flood gates opened and Colorado was able to run away. They had Minnesota beat on the road at night in the season/B1G opener until Jeff Sims gave that game away as well. They should be 4-2 right now for sure- they had Minnesota beat and Sims blew the game- and they were hanging in with Colorado- who knows maybe had Haarberg gotten all the 1 reps in fall camp and been the starter since game 1 and they didn't go with the failed Jeff Sims experiment they might be 4-2 or 5-1 right now.

If Michigan was a young team- I'd have questions about the lack of adversity and competition and no 4th QTR dogfights- but this is a very experienced veteran team- there are very few young guys playing major roles on it. How many 1st or 2nd year players are actually getting lot of minutes? Mason Graham, Will Johnson, Kenneth Grant, Derrick Moore, Keon Sabb, Ernest Hausmann, and that's basically it.

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #67 on: October 19, 2023, 09:10:22 AM »
I REALLY like Penn State's Offensive Coordinator.  Play calling is one of his strengths, for sure.
Not familiar with him,I remember Morehead when he was there for a cup of coffee,he seemed creative. He's at Akron now
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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #68 on: October 19, 2023, 09:23:40 AM »
I REALLY like Penn State's Offensive Coordinator.  Play calling is one of his strengths, for sure.
I do too, and it's funny how things happen.

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Re: #7 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0, 6-0) Game week
« Reply #69 on: October 19, 2023, 10:22:19 AM »
Not familiar with him,I remember Morehead when he was there for a cup of coffee,he seemed creative. He's at Akron now
Sarcasm?

He was at an OSU in 2019....

 

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