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bayareabadger · « **Reply #196 on:** October 22, 2017, 06:38:30 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on October 22, 2017, 03:13:14 PM

I agree, but they hang in there against those teams up until the end many times. They hung in with OSU for a half.
They seem able to hang, but not close. You should win a third of those close games by random chance.

Maybe, but probably not. Three games is a minuscule sample size, not to mention, one of the three was a blowout with one half of improbably competitiveness. Iowa and NW show us year in and year out that close losses can go in waves. Maybe that's mental fortitude, or maybe it's just that close games get weird.
(From S&P+, Indiana is 44, with UM 27, MSU 20 and OSU No. 1. IU probably outperformed its indicators vs. Michigan, got crushed vs. OSU and seemed pretty even against MSU, though I don't have those numbers yet)

bayareabadger · « **Reply #197 on:** October 22, 2017, 06:42:57 PM »

Quote from: Mdot21 on October 22, 2017, 01:30:34 PM

Yeah looks like Rich finally found his Denard 2.0 out there. Bigger stronger kid than Denard with a better arm. Denard was so fun to watch operate, but he was a little slight and that arm was pretty weakish.

Look at the scores of the games that Tate has started though. 45-42, 47-30, 45-44. Love Rich's offense to death. Problem still the same with him though. Guy can barely ever field a defense.

Rich as an OC would be maybe the best in the business. Not sure he's cut out for being a head coach where there are other sides that need attention like oh um...DEFENSE.

This is always such a strange outlook. What you're saying is, he's not cut out to be a national championship head coach. And he's fortunately in the sport where winning a national championship is limited to the smallest number of teams.

Dude is in a sport where the failure rate of coaches is pretty high. He's a coach who's won 59.5 percent of his games, with 12 winning campaigns in 16 seasons. He's Don Nelson, which is to say a pretty good coach, but one who builds lopsided, high-variance teams.

ELA · « **Reply #198 on:** October 24, 2017, 03:14:06 PM »

Week 8 Tournament projections

MARSHALL
2 PENN STATE
NOON - espn2

BOISE STATE
3 GEORGIA
1:30 - ESPN

9 NOTRE DAME
7 CLEMSON
3:00 - ABC

17 SOUTH FLORIDA
5 WISCONSIN
4:30 - espn2

10 OKLAHOMA
8 MIAMI
6:00 - ESPN

12 WASHINGTON
6 OHIO STATE
7:30 - ABC

TROY
1 ALABAMA
9:00 - espn2

TOLEDO
4 TCU
10:30 - ESPN

Geolion91 · « **Reply #199 on:** October 25, 2017, 09:44:02 AM »

Quote from: Mdot21 on October 22, 2017, 01:41:53 PM

A mobile QB that can make plays with his feet- McSorley reminds me of Manziel Lite. Not saying he's as good as Manziel but he's a similar type of QB. Penn State also has a solid OL and a great WR/TE crew. Hamilton and Geisicki- those are both NFL draft picks at WR and TE. I don't know where they'll get drafted- but both of them certainly will.

Penn State's OL has not looked so good in the previous few games. My guess is the the Michigan defense looked to put pressure on McSorley. He has struggled when under a lot of pressure. I don't know what adjustments Penn State made on the O-line, but it seems to have worked.

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