Official '26 PSU - USC game thread

KingLando

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First time tonight Becht didn't fall to the ground when he took off--good timing for it
 

op2

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I can't stand all the noise and the PA announcer just watching on TV. I can't imagine what it would be like to actually be in the stadium. Does that band even play anymore?

I guess professional wrestling was ahead of its time.
 

Moogy

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If you kids don't stop fighting, I'm going to turn this car around.

No ice cream for anyone.
 

Efejle

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Sowell down. At this point you gotta play some people who have not played but if you don't trust em then you gotta run ,12: and13 p.
 

KingLando

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Missed it. What'd he say?
Becht isn't taking any risk of turning the ball over--if he doesn't have the open throw deep he's immediately checking down
I think he was about to say something along the lines of he needs to take more risk but then the injury was shown
 

rigi19041

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The difference is Franklin got hired before the early signing period started and Campbell didn't. Campbell was like a shopper in a store in the Soviet Union with a fist full of dollars to pick from empty sheldoes not float with transfers.
The difference is Franklin got hired before the early signing period started and Campbell didn't. Campbell was like a shopper in a store in the Soviet Union with a fist full of dollars to pick from empty shelves.
That excuse does not float with transfers. We're you expecting true freshman to be big contributors?


Campbells seniors can't block or tackle.
 

KingLando

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People has more carries and yards.


Campbell ruined the RBs. They all suk
Watch the game
The blitz pick ups, the drop by Peoples, etc--if you want to say Peoples is the best runner that's cool--Hansen's the best back
Peoples and Hansen should both play and split reps--it's obvious and has been all year
 

creamery freak

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USC putting the ball on the ground twice and recovering both, could've made a huge difference if we come away with those. Scored on both drives
 
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Ludd

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Watch the game
The blitz pick ups, the drop by Peoples, etc--if you want to say Peoples is the best runner that's cool--Hansen's the best back
Peoples and Hansen should both play and split reps--it's obvious and has been all year
So we want a RB who can block but not run…got it.
 
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SkiSkiSki

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That excuse does not float with transfers. We're you expecting true freshman to be big contributors?


Campbells seniors can't block or tackle.
Because Franklin was fired in October and Campbell wasn't hired until Dec 5th, top-tier, non-Iowa State portal prospects had already established weeks of communication with other programs. When Campbell arrived, he had no personal staff infrastructure in place to build the relationships required to land elite national transfers.

Meanwhile Franklin at VT and Knowles at Tenn had a golden opportunity to poach their former players from Penn State.

Campbell and Hoodjer had to frame the bulk of their 2026 NIL budget on internal roster retention rather than open-market bidding for transfers.

How would you have done in that position, Coach? Tell us how you would have handled it with your vast experience.
 
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