Can it be argued this will be the most important game for Penn State since the 1987 championship game this coming Saturday?

dcf4psu

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There is a lot riding on this game Saturday for Penn State. How historically important is this game?
 

Midnighter

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It hardly matters -because if we lose it will be the coaches' fault, and if we win it will be some kind of fluke not to be credited to the coaches.

This is the correct answer (for the we’re just happy to be playing at or around the standard set by PSU’s winningest coach who was from a time before indoor plumbing). It’s an outstanding perspective that ensures happiness win or lose.

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ApexLion

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There is a lot riding on this game Saturday for Penn State. How historically important is this game?
It depends. who we are playing?

is it 15 on 11 to borrow a phrase from a writer or 11 on 11?
 

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You can argue it but I think that it’ll fall into the recency bias category. Is it bigger than…

1992 vs Miami?
1994 at Michigan?
1997 vs Michigan (battle of undefeateds)?
2008 at Iowa (after having whacked OSU on road)?
2016 vs Wisky in Big Ten Champ Game?
 

dcf4psu

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You can argue it but I think that it’ll fall into the recency bias category. Is it bigger than…

1992 vs Miami?
1994 at Michigan?
1997 vs Michigan (battle of undefeateds)?
2008 at Iowa (after having whacked OSU on road)?
2016 vs Wisky in Big Ten Champ Game?
Thinking of 1994 I think the the win at Illinois was more significant than beating Michigan, but that's just my opinion.
 
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Tom_PSU

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A close loss to Michigan, the big one, might turn Franklin into this century’s Tom Osborne.
I could live with that if we were awarded a Natty despite some other team deserving it.
9+2=11. Penn State has played 12 regular season games since at least 2006.
You maths guys would be a universal joke if someone hadn’t found, discovered, invented or created the “0” to bail you out.
 

LionJim

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I could live with that if we were awarded a Natty despite some other team deserving it.

You maths guys would be a universal joke if someone hadn’t found, discovered, invented or created the “0” to bail you out.
True. But we do know a special thing when we see it.
 

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Thinking of 1994 I think the the win at Illinois was more significant than beating Michigan, but that's just my opinion.
From a pre-game point of view, has to be the UM game. The ‘93 team had similar words spoken about them as last (and so far this) years’ versions.
 
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