Final Record Predictions

[Marshall2323]

Beat the three powers, Rutgers, Maryland and Purdue.
At least a split with the teams without a pulse: Minnesota and Washington.
The BWICAC will then declare this an incredibly successful season and spend the off-season spinning tales of the legend of Coach Matt Campbell.

 

[Psumatt85]

The chances of us going 3-9 are less than 1%. Going 4-8 are well under 5%. Many of these predictions are going to be WAY off.

What were the odds on PSU losing four straight, three of which they were favored?

 

[Wilbury]

We're 3-4 but we could be favored in all of our remaining games. What do you say? If you see future losses, who will we lose to?

I think we lose only to Minnesota the rest of the way.

7-5 was my prediction at the start of the season so I'm not changing now even if that looks unrealistic.

 

[Erial_Lion]

What were the odds on PSU losing four straight, three of which they were favored?

Implied odds of losing each game based on the closing line...
Michigan - 66.9%
USC - 51.08%
Northwestern - 41.7%
Wisconsin - 24%

Overall chance of going 0-4 = just over 3.4% (about an order of magnitude more than the chances of not winning another game)

 

[Psumatt85]

Implied odds of losing each game based on the closing line...
Michigan - 66.9%
USC - 51.08%
Northwestern - 41.7%
Wisconsin - 24%

Overall chance of going 0-4 = just over 3.4% (about an order of magnitude more than the chances of not winning another game)

And about the same as 4-8?!

 

[Marshall2323]

0-12. It will be decided that we don’t deserve any wins.

We hate us. This is what we're up against.

 

[Marshall2323]

Why can't we vote for "excellence at the highest level?"

 

[ApexLion]

7-5 as I predicted for the last two years.

 

[Nitt1300]

I think we can win out. I don't see anyone else on our schedule that scares me except and I can't believe I"m sayin this but Rutgers could be an issue.
I would like to see our identity become a passing team. Bombs away in old Bombay.

I'll have what you're smoking

 

[bbrown]

I'll have what you're smoking

I highly (no pun intended) recommend this for watching PSU this season.
Its very good...
https://everestnm.com/shop/products/2920059/happy-goat-indica-medellin-56g

 

[barry j fenchak]

Why can't we vote for "excellence at the highest level?"

Because we are still trying for the "elite" promised by BJG the motormouth. While we "dominate the state".

Great coaches accomplish, then talk about it. Failures talk about it, "Success with honor", "We do things the right way", blah blah blah.

10 More Years!!!

 

[Marshall2323]

Because we are still trying for the "elite" promised by BJG the motormouth. While we "dominate the state".

Great coaches accomplish, then talk about it. Failures talk about it, "Success with honor", "We do things the right way", blah blah blah.

10 More Years!!!

Campbell is dominating the state. Did he get any recruits from pa? Virginia Tech is recruiting better than PSU. hahahaha

 

[barry j fenchak]

Campbell is dominating the state. Did he get any recruits from pa? Virginia Tech is recruiting better than PSU. hahahaha

You sure talk a lot without saying anything. I'm sure you were one of those doing the talking instead of getting things done. It's no wonder you were so taken with BGJ, right up your alley. All show, no go.

10 More Years!!!

 

[Marshall2323]

You sure talk a lot without saying anything. I'm sure you were one of those doing the talking instead of getting things done. It's no wonder you were so taken with BGJ, right up your alley. All show, no go.

10 More Years!!!

104-45 vs 3-4. 4 straight losses, now let's go. Don't you love excellence at the highest level?.Go Cylions beat Purdue?

 

[Erial_Lion]

104-45 vs 3-4. 4 straight losses, now let's go. Don't you love excellence at the highest level?.Go Cylions beat Purdue?

Franklin was 4-4 thru his first 8 games at PSU with a 4 game losing streak. Can I assume you crapped all over him that season?

 

[barry j fenchak]

Franklin was 4-4 thru his first 8 games at PSU with a 4 game losing streak. Can I assume you crapped all over him that season?

Oh yeah, I remember "coach" constantly on Franklin's ***. He's a fair guy. HaHaHa

He's more enamored with BGJ's show of greed, how he milked PS out of millions. A real backer of the program.

 

[bbrown]

Franklin was 4-4 thru his first 8 games at PSU with a 4 game losing streak. Can I assume you crapped all over him that season?

Not sure if he did but there were a whole lot at the Minny game in 2016 that wanted it done.
Its interesting though that I read an article about why more coaches aren't being fired and apparently no one wants to be us.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Oh yeah, I remember "coach" constantly on Franklin's ***. He's a fair guy. HaHaHa

He's more enamored with BGJ's show of greed, how he milked PS out of millions. A real backer of the program.

franklin2323 isn’t franklin23 (coach) from the old board.

Two different people

 

[KingLando]

Beat the three powers, Rutgers, Maryland and Purdue.
At least a split with the teams without a pulse: Minnesota and Washington.
The BWICAC will then declare this an incredibly successful season and spend the off-season spinning tales of the legend of Coach Matt Campbell.

For the love of...
8-4 or 7-5 is better than last year...period
Nothing he can do is an incredibly successful season
They win out and there's still endless questions.
All 8-4 does assuming Howard is the catalyst is up NIL money to existing players. Changes nothing else

 

[Marshall2323]

Franklin was 4-4 thru his first 8 games at PSU with a 4 game losing streak. Can I assume you crapped all over him that season?

Franklin had a roster with 65 scholarship players and 4 offensive linemen when he got here. Remember the sanctions that limited us to 15 scholarships per year? How soon we forget. He also won a Big Ten Championship in his 3rd year.
I thought Campbell was hired to improve the program. You know, win the big game. I read it right here that he only had to show up to be better than Franklin at everything! How's that working out?

 

[Marshall2323]

Oh yeah, I remember "coach" constantly on Franklin's ***. He's a fair guy. HaHaHa

He's more enamored with BGJ's show of greed, how he milked PS out of millions. A real backer of the program.

It's true Franklin didn't donate his time like Campbell . Bless his heart. Matt Campbell HIGHEST PAID COACH IN PENN STATE HISTORY. How's that workin out? hahahaha



Penn State Releases Salary, Contract Details for Matt Campbell

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Franklin had a roster with 65 scholarship players and 4 offensive linemen when he got here. Remember the sanctions that limited us to 15 scholarships per year? How soon we forget. He also won a Big Ten Championship in his 3rd year.
I thought Campbell was hired to improve the program. You know, win the big game. I read it right here that he only had to show up to be better than Franklin at everything! How's that working out?

 

[berklion]

Addressing the OP, 6-6. The BIGRig will work in our favor this time and get us to the Pinstripe Bowl. They love us at bowl time for $ome rea$on.

 

[Ludd]

I don’t think the final record will change the overwhelming sense of failure this season has become. The remaining opponents are mostly 2nd tier and bottom dweller teams in 2026. Washington is a top tier program going through similar transition pains. Beating up the mediocre and weak teams and losing to the strong teams leaves Penn State in the same position it has been in since 2016. Not good enough.

On a more positive note, I do think Campbell deserves at least 2 more years to clean up a mess he inherited. I am hoping he has learned the hard way that 2nd tier players will not cut it in the B1G.

We’re a 2nd tier and bottom dwelling program…take the wins where you can get them.

 

[Anon1759755408]

v Purdue: L
@ Wash: L
v Minn: L
v Rutgers: W
@ MD: W

Final record 5-7

 

[Midnighter]

This isn’t good.

 

[psuro]

2027.

That's the only number we can have hope for.

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

v Purdue: L
@ Wash: L
v Minn: L
v Rutgers: W
@ MD: W

Final record 5-7

You're assuming we're not the worst team in the b1g. Given the new and different ways we find to lose games even to really bad teams (like scUM this past week who came in with 3 losses in reality including a really bad loss to Western Michigan), but they were still good enough to easily pull away from us in the 4th quarter. It's quite clear that this team can, and will, lose to any b1g team. Campbell's FAs stink and we're one of the worst, if not the worst, 4th quarter teams in the country. This team isn't good enough to blowout anyone in the b1g and their defense & RZ offense spell doom in close games that go into the 4th quarter.

 

[Erial_Lion]

You're assuming we're not the worst team in the b1g. Given the new and different ways we find to lose games even to really bad teams (like scUM this past week who came in with 3 losses in reality including a really bad loss to Western Michigan), but they were still good enough to easily pull away from us in the 4th quarter. It's quite clear that this team can, and will, lose to any b1g team.

"It's quite clear that this team can, and will, lose to any b1g team" - you'd literally be the worst gambler in history if that's what you actually think. Luckily, we play 4 teams that we'll be a TD+ favorite over in the coming months...we'll see how well your "this team will lose to any b1g team" holds up.

Then again, you called a 3 point win a game that Michigan "easily pulled away from us".

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

"It's quite clear that this team can, and will, lose to any b1g team" - you'd literally be the worst gambler in history if that's what you actually think. Luckily, we play 4 teams that we'll be a TD+ favorite over in the coming months...we'll see how well your "this team will lose to any b1g team" holds up.

Then again, you called a 3 point win a game that Michigan "easily pulled away from us".

LMFAO, scUM went up by 10 after Becht's bonehead fumble scrambling around 10 yards behind the LOS ON 1st DOWN (with 5 minutes remaining and a compromised TO situation due to Campbell having to burn TOs due to late substitutions) rather than just throwing the ball away to avoid the loss and stop the clock.... instead, he allows himself to be sacked 10 yards behind the LOS and then fumbles the ball because he's winging it around like a loaf of bread in one hand...... the ball goes another several yards backwards and scUM recovers it at PSU's 13 yard line. GAME OVER - scUM scores 2 minutes and 3 plays later to go up by 10. PSU gets the ball back with 2:51 and no TOs down by 10..... PSU proceeds to take 11 plays and a 1:40 to score against scUM's prevent defense..... then attempts an Onside Kick which is easily recovered by scUM who runs the clock out on 3 snaps including an 8 yard run for a 1st Down on the second snap. And scUM is an awful team who lost to Western Michigan for Pete's sake, but that game was OVER, OVER, OVER prior to PSU's meaningless final score which scUM largely allowed to burn clock (it was an 11 play drive with very little time on the clock). I guess PSU is all about "moral wins" over bad teams and this is your definition of highly competitive football.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

LMFAO, scUM went up by 10 after Becht's bonehead fumble scrambling around 10 yards behind the LOS ON 1st DOWN (with 5 minutes remaining and a compromised TO situation due to Campbell having to burn TOs due to late substitutions) rather than just throwing the ball away to avoid the loss and stop the clock.... instead, he allows himself to be sacked 10 yards behind the LOS and then fumbles the ball because he's winging it around like a loaf of bread in one hand...... the ball goes another several yards backwards and scUM recovers it at PSU's 13 yard line. GAME OVER - scUM scores 2 minutes and 3 plays later to go up by 10. PSU gets the ball back with 2:51 and no TOs down by 10..... PSU proceeds to take 11 plays and a 1:40 to score against scUM's prevent defense..... then attempts an Onside Kick which is easily recovered by scUM who runs the clock out on 3 snaps including an 8 yard run for a 1st Down on the second snap. And scUM is an awful team who lost to Western Michigan for Pete's sake, but that game was OVER, OVER, OVER prior to PSU's meaningless final score which scUM largely allowed to burn clock (it was an 11 play drive with very little time on the clock). I guess PSU is all about "moral wins" over bad teams and this is your definition of highly competitive football.

Gog.

 

[Erial_Lion]

And scUM is an awful team who lost to Western Michigan for Pete's sake

29th in SP+. 23rd in Sagarin. Would be favored over about 80% of the D1 teams if they played today (and over 60% of the Power 4 teams). You have no concept of what an "awful team" actually is if you consider Michigan to be "awful" (then again, you're obviously far from objective when you use elementary school level insults when talking about them...no offense to elementary school kids of course).

 

[BobPSU92]

2027.

That's the only number we can have hope for.

If they expand the playoff to 240 schools teams, we might have a shot.

 

[NittPicker]

I went for 6-6. I think the ISU transfers were lulled into a false sense after security after the first three games. “Hey, playing here isn’t so hard!!” Now they’re in the process of adapting to the reality. I think they’ll get squared away enough to at least go 3-2 over the final five games.

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

29th in SP+. 23rd in Sagarin. Would be favored over about 80% of the D1 teams if they played today (and over 60% of the Power 4 teams). You have no concept of what an "awful team" actually is if you consider Michigan to be "awful" (then again, you're obviously far from objective when you use elementary school level insults when talking about them...no offense to elementary school kids of course).

LMAO, they had to have the league cheat for them to beat Western Michigan. You're such an amusing tool.

 

[KingLando]

29th in SP+. 23rd in Sagarin. Would be favored over about 80% of the D1 teams if they played today (and over 60% of the Power 4 teams). You have no concept of what an "awful team" actually is if you consider Michigan to be "awful" (then again, you're obviously far from objective when you use elementary school level insults when talking about them...no offense to elementary school kids of course).

It amazing how many people can't grasp this