It has been said we would have made CFB Playoff in the past....IF

[blion72]

it was a 12-team playoff. Looking at those years, we had 2 losses, but now that the 12-team playoff is here, we apparently are out if we have 2 losses.

On the other hand tOSU is not out if they lose 2.

 

[MtNittany]

The ole' espn/sec "Eye Test".

 

[84lion]

it was a 12-team playoff. Looking at those years, we had 2 losses, but now that the 12-team playoff is here, we apparently are out if we have 2 losses.

On the other hand tOSU is not out if they lose 2.

That's a good point. The only year PSU had 1 conference loss, they also had a loss against Pitt (2016). In the years that PSU had two regular season losses, I think they would've made it in 2016 (no question), 2017 (about 9 in the polls), 2018 (iffy, 12th in the polls at season end), 2019 (maybe, 10th in the polls at season end), 2022 (iffy, finished at 11th), and 2023 (iffy, again finished at 11th). Out of the "eligible seasons," PSU would've made it for sure twice, the remaining seasons, "marginal" is the way I'd put it.

Somewhat more concerning is that PSU under Franklin is 4-5 in bowl games.

Maybe the solution to the "OSU problem" is to change the school colors to Tuscan red (Pennsylvania railroad color) and some shade of gray, and then change the school mascot to "Eastern Hemlocks" (state tree). Beating OSU and Michigan more than once in forever might not hurt, either.

 

[Keyser Soze 16802]

If we lose to one of these two chump teams, we don't deserve a playoff berth

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

We are going to float between 3 and 6 every year in the big. It’s looking like lots of 4 pluses cause of michigans new QB.

 

[doctornick]

It depends on how all the teams perform in a given year but most years we would get in at 10-2. Even this year, I think there’s a reasonable possibility depending on how other games go

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

It depends on how all the teams perform in a given year but most years we would get in at 10-2. Even this year, I think there’s a reasonable possibility depending on how other games go

10-2 doesn’t get you in when O, MICH and OSU are 1-2 losses