Official 2024 Blue-White game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Excluding the pandemic, this is only the 2nd Blue-White game I've missed in 20-some years. A combination of things caused me to change my plans on Thursday. So, I'm going to sit back and see what it's like to watch the Blue-White game on BTN.

Please use this thread to discuss the action.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Ryan Barker with the opening KO. He kicks it about a yard or two into the endzone

 

[LionJim]

First play is a motion penalty and I had to laugh.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

False start on Egan Boyer (OL) on the opening snap.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

A 3 & out by the blue team

 

[Tom McAndrew]

And a fumble by the white team on their 1st play on offense. smh

bad snap by Dawkins, and then a fumble on the exchange between Allar and the RB

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Clifford with a nice play in the slot

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Hello AJ Harris. He has some speed at CB

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Saunders was open on the deep pattern out of the slot, but Allar slightly overthrows him

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wallace shows some burst at RB to get the 1st down

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Saunders on a skinny post and drops the pass on 3rd down. A tad in front of him, but he had his fingers on the ball, and should have caught it

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Quintin Martin makes a nice run

 

[Tom McAndrew]

And Beau throws an INT. Seemed to be a miscommunication between Beau and Fleming

 

[Tom McAndrew]

0-0 at the end of the 1st qtr. Some individual nice plays on both sides, but not a lot to be excited about from the O unit or the D unit

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Nice run by Martin, and then a nice reception by McClain (he fought of AJ Harris for the ball)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The White team blitzes, and Allar with a quick throw to Wallace for a nice gain.

Then Q. Martin with a nice run for the TD

After the PAT, it's 7-0, White

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Rojas with a textbook tackle at LB

 

[Midnighter]

Thanks for this Tom; at a birthday party then off to little league….

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Grunk with his first action at QB, and he goes 3 & out

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Thanks for this Tom; at a birthday party then off to little league….

the joys of fatherhood. She should plan to take the family to a future Blue-White game. It's a fun experience for the kids

 

[Midnighter]

the joys of fatherhood. She should plan to take the family to a future Blue-White game. It's a fun experience for the kids

We’re taking the kids to their first PSU game this year (TBD) - thinking an early one to avoid too much craziness…my son (7) is pumped.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

We’re taking the kids to their first PSU game this year (TBD) - thinking an early one to avoid too much craziness…my son (7) is pumped.

Good move. 7 is a great age to go to your 1st game. An early game is good because it will be warm (or should be), and hopefully you'll avoid the rain. A 1st game for a 7-year-old doesn't have to be a WhiteOut, or a freezing November game. And all of the above is amplified for your younger one.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

DBs are, in general, looking really good.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Allar just misses Wallace on an over-the-shoulder throw/catch in the endzone.

AJ Harris follows it up with good D with a throw into the endzone.

White with a FG to end the half, up 10-0

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Biggest difference for me between watching the game in-person and on BTN is how easy it is to watch OL-DL competitions on each play, and how tough it is to do the same on the BTN

 

[Bones80]

Impressions so far:
Good depth at RB
Allar has more time than last BW game
Lots of missing pieces
Cousins looks like he belongs
Hope to see a smoother passing game in the second half

 

[Bones80]

Small crowd. Horseshoe was packed earlier today

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Gabe with the KO to start the 2nd half, and puts it a little bit further than did Baker on the opening KO

 

[Big_O]

Small crowd. Horseshoe was packed earlier today

And duhO$U is located in a major metropolitan area of 1.6 million people, the vast majority of which are OSU grads.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Anthony Ivey in to catch the punt

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Small crowd. Horseshoe was packed earlier today

the weather forecast for State College was not all that conducive for a big crowd for the Blue-White game. And while the rain appears to have held off, it's quite windy in the stadium. Not a real surprise that the crowd at PSu is down

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Beau is a good runner, with a couple of nice plays on this drive.

I'd rather see him working on his passing game.

Abdul Carter with a nice "sack"

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Nice middle-screen to Dinkins

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PI on ABS. Tough call. ABS allowed Tre Wallace to get a step on him on the deep pattern, and then their feet just got tied up (seemed accidental)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

the rare INT by a DE (Amin Vanover)

 

[Anon1640372757]

Looks like a team that will win 8-9 games and no way it makes the playoffs.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Beau throws an INT at the 10, and Dinkins takes it 90 yards. On the replay, Beau was touched before the pass, so it's a sack

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Looks like a team that will win 8-9 games and no way it makes the playoffs.

They play vanilla O and vanilla D. It's never wise to draw big conclusions based on the B-W game.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Allar to a wide open Rappleye for a TD. Seemed to be a blown coverage.

White goes up 27-0 after the PAT

28 sec left in the scrimmage

 

[LB99]

PSU has an embarrassment of riches at TE. I expect the new OC to use that to his advantage.