Official PSU - Indiana '25 game thread
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Hopefully BGJ will take the Inane Clown Posse with him to whatever ACC team he ends up coaching.
I’m really sick of seeing these knuckleheads dancing around with the game on the line. If the new coach can curb that nonsense, the new hire will be a win no matter the record.
I’m really sick of seeing these knuckleheads dancing around with the game on the line. If the new coach can curb that nonsense, the new hire will be a win no matter the record.
The puke in the 2nd stall ... get the bucket and clean it up, laHSjanitor.
The play we ran at 2:09 was a play-action pass to Rappleyea out of a heavy set, which took the clock down to 2:00. I thought it was a decent call, Rappleyea just wasn’t able to shake the tackler. Unless you’re saying throw one past the sticks…
1st down Allen run for 0 yds
2nd down Allen run for 1 yd
3rd down 2 yd lateral swing pass to Rapp
The time to throw was maybe on 1st and 10 but definitely on 2nd and 10 when IND completely sold out to stop the run.
And this year’s team is more shorthanded than his team is.
He seriously should give half his salary back…he’s not coming close to doing what he’s paid to do.
We could be 8-1 if our defense could get a stop when needed.
Yeah, but that play action is more of a 1st or 2nd down play call. When you "need" a bunch of yards in one down, I'm letting Grunk set up in the pocket (where he was actually effective today) and giving him the whole field to choose from. More of a surprise factor throwing on 1st or 2nd in that situation, and, if you need to go to the short dump-off, or a QB run on that roll out (and keep the clock running), you're setting up a 2nd/3rd and short situation, where you have better options.
I feel a bit bad for Smith as well. With a lead late in the game, who do you lean on? AK to manage to get a first down or JK to prevent a go ahead TD?
I think it's a trick question
I think it's a trick question
Though I consider myself fortunate to have been a PSU fan for many years, and have experienced more winning than losing, it seems to me that most of those type finishes have gone agin us.
Or perhaps it is just my imagination runnin‘ away with me.
Nothing to lose. Should have been more aggressive on Offense instead of runn
Yep! Absolutely nothing to lose!
Speculation on my part… We came out in what looked like a jumbo package, so I think AK may have hoped IU would bite hard on the fake and Rappleyea would have had more open field in front of him.
I went into that drive thinking we’d have to throw if they expected us to run. But then we ran for 7, 1, and 4, to get a 1st down. I still would have passed on 1st or 2nd as you said, but it’s possible AK saw the success getting one 1st down all on the ground and thought we could stay on the ground…
What else do we have? This year is shotFFS. Now we’re grasping at “moral victories.”
IU moved the ball easily that last drive with a 4 man rush that didn't get any pressure.
That's incorrect (well, incorrect that he had a sack...he did play, I believe on special teams).
We did send pressure on several plays. That deep ball they missed down the left, the catch on the left sideline, and the 1st and goal play were all pretty heavy blitzes.
Let's not pretend today wasn't a classic Franklin way to blow a lead. Which is why the next coach can't have any ties to Franklin. Fresh start.
As per usual when playing an opponent with a pulse, we only throw the ball downfield once we fall 2 scores behind.
Almost hate to admit this, but was watching the end of the game and thinking, "if PSU pulls this one out, I can hear the cries of 'Terry Smith for HC'." And in some ways was relieved when Indiana made that TD for the win.
I’m not watching that entire last drive again and subjecting myself to more pain but I did just watch the highlights. These were the PSU defensive plays in the highlights on that last drive:
- Rushed 4 and got a sack.
- Rushed 4 and got pressure, incomplete.
- Blitzed MLB and Indiana WR was well covered but still made an incredible catch on the sidelines.
- Rushed 4 and got instant pressure and batted down the pass.
- Safety blitz and got a good hit on Mendoza. Luckier bounce and game would have been over.
- All out blitz (rushed 7) and another incredible catch for a TD.
This loss isn’t on Knowles or the defense. That wasn’t prevent. Unlike the offense, they played aggressively most of the game and even though they were substantially outmanned they kept them in it and made plays.
- Rushed 4 and got a sack.
- Rushed 4 and got pressure, incomplete.
- Blitzed MLB and Indiana WR was well covered but still made an incredible catch on the sidelines.
- Rushed 4 and got instant pressure and batted down the pass.
- Safety blitz and got a good hit on Mendoza. Luckier bounce and game would have been over.
- All out blitz (rushed 7) and another incredible catch for a TD.
This loss isn’t on Knowles or the defense. That wasn’t prevent. Unlike the offense, they played aggressively most of the game and even though they were substantially outmanned they kept them in it and made plays.
Same--wanted Terry to get the win but also want nothing to do with him being the next HC so at least we don't have to deal with that.
I really don't think the main issue with Penn State this season has been the offense. Play-calling has led to less than optimal results at times. But I put most of the losses on the defense and it's inability to make stops when the game is on the line.
The Penn State offense didn't look great against Ohio State, but what offense has ? The Ohio State defense is basically NFL-lite and the talent is generational.
Of course, Penn State could have won with more scoring, but that is always true in any loss. The main symptom of all the losses outside OSU has been the inability of the Defense to perform in critical situations. You aren't going to win many close games if you let an offense march down the field unopposed with a minute or two left. This happened in one form or another with Oregon, UCLA, NW, and Indiana. All that was needed to win these games was to not let the opposing offense run wild in the closing minutes.
The Penn State offense didn't look great against Ohio State, but what offense has ? The Ohio State defense is basically NFL-lite and the talent is generational.
Of course, Penn State could have won with more scoring, but that is always true in any loss. The main symptom of all the losses outside OSU has been the inability of the Defense to perform in critical situations. You aren't going to win many close games if you let an offense march down the field unopposed with a minute or two left. This happened in one form or another with Oregon, UCLA, NW, and Indiana. All that was needed to win these games was to not let the opposing offense run wild in the closing minutes.
It's almost like Indiana expected Kotelnicki to be a total coward late in the 4th quarter.
Hm. I wonder why.
I think the drive took 74-75 seconds. There was 1:51 remaining following the PS punt. PS started their final drive with 36 seconds on the clock. Not sure if anytime ran off during KO.
That never was going to happen anyway, and I think that we all know that. Historically, the hiring of a temporary coach based on some phyrhic successes very seldom ages well.
So what would you have our defense do against OSU’s NFL offense? OSU’s and Indiana’s offensive players are far better than our defensive players. We just held their top 2 offense way below their averages in yards and points and lost on incredible catches and a miracle TD. They scored 63 on Illinois and 30 on Oregon.
Not sure what people expected but I was pleasantly surprised with our defense. We lost because our offense was scared of throwing the ball past the line of scrimmage when all they had to do was get a first down.
It was painful. Almost like being clairvoyant......... That said, IU made two really spectacular plays to keep it alive and win it.
It depends on the game. Ohio State and UCLA were definitely defensive collapses, but at least against Ohio State, it's understandable; they're legitimately good.
The problems on offense have been far more consistent throughout the season, though. Kotelnicki has had zero games where he hasn't managed slam the offense into a brick wall with ridiculous play calls. Many of us were sounding the alarm during our weak OOC schedule where it was evident the play calling was poor, and that AK wasn't using the proper personnel.
Doesn't mean we wouldn't have heard about "Terry should be the next coach" for weeks