team did something we don't see often : game on the line, just need one first down: 4th and 2 and make it. We've had a heck of a lot of games, same scenario, don't make it, and opponent drives the field scores and wins.
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Did anyone else have the radio broadcast go out with about 10 minutes left in the game? WPHT in Philly did.
I don’t think anybody on the DL played today.
U should root for buckeyes they all be fast
The team did multiple things they dont do often. They kept the game close vs Rutgers, almost lost and had no defense.
Psu usually blows Rutgers out and the game usually isn't on the line. Maybe Franklin should have kept the games vs Rutgers closer.
Let’s all look at the bright side, at least we don’t have to sit through the rest of the weekend dealing with a loss to Rutgers.
Those pussies took a pounding and still came out on top. 
Anyone who thinks the next coach must have ties to Paterno is stupid.
Anyone who thinks the next coach must not have ties to Paterno is also stupid.
Yes but now we probably have to sit through a horrible bowl game with an even more depleted roster.
What does any of that have to do with you being an insufferable blowhard?
Loado, you are being laughed at..... Let that sink in.
Congrats, we all need an insufferable blowhard to have fun with...... Duh...
Were you impressed with Terry almost losing to Rutgers? Franklin routinely blew Rutgers out.
I know it's bad form to quote your own post, but the game was moving quick when I responded. This BS at PSU came to prominence with the CJF era. This chump was beaten badly on that play and instead of going back to the huddle and thanking everyone who flushed the QB out of the pocket forcing an underthrow, he gets up, makes sure there's no flag which there probably should have been, and starts gloating. Everyone with a brain knew he got lucky and went "whew" when it was underthrown, yet he acted like he broke up a hail Mary in the Super Bowl. I doubt an OSU DB does that on a 2nd down play when they're smoking Rutgers 48-3 in the 4th Q. Not this guy, they are losing late and he's strutting when everyone knows he got lucky as hell. I really hope this ends with the next chapter in Penn State football.
How many times did Jake Butt talk about Rutgers taking advantage of PSU for only having 6 in the box (4 DL & only 2 LBs)?
Maybe a 4-2-5 defense doesn't work so well when you do that every play and you're already weak at DT & LB.
Twice we had too many men on the field and a couple of times we weren't even lined up when Rutgers snapped the ball.
I'm not sure if the Rutgers RB's progress was ever stopped when the refs blew the play dead after 13 yards. 5 defenders couldn't pull him down. That was embarrassing!
And WTF was with the safety blitz from 20 yards back? Kaliakmanis saw that from a mile away and tossed an easy TD pass to the open spot.
Finally, what happened to AJ Harris. Wasn't he projected as a 1st round pick? Today he got badly burned on a long TD pass then followed it up with a flagrant holding penalty.
I realize that we're undermanned at DT & LB but the whole defense looked confused and showed limited effort. Can we fire Knowles before the bowl game?
Maybe a 4-2-5 defense doesn't work so well when you do that every play and you're already weak at DT & LB.
Twice we had too many men on the field and a couple of times we weren't even lined up when Rutgers snapped the ball.
I'm not sure if the Rutgers RB's progress was ever stopped when the refs blew the play dead after 13 yards. 5 defenders couldn't pull him down. That was embarrassing!
And WTF was with the safety blitz from 20 yards back? Kaliakmanis saw that from a mile away and tossed an easy TD pass to the open spot.
Finally, what happened to AJ Harris. Wasn't he projected as a 1st round pick? Today he got badly burned on a long TD pass then followed it up with a flagrant holding penalty.
I realize that we're undermanned at DT & LB but the whole defense looked confused and showed limited effort. Can we fire Knowles before the bowl game?
The extra weeks of practice would be good for the younger players but the game will almost certainly be a stinker.
That's the conventional wisdom. But is practice with a staff that won't be coaching you next year really that valuable? I don't see much to gain.
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Glad the Seniors won their last game, but incredible that this was a team we (I) thought was going to win the B1G and play in the NC game. Never thought I’d be praying to win the last game to become Bowl eligible.
Even championship teams win close games that weren’t supposed to be close. We’ve lost our share of close games this year, so I’m not going to get too worked up.
Then I bumped again , then I bumped again. That would get him moving .
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And not have to watch one more down of this badly coached Jim Knowles defense (hopefully).
Were you impressed with another BGJ choke job against Oregon followed up by losses to UCLA (yes…0-5 UCLA!!!), and Northwestern (yes THAT Northwestern!!!)!!!???
Again, not a commentary on the future—a commentary on this year. As a reminder:
BGJ’s schedule (3-3, no power 4 wins)
Nevada
FIU
Villanova
Oregon
@ UCLA
Northwestern
Terry Smith’s schedule
@ Iowa
@ Ohio State
Indiana
@ Michigan State
Nebraksa
@ Rutgers
It’s even worse when you look at it this way. BGJ went 3-3 with only one away game against a winless team. Smalls went 3-3 with four away games.
BGJ coached one ranked team. Terry coached against the #1 and #2 teams in back to back weeks.
BGJ coached all of his 3-3 games with his starting QB. Terry coached all of his games with BGJ’s backup QB (who would have been 3rd string had Beau stayed).
BGJ coached a majority of his games with his starting LB’s. Terry coached all of his games with basically one viable LB.
It’s insane how everything we’ve been complaining about wasn’t imaginary. Terry just did some common sense coaching things and outcoached BGJ.