Official PSU - Villanova game thread
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Singleton has had higher yards per attempt thru their full careers...is that indicative of anything, or does today's game tell the bigger story?
Personally, I like how we use them as 1A and 1B to keep both of them fresh, with the occasional packages with both of them.
When we need a yard, I still think the tush push is our best option, but think that's another area where we've stayed vanilla to keep Drew healthy, and it will be brought out more often in 2 weeks.
Villanova absolutely earned breaking that shut out. That being said, the real season starts now. Playtime is over.
We need both. All great teams have two backs. I do think Allen is the more complete back. My only issue is Kaytron not touching the ball until halfway through the 2nd quarter. I'd fire AK for that.
PSU is fine. Look at these scores. Texas beat UTEP 27-10. Clemson lost to Ga Tech 24-21. Oregon beat NW 34-14, but Tulane beat NW 23-3 two weeks ago. Ohio State is up 6-0 over Ohio with 5 mins left in the half. Georgia beat Tenn 44-41. Georgia put up 45 points against Marshall and 28 against Austin Peay, and still managed 44 against Tenn.
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I agree they are fine, as long as they beat one of Oregon or OSU. Unless this offense has just been asleep at the wheel, the defense is going to have to take over and win those for us. Unfortunately, those defensive games are also when I see Franklin pull out his bag of tricks like going for it inside our own 30 on 4th down and asking the defense to hold. We will see.
Was that AK's decision or Coach Drayton? Are the RB reps pkg dependent; if so, then I guess it was AK's problem.
Allen is the more complete back. Nick doesn't break many tackles and is lacking in the elusiveness & vision categories.
I don't really disagree with what you wrote. Like you, I acknowledge that they are both heavily needed for the long-haul. Where I am coming from is that if we are in a critical moment of a drive when we need some yards on the ground in order to keep the offense balanced, then I trust Kaytron a little more at this point given his vision and ability to make guys miss.
If their QB, Haines King can stay healthy then Georgia Tech is a dark horse in the ACC race.
Have we made it through three weeks with no injuries? I can’t think of anyone that we’ve lost in these games. That’s big heading into the meat of the schedule.
AK IMO because Singleton was in on the first series, Allen the second--on the second we didn't run the ball once.
Illinois was up 10-0 at the half against lowly Western Michigan. OSU was up 13-9 against Ohio in the 3rd quarter.
Relax.
There are a lot teams that wish they were 3-0, but we deserve better.
Other teams are allowed to struggle, we’re the only one that has to be perfect every quarter of every game….if we don’t win every quarter 21-0, then we suck.
I guess no one will draft him then. I’m sure all the NFL teams will get your opinion before they make a decision.
I agree with this.
Drew had another bad day, completing barely 50% of his passes against a feeble opponent.
But there were undeniably bright spots. A handful of dynamic/explosive plays that give reason to be hopeful if they can find some consistency in executing at that level. Kaytron looks like he has developed into a very good RB1, and he should be the first option at this point in time.
A great game from the defense, which piled up 11 TFLs.
Barker went 3/3 on FGA, and hit two from 40+ yards out.
Unfortunately, it's looking like the defense is going to have to shoulder the load against Oregon, unless maybe... has anyone tried unplugging the offense and then plugging it back in again?
I dunno. Singleton got twice as many touches today, and was half as effective as Allen. I think Allen needs to be the featured back at this point, and Singleton should be used primarily as a passing target.
Oh no. How will we survive the week with your personal scouting report???
Totally correct. Georgia “only” put up 28 points against Austin Peay last week. They just dropped 44 on Tennessee.
Totally right. Ludd said people think PSU has to be perfect all the time or it’s all over.
I think today was a planned effort to get Nick more carries and try to get him out of his own head. Last week his vision was terrible, I thought he was a bit better today. It's very unusual, based on 3 years of precedence, for Allen not to get a touch until as late as he did today. The coaches have treated these first 3 games as an extended practice in some respects. They are intentionally working on things in a real game knowing we are going to win regardless, and are putting things on tape that they want Oregon to see, such as the unconventional formations on the 2 point conversion attempts.
What? Did he give this press conference in a tunnel? Audio was inaudible....was this an official PSU release?