This weekend's predictions you did not ask for.....

[psuro]

...but I am in a mood.....

No specific insight to the teams.....just off the cuff predictions....

OU 45, Nebraska 13
Washington 27, MSU 24
Notre Dame 24, Cal 10
Georgia 35, South Carolina 17
Rutgers 24, Temple 14
Oregon 34 BYU 28
aTm 38 Miami 24
Old Dominion 27, UVa 21
Hawaii 40, Duquesne 21


PSU 31 Auburn 17

 

[PSU Mike]

Whew, I thought this was gonna be about your dating exploits.

 

[PSU12046]

I thought it was gonna be a drink menu . . .

 

[psuro]

 

[Ceasar]

I am interested in the MSU @ Washington matchup. I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU, but a win on Saturday on the road could change that. Former Indiana QB Michael Penix is now at UW and I have always liked him.
If ODU would beat UVA, after beating VT, what a statement it would be for Rhane with VA recruits.

 

[psuro]

I am interested in the MSU @ Washington matchup. I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU, but a win on Saturday on the road could change that. Former Indiana QB Michael Penix is now at UW and I have always liked him.
If ODU would beat UVA, after beating VT, what a statement it would be for Rhane with VA recruits.

ODU would win the Va Commonwealth Cup for best D-1 team in Va.


(I don't know if such a thing exists, but.....why not?)

 

[LB99]

I am interested in the MSU @ Washington matchup. I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU, but a win on Saturday on the road could change that. Former Indiana QB Michael Penix is now at UW and I have always liked him.
If ODU would beat UVA, after beating VT, what a statement it would be for Rhane with VA recruits.

“I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU”?? That’s a pretty arrogant comment from our end. Sparty has eaten PSU’s lunch as much as anyone during the Franklin era, including last year with the bludgeoning in the snow where everyone and their mother knew they were going to run the ball and PSU couldn’t stop it. The PSU offense couldn’t get anything going on their defense either. It was pathetic. If anything, it seems like Sparty has a pretty good handle on PSU and PSU is the one that needs to figure out how to turn the tables.

 

[Ceasar]

“I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU”?? That’s a pretty arrogant comment from our end. Sparty has eaten PSU’s lunch as much as anyone during the Franklin era, including last year with the bludgeoning in the snow where everyone and their mother knew they were going to run the ball and PSU couldn’t stop it. The PSU offense couldn’t get anything going on their defense either. It was pathetic. If anything, it seems like Sparty has a pretty good handle on PSU and PSU is the one that needs to figure out how to turn the tables.

I don't think it's arrogant but rather a reflection of reality. You are completely correct that MSU has "eaten PSU's lunch" on occasion. But beating PSU on occasion and being a better program are completely different issues. I look at the last six years - granted that is a random timeframe but I am looking at when PSU began to come out of the sanctions. For six years PSU is a decisively better program. PSU is 53-22, good for 31 games over .500. The only losing season was the COVID year. In that same timeframe MSU is 40-31, nine games over .500, has had two losing years and two more where they went 7-6. We have split the past six games. MSU wins were by 3, 4 and 3. PSU's wins were by 33, 21 and 15. Depending on your perspective, their three wins were primarily the result of great coaching by MSU or terrible coaching by PSU, but either way, they won.
Back to my point, I consider PSU, UM and OSU legit Big 10 East contenders but I don't yet consider MSU to be there. But as I said, a win Saturday may make me rethink that as I think it is fair to wonder if their success last year was a one-year abberation with a bunch of grad transfers, or a true turnaround by Tucker.

 

[LB99]

I don't think it's arrogant but rather a reflection of reality. You are completely correct that MSU has "eaten PSU's lunch" on occasion. But beating PSU on occasion and being a better program are completely different issues. I look at the last six years - granted that is a random timeframe but I am looking at when PSU began to come out of the sanctions. For six years PSU is a decisively better program. PSU is 53-22, good for 31 games over .500. The only losing season was the COVID year. In that same timeframe MSU is 40-31, nine games over .500, has had two losing years and two more where they went 7-6. We have split the past six games. MSU wins were by 3, 4 and 3. PSU's wins were by 33, 21 and 15. Depending on your perspective, their three wins were primarily the result of great coaching by MSU or terrible coaching by PSU, but either way, they won.
Back to my point, I consider PSU, UM and OSU legit Big 10 East contenders but I don't yet consider MSU to be there. But as I said, a win Saturday may make me rethink that as I think it is fair to wonder if their success last year was a one-year abberation with a bunch of grad transfers, or a true turnaround by Tucker.

The reality is that PSU is 11-11 in the last 2 years and we still don’t know if this team has what it takes to be a contender in the B1G East.

 

[Countrylion]

The reality is that PSU is 11-11 in the last 2 years and we still don’t know if this team has what it takes to be a contender in the B1G East.

13-11

 

[LB99]

13-11

Yes. Counting the past two weeks. The fact remains, we still don’t know what kind of team PSU is, so talking down about Sparty seems a bit premature.

 

[Monty2007]

Yes. Counting the past two weeks. The fact remains, we still don’t know what kind of team PSU is, so talking down about Sparty seems a bit premature.

True, but there's other ways at looking at records. So we're also 13-6 in the last 19 games.

 

[LB99]

True, but there's other ways at looking at records. So we're also 13-6 in the last 19 games.

So, you are only counting part of the 2020 season?

 

[OaktonDave]

ODU would win the Va Commonwealth Cup for best D-1 team in Va.


(I don't know if such a thing exists, but.....why not?)

They would still have to deal with James Madison at home on Nov 12th...

 

[PSU Mike]

True, but there's other ways at looking at records. So we're also 13-6 in the last 19 games.

Yep. And 4-6.

 

[Bvillebaron]

“I am not yet sold on MSU being a legit competitor for UM and PSU”?? That’s a pretty arrogant comment from our end. Sparty has eaten PSU’s lunch as much as anyone during the Franklin era, including last year with the bludgeoning in the snow where everyone and their mother knew they were going to run the ball and PSU couldn’t stop it. The PSU offense couldn’t get anything going on their defense either. It was pathetic. If anything, it seems like Sparty has a pretty good handle on PSU and PSU is the one that needs to figure out how to turn the tables.

Helluva game you missed last year. If I recall correctly Sparty pulled out the win in the final few minutes on something like 3rd and 19.

 

[Wow]

The reality is that PSU is 11-11 in the last 2 years and we still don’t know if this team has what it takes to be a contender in the B1G East.

Why did the ncaa grant players another year of eligibility after the Covid year? Because it was a trash year that didn't count. I don't care what Franklin's record was that year.

 

[BW Lion]

Whew, I thought this was gonna be about your dating exploits.

I thought it was going to be about ‘ro getting mistaken for a caddie during his Friday golf round….because, well you know, he’s venturing into Dixie.

 

[BW Lion]

Yes. Counting the past two weeks. The fact remains, we still don’t know what kind of team PSU is, so talking down about Sparty seems a bit premature.

PSU’s DL hasn’t been impressive. It either gets exposed this week or against the run-oriented teams in the B1G.

 

[Manofsteel200]

...but I am in a mood.....

No specific insight to the teams.....just off the cuff predictions....

OU 45, Nebraska 13
Washington 27, MSU 24
Notre Dame 24, Cal 10
Georgia 35, South Carolina 17
Rutgers 24, Temple 14
Oregon 34 BYU 28
aTm 38 Miami 24
Old Dominion 27, UVa 21
Hawaii 40, Duquesne 21


PSU 31 Auburn 17

How great would that be for ODU! The only prediction that is way off IMO is the Notre Dame score(TIC)

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

StAUte 28
Abern 19

 

[Connorpozlee]

Nevada 5, Iowa 2

 

[PSU Mike]

Nevada 5, Iowa 2

I’ll take the under.

 

[PSU12046]

I’ll take the under.

Good call. I think the score will be in the negative.

 

[Nitwit]

Rutgers will blow out Temple. They are turrible.

 

[Bob78]

...but I am in a mood.....

No specific insight to the teams.....just off the cuff predictions....

OU 45, Nebraska 13
Washington 27, MSU 24
Notre Dame 24, Cal 10
Georgia 35, South Carolina 17
Rutgers 24, Temple 14
Oregon 34 BYU 28
aTm 38 Miami 24
Old Dominion 27, UVa 21
Hawaii 40, Duquesne 21


PSU 31 Auburn 17

I'll play.

Oklahoma 37, Nebraska 27
Michigan State 31, Washington 27
Notre Dame 24, California 17
Georgia 45, South Carolina 14
Rutgers 41, Temple 17
Oregon 31, BYU 30
Miami 24, A$M 23
Virginia 38, ODU 27
Hawaii 38, Duquesne 14

Lions 30, Tigers 27

For amusement only.

 

[Ceasar]

The reality is that PSU is 11-11 in the last 2 years and we still don’t know if this team has what it takes to be a contender in the B1G East.

On that point, I agree with you 100%, LB!

 

[Nitwit]

On that point, I agree with you 100%, LB!

Ok, here goes:

oklahoma 42 Nebraska 21
Michigan State 24 Washington 21
Notre Dame 21 Cal 24
Georgia 42 S Carolina 17
Rutgers 35 Temple 14
Oregon 35 BYU 38
Miami 28 A&M 27
Virginia 31 ODU 21
Hawaii 35 Duquesne 14
Penn State 31 Auburn 24

 

[PSU87]

ODU would win the Va Commonwealth Cup for best D-1 team in Va.


(I don't know if such a thing exists, but.....why not?)

If it looks anything like the Land Grant Trophy, I see them throwing a game so they don't have to take it.