Two of my Penn State What if's are: ....What if the '99..

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They would have won rather than lost their last 2 games. Then they would have hoped to get the nod over Virginia Tech to face Florida State
 

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team never lost to Minnesota. The other is what if Journey Brown never had his health condition and came back.

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Would the dark years have happened after that? I too wonder about that 99 squad. All of those years from 95 through 99 were wasted opportunities.
 
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Would the dark years have happened after that? I too wonder about that 99 squad. All of those years from 95 through 99 were wasted opportunities.
What happens if Joe retires after 99? Who gets the job? Scrap? Do the dark years happen? Does the program regroup quicker from the dark years? Does the scandal ever happen with Joe retired?
 

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What happens if we play action on 4th and goal vs Bama in 1979 Sugar Bowl?

What happens if our safety doesn’t get hurt right before the long Keith Jackson TD by Oklahoma in 1986 Orange Bowl?

What happens if we squib kick vs Michiganistan in 2005?

What happens if we take the heated seats/play Devlin in I0wa in 2008?

What happens if Trace leads complete comeback vs ASWP in 2016?

Like Cap says, I can do this all day.
 

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What happens if Joe retires after 99? Who gets the job? Scrap? Do the dark years happen? Does the program regroup quicker from the dark years? Does the scandal ever happen with Joe retired?
Fascinating questions! Scrap was not yet dc in ‘99, so it would have been somebody else. We will never know if the dark years happen. The ‘99 collapse was the symptom of sickness in the program. Would an entirely new staff have prevented the dark years? Perhaps . Ganter was part of the problem so the dark years happen under him for sure if he is promoted to hc. The scandal is obviously interwoven in all of this one way or another, we’ll never fully know.
 

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What if Saquon went to Rutgers? Is Franklin still here? Does Rutgers rise to prominence and we languish in post sanctions purgatory?
 

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Would the dark years have happened after that? I too wonder about that 99 squad. All of those years from 95 through 99 were wasted opportunities.
Do we play for national title if we don’t blow the game against iowa( Tim Dwight) and finish 11-1 in 96. OSU with wins big 10, and we were free to go to BCS
 

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My “what if” from 99 involves going home with a girl from the G-Man to Beaver Hill and puking in her bed. That both started and ended like our season (well, except there was no Alamo Bowl to salvage some pride).