Penn State vs. Michigan State Preview
This preview from DrDetroit, whom you'll perhaps recognize from his frequent commenting here at BSD, appears over at our SBNation Sparty blog, The Only Colors. Enjoy. And hate. Hate, hate, hate.
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Josh Hull just for laughs?
Yeah, I could care less about that preview now. It was decent, but that is an insult.
Hullstache’s karmic retribution will be fierce.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 18, 2009 12:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
My Grandmother Isn't Eligible Anymore
I’m not picking on Hull, I’m talking about how good Bowman and Lee are.
by DrDetroit on Nov 18, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, it's not too bad
At least he doesn’t cherry pick stats like, ahem, someone else.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 18, 2009 12:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
meh
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Nov 18, 2009 12:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Here we go again
As everyone here predicts a blow-out, I say Penn State wins 14-13, one TD being set up by a turnover. Out offense struggles again, and their D-Line dominates.
by STU Boy on Nov 18, 2009 12:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, please
I beat you to that routine a long time ago, friendo…
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 18, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We're tied
You were the only one saying Iowa, I was the only one saying OSU.
by STU Boy on Nov 18, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm....I never knew....
that we recruited garbage for the secondary.
I mean, c’mon, some of these guys might not see the NFL, but they are far from garbage.
by Artiefufkin10 on Nov 18, 2009 12:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I predict
PSU 17
MSU 28
HAHS circa 93' "Football is 1/2 Offense, 1/2 Defense, and 1/2 Special teams".
by SweepTheLeg on Nov 18, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
MSU 71, PSU 64
We’re talking about basketball, right?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 18, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, this preview actually made me laugh
It is like the only games he watched were the Iowa & OSU games, and saw their Dlines dominating our O line, and just figured, “hey, our defense will do just as well, so we’ll win (in a high scoring game? wtf?).” Something tells me that MSU’s D-line isn’t as good as OSU’s or Iowas, and while they may give us some fits, I don’t expect them to dominate.
Also, isn’t the purpose of the Cover 3 to prevent the big play, but that it allows the little dink and dunks. The whole “bend but don’t suck”? Apparently that means we’re now prone to the big play by MSU’s (admittedly very talented) receivers.
This preview just reeks of misguided assumptions, but I’d be more inclined to believe that the 9-2 team will beat the 6-5 team.
I think we do a good job on defense, giving up a couple big plays, but hopefully they don’t go for TDs and then our red zone defense can hold them. Our offense probably won’t do anything phenomenal, but not necessarily because of their defense. I’ll go with something like 23-17.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 18, 2009 1:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I also was intrigued
by the writer’s description of the Cover 3. Maybe this is opposite day.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Nov 19, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
31-13...PSU rolls...
…Dantonio calls all three timeouts at once with 1 second left on the clock to set up a 79 yard field goal.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Nov 18, 2009 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
79 yard FG
is this to embarrass Wagner, or are we burning Fera’s redshirt?
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 18, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Joe's making Fera a LB anyway
I’m kidding, I hope.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Nov 18, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MSU attempts the FG
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Nov 18, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
You’d think after reading that preview that MSU was 9-2 and playing for a BCS bowl game while PSU was 6-5 and playing for a lower tier bowl game.
by catesinator on Nov 18, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'll summarize this preview in brief:
“PSU is average at best, and craptacular at worst. MSU on the other hand, is likely to play Florida in the BCS Championship game, once we blow by this speedbump in our schedule.”
by Tailgate Shogun on Nov 18, 2009 9:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs















