Post-Loss Sundays are My Least Favorite Days
After a Penn State loss, I dread logging on to the 'net. I dread the morose ramblings of Bob Flounders and Dave Jones. I know that the Stewart Mandel's and Dennis Dodds' of the media are just salivating at the opportunity to blast the Nits for being overrated (side note, Mandel actually wrote a decent article on the game, praising Iowa). Yet I still go on the web first thing in the morning. Why? I want to find some kind of silver lining. I want someone on the team to say "It's ok...we'll get better, we're better than that." I want someone to say that the opponent was the best team since the advent of the forward pass. I want someone to write about the positives from the Lions' side: the defensive effort, the kick covereage--that's a reach, I guess.
Most times there is some positive to take away from a loss. Honestly, I am struggling to find one after last night. The offensive line is still an area of concern. Too many times, the tackles and guards were bullied, thrown aside, run around. First and10 from the 6, toss sweep to Royster. Suhey is in perfect position to clear the lane, but the right guard can't hold the block and Royster is tackled at the one. 3rd and 10 from deep again, Troutman is bulled by Binns and Clark has to unload early. I am used to PSU o-lines being the bullies, not being bulled. I personally think that the character of this group of players will determine if the Lions move forward from this or if a return to 8-4/7-5 is likely.
Open field tackling last night was abhorrent. The tandem of Hawkeye running backs made LBs and Safeties look slow, and normally sure tackling Hull and Astorino both had issues. on the Hawkeye's lone offensive TD drive.
I guess one quasi-positive outcome from last night is the fact that the secondary faced a legitimate passing quarterback and performed well enough. They were fortunate there were some drops, and the middle looked somewhat soft, but the corners played well.
I look at the future schedule, and am now not sure that what I thought were "gimmes" are even winnable. Indiana looks more athletic, Minnesota has talent, Wisconsin has found an offense. The coaches have their work cut out for them. There are a ton of still unanswered questions about this team.
I hate post-loss Sundays.
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D Anton Lynn
You want a positive how about him. Has his guy a ball this year. I feel like that you never hear his name because he is never thrown at. Yeah so that is my positive but we still suck.
"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."
Lynn and Morris
…very positive. Shut down corners for the next couple years.
The whole defense is a positive. This defense is great. Props to Iowa’s o-line. They handled for the most part a very good PSU front four.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
I'm still thinking 9-3, 10-2
The only team in this conference with a d-line as good as Iowa is Ohio State.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
3rd and 11....
Clark has no time at all all night…….and he is under center. I don’t care if its raining, to me that seems assinine. Same thing on 3rd and 7 late in the game.
This O-line is as bad as I thought it was. Iowa is good……and Ferentz is a heck of a coach. Credit to the Hawkeyes. They aren’t as talented as Penn State and yet we can’t beat them. That’s a coaching problem.
"Art...saw this guy tackling full speed on the gravel, then calmly picking rock chips out of his knees and elbows as he hustled back to the huddle. He didn't have much meat on his bones, but he used everything he had. We got Lambert as the 46th pick of the draft."
Dan Rooney
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
Ferentz
I know Scraps is the heir apparent to JoePa, but….after seeing what kind of product Ferentz puts out there (yes, I know they were down a couple years ago, but so were we)….
Penn State Proud, Lionspride
Ferentz.......
is the Frank Beamer of the Big 10……….his teams are greater than the sum of their parts.
"Art...saw this guy tackling full speed on the gravel, then calmly picking rock chips out of his knees and elbows as he hustled back to the huddle. He didn't have much meat on his bones, but he used everything he had. We got Lambert as the 46th pick of the draft."
Dan Rooney
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
tailgate was like a morgue
And I just read through the six hundred or so comments. I’ve got nothing to say.
Everything sucked hard yesterday
the drive to SC, the tailgate, the game
this is the only place I will go online today. I can’t read anything else or my head will explode
I don’t think is it all over, however. Iowa was good. We made mistakes. Period.
I HATE how some people got all down on Clark. There were several people yelling “you suck” and the like. This is a team sport.
Done
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
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