I have to believe Ohio St. puts another nail in their coffin. Now Penn St. may pretend this is their "Bowl Game" and put up a good fight. But they will have a couple of games coming up they can actually win for that. Should be low scoring however Lions will be lucky to score 10 points.
Ohio St. 20 Penn St. 6
Ohio St. 20 Penn St. 6
You're killing me Jarbo!
I know we have a lot of discipline problems this season. The team has gone awry because of youth. We just don't have the leaders on this team to give these guys any direction. Ohio State is still a big game for us but if we can't stop the run it's going to be ugly (and we can't stop the run).
LOL Those f'n Panthers can rot for all I care...but they should take the Eagles down hard. Though BC's defense is better than Sh*ttsburgh's I don't see them stopping Fitzgerald and Rutherford. I think the Eagles let down after the late win over ND. Who would think BC's wins would be weak but they are. at us, at UConn, Ball St, at Temple and ND. Not exactly a group of toughies.
G/L Jarbo...and how about those Fighting Illini...they look real good this week.
LOL Those f'n Panthers can rot for all I care...but they should take the Eagles down hard. Though BC's defense is better than Sh*ttsburgh's I don't see them stopping Fitzgerald and Rutherford. I think the Eagles let down after the late win over ND. Who would think BC's wins would be weak but they are. at us, at UConn, Ball St, at Temple and ND. Not exactly a group of toughies.
G/L Jarbo...and how about those Fighting Illini...they look real good this week.
Yep Illini might be the bet. I don't see Iowa running it up on them. When they get up they will be playing the subs quckly to get the studs some rest for the last 3 games. ( Purdue,Minnesota, and Wisconsin) WR Mo Brown will be back, playing limited amount of reps, but it will be a lift. Only thing holding me back is the Illini themselves, this team looks like they have given up and are playing to get their coach fired.
Luck
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Not that it matters...but most people here (PSU alums!) are on Ohio State big.
Teams on different paths since record win
By Heather A. Dinich
hdinich@centredaily.com
Around this time two years ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno defeated Ohio State for his 324th victory and was carried off the field as the nation's winningest Division I football coach.
Now, as Penn State prepares to face the Buckeyes in Beaver Stadium for the first time since that day in 2001, there's a cry to simply remove Paterno from the field for good.
The Nittany Lions are 2-6, the worst start in school history since 1931 when the team finished 2-8 under Bob Higgins. They have yet to win a conference game. While Penn State's program has gone South, Ohio State took a different turn.
The Buckeyes are defending national champions and are 21-1 in their last 22 games.
Penn State is looking to end a four-game losing streak and the Nittany Lions need to close the season with four straight wins to avoid their third losing season in four years.
"It is tough, but what are you going to do about it?" said Paterno, who was a junior at Brooklyn Prep High School in New York the last time he was associated with a 2-6 football team. "I can go home and cry or I can come out fighting. I still like my team. We have a challenge, there is no question about it. But that doesn't bother me. I have never been a guy that wanted to back away from a fight."
He's also a guy who, in 38 seasons as a head coach, has never been 2-6.
Paterno said there's no question this year has presented him with the biggest challenges he's faced with the program. The rushing defense ranks last in the Big Ten. So does Penn State's total offense. And the special teams units have cost Penn State a touchdown in each of the last three games. He's also been hindered by injuries to key players and 11 players have been involved in legal issues in the past year.
"We started out with an inexperienced line and lost our best tight end," Paterno said, referring to senior Casey Williams, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against Nebraska on Sept. 13. "We don't have a go-to tailback in the sense of somebody who has had a lot of experience back there. We have young wideouts, particularly when (senior) Tony Johnson is not playing. You can't expect us to be a really good offensive football team. I think it is ridiculous for anybody to anticipate us to be that."
Ohio State brings many things Penn State lacks to Saturday's 3:30 p.m. kickoff, including a coach who has dominated the Big Ten the last three years.
In his third year as head coach, Jim Tressel, 50, owns a 28-6 overall record and is 16-4 in the conference since 2001. During that same time span, Paterno is 9-11 against the Big Ten and 16-16 overall.
The Buckeyes also have the Big Ten's top rushing defense; Penn State ranks last. Ohio State has a senior-laden squad; the Nittany Lions have eight senior starters, the majority of which are first-year starters. Ohio State has managed to win the close games; Nine of Penn State's last 12 losses have been by eight points or fewer.
"They are more experienced in some key spots," Paterno said. "Ohio State reminds me very much of the teams I had early in 1968 and 1969. They don't turn the ball over. They don't make mistakes and they have a quarterback that can make plays in the clutch.
"Ohio State is awfully good defensively," he said. "They have a great kicking game and the quarterback is patient. They can afford to be patient because of their kicking game and their defense. They will end up winning close ones. They really do not lick themselves. If you are going to beat Ohio State, you have to beat them. They are not going to beat themselves."
Teams on different paths since record win
By Heather A. Dinich
hdinich@centredaily.com
Around this time two years ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno defeated Ohio State for his 324th victory and was carried off the field as the nation's winningest Division I football coach.
Now, as Penn State prepares to face the Buckeyes in Beaver Stadium for the first time since that day in 2001, there's a cry to simply remove Paterno from the field for good.
The Nittany Lions are 2-6, the worst start in school history since 1931 when the team finished 2-8 under Bob Higgins. They have yet to win a conference game. While Penn State's program has gone South, Ohio State took a different turn.
The Buckeyes are defending national champions and are 21-1 in their last 22 games.
Penn State is looking to end a four-game losing streak and the Nittany Lions need to close the season with four straight wins to avoid their third losing season in four years.
"It is tough, but what are you going to do about it?" said Paterno, who was a junior at Brooklyn Prep High School in New York the last time he was associated with a 2-6 football team. "I can go home and cry or I can come out fighting. I still like my team. We have a challenge, there is no question about it. But that doesn't bother me. I have never been a guy that wanted to back away from a fight."
He's also a guy who, in 38 seasons as a head coach, has never been 2-6.
Paterno said there's no question this year has presented him with the biggest challenges he's faced with the program. The rushing defense ranks last in the Big Ten. So does Penn State's total offense. And the special teams units have cost Penn State a touchdown in each of the last three games. He's also been hindered by injuries to key players and 11 players have been involved in legal issues in the past year.
"We started out with an inexperienced line and lost our best tight end," Paterno said, referring to senior Casey Williams, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against Nebraska on Sept. 13. "We don't have a go-to tailback in the sense of somebody who has had a lot of experience back there. We have young wideouts, particularly when (senior) Tony Johnson is not playing. You can't expect us to be a really good offensive football team. I think it is ridiculous for anybody to anticipate us to be that."
Ohio State brings many things Penn State lacks to Saturday's 3:30 p.m. kickoff, including a coach who has dominated the Big Ten the last three years.
In his third year as head coach, Jim Tressel, 50, owns a 28-6 overall record and is 16-4 in the conference since 2001. During that same time span, Paterno is 9-11 against the Big Ten and 16-16 overall.
The Buckeyes also have the Big Ten's top rushing defense; Penn State ranks last. Ohio State has a senior-laden squad; the Nittany Lions have eight senior starters, the majority of which are first-year starters. Ohio State has managed to win the close games; Nine of Penn State's last 12 losses have been by eight points or fewer.
"They are more experienced in some key spots," Paterno said. "Ohio State reminds me very much of the teams I had early in 1968 and 1969. They don't turn the ball over. They don't make mistakes and they have a quarterback that can make plays in the clutch.
"Ohio State is awfully good defensively," he said. "They have a great kicking game and the quarterback is patient. They can afford to be patient because of their kicking game and their defense. They will end up winning close ones. They really do not lick themselves. If you are going to beat Ohio State, you have to beat them. They are not going to beat themselves."
Aloha Dante,
Huskers game seems to right for Texas, feel this time they get a big win. Texas at home with their loaded Off, if on will simply cause to much match up problems for the Huskers secondary. Neb. will need a big game from their Def which will keep the potent Texas Off on the sidelines, and their Off then needs only to pound the shit out of the Texas Def. But if Texas comes out firing with a lead, don't see Neb run game being able to carry the load to catch up.
Ohio St., is simply the way to go here. Penn St. and Joe Pa, just don't put the fear in anyone anymore. No real threat on Penn St's Off which spells Defensive domination by Ohio St. Penn St's defensive, is about to face a pounding by the hands of the Ohio St. ground game, which will be able to control this game , all day long.
Like Ohio St. here, but looking for Texas to take it to Neb this year. GL though on your plays, they both solid.
Huskers game seems to right for Texas, feel this time they get a big win. Texas at home with their loaded Off, if on will simply cause to much match up problems for the Huskers secondary. Neb. will need a big game from their Def which will keep the potent Texas Off on the sidelines, and their Off then needs only to pound the shit out of the Texas Def. But if Texas comes out firing with a lead, don't see Neb run game being able to carry the load to catch up.
Ohio St., is simply the way to go here. Penn St. and Joe Pa, just don't put the fear in anyone anymore. No real threat on Penn St's Off which spells Defensive domination by Ohio St. Penn St's defensive, is about to face a pounding by the hands of the Ohio St. ground game, which will be able to control this game , all day long.
Like Ohio St. here, but looking for Texas to take it to Neb this year. GL though on your plays, they both solid.
