Official PSU - Maryland Game Thread

[Wlawnlion]

Clifford is just not sharp today.

 

[Ram20]

Penn State is allowing Maryland to hang around. That ain’t good.

THis is a Franklin special....just neutral on offense, let the team hang around, we will likely be forced to run clock and get a 1st down deep in the 4th quarter and will be unable. Punt......close loss

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

Jeezus, this has the look of MD winning in the last 5 minutes of the game. Or what ^ said.

 

[psupride1997]

Clifford has missed so many wide open guys, good lord

 

[FrontierLion]

The issue with the running game is that the backs are not explosive enough to hit the holes coupled with the line not holding their blocks. Saquon didn't need the line to hold their blocks long.

Saquon was wasted in this offense too ... yes he was able to overcome a lot of the self imposed offensive problems, but I remember him getting stuffed behind line wayyy more than should have.

 

[psupower]

Look forward everyone. We just need the DL and OL step up with an attitude. Hopefully it gets done to coaches. We’re fine but should be blowing these guys out. Shut down QB we win….

 

[Bid D from Philly]

The issue with the running game is that the backs are not explosive enough to hit the holes coupled with the line not holding their blocks. Saquon didn't need the line to hold their blocks long.

You forgot the slow developing plays. Not all on the backs. The scheme doesn’t get them the ball fast enough to react. You must be forgetting how many runs Barkley had for negative yardage.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Great effort #3.

He bailed out another poor play call, you gotta throw the ball past the sticks.

 

[s1uggo72]

Now that was an RPO

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

Can't help wonder what this offense would look like with Tagovailoa at the helm

 

[harjeff]

Another Illinois game......let them hang around, dont put up any points and we are about to be tied!

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Pathetic. My god

 

[psupride1997]

This is just ******, uninspired football.

 

[s1uggo72]

Nice technique. Who coaches you??

 

[GregInPitt]

PSU has regressed. The OL pass protected much better against Wisky and Auburn.

Pass coverage is also poor today. MD QB has plenty of targets to throw to right from the snap and his WR's had better hands earlier in the game PSU would already be behind.

MD has also had a better pass rush than what PSU has put on MD.

And Ellis with a brain dead play running over the WR with the ball in the air, without turning his head. He is not a CB and so far a poor Safety.

 

[hapval8286]

Serious question...
How hard is it to turn your head around when the receiver looks like he's going to catch it?

 

[CoolBean]

#23 missed the tackle on the TD for loss

 

[TiogaLion]

Let's take our timeouts into the half. That's good planning. Wonder why it never occurred to CJF to call timeouts and break the obvious momentum after the second completion in a row.

I'm so done with this guy.

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Well, I jinxed that td. Bad time to give up points.

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

It's like they don't practice at all. Can anyone confirm that they actually do practice?

 

[Nohow]

Poor pass rush from DL.

 

[blion72]

#23 missed the tackle on the TD for loss

90 yd drive in 130

 

[ManassasPSU]

We are a middle of the pack big 10 team and next year is a rebuild. What does that tell you.

 

[SRD_PSU]

Franklin needs to go!!!
He sucks!

 

[m.knox]

53 stinks…70 stinks…79 stinks

Way to trash players.................

 

[ManxomeLion]

Well plenty of time to win this, but the offense has certainly seems to have regressed, though there's no way Clifford is 100%.
Sure seems like Ciarrocca had the offense established in the latter half of last season.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

PSU has regressed. The OL pass protected much better against Wisky and Auburn.

Pass coverage is also poor today. MD QB has plenty of targets to throw to right from the snap and his WR's had better hands earlier in the game PSU would already be behind.

MD has also had a better pass rush than what PSU has put on MD.

And Ellis with a brain dead play running over the WR with the ball in the air, without turning his head. He is not a CB and so far a poor Safety.

If he turns around it’s a gift interception!

 

[VaDave4PSU]

I swear, we are literally weaker than every team we play. Can't push any player back.

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

Has Bob92 called for Franklin to be fired yet? Haven't seen that post yet.

 

[psupride1997]

Franklin needs to go!!!
He sucks!

I will drive him myself cross country to USC’s campus and drop him on the doorstep

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Jack Ham just said that the key now will be “the execution of our offense.” What do you guys think?

 

[Psu00]

Completely uninspired play and very poor tackling- again. This is a recurring problem over the past few years.

 

[FrontierLion]

So now we're fair catching kickoffs around the 15 with at least 5 yards of space in front of the runner. Why not return it with a slight chance of breaking it?

 

[retrospm]

Jack Ham just said that the key now will be “the execution of our offense.” What do you guys think?

I'm for it.

 

[Nohow]

Why running out clock?

 

[Bid D from Philly]

Franklin is just bad. At least my expectations were low to begin with. So not much disappointment.

 

[Karl_Racki]

Team just isn’t good. Bottom line.

 

[Psu00]

Jack Ham just said that the key now will be “the execution of our offense.” What do you guys think?

I’m all for it? (Am I going to be cancelled now? ).

 

[Wlawnlion]

What a waste, wtf

 

[s1uggo72]

Serious question...
How hard is it to turn your head around when the receiver looks like he's going to catch it?

Hard especially if you don’t work on it