Penn State is in bigger trouble than I thought. They only had 9 returning starters and now Redd is gone. Fortt (LB) was projected as a possible starter at LB, now he's gone and they lost their backup QB and Buckley was their backup free safety. A 4 star prospect at safety changed his commitment. PSU went 9-4 with an experienced team, what happens now? Their schedule looks easy, so they may be able to coast to 9/10 wins based on such a ridiculous schedule.



2012 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule

September 1    Ohio U    Home - Noon    
September 8    Virginia    Away - Noon    
September 15    Navy    Home - 3:30 PM    
September 22    Temple    Home    
September 29    Illinois    Away    
October 6    Northwestern - Homecoming Game
   Home - Noon    
October 13    Open         
October 20    Iowa    Away - 8PM    
October 27    Ohio State    Home - 6PM    
November 3    Purdue    Away    
November 10    Nebraska    Away    
November 17    Indiana    Home    
November 24    Wisconsin    Home


They should start 5-0 with this cupcake schedule and Iowa is not exactly a powerhouse for their 6th game. Big Ten football is a joke.

 

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.

Here we go again.  Every year we hear about how SEC defenses can't possibly stop a "real" offense, and yet every year the SEC wins the national championship.

I think they have it backwards.  The gimmicky Mickey Mouse offenses are the ones that run into a buzz saw when they play a real defense.  Those offenses put up big numbers during the season because they play in conferences that don't bother to field an opposing defense.  The first time they encounter a tough, fundamentally sound defense where everyone knows their assignments and will hit you in the mouth, they crumble and in some cases barely make it out of the game alive (looking at you Michigan State, Texas too for that matter).  It is easy to run wild in an essentially open field, but much harder to do so when you are laying on your backside with your mouth bleeding.

As for the stats, every single one of those teams that were listed would have MUCH better offensive stats if they didn't have to factor in the results of the Bama game into their averages.  LSU, for example, had pretty much no problem whatsoever "running wild" over Oregon, WVU, and everyone else they played.  In the first game they managed a couple of field goals and were lucky to get out of Tuscaloosa with a win, and in the rematch they managed absolutely nothing.  They didn't even manage to cross midfield until late in the game, and when they did they were so discombobulated that they went backwards for the next 3 or 4 plays and then fumbled the football back to us at the 50.  9 points in 2 games will really skew your offensive stats.

ESPN is reporting Bolden has transferred to LSU.

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Agreed, though it would have more impact if we used it in a more discriminating way. Beating Tennessee by a point on a blocked field goal when they had us dead to rights is not exactly beating the hell out of anyone. We should also refrain from using it on lesser opponents when we beat them exactly as badly as we should have.

Now, LSU not crossing the 50......... WE JUST BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU!

Oo, that felt good.

 

The trooper may be the next one dismissed...

It does not make sense for him to transfer. He would have to sit out a year. He will be a junior and three year starter at Alabama. I wish he was on campus. These summer workouts is where team leaders are needed. Other than Andrew Steele and Releford the heart and soul of this team is first and second year players.

I really can't remember the last time a Big Ten school dominated an SEC team in a bowl game.


 

I thought it was more like Arkie refused to win
and just gave OSU the win in that game ...
even with their illegal players they still stunk it up 

just like Beamer gave Michigan the win in the Sugar Bowl
Michigan didn't win that game , Beamer handed it to them on
a silver platter with the refs as waiters ...

I agree the win against Arky was vacated but that is just like any wins by a team. They will always be the thought that the team that vacated, won the game on the field in your face that day. This is why vacating doesn't matter to me, even Alabama vacated wins but they beat the tar out of people in their face. RTR!