Week 3: Villanova at #2 Penn State (3:30 PM Sat, FS1) Gameday Thread

[Administrator]

PSU is favored by 48.5 according to FanDuel.

 

[Jerry]

Oops, didn't catch this before posting the point spread in a separate thread. 48.5 it is.

By the way, IA, I think the game is at 3:30 vice 2:30 on FS1.

 

[LionDeNittany]

PSU is favored by 48.5 according to FanDuel.

So, I've been a bit of a pariah for the past year by stating that Singleton goes down too easy.

On bwi for the entirety of last season and this season I have said it only to be attacked and have people compare his squat and 40 to Saquon.

Today I hope the coaches get his running style changed a bit. Not falling forward like a wr but instead making shifts as he goes.

I also hope, after last week, we see a third RB today.

LdN

 

[Administrator]

Oops, didn't catch this before posting the point spread in a separate thread. 48.5 it is.

By the way, IA, I think the game is at 3:30 vice 2:30 on FS1.

Yeah, I'm in Iowa, so it's 2:30 here. I fixed it above. I meant to adjust the times for Eastern Daylight Time. Forgot to tell my "assistant" to adjust the times.

 

[sr108]

PSU is favored by 48.5 according to FanDuel.

Oregon giving up some running yards. Time for the OL to show their stuff. Warm up today, and do it two weeks from now.

 

[LionDeNittany]

The third and 3 before the TD. Watch that play a few times

 

[GregInPitt]

On D, Fisher and DDS, Ford and Durant.

Campbell, Rojas

Wheatley, Tracey, Collins
Mack on 3rd down

 

[Frank Lee]

They must still be experimenting on offense or not want to show Oregon anything. Not dominant, so far.

 

[LionDeNittany]

They must still be experimenting on offense or not want to show Oregon anything. Not dominant, so far.

I agree. But at the same time, Allar can't hit his passes against Villanova and Singleton is slipping.

 

[YeOldeCup]

Looooonnnnngggg way to go to make the spread. Offense sluggish. Again. D doing all the work.

 

[GregInPitt]

Allar picking up right where he left off last game, and it's not pretty.....

 

[LionDeNittany]

Looooonnnnngggg way to go to make the spread. Offense sluggish. Again. D doing all the work.

PSU is working on the parts of the Offense which aren't super strong this first half.

They can just hand it to Kaytron and run all day. Choose not to.

 

[GregInPitt]

PSU is working on the parts of the Offense which aren't super strong this first half.

Yep, all of it.

 

[IANit]

What is Drew doing? Feels like he spent the off-season reading his press clippings with Cade Klubnik. We'll lose by about 17 to Oregon if we don't get things cleaned up.

 

[Frank Lee]

Why is "nothing there" when Allar is throwing? Why no outlet passes? How is it that Allar can't throw? The routes and play tempo suck. Give Allar plays that work under the situation.
Maybe the receivers coach, OC, and QB whisperer work within a vacuum.

 

[Jerry]

They must still be experimenting on offense or not want to show Oregon anything. Not dominant, so far.

Our D is so far above in class from Villanova that it's hard to see the Wildcats scoring...unless toward the close when the game has been decided.

Underwhelming performance on O so far. Seriously, if we can't move the ball at will against the likes of Villanova as Drew misses throws, well, what happens when we play the big boys.

I gotta say, I'm not one for pearl-clutching, but I'm concerned. For crying out loud, Villanova is a 7-TD underdog.

 

[GregInPitt]

Why is "nothing there" when Allar is throwing? Why no outlet passes? How is it that Allar can't throw? The routes and play tempo suck. Give Allar plays that work under the situation.
Maybe the receivers coach, OC, and QB whisperer work within a vacuum.

Nova is manning up and covering. No easy allways open Reynolds this game. Without the completions to Reynolds Allar would have had terrible stats last week.

 

[bdroc]

Our D is so far above in class from Villanova that it's hard to see the Wildcats scoring...unless toward the close when the game has been decided.

Underwhelming performance on O so far. Seriously, if we can't move the ball at will against the likes of Villanova as Drew misses throws, well, what happens when we play the big boys.

I gotta say, I'm not one for pearl-clutching, but I'm concerned. For crying out loud, Villanova is a 7-TD underdog.

Tennessee scored 21 in the 1st qtr vs Georgia. We scored 10 vs FIU & Villanova.

 

[Frank Lee]

Why the long cross field out patterns on a 3rd and 5? They call the wrong plays at the wrong time IMHO. I think Kotelnicki calls plays that he draws from the Community Chest pile. They don't seem to fit the situation.

 

[LionDeNittany]

Yep, all of it.

Kaytron runs fairly well. There's a reason he has 3 carries and Singleton has 12