Am amused to see all the vituperation for Knowles.....but my thoughts, are that the 'now' stars on tOSU D are gonna want to put it in another gear, just to show Knowles that 'look at us! You kept us on the bench, and see what you missed!" Am still utterly amazed that after losing 8 starters to the NFL (all drafted in first 5 rounds by the way), the current players are kicking it. Simply cannot figure how it's being done....soooo, a longish way of saying don't discount what our D is gonna do when they're unleashed. Will predict 5 sacks of Druckenmiller, or whomever they put behind center. Go Bucks! 45-7.
Can we have a play early in the game where people might question the competence of the referees? Then, the Penn State fans can whine that that play set the momentum for the rest of the game, and say that they might have had a shot.
(For reference, how many people remember 2013? 63-14. There were a couple of plays early that were called Ohio State's way. Penn State fans felt that Ohio State unfairly got a head start and Penn State might have been able to win, otherwise. There was a play early when Ohio State had something like 3rd and forever inside their own 20. Miller ran around and completed a pass. Not for a first down... but for a good gain. A Penn State defender got knocked off his feet, and Penn State fans thought it should have been a penalty. Ohio State had to punt, anyway, without the penalty. A little while later - still in the first quarter - Ohio State got a good gain down inside the 2 yard line. I think the initial call was a touchdown, but replay shows he stepped out of bounds. He's reaching forward with the ball, though. So where's the ball when he steps out? His foot stepped out around the 2, IIRC. But he's reaching forward. No camera angle shows anything definitive. They put the ball at the 1, which I think is correct. (Ohio State scored a play later.) Penn State fans thought it should be out at the 2. But my question at the time (and now) is, "How can you put the ball at the 1, without a clear video shot showing where the ball goes?")
Anyway, watch the referees miss a holding call against Ohio State. Watch the Penn State forums explode.
