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Jim Knowles (DC Penn St.)

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BUCKYLE said:
I imagine the breaking point may have been getting ripped in front of people after the 1st Oregon game and no one from the offense getting some after tsun but what do I know
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Sounds like everyone got some after TSUN game though, I don't think Sawyer and Ransom were ripping the defense in player only meetings. They've been on record saying Day took it like a man and then made adjustments.
 
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I am still marveling at the speed run completed by PSU to INTENSE rival of Ohio State.

1). PSU joins the B1G in 1990
2). In a curious scheduling twist, they don't play Ohio State until 1993
3). In 31 years, they have won 8 times.

Now apparently you guys are a legacy rival. :shrug:
Some of this was "probably" predictable. PSU doesn't really have a home conference. It dicked around as an independent for years and then in the Big East football conference.


Side note - what the hell happened in 1994?
 
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BigWoof31 said:
I am still marveling at the speed run completed by PSU to INTENSE rival of Ohio State.

1). PSU joins the B1G in 1990
2). In a curious scheduling twist, they don't play Ohio State until 1993
3). In 31 years, they have won 8 times.

Now apparently you guys are a legacy rival. :shrug:
Some of this was "probably" predictable. PSU doesn't really have a home conference. It dicked around as an independent for years and then in the Big East football conference.


Side note - what the hell happened in 1994?
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Honestly PSU was in the conference since I can remember being born in 1988. But I think it's just a matter of two strong midwest teams that ended up facing each other every year now. That and even though we've had their number most years, there have been some pretty epic games along the way.

But the Pedsters better remember we have only one rival and it ain't them.

On Knowles, if he sticks with his same scheme sans Abdul Carter (which he undoubtedly will), then there's likely going to a bumpy year or two adjusting with their personnel. Just a thought.
 
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BigWoof31 said:
I am still marveling at the speed run completed by PSU to INTENSE rival of Ohio State.

1). PSU joins the B1G in 1990
2). In a curious scheduling twist, they don't play Ohio State until 1993
3). In 31 years, they have won 8 times.

Now apparently you guys are a legacy rival. :shrug:
Some of this was "probably" predictable. PSU doesn't really have a home conference. It dicked around as an independent for years and then in the Big East football conference.


Side note - what the hell happened in 1994?
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1. and 2. PSU was announced to be joining the Big Ten in about 1990. But 1993 was the first season they played in the conference for football.
3. Hm... Sounds about right. I want to say 1994, either 1996 or 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2016. Yep - 8 times. And they've played every year since 1993. Next year (2026) will be the first year they don't play.
The 1990's were close. Ohio State won at Happy Valley in 1995, I think. The next time the visiting team won was 2003, when Ohio State (top 5 team) needed Penn State to miss a 60-yard field goal attempt (that didn't miss by much) to win. The next time the visiting team won was 2007 (again, Ohio State over Penn State). Penn State won at Ohio State in 2008 and then again in 2011. The series really started to take off for Ohio State in 2002, but it went into a new gear in 2012. 13 games, with 1 win for Penn State. And, if you haven't seen the game, go back to that game in 2016 and tell me who the better team was.

1994 - First, Penn State was better, and it wasn't close. Second, Ohio State's best player was Eddie George, and he got dinged early in the game. He probably could have come back, but when you're already down about 35-0, is that the best idea? Third, the players are human, and get discouraged, just like anyone else. When the players lose hope, they start to quit. I don't think Penn State was 49 points better than Ohio State that year. Fourth, when Ohio State quit, Penn State pushed the gas pedal down. I don't fault them for it, as they were trying to hold their #1 ranking, and it isn't Penn State's job to stop Penn State from scoring. But anyone who thinks Paterno didn't run up the score ever didn't watch that game.
 
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