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Game Thread Ohio State 6, Penn State 13 (Oct. 25)

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Penn State's remarkable offensive explosion in 2008 - ESPN The Magazine

BE THE BALL
To get a proper grip on Penn State's high-scoring Spread HD offense, The Mag went right to the source. Luckily, the football was willing to talk.
by A Nike 3005 Collegiate Football (as told to Eddie Matz)

109,626. That's how many people are here in State College, Pa., to see if Illinois can slow down Penn State's new Spread HD offense. The crowd?larger than the population of Erie or Berkeley or Green Bay?is sitting through this rainy, late-September night to watch 22 guys knock the snot out of one another. But no matter whose number is called in the Nittany Lions' grab-bag offense, all eyes will be on me, because everyone is here to watch football. And I am the football.

Gulp.

I have a confession to make. I've never seen the field?not in a real, live game anyway, and barely in practice. Every year, Penn State's equipment manager, Spider Caldwell, rips open large boxes containing 225 balls sent by Nike. The boxes don't come from Swoosh headquarters in Oregon. They don't even come from the Philippines, where all of us Nike 3005 balls are born.

Instead, they come from a company called the Big Game, in Frisco, Texas, which tattoos us with a metallic blue Nittany Lions logo before shipping us to our final destination. Spider takes us out of our boxes and rubs us with a wet towel, to remove a red, waxy film. Quarterback Daryll Clark doesn't like the red, waxy film. Neither do any of the receivers or running backs. Pretty much no one likes it, except when it rains, when unwaxed balls weigh more than a nose tackle.

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Taosman;1303058; said:
Does State Penn run "man" defensive schemes? I like to think our ability to run a "man" defense will be key Saturday night. :oh:
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Having MJ, Chimdi, and D-Wash should certainly help reel in their skill guys on the perimeter, but I think a big factor in the game will be the blitz looks, disguising coverages, and shutting down Royster. It has to start with stopping the run and confusing Clark.

From what I've seen, Clark looks a lot like Troy Smith, especially with the precision of his passes when rolling out of the pocket -- eerily similar to our old #10 -- and that concerns me a little. Where Clark cannot match what Troy Smith brought in late-'05 and '06 is the experience. He may be a senior, but playing the past three years against PSU's scout team and this half season versus opponents of questionable talent probably has not prepared him for the D he's about to face Saturday night.

Another factor in keeping him out of rhythm and shutting down PSU's offense will be keeping them off the field altogether, which means OSU's offensive line, Beanie and Pryor and Co. are going to have to turn in their best game of the season so far.

PSU looked vulnerable against U-M in the first half with Threet running, so there should be holes there for Pryor and Wells.

This should be an exciting game. I cannot wait. :io:
 
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zincfinger said:
A couple of quibbles...



USC scored TD's on 4 good drives and an interception return, not on 5 good drives. Also, I don't think it was all USC after the first OSU drive settled for a FG, unless you mean "all USC" strictly in terms of points. The two teams had the same number of field-length drives, but red zone follies and the huge pick made it not appear that way on the scoreboard.
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There I fixed it for you. Glad you could read all of that, and that's all you have for me. Good for you. But it WAS all USC. Yards don't mean jack shit. If we move the ball all day against PSU, and have double the yardage that they do, and lose, then I won't be happy. We didn't have a ton more yardage than MSU, but it was ALL BUCKEYES! And we had some drives against USC, but the fact remains, it was ALL USC. As painful as that is for me. Let's just hope it is ALL OSU this weekend. I could care less if PSU gets 600 total yards, as long as we win.
 
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JT and the team are looking for the crowd to help them win this game on Saturday. So wear scarlet and wave the towels. But more importantly, during the game get loud and stay loud, and get loud at the proper times. Most of us understand this, but some may not, so allow me to explain.

Go ahead and yell whenever TP or Beanie break off a 20-yard run, and whenever tOSU scores or gets a turnover. High five your friends and neighbors. That excitement is great and adds to the atmosphere in the 'Shoe.

But to really help the team, yell every time the Penn State offense approaches the line of scrimmage, and keep yelling until the ball is snapped. That is how the home team disrupts the other offense from hearing the QB, and from hearing their center call out blocking assignments and blitz pick-ups. It can lead to false starts, missed blocking assignments (and maybe a sack), and their QB and receivers not being on the same page (and maybe an interception).

How should you be loud? Personally, if there's no organized cheer at the time, I like to yell 'DEEEEEEEEEEE' for several seconds at a time - for me it's logical and about the most noise I can make over a period of several seconds. And after I run out of breath before the ball is snapped, I yell it again.

Conversely, when the Bucks have the ball, you can cheer between plays, but once tOSU gets lined up on offense, calm down so our offense can communicate. Plus, that saves your voice for when Penn State is on offense.

So if you're lucky enough to be at the game, have fun, and be loud. But be as loud as you can be every time that PSU is getting ready to snap the football, not just on third down when the bell is rung. That's what JT and team really want when they are asking the crowd to help them.

And after tOSU wins the game, be proud that you helped - and then rest up your voice for The Game.

Go Bucks!
 
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BB73;1303237; said:
JT and the team are looking for the crowd to help them win this game on Saturday. So wear scarlet and wave the towels. But more importantly, during the game get loud and stay loud, and get loud at the proper times. Most of us understand this, but some may not, so allow me to explain.

Go ahead and yell whenever TP or Beanie break off a 20-yard run, and whenever tOSU scores or gets a turnover. High five your friends and neighbors. That excitement is great and adds to the atmosphere in the 'Shoe.

But to really help the team, yell every time the Penn State offense approaches the line of scrimmage, and keep yelling until the ball is snapped. That is how the home team disrupts the other offense from hearing the QB, and from hearing their center call out blocking assignments and blitz pick-ups. It can lead to false starts, missed blocking assignments (and maybe a sack), and their QB and receivers not being on the same page (and maybe an interception).

How should you be loud? Personally, if there's no organized cheer at the time, I like to yell 'DEEEEEEEEEEE' for several seconds at a time - for me it's logical and about the most noise I can make over a period of several seconds. And after I run out of breath before the ball is snapped, I yell it again.

Conversely, when the Bucks have the ball, you can cheer between plays, but once tOSU gets lined up on offense, calm down so our offense can communicate. Plus, that saves your voice for when Penn State is on offense.

So if you're lucky enough to be at the game, have fun, and be loud. But be as loud as you can be every time that PSU is getting ready to snap the football, not just on third down when the bell is rung. That's what JT and team really want when they are asking the crowd to help them.

And after tOSU wins the game, be proud that you helped - and then rest up your voice for The Game.

Go Bucks!
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One word. Booze.

A lot will be consumed. We have all day.
 
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BB73;1303237; said:
JT and the team are looking for the crowd to help them win this game on Saturday. So wear scarlet and wave the towels. But more importantly, during the game get loud and stay loud, and get loud at the proper times. Most of us understand this, but some may not, so allow me to explain.


Go Bucks!
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You are oh so wise... I thought I would have to scream for 4 straight hours :biggrin:
 
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rocketman;1303240; said:
One word. Booze.

A lot will be consumed. We have all day.
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Got 3 bottles of Captain Morgan all ready. One for me, one for my brother and the other in case anyone around us needs a refill.

:drunks:

Oh yeah... forgot we aren't 'allowed' to bring liquor into the game... :paranoid:
 
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