Penn State at tOSU, Oct 30th, 7:30 PM, ABC

[ScriptOhio]

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Nebraska 30 - Illinois 22

Illinois 20 - Penn State 18

Sure hope the Buckeyes show up ready to play this Saturday and not look ahead towards the Nebraska game. Obviously Corn is a better team than Ped State....

The score of the UNL - ILL game was indeed 30 to 22

But it was Illinois that had the 30

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

How many of us would’ve guessed that the stakes of this game would be the opportunity to hand the nits their 3rd straight loss?

We all have our fantasies.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

The score of the UNL - ILL game was indeed 30 to 22

But it was Illinois that had the 30

30 points? How many OTs did THAT take?

 

[Onebuckfan]

Bert called out his OL and they dominated in the running game. Can our OL dominate like that ..OBVIOUSLY

 

[youra6]

I will say that with a healthy Clifford, PSU wins that game.

The fact that Franklin allowed Clifford to play while operating at like 40% really speaks to how inept he is as a head coach.

 

[Onebuckfan]

I will say that with a healthy Clifford, PSU wins that game.

The fact that Franklin allowed Clifford to play while operating at like 40% really speaks to how inept he is as a head coach.

He either desperate or knows he’s moving on.

 

[Thump]

Plunger time.

 

[Dryden]

On Sep 29 2018, Dwayne Haskins lead a furious fourth quarter rally down 12 points with under 8 minutes to play in Happy Valley to win 27-26. The 1 point loss, Penn St's second consecutive 1 point loss in the series since their upset win in 2016, would prompt James Franklin to say the following postgame,

"The reality is, we've gone from an average football team, to a good football team, to a great football team, but we're not an elite team yet. The work that it's going to take to get to an elite program is going to be just as hard as the ground and the distance that we've already traveled to get here. We're going to break through, and be an elite program, by doing all the little things. We're a great program. We lost to an elite program. And we're that close."
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Since that game - and that declaration, - Penn St is 25-13 (OSU is 35-4) and 18-12 against Big Ten opponents (OSU is 28-1).

Welcome to the ranks of the elite, Coach Franklin.

 

[RB07OSU]

Plunger time.

We're going to absolutely wreck their shit, I can't even wait. If they keep the margin under 21 points I'd honestly be shocked. I hate Ped State almost as much as the team up north, but won't give them the satisfaction of labeling them as a "rival". They're just a team I hate that we dominate, I'll leave it there.

 

[BB73]

Plunger time.

Happens to you a lot, doesn’t it?

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I'm sure I'll be watching some of it from the RV lot. Maybe. 2 years ago the fireball was flowing and that was for an earlier game. No idea what can happen when you start drinking at 6:00am for a night game.

I can share my experiences… but it’s all public record and in court documents if I don’t get back to you in a timely manner.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Buckeyes open as a 15-point favorite over Penn State with the O/U at 63.5 points.

The oddsmakers are predicting a final score of something close to 39-24.

 

[NFBuck]

 

[Oh8ch]

Buckeyes open as a 15-point favorite over Penn State with the O/U at 63.5 points.

The oddsmakers are predicting a final score of something close to 39-24.

The PSU team that scored 18 points in 4 quarters and 9 OTs is going to score 24 in the Shoe?

Or perhaps they are the 39.