Penn State Cult (Joe Knew)

[Zurp]

I just saw this and couldn't let it go.

I hope CJF and Kraft submit a formal request to the B1G Commissioner asking for a formal inquiry into Joel Klatt's (FOX Sports) on-air statement....

We did--we played handsy defense and our OL held on every play like they did Klatt literally said "they let them play" which is both sides not one. Being a Penn State fan isn't blaming the refs--or shouldn't be Literally it's all you post about Lando still thinking anyone in their right mind...

pennstate.forums.rivals.com

On one hand, this thread is almost a week old. On the other, it's still a week after they lost to Ohio State.
Bushwood starts by complaining that the officials told Joel Klatt that they were going to let the players play, meaning that they weren't going to call a lot of penalties. They theorize that the officials may have told Ohio State, without telling Penn State. Yeah, because that's the kind of thing that paranoid people believe.
So they go back and forth between people who are outraged and people who are level-headed about it. But I couldn't let this comment go without pointing it out:

It takes our best player (Drew Allar) out of the picture -- half the PSU offense. He is much better than OSU's QB.

I know stats aren't everything, since they rely a lot on the players around you and competition. But here they are to compare:
Howard: 186/255 (72.9%) for 2,484 yards, 24 TDs, 5 ints. 181.9 rating
Allar: 166/231 (71.9%) for 2,253 yards, 16 TDs, 5 ints. 172.3 rating
You're going to need to explain why we're supposed to accept that Allar is "much better than" Howard is.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

You're going to need to explain why we're supposed to accept that Allar is "much better than" Howard is.

Okay, I will break it down for you.

1. If you looked at the FaX anD EViDenTs you would know.
2. 409!!!!!!!
3. We Are...the B1G victims or the whatever you want to call us.
4. Unrivaled

 

[AJHawkfan]

For a fan base that is always whining about how the deck is always intentionally stacked against them, they're in a pretty nice spot for having beaten exactly..... no one.......

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1ufakn?ocid=sapphireappshare

Why Penn State enjoys ideal CFP bracket spot, playing chess to Ohio State's checkers​

Story by Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY NETWORK
• 18h • 6 min read

Penn State moved its rook to C(FP)6.

The Nittany Lions are out here playing chess with their playoff positioning, while others battle in a fierce game of checkers.

Penn State destroyed hapless Purdue on Saturday, pushing it one move closer to knotting up a home first-round playoff game without having to play in the Big Ten championship game.

If Ohio State beats Indiana next weekend, the Buckeyes are in line for a rematch with Oregon in the conference championship, with the possibility of those two powers meeting for a third time in the CFP.

If Indiana topples OSU, then the Hoosiers would be positioned to play Oregon for the conference crown.

Either way, Penn State can sit home on conference championship weekend, rest up, study some film and cruise into to a first-round host seed without beating a single team that will finish ranked in the top 25.

Pretty ideal, huh?

The Nittany Lions (9-1) slotted into the No. 6 seed line in the bracket in last week’s update from the playoff committee, and there’s a solid chance they wind up there. That’s prime real estate.

The 6-seed will host the 11-seed in Round 1, followed by a game against the No. 3 seed in the quarterfinals. That 3-seed likely will be a team from the ACC, Big 12 or Group of Five, with Big Ten and SEC teams best positioned for the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds.
Alternatively, the Buckeyes could beat Indiana, then lose to Oregon in the Big Ten championship, get seeded fifth, and be on a collision course to face the Ducks for a third time in the CFP semifinals.

To think, that’s OSU’s reward for beating Penn State in Happy Valley on Nov. 2.

Some prize.

Penn State’s opponents have a combined record of 48-53.

The committee’s a sucker for the eye test, and their eyes tell them the Nittany Lions are good. Never mind that Purdue (1-9) stinks.

"That was the best game we played overall," Penn State coach James Franklin said after his team’s 49-10 destruction of the Boilersmakers, "in terms of four quarters, offense, defense, special teams, complementary football."

Penn State fans seethed after Franklin lost to the Buckeyes two weeks ago, his 10th loss to OSU in 11 tries.

Consider that loss sacrificing a pawn, while the Nittany Lions played the long game and positioned themselves for one of the very best spots on the bracket.

 

[Zurp]

For a fan base that is always whining about how the deck is always intentionally stacked against them, they're in a pretty nice spot for having beaten exactly..... no one.......

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1ufakn?ocid=sapphireappshare

Why Penn State enjoys ideal CFP bracket spot, playing chess to Ohio State's checkers​

Story by Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY NETWORK
• 18h • 6 min read

Penn State moved its rook to C(FP)6.

The Nittany Lions are out here playing chess with their playoff positioning, while others battle in a fierce game of checkers.

Penn State destroyed hapless Purdue on Saturday, pushing it one move closer to knotting up a home first-round playoff game without having to play in the Big Ten championship game.

If Ohio State beats Indiana next weekend, the Buckeyes are in line for a rematch with Oregon in the conference championship, with the possibility of those two powers meeting for a third time in the CFP.

If Indiana topples OSU, then the Hoosiers would be positioned to play Oregon for the conference crown.

Either way, Penn State can sit home on conference championship weekend, rest up, study some film and cruise into to a first-round host seed without beating a single team that will finish ranked in the top 25.

Pretty ideal, huh?

The Nittany Lions (9-1) slotted into the No. 6 seed line in the bracket in last week’s update from the playoff committee, and there’s a solid chance they wind up there. That’s prime real estate.

The 6-seed will host the 11-seed in Round 1, followed by a game against the No. 3 seed in the quarterfinals. That 3-seed likely will be a team from the ACC, Big 12 or Group of Five, with Big Ten and SEC teams best positioned for the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds.
Alternatively, the Buckeyes could beat Indiana, then lose to Oregon in the Big Ten championship, get seeded fifth, and be on a collision course to face the Ducks for a third time in the CFP semifinals.

To think, that’s OSU’s reward for beating Penn State in Happy Valley on Nov. 2.

Some prize.

Penn State’s opponents have a combined record of 48-53.

The committee’s a sucker for the eye test, and their eyes tell them the Nittany Lions are good. Never mind that Purdue (1-9) stinks.

"That was the best game we played overall," Penn State coach James Franklin said after his team’s 49-10 destruction of the Boilersmakers, "in terms of four quarters, offense, defense, special teams, complementary football."

Penn State fans seethed after Franklin lost to the Buckeyes two weeks ago, his 10th loss to OSU in 11 tries.

Consider that loss sacrificing a pawn, while the Nittany Lions played the long game and positioned themselves for one of the very best spots on the bracket.

I saw that article, too.
We all thought James Franklin just made bad choices inside the 5 yard line this year. And lots of other years. It turns out, he was playing the long game. He figured he'd put his 2024 team in better position by losing that game. And no one would question him because of all of the other years he made bad decisions. They weren't really bad decisions - they were positioning for 2024.

Maybe it's just me, but the quality of reporting on the internet is just bad. And it seems to have gotten worse lately. Maybe I just never saw it before. There's an article that is claiming that Penn State lost that game on purpose. Right.

Another article claims that social media is in an uproar about Fox's big games being at noon. But it doesn't cite any sources or give any examples of any uproar. It just goes on to say that the players like the noon games. That's it.