MSU-Penn State Aftermisery Thread
by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 21, 2009 6:25 PM CST
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Twas not to be today, my friends. For a number of reasons.
On to the bowl speculation.
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I was only able to see from halfway through the third quarter on. I’m thinking, ‘hey, only down seven, at least we’re not down by 35 or something.’ Then, before the couch cushion even got warmed up, we were down by 35 or something after watching our blooper reel of a defense try to best itself drive after drive, following consecutive Cousins picks. I finally gave up and did a puzzle with my three year-old.
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by Spartalytical on Nov 21, 2009 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
Holy hell, that was awful.
"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
The Only Colors
You probably don't want to hear from a Penn Stater right now but
FWIW, when the regular season ends I think you’ll end up being one of the best .500 teams in the country and most likely cruise in your bowl game, as long as you get a fair matchup. When our offense gets in that “put up a shit ton of points randomly after struggling for the entire first half mode” it’s hard for a lot teams to stop. Plus, at least you guys always have basketball season.
That may be hard to stop
But most teams at least make a token effort at doing so. At least one of the TD catches was so wide open that the guy could probably have started doing the Russian squat-dance at the 20 yard line and still made it in before he got tackled.
Really?
Why is there such positive thoughts on Dantonio after another beat-down in a big game? I think we are all so exited about beating scUM two years in a row that we don’t see the mediocrity that is so obvious. i came into this game thinking we were making the next step. I thought we had all the momentum going into halftime and then that…..it made me sick. Seriously State, let’s not assume Dantonio is the right guy because I don’t see it. Yeahh 6-6!?!
by Dantonio critic on Nov 21, 2009 8:27 PM CST reply actions
Really?
Yes, it’s a disappointing season with some indefensible losses to CMU & Minnesota. But I’ll take three bowls in three years because that’s consistency and stability that have not been present for a long time in East Lansing. Step back and enjoy the big picture. And a beer or three.
Still There
Dantonio is still building his program. He can still do a great job at MSU.
He just needs to get a better defensive coordinator.
I went to Sonic
And got a burger, a corn dog, a shake, onion rings, tator tots, and another corn dog. It helped. It also gave me a lot of time to think about adjectives to describe our defense, and specifically our secondary.
Putrid. Awful. Atrocious. Horrendous. Porous. I tried to think of an adjective that meant “like a wet paper bag”, but all I could think of was “wet paper bag-esque”.
Sorry, we left him in East Lansing in 2007
At least you got to meet Kevin Newsome.
I’m not gonna brag about winning the Land Grant Trophy, because it’s a freaking piece of s***.
"I don't know. I don't know. [waves hand dismissively] First, you'd have to tell me what a 'BCS' is. I don't know."
by ReadingRambler on Nov 22, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions
Quarterbacks who threw for at least 290 yards against MSU this year
Dan LeFevour, Jimmy Clausen, Mike Kafka, Adam Weber, Joey Elliott, Daryll Clark.
Note the list doesn’t include the shredding given the secondary by Scott Tolzien who took his foot off the gas after getting a big lead.
Also, Scott Mitchell, Ryan Leaf, JaMarcus Russell, etc.
I think.
"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
The Only Colors
Kerry Collins
"I don't know. I don't know. [waves hand dismissively] First, you'd have to tell me what a 'BCS' is. I don't know."
by ReadingRambler on Nov 22, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions
We did shut down Tim Hiller
And I heard he’s going to get drafted by the NFL.
So that’s something.
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
Postgame Quotes
“It did happen fast,” MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi said. “There were some short fields. We just didn’t get it done defensively. They made plays and we didn’t.”
Really? After the way this season’s gone, he’s going to imply that the offense/special teams created the defense’s problems?
Also, Jones’ dad on the NFL:
“We don’t have any plans for the NFL right now,” Jones Sr. said outside Spartan Stadium on Saturday night, after MSU was crushed 42-14 by Penn State. “But we will talk about it next week.”
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 21, 2009 10:48 PM CST reply actions
Ye gods
A short field doesn’t make a damn bit of difference when you forget things like “putting a defender in the same time zone as the receiver”.
More from Pat!
Penn State did have some short fields in the second half, but when the drives are 3, 3, and 1 plays, the field length does not matter.
Another quote from Pat:
Defensively overall, we played a good first half but it’s a 60-minute game. We didn’t play well enough in the second half to get it done. We had a chance and just didn’t make plays when we needed to. I feel bad for our seniors, who played their tails off. Our kids played their tails off. We never, ever question their effort. That’s the most important thing: effort.
Is is just me or is he throwing the players under the bus?
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