Bowl Game of the Year 10* Top Play Penn State Nittany Lions
(+) vs USC Trojans in Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA @ 5 ET Monday - The
Nittany Lions, as usual, are getting no respect. The Buckeyes got
invited to the CFB Playoffs, instead of Penn State who beat them head to
head and then also won the Big Ten Championship over Wisconsin.
Regardless of the "ugly" win over Ohio State and the fact that they had
some "luck" in the rally over the Badgers for the conference
championship, this is a strong Nittany Lions team. They are confident,
their defense is solid, their offense is surging, AND perhaps most
important of all, they're playing with a chip on their shoulder here.
They feel disrespected and are out to make a statement in this game by
knocking off USC. The Trojans certainly got hot this season and I have
plenty of respect for them. However, the Pac-12 has looked weaker and
weaker the more the bowl performances have come in. Washington couldn't
move the ball in their bowl game. Colorado got crushed by Oklahoma State
in their bowl game. Washington State lost to Minnesota in their bowl
game. Utah won their bowl game by only 2 points and Stanford won their
bowl game by just 2 points. The point is that these are the types of
teams that USC played all season long and yet now they're supposed to
beat the Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions by more than a TD. I feel the
Trojans are being over-rated here. They built up their stats with games
against Pac-12 weaklings like UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Arizona, and Arizona
State. Those teams had a combined record of 21-39 this season. In
tougher games away from home, the Trojans lost at Utah and at Stanford
and got absolutely crushed in a neutral site game versus Alabama. Does
that sound like a team a that is a full TD better than the Big Ten
champs? I say no way. Another thing that is hard to put a measurement on
is momentum and confidence and moxie. Penn State has all 3 as they have
rallied from huge deficits to win the biggest of games and they've won 9
straight games after a 2-2 start. As you can see, the Nittany Lions
have momentum, confidence and they "never say never" as shown in the Big
Ten Championship Game. Look for USC to drop to 0-5 in their last 5
neutral field games. As for the Nittany Lions, I look for them to
improve to 5-1 SU in neutral site games but I'll definitely grab all the
points I can get with this dangerous dog. They have averaged 328
passing yards per game in their last 4 games and look for RB Saquon
Barkley to have a huge game as he is refreshed after the break. 10* PENN
STATE
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Was just reading this post from another site:
Bowl Game of the Year 10* Top Play Penn State Nittany Lions
(+) vs USC Trojans in Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA @ 5 ET Monday - The
Nittany Lions, as usual, are getting no respect. The Buckeyes got
invited to the CFB Playoffs, instead of Penn State who beat them head to
head and then also won the Big Ten Championship over Wisconsin.
Regardless of the "ugly" win over Ohio State and the fact that they had
some "luck" in the rally over the Badgers for the conference
championship, this is a strong Nittany Lions team. They are confident,
their defense is solid, their offense is surging, AND perhaps most
important of all, they're playing with a chip on their shoulder here.
They feel disrespected and are out to make a statement in this game by
knocking off USC. The Trojans certainly got hot this season and I have
plenty of respect for them. However, the Pac-12 has looked weaker and
weaker the more the bowl performances have come in. Washington couldn't
move the ball in their bowl game. Colorado got crushed by Oklahoma State
in their bowl game. Washington State lost to Minnesota in their bowl
game. Utah won their bowl game by only 2 points and Stanford won their
bowl game by just 2 points. The point is that these are the types of
teams that USC played all season long and yet now they're supposed to
beat the Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions by more than a TD. I feel the
Trojans are being over-rated here. They built up their stats with games
against Pac-12 weaklings like UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Arizona, and Arizona
State. Those teams had a combined record of 21-39 this season. In
tougher games away from home, the Trojans lost at Utah and at Stanford
and got absolutely crushed in a neutral site game versus Alabama. Does
that sound like a team a that is a full TD better than the Big Ten
champs? I say no way. Another thing that is hard to put a measurement on
is momentum and confidence and moxie. Penn State has all 3 as they have
rallied from huge deficits to win the biggest of games and they've won 9
straight games after a 2-2 start. As you can see, the Nittany Lions
have momentum, confidence and they "never say never" as shown in the Big
Ten Championship Game. Look for USC to drop to 0-5 in their last 5
neutral field games. As for the Nittany Lions, I look for them to
improve to 5-1 SU in neutral site games but I'll definitely grab all the
points I can get with this dangerous dog. They have averaged 328
passing yards per game in their last 4 games and look for RB Saquon
Barkley to have a huge game as he is refreshed after the break. 10* PENN
STATE
Dang I got too greedy, waiting for an ever juicier spread. This is my rookie year of gambling and this is why I quit for the year...too many stupid mistakes like this one. I even forgot to bet on USC to win the first quarter when that was obviously what I thought. Sorry for the vent, but hey live and learn.
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Dang I got too greedy, waiting for an ever juicier spread. This is my rookie year of gambling and this is why I quit for the year...too many stupid mistakes like this one. I even forgot to bet on USC to win the first quarter when that was obviously what I thought. Sorry for the vent, but hey live and learn.
I've watched this penn State team all year. This is just what they do early in games. Think it says something about James Franklin's ability to get this team ready to play. Team plays hard though.
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I've watched this penn State team all year. This is just what they do early in games. Think it says something about James Franklin's ability to get this team ready to play. Team plays hard though.
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