Completely agree! A win is going to be tough but there are few situations where a 19 point spread should be given against a ranked team (e.g. Starting QB goes down or suspensions). Cant wait to put some money down once I land in PA.
Illinois at Penn State, Saturday, September 28th, 6:30pm CT, NBC
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
+ Virginia Tech. I drive past its Turfgrass Research Center just east of the stadium every time I take my daughter to school there or pick her up. ~ A decade ago it pioneered among college teams the use of "Turf Trays" in which grass and soil on a sand base sit above square plastic trays that facilitate drainage and underground air circulation for growth. The field comprises ~ 5000 of these trays. They installed it after a wrath-of-God downpour flooded the field and forced cancellation of a game.
Sorry to get into the weeds on this and go down a rabbit hole.
Still puzzled about the 19-point PSU-Illini spread. Apparently I'm inappropriately optimistic about my team.
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Nothing wrong with getting into the weeds from time to time (daily )..............+ Virginia Tech. I drive past its Turfgrass Research Center just east of the stadium every time I take my daughter to school there or pick her up. ~ A decade ago it pioneered among college teams the use of "Turf Trays" in which grass and soil on a sand base sit above square plastic trays that facilitate drainage and underground air circulation for growth. The field comprises ~ 5000 of these trays. IIRC they installed it after a wrath-of-God downpour flooded the field and forced cancellation of a game.
Sorry to get into the weeds on this and go down a rabbit hole.
Still puzzled about the 19-point PSU-Illini spread. Apparently I'm inappropriately optimistic about my team.
Again , just my humble fried clyde opinion..................no , my name is NOT clyde.........it really really isn't......But you can call me Ray or you can call me J , .....etc etc etc.......
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So I think we match up with them pretty well offensively. They have fast, twitchy athletes on the edges and are very aggressive in their pursuit of the ball. Our RPO seems like the perfect antidote to slow down their pass rush and take advantage of some overpursuit.
My questions are on defense can we contain the run and big plays? Stopping the run was the concern going into this year. Weāve done okay with the exception of KU but we are going to see alot of the same concepts tomorrow night. And weāve been good at limiting big plays but KU gashed us last year.
If we can stop the run like we did at Nebraska, I think weāre got a good chance to win. If Penn State runs it like KU did I think we will struggle.
My questions are on defense can we contain the run and big plays? Stopping the run was the concern going into this year. Weāve done okay with the exception of KU but we are going to see alot of the same concepts tomorrow night. And weāve been good at limiting big plays but KU gashed us last year.
If we can stop the run like we did at Nebraska, I think weāre got a good chance to win. If Penn State runs it like KU did I think we will struggle.
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Scanned MGoBlog this afternoon for yuks and saw this from earlier in the week, complete with mandatory condescending football snark. The Connelly article is behind the ESPN+ paywall (and he!! will become a glacier before that network gets any of my cash.)
"Could be something to watch."
Lol. Yeah; might be almost as interesting as Minnesota @Michigan, though certainly nowhere near as enthralling as Oregon @ UCLA is likely to be.
"Could be something to watch."
Lol. Yeah; might be almost as interesting as Minnesota @Michigan, though certainly nowhere near as enthralling as Oregon @ UCLA is likely to be.
Penn State fan here. I agree with a lot of your sentiments here. Illinois is a tough as nails team, well coached, with a very good QB. I donāt get the 18-pt spread. I do think our OC will throw some new wrinkles at Illinois that we havenāt seen yet. Night games at Beaver Stadium are special. I think it will look and feel like a Whiteout! Hereās to a good game with no injuries on either side.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Thanks for stopping by. Should be an outstanding atmosphere. Hope your OC throws some things at us that we saw from him in Lawrence, KS last September.
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
This chain of Reasonable Opposing Fans paying us friendly visits is just not sustainable.
I think you're absolutely right that you'll throw some stuff at us in key moments we didn't know we had to prepare for (that's exactly what we did to Nebraska last week).
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Especially with Michigan vising Champaign in three weeks.
We certainly appreciate your kind and objective perspective @PSUDan90, but youāre making us soft for the upcoming scUM showdown. We wonāt hear anything like that from their fans.
illinipioneer
- Richmond, VA
Any bar or food recommendations for those visiting?
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
Let's be real about this - opposing fans are going to be pretty reasonable because the vast majority of us right now are still in something of a "we're happy to be in this position" right now. If Illinois becomes good to really good on a consistent level, I really hope we don't get to that "arrogant fan" level.
Having suffered through 30 years of consistently bad Illini football and a decade of bad Illini basketball, I'm not sure I'll ever be in the arrogant fan realm. I'll always remember the bad years and know that being good is not something to take for granted.
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I would hit downtown around midday. Walk College and Beaver Ave. Plenty of options...The Tavern and Corner Room are good for a more upscale meals. Champs, Zeno's, Cafe 210 West, Local Whiskey are good, lively spots for drinks. It's a good 1.5 mile walk from downtown uphill to the stadium. Definitely allow yourself time for tailgating! It is quite an experience with a beautiful setting. Most PSU fans are friendly and inviting, although an entire day of drinking will also mean you may encounter a few drunk and ignorant college kids that can't handle their alcohol.
Maybe two if I nap
illinipioneer
- Richmond, VA
Appreciate it brother!