Week 13 @ Penn State: Game Notes, Depth Chart, etc

[Mavsker]

Considering that against UCLA it seemed not having Dylan was about a 14 point swing on the line. I'd think we'd be around 6-7 point favorites with Dylan.

It wasn't a 14 point swing on the line, more like 10

But also, before that game, TJ hadn't played a P4 opponent. Now he has, and did very well, so you'd expect less of a drop. We would very likely still be like 3 point underdogs with DR

 

[Sous Chef]

Knowles will be ready with athletes that UCLA doesn’t posses to go with a full four quarters of game film .

I had kind of hoped they’d slip up against Michigan State and lose all shot at a bowl. I don’t know how much weight the kids on that roster are putting into making a bowl at 6-6, but I have to believe theres something there as well as not wanting to be a part of the first losing season at Penn State since 2020 and the first non Covid losing season since 2004.

I have no doubt Holgorsen and Co have been working the hell out of the BYE week getting Lateef up to speed with some additional wrinkles he’s comfortable with and can execute, but I don’t suspect they’ll vary greatly from what we did against UCLA.

It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out. Tough crowd, on the road against a great DC with very good talent.

This game will be determined by if we can run between the tackles on them. If no we are cooked. Which IMHO is what the line is all about. That and Penn ST. will likely rush for 275.

 

[V-Doub]

This is interesting. Not sure what to take from it yet, but very interesting. Maybe, all 5 teams are above average but not great by any means? Also the 2 SEC teams (UT and Mizzou) have the weakest “adjusted strength of wins”.

Also don’t know what to make of the statistical category… Combined Conf W-L of P4 wins? WTF is that? Basically which ever team on the list has the best conf record (most conf wins) will also own this statistic. I mean, we have one team (Arizona St) with a 19-19 record in this statistical category, 38 total games accounted for. And another team (Louisville) with an 11-14 record, 25 total games accounted for… I think this is deep in the realm of statistical gobbly gook and doesn’t mean a gawd damn thing.