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Defense not getting set when PSU went fast

I observed several times last night our defense was still looking over to the sideline for a defensive call and were not in position when Penn State would go fast and run a play. Most of the time it led to a defense breakdown and a successful play for PSU.

I thought the Big 10 refs called a decent game but PSU only had 1 penalty for 5yards. I saw a few offensive holds on replay. Our 5 penalties were appropriate.

Not a fan of the “cover” touchdown. But it is up to our defense to keep it from happening.
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Questions:

1) When is the last time our pass blocking graded out anywhere close to 25 and how can we ever get a downfield passing game with this type of coaching?
2) What will a really good dual-threat QB do to our secondary? The lowest six grades went to our FS, SS, SCB, SCB, RCB and FS (graded 36-56)! Is this talent or coaching?
3) After we beat Duquesne, will Brown coach to "keep it close and win in the 4th quarter" against Pitt or actually try to open up our offense?
4) Can Donaldson hold up with the pounding he'll take as teams load the box on us?
5) Can our receivers be coached up with this staff?

We definitely have a few more strengths on this year's team, but the weaknesses are scary.
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The race

Used to be and still is facilities but now added to that is NIL. Facilities, we have done a decent job but going forward I am not sure we will have the dollars to be competitive especially at the level some fans unreasonable expectations are, and think the easy answer is just fire this bum and get another one. We better hope WB can produce on the $ side or we will have trouble just maintaining our current level in football. I hate it but that is the truth as I see it. Basketball is a different story, doesn't take as much $.

The only solution is we

need a a new football coach. Until then the Country Roads Trust is hamstrung. The only way we get contributions up to sustainable level every year is to get the average fan to donate $25 -$50 per month. A lot easier to sell that with a new football coach being hired.

15,000 people donating $37.50/per month is $6.7 million dollars. Big money donors aren’t the answer They can only do so much. it’s all of the individual fans that can get this done.

Finding 15k fans shouldn’t be hard to do with a new football coach.

After this post I am moving on to Duquesne.

I know, nobody has been waiting for my post of proclamation to tell the real story, but it makes me feel better to do it.

I thought the fight in the team was there.

I think the play calling is still a liability. The trick plays didn’t fool anyone and mostly got blown up.

I think some things looked cleaned up that have plagued us the last 4 years.

The decision making at key points of the game I still just don’t get. It’s like at times Brown overthinks himself, like in the scene from Waterboy…

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And it’s probably a call nobody will agree with me on, and I get that he was down two scores late, but on 4th and 7 on about the 30, I would have tried a field goal rather than go for it. Odds were against making it on 4th & 7. With a field goal, if you make it, you come away with points which I felt the offense needed at that point just for confidence building. You still more than likely need 3 scores to win at that point. Come away with something. It’s one of those calls where regardless of the choice, if it does or doesn’t work people will second guess it.

A thought on some predictions I see for the season

I was looking at the following graphic and prediction for the season. This guy has WVU finishing 8-4 and winning six of the last seven. Honestly I would call that an incredible coaching job if it happens. I do not see how this team could win six of the last seven. With a lot of breaks, five of the seven are possible. What do you think?


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