Penn State / UCF Open Thread

Submitted by Hoek on August 30th, 2014 at 8:25 AM

Penn St vs UCF! Kind of nice having a game start at 8:30 don't have to listen to gameday!

MOD EDIT - Yeah, we need to be a little more specific on gamedays. - LSA

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winterblue75

August 30th, 2014 at 8:28 AM ^

Is Kenny Mayne drunk?

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The Dirty Nil

August 30th, 2014 at 8:35 AM ^

If he is, then he must always be drunk

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CR7

August 30th, 2014 at 8:33 AM ^

Something to watch at halftime. United still playing shit, FWIW.

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State Street

August 30th, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^

CR7 is not walking through that door.

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CR7

August 30th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^

Nor is SAF, who was a much bigger loss.

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gwkrlghl

August 30th, 2014 at 8:36 AM ^

Matt Leinart just said Connor Cook is a Heisman contender on FS1. MSU is good, but if Cook even receives Heisman votes at the end of the year I will eat my laptop

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winterblue75

August 30th, 2014 at 8:40 AM ^

Game managers don't win Heismans

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Texagander

August 30th, 2014 at 9:22 AM ^

Yeah they played Jack State. Wait until they play ANYONE else before dusting off the crown

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SituationSoap

August 30th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^

Don't you remember when Le'Veon Bell won that August Heisman a few years ago, though!?

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jdon

August 30th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^

Really?

I remember when we owned september...

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Princetonwolverine

August 30th, 2014 at 8:37 AM ^

Will live football 24 hrs a day be far behind?

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jdon

August 30th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^

I wonder when the NFL will go to 4 slots on sundays instead or 3, or at least scattered starts...

Imagine 11 am starts on the east, 8 pm starts on the west coast...

They will do it eventually (maybe not that extreme, but...)

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gwkrlghl

August 30th, 2014 at 8:39 AM ^

We'll see if PSU has enough talent around him to make it matter this year

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umfan323

August 30th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^

I've seen a couple plays that should have been int, he's made a couple lucky throws... I love UCF zone blitzes they are consistently getting pressure on those

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Padog

August 30th, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^

Key to Penn State: Christian Hackenburg. You shut him down you win the game.

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nowayman

August 30th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^

thrown.

It should have been an interception.

But it worked, so /shrug.

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chally

August 30th, 2014 at 8:46 AM ^

Penn State's offensive line looks a lot like ours did last year. Could be a long season for them.

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Perkis-Size Me

August 30th, 2014 at 8:46 AM ^

Okay, Hackenberg looks pretty good. But the good thing about him is if you can shut him down, you essentially shut their entire team down.

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Avant's Hands

August 30th, 2014 at 8:47 AM ^

Penn st bailed out by some questionable calls but still managed to take the lead. 7-0 lions

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Princetonwolverine

August 30th, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^

Except for the Buckeyes I want all Big Ten teams to win today.

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Sinsoftheschafer

August 30th, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^

The Penn State o-line looks like our circa the MSU game last year

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1.21 Jigawatts

August 30th, 2014 at 8:57 AM ^

Why on earth do they keep showing Franklin? IMO, he looks like a schiester.

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LSAClassOf2000

August 30th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^

So, Penn State going uptempo and prevent a review of a catch still looks a bit like someone trying to enter a boat race with an ore freighter, but they got the call all the same - it was questionable to me, however, based on the angle they just showed. It definitely looked like it bounced into the receiver's hands.

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UofM Marine

August 30th, 2014 at 9:05 AM ^

That Interception could have been far more costly. PSU is getting a little lucky early on.

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Mr. Yost

August 30th, 2014 at 9:06 AM ^

You like to make open threads...please explain what kind of open thread it is. In this case it's obvious...but in a few hours "open thread" will be a little confusing without clicking.

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Hoek

August 30th, 2014 at 10:37 AM ^

That's my bad, it was 8:30 in the morning and there was no open thread for this game. I will remember to include more detail next time!!

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Mr. Yost

August 30th, 2014 at 9:08 AM ^

Football will never grow if this is what they have to look forward to.

IMO, ND should pretty much have exclusivity in playing in Ireland. Play this game in London or Paris. I'd love to see ND/BC in Ireland.

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Mr. Yost

August 30th, 2014 at 9:09 AM ^

We haven't been good since they started using it...jus sayin

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Texagander

August 30th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^

Making pancakes for the kids
Before our sitters show
Watching Michigan beat App State
From the eighty-second row

Go Blue

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gwkrlghl

August 30th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^

because we are well suited to defend that. Their rushing game and OL looks bad so far. A team with a good pass D should be able to shut PSU down

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An Angelo's Addict

August 30th, 2014 at 9:21 AM ^

Lol Kenny Mayne telling the little Irish kid that their interview is dying

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stbowie

August 30th, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^

Looks like we found a lineman! Pretty funny.

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JClay

August 30th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^

I usually don't care for him but that was a great interview.

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Texagander

August 30th, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^

It's days like today I regret cutting cable.

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PGB

August 30th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^

http://ifirstrowus.eu/watch/278847/1/watch-penn-state-vs-ucf.html

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BlueReign

August 30th, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^

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M-Dog

August 30th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^

Penn State should have worn blue. UCF's light gold makes it hard to tell the teams apart.

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Matthew

August 30th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^

Watch out for the Navy uniforms today. Under Armour went with the summer whites concept. They look sharp...and no I don't have a link.

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Matthew

August 30th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^

Watch out for the Navy uniforms today. Under Armour went with the summer whites concept. They look sharp...and no I don't have a link.

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stbowie

August 30th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^

Announcer just said "unbelievable this team isn't ranked in the top 25; they return all of their kickers!"

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BlueReign

August 30th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^

Hackenberg is going to be scary the next couple years.

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M-Dog

August 30th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^

Hopefully that will be in the NFL.

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RobM_24

August 30th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^

He has to play at least 1 more year right?

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BlueReign

August 30th, 2014 at 10:51 AM ^

Tragically yes.

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RobM_24

August 30th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^

UCF is completely neutered by their QB's shortcomings. Hackenberg will be a first rounder whenever he decides to go. He throws effortlessly and accurately. He can also move pretty well and throws on the move nicely.

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LSAClassOf2000

August 30th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^

There are now several instances in this game where UCF has shown us that they are so good at tackling in space that they can, in fact, tackle space. Unfortunately, it's space where no one is more often than not. If "near / missed tackles" (say, for the sake of an admittedly silly argument, "near" means you at least touched the dude) were a stat, UCF would be an early favorite for being the category leader, I would say.

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