BGleas Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Crazy finish! Looked like PSU was done before that last drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Happy to be wrong on this one. Glad we don't have to hear several weeks of "Purdue could be 7-0 going into Wisconsin" now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierinbham Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Just now, BGleas said: Crazy finish! Looked like PSU was done before that last drive. Good win. Clifford was gimpy after that nasty hit on his bad knee. Nice to see him finish strong after struggling to throw accurately in the second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, rico said: Purdue makes another costly mistake after a costly mistake. Right before that play, I was about to post wondering why PSU was throwing the ball when they probably weren't going to score anyway. Shows how much I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, rogue3542 said: Neither of these teams scare me. Penn State looks particularly unimpressive. Clifford is pedestrian at best. My only hope is that PSU doesn’t hand it over to that freshman by the time we play them. Kid can really sling it. In other news, Reece Taylor was absolute hot garbage tonight…is this some deep state/double agent sabotagery??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Penn St is unbelievably talented. Back up Q is the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Reese Taylor was awful last night btw, which is hilarious. Should have had 2 PIs. They somehow gave him a PBU on a clear PI in the 2nd half. What a bum. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, btownqb said: Penn St is unbelievably talented. Back up Q is the real deal. Yeah, that kid looked phenomenal in his 1 drive. PSU fans are screaming for Clifford to be benched. Sort of on that note, to me James Franklin is PSU's Tom Crean. Recuits well enough to think he's going to turn the corner all the time, there's always a glaring hole roster wise (usually offensive line for Franklin), and he's an below average game coach with wild swings of inconsistencies. Franklin gets just enough top 15 finishes to keep thinking he'll turn the corner, but mixes them in with just awful seasons given the talent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 What the heck is an illegal blindside block? Saw that against PU. I was also flipping back to the Pitt-WVU game. I'm so tired of the targeting rule, it's stops the game so they can review and they get overturned just as much as confirmed. And alot of them don't even look intentional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Hoosier82 said: Clifford is pedestrian at best. My only hope is that PSU doesn’t hand it over to that freshman by the time we play them. Kid can really sling it. In other news, Reece Taylor was absolute hot garbage tonight…is this some deep state/double agent sabotagery??? Normally he wouldn’t have started but the two starting DB’s are coming back from injury. But yeah he had a rough night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 I'm sure others touched on it but looks like the NCAA still doesn't know how to fairly penalize targeting again. Carter gets the boot and the Purdue guy was going dirty after Clifford knees and gets only 15. Welcome back College Football officiating. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Sucks to lose the game like that especially when Purdue was the better team for the majority of the game. Too many dumb mistakes though that have to be cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 26 minutes ago, BGleas said: Yeah, that kid looked phenomenal in his 1 drive. PSU fans are screaming for Clifford to be benched. Sort of on that note, to me James Franklin is PSU's Tom Crean. Recuits well enough to think he's going to turn the corner all the time, there's always a glaring hole roster wise (usually offensive line for Franklin), and he's an below average game coach with wild swings of inconsistencies. Franklin gets just enough top 15 finishes to keep thinking he'll turn the corner, but mixes them in with just awful seasons given the talent. Really good analogy. Until the final drive that bailed Penn St out I'm sitting there going this is your $100M guy Penn St? By the way...never knew until last night that Purdue gets to avoid Michigan, Michigan St, and Ohio St this year. I see Purdue is getting Wisconsin schedule this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 26 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: What the heck is an illegal blindside block? Saw that against PU. I was also flipping back to the Pitt-WVU game. I'm so tired of the targeting rule, it's stops the game so they can review and they get overturned just as much as confirmed. And alot of them don't even look intentional. Illegal blindside block would be when a player is "defenseless" /he cannot see the blocker..... and the blocker engages the defender with anything, but his hands, first. Like-- the old school "crack" block by a WR is illegal, in the form that they used to do it in. You can still "crack" just with your hands, first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Seeking6 said: Really good analogy. Until the final drive that bailed Penn St out I'm sitting there going this is your $100M guy Penn St? By the way...never knew until last night that Purdue gets to avoid Michigan, Michigan St, and Ohio St this year. I see Purdue is getting Wisconsin schedule this year. All the more important that they suffered this PSU loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, BGleas said: Yeah, that kid looked phenomenal in his 1 drive. PSU fans are screaming for Clifford to be benched. Sort of on that note, to me James Franklin is PSU's Tom Crean. Recuits well enough to think he's going to turn the corner all the time, there's always a glaring hole roster wise (usually offensive line for Franklin), and he's an below average game coach with wild swings of inconsistencies. Franklin gets just enough top 15 finishes to keep thinking he'll turn the corner, but mixes them in with just awful seasons given the talent. It was like 30 secs left and PSU was in an "under" look showing blitz. The equivalency of that would be up like 8 with a minute to go in a basketball game and you are pressuring the ball 70ft from the basket. STUPID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, btownqb said: Illegal blindside block would be when a player is "defenseless" /he cannot see the blocker..... and the blocker engages the defender with anything, but his hands, first. Like-- the old school "crack" block by a WR is illegal, in the form that they used to do it in. You can still "crack" just with your hands, first. OK. I figured a clipping call would cover that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said: Sucks to lose the game like that especially when Purdue was the better team for the majority of the game. Too many dumb mistakes though that have to be cleaned up. Brohm deserves some criticism for his play calling down the stretch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: OK. I figured a clipping call would cover that. No, because it's a "legal" block, like they aren't hitting them in the back. You just have to do it "legally". Idk, it's a good rule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Just now, rico said: Brohm deserves some criticism for his play calling down the stretch. I've seen this mentioned multiple times.... what were his play calling deficiencies last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, btownqb said: I've seen this mentioned multiple times.... what were his play calling deficiencies last night? 2. People are going to question Purdue's late play-calling Purdue took a 31-28 lead on Chris Jefferson's pick six with 8:29 left in the game. The Boilermakers had two more possessions and chances to burn the clock, but ran 11 plays for 26 yards and, more importantly, only 3:43 off the clock. The Boilermakers called 13 passing plays to only one rush (two were called back on penalties), and the incompletions allowed Penn State to conserve timeouts. Obviously, Purdue coach Jeff Brohm will be second-guessed, and I understand why. That said, I also understand Brohm's thought process. Purdue's rushing attack averaged a nation's worst 2.79 yards per carry last season. Against Penn State it improved to 4.1 per carry (not including sacks). Brohm probably believed running the ball would burn more clock but lead to three-and-outs. He chose to be aggressive and lean on what his team does best: throw the ball. It didn't work, so he'll have to live with the consequences, but I didn't hate the decision, even if I didn't entirely agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, rico said: Brohm deserves some criticism for his play calling down the stretch. I think it really boils down to not trusting the run game to pick up the first down there. If he runs the ball, PSU will use their timeouts and we likely still go 3 and out. What decided the game was that brutal 14 point swing at the half. That wasn’t on Brohm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, rico said: 2. People are going to question Purdue's late play-calling Purdue took a 31-28 lead on Chris Jefferson's pick six with 8:29 left in the game. The Boilermakers had two more possessions and chances to burn the clock, but ran 11 plays for 26 yards and, more importantly, only 3:43 off the clock. The Boilermakers called 13 passing plays to only one rush (two were called back on penalties), and the incompletions allowed Penn State to conserve timeouts. Obviously, Purdue coach Jeff Brohm will be second-guessed, and I understand why. That said, I also understand Brohm's thought process. Purdue's rushing attack averaged a nation's worst 2.79 yards per carry last season. Against Penn State it improved to 4.1 per carry (not including sacks). Brohm probably believed running the ball would burn more clock but lead to three-and-outs. He chose to be aggressive and lean on what his team does best: throw the ball. It didn't work, so he'll have to live with the consequences, but I didn't hate the decision, even if I didn't entirely agree. If he ran the ball multiple times and we got stuffed, people would complain that we weren’t aggressive and should’ve tried for a first down. I’m fine with him trusting Aidan there over the run game. Edited September 2, 2022 by Stlboiler23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, btownqb said: I've seen this mentioned multiple times.... what were his play calling deficiencies last night? Not having Taylor wrap up, making Sheffield fumble, and having the team commit too many penalties according to some Purdue fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, btownqb said: I've seen this mentioned multiple times.... what were his play calling deficiencies last night? Just me but I would have run the ball maybe a bit more. Eat the clock....but maybe Brohm just didn't trust his run game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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