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Message: [QUOTE="Zack80, post: 4548319, member: 1245"] Even with my ranking Michigan at #20, they are still way below UVa at #3, and the game is at UVa. I guess if UVa won by 10 or more, it would make my preseason ranking of #20 for Michigan look questionable. On the other hand, if Michigan keeps it close or wins it it would support the ranking. My PSU pick is a bit of an under-the-radar pick. Last year, they had a lot of injuries. I wouldn't have had them in the top 20 going into last year as they looked a little short on the offense and had a face-off question mark. Then they lost their top attackman, TJ Malone (43 points in 11 games in 2021) to injury. Further another another one of their better offensive players, Greg Traynor, missed about half the season (17 pts in 6 games). PSU had a team .430 FO pct last year. TJ Malone and Traynor are back going into this year. Will Peden had a decent freshman year with 11g-22a. PSU brings in a 5-star attack recruit Matt Lazzaro. PSU also brings in a transfer Kevin Winkoff, who scored 55pts for Binghamton last year. PSU got nice contributions from a number of other players last year: Mac Costin, Jeb Brenfleck, Ethan Long, ... . Ethan Long scoring 6g, 12a, 18 points at the midfield in 10 games in his freshman year last year looks particularly positive. So I see a major jump in offensive potential, and last year's woes have lead to good depth on the offense going into this year. At Face-off, PSU returns their top face-off man from last year, Hudson Bohm, who had a .465 pct as a freshman and adds transfer Chase Mullins, who was considered the top face-off recruit in 2021 recruit rankings. Hard to know how Mullins will do as he was injured last year, but there is the potential for a major improvement at face-offs for PSU. [/QUOTE]

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