Watched SU - Penn State Replay This AM

[OrangePA]

Ugh.

Our offense with Drew Allen was truly inept.

I had forgotten what a difference Terrel Hunt made last year - even when he was throwing poorly.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

Ugh.

Our offense with Drew Allen was truly inept.

I had forgotten what a difference Terrel Hunt made last year - even when he was throwing poorly.

That decision was precisely the kind of meathead coaching that we should see absolutely none of this year if the staff has matured.

 

[JSOrange97]

What a way to start off your week... to watch that game (which should have been a W) first thing on a Monday. Yuck.

 

[MadNY3]

Ugh.

Our offense with Drew Allen was truly inept.

I had forgotten what a difference Terrel Hunt made last year - even when he was throwing poorly.

I may not agree with some of the things you say (and likewise), but without question, you, Sir, are a FAN.

 

[OrangePA]

I may not agree with some of the things you say (and likewise), but without question, you, Sir, are a FAN.

Couldn't help it!

Watched while desperately hoping for a different result!

 

[Rocco]

Our secondary got smoked once Robinson came into the game. It was a man amongst boys out there.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

Our secondary got smoked once Robinson came into the game. It was a man amongst boys out there.

Precisely why I think the DBs are the most concerning unit on this team and have the most to prove.

 

[44PRIDE]

Our secondary got smoked once Robinson came into the game. It was a man amongst boys out there.

Oh man, I forgot about this guy...and the aggrivation that came with our inability to cover him.

 

[RF2044]

That decision was precisely the kind of meathead coaching that we should see absolutely none of this year if the staff has matured.

Actually, it was the exact opposite of "meatheaded." They recognized Hunt was better in second game of the season, gave him much more PT in the third, and made the switch by the fourth game. Meathead coaching would have been to stubbornly stick with Allen.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

Actually, it was the exact opposite of "meatheaded." They recognized Hunt was better in second game of the season, gave him much more PT in the third, and made the switch by the fourth game. Meathead coaching would have been to stubbornly stick with Allen.

Wouldn't it have been simpler, and saved a lot of time and trouble, to just start Hunt in game 1?

 

[Millhouse]

as soon as allen reached the 40 yard line, he became the worst qb ever. maybe it's just randomness but something screwy happened as soon as they hit the 40 yard line, maybe play calling?

between the 40s, 21-45, 182 yards, 0 TD, 5 INT, 58 rating

hunt had a 94 rating between the 40s. that still stinks but a 58? yeesh

 

[OrangePA]

as soon as allen reached the 40 yard line, he became the worst qb ever. maybe it's just randomness but something screwy happened as soon as they hit the 40 yard line, maybe play calling?

between the 40s, 21-45, 182 yards, 0 TD, 5 INT, 58 rating

hunt had a 94 rating between the 40s. that still stinks but a 58? yeesh

He was repeatedly given solid field position - including the final possession.

He looked over his head - still surprised by how poorly he played.

 

[dasher]

Wouldn't it have been simpler, and saved a lot of time and trouble, to just start Hunt in game 1?

those guys from ND been reinstated yet?

 

[Faegan]

That game was like a JV high school game. Both teams looked terrible.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

those guys from ND been reinstated yet?

It's not game time.

 

[Finwad32]

Shafer told me this was singlehandedly the game he regretted most last year. Said they definitely let Penn State get one that he thought was ours for the taking. He said Penn State and Pitt were two games we absolutely should've won.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Wouldn't it have been simpler, and saved a lot of time and trouble, to just start Hunt in game 1?

I think sometimes things play out the way they do for a reason. I recall that Hunt hadn't instilled much confidence leading up to the season.

 

[TheCusian]

I think sometimes things play out the way they do for a reason. I recall that Hunt hadn't instilled much confidence leading up to the season.

Shafer said as much recently. Something about how they failed to identify just how good Hunt was with his legs when things broke down. It had to do with camp and how sacks are touch, blown dead.

Remember, all of the lead up was how Allen had just as much speed as Hunt, but had a better arm. Turns out no one was accounting for just how shifty and poised Hunt would be in real games.

By the end of the year, Hunts ability to run was apart of the game plan.

 

[mlbball99]

Did Allen throw a pass td all season?

 

[RF2044]

Wouldn't it have been simpler, and saved a lot of time and trouble, to just start Hunt in game 1?

Hindsight is always 20/20.

The competition was close, we were playing a tough opponent on the "road" [basically] to open the seasson, and Hunt was completely unproven. It isn't that hard to see why they erred on the guy who supposedly was a better passer, who'd played at Oklahoma versus a kid who hadn't seen the field.

 

[ImperialOrange]

I watched part of the SU Spring game on youtube last night. I recommend that instead.

 

[Millhouse]

Hindsight is always 20/20.

The competition was close, we were playing a tough opponent on the "road" [basically], and Hunt was completely unproven. It isn't that hard to see why they erred on the guy who supposedly was a better passer, who'd played at Oklahoma versus a kid who hadn't seen the field.

hunt was so terrible in his first couple BCS opponent games, he would've ended up benched had he been the one to start the year. good chance they end up losing the first two games with him looking terrible, then bring in allen to look terrible against NC St and WF

getting the allen experiment out of the way early allowed them to take their lumps with hunt.

it's all just a big accident but i'm glad it worked out how it did

 

[OttoinGrotto]

hunt was so terrible in his first couple BCS opponent games, he would've ended up benched had he been the one to start the year. good chance they end up losing the first two games with him looking terrible, then bring in allen to look terrible against NC St and WF

getting the allen experiment out of the way early allowed them to take their lumps with hunt.

it's all just a big accident but i'm glad it worked out how it did

I think there's something to that.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I dvr every SU game whether I go to them or not. If we win, I go back and watch them again. If we lose, I'm usually too pissed off to watch and delete them without looking at them. I'll leave watching disappointing games and analyzing them to the coaches.

 

[jgeorge322]

Our secondary got smoked once Robinson came into the game. It was a man amongst boys out there.

robinson was a beast. clearly on a different level than everyone else on the field.