2006 Penn State Football Breakdown

**stump** · 07-17-06, 01:39 PM

Penn State is in my neck of the woods, and I'd agree with your 9 - 3 call.
Recruiting classes have been drastically improved the past 2 yrs, although the losses have been large, this should be a team that improves as the season goes on.

**isetcap** · 07-17-06, 02:50 PM

I am leaning towards 8-4.

They will lose to Notre Dame and OSU. Both contests away and early in the season for a young team against powerhouse opponents. A likely loss to Michigan and one other offday performance against Minnesota, Purdue, or Wisconsin is going to yield 4 losses.

**Razz** · 07-17-06, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by isetcap

I am leaning towards 8-4.

They will lose to Notre Dame and OSU. Both contests away and early in the season for a young team against powerhouse opponents. A likely loss to Michigan and one other offday performance against Minnesota, Purdue, or Wisconsin is going to yield 4 losses.

That's a pretty good assessment, although I think their game against Michigan is more of a coin flip than a likely loss. I would say 8-4 as well.

**bigboydan** · 07-17-06, 04:38 PM

this team was very tough for me to cap this year. they have 3 really tough games in osu,michigan (HC game), and ND.

i feel they will lose 2 out of the 3 of those games, and lose to wisky on the road.

**bigboydan** · 08-13-06, 02:32 AM

According to the Associated Press, "Penn State sophomore receiver Mark Rubin has a broken right collarbone and will likely miss the rest of preseason camp." Rubin should miss about four weeks. The kid actually missed all of last season with an ankle injury, too, and may wind up switching to DB. Too early to dub him 'injury prone'

**bigboydan** · 08-19-06, 11:19 PM

the Penn State secondary is definitely one of the team's larger question marks entering the season. "With more than two weeks to go until the season opener against Akron on Sept. 2, the secondary is a big unknown.

King is one of four new starters in the backfield... This year's unit does show potential, and might benefit from a year of watching last season's starting cornerbacks, Alan Zemaitis and Anwar Phillips." Potential is a dangerous thing, though. I don't know if these can live up to it or not.

**bigboydan** · 08-25-06, 01:05 PM

according to a Penn State preview I just read, sophomores Deon Butler and Derrick Williams could mesh into one of the big ten’s top wide receiver duos. The 5-foot-10 Butler led the Nittany Lions with 37 receptions for 691 yards and nine TDs. Meanwhile, the 6-foot Williams added 22 receptions for 289 yards and a touchdown in seven games before missing the remainder of the season with a broken arm. Neither boasts scary size. But they can be scary good because of their big-play ability."

**bigboydan** · 08-29-06, 08:48 PM

Joe Pa has released the official Penn State Nittany Lions starting lineup:

not sure if i like the sound of that "co-starters" at the QB position.

Offense
WR Derrick Williams
LT Levi Brown
LG Gerald Cadogan
C A.Q. Shipley
RG Robert Price
RT John Shaw
WR Deon Butler
QB Anthony Morelli
TB Tony Hunt
FB Matt Hahn
TE Patrick Hall

Defense
LE Josh Gaines
LT Jay Alford
RT Ed Johnson
RE Jim Shaw
OLB Paul Posluszny
ILB Tim Shaw
OLB Dan Connor
CB Tony Davis
FS Donnie Johnson
SS Nolan McReady / Anthony Scirrotto (co-starters)
CB Justin King