Originally Posted by
Sunde91
1-1 +2.00 week 10
Overall: 28-20-2 +16.99
Penn State +3.5 -111
3.33 to win 3
This is the biggest game in Penn State history. Playing for JoePa, Big Ten title run on the line, Senior Day. Students are camping out in front of the stadium. Seniors plan to take the ball to Joe Pa after the win. PSU has a top college crowd to begin with, now they have all the motivation in the world. This crowd can absolutely carry Penn State to a win.
Hilarious that 70% are on Neb with the only angle being distractions. Everything goes out the window once that ball is kicked. The only possible thing distractions can affect is preparation. Well, State is coming off a bye. They had a whole week to prepare before all of this.
Don't even buy the distraction angle to begin with. Florida rolled Cincy in the 09 Sugar Bowl amid the Meyer retirement drama. FSU rolled WVU in the 09 Gator Bowl in Bowden's last game. Was MSU distracted last year without Dantonio after his heart attack? Came out at home to beat Wisc by 10. Raiders distracted when Al Davis died? Won in Houston.
Neb is a joke.
-They just lost to NW at home and only put up 25 points with 122 rush yards on 3.5 ypc. Pathetically terrible. NW has given up 38.6 points before Neb in the B10 and is 84th in rush D at 184 ypg.
-Now Neb goes on the road to play in front of an insane crowd against a State D that is 8th in total, 3rd Scoring (11 ppg), 24th rushing, and 15th in rush D ypc at 3.1.
-Neb doesn't have it this year. They aren't some team who will come storming back after a tough loss. What happened after they got rolled at Wisc? Came out at home Sat night and were down 27-6 to OSU before a fluke comeback off TOs.
-Taylor Martinez is one of the worst passers in the country. He went 11/22 with 3 INTs in his last big road game @Wisc. State is 7th in pass D and should handle him
-Neb's D is average. PSU's horrible O doesn't need a lot of points to get the cover behind their D.
State should win, but 3.5 is a gift