Tom Herman was history if Urbs wanted to return. Funny you have an affinity for coaches who are on the hot seat. Why didn't you throw in Gussie?
Wrong again sport....not all teams faced the same challenges. The Big and PAC 12 were the only co Terence to cancel the season then change their minds later. They then started later....that change in mindset and timing makes all the difference in the world.
Ridiculous, and dare I say arrogant, post, considering we are all blindly speculating on this subject.
BeaverLion why denigrate Mac Nit, I know why. People have opinions and you suggest he is an armchair QB and trash. I don't know who he is but I for certainly no I am not these adjectives and I can agree with the Mac Man. It's not surprising that enough of the team would have decided not to play but simply quit, look at the season. If you were to take a silent poll you would have found there were plenty who wanted to play . I would be curious what method was used to come to this decision and the coaches giving them the option speaks loudly looks like our season. I am certain if it was a bigger, more prestigious, lucrative bowl game this team would have not been given a choice. Penn State football was not going to be offered a great bowl based on this years performance, that's what happens. Every year people cite the importance of playing in a bowl for the sheer fact that the team will gain additional practices, I guess that doesn't matter now. At the end of the day the team is who they are. In my opinion choosing not to compete in the extended season says...... It's a mistake.
Outrage.....is Scott Frost's family behind this.....saving money on a bowl clause.....Huskers are ducking their committment to their fans.....if they didn't want to miss Christmas with their families, they should not have accepted scholarships....is the locker room divided, without leadership? LOL
They’re not going to get that many more practices like they would in a normal year. Plus, who knows how effective those practices are under Covid rules. Nothing will be lost by them choosing not to play except the fans not getting to watch one more game....in the big picture, that’s not a big deal.
Hard to say...you have to beat who you play. I would guess that Maryland and Nebraska, both teams we lost to earlier in the season, weren’t any better than the four teams we beat...so I would say we definitely got better.
Michigan State beat Northwestern, Illinois beat Nebraska, Rutgers beat Maryland.....
Right. If I were a player, especially a senior, And we just won 4 straight, I would want that chance to win and go out 5-5, instead of going out with a losing record. Covid was a real challenge and it has been a screwy season.but I could understand deciding not to play in a Bowl if you were deciding in early Dec, and you weee looking at another 30 days of practice. But it is already Dec 20, so you would only have another 20 or 11 days of practice before the Bowl game, not 30.
We agree on the bowl game lunacy. And you get a bowl. And you get a bowl. I do however, think this team was soft. We we weak up the middle on defense. On both offense and defense we were horrible in the red zone. Those can be lack of talent, lack of heart, and lack of focus.
In my opinion practices in December in preparation for a bowl opponent are worthless concerning next years team.
Especially considering that it is already 12/20....how many practices would there have been and the restrictive nature of the type of practices conducted due to covid....worthless is a good evaluation.
How dare you say that! Years ago talking heads or mindless sports writers decided the vital importance of these practices regarding success in the following season. Also incoming freshmen and injured players unable to participate who will be impact players the following year are improved via osmosis.
And the fact that everyone else so far in the league including Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern opted out, put pressure on PSU. Looks bad going after Wake Forest or Marshall in a minor bowl in any event, looks even worse when teams with winning records decide to stay home.
I would think the seniors with no shot at the NFL , knowing it would be their last chance to play a football game, would have voted to go bowling
Not sure what you mean - PSU was the first B1G team to opt out, followed by Nebraska, Michigan State, and Minnesota. I don't think the teams you mentioned have said anything.
Don’t know about NW opting out. Just watched Fitzgerald’s post game presser and he was pumped about playing and hopefully winning a bowl game .
