SportsBookUSA: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan better odds to meet CFB playoff than PSU
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Do you believe PSU is making the playoff? If no, then you shouldn't care what the odds are. If yes, then you should like the odds a whole lot.
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A lot of positions are up in the air for PSU this year.
QB (most important position)
OL (2 to the NFL)
WR (weak last year except for Hamler)
DT
OSU always reloads and somehow Fields didn't have to sit out a year. I don't understand Michigan being 14-1. Peterson is back but they lost Gary, Winovich, and Bush, Kinnel, and Long. Seems to me they have some questions too. Nebraska and Wisconsin have an easier path in the west.
Well, I’m usually the eternal optimist.
Offensively, defensively and special teams, PSU s/b as good (or better) and certainly deeper and more athletic at EVERY position than they were last year.
My greatest concern(s) are the continuing poor decisions & strategy made in game planning and especially made during the games in the heat of the action by Frankin and the coaching staff.
Offensively, defensively and special teams, PSU s/b as good (or better) and certainly deeper and more athletic at EVERY position than they were last year.
My greatest concern(s) are the continuing poor decisions & strategy made in game planning and especially made during the games in the heat of the action by Frankin and the coaching staff.
It doesn't matter. Even if we were offered a spot in the CFB, our leaders would probably decline it.
No doubt, but Nebraska? They've become very trendy for little reason.
Then Florida, Nebraska and Oregon should be about 200-1.
First, this is odds to win the national championship, not make the playoffs.
Second, the tweet was taken from the Westgate sportsbook, but I don't see anything on their twitter page about updating odds. I'm not sure where McMurphy got these.
Third, betonline has PSU at 50 to 1.
Second, the tweet was taken from the Westgate sportsbook, but I don't see anything on their twitter page about updating odds. I'm not sure where McMurphy got these.
Third, betonline has PSU at 50 to 1.
I don't know how you can say that. We have some high rated recruits but who knows how they'll perform.
Why should Stevens/Clifford be better than McSorley? Why should inexperienced players like Miranda & Walker be better than experienced players McGovern & Bates who are headed to the NFL? Why should Slade or Brown be better than Sanders who is akso heading to the NFL? Where is the depth at DT?
This team could surprise and finish 11-1 but they could also lose 4 games. I have no idea but saying we should be better at every position is quite optimistic. I'd be right there with you had Bates, McGovern, Sanders, Miller, JJ, and Givens decided to stay but that's not what happened.
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I said AS GOOD or better.
Face the facts, McSorley had a very disappointing year. He went from a legitimate top five pre-season Heisman candidate to not getting a single vote. While he’s an absolutely, tough-as-nails incredible kid, he simply left a lot of big plays on the field and made a few plays that cost PSU dearly, plays a three-year starter should not have made.
Franklin’s repeated time-after-time how close the McSorley-Stevens competition was and how hard that starting decision was three years ago for him to make. I like what I’ve seen of both Stevens and Clifford, though obviously in limited action.
Sanders had a good, but certainly not a great year. Hopefully his talented replacements this year will be as productive without as many costly fumbles and dropped passes.
McGovern and Bates played decently but neither were dominating players. I’m hopeful three returning starters with a year of experience will offset two new starters and the increased depth will bode well for the line’s performance.
We found a stud at TE last year but it took half the year to find him. Hopefully he will have a Gesicki-type year. He was perhaps the most positive surprise last year and I expect him to be huge this year.
The receiving group is faster and deeper, I expect 1/2 as many drops with a completion percentage 10+% better.....better hands and more accurate deliveries.
The depth on the defensive line should help offset the loss of Givens. Not jumping offsides every game and not having stupid personal fouls alone would help tremendously.
Linebacking won’t be handicapped as it was last year with Franklin’s love affair with an underperforming senior. Parsons will be better and the athleticism and depth overall is much much much better.
We’re fine at corner; and the safety position can’t be as inept defending the pass as it has been for the last several years.
I think our punting and both aspects of our kicking (placekicking and kickoffs) get better and our coverage units again s/b better athletically.
Our return game can’t be any worse than it was last year especially if someone can catch a fudging punt.
Again, I’m a historically optimistic person. I have been most of my life, although I’m losing that trait as I age. While I am critical of Franklin’s game days, much of my ongoing optimism is due to his outstanding recruiting. He and his staff have blown me away with their efforts and their results.....and I think this will begin to show up on the field this fall. Time will tell!
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