for just the third time this season I caught the end of a Penn State football team on television, and they lost, again
it is almost as if I were jinxing them
good thing we don't believe in jinxes
one of the eternal complaints of the fans is that Penn State play calling is not imaginative enough - they should try the "Trinity Lateral"
Note the score just before the end on the bottom scroll bar.
Think JoePa will go for it?
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I thought one of the eternal complaints of Penn State fans was that the refs were out to get them.
These are not mutually exclusive...
I jinx them;
The play calling is too conservative;
AND the refs are out to get them - I mean did you see those non-pass interference calls (ok, one of them was uncatchable, but COME ON!)
Seriously: one problem seems to be lack of intensity - the team is notably slow starting and often seems to decide it is not playing any more in the 4th quarter.
This year that might be due to lack of intensity among the on-field offensive leadership.
Whatever else you might say about Michigan, they do usually seem to show up intending to actually play the whole game.
The problem isn't you watching them, it is JoePa being two billion years old and not having the coaching staff that a big-time program needs to suceed.