Game Recap

*rant on*
I’d like to take the time to completely recap the Penn State – Notre Dame game but unfortunately I stopped watching the train wreck right after the fumble to open the second half. Mike takes the high road by pointing out that this is a young team and the season is not over, but I’m a loud mouth jerk and do no such thing. This was a complete disaster in every sense of the word. I hate losing but when you prepare well, play your best and the other guy just beats you, you tip your hat and move on realizing you don’t always win. When you fumble the ball, drop multiple interceptions, screw up chip shot field goals, and play an unbelievable stupid defensive scheme, well… it makes me sick in my stomach.

Now I’ve coached a total of 0 games in my life but everyone including me, Penn State fans, analysts, and the retarded kid that lives down the street and spends his free time smelling car exhaust fumes knew that Georgia Tech gave Penn State the blueprint to shutting down Notre Dame: bring lots of pressure and force Quinn out of rhythm. What did Tom Bradley think? Fuck no we’re going to blitz three guys for the better part of the game. Wonderful. Simply astounding. Genius plan; let the Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback sit back in the pocket for as long as he needs until somebody gets completely open. Oh, but the defensive genius did really throw Notre Dame off by blitzing a forth guy every now and then, that will show ‘em. If Penn State plays that scheme of defense against Ohio State who has a better quarterback, faster receivers and better offensive line they will get absolutely obliterated like never before.
*rant off*

More bad news for Penn State fans is the play of Paul Posluszny the first two games. It’s apparent he hasn’t fully recovered from his injury because he is just not himself. He was a step behind plays, couldn’t run people down and looked very ordinary. I thought it was just a coincidence against Akron, but it’s apparent that something is still wrong because he played poorly against Notre Dame as well. Now if I ever run into him at a State College restaurant I will completely deny every saying that for fear of being twisted into a pretzel.

The only bright spot for Penn State was the continued maturation of Anthony Morelli who was 21-33 for 189 yards a touchdown and his first interception. He did a good job and really should have had better numbers if Williams didn’t drop the ball that hit him in stride while running down the sideline. The offensive line also continues to improve as Tony Hunt had some more running room this week gaining 74 yards. They aren’t there yet, but they are improving.

Now I'm off to watch my Fantasy players and continue drowning my sorrows.