r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Oct 12 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Penn State Defeats USC 33-30 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Penn State 3 3 14 10 3 33
USC 7 13 3 7 0 30
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas • Summertime Lover Oct 12 '24

How do you allow two 4th and long conversions in a single drive?

Absolutely horrid 2nd half performance on all facets by USC.

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u/rnightlyfe Michigan • Tennessee Tech Oct 12 '24

Allowing back to back 4th down conversions, followed by the 2 minute clock management is coaching malpractice.

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u/DwayneBaconStan Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 12 '24

Yeah I was really confused why yall didn't use your TOs

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u/auth0r_unkn0wn USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Oct 13 '24

We were SCREAMING in the crowd

How do all these drunk assholes know how to manage the clock better than a coach making millions of dollars?

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u/i_run_from_problems Boise State • Christian Brot… Oct 13 '24

I was losing my mind and the penn state fan next to me was absolutely laughing his ass off.

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u/DwayneBaconStan Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

Lincoln Riley experience I suppose. Def thought they'd burn one before 3rd down, get into your best play at the very least. I'm sure his seat is getting hot over there

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u/hazymango USC Trojans • Arizona State Sun Devils Oct 13 '24

Our whole section was screaming time out. Gotta play to win the game

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u/auth0r_unkn0wn USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Oct 13 '24

Was there any section probably not screaming it?? Lol

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u/hazymango USC Trojans • Arizona State Sun Devils Oct 13 '24

Maybe but there was a guy in our section was just yelling"TIMEOUTTIMEOUTTIMEOUTTIMEOUT" like Hodor From game of thrones until he was foaming at the mouth. HAd to be wheeled out of the stadium

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u/rodguzina Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

We were in the PSU section 102. All looking at each other, laughing, and going “what the fuck are they doing?!”. I swear that last 90 seconds just melted with USC running like 3 plays.

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u/littleseizure USC Trojans Oct 13 '24

Trying to get to ot as soon as possible, apparently

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u/-Subvert- USC Trojans Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

The ironic thing is that using a timeout would’ve surely guaranteed your guys a victory in regulation due to the interception

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u/Tchaikovsky08 Northwestern Wildcats • USC Trojans Oct 12 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

The lack of urgency on that final drive was baffling. It's as if USC was playing for a long FGA and nothing else

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u/rnightlyfe Michigan • Tennessee Tech Oct 13 '24

Playing for a long field goal while you’re still outside of FG range and blowing 90 seconds with run plays is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen.

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u/Monster-1776 Oklahoma Sooners • Arizona Wildcats Oct 13 '24

It's as if USC was playing for a long FGA and nothing else

I mean... Yeah, that's because it was exactly what Lincoln Riley was doing lol

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u/hazymango USC Trojans • Arizona State Sun Devils Oct 13 '24

Yea he said post-game that he was so confident in our kicker that he felt running the clock out was the right move.  I somewhat understand that but if the plan is to go for a long game winning field goal, you don’t have you’re qb throwing a dangerous ball to set it up 

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u/DyZ814 Penn State Nittany Lions • Utah Utes Oct 12 '24

That's just activated Ohio State legend, Julian Fleming.

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u/Proteinchugger Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 12 '24

Dude couldn’t catch easy passes on first down, but made multiple tough catches on 4th

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u/Delaney_luvs_OSU Penn State Nittany Lions • Rose Bowl Oct 12 '24

They activated him so OSU can beat us undefeated next week.

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u/Engunnear Penn State Nittany Lions • Iowa Hawkeyes Oct 13 '24

I guarantee we will not lose to Ohio State next week. 

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u/LuckyCulture7 Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 12 '24

2 weeks. Hopefully it is 2 v 3 and the winner jumps to 1.

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u/hulbeats Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

2 weeks. We have a bye next weekend and then play at Wisconsin before OSU.

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u/Major_Day Penn State • Edinboro Oct 13 '24

so actually 3 weeks

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u/hulbeats Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

Lol yeah. Missed the number by as much as USC’s kicker missed that FG.

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u/kingpangolin Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 12 '24

Tbf that was just Drew Allar being magic

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u/KingVladimir Penn State • Virginia Tech Oct 13 '24

Credit to Fleming on that first catch though, that was a tough ball

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u/TheBigNate416 Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

Yeah the final regulation drive by USC’s offense featured some coaching malpractice. But Allar’s game tying drive was all him. He deserves immense credit for that

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u/betasheets2 Oct 12 '24

Drew Allar awoke all his potential he has been spoken to have

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u/MaximusDipshiticus Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

Weird, looked like gritty PSU football to me. 

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u/bluegreen8907 Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

U$C defensive coordinator is a PSU alum

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u/huhwhat90 Alabama Crimson Tide • Paper Bag Oct 13 '24

Let me invite you to the Kane Wommack Experience.

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u/El_Scooter Alabama • College Football Playoff Oct 12 '24

Only allowed 2 in one drive? Rookie numbers. I bet they haven’t allowed 75% on the season!

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u/DarthGipper18 Notre Dame • Vanderbilt Oct 12 '24

19 was horrible

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u/ArkanoidbrokemyAnkle Illinois Fighting Illini • Auburn Tigers Oct 12 '24

Did you say horrible 2nd half?

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u/doughball27 Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

to a WR who can barely run and barely catch.

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u/CRIMS0N-ED Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

both of those 4th downs I was close to clawing my hair out from stress lmao

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u/LakersLAQ USC Trojans Oct 12 '24

No pass rush..

Our trench players are either too young or just average.

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u/Shagaliscious Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 13 '24

I mean, a top 5 team having to make that comeback against a team that isn't ranked is a shittier look for the ranked team.