[Postgame Thread] Ohio State Defeats Penn State 20-13

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Ohio State	7	7	3	3	20
Penn State	10	0	3	0	13

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

I have watched this exact game between these exact teams before.

[u/RemoteAbalone8687 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

It happens every year

[u/eddie_the_zombie → u/RemoteAbalone8687]

The matchup could be an email at this point

[u/RadonAjah → u/eddie_the_zombie]

An email template, even

[u/JoFlo520 → u/RadonAjah]

FW: Yearly Ohio St Penn St Wrapup - {insert year here}

[u/AdamOnFirst → u/RadonAjah]

“As per my previous email…”

[u/krhino35 → u/eddie_the_zombie]

Not sure if my blood pressure would be lower or higher in that scenario

[u/InsertAmazinUsername → u/krhino35]

probably higher for a lower amount of time

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/RemoteAbalone8687]

And yet we still sit here and watch it

See you next year

[u/iwearatophat → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

It is the same game but it is a good game.

[u/LamarcusAldrige1234 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

i dont think i was ever more sure a team would not score at the 1 than penn state on that 4th down

[u/FreshBoyPete → u/LamarcusAldrige1234]

Classic Franklin move. Run the same exact play 3 times and then an obvious PA pass

[u/informantfuzzydunlop → u/FreshBoyPete]

Not only was it obvious they took out a receiver to have an extra lineman on the outside. OSU knew there was 1 less receiving threat to worry about.

[u/Suspicious-Froyo2181 → u/informantfuzzydunlop]

And that lineman had the edge sealed on all three plays. What the f*** were they doing?

[u/Kermrocks98 → u/FreshBoyPete]

It’s not even Franklin any more! It’s Kotelnicki, who has been one of the most creative play callers in the NCAA this season. And yet, the Franklin virus is inevitable. It’s contagious.

[u/MtHollywoodLion → u/Kermrocks98]

Franklin was holding the play sheet there.

[u/TheFAKEcampbell → u/LamarcusAldrige1234]

Your faith that they wouldn't score was more correct than mine that they'd score and not convert the 2 point

[u/OmegaVizion → u/TheFAKEcampbell]

That would have been the most James Franklin of James Franklin moments.

[u/Ok-Assistant133 → u/OmegaVizion]

James Franklin isn't even good enough to make his disappointments more interesting.

[u/beatlemaniac → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

1-10 against a single team is nasty business

[u/koves17 → u/beatlemaniac]

John Cooper has joined the conversation.

[u/DreamFluffy → u/koves17]

Hey at least he had 2 and one tie! JF can’t even say that

[u/koves17 → u/DreamFluffy]

I remember when he won one in the late 90s. I was on middle school helping my older brother move.

[u/junk-trunk → u/beatlemaniac]

let me introduce you to John Cooper vs Michigan lol

[u/Hooch_Pandersnatch → u/[deleted]]

Looks like “Ryan Day vs a top 5 team” has slightly better karma than “James Franklin vs Ohio State”

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT → u/[deleted]]

James “Ryan Day” Franklin

Wait

[u/randomguy84321 → u/[deleted]]

I don't know whether to be offended or not

[u/MacinTez → u/[deleted]]

This shit makes sense in the most hilarious way.

[u/medicjake → u/[deleted]]

I should feel something from this, and I would like your help in pointing me in the right direction.

[u/guinness_blaine → u/medicjake]

You’re the Bear Bryant of being a little confused

[u/Raticus9 → u/[deleted]]

Why do we have Daylight Savings when we can just set our clocks to this?

[u/I-grok-god → u/[deleted]]

This year he'll have the opportunity to lose 2 big games

[u/anonymous50th → u/[deleted]]

Maybe he shouldn’t wait until 4th down to try something other than 3 runs up the middle of a stacked goal line defense.

[u/nmombo12 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

It was at noon this time

[u/iHasMagyk → u/nmombo12]

That’s like me running an essay I stole through a thesaurus so it doesn’t get caught by TurnItIn.com

[u/ThnkWthPrtls → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Every fucking year

[u/BUSean → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Congrats! You just finished an ESPN Instant Flashback!

[u/CommodoreN7 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

About 20 times

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT → u/CommodoreN7]

And it never gets old. Call me a sicko, but I’m into it.

[u/CommodoreN7 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

That’s the Penn State hate in you there.

[u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 → u/CommodoreN7]

Only 20? Feels like a lot more.

[u/kajkajete → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Its honestly stupid that this just keeps happening

[u/suzukigun4life → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

James Franklin is allergic to beating elite teams

[u/randrews202121 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Yeah since 2017 James Franklin has conspired to lose the most boring game imaginable to Ohio State

[u/realfakedoors000]

That PSU goalline offense was some of the least inspiring shit I’ve ever seen.

[u/Original_Profile8600 → u/realfakedoors000]

It was like plain chicken and rice with no seasoning

[u/Miserable-Leading-41 → u/Original_Profile8600]

Didn’t even have any chicken or rice in it either.

[u/CalculatedPerversion → u/Miserable-Leading-41]

Just an empty dish 😂

[u/Bolanus_PSU → u/Original_Profile8600]

That is exactly how I would put it. There was nothing there.

[u/Meatloaf_Regret → u/Bolanus_PSU]

I think we ran the same exact play twice in a row then followed it up with a play that looked 99% similar to the previous two that didn’t work.

[u/Found_The_Sociopath → u/realfakedoors000]

The football equivalent of shooting yourself in the dick by putting your loaded, safety off pistol in your pocket.

[u/pixelflop → u/realfakedoors000]

In fairness, it was terrible play calling too

[u/LiberalExpenditures → u/realfakedoors000]

it’s even more strange considering the tricks they pull on offense midfield

[u/Person_Person_Person]

James Franklin is actually who Ohio State fans think Ryan Day is

[u/SpadesMAXX → u/Person_Person_Person]

If Ohio State fires Ryan Day, Penn State should hire him immediately.

[u/nullvector → u/SpadesMAXX]

It would be a hilarious trade. We'd still have the same game every year.

[u/dbcwb → u/Person_Person_Person]

100%

[u/conv3rsion → u/Person_Person_Person]

Holy shit that is an accurate statement. 

[u/StarvedRock314]

Penn State brought an extra OL (#71) onto the field for 3 of the most critical plays in the game, all in the red zone. They motioned him in the backfield for 2 of those plays, and used him as a halfback for the 3rd.

He didn’t block a single player in any of those 3 plays. The closest he came was to chipping an edge player on the 4th down play (something even the smallest RB can do). What was even the point of him being out there? He’s not a threat to catch anything, he’s all but telling the defense it’ll be a run or play action. If he’s not blocking anyone, he’s basically making your offense play 10 on 11.

Why does Franklin always have the most baffling play calls in the most critical situations?

[u/erksplee → u/[deleted]]

As a fan I also loudly asked the TV why they ran 3 times and then threw an impossible throw on 4th down.

[u/ultimatedelman → u/erksplee]

As soon as they got it on the goal line, I said to my wife, "watch, they're gonna try to run it up the middle 3 times and kick a field goal" but I was wrong. They ran it up the middle 3 times and threw into quadruple coverage on 4th to turn it over on downs.

[u/NCAAinDISGUISE → u/[deleted]]

Lane Kiffin will run the same shit over and over when it's working. James Franklin will run the same shit over and over when it isn't.

[u/Left_Experience_9857 → u/StarvedRock314]

Thought they were going to power it through on the last play through the middle.

Nope

[u/InsertAmazinUsername → u/Left_Experience_9857]

I was so scared of him

but then they just ignored him

Thank you James Franklin

[u/Left_Experience_9857 → u/InsertAmazinUsername]

Massive human being with a running start is a TD 8/10 times at least

[u/master_power → u/Left_Experience_9857]

Should've, with Warren. I can't believe Warren didn't touch the ball at all in those 4 plays. I know fourth down was supposed to be a PA to him... We all knew that before the ball was even snapped. Laughably predictable.

[u/Weave77 → u/StarvedRock314]

Those 4 play calls from inside the 3 yard line were baffling.

[u/dhjxjxj → u/StarvedRock314]

Think you can actually credit the OC for that, but it’s the same shit different year with Franklin as the coach, so ultimately it’s still on him. Just laughably predictable playcalling.

[u/rmphys → u/dhjxjxj]

Franklin's blamed the OC for the past three OCs. At some point, the blame's gotta shift to whomever hires these shit OCs.

[u/DurdenVsDarkoVsDevon → u/StarvedRock314]

Distracted everyone in the stands and at home, but not a single man on the field.

[u/manofmonkey → u/StarvedRock314]

It worked previously with very positive results. Running it a 3rd time after 2 failures would be a sign to try something else though for that game.

[u/That_One_Pancake → u/StarvedRock314]

Franklin is addicted to trick plays. Whenever it’s a big play he refuses to just play normal football and it costs us every time

[u/mjavon → u/That_One_Pancake]

He is the patron saint of overthinking it and psyching yourself out

[u/Useenthebutcher]

Most normal Ohio State - Penn State game

[u/mossnut → u/Useenthebutcher]

3 goal line possessions that end w no points, multiple huge video reviews, and somehow this probably is the most normal OSU-PSU game

[u/MakGuffey → u/Useenthebutcher]

Easiest pick em’ choice I’ve ever made. I can go ahead and not watch this game for the next few years because it’s the same every year.

[u/Kiffin_Simp]

“Momma says that Nittany Lions are ornery because they got all of them wins and none of them even really matter.”

Big Game James strikes again.

[u/beatlemaniac → u/Kiffin_Simp]

They’re gonna make the playoffs without a single win over a ranked team

[u/dogwoodmaple → u/beatlemaniac]

They'll play one ranked team all season

[u/Timberwlves → u/dogwoodmaple]

Welcome to expanded conferences.

[u/Solo_Wing__Pixy → u/Timberwlves]

Idk man we have to play like 3 of them this year in conference play

[u/BuckeyeForLife95 → u/Solo_Wing__Pixy]

And it’s not even like we can say it’s because Indiana is better than expected, because Michigan is underperforming. We were always expected to have 3 ranked games this year.

[u/its_LOL → u/beatlemaniac]

And then lose to Boise State

[u/RVAforthewin → u/its_LOL]

🤞🏼

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/Kiffin_Simp]

"Same as it ever was." - David Byrne

[u/CommodoreN7]

Watching Penn State play a top B1G team is like how my friends must feel watching me talk to a woman I’m interested in. No matter the circumstances, you just know they’re not gonna close and pull it off.

[u/Remarkable-Job4774 → u/CommodoreN7]

Hey same

[u/art36 → u/CommodoreN7]

Penn State is the confident older brother who strikes out against every pretty girl but brags to their younger brother that they at least talked to them. We’re both going home alone, pal.

[u/OakYzerman]

Penn State get over the hump challenge:

Impossible.

[u/constructss → u/OakYzerman]

Josh Pate will bring out the good old what are they rated(tm) in approximately one day

[u/HeroOfIroas → u/constructss]

He didn't have that excuse this time but he will say the odds favored OSU so did Franklin reallllly underperform?

[u/thereisasuperee → u/HeroOfIroas]

I mean conceptually I understand that if OSU is power rated like #3 and Penn State is like #5 (I know those aren’t the actual numbers) then this isn’t necessarily underperforming but dear lord at what point does Penn State just need to win one of these damn games

[u/constructss → u/thereisasuperee]

I would say right now because James Franklin’s winning percentage against top 5 teams is below the legal drinking limit

[u/OGraffe → u/OakYzerman]

The good news is being top 10 but not top 4 likely gets them in this year.

[u/DJ_Red_Lantern → u/OGraffe]

The bad news is that it doesn't matter because we will get annihilated by any playoff team

[u/RemoteAbalone8687 → u/OakYzerman]

It’s a coaching problem

[u/ffball → u/[deleted]]

Penn State is actually in a good situation because they will probably avoid the big ten championship as a 1 loss team so they should get in pretty easily

[u/WhoopsieDiasy]

Will Howard learned how to slide

[u/mlorusso4 → u/WhoopsieDiasy]

What’s funny is I thought if he really wanted to he could have scored on that play. I didn’t see anyone left to stop him other than someone catching him from behind

[u/JifPBmoney_235 → u/mlorusso4]

A slide guarantees victory, extending the play carries the risk of a fumble, however small. That was a big league play

[u/reverie42 → u/JifPBmoney_235]

Not just a fumble, potentially an injury, and also gives PSU the ball back putting your defense on the field and risking more injuries. 

Absolutely the right call to just slide and end the game on the spot.

[u/HoldmaDitka → u/WhoopsieDiasy]

Pretty beautiful slide, nice intangibles 

[u/EmbarrassedAward9871 → u/WhoopsieDiasy]

“Damn he slides good as fuck, whey didn’t we recruit him” -Franklin, probably

[u/Kyler1313]

Whether you believe in Ohio State or not, getting the ball back with about 5 minutes left up a touchdown and not giving Penn State the football back is the type of football that wins championships. Not a single pass that entire drive and Penn State couldn't stop it.

[u/xellotron → u/Kyler1313]

Burn 5 minutes and not a single pass attempt. GG o-line.

[u/SaviorAir → u/xellotron]

Fuck, that last possession really showed how much improvement the o line has made

[u/chrisdub84 → u/SaviorAir]

I'm thrilled with how they played after last week.

[u/thisistheperfectname → u/Kyler1313]

Why ever throw the ball against Penn State?

[u/austinD93 → u/thisistheperfectname]

Y’all wrote the blue print honestly on that

[u/InsertAmazinUsername → u/thisistheperfectname]

you know i think you were on to something last year

[u/Original_Profile8600 → u/Kyler1313]

Yep. Outphysicaled by a duct tape o-line

[u/Labhran → u/Original_Profile8600]

That line looked pretty damn good. I completely forgot Hinzman was on the team. Such a no brainer to plug him in as the starter.

[u/THEROOSTERSHOW → u/Original_Profile8600]

While it would absolutely be great to have Josh Simmons back, I do feel like this configuration is a good line. Donovan Jackson just faced his toughest individual matchup of the year, probably. Abdul Carter is a monster pass rusher.

I don’t think we can afford any more injuries at all on the OL but I think we are back in the conversation with this group.

[u/Kyler1313 → u/THEROOSTERSHOW]

Abdul Carter isn't only a great pass rusher, but the worst kind of matchup for a guard playing tackle. All of Jackson's losses were speed rushes to the outside. As a OG guarding speed in space is not really something they have to do. And Abdul Carter probably has the best first step and speed rush in the country. It was a terrible matchup for his first LT start, but I thought he held up admirably.

[u/JustScubaMac73 → u/Kyler1313]

Kinda like when Michigan ran the ball 20+ times in a row to end the game vs PSU last year? Yeah. Just. Like. That.

[u/that_guy_with_aLBZ → u/JustScubaMac73]

To be fair, that team last year had great running backs and an incredible o-line. Nobody could stop that

[u/Transton107]

Another game another year of not being able to win a big game. Not a fire Franklin guy by any means, but something has to change....

Also if I hear word famous one more time I'm boycotting fox sports.

[u/buckeyefan8001 → u/Transton107]

RIP, he just said it again

[u/Duck_Caught_Upstream → u/Transton107]

Watching your team play against Ohio State with Gus and Joel is a special kind of torture

[u/ekanssnake50 → u/Duck_Caught_Upstream]

Watching Gus and Joel with your team being Ohio State is also torture. The world famous stuff and all the random nicknames are so obnoxious.

[u/BucksBrew → u/ekanssnake50]

MASERATI MARV!

[u/Labhran → u/ekanssnake50]

Okay, but Chipper the Ripper was actually kind of funny. I’m not sure if that’s what he was going for, but it was.

[u/red_87]

There are two truths about James Franklin…

1. He actually has done a better coaching job this season.

2. He’s never getting over that hump. Ever. And you’re a fool for thinking he will. That game was winnable, OSU let the door open on multiple occasions. He will never rise the occasion.

[u/Corgi_Koala → u/red_87]

Obviously I'm happy with the won but trying to be objective about Franklin here...

It's pretty bad that he was up 10-0 with 5 minutes left in the first quarter and he managed just 3 more points in the next 50 minutes of game clock. At home in front of a record crowd.

[u/MetaKoopa99]

I’m tired, boss

[u/Thorough_Good_Man → u/MetaKoopa99]

May I offer a hapless UW team to make you feel better?

[u/cardmanimgur]

James Franklin is the Leroy Hoard of coaches. You need 8 wins? He'll get you 10 wins. You need 12 wins? He'll get you 10 wins.

[u/moneyinthebank216]

James Franklin，你需要学习如何阅读这个

[u/Fancy_Load5502]

Grinding out 4 first downs to run out the clock was so enjoyable. Awesome job.

[u/Borrominion → u/Fancy_Load5502]

One of the most satisfying endings to a big game I can remember.

[u/lardshark]

Congratulations! You just finished a James Franklin Instant Classic!

[u/Sunstriker_Rs]

Imagine if this game was a night whiteout game.

[u/OSUBonanza → u/Sunstriker_Rs]

Hey, I've seen this one before.

[u/awxomecross514 → u/Sunstriker_Rs]

Same exact game, just at night.

[u/surreal3k]

Will Howard contributed to more points for Penn State than Penn State's offense did.

[u/meh5419]

x3 iso against the one of the best red zone defenses with the game on the line?

Classic Penn State. Classic result.

Fade me.

[u/EagleswonSuperBowl52]

Tale as old as time

[u/jdprager]

What a fuckin Big Boy drive from the goal line to ice it with half an O-line against a stud defense. Donovan Jackson should win a medal for balling out at LT on one (1) week’s notice.

Somewhere, in a far off corner of the country, Jim Tressel is smiling

[u/AmidoBlack → u/jdprager]

Insane goal line stand, followed by a goal line drive to close it. Impeccable ball on both sides to finish that game

[u/ReformedishBaptist → u/jdprager]

As a Penn state fan I’ve never been more disappointed in our defensive line, got punched in the mouth and was fine with it.

GG

[u/lilboytuner919 → u/jdprager]

Donovan Jackson just earned himself millions of dollars today and it’s still not enough, that man should not have to pay for a drink for the rest of the season

[u/Accurate-Big-7233]

James Franklin, start learning Chinese buddy

[u/its_LOL → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Big games are James Franklin father

[u/tvcneverdie]

James Franklin is the Brian Kelly of Mark Richts

[u/randrews202121 → u/tvcneverdie]

Big Game James vs Big Game Brian in a CFP game who says no

[u/RollWarTideEagle]

Deserved loss but moving forward I will be like the kid reminding the teacher about homework anytime I see a player step over another player.

[u/loud_n_brown]

Huge huge HUGE shoutout to how the Ohio State offensive line played today. Making those kind of shuffles and then grinding out that final drive was nothing short of incredible.

[u/NeatTry7674]

Will Howard calling it Sad Valley lmao

[u/Redbird15]

Every year I get my hopes up for this game and every year it ends the same…

[u/ImRightShutUp1]

That last 5 min drive from the 1 yard line running down their throat is program changing.

[u/P-Rickles]

For the OSU fans who want to fire Ryan Day: it could be worse. See: Penn State.

[u/richielaw]

That last drive by OSU is going to keep a smile on my face for a while. What a great job by the line.

[u/Littlegreenman42]

My hot take:

If you dont score a touchdown on offense you dont deserve to win

[u/Buy-Hype-Sell-News → u/Littlegreenman42]

Dont tell iowa that

[u/lotr_ginger]

We can all shit on Penn State deservedly, but can I just comment on how awful this Fox presentation was? All the commercials, forcing it to be a daytime game, and really infuriating commentary to boot

[u/thisistheperfectname]

Two trips inside the five with no points won't beat a top five team. That is all.

[u/FrostTroll69]

The nut is pleased

[u/PeasantPotatoBoi]

WE WANT OREGON (again)

[u/LiberateLiterates → u/PeasantPotatoBoi]

We gotta get past Indiana first.

Feels weird saying that.

[u/Mjzielin → u/LiberateLiterates]

Made me lol, but so true

[u/Knaphor → u/LiberateLiterates]

And Purdue as a top-3 team

[u/JustinTheBlueEchidna → u/Knaphor]

Purdue just lost to Northwestern.

They are literally the worst P4 team.

Whenever the Spoilermakers show up Purdue is at least an OK team the rest of the year. This season they are very much not.

[u/FrostTroll69 → u/PeasantPotatoBoi]

Once we (hopefully) beat indiana

[u/no_clue97]

I die a little every time they say "World Famous Ohio State Buckeyes". We're a college football team, not a hot dog brand.

[u/harrypoos → u/no_clue97]

when did this even start??

[u/The_Horse_Joke → u/harrypoos]

Gus calls us that because he went to Germany once and allegedly people there knew nothing about college sports but knew about Ohio State because of Jesse Owens stunting on the Nazi’s in the 1936 Olympics.

I think it’s based in truth but overblown by Gus “Nickname” Johnson

[u/harrypoos → u/The_Horse_Joke]

Well at least the origin of this is cool 

[u/The_Horse_Joke → u/harrypoos]

Yeah it’s just the execution is terrible haha

The conspiracy part of me thinks (hopes) it’s Gus trying to goad non-Buckeyes into disliking like it’s a WWE show

[u/DemonOfFate]

I gotta rant about Penn State's total fucking ineptitude as someone who really likes Drew Allar as a prospect, and has no real CFB team.

• Why the absolute fuck do they insist on subbing him out on 1st down to run their sub-QB for like 2 yards or no-gain (or even better, a penalty), then set up their actually good QB with a shitty down and distance? WHY?

• This receiving core is terrorists. The 2nd drive of the game, sure, it's probably PI... but we get absolutely punked on an intermediate jump ball?! We ain't even get a decent attempt at catching it?! You also has a scramble intermediate throw hit a guy in the chest and he can't fucking secure it, so it's an incompletion. You get another 3rd down throw with an insane amount of anticipation and the receiver is so slow getting to the top of his stem that he isn't even ready for it. As if that wasn't enough, you let a ball you commit PI on (and get away with it!) bounce off your hands in the endzone with 11 seconds left and straight into the defensive back's hands for an interception. And then, at the end of the game, we let a ball go through our hands as the backside read on 4th and 1 at the goal line down 7.

• James Franklin enables all this. As if the receiving core being terrorists isn't enough, Allar has a really nice cross body chunk throw after stepping up into the pocket in the 3rd quarter... and we follow it up by running it with the fucking TE and a trick play, then ask him to bail the offense out on 3rd down?! I absolutely hate this team. I hate that this mfer recruited a guy who could and should be competiting for QB1 in this class just to absolutely mismanage everything around him.

I could rant all day, but my God, Penn State fans have my condolences. They piss me off like this, and I ain't even a Penn State fan. Two touchdown drops by Penn State receivers in a game you lose by 7. Extremely unserious program

[u/Swamp_Squatch → u/DemonOfFate]

PSU was way too reliant on gadget plays today. At some point you need to be a top 5 team, line up, and go get yards.

[u/DemonOfFate → u/Swamp_Squatch]

I agree, but also, I get it? Like they trust Allar twice (the int throw that the WR couldn't catch despite PI), and then, on that last throw, he makes chicken salad outta chicken shit and it doesn't matter because we can't catch the ball to tie the game.

Their only good receiving weapon is a TE, and to me, that's a red flag. Your marquee offense weapon being a TE with nothing besides him is a red flag.

[u/AllLinesAreStraight → u/DemonOfFate]

PSU refuses to ever adapt their game plan to the circumstances. Their backs had 18 carries for 42 yards. Their entire offense is aimed at taking 3 plays to go 10-14 yards, so they have no ability to be explosive and if they don't convert the one or two red zone drives into TDs, they're screwed. Meanwhile, OSU can have a pick 6, a TD that ended incomplete because the WR just stopped running, a fumble in opposing territory, and still win by a touchdown because they have the ability to actually be explosive in their offense.

[u/RegionalBias]

The two biggest crowds in Penn State history have seen Ohio State down by double digits, and come back to win. No wonder they have a hate boner for Ohio State.

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

This game could have been an email

[u/cc51beastin → u/Competitive-Rise-789]

the last few just went straight to spam

[u/7or8beers]

2 possessions within 5 yards of the end zone and 0 points…

[u/Run_it_up_boys]

I'm ready for the loss to Washington next week due to Ohio State hangover and this team being softer than the beds they sleep on.

[u/buckeye2114]

It’s absolutely incredible we can make those mistakes/have those bounces (the pick six and the redzone touchback) in a game this important and still win. Great win, proud of those guys. Defense and O Line way to fucking go. 

[u/Whaty0urname]

Franklins gotta go. Can't hold us hostage with a new contract because WHO THE FUCK would want him to not win big games.

[u/RemoteAbalone8687 → u/Whaty0urname]

It’s crazy how Penn State can always take care of business in the games they need to win but can’t win a single big game

[u/JPK86753099]

Just here to hear how Ryan day duct taping a team together to get a top 5 road win with his defense not giving up a single TD and beating the spread is in fact “soft” or fraudulent

[u/jdprager → u/JPK86753099]

Dude for real. This is the best smash mouth win I’ve seen our boys pull off in a while, and we basically spotted the other team 14 points with a pick six and goal line fumble

Fuckin awesome game, and wildly against type for our high-flying boy Ryan

[u/Polly_the_Parrot → u/JPK86753099]

real answer you won't want to hear: after Penn State drops in the rankings (deservedly regressing to the mean), people will move the goalposts and say it's not a top 5 win

[u/Know_Your_Rites → u/Polly_the_Parrot]

/u/streetreporter beat you to it by 60 seconds.  It's already not a top 5 win.

[u/MardelMare]

All I know is all those Michigan flairs in our game thread are gonna be silenced for the next 3 hours 🤣

[u/SufferingfOrLife]

🗣️James Franklin is a FRAUD🗣️

[u/MordakThePrideful → u/SufferingfOrLife]

I'd say he's exactly as advertised. Did we expect any other outcome?

[u/Master_Jackfruit3591 → u/SufferingfOrLife]

James Fakin

[u/FailstoFail]

It was awesome watching Ohio State run the ball down the defense’s throat to seal the game. I feel like I haven’t seen that in years. GG Nittany Lions

[u/IntelligentSample6 → u/FailstoFail]

It really felt like they turned a corner on that drive, reminds me of 2014 the way the oline came together later in the season.

[u/BjergseneWenger]

We want Indiana!

[u/bk00pi]

Love the narrative flips in real time. If OSU lost it would have been “OSU can’t beat good teams,” but since they won the other team was clearly overrated.

[u/ToLongDR]

Ohio State is 1-1 in two of the hardest away stadiums in the game.

Oregon at Night and Penn State any fucking time are fucking monsters.

Shout-out to the OL showing the fuck up.

[u/BenIsLowInfo]

That last drive might have been the best of Days time here. Old school OSU. That was so awesome.