Kent State
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The word around here (Geiger's show) is that Kent St will be playing 3 quarterbacks Saturday. They have a decent defense for a mac team but if they can't get any kind of offense going the nits HAVE to cover don't you think?
Ped State will have more difficulty with Kent State than anyone is anticipating! Their arrogance, belief in their own greatness, and focus on Pitt next week will make this a nail biter!
Kent State returns A LOT of players. Something like 85-90% of their production on both the offensive and defensive sides.
Those numbers put them near the top of FBS in turns of returning production.
Of course, they were a 3-9 MAC team last year, so some of those returning players may not necessarily be that good in the first place.
Kent State will be, like in 2015, considerably stronger on defense vs. offense. The over/under on the game is 45, which is a low number, but the under could be the play. Given PSU's new offensive players at QB and along the OL, and the likelihood that Kent State will blitz early and often to see if PSU can handle it --- I could easily see something where PSU only leads 7-3 at the half before eventually winning 24-10.
Those numbers put them near the top of FBS in turns of returning production.
Of course, they were a 3-9 MAC team last year, so some of those returning players may not necessarily be that good in the first place.
Kent State will be, like in 2015, considerably stronger on defense vs. offense. The over/under on the game is 45, which is a low number, but the under could be the play. Given PSU's new offensive players at QB and along the OL, and the likelihood that Kent State will blitz early and often to see if PSU can handle it --- I could easily see something where PSU only leads 7-3 at the half before eventually winning 24-10.
Oh please...PSU will cover and win easily. Barkley gains 170 yards before he sits down in the 4th quarter
Kent State is a very bad team. Athlon picks them dead last in the MAC East and ranks them 118 out of 128.
Villanova is unquestionably better.
Villanova is unquestionably better.
They have a decent defense, but the offense has been horrible. Can't see them scoring more than 10 points unless they get it on D or special teams. That means PSU will only have to score in the low 30's to cover. They might not get that if the kent state offense doesn't put their D in bad spots. If PSU gets a few TO then they get the 30's pretty easy.
Honestly, a "close" game would probably do PSU some good. Force them to stay in a real game situation longer.
I think Kent State would beat Villanova...
Kent State has won its last 14 meetings with 1AA opponents.
They play another 1AA team - North Carolina A&T - today at 6pm. (NC A&T won 62-0 against a Div. II team last Saturday.)
Last year, KSU played 1AA Delaware State - a 1AA power - and won 45-13. It was 36-6 at halftime. Delaware State ended up with -33 total yards (minus - not a typo) of offense.
Kent's current Sagarin rating is weighted heavily on last year's team - which had a pitiful offense.
I drove two hours to the ksu game...
Just after I got to my seat, the stadium was evacuated (all 20 of us were forced to leave) for lightning... I sat under the stands for 1.5 hours, waiting, while it poured.
Heard the game was cancelled, so I left.
Got a motel room on the way home. And then a text at 8:15pm - "players are on the field". Watched it on espn3 in the motel room.
I was really impressed w NC A&T. Man - they have some players. Besides that, Kent finds a way to lose... Being a Kent fan (since 1985) is like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.
Just after I got to my seat, the stadium was evacuated (all 20 of us were forced to leave) for lightning... I sat under the stands for 1.5 hours, waiting, while it poured.
Heard the game was cancelled, so I left.
Got a motel room on the way home. And then a text at 8:15pm - "players are on the field". Watched it on espn3 in the motel room.
I was really impressed w NC A&T. Man - they have some players. Besides that, Kent finds a way to lose... Being a Kent fan (since 1985) is like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.
