T-shirt Did Penn States Loss to Iowa Crush the Nit

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Then there's undefeated Northwestern. You can argue they haven't beaten anyone good, and you'd be right. But you have to contend with the fact that their quarterback, Dan Persa, is a serious dual threat and can cause a franchise that's shaky at linebacker Penn State a lot of problems.
So for Penn State to reach the 43rd bowl agree in its storied history, it just needs to be above .500 from here out,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or 4-3. In the "lowly" large Ten, that should be no problem, right?
What's not as conspicuous is the 3 AP-arrangeed and four USA Today-arrangeed franchises Penn State plays. In seven agrees. That's a certified negative.
Needless to say,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], this agreeup is distinctively more troublesome for Penn State than it seemed at the dawn of the year.
As of today, Penn State is 3-2. In cycles of bowl eligibility, this is not a bad start. All you need to qualify is a winning record. So in a typical 12-agree year, that's seven wins. Technically you can qualify with six if all of the winning franchises have been chosen, but let's stick with seven to be sure.
The most noticeable thing is only two away agrees, so the franchise spends plenty of time in very happy Valley,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where they're undefeated. A positive, no doubt.
sickinois is giving up over 300 meters per agree on defense; this will certainly assist Penn State's struggling offense. What it comes down to is the ability to stop Mikel LeShoure. That happens and It is a win.
Two wins. That's halfway. Except here's where things get a bit muddy.
Alex Ovechkin has a abundant list of endorsements because of his rock star status in Russia Federation and stunning performance on the ice for the Washington Capitals. Signing a new deal is nothing out of the ordinary for him. However his new deal is with Gillette his grooming company which is irony because of Ovechkin's often sloppy appearance. The Russian superstar has been lax about his facial hair in the past and even his teammate was confused that Gillette would want to sign a player so carefree about his grooming. Kevin C. Cox Ovechkin started playing in the Russian Super league with Dynamo Moscow at the age of 16. Making his professional debut in the season 10 years ago in which Alexander Ovechkin scored four points in 21 games. Alexander Ovechkin could spend three seasons there collected 36 goals and 32 assists in 152 career games.
Another year, another loss to the Hawkeyes. Penn State is now officially sub-.500 against Iowa.
So let's say after eight agrees the Nittany Lions are 5-3 with a "assured" loss to Ohio State two weeks later. To reach 7-5 and bowl eligibility,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Joe Paterno needs to rally his troops to two wins in 3 of those four rather dreary-looking agrees.

Best-case scenario,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you cross off the IMO underarrangeed No. 17 Michigan Wolverines and the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes as losses.
Next is Minnesota. They've struggled all year and are the only franchise left on Penn State's schedule and the only franchise in the large Ten with a losing record. Despite giving Northwestern a ton of trouble last week, Ovechkin have to assume Penn State can beat the Golden Gophers.
On top of passing for over 1,300 meters,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he's run for nearly 300 more. So while he's not exactly Michael Vick, he's an athlete who can alter an opposing franchise's strategy.
Now, I am no pessimist-oh wait, yes Ovechkin am-but what it comes down to is, barring Penn State outplaying their current makeup or pulling out a fairly large upset,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the blue and white could be sitting home in late December and early January watching the NFL playoffs instead of fighting for their own shiny trophy. The National Hockey League recently changed its rules so that shootout wins could no longer be included as tiebreakers for playoff berths directing some to think about whether support for the shootout was waning. However just as NHL executives want playoff berths to be decided based on team play; that does not mean they are against having shootouts during regular season games. Only ten percent of games in this year have gone to the shootout which is 5 percent down from last year.
That abandons sickinois, Minnesota, the USA Today-arrangeed No. 25 Northwestern Wildcats, Indiana, and the No. 17 USA-16 Michigan State Spartans for Penn State to nab four wins.
Let's dissect the Nittany Lions' remaining schedule: sickinois, @ Minnesota,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Michigan, Northwestern, @ Ohio State,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Indiana, Michigan State
It is aggressive to dismiss all the issues the Nittany Lions are having in their 2010 campaign, but this is getting ridiculous.
Finally, there's old Sparty. Michigan State is rattling off wins left and right and is actually arrangeed higher than its in-state counterpart in both the AP and the USA Today polls. Behind Edwin Baker and freshman Le'Veon Bell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they're 20th in the country in rushing. They're winning by an average of 36-19. If Penn State can't find a way to slow MSU's dynamic duo, it'd be an honest miracle to win, even at home.
I won't be as brash as to say Robert Bolden should be benched, or worse,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that this is a sign of the Joe Paterno Apocalypse, and like his friend Bobby Bowden, Alexander Ovechkin should be pushed out of his position as coach.
"Slander." you might say, but before Ovechkin look ahead, let's do a bit of recapping.
What Ovechkin will say is the loss to Iowa seriously endangers Penn State's chances of reaching a sixth straight bowl agree. At this point the Rose Bowl can be safely written off, but even reaching something like, Ovechkin do not know, the Outback Bowl, is a bit of a stretch.
I'll tackle Indiana first. Indiana's fourth-arrangeed passing offense, led by Ben Chappell, has been seemingly unstoppable. In four agrees, Chappell's thrown for 1,370 meters, 12 touchdowns, and one interception. That's Manning-esque. Most recently Alexander Ovechkin completed 45 of 64 attempts for 480 meters,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 3 touchdowns, and a pick against Michigan.
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