Penn State Football: Closer to 7-5 or College Football Playoff?

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Road To Glory #4

Penn State must win games it absolutely has to win

I know what you’re thinking. I must be a rocket surgeon, right?

What a crazy concept! You mean, for Penn State to be considered elite, they have to win the games they absolutely have to win? What a novel idea!!

I’ve always told you guys, I deliver hard hitting stories. And for me to tell you Penn State has to win all of its games to be elite, is about as hard hitting as it gets.

But here’s what I mean. For Penn State to make the leap, they cannot, under any circumstances go on the road to Pitt, fall asleep after the opening kickoff, then get down 28-7 early in the 2nd quarter, and eventually lose 42-39. That game can’t happen.

Penn State also can’t afford to lose against an inferior opponent 1 week after losing to Ohio State. Losing to Ohio State by a single point in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons didn’t derail the season. It was following up both of these losses with terrible losses to Sparty. This cannot happen going forward.

I realize the 2020 season did indeed happen, however I’m not going to even talk about it. But the loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl in 2018? Losing to Minnesota in 2019?

I’m going to sound like a broken record, but those results have to swing the other way to get over the “elite” hump. The Penn State Football program simply can’t afford to throw away a game every season if they want to finish it 13-0 or 12-1.

Can the Penn State coaching staff flip the switch and tighten up the screws going forward? Maybe.