Archives for October 13, 2019

#10 Penn State 17, #17 Iowa 12

The Sanguinarian Day of Reckoning (SDR) produced thrills, chills, boredom, excitement, conspiracy theories, and optimism, as the undefeated Nittany Lions passed their first test of the season at the halfway mark. With many doubters predicting a Hawkeye outright victory, Penn State covered the spread by virtue of a(nother) Nate Stanley interception on a two-point conversion.

As for the Sanguinarians, they’ll live to crow another day. They will enjoy temporary bragging rights when, surely, PSU moves up in the polls. With two Top Ten teams above them having gone down in flames, PSU is liable to be #8 when this weeks rankings come out. (That will put three B10 teams in the Top 10, tOSU, Wisconsin, and PSU — all the more reason why crappy B10 officiating needs to be addressed so the conference doesn’t keep shooting itself in the foot. More on this later.) For now, the Sanguinarians can dream of knocking off the Schmuckeyes (completely looking past the intervening schedule) and then putting the clamps on Jonathan Taylor in the conference championship game. Bring on ‘Bama!

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