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A strong case can be made that Saturday’s Gophers opponent, Penn State, is the team we know the least about in the conference, and maybe the nation. Their five wins are against Akron, Syracuse, Temple, Illinois, and Eastern Illinois. The combined record of the four D 1-A schools (Eastern Ill. is a Football Championship Subdivision team): 7-14. That’s why the point spread -– Penn State is favored by 16.5 points –- is a head-scratcher. Then No. 8 California came to TCF Bank Stadium on September 19 and was a two-touchdown favorite. So why is No. 14 Penn State, we get it, the game is in Happy Valley, a heavier lock?
Penn State’s last Big Ten home game resulted in a loss to then unranked Iowa. The Nittany Lions have never lost back-to-back home games against unranked Big Ten opponents. Gopher backers are hoping that bullet point comes to fruition Saturday afternoon. In addition, head coach Tim Brewster can exorcise his 0-7 trophy games record demons. The Governor’s Victory Bell is on the line.
We get a primer on Penn State from Philadelphia Inquirer beat reporter Joe Juliano.
http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1091#
Penn State’s last Big Ten home game resulted in a loss to then unranked Iowa. The Nittany Lions have never lost back-to-back home games against unranked Big Ten opponents. Gopher backers are hoping that bullet point comes to fruition Saturday afternoon. In addition, head coach Tim Brewster can exorcise his 0-7 trophy games record demons. The Governor’s Victory Bell is on the line.
We get a primer on Penn State from Philadelphia Inquirer beat reporter Joe Juliano.
http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1091#