When PSU plays a payday game, are more Viking players injured than usual? The mismatch-ups seem dangerous to me. Playing vs. Alabama seems precarious - and pointless. Has anyone done some serious research on this?
I think there is another side to this as well as the easy "W" for the big schools. It gives them a chance sit the 1st string after QTR1 (preventing their injuries) and to see some of the 2nd/3rd stringers in for some real time action. Football is and pretty much has always been a game of attrition (as long as the scholarship limit is @ 85). I am a UGA fan but even I have to acknowledge that if Alabama didn't loose it's two primary WRs so late in the year the result might have been different.
Not PSU's fault. Just one more big time CFB wart. the big schools need those home games to pay those $10million coacghes. The loer division schools should band together and demand more money for those games. Ya know, like the SUPERCONFERENCES do.
I hope you remain a little more objective than WIlner about any football outside the Big10/SEC. We have all read and heard the endless drible about money, money, money. Would be good to read some actual football.
When PSU plays a payday game, are more Viking players injured than usual? The mismatch-ups seem dangerous to me. Playing vs. Alabama seems precarious - and pointless. Has anyone done some serious research on this?
Yes. Great question. Those games tend to result in injuries
I think there is another side to this as well as the easy "W" for the big schools. It gives them a chance sit the 1st string after QTR1 (preventing their injuries) and to see some of the 2nd/3rd stringers in for some real time action. Football is and pretty much has always been a game of attrition (as long as the scholarship limit is @ 85). I am a UGA fan but even I have to acknowledge that if Alabama didn't loose it's two primary WRs so late in the year the result might have been different.
Not PSU's fault. Just one more big time CFB wart. the big schools need those home games to pay those $10million coacghes. The loer division schools should band together and demand more money for those games. Ya know, like the SUPERCONFERENCES do.
Subscribed. Looking forward to it.
Canzano/Wilner
Can’t wait!!!
I hope you remain a little more objective than WIlner about any football outside the Big10/SEC. We have all read and heard the endless drible about money, money, money. Would be good to read some actual football.
Canzoni & Wilner
Good writing pleases me
Now, if you can sign-up Plashke, I’m all in.
But because he’s probably contemplating Plashke & Revsine - I’m in anyway!
Sorry about the auto-correct Mr. Canzano
I found Canzano & Wilner on Google Podcasts as well.