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Penn State 74, Illinois 52 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="dbeverly26" data-source="post: 1374357" data-attributes="member: 515868"><p>I've been waiting for her to get tossed from a game all season, and finally got my wish. The whole Tanya Alford act is a bit annoying, tbh.</p><p></p><p>Since we seem to be choosing sides here, I'm in the camp that believes talent is the biggest issue on this team, and by a wide margin. If nothing else, this season has taught us just how underappreciated Malcolm Hill was during his time here.</p><p></p><p>It's really unfortunate that this team didn't get a break or two in the early B1G schedule that might have delivered a couple of wins. I think that we'd be having a different conversation, and that the team would be playing with the intensity that we saw earlier in the year. </p><p></p><p>And while I believe that Underwood is ultimately accountable for motivating his team and bears the responsibility when they come out flat in winnable games, I also think that the difficulty of motivating in these specific circumstances shouldn't be understated. The team's busted their butts all year with almost nothing to show for it. Just like it's tough to continue to play defense when you're not scoring, it's tough to come out of the gate and play hard when you've lost so many games where you've played relatively well. Pair that with a group of upperclassmen who have not won consistently at this level and you've got a recipe for some struggles.</p><p></p><p>I don't have anything against any of the players on the current roster, but from where I stand, the quicker we cycle out the vets, the better. There will be growing pains if we have to rely on first-year players, but I think that we'd benefit from bringing in a bunch of guys who are too young to know that they're supposed to lose.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure that there are things that Underwood could have done differently in his first year, but with a clear-eyed look at the situation I have trouble laying this all at his feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dbeverly26, post: 1374357, member: 515868"] I've been waiting for her to get tossed from a game all season, and finally got my wish. The whole Tanya Alford act is a bit annoying, tbh. Since we seem to be choosing sides here, I'm in the camp that believes talent is the biggest issue on this team, and by a wide margin. If nothing else, this season has taught us just how underappreciated Malcolm Hill was during his time here. It's really unfortunate that this team didn't get a break or two in the early B1G schedule that might have delivered a couple of wins. I think that we'd be having a different conversation, and that the team would be playing with the intensity that we saw earlier in the year. And while I believe that Underwood is ultimately accountable for motivating his team and bears the responsibility when they come out flat in winnable games, I also think that the difficulty of motivating in these specific circumstances shouldn't be understated. The team's busted their butts all year with almost nothing to show for it. Just like it's tough to continue to play defense when you're not scoring, it's tough to come out of the gate and play hard when you've lost so many games where you've played relatively well. Pair that with a group of upperclassmen who have not won consistently at this level and you've got a recipe for some struggles. I don't have anything against any of the players on the current roster, but from where I stand, the quicker we cycle out the vets, the better. There will be growing pains if we have to rely on first-year players, but I think that we'd benefit from bringing in a bunch of guys who are too young to know that they're supposed to lose. I'm sure that there are things that Underwood could have done differently in his first year, but with a clear-eyed look at the situation I have trouble laying this all at his feet. [/QUOTE]
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