That is how Senior Day 2022 will be remembered . This is an all-time classic comedy of errors . Pathetic and embarrassing performance for a program that never misses an opportunity to disappoint.
This is a low point and that is saying something. This goes down as one of the all time Pathetic performances. No excuses for what happened out there
First half was competitive and would've been even, except for 4 ridiculously bonehead mistakes. Second half was a complete shitshow. This was like the Michigan game in that respect. It's why I think we're getting better and have more talent than we've had for awhile, but it's just hard to see it, given so many mistakes.
Just look at the first quarter, where we held them to 1 first down their first two possessions, while we had a nice drive ending in a FG to take a 3-0 lead and then we give up our 2nd KO return TD of the year - that just shouldn't happen. But even then, we bounce back with a nice return of our own and finish it off with a very nice TD to go up 10-7. And then we stuff them on D again, but eff it up with a fumble by Langan, resulting in an easy scoop and score to put PSU up 14-10 after the 1Q, without giving up more than one first down.
Then early in the 2Q, we finally get a break and recover a fumble on the PSU 24, but after no first downs, we miss a fairly short FG, which could've cut the lead to 14-13. And then on the ensuing PSU possession, we get a 3 and out and tackle the punter deep in PSU territory, but a very ticky-tack offsides was called on RU. Could've easily had points there. Then the wheels starting coming off as we did hold PSU, but got the ball back on our 4 yard line and Gavin threw a terrible pass for an INT when he had Ryan open for a huge gain. PSU, of course, converts the 30 yard TD drive and we're down 21-10 with 6 minutes left in the 2Q. PSU's offense finally gets untracked on their last drive of the half and they go up 28-10 in a half that was played pretty evenly from the LOS.
Then, in the 2nd half, we get a big play on our opening drive on the perfect slant pass to Ryan, getting the ball down to the PSU 20 and then the final nail in the coffin. Wimsatt gets destroyed on an all out blitz, fumbles and PSU takes it to the house - Wimsatt simply needs to see that coming and get the ball out (a little blocking would've helped too - or a running game). 35-10. Game over. Seems like we kind of gave up after that. To me it was a game with so much potential that we just gave away - not saying we would've won without those huge mistakes, but maybe it's only a 2-3 TD loss instead of 55-10.
