Well, here we are again. Another home football game against another boring opponent. While Eastern Illinois comes in this Saturday with a 4-1 record and a #25 ranking, that ranking is in the FCS, a mediocre set of teams. Once again, regardless of the outcome of the game, Penn State will be unable to prove its worth in the national spotlight. Their 4 wins have come against Akron, Syracuse, Temple, and a squandering Illinois team that is probably as bad as those first 3 teams. With another weak non-conference opponent, what can we really expect to see out of our team? How can we judge our worth? The answer is we can't. The truth of the matter is that we infact DO know how good our team is: reflect on the Iowa game. A team that was very beatable but went up against a PSU team that is, I hate to say it, just average. Whether or not we totally blowout EIU tomorrow is irrelevant as it proves nothing in the grand scheme of things. The coming weeks will tell how improved we are since the Iowa loss 2 weeks ago. My opinion is that we will beat the teams we should and lose to those we should lose to. After all is said and done, Penn State will end up 8-4 and make it to an average bowl; status quo for this team in this decade. While EIU is not a great rival, Penn State should not overlook them. However, after a big moral victory over Illinois, I can't imagine Eastern Illinois making it much of a contest. For The Glory....
Penn State- 45 Eastern Illinois- 10
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