Penn State Still Has a Shot at The National Title Game. Wait, What!!???

Anthony Elias

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Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns against PSU. And they still beat them by a large margin.

Advantage: PSU for 2-0 record against common opponents.

Non conference schedules?

PSU's non conference foes have a combined record of 22-24, including FCS Coastal Carolina, Syracuse, Temple, and Oregon State.

USC's non conference foes have a combined record of 21-15, including Notre Dame, Virginia, and Ohio State.

Advantage: USC

Who has the worst loss?

USC's no show at Oregon State?

Or PSU's gut wrenching, one point, leading for all but the last six seconds loss to an 8-4 New Year's Day Bowl Bound Iowa team in the horrible snowy and windy conditions?

Advantage: PSU

So all in all, PSU by virtue of the 2-0 record against common foes, the tougher conference, and a better looking loss (if such a thing exists) outweigh USC's advantage in the non conference arena, and PSU would be picked ahead of USC to go the the title game.

Alabama vs. Penn State.

SEC vs. Big Ten.

Joe Paterno vs. Nick Saban.

Traditional Powerhouses.

See if the voters can look at this and say no.

By the way.

They will. Just saying it is a pretty hefty argument...

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