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2018 Week 2 Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
trumpet_23	4
ToLongDR	5
taloncarde	6
bwburke94	7
BobDeLaSponge	8
BosskOnASegway	8	Struggled against App State, but scaring P5 schools is App State's MO, so we can tentatively let it slide.
CFSparta92	8
chrisb19	8	I'm not going to overreact to a week 1 disaster because they pulled out the win but the Nittany Lions are ON NOTICE.
grjohnst	8
Quentanamo_Bay	8
TotalEconomist	8	75
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	9
captain_sasquatch	9	B1G ADs please stop taking App State's calls. It's going to be bad and we all know it. I think this had trap game all over it and PSU still found a way to win. McSorely may look like Mark Tremonti from Creed but he's still really good. I normally would drop PSU for playing such a close game to inferior competition but 1. it's App State and 2. I think this team continues to evolve as the year goes on. I may eat my words on this one but we'll see. 
dan4223	9
DonnieNarco	9
GenialGiant	9	Penn State needed another miraculous drive in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime against Appalachian State, but Trace McSorely delivered once again; the offensive line looked like a weak spot and the receivers dropped a number of beautiful passes, but I think the defense suffered in large part because of the skill of Thomas and will perform better against all but the best quarterbacks.
Hobbes_121	9	Dropped two spots due to needing OT to beat App St at home (though I think App St is among the better G5 teams). The next three weeks should be tune up games before hosting Ohio St & Michigan St
jshokie1	9
noahthearc	9	-3 spots. Penn State was lucky to eek out a win over App State in overtime at home, but the team still has lofty expectations.
plannedsickdays	9
TaylorLeprechaun	9	+1: They won and some teams ahead lost so they get a bump
THECrew42	9
Acm0028	10
bgr308	10	Penn State eeked out a win Saturday against a good App State after a missed Mountaineer field goal sailed wide right to send the game into OT. However, the rushing attack was productive in the first game without Saqoun Barkely, with 204 yards and 4 touchdowns (RB Miles Sanders and QB Trace McSorley each had 2 scores). The defense, after allowing 28 points in the fourth quarter, came up big with an interception to seal the win. The Nittany Lions should still make noise in the B1G East and the playoff talk. An early 'Whiteout" game against Ohio State might decide the East.
Bill3ffinMurray	10
Blooblod	10	Penn State drops a little bit due to the OT scare against App State, but I'm not going to overreact to much.
BlueSCar	10	Bumped Penn State two spots down from where the model had them.
buttforaface	10
coreyfra	10
d_mcc_x	10
Disregardskarma	10
Everythingpossible	10
Ghost_of_Dude	10
itsabearcannon	10
jlh2b	10
ndhuskerpower	10
pmartin0079	10
retnuh101	10
SometimesY	10
stripes361	10	After ranking Penn State #4 in my preseason poll, I am dropping them back down near the consensus point. Their new secondary has me very concerned for them. Still sticking strong with my prediction that Miles Sanders will do a stellar job of replacing Saquon Barkley's production and that the offense will be quite powerful. I am just not sold on this retooling defense right now.
Branzilla91	11
DanNeverDie	11
G-manP	11
jnoobs13	11
Pikachu1989	11
RegulatorRWF	11
runujhkj	11
ShogunAshoka	11
TanzaniaMagic	11
tdeff19	11
TDenverFan	11
thegreendalegelf	11
UNC_Samurai	11
wesman212	11
aubieismyhomie	12
bakonydraco	12
boxman151515	12
BUSean	12
CambodianDrywall	12
CertifiedSheep	12
chceman	12
CoopertheFluffy	12
Daigotsu	12
DarkLegend64	12	-1
f0gax	12
monkeymatt1836	12
RatherBeYachting	12	Should have lost to App State, not impressive at all.
SCRx	12
seaotter2	12
standrew5998	12	I simply cannot give Penn State the credit they likely want for just barely beating App St...in overtime...after shooting themselves in the foot constantly. They almost got Michigan'ed. They still won, and they control their own destiny in the B1G...but damn dude. Clean that shit up.
uwbjb	12
WarEagle9	12
xelphin	12	They did pull out a win, but not before nearly dropping a home opener to the kings of upsets, Appalachian State. I really want to believe that Penn State is extremely good and that App State is just very very good this year as well, but we will have to see in the weeks coming.
52hoova	13	Huge red flag to almost lose to App State... but again, can't knock a team too much for getting a win.
admiraltarkin	13
atchemey	13
brobroma	13
CockADoodleBOOM	13
DarthYoda2594	13
DEP61	13
eclectic_tastes	13
Feral_Squirrel	13
Fifth_Down	13
Harmbert_	13
HelioOne	13
KingKliffsbury	13
Our-Gardian-Angel	13
spsellers	13
surreptitioussloth	13
TheReformedBadger	13
was_saying_boo_urns	13
woakley	13	Penn State survied a big scare from App State in week 1. They didn't lose, so no reason for major alarm yet. But taking OT to beat App state is enough to make them drop a couple for me. 
BorisNumber1	14
CarbonCamaroZL1	14	Nearly losing to that team gives slight PTSD as a Michigan fan, however it obviously could have been much worse (see Michigan 2007). PSU doesn't particularly look great, but it's tough to tell with the scare of an always good App State who play to their opponents.
Cassiyus	14	-5
chweris	14
hascogrande	14
HUSKEROYAL	14
jmac_21	14	Kind of a big drop for Penn State here, just feel like they didn't look like people expected them to look. Really got away with one early, but they can make their way back into the competition as the season goes on. 
LEGEN--wait_for_it	14
orboth	14
pileatedloon	14
puffadda	14
ScarletFever333	14
TheZachster	14
3RDnKING	15
A-Stu-Ute	15
Chris-P-Creme	15
gbuntin	15
goblue10	15
JCiLee	15
Johnnycockseed	15
lebaronslebaron	15
Mario_Speedwagon	15
Miami_da_U	15	Yeah not a very good game at all. App St is a good team, but going to OT with them isn't the best sign. Less impressive than the USC win, but its still a win, so they can stay above miami and michigan for now. But they got Pitt and Ohio St in the next 4 weeks, so we should find out fast if they are good or not.
Mythic514	15
nickknx865	15	Full disclosure, I was not able to watch a single second of PSU's game against Appalachian State. My computer ratings still think they'll end up being a top 10-12 team, and App State's weird offense is tough for a lot of teams to defend, especially in an opener. A bit of a drop is needed though, I think.
Rakarei	15
Red261	15
ryker888	15
strikersteve60	15
TheTeamCubed	15
Ticklebump	15
toocleverbyhalf	15
typicaliconoclast	15
ucieaters33	15
W_Is_For_Will	15	Should count themselves lucky they managed to avoid App State black magic voodoo.
alextoyalex	16
cfbguy	16
deadtofall12	16
galacticdude7	16
Hackasizlak	16
JeromesNiece	16
LeinadSpoon	16
mellolizard	16
MrTheSpork	16
olmsted	16
PaulWall31	16
Plneapple	16
sasmith2015	16
SCsprinter13	16
Techwid	16
TopheryG8er	16
vanburen1845	16
cajunaggie08	17
Corporal_Hicks	17
djowen68	17
Extra_Excrement	17
flyingcrayons	17
Fmeson	17
GatorAndrew	17
JonesUCF34	17
PalmettoFace	17
Polarbear1914	17
ssnider23	17
tmart12	17
WeenisWrinkle	17
AaronRodgers16	18
buckeyes75	18
moistats_	18	See Michigan State
remwin	18
soonerfreak	18
srs_house	18
T-nawtical	18
Wurst_Law	18
ya111101	18
FellKnight	19
G-Aardvark	19
Helifino	19
I_am_bot_beep_boop	19
icklebush	19
Lex_Ludorum	19	I actually think App State is good... But don't go to OT at home against them.
PHubbs	19
Rainbow_Beefcake	19
SSJRoshi	19
TheJeemTeam	19	1/2 in Tier J: Despite being taken to OT, placed atop Tier due to the reasons given in the GT reasons.
BrutonGaster77	20
Charlemagne42	20	Speaking of bad looks, how about needing an interception in overtime to avoid Michigan counter-memes about losing to App State? The pieces are available for Penn State, they just need to actually assemble them into a football team.
dabul-master	20
dicky_________seamus	20	Let's be honest - they didn't win on Saturday as much as they avoided losing. 
kdcoltred	20
nemoran	20
PureCFR	20
relax_on_the_mat	20	LOL
cmdrcaboose2	21
Knightro2011	21
teddythe3rd	21
Texasagsman	21
Wescat	21
Xtremeloco	21
Dropbackandpunt	22
laminak	22
RiffRamBahZoo	22
RobertNeyland	22
royrules22	22
TimeBroken	22
BallSoHerd	23
kelling928	23
myghtymouse	23
owl_man	23
studio_sally	23	0.696
conchobor	24
HarbingerOfFun	24
DafoeFoSho	25
Greflingorax	25

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