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2019 Preseason Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

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User Rank Reason
studio_sally 6
VerySeriousBanana 7
plannedsickdays 8
Wurst_Law 8
dan4223 9
frumious88 9 From their composite rankings, Penn State has overachieved. Their composite ranking puts them 19th overall making their jump one of the largest in the country.Penn St has slowly seen their recruiting class ranking rise over the past 4 years (21th, 20th, 19th, 13th) so if they can continue this, we might see them make the jump from great to elite.
GenialGiant 9 I think Penn State looks a lot better than it seems a lot of people do; they return some really good players and actually had a pretty decent 2018 campaign, so it's not as though they're coming out of nowhere.
joebob431 9
laminak 9
Miami_da_U 9
ndhuskerpower 9
Red261 9
SCsprinter13 9
TDenverFan 9
W_Is_For_Will 9
52hoova 10
cms186 10
Dropbackandpunt 10
Texasagsman 10
tmothy07 10 Overshadowed by Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten East. Losing so many key players may affect them, but some odd calls not-withstanding, James Franklin is a great coach and should have the Nittany Lions in good shape this year.
CFSparta92 11
cinciforthewin 11
fo13 11
goblue10 11 Hunches: After a year of residual Moorhead, the offense takes a step back because Ricky Rahne might not be good at his job. Also, the defense keeps them in every game.
hokies220 11 Really 11-20 seems like a grab bag of "should be good but how good remains to be seen" 
JaxofAllTrades13 11
kelling928 11
xelphin 11
ya111101 11 Record: 10-2. Penn State goes 2-1 against their fellow B1G East powers, beating the Michigan schools and losing to OSU, but a road loss to Iowa stops a potential 3 way tie for 1st place in the B1G East. I had a hard time deciding who to rank #10 between Florida and PSU as it decides who gets the last at-large NY6 bid, but despite Penn State having the better win between the 2, Florida's 3 ranked wins to PSU's 1 makes me give the nod to them.Bowl Projection: Citrus Bowl
admiraltarkin 12
Blooblod 12
bwburke94 12
DarkLegend64 12
FellKnight 12
G-manP 12
halldaylong 12
iliketoupvotepuns 12 Penn State was a consistent top 15 team a year ago that could beat all but the elites and if I remember correctly an inclement weather Michigan State team(which basically counts as elite) in the regular season a year ago. The Nittany Lions have to find their quarterback, and a consistent offensive spark with Trace McSorely gone, but James Franklin has recruited well. I don't think they'll be able to break through, but I think they will continue to be a very good team in a tough conference.
Longvols 12
Pikachu1989 12
runujhkj 12
SCRx 12
steelcitygator 12 I think Penn State is being underlooked a bit this year.  Defense is on the level of the two Michigan schools (inside the Big 10).  Offense will see some fresh faces but thats not necessarily a bad thing and the talent level as a whole has really rose the past few years.  I'd consider them a strong contender for the conference if they can beat the other juggernauts in the division.
thexraptor 12
Acm0028 13
alextoyalex 13
bakonydraco 13
BamaPride95 13
bgr308 13
BosskOnASegway 13
Cassiyus 13
crimsonlaw 13 Penn State will field a nasty defense in 2019 and should be a tough match-up for any team they face. The offense won't be an anchor as sophomore QB Clifford has a huge arm that could stretch defenses and and keep running lanes open for their new running backs. Unfortunately, the schedule doesn't do the Nittany Lions any favor as they must travel to Ohio State, Michigan State, and Iowa.
dicky_________seamus 13
dupreesdiamond 13
Feral_Squirrel 13
Hackasizlak 13
hascogrande 13
HelioOne 13
jnoobs13 13
Johnnycockseed 13
JonesUCF34 13
justsaynotoreddit 13 0.7873
nbingham196 13
Our-Gardian-Angel 13
PumpSmash 13
TaylorLeprechaun 13
tdeff19 13
thegreendalegelf 13 13.59
tjstanley 13
Trogdor42069 13
andrewthestudent 14
Arsenal7X 14
chrisb19 14
chweris 14
coreyfra 14
eclectic_tastes 14
Fifth_Down 14
GeauxAllDay 14
Ghost_of_Dude 14
Harmbert_ 14 I really don't know why I have them this high
JeromesNiece 14
kflinderman 14
mnmmatt 14
nburt13 14
owl_man 14
PalmettoFace 14
PHubbs 14
RegulatorRWF 14
ScarletFever333 14
scronko 14
typicaliconoclast 14
zacheiny 14
boxman151515 15
CockADoodleBOOM 15
darkra01 15
deadtofall12 15
fireinvestigator113 15
GilBrandt 15
Hey_Its_Roomie 15
icklebush 15
jmac_21 15
malowry0124 15
monkeymatt1836 15
pileatedloon 15
Polarbear1914 15
sasmith2015 15
soonersthebetter 15
Striker743 15
TheJeemTeam 15 4/5 in Tier F
TopGoose 15
Zloggt 15
3RDnKING 16
brobroma 16
buckeyes75 16
Charlemagne42 16 It's not that they won't regress, it's that others will regress further.
cmdrcaboose2 16
dasani3x 16
galacticdude7 16
Hobbes_121 16
Hoflax24 16
I_am_bot_beep_boop 16
Mario_Speedwagon 16
olmsted 16
RiffRamBahZoo 16
seaotter2 16
ShamusJohnson13 16
soonerfreak 16
surreptitioussloth 16
Ticklebump 16 Penn State is another of my Tier 3 teams right now. They have a smooth first 5 games which should push them up the rankings, then they hit a double header of Iowa and Michigan. If they clear that hurdle, the will get a test from Michigan State, but the only true stumbling block is OSU at the end of the year.I am pretty confident that the defense can carry Penn State through most of the season, almost assuring 8-4 as the floor. My big question is QB. How do they adjust to losing McSorely in Happy Valley? A great showing by Clifford (I'm assuming he'll be QB1) could make them much more threatening for the Big 10.
UNC_Samurai 16
Xtremeloco 16
A-Stu-Ute 17
BUSean 17
captain_sasquatch 17
DEP61 17
Extra_Excrement 17
GoBlueScrewOSU7 17
Jakesnake42 17 Penn State just couldn't beat good teams last year but they take care of business against the weaker teams but if they want to move up they need to be able to beat Top 25 foes.
Lex_Ludorum 17
myghtymouse 17
Rakarei 17
roaddogg 17
T-nawtical 17
T-Thugs 17 Need to perform better this year against OSU and Michigan.
tabelz 17
WarEagle9 17
BigBoutros 18 PSU will make a case for best defense in the B1G. How will the marriage of OC Ricky Rahne and new QB Sean Clifford work out?
bobsled_time 18
HUSKEROYAL 18
hypercube42342 18
mango_lion 18
MoneyManeVick 18
Pieisgood186 18
YellowSkarmory 18
BallSoHerd 19
CambodianDrywall 19
crownebeach 19
JCiLee 19
Nathanael-Greene 19
nejaahalcyon 19
noahthearc 19
Helifino 20
SSJRoshi 20
polydorr 21
retnuh101 21
tks231 21
djowen68 22
taloncarde 22

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