Penn State not hosting Ohio State under the lights this season was a business decision - but Fox/Big Noon had nothing to do with it.
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- this is how you guarantee diminished satisfaction. This year's Buckeyes are not susceptible to losing on account of inferior talent because none of the teams in the rearview mirror were capable - and neither are any of its conference brethren. Eventually. Prior to the 2022 season, the best example of this pivot was the 2020 B1G championship game against Northwestern. It was clear Justin Fields was not having anything approach a Justin Fields performance, so OSU shifted to Trey Sermon.SELLING OUT TO MAKE a pyromaniac program frustrated BY its inability to produce fireworks AND THEN HOPING IT FLINCHES IS SMART STRATEGY.
That last one is tricky though, isn't It? Nobody believed for a second Iowa's offense was a threat to maintain or sustain drives, which cooled the anxiety. So there was no urgency to break the glass and pull the In Case of Emergency lever. The game's outcome wasn't in jeopardy, so Day took the opportunity to try and toughen his offense against an elevated degree of difficulty.
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