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Nittany Lions Have Help on the Road to Being Undefeated

 
My hopes have sprung higher for Penn State's potential to go undefeated this season, thanks to events of this week.   USC's Loss to Oregon State Oregon State upset USC on Thursday night.  This makes all Penn State fans happy; it eliminates the possibility of yet another team going undefeated.  Penn State doesn't have much of a chance to go to the national championship if they are ranked No. 3.  Now that USC lost, that's one less team that we have to worry about going undefeated and robbing us of the national championship.   Our Shot at Beating Ohio State Here's the math: We beat Oregon State 45-14.  Oregon State beat USC 27-21.  USC beat Ohio State 35-3.  We beat Oregon State by 31.  Oregon State beat USC by six.  USC beat Ohio State by 32.  So, 31+6+32=69.  By the math, we should beat Ohio State by 69 points—probably not going to happen.  However, this chain of events has given me more hope and confidence ... (link)

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