Whips-n-Chains
Chi
Zero benefit, but I'm still going to try if I'm PSU.
James Franklin Fired
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Piff Perkins
Veteran
It's well past the point where you can wave around his win/loss record. He's not a good coach and his teams are regularly outmatched when playing similar competition levels. And it's clear the team simply gave up this year the minute they realized it wouldn't be a cake walk back to the playoffs. Oregon loss was predictable for the reasons mentioned...he wasn't going to get fired over that. But to lose to a god awful UCLA team and then have zero passion against a meh team yesterday? Nah.
I'm sure he'll go somewhere with less expectations and a big NIL bag, where he'll win 8-10 games a year and fail to win any big games or conference titles.
I'm sure he'll go somewhere with less expectations and a big NIL bag, where he'll win 8-10 games a year and fail to win any big games or conference titles.
when those big games are against oregon, ohio state, notre dame and michigan again teams who are better
Guys drafted to the NFL
Shocking Penn state is losing to teams who ARE BETTER. No coach is going to change that its not about the x's and o's it's bout the jimmies and the joe's
| Year | Ohio State | Michigan | Penn State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| Total | 106 | 85 | 57 |
You can't lose at home to northwestern at this point in your tenure. You're fired.
Schadenfreude
All Star
Basically a lesser james franklin
I'm wondering what major school is gonna take Eddie George from Bowling Green; Urban Meyer got his start there after all.
Yeah
Bigwhite2498
Superstar
Florida state is broke Penn state is not
VegetasHairline
Veteran
Context matters. Those double digit wins are routinely against the middle to bottom of the Big Ten, and occasionally a halfway decent non conference opponent early in the season. Going to the playoffs last year means nothing when you're this bad this year.
And the problems with this team are consistent issues that are bigger than just this year. They consistently can't recruit wide receivers that are legitimate threats. The defense should've upgraded with hiring Jim Knowles, and appears to have taken a step back, suggesting it's both a talent issues, and massively overpaying for a DC, which is also a decision Franklin would've influenced or made himself.
All the signs are that the team has peaked under Franklin at least for now, and was about to slide into a down period, whether it's extended or temporary. And with the Big Ten having just expanded, this really isn't the time to be a middle of the road team. Oregon really just walked in and took their spot as the third team that you should expect to be a title contender each year, and he seemed completely unprepared to effectively fight back. Sucks, but if you're a school that thinks you should be a title contender each year, what Franklin was giving them just wasn't good enough.
Hmmm
Let’s say hypothetically if Penn State and Nebraska just swapped coaches, who would get the better end of that deal?
RammerJammer
#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
Would be wild if Vandy and Penn State do a trade
Clark Lea to Penn State, James Franklin back to Vandy
Clark Lea to Penn State, James Franklin back to Vandy
Schadenfreude
All Star
Vandy has some serious money though, and with the football program improving, the boosters seem like they're cool with spending it.
Bigwhite2498
Superstar
Indiana got as many top 5 wins as James Franklin in one season lmao
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
James Franklin to Stanford. You heard it here first.
Edit: or UNC
Edit: or UNC
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Dude let these whack ass cac qbs be his downfall. Shouldve hit the transfer portal there instead of hoping for a great white hope