We Are Better, 10/24/26, RB, OH, '27 Recruit
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The kid could be the next Barkley, but it's just another case of filling a spot that is open because the top choice went elsewhere. At some point, WR, RB and QB etc. need to be elite prospects.
Agree with virtually everything you say. However, there isn't an above average Big Ten running back on the roster. Do we really trust this sort of signing will move the needle? If you study Ohio State recruiting, they spend for talent where roster needs exist. They have a 5 star and 2 4 star edge rushers in this class.
They have a 5 star WR. They will pay the going rate. They will fill out the "bottom" of their recruiting class with players at positions in which they don't have a critical need. These are low cost, and perhaps undervalued or underrated. If one hits, great. If not, they recruit over him in the next cycle or portal.
PSU is missing the elite talent and shopping the low cost underrated.
Rb is a position that can contribute right away, even without a spring. I think we have something good with the Odoh and Hall combo. Hope they are the next Allen Singleton freshman combo.
Wait...since when does "supporting Penn State" mean supporting Franklin when change was needed?
Hopefully, this Hall kid will help us get the runs from Day One. Open the floodgates and let it flow.
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Hey man.....sorry for your loss. Please know, I've been in a dark place in my life too and I get it. Take this advice anyway you wish. You have to go through the motions to move towards the light. Even if it hurts.
Appreciate your expression of sympathy. For me, it's been a long time. Going through the motions is precisely the way to describe life without the person that you wrapped your life around.
My condolences to you as well. That being said, contrary to the attempts at some intellectually challenged individuals who take differences of opinion personal 
my opinions have nothing to do with my age or marital status. I have no problem with moving on from Franklin, under the following conditions:-It's foolish to fail to acknowledge what the conditions were when he arrived here
-what he does or doesn't achieve at VT has no connection to what he may or may not have accomplished at psu
- not all change is for the better
-my disassociation has more to do with a confluence of events...24 refugees from ISU and others and my inability to identify this as a PSU team
-the despicable way Frankln's family was treated at Beaver, which destroyed my perception of the program and fanbase that I once thought was "the best."
-I initially thought Matt Campbell was a good choice and hoped everyone could move on (PSU win 9 or 10 games with a weak schedule and Franklin doing, well pretty much what he is doing) the constant discrediting of his rather good results here combined with the fact that anyone with eyes has to be doubting Campbell's pedigree as any kind of upgrade....
In summation, it's my honest opinion that even if PSU wins 4 more games, we are in trouble.
I will just point out that most every school in CF is unidentifiable to its fans from one year to the next because of the transfer portal.Appreciate your expression of sympathy. For me, it's been a long time. Going through the motions is precisely the way to describe life without the person that you wrapped your life around.
My condolences to you as well. That being said, contrary to the attempts at some intellectually challenged individuals who take differences of opinion personal 
-It's foolish to fail to acknowledge what the conditions were when he arrived here
-what he does or doesn't achieve at VT has no connection to what he may or may not have accomplished at psu
- not all change is for the better
-my disassociation has more to do with a confluence of events...24 refugees from ISU and others and my inability to identify this as a PSU team
-the despicable way Frankln's family was treated at Beaver, which destroyed my perception of the program and fanbase that I once thought was "the best."
-I initially thought Matt Campbell was a good choice and hoped everyone could move on (PSU win 9 or 10 games with a weak schedule and Franklin doing, well pretty much what he is doing) the constant discrediting of his rather good results here combined with the fact that anyone with eyes has to be doubting Campbell's pedigree as any kind of upgrade....
In summation, it's my honest opinion that even if PSU wins 4 more games, we are in trouble.
He's injured or coming off an injury but a great get for us when the program needs a jump start
Agree 100%. But the past year has brought "the war home." I liked following players from commit to field. I made peace with plugging the holes and enjoyed the "hunt" in the portal for the potential "difference maker." Because the simple coaching change was mismanaged into a rebuild, I have trouble bleeding for a player, that for instance, will be here a few months and takes one course online....and collects a cool million plus. Because PSU dumpster dived into the portal, they will be condemned to continue for at least another year or two. Until they can afford back to back top 10-15 classes, what is the alternative? While you are completely correct that it's more about the current system, It doesn't mean I have to like it.
I fear the only thing that will rescue PSU football is some sort of legislation.
How’s that change working for you? The problem wasn’t Franklin. The problem was lack of support if you wanted to be like Ohio State, Georgia, Texas, or Alabama year after year. If you wanted a team that recruited scholars athletes who went to class, didn’t cheat, was competitive, and made you proud you must have liked JoePa. And James Franklin.
Many people on here proclaimed that Wood was the answer after Bourque who was the initial target committed elsewhere.
The problem was Franklin...be got everything he wanted last year and failed miserably because he was unwilling yo adapt to the talent around doing.
More talk about "doing things the right way" and pretending that was reality.
Who? Many people? We barely get a handful of people that discuss recruits because we all know a verbal is meaningless...or should. Just means you currently lead and they're saving a spot.
Not everyone agrees change was needed….people are allowed to have a different opinion. Many people felt Joe stayed too long and many disagree, but they all still supported Penn State.
So you are opposed to the truth. No surprise there since you live in a fantasy world. No excuse for his behavior but you idol worshipers carry on.
Take a LONG look in the mirror. Just the latest example of you getting your jollies off criticizing those with whom you disagree.
It's not supporting Penn State when you then constantly attack the new regime
Paterno clearly needed to go long before he did. Franklin left exactly when he should have. Loyalty to a coach is the only reason anyone would disagree.
MC is facing the same nonsense, on a smaller level, that O'Brien did replacing Joe.
He’s one of the more fair and eloquent posters in general, not to mention informed. I think he and I are just frustrated that our favorite program is going in the wrong direction. I’m mad at fans who think it was wise to move away from Franklin-it concerns me that men would be ok firing someone with that history who did so much for the school and program. If any of you were fired like Franklin it would be an abomination. It makes me think Penn State’s fans care more about winning than respect and loyalty.
If you had Franklin’s success as a football coach or in ANY profession and your company fired you the way PSU did, you would be livid. Wouldn’t you? Or would you think you “deserved” to be fired?
Franklin deserved everything he got, was poetic justice. Karma is a *****.
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Franklin is a terd. There's no comparing the ACC to the B10. BGJ is a terd coach, of a terd team, in a terd conference.
0-4=PSU
10 million per year for 5 years average compensation = Franklin
Karma?
It’s not loyalty to a coach, it’s being okay with where the program has been for the past 12 years…you have a really bad habit of thinking for other people.
Does being in last place in your conference = being a terd?
No. You can't compare Penn State to VT .
I hate to post it, but in this age of college football winning vs. respect and loyalty seem to be mutually exclusive.....unfortunately.
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