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Midnighter

Midnighter

Heisman
Jan 22, 2021
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Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

CoachProgramGrade
Jon SumrallFloridaA
Bob ChesneyUCLAA
Lane KiffinLSUA-
Will SteinKentuckyA-
James FranklinVirginia TechA-
Eric MorrisOklahoma StateB+
Morgan ScalleyUtahB+
Pete GoldingOle MissB+
Alex GoleshAuburnB
Collin KleinKansas StateB-
Jimmy RogersIowa StateB-
Matt CampbellPenn StateC+
Pat FitzgeraldMichigan StateC+
Ryan SilverfieldArkansasC+
Tavita PritchardStanfordC+
Kyle WhittinghamMichiganC-
Tosh LupoiCaliforniaD+
 
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Midnighter

Midnighter

Heisman
Jan 22, 2021
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BobPSU92 said:
Kraft laughs at Sumrall and Chesney.
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Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all timelines...).
 
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psuro

psuro

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Aug 24, 2001
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Midnighter said:
Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

CoachProgramGrade
Jon SumrallFloridaA
Bob ChesneyUCLAA
Lane KiffinLSUA-
Will SteinKentuckyA-
James FranklinVirginia TechA-
Eric MorrisOklahoma StateB+
Morgan ScalleyUtahB+
Pete GoldingOle MissB+
Alex GoleshAuburnB
Collin KleinKansas StateB-
Jimmy RogersIowa StateB-
Matt CampbellPenn StateC+
Pat FitzgeraldMichigan StateC+
Ryan SilverfieldArkansasC+
Tavita PritchardStanfordC+
Kyle WhittinghamMichiganC-
Tosh LupoiCaliforniaD+
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Sumrall should be a B- given the way his team has performed the last 2 weeks. Kiffen lost to Kentucky - that drops him down to a B- (given the talent LSU has). Whittingham is 1 poorly officiated second away from being a D.

I think Campbell is given a very generous grade. I would not grade him that high. He must have brought in an apple for the teacher.
 
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BobPSU92

BobPSU92

Heisman
Aug 22, 2001
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psuro said:
Sumrall should be a B- given the way his team has performed the last 2 weeks. Kiffen lost to Kentucky - that drops him down to a B- (given the talent LSU has). Whittingham is 1 poorly officiated second away from being a D.

I think Campbell is given a very generous grade. I would not grade him that high. He must have brought in an apple for the teacher.
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In all seriousness, I questioned Sumrall when I saw the list. kiffen too.
 
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BobPSU92

BobPSU92

Heisman
Aug 22, 2001
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Midnighter said:
Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all timelines...).
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It’s also hard for Campbell to make in-home visits for mom’s psghetti during the season.

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Midnighter said:
Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all
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Every month Kraft stays involved adds a year to the rebuild
 
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Midnighter

Midnighter

Heisman
Jan 22, 2021
12,877
21,392
113
PSU Soupy 615 said:
How do Will Stein and Lane Kiffin have the same grade when Will beat Lane head to head, with less of a roster than the mighty Tigers have. Will Stein is the quinesential A+ on this list........
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This was before last weekend. Most recent I could find but yeah - Stein higher, Kiffin lower (by a lot actually), Franklin & Campbell both lower….noting these grades may not be solely based on wins. VT fans are still in the honeymoon phase and stoked.
 
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Big_O

All-Conference
Jun 28, 2001
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This is one person’s opinion and when I look at his rankings he doesn’t seem very credible to me. Last weekend D+ beat A- Franklin. My daughter and son in law (he’s a VT grad) went to the game as they live in Livermore, not too far of a drive to Cal. His observations - poor clock management and not great in game coaching by BGJ. He said he looks every bit as underwhelming as he did at Penn State.
 
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Alphalion75

All-Conference
Oct 24, 2001
15,233
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Midnighter said:
Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

CoachProgramGrade
Jon SumrallFloridaA
Bob ChesneyUCLAA
Lane KiffinLSUA-
Will SteinKentuckyA-
James FranklinVirginia TechA-
Eric MorrisOklahoma StateB+
Morgan ScalleyUtahB+
Pete GoldingOle MissB+
Alex GoleshAuburnB
Collin KleinKansas StateB-
Jimmy RogersIowa StateB-
Matt CampbellPenn StateC+
Pat FitzgeraldMichigan StateC+
Ryan SilverfieldArkansasC+
Tavita PritchardStanfordC+
Kyle WhittinghamMichiganC-
Tosh LupoiCaliforniaD+
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Lupoi beat Franklin....so not sure how the grades are being determined.
 
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KingLando

All-Conference
Nov 29, 2021
8,132
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Midnighter said:
Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

CoachProgramGrade
Jon SumrallFloridaA
Bob ChesneyUCLAA
Lane KiffinLSUA-
Will SteinKentuckyA-
James FranklinVirginia TechA-
Eric MorrisOklahoma StateB+
Morgan ScalleyUtahB+
Pete GoldingOle MissB+
Alex GoleshAuburnB
Collin KleinKansas StateB-
Jimmy RogersIowa StateB-
Matt CampbellPenn StateC+
Pat FitzgeraldMichigan StateC+
Ryan SilverfieldArkansasC+
Tavita PritchardStanfordC+
Kyle WhittinghamMichiganC-
Tosh LupoiCaliforniaD+
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Yeah I was going to say this can't be current
 
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Classof09

All-Conference
Oct 12, 2021
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Nitt1300 said:
It's amazing how you guys can't let go of Franklin.

PSU has very current and much bigger problems.

Maybe a couple more years of dwelling on the past will fix them, but I doubt it.
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Yes. Both sides are brutal - still mad he was fired, still happy he was fired. The endless back and forth about Franklin pollutes every thread. Grow up and move on!
 
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Midnighter

Midnighter

Heisman
Jan 22, 2021
12,877
21,392
113
Nitt1300 said:
It's amazing how you guys can't let go of Franklin.

PSU has very current and much bigger problems.

Maybe a couple more years of dwelling on the past will fix them, but I doubt it.
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LMTLION

All-Conference
Mar 20, 2008
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Campbell deserves an F. And I was one of his biggest promoters. But give it 3 full seasons to fully grade. Hopefully he gets it together.
 
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