True. Cig has taken some high end talent but continues to take quite a few overlooked players.
'25 (in-season) - '26 CFB Portal Thread
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Miami beating them would be great. I've had to read about 1,000 threads out there about Cignetti's face. Who the hell cares? I probably have more of a pissed off face than he does. So what? Go Canes.
I still think he's a bigger loss than people believe
I think I still have some eligibility. What’s NIL money for a 62 year old running back ?
He had a terrible year for us. His coverage was awful and his tackling was even worse. And by the end of the year Terry had basically benched him.
They got numbers 1 and 8 transfer portal TEs Brahmer and Burkle, the number 8 transfer portal QB Becht, the number 4 transfer portal CB Cooper, the number 5 transfer portal IOL Riker, the number 9 transfer portal safety Neal, the number 11 transfer portal RB Peoples, and the number 11 transfer portal LB Bacon.
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By the end of the season Dixson, a true freshman was clearly better than Harris.
And we'll see what he does with Indiana
Guessing he'll start and be extremely productive which he should have been here with the right coaching
The NCAA only allows 105 players on the team during the season. 70 players is the number allowed during away games. All 105 can practice and I assume dress for home games if healthy. It would be dangerous to have only 70 players on a team, as a svout/developmental team would be hard to construct.
You mean he's actually taller than 6'1"?
In relation to the portal, this Tengwall video today asking if Campbell is intentionally following Cignetti’s model is interesting. Gives good past, present, and future perspective.
I hate Miami, but I would enjoy seeing Cig’s I can’t believe we lost NC game face.
People discussing rumors on the internet happens 100s of times daily. It doesn’t make them true. Once he was fired Franklin had no idea what would happen to the committed players and could only honestly say that he didn’t know. That is when Kraft could have stepped in and settled the issue. Or he could have instantly hired the coach he had lined up before the firing had he planned ahead. This is all on Kraft. Maybe things will turn out well but if it doesn’t it isn’t Franklin’s fault.
You should not be surprised that Franklin had great support from players and coaches because he was loyal to them. Posters have complained about it for years.
How was Franklin loyal to players?
Franklin played the guys he paid like all coaches do but Franklin always did what was best for him--not for the kids.
Same parent also said nobody from the remaining staff contacted them which was the real problem. Radio silence was incompetence
I don’t think any knowledgeable fans have ever doubted the talent of AJ Harris. To me, the concern had more to do with other factors. For example, Terry Smith benched AJ Harris in at least 2 games this past season. In the Northwestern game AJ Harris was clearly more talented to overcome anything Northwestern had on offense. Yet, he looked really bad in that game. Lack of motivation? NIL money related?
If a player is benched by Terry Smith, it tells me the problem is with the player.
Because he has not done sh*t and wants to be paid like a producer? Henry would also jump him and line up across from Smith.
What is vital for you to understand is that Campbell is looking to build a culture. He knows exactly the kind of player he wants and if he gets a whiff of anything that can cause a lack of cohesion they are gone.
Yep, I agree. Something was wrong with him this year. But I will say that if anybody can make him walk a straight line and do everything to get back to what he’s capable of doing it’s Cignetti. The kid has first round talent and he’ll either do exactly what Coach wants and become that first round talent or he won’t play.
Once the culture is set and the roster is rowing in the same direction with clear expectations and an understanding of their value then he will start introducing higher rated players contingent on how they fit in the culture. You only need one or two 5* dickh*ads who think they are better than the rest of the team to lose your locker room. Campbell will not put up with that kind of bullsh*t.
You can be sure that Campbell had heart to heart talks with everyone on this roster and made sure that if they wanted to survive at Penn State they need to put their head down and get to work.
That's fair--I think we just disagree on Terry a little bit but we'll see what Cignetti gets out of him. You could be completely right--time will tell.
Please stop. Cignetti signed 22 2026 players of which only two were four stars, The remainder are three stars. As of this afternoon he has fifteen portal players committed of which only four are four stars (as transfers). Does that mean that Campbell is right or wrong because of what Cignetti did or did not do? No. Sure, Campbell is more in line with what Cig does, but Campbell is doing very different work than what CIgnetti did last year or this year.
He was benched because he looked like a turnstile in coverage. I hope he finds success with Haines. Maybe it was a scheme issue and he could not pick it up. Cignetti is the perfect coach for him to have a come to Jesus discussion with and he will either shut up and conform or sit on the bench until he graduates. If anyone thinks Cig gave him assurances of playing time think again. He will get paid and compete.
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I understand your points. It’s ok to have differing opinions. I personally think they need more playmakers at certain positions to be competitive in the B1G. One of those positions is WR. They seem to have missed out on plenty of other guys as well like Marsh and Rogers. (Cig got Marsh). I also understand the culture building perspective. However, this is a win now business currently. How long will he get to build a culture before people demand B1G titles, playoffs and a chance at the natty?
Penn State misses out on another top kid. I’m sure we’ll get a kid from Robert Morris for WR and people will be like bro trust the process
what a effin joke
You'll be okay KarenPenn State misses out on another top kid. I’m sure we’ll get a kid from Robert Morris for WR and people will be like bro trust the process
lol I’ll be fine. What Pat Kraft said in his locker room speech Penn State is too content with with mediocre results with the football program. A lot of people in State College are happy with 9-3 and 10-2 including half these losers on this message board and if you criticize anything about the program you get insulted. I remember when I was saying Franklin should’ve been fired years ago for being a incompetent moron in big games and half these people said he was a amazing coach