FC: BWI Podcast - Inside the Fallout at Penn State.
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Let’s be fair. Hiring at Temple and BC is a different animal than at Penn State.
Kraft didn’t have near the advantages at past programs that he has right now. I expect this hiring process to unfold differently and with better results.
Alignment!
(It has been pretty apparent, I think, to those paying attention, that "alignment" was simply HCJF getting everything he asked for - no questions asked. As long as that continued, HCJF was apparently satisfied. Internally, things have been ****ed for some time now)
I think it's less big money to unknown quantities and more 'I'd rather spend money on this proven DT/LB/WR than make sure the guy you recruited two years ago gets his bag,' mentality. It's the loyalty thing.
The only fun they had last year was Tyler Warren and the two running backs. The year before we were one of the worst teams in the country in terms of explosive plays.
Well I’m not really interested in a coach that just does what others tell him to do either
Never been a big Stephen A fan, but it's hard to argue with his message. The record tells the tale.
I honestly think it's more the first half of what he said then it was the issue in big games. Franklin has beat the drum many times about things that were lacking at PSU. Kraft and Neeli helped get a lot of that done. Then you get a massive investment to bring back lots of players for 2025, so the boosters are also helping out more than usual. And then UCLA and NW happen? You can't ask your bosses for a ton of stuff and sh*t the bed with your worst performance in 5 years after they give you what you asked for. At a minimum you have to maintain the status quo, which would have been 10-2 with losses to Oregon and OSU. The loss to UCLA had some intangibles that maybe you make excuses for if you're in the mood for excuses... cross country, new staff made it hard to prepare, Oregon hangover, etc. But then the team looks unmotivated AGAIN at home vs. Northwestern. There were no excuses for that one. Now it's clear that the coach lost the team, they are no longer motivated to play. Sprinkle in some weird coaching decisions like continuing to play Singleton over Kaytron on key downs, still not giving Howard and Denmark a shot when your WRs aren't showing anything. This combo was impossible to come back from, Kraft probably decided then that Franklin was done after this year. The toxic fan environment in the stadium may have accelerated it to an immediate firing, as letting that continue for the rest of the year would have been crazy.