Fire Franklin. This is coaching malpractice!/Combined complaints post UCLA
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“Long trip, had a few injuries, kids played hard, next question”
As of early this year he said he’s happy with his life and not interested in getting back into coaching. He’s gotta be at the top of the list of phone calls though if all you’re interested in is winning. Worst he can say is no.
He’s a control freak and only cares about winning. That’s great when it comes to winning football games but not with things like disciplining his better players or treatment of his staff. One of the best football coaches you can find just not a good human being.
In other words he’s the complete opposite of James Franklin. I’m guessing that’s exactly what most people will want at this point.
I've always liked Ruhle, afraid he's going to turn it around in Nebraska. He's definitely in the mix I think if Big Game James ever moves on.
Franklin has mentioned Sunday scrimmages a couple times. My only guess about Singleton is that our tackling (and specifically our LB play) is so bad that it’s possible Singleton breaks a lot of long runs during practices and scrimmages. Maybe our coaches see that and expect it in games.
Turn it around and do what? He’s 2-23 vs top 25 teams and he has won 0 games vs top ten teams in his career. He seems like a good guy, but his success has been taking cellar teams and making them competitive. He has yet to take a team and make them conference champs or sniff the playoffs. For all the reasons people want to see Franklin go, those are the same reasons people should not want to see Rhule hired. People need to stop thinking because someone played at PSU they are going to be great coaches. It doesn’t work that way. Golden was great at Temple. He’s been really good as a coordinator. He was awful at Miami and they couldn’t wait to get rid of him. Nice guy, though.
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Nice guy--never turning it around in Lincoln despite being handed a QB because of family times.
I don't think we'd ever hire someone with ties to Paterno but we shouldn't want Rhule. Might as well stay mediocre with James
Once again, Franklin throws the players under the bus. Blames them for doing uncharacteristic things. Like he has coached them and they failed to carry out their assignments. I'm a bit tired of his lack of transparency.
Interesting reading the news articles this morning regarding PSU football. Some have written what I stated in the game thread. Worst loss in Penn State history that they can remember, or at least during the Franklin era. The professional players on the team who also happen to be “attending school” are not even coming close to earning their income. It’s even worse for the highly compensated DC and OC. When it comes to the HC, it is off the charts with regard to his production versus his multi million dollar salary. He cannot even come close to backing up his salary with his record.
As some have said, he is nothing but a 2 bit used car salesman. Dominate the state in recruiting? At times he has been dominated in recruiting. Notice he doesn’t say that any more. Beating top 10 opponents so that he can say that the program is ”elite” has not been mentioned lately. He is the parent (i.e. coach) who is a friend to his kids (i.e. team) rather than being a disciplinarian and leader when appropriate. He is their buddy, not boss at work. This is why his teams are so soft.
As some have said, he is nothing but a 2 bit used car salesman. Dominate the state in recruiting? At times he has been dominated in recruiting. Notice he doesn’t say that any more. Beating top 10 opponents so that he can say that the program is ”elite” has not been mentioned lately. He is the parent (i.e. coach) who is a friend to his kids (i.e. team) rather than being a disciplinarian and leader when appropriate. He is their buddy, not boss at work. This is why his teams are so soft.
It's not too much money--the damage of keeping him is worse. We make plenty of money to buy him out
Now, if he went 10-2 this year with competitive losses to Ohio State and Oregon then I'd agree with you but...
His OC still can't adapt to talent (no idea why he's still employed), the elite DC we agreed to pay for him to get him over the just gave up over 40 points to UCLA.
He has no answers--none--and admitted it's on him for not having us ready. He's gotta go. Money is just money--they'll find more.
I get this logic but not what I'd do.
I'd hire a young coach that will buy into NIL--Ben Arbuckle should be the first call
Well, Kirby Smart should be the first call but then Arbuckle.
I see tough old school smash mouth football that will support his players but not coddle them. CJF to me is a finesse coach not a power coach. Football begins and ends in the lines....and our last two loses our OL and DL have been pushed around.
I would be happy with a restructuring similar to what Michigan did with Harbaugh....but i believe the chances of that are similar to PSU winning a Natty with CJF....
Dan Mullen is intriguing for those that want an experienced head coach with ties to a staff. Before people laugh, his UNLV team is good and they beat.....a familiar foe recently.
How does that work in the NIL era?
You can have strong DLs and OLs while not playing smashmouth football
The issue is the scheme--how much of that is on AK vs CJF is the real question--thought given the past OCs it sure feels like it's Franklin
For the record, I'd love to run Georgia's offense for example
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More than "one embarrassing loss". It was the worst loss by far in the history of Penn State sports.
I would prefer to see someone about 15 yrs younger. I wouldn't want someone in their 50's or later. It would mean looking for another coach in 10 yrs. 40 to 45 yrs old with about 5 yrs as a head coach with a great record somewhere else.
The team's performance has absolutely nothing to do with the fan base. Most of the fan bases of top schools are no different and their teams aren't consistently underperforming their talent this bad because of their fan base's entitled attitudes. So comments about the fan base are completely off target and serve no purpose.
I have to give credit where due. Franklin's agent, as much as I may despise him, is certainly the best hire Franklin has ever made.
Yes in his presser he seemed to throw players under the bus and really didn't take much responsibility on himself or his coaching staff
Golden was terrible at Miami and they ran him out of town.
I am of the opinion that a team's collective emotional efficacy is impacted by a program's fan base. We disagree; no worries.
"Franklin is now 0-3 when the Nittany Lions are a 20-plus point favorite. The last time they fell was in 2021 against Illinois when they were a 24.5-point favorite."
UCLA, Illinois. who was the 3rd loss?
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UCLA, Illinois. who was the 3rd loss?
James Franklin and Penn State are breaking all the wrong records
The last time an 0-4 or worse team beat a top-10 opponent was 1985. Now, it's 2025 following UCLA's upset over No. 7 Penn State. The Bruins (1-4, 1-1 Big Ten) w
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Yes but Oregon didn’t have the risk of USC stealing our coach
This is not going to get any better. Things could get really ugly.. Let the most respected coach on the team step up as head coach for the rest of the season and send salesman JF up into the stands as the highest paid hot dog salesman.
‘Mutual parting of the ways’ à la Eagles/Reid needs to happen. Franklin isn’t having a good time, the team isn’t, and neither are the fans. It’s a decade long marriage that they’re in because of the kids (in this case - stadium investment, stability, new Adidas deal, etc) just stuck in the mire. The ceiling for CJF was apparent to me after the Kentucky bowl loss. And since then there has been a revolving door of ‘it’ OCs who IMO execute Franklin’s offensive philosophy despite personnel that clearly do not align with it. It’s enough and has been for some time.
Who to get? Dunno. But ready for the next thing.
Who to get? Dunno. But ready for the next thing.
Exactly... PSU has reached its ceiling with JF. He will always have 2-3 losses a season and struggle against top ranked teams. It's becoming like a broken record. If the PSU admin is always good with 9-3 record and some cheesy bowl game or losing in the first round of the playoffs then JF is your guy.
He should have been fired last night!
Meanwhile Belichek buyout is under $30 million. Thanks Sandy. I hope JF sent you to Tahiti after he signed the contract
That doesn’t make sense at all. We are a 20+ point favorite in about half our games every year"Franklin is now 0-3 when the Nittany Lions are a 20-plus point favorite. The last time they fell was in 2021 against Illinois when they were a 24.5-point favorite."
UCLA, Illinois. who was the 3rd loss?
James Franklin and Penn State are breaking all the wrong records
The last time an 0-4 or worse team beat a top-10 opponent was 1985. Now, it's 2025 following UCLA's upset over No. 7 Penn State. The Bruins (1-4, 1-1 Big Ten) w
Belicheat’s buyout should be $3. That’s a wholehearted clusterf^ck in Chapel Hill.
