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You have to wonder about how this process is being handled ... we keep being attached to some prospective candidate, and then we get hit with a headline that a coach is staying put and rejected PSU.
How the heck must Terry Smith feel at this point? He's the super-unathletic kid on the playground when teams are being chosen. He's out there, with hand in the air, waving, jumping and yelling "pick me! pick me! pick me!" Meanwhile We just keep going down the line of other possibilities, saying "wanna be on my team?" and they all say "no." And there he is, still oohing, waving and jumping.
How the heck must Terry Smith feel at this point? He's the super-unathletic kid on the playground when teams are being chosen. He's out there, with hand in the air, waving, jumping and yelling "pick me! pick me! pick me!" Meanwhile We just keep going down the line of other possibilities, saying "wanna be on my team?" and they all say "no." And there he is, still oohing, waving and jumping.
OBVIOUSLY…..there are plenty of possible coaches out there. Was Sitaki an official release from Kraft or just a smoke bomb from the PSU beat guys? Lots of coaches still coaching… both NFL or college.
look, I’m sick about this. But there has to be a silver lining?? IMHO, Terry Smith = < Mike Locksley! There’s better guys (maybe gals
) out there. However, this time-line is killing us.
look, I’m sick about this. But there has to be a silver lining?? IMHO, Terry Smith = < Mike Locksley! There’s better guys (maybe gals
) out there. However, this time-line is killing us.
It‘s none of our business.
Meanwhile, give early, often, and in large sums. Neeli and Kraft will let you know when they have enough cash money.
Perhaps in a similar fashion to how a winless UCLA with an interim staff beat what Franklin touted as one of his most experienced teams, one ranked #2 and in contention for a national championship
Not much gets by you huh? That horse has been dead for more than 50 days. Don’t blame Franklin for Kraft’s failure to hire his replacement.
Provided he wants the job (no one else does) I would take Mullen over Daboll in a hot minute.Brohm is out as well, so it may be Brian Daboll.
What is holding up announcing Daboll then?Brohm is out as well, so it may be Brian Daboll.
I think he was a potential candidate when they hired O’Brejn. Could be wrong on that.
Rather than disparaging me, perhaps you could benefit from a reading comprehension class.
As I originally said...Kraft's failure is separate and his own to deal with.
I'm not blaming Franklin for Kraft's failure. I'm blaming Franklin for his narcissism, game mismanagement, sulking attitude after another big loss (resulting in 2 additional disastrous losses), pettiness, and general ungrateful douchery directed at a university that made him wealthy.
What’s wrong with Smith? I’ve read so many posts saying "not him," but I still don’t fully understand why.
Reading comprehension is not your forte. He did not blame him for anything involving the hiring of a replacement. Your obsession continues.
Really? Franklin was a few plays away from playing for the Natty last year. He is also now coaching in the ACC and will have a much easier path to make the playoffs than whoever the new coach at PSU will be in the Big Ten. Once you make the playoffs anything can happen.
He was an utter disaster. Terrible decisions, terrible development of players, I’m not sure what in the world Kraft could be looking at here, other than desperation.
Not true here. I still want to see who is hired and will support him because I am a lifelong fan. That’s doesn’t excuse Kraft’s abject incompetence. I also am beginning to wonder if part of the problem in hiring a n
uh Sitake was a “smokescreen” from the national media. Who are those better candidates?OBVIOUSLY…..there are plenty of possible coaches out there. Was Sitaki an official release from Kraft or just a smoke bomb from the PSU beat guys? Lots of coaches still coaching… both NFL or college.
look, I’m sick about this. But there has to be a silver lining?? IMHO, Terry Smith = < Mike Locksley! There’s better guys (maybe gals
Yeah but they were successful college head coaches before they tried the pros.
The Franklin sucks horse is long dead but feel free to keep beating it if you must.
Reading the tea leaves and leaks I think Kraft made offers and got close to deals with Elko, Sitake, and Chesney at a minimum. Where he royally screwed up was by apparently refusing to seriously consider anyone without P4 head coaching experience aside from Chesney, who he kept on the back burner and lost by doing so. Stein or Hartline would have been perfectly acceptable hires. Conversations with others seemingly didn't pan out, or fell apart when those teams found success and no longer wanted to change jobs (Deboer). Why you'd put your fate in the hands of Auburn in the Iron Bowl I do not know, maybe because he felt he had Sitake in place by then.
He also seemingly had a verbal agreement with Sitake, which allowed BYU to come in and find the money in one day to get him to stay. Epic screw up there, you don't base the future of the program on a handshake, he needed a signed MOU with Sitake and while waiting around for that to close every other candidate he had been in talks with went to other jobs or signed extensions. He put all his eggs in one basket without a signature, and it blew up in his face the day before signing day, making PSU a laughingstock nationally and without time to get anyone in place for today. This is particularly egregious when you know you are negotiating with a former BYU letterman alum who has family ties to BYU and is a member of the LDS church. You have to know that Sitake has a massive emotional commitment to BYU, way too much of one to risk on a damn handshake. Epic, epic failure.
Talk about obsession, how about if some fans get over their Franklin Derangement Syndrome and stop trashing him at every turn more than 50 days after he was fired? As I have said repeatedly I have no problem with his firing, the problem is Kraft’s abject failure in hiring a replacement.
At this point I can’t believe people here are saying this person stinks that person stinks. We have to hope someone will take the job. The mess that was made is done move forward. I will cheer for the next coach whoever it is. We can’t be picky. Just like the 2 recruits we signed today. I will cheer for them because they want to be here.
I watched a fair number of Giants’ games and Daboll came across as a good guy but his game management decisions made Franklin look like a strategic genius.