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I would seriously doubt that. We don't know who the next HC will be and so far the only top target to drop off is the Indy coach.
Have you looked closely at the Giants roster. No coach could be successful with that lack of talent.
just saying I could see him as a DC but I do not know if they give him a chance at HC. Elko is out per Nate Bauer
I am as much of a Giants fan as I am a Penn State fan. He is an awful awful coach.
We won’t know until the team runs out of the tunnel for the first game next season.
No, no, no. You're doing it wrong.
You have to look at Joe's performance from 2000-2004 and Franklin's performance from 2022-2024.
If you believe the guys reporting on the team, aim is weekend after Thanksgiving and the following weekend at the latest.
Never got boat raced by OSU and only once by Michigan…not even close to half the time. And he beat Michigan half the time until they started cheating.
Joe Pa teams vs OSU 9-13 James Franklin teams vs OSU 1-11.
Joepa 12-11 Iowa Joepa 6-10 Michigan, Franklin 5-3 Iowa Frankin 4-7 Michigan
Brohm better hurry up and sign that extension before he loses another game. Albeit not really his fault his 2 FG choked
His team played undisciplined and sloppy at the end and took dumb penalties. That’s a reflection of the coach. Brohm has never enamored me. He’s a mediocre coach who occasionally pulls an upset then falls on his face later in the same season. Meh.
Just got an update that Elko is close to signing a 6-year extension at A&M.
Next!!!!!
Next!!!!!
Not saying he's not right as it would be logical but Bauer has yet to be right on any of this. Remember Rhule and Hartline.
Lots and lots of smoke on Kiffin being off the FLA. Supposedly (supposedly) he has agreed to be their next HC.
I never really thought Elko was on the board, but now it is official.
He was. Kraft did everything possible to try to get him. As of Tuesday, he was very much in play. Didn't work out...hopefully they stick with the plan and Hartline is the next coach
Pat Kraft might get fired before he even hires a coach. This is turning into a mess - how can your top targets be winning coaches at equal to better programs?
James Franklin to Eli Drinkwitz? Might as well start recruiting the next coach now because we’ll be right back to this place in four years.
At this point, you have to go Chesney or Hartline to at least make it seem like you’re hiring off potential.
Woof Kraft.
James Franklin to Eli Drinkwitz? Might as well start recruiting the next coach now because we’ll be right back to this place in four years.
At this point, you have to go Chesney or Hartline to at least make it seem like you’re hiring off potential.
Woof Kraft.
No he wasn’t. He played the game to get an extension. Elko was never coming here.
Tormenting yourself over this isn't going to result in a name any time soon.
That's your opinion based on the result. And you're entitled to that. By all accounts he had genuine interest. Their results on the field would tell you he didn't need us or anyone else to get him and extension.
For the record, I do think Elko will end up regretting that decision but that's life.
Our insiders are spewing things out of their *** right now for views and listens.
Texas A&M insiders said all along his agent was playing the game because Elko was in extension talks with the AD.
And look what happened.
Kraft seemingly never had a plan. And we’re about to settle for an extremely high risk candidate or a candidate that is probably another James Franklin or a slight downgrade. This wasn’t the year to go coach searching unless you had an in.
Welcome to Florida, USC, Nebraska, Auburn, etc.
Texas A&M insiders said all along his agent was playing the game because Elko was in extension talks with the AD.
And look what happened.
Kraft seemingly never had a plan. And we’re about to settle for an extremely high risk candidate or a candidate that is probably another James Franklin or a slight downgrade. This wasn’t the year to go coach searching unless you had an in.
Welcome to Florida, USC, Nebraska, Auburn, etc.
Chesney may be a great hire, who knows. However, if Franklin lands at VT, which sounds inevitable, he would recruit circles around Chesney in our recruiting footprint. At least until Chesney gets his footing under him and has some success.
Hmm. Welcome to what some of us have been saying from the day Franklin was fired. You only fire him if you have a plan and a possible sure fire hire in your back pocket. Kraft may have committed professional suicide out of pride. Pride comes before the fall. It did for Franklin, it may soon for Kraft.
Hopefully, there's a page limit and this misery will end .
There was always a plan and Elko was never using us. He didn't need us for an extension.
Why are people making Franklin out to be an elite recruiter? He's not going to be as successful at Va Tech as he was here....and most of his classes here were mediocre given the status of Penn State.
I swear people just want Penn State to fail
He was personable and a great recruiter. He is respected. Also, when everyone has the same agent they all pull for each other.
Is that so? Chesney is at JMU in the middle of the DMV. He certainly has just as many high school contacts as Franklin.
I think it would come down to the brand, PSU vs VT.
What has me concerned is VT will now get a jump on poaching PSU recruits and perhaps a few coaches (Howle & Poindexter) and filling their 2026 recruiting class.
If Kraft doesn't go Chesney, he better get a homerun hire that can regather the class and heavily recruit the portal. Time is of the essence.
My personal opinion, though Chesney is risky to many on the board, he has lots of high school contacts in the DMV & PA and the PSU brand is stronger than the VT brand. Chesney goes into those schools with the PSU brand.
Chesney is unproven at the big boy level. His hiring would be a big roll of the dice. Franklin has 45+ former players in the NFL and was very successful recruiting the DMV at PSU and many of those players expressed disappointment when he was fired. That PSU vs VT comparison only works if PSU is successful and Chesney has no background success in the P4 level to use for recruiting. Franklin could convince them to stay home and he could get them to the NFL. For all we know, Franklin may have several PSU players follow him wherever he lands. TBD. Also, the ACC is much easier to win than the B1G. He will have success at VT. It’s a rebuild, but that’s what he is good at.