Frankly, I want see a different type of football player than what we’ve been seeing from a lot of the old coach’s recruits in recent years; I want to see more substance over style, and I want to see players who are less soft both physically and mentally. VT now can turn into a physically and mentally soft program, which they will under their new coach.
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I don't understand how any of you that have zero facts about the coaching search can say things like this. You have no idea if it's been bad or not. Hell, it's possible Kraft has had his guy for weeks and is just waiting for the season to end to announce it. Or he's striking out with every single person he asks. Or it's somewhere in between the best and worst case scenarios. None of us know, so pretending like it's a dumpster fire and losing your mind over it doesn't make any sense.
So there is no possible good hire in your mind then, because even Saban's past performance is no guarantee of future success.
I agree. I do think it's a dumpster fire, but there is no sense in losing your mind over it. It's just a game.
That leveraging is one of the things that forced an increase in investment into things around the program. PSU needed someone to force them to get beyond the "do more with less" culture that had existed for 50 years. Franklin made that happen whether fans like it or not. PSU had to decide if they wanted to try to compete with the big boys for titles or if they were happy just being a solid program operating on a budget that would make winning a title highly unlikely unless they caught lightning in a bottle with a couple of players. Franklin's actions forced PSU to decide, and they decided to try to compete and invest more, something that will help the program long after Franklin is gone.
Chesney tells the boys fire down that shot of boilo. He who wins the 4th quarter wins the game .
Doesn’t matter who I name you’ll just say they weren’t good…that’s an easy and lazy way to argue and you take it every time.
I’ll give him the same length of time many on here gave Franklin…about a half a season.
I disagree and in case you didn’t notice, the recruiting class fell apart quickly. And Kraft can’t name a replacement anytime soon, so it gives more recruits and current players more time to leave. Also, by the way the players reacted, there’s no way Franklin lost the locker room.
Franklin had almost twelve years. It was obvious he had checked out this year and it reflected in the teams play and lack of intensity. It was time for him to go, the timing of the firing is debatable but the firing is not. He went to the well of raises over the AD'S head if the reporting is correct. That was a dagger.
We’re discussing how long many posters on here gave him before they started bashing his every move not how long he coached here. How long would he have been coach if fans had the ability to fire him? About a year would be my guess.
He's been there less than a week. The issue isn't where they are going anyway- they aren't coming to us.
Diaz is awesome!
Beats Bellichek!
Bring in Manny!
Nobody else wants the job anyway.
Beats Bellichek!
Bring in Manny!
Nobody else wants the job anyway.
So not much different than what the last coach was bringing into the program in recent seasons. Unless I was misreading the ratings, the 2026 recruiting class wasn’t that special, or at least that’s what many on this board were saying because I don’t take the time to watch Joe Blow play against some outmanned A or AA high school team that has about twenty players on it.
He has been there 5 days. A bunch of those players are at VTech this weekend.
Do you see anyone committing to Terry?
How many commits has PSU gotten since he left? PSU is minus 19 since he left.
The beginning of the Charmin soft era of VT football.
You can keep saying it but PSU has 45+ former players in the NFL. The NFL typically doesn’t embrace soft players. But if saying it over and over makes you feel better, go for it.
This game shows why Matty R would have been a horrible hire for us.
Michael Robinson just made a serious statement on national television.
Pat Kraft “didn’t have a plan” and other coaches “are using (PSU) for more money.” And whole heartedly stood behind Terry Smith being the next coach.
Pat Kraft “didn’t have a plan” and other coaches “are using (PSU) for more money.” And whole heartedly stood behind Terry Smith being the next coach.
And this is exactly how Bobby Engram winds up getting interviewed.