Hell will freeze over before some of the haters stop beating the dead horse. C’mon man you know better.
No departing message from Franklin?
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Tengwall has been tough but fair with his Franklin criticisms. Although over the past month it does seem like he and some other former players have a strong dislike for Franklin.
No you go cry yourself a river. People bitching about Franklin not leaving a warm and fuzzy exit message are the problem here. Who gives a royal rat’s you know what.
Yeah but never try to confuse the haters with facts.
But not to worry my friend. We can all expect multiple Big Ten and National Championships are in the immediate offing.
In 2025 speak , Franklin was engaged in quiet quitting . A message board with retorts wouldn’t be a reason to leave a $8 million plus job . He was checked out .
You mean like the time I challenged the board to tell me what poor decisions caused the loss to Michigan a few years ago when a TE ranked rumbled something like 60 yards for a go ahead TD late in the game and never heard a peep from anyone. My personal favorite was the clown reporter who blamed Franklin’s “poor decision” in a snow game a few years back when he punted instead of going for it on 4th and short from his side of the field early in the game and the special teams downed it on the 1/2 yard line. The genius claimed that “lousy” decision “led” to MSU going 99 1/2 yards to go up 14-0. Franklin has made some poor game management decisions over the years just like every other coach and his decision to go for it on 4th and short right after Allar got hurt on his side of the field down one point with almost 4 minutes to play and having all 3 timeouts and the 2 minute time out was one of the dumbest decisions I have seen (and may have been the final straw in his firing) but his decision making was not always the reason for some of the losses.
And issuing a press release and thanking the fired coach for his service and simply saying it was time to move on rather than saying he was fired for not winning Big and National Championships is standard AD protocol and speaks volumes about Kraft.
Would that be the numerous players who have and continue to tank the season by refusing to show up to play?
Begging to be fired so not to be on the field for the rath of the paying fans. He got off the hook TOO easy,smiling to the bank when he left ,leaving us to endure this failures!
But what if she was relaxing in the hot tub with the UPS man when it happened?
He could have sent every single fan a hand carved apology in granite signed in blood and people would still be bit@#ing about it.
I think that would have been a nice gesture.
Agreed - this “our fans” BS is getting old - a few fans at the stadium and in message boards - big deal and happens everywhere. He was well paid and had good years but how long can we go with - well we almost won the big one. These FranklinBots are getting old.
the odds of that are about the same with or without Franklin - I’d rather take my chances on a mew coach.
I’d complain that it was too heavy and had blood on it.
JF is a baby. Always has been. I remember game one this year him freaking out with 20 seconds left cause the refs did something with the clock. He did that **** all the time.
The only fans I've seen were a few loud mouths at the tunnel (probably students), like the Kelce
cell phone incident. I, like many fans supported James, hoping he would win the big game or get
to the NC, it didn't happen, I'll move on no bitterness.
I will say this before every game the media said Big Game James, even when we played Nevada,
FIU, etc. The press would say yeah he will these, but let's wait and see. He also got mocked for
playing SMU and Boise in the playoffs, again by the media, like PS had a choice in the matter.
So now the blame is on the PSU fans and admin. for Franklin's firing, let's stop already. There are
other reasons behind this , that the media and fans don't really know. Just like the next HC, no
one has any idea, but i'll support him and the team no matter what.
cell phone incident. I, like many fans supported James, hoping he would win the big game or get
to the NC, it didn't happen, I'll move on no bitterness.
I will say this before every game the media said Big Game James, even when we played Nevada,
FIU, etc. The press would say yeah he will these, but let's wait and see. He also got mocked for
playing SMU and Boise in the playoffs, again by the media, like PS had a choice in the matter.
So now the blame is on the PSU fans and admin. for Franklin's firing, let's stop already. There are
other reasons behind this , that the media and fans don't really know. Just like the next HC, no
one has any idea, but i'll support him and the team no matter what.
Or icing the Buffalo kicker with 11 seconds left and a 56-0 lead.
Yesterday, Flight Tracker reported a plane from State College to Northern, Louisiana.
Some of you showing just how petty you are.
I'm just glad his final game was at home so the students could boo him one last time.
Are we going to erase James Franklin and pretend he never existed, like we did the last head coach Penn State fired midseason?
He once tried to run into the stands when a fan didn’t cuss, didn’t call him a name. Just said “love you but that’s a terrible call”
Door was always there with essentially no buyout on his end.
Maybe the next coach won’t be a hostage to such a terrible existence.
Franklin is VERY subdued compared to most other coaches, especially when it comes to dealing with refs. The majority of coaches don't stop crying to the refs about anything and everything from the last note of the Anthem until they leave the stadium.
Exactly. I'm so fed up with him, I want to see him end up at a place like Vandy ... he'd never be successful there!
I hope he goes somewhere and wins a NC as I’m sure everyone else on here does too. I mean we have to cheer for anyone that leaves our program and goes somewhere else.
James was always on his own agenda… he made a lot of money here but didn’t really give much back. Did he work with any charities in the immediate area? Not that I’m aware of.
Nothing particularly wrong with that but I’ve always been curious about a guy who’s been a high profile figure in this community for 12 yrs but was not engaged much with HV.
Him not making a statement is not surprising either because I don’t believe he thought he was on the hot seat. Even said he was shocked he got fired. He believes he was wronged.
But when your boss says no to an extension request and then you go around his back to ask the President… when he claims everything is aligned? You’re a pile of sheetz.
Honestly I won’t miss him. Wish him well but buyer beware. His “big year” will go down as one of the most colossal fails in all of sports. He just couldn’t win the big one. He has some rehab to do.
I cannot imagine a P5 alumni base celebrating his hiring.
You can’t live with a narcissist!
Nothing particularly wrong with that but I’ve always been curious about a guy who’s been a high profile figure in this community for 12 yrs but was not engaged much with HV.
Him not making a statement is not surprising either because I don’t believe he thought he was on the hot seat. Even said he was shocked he got fired. He believes he was wronged.
But when your boss says no to an extension request and then you go around his back to ask the President… when he claims everything is aligned? You’re a pile of sheetz.
Honestly I won’t miss him. Wish him well but buyer beware. His “big year” will go down as one of the most colossal fails in all of sports. He just couldn’t win the big one. He has some rehab to do.
I cannot imagine a P5 alumni base celebrating his hiring.
You can’t live with a narcissist!
In an unexpected and inspiring act of generosity, James Franklin, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, has pledged to donate a staggering $8.5 million from his salary to benefit both Penn State University and The Kirby, a local nonprofit organization that supports underprivileged youth in State College and the surrounding areas. The announcement, made earlier this week, has sent shockwaves through both the collegiate football world and the local community.
BREAKING NEWS: James Franklin is Donating $8.5M from his salary to Penn State and The Kirby…
He made plenty of donations but I heard someone (Tengwall?) say that Franklin did not love State College and was not really involved with the local community as far as going to events and kissing babies.
That could also be coming from people who didn’t like him from the start because he was an “outsider” but it wouldn’t surprise me considering his thin skin and some of his reactions to fans.
Next they'll be blaming him for the Kennedy assassination and the breakup of the Beatles
I stand corrected although I’m not familiar with that charity and have been very involved in HV since 2018. If true, that’s outstanding of him and his family.
Chances of those pledges being fulfilled? Say goodbye to Slim.