Official PSU - MSU Game Thread

[TheGlovStillRules]

Dwight Galt sucks. He is a horrible strength coach. He needs to go.

Bring back the HIT program!!

 

[step.eng69]

True, but even with the most favorable schedule possible Franklin and company would still underperform.

That said, I agree that the PSU leadership from Barbour to Barron has been atrocious from both an academic and athletic perspective.

Yes, bigtime

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

Maybe we should hire this guy....his team took care of Ohio State today with a great running attack. Ooooh. Wait. Scroll to the last paragraph.
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Josh Gattis is in his third season as the Offensive Coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Wolverines. Michigan has averaged 30.6 points and 395.3 yards per game during his two seasons directing the offense.

In 2020, Gattis' unit averaged 28.3 points and 381.8 yards per game. The Wolverines gained over 350 yards of offense in four of six contests and went over 450 yards of offense three times. Running back Hassan Haskins averaged more than six yards per carry (No. 24, NCAA) and quarterback Cade McNamara provided a late-season spark. Four players averaged 10-plus yards or better per reception including receivers Ronnie Bell (15.4 yards per catch) and Cornelius Johnson (15.9).

In his first season, Gattis led the U-M offense to a 5,000-yard season (5,220 yards), averaging more than 400 yards of offense per game. The Wolverines averaged 31.7 points and 401.5 yards per contest buoyed by a stretch which saw U-M out-gain and out-score four league opponents and Notre Dame by a combined +1,101 yards and +114 points. Thirteen different Wolverines were named All-Big Ten on offense under Gattis.

Gattis coached wide receivers Nico Collins (37 catches, 729 yards, seven touchdowns) and Bell (48 catches, 758 yards, one touchdown) to career-best seasons along with quarterback Shea Patterson. Collins' 19.7 yard-per-catch average led the Big Ten Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (six touchdowns) was also a big end zone factor, and five pass-catchers registered at least 25 receptions each. Patterson became the third U-M quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a season (3,061), throwing for the third-most yards (384) and the second-most touchdowns (five) in a single game during the course of the year. U-M had two rushers over 600 yards in Zach Charbonnet (726 yards, 11 TDs) and Haskins (637 yards, 4 TDs) and Charbonnet's 11 rushing scores are a freshman record at Michigan.

Gattis spent the 2018 season as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Alabama, where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to the College Football Playoff and a National Championship Game appearance. While in Tuscaloosa, Gattis mentored All-American receiver Jerry Jeudy, the 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner, who caught 68 passes for 1,315 yards (19.3 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. In addition, he developed true freshman Jaylen Waddle, who earned first-team All-American honors by Pro Football Focus. The Crimson Tide had four receivers and a tight end surpass 500 yards receiving on the year.

Prior to his position with the Crimson Tide, Gattis spent four seasons as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at Penn State (2014-17). He also led the program’s offensive recruiting efforts, helping the Nittany Lions ink four straight top-25 recruiting classes, including a pair of top-15 classes. Gattis was selected as the 2015 Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by Scout.com for his efforts. On the field, he tutored All-Big Ten receivers DaeSean Hamilton (2014, ’17) and Chris Godwin (2015-16).

Josh Gattis is going to get a HC job this year IMO.

 

[GregInPitt]

Sitting here waiting for a deer…. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we have a dish at our hunting lodge.

Porter is a liability. Game after game he extends drives into scores with blatant, obvious PI. He should be on the bench for the remainder of each game after the first PI call.

the key plays on offense in each scoring drive we’re passes, yet PSU calls run after run in the second half, it seemed on about every first down. Against the worst pass defense in football.

Clifford seems to have lost his pocket presence. Always a half step late in deciding to run.

The OL needs a dramatic turnover in personnel. Did Tengwall play? Didn’t he look better against Rutgers than Walker has looked all season?

Any one here have an opening in their organization for Clifford within his field of study? PSU football needs to move on from him NOW.

 

[Big_O]

Or is this more of the BOT and administration shart to deemphasized football.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Do you think any of us on the board would get a massive long term raise for the terrible job performance Franklin has had over the last couple of years? A losing 4-5 season followed by a barely winning 7-5 season for a combined record of 11-10. I think not. As a matter of fact if you were in sales, you would likely get a pink slip, not a winning the lottery award.

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

Or is this more of the BOT and administration shart to deemphasized football.

It was started with the post-Joe era transition by those who had been lying in wait. Football still has emphasis, just not what it once did. Penn State is not an elite program. It's still a good place to go to play.