Yeah I love the support from the players but I’m starting to think there’s going to be a lot more transfers if he isn’t hired.
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Can’t you ever shut the **** and let people enjoy a win. Every team Penn state beats is garbage to you. Smith has the respect of his team and they are playing much more engaged. He won’t be the next coach so why keep arguing. You’re the most annoying person I’ve ever seen of the boards.
No he wasn’t. Good lord. He did a ton of good things for this program and brought us to a level where 10 wins isn’t good enough. You can not like him, that’s fine, but to call him a cancer is ridiculous.
I believe they would. I think the team went from being Franklin's guys to Penn State players the last few weeks. Just look at the body language of the players. Look at their play. Far different than the beginning of the year.
That would actually be the least of my concerns regarding Terry Smith
Such a f'ing tool - you notice his pin bs? This ******* douche is a PSU fan??? LMAO
It is a tough situation. Personally, I don't give a **** who the next coach is. I just want a coach who can imprint an identity onto the team
Yer stealing my material.
I'd rather think that great minds think alike!
I think they would. My concern is that he doesn't have the national reputation to attract the top players we need.
Post of the year.
Very few "elite" coaches out there, and are there any at all available right now?
Lots of "fools gold " coaches out there, I see little downside to giving Terry the job.
Players sure seem to like him, and he's a true footballer.
Lots of "fools gold " coaches out there, I see little downside to giving Terry the job.
Players sure seem to like him, and he's a true footballer.
He's not making anything - could be signed to a contract that doesn't constrain PSU in any way whatsoever, so not so sure what you're all nail-biting concerned about. There is zero downside with Smith and tons of upside. He's effectively a "zero-cost option" contract.
Agreed. This is the first time in a long time that these players played. I'm forced to agree, hire Terry.
And OBTW, that JOE 409 button was awesome. That'd be the best way to honor Joe - choose Terry as head coach.
17 recruits already left. They mustn't have been overly excited about Terry.
Like you are to this board, Franklin was carcinogenic to PSU football.
Smith needs to win two more games - and look great doing it - to even be in the conversation. Would have been a lot more palatable if we had beaten Indiana
Well… they also don’t know if Terry will be the coach
in fact all the scuttle butt was that he would not be the coach
And you’re a dick to this board.
The odds of him hiring Terry are very small. He doesn’t “have” to hire him, and almost certainly won’t.
But there is a balance. Maybe you save players currently on the roster, but can Smith attract players nationally from the portal? That is the wildcard with Smith.
Never saw the appeal of Key. Checked no boxes except for a tedious connection to the AD.
This is what I keep coming back to.
Love Terry but you still have the same recruiting bind as you do just waiting for a coach in the playoffs.
Plenty of downside…hiring someone that hasn’t done this before, doesn’t have the “name recognition” to make waves on the recruiting trail, etc. Tons of in-state talent in the 2027 class to miss (best class in zPA in a while). More turnover when we need a long term solution. Etc, etc, etc.
But I’d love Terry to stay with the program in some capacity under our new coach if he wants to and it works out.
In truth, at this point of the season, he likely beats Indiana and Iowa no problem. He is earning success with the worst offensive coordinator in the country. It took a few games for him to really grasp a hold of what he needed to do to manage AK.In his own words, it took a long time just to institute the forward pass in this previously anemic offense.
Wasn't Terry PSU's best recruiter?
Don't forget he almost beat Indiana with a very green quarterback.