Franklin recruits at a fairly high level. Most of those games were against opponents who out-recruited PSU. Teams beat opponents who have collected more talent than them all the time. It just does not seem to happen here, and that’s extremely frustrating. Regardless of the hot takes in this forum that try to pinpoint the reason for this problem, it’s been going on for too long for it to not be a result of a complexity of issues.
The most important attribute of a good QB is a good mental game. Drew can't get out of his own head, and it prevents him from maximizing the physical tools he has. He is a senior and I don't see it changing now.
Scheduling as well. Do we really think it’s a good idea for the first time we play someone with a pulse it’s a game like this. Our players haven’t had to play four quarters. We have been running a “vanilla” offense. And now we are expected to execute a full game plan for a full game.
Geez, now I don't know. There are a whole bunch of controlled substances you could either swallow or shoot up with. Seems that's your thing.
Lanning has no issue winning big games as was shown last night. Now show me where Big Game James has shown he can win games like this? When was the last time he won one of these? Penn State deserves a better coach.
The result was a failure but Ohio State lost to Oregon last year and won a title. Doesn't mean I think we will. It's just not that big of a deal with the 12 team playoff. It hurt seeding.
that the weak nonconference schedule could have affected PSU’s readiness for oregon.OSU hasn't lost 14 straight against top 10 teams
100% true--we have a lot to prove under Franklin to get that kind of respect.
He’s a slimeball. Absolute low life. He made a career of attempting to make himself look and feel better by putting down others. That’s not leadership. Leadership is finding solutions to things and not just finger pointing. That’s the problem with this country right now.
Buster Douglas beat the baddest man on earth. Buster Freaking Douglas.
Maybe but I'm skeptical. There are too many teams in the BiG who have recruited better or equal to PSU the last few years. Of course the portal can make a big difference.
PSU was 5-6 in 2001 but somehow managed to beat OSU.
Why would you say that about Robert Michel, which was who I quoted? He was the son of immigrants and a veteran. He ended up in Congress for over 30 years, with the last 14 as the leader of hundreds in his party.
Oh I didn’t watch. But now I’m concerned. If he and I are agreeing, should I hate myself more?Franklin acknowledged in last night’s postgame PRESSER.
Who was not the person I quoted as the long time leader of a large organization who admitted he expected to lose and had gotten used to it. Please pay attention.
But he was the only person you referenced. Don’t be tone deaf to why you got the reaction.
You may not like the results (Nebraska in your eyes, Georgia in mine) in the example I cited, but the point still remains that cultural change from cratering in key moments to winning in key moments usually requires a change at the top.
I’m open to change if is a likely improvement, but that is not a guarantee. If you think there are coaches out there that would get PSU over the top without regression, I’d love to hear your list?
I just think this has
Im less understanding of this logic, just seems defeatist. Yes, the program could take a step back with a new coach, it could fail, but the program would be at least attempting greatness. I mean, sh*t, who the Hell is Dan Lanning after all? Did Oregon fail hiring a nobody? Empirically, franklin cant get there.....why not give someone else a chance?
Who? Let’s hear it.
Off the top of my head, Id take the coach at Iowa St in a heartbeat....guy at Georgia tech has 0 problem beating favored teams. Young coach at USF seems interesting. And then add a list of guys with landings background, been around good programs, young, desperate to get their shot. Coordinators, etc. The saban/Meyer stuff is a joke obviously, but there are tons of intriguing guys.
But you won't like any of them because they cant guarantee you 9 or 10 wins off the bat, of course.
A ton of those intriguing guys get hired every year by desperate programs only to fall on their faces as a HC.
We have to have a better record against top 10 teams. We have to look coherent on offense at this point. Its fine where we are of course, but as a fan, its okay to want more. I can live with the fact that you and others think this is good enough, I just happen to think after all these years of Franklin, just time for something new here. Someone brought up andy Reid, was a good analogy.
If we have a better record against top 10 teams, and don't have a corresponding poorer record against non-top-10 squads, that puts us in the Natty convo a number of years.
How much can you regress from going 4-21 against top opponents? Do we drop to 0-25 with someone new? Is the fear of dropping from 4-21 to 0-25 worth paralyzing ourselves over? The narrative wouldn't change from "can't win the big one". So why not do something bold?
I’ve said many times be a big boy every 4 years or so. Play OSU 3-7 and sell out on our hot years. You see senior laden nobodies make runs all the time (Harbaugh 23) yo