Official PSU - UCLA '25 Game thread

[PSU Soupy 615]

Would like to see James running tackle drills for 3 straight days. Live 1 on 1s.

Make this team get tougher.

IU looks like a loss, tOSU loss, Minnesota in jeopardy, Iowas in jeopardy.

tomorrow starts the build to 2027. This year over. Next year over, losing too many players. 2027 is next open window.

 

[PSU Soupy 615]

PSU media. Ask the hard questions. Do not be pussies.

 

[Midnighter]

Where's all the Franklin defenders after this...

Franklin Defense Force Activate!!

 

[olelion]

This is a 7-5 or 8-4 team

 

[bdgan]

The team was never ready to play from the start.
Untimely penalties.
Gave up an easy onside kick that the announcers called for before it happened.

Clock management at the end of the half was the worst the announcers have ever seen. 2:00 to go and the ball is in UCLA territory:
Singleton run for 1 yd
Singleton run for 5 yds
Allar run for 2 yds (Behind by 17 and try nothing down the field)
Allar run (sack) for -11 yds which puts UCLA in FG position

Next to last possession of game with 1:17 remaining:
High pass that Reynolds can't handle
Singleton run for -1 yd
Allar pass to Reynolds brings up 4th and 2
Allar keeps for -3 yds (reminds me of 4th and 5 vs OSU when we handed off to Sanders)
Nothing to attack the defense. No options except the play as called

UCLA punts and takes a safety and runs 8 seconds off the clock because PSU rushes nobody.

With 30 seconds to go we need a 25 yd pass to get us into Hail Mary range but we throw a swing pass to Singleton for 0 yds?

We never put a spy on Nico all game.
We didn't use a backup LB all game

First time in 20 years that an unranked team beat a top 10 team.

Probably the worst coached game I can ever remember.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

You don't believe that the coaching staff deserves any blame for the team playing soft with no discipline.?

Read my other posts. I sure do. That's the biggest issue. I'm just pointing out that there were plenty of execution letdowns in this game as well that accompanied bad playcalling and poor preparation.

 

[BobPSU92]

Franklin’s got this.

 

[BiochemPSU]

Let’s just all take a moment and be grateful that without Franklin, we would be Nebraska.

 

[84lion]

If he has any damn shame, he’ll negotiate his buyout (he won’t).

What they should do is hire his replacement and make up some ridiculous title for him with an office on the Behrand campus. It’d be cheaper to pay 2 HC salaries than buy him out. Force him to quit!

I was thinking they should make Franklin the Nittany Lion mascot, and the OC and DC sideline cheerleaders. Finish out the season with whatever you can cobble together and go from there.

 

[Bwifan]

Don't even take a bowl game. All these hotshot kids would skip it anyway. Because, evidently, they can't risk winning.

Don't even take a bowl game. All these hotshot kids would skip it anyway. Because, evidently, they can't risk winning.

NIL has made many of these kids fat already and don't care because they have their $$$

 

[MacNit]

You don't believe that the coaching staff deserves any blame for the team playing soft with no discipline.?

Exactly… mostly soft players playing mostly soft (finesse) football

 

[AvgUser]

More bright side views

the reactions here are worth the reads. That’s the ONLY thing we have.

 

[creamery freak]

James is taking the team to Disneyland tomorrow, but his biggest quandary is whether they go to Fantasy land or Tomorrow land 1st.

 

[MacNit]

NIL has made many of these kids fat already and don't care because they have their $$$

All teams have NIL. Franklin’s is uniquely soft.

 

[DukeCorey21]

Fire Franklin and start really working on getting Indiana coach locked up before some others are in competition

 

[Alphalion75]

Read my other posts. I sure do. That's the biggest issue. I'm just pointing out that there were plenty of execution letdowns in this game as well that accompanied bad playcalling and poor preparation.

Its not clear to me that there is any accountability in this program. And that starts at the top with Bendapudi and Kraft.....all the way down to the players. No organization can be successful without accountability.

 

[Bwifan]

This entire team has completely regressed. The QB, RB, Oline, entire defense and special teams have gone backwards. No one on this team has gone forward. That falls completely on JF. No questions about it. He is and should be held accountable. It's time to make a change. Everyone has grown tired of JF and I think he is ready for a change of scenery. It would be good for everyone.

 

[PAgeologist]

You don't believe that the coaching staff deserves any blame for the team playing soft with no discipline.?

Especially since playing soft and undisciplined has been a constant during the Franklin tenure.

 

[Dalions81]

I know no one will stop going to games but maybe just stay silent.

 

[4theglory54]

Could be the most unprepared PSU team to take the field in decades; cant think of a worse example!

 

[haveyoumethoward]

James is taking the team to Disneyland tomorrow, but his biggest quandary is whether they go to Fantasy land or Tomorrow land 1st.

How about Never Never Land?

 

[NoBareFeet]

Could be the most unprepared PSU team to take the field in decades; cant think of a worse example!

How could that be? James wrote UCLA! a bunch of times on social media!

 

[PAgeologist]

NIL has made many of these kids fat already and don't care because they have their $$$

I dont think that's the cause. All teams have NIL. They all dont play soft.

 

[PAgeologist]

All teams have NIL. Franklin’s is uniquely soft.

Just posted the same comment.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

This was a really bad loss. This was the worst loss for PSU in a long time.

I actually view this a good loss. It is how change happens.

 

[Bwifan]

I am so tired of the JF presser after the game statement that he will say I get it the fans want to win and so do I ...

 

[bdgan]

Clear it out, Mr. Kraft. It’s time.

Why not? Franklin lost this team. The problem is he has a HUGE buyout.

 

[PAgeologist]

Would like to see James running tackle drills for 3 straight days. Live 1 on 1s.

Make this team get tougher.

IU looks like a loss, tOSU loss, Minnesota in jeopardy, Iowas in jeopardy.

tomorrow starts the build to 2027. This year over. Next year over, losing too many players. 2027 is next open window.

If Grunk has an IQ over 80, he will transfer.

 

[WestSideLion]

Would like to see James running tackle drills for 3 straight days. Live 1 on 1s.

Make this team get tougher.

IU looks like a loss, tOSU loss, Minnesota in jeopardy, Iowas in jeopardy.

tomorrow starts the build to 2027. This year over. Next year over, losing too many players. 2027 is next open window.

You mean instead of hitting the recruiting circuit in San Diego the night before an historic loss?!

 

[ChandlerPearce58]

And cjf just st

Absolutely they pumped up this team to get the money for renovations and NIL. Total BULL SH@T.

Not going to a game this season..was going to go to Nebraska one. Effff this. No more of money for this crap.

I have been priced out for awhile....

 

[Paws057]

Is it to soon to start saying Little game James?

 

[SkiSkiSki]

The team was never ready to play from the start.
Untimely penalties.
Gave up an easy onside kick that the announcers called for before it happened.

Clock management at the end of the half was the worst the announcers have ever seen. 2:00 to go and the ball is in UCLA territory:
Singleton run for 1 yd
Singleton run for 5 yds
Allar run for 2 yds (Behind by 17 and try nothing down the field)
Allar run (sack) for -11 yds which puts UCLA in FG position

Next to last possession of game with 1:17 remaining:
High pass that Reynolds can't handle
Singleton run for -1 yd
Allar pass to Reynolds brings up 4th and 2
Allar keeps for -3 yds (reminds me of 4th and 5 vs OSU when we handed off to Sanders)
Nothing to attack the defense. No options except the play as called

UCLA punts and takes a safety and runs 8 seconds off the clock because PSU rushes nobody.

With 30 seconds to go we need a 25 yd pass to get us into Hail Mary range but we throw a swing pass to Singleton for 0 yds?

We never put a spy on Nico all game.
We didn't use a backup LB all game

First time in 20 years that an unranked team beat a top 10 team.

Probably the worst coached game I can ever remember.

40 years. Don't shortchange us.

 

[DELion]

I was thinking they should make Franklin the Nittany Lion mascot, and the OC and DC sideline cheerleaders. Finish out the season with whatever you can cobble together and go from there.

Beaver Stadium Janitorial Manager

 

[ChandlerPearce58]

Maybe hire Newheiser's kid for OC

We will never know why cjf was holding an offense play card....I thought he hired AK for that?!?

 

[DELion]

Somewhere, Beau Pribula is laughing.

 

[BobPSU92]

In ucla’s first four games this season, they never held a lead.

In today’s game against Penn State, ucla never trailed. It was only tied at 0-0.

Does anything else need to be said?

 

[Psu00]

How could that be? James wrote UCLA! a bunch of times on social media!

That apparently was the depth of his preparation for this game.

Eventually everyone, including the players, tune out from that gimmicky nonsense.

 

[Psu00]

Is it to soon to start saying Little game James?

No game James.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Somewhere, Beau Pribula is laughing.

Allar was not the issue today… are you saying if Pribula played today PSU would not have given up 40+ points? Put the crack-pipe down

 

[DELion]

Allar was not the issue today… are you saying if Pribula played today PSU would not have given up 40+ points? Put the crack-pipe down

Not saying that at all. But it looks like his decision to leave was a good one for him.