Official PSU - UCLA '25 Game thread

[PSU87]

I agree the Franklin Fan Boys can't conveniently flip a switch and find sudden enlightenment

Hang on....credit where credit is due. Ludd has been here all week while the 2 biggest Franklin fanboys have not.

 

[haveyoumethoward]

Why?

Because it's a stupid argument you're posing here.

 

[84lion]

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

Well, they've seen the Haunted House two weeks in a row, so there's that.

 

[Midnighter]

I mean - if you’ve lost Gorski Lion….

 

[ChandlerPearce58]

Franklin completely dead on the sidelines. Folded arms, no anger

He is quite charismatic in speaking engagements but not so much inspiring his team

 

[Midnighter]

UNRIVALED

 

[PAgeologist]

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

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

They probably played NCAA 25 on XBox all week.

 

[bdgan]

UCLA lost to UNLV, New Mexico, and Northwestern

UCLA was 17th in the BiG scoring only 14 pts per game (today 42)

PSU vs UCLA Recruiting:
2022 - PSU 6th, UCLA 61st
2023 - PSU 14th, UCLA 37th
2024 - PSU 15th, UCLA 90th
2025 - PSU 15th, UCLA 41st

 

[4theglory54]

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

Great, we'll all get a photo of the team wearing mouse ears in the next fund raising solicitation.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Won't watch. To do so would be like one of those self-flaggelating Opus Dei monks in the DaVinci code.

 

[ChandlerPearce58]

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.

While I am not arguing....just remember James must appro f e the game plan....and again I ask why was James holding the offense play card? Just like UCLA was a vastly different team today and the only difference was coaching.

 

[PSUwolf]

DuhO$U game is going to be a major blowout.

An understatement. I'm watching the Suckeyes right now and they look absolutely lethal

 

[bdgan]

Franklin’s got this.

That's what we're worried about

 

[ChandlerPearce58]

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.

This is what makes me feel to much headline reading....they felt invincible. For as much as cjf receives praise for receuiting, has he ever in 11 years been top 5? I believe his average is 14. Reason to play 1 OOC game against good competition this

 

[haveyoumethoward]

In the game today PSU played poorly but finished in second place; UCLA played well but still came in next to last.

 

[Catch1lion]

We had two days to practice the new game plan . Let that sink in .

 

[golfer1922]

I’m curious what Franklin is gonna blabber about now that “everything is still in front of us” is gone.

Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern

 

[haveyoumethoward]

In the game today PSU played poorly but finished in second place; UCLA played well but still came in next to last.

 

[creamery freak]

If anyone is bored with football the Twilight Zone is on the SY/FY network now. Come to think of it, I watched 3½ hours of that this afternoon.

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

PSU is throwing way too much money around. Has to stop.
Franklin needs to voluntarily take a pay cut, but he won't.

 

[NotATroll1999]

I am a fan of a rival fan base. I promise I'm not here to troll and that's from the heart. I've watched Penn State ruin and not develop good talent for far too long. A fan base deserves better than you guys have been given. I just posted this on Facebook. Hope you guys get the change you deserve.

 

[An Old Pair of Asics]

This guy has more excuses than a pregnant nun.

 

[LastFedaykin]

Well, I don't want to recap that atrocity, but at least the Manning family is crying into their beers with us.

 

[PAgeologist]

If anyone is bored with football the Twilight Zone is on the SY/FY network now. Come to think of it, I watched 3½ hours of that this afternoon.

Its on Pluto TV 24/7.

 

[4theglory54]

Ahhh, the Bard would empathise with us on our day's lament.....
"For Folly that he wisely shows is fit; But wise men, folly-fallen, quite taint their wit."

 

[NotATroll1999]

"If a fool persists in his folly, he becomes wise"

 

[LMTLION]

 

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[Fred8811]

Watch the replays. something was wrong.
Players were not trying, total lack of effort.

The story will come out.
I've never seen a game with players just loafing.
Somebody knows something.

 

[haveyoumethoward]

0-1, 0-1, 0-1

 

[Paws057]

We had two days to practice the new game plan . Let that sink in .

Two days? Amazing

 

[Midnighter]

Two days? Amazing

Jerry Neuheisel:

 

[SouthHalls410]

So here’s my take as a teacher who has had to put up with education becoming so data obsessed and driven….. I use data from testing to help fine tune my teaching….not dictate it. I get a feel for how much and what depths my students can handle. I think CJF is so into data and analytics that he has lost sight of how it is to coach. If the data say to do one thing, but you’re down to a walk on LB or something, maybe you don’t go with the data on that play. I’m seeing in education the same kind of demise….go with data but student scores are getting worse. Just my 2 cents.

 

[BobPSU92]

Jerry Neuheisel:

 

[MrTailgate]

So here’s my take as a teacher who has had to put up with education becoming so data obsessed and driven….. I use data from testing to help fine tune my teaching….not dictate it. I get a feel for how much and what depths my students can handle. I think CJF is so into data and analytics that he has lost sight of how it is to coach. If the data say to do one thing, but you’re down to a walk on LB or something, maybe you don’t go with the data on that play. I’m seeing in education the same kind of demise….go with data but student scores are getting worse. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for this perspective. Obviously everyone who is a fan of baseball knows well of what you say. I think you are pretty accurate.

 

[Psu00]

Watch the replays. something was wrong.
Players were not trying, total lack of effort.

The story will come out.
I've never seen a game with players just loafing.
Somebody knows something.

You could tell they were only going through the motions. The worst I saw was late as PSU was trying to come back and UCLA was driving for a TD. Their Qb was running to the corner endzone literally right at PSU #4 (IIRC). He was 1 yard from the goal line in the end zone but just stood there watching the UCLA qb come right at him to score. He didn’t even take 1 step forward to try and stop him. He just watched. He should be taking serious heat in practice tomorrow. I’m sure there’s plenty more in that same boat but that really stood out to me yesterday.