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Phlebitis

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Yep. I have long been a Franklin defender but no more; you simply cannot go for it on 4th and 3 from your own 32 down one point with about 4 minutes to go with your back up
QB coming in for his first play after Allar just got hurt and you have all 3 timeouts left and the 2 minute timeout available. Totally inexcusable.
Of course because you still need a stop. Even if you get it there they’re already in FG range which changes everything. Hate to sound like a broken record, but totally incompetent call to go for it.
 

MacNit

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Oh he sure give's a rat's tit about the $$ owed him contractually.

I say keep him on and let make him coach until he is too ashamed to stay.

Yep. The purpose of the next head coach won't be to make the football team better. The decision will be made to maximize virtue signaling.
Baloney…if that is the case, we can keep Franklin.
 

olelion

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5-5 in their last ten games. Despite this being the "most talented" of the Franklin era
 
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DaytonRickster

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Any other program with such lofty expectations, resources, and fanbase would replace this coach. Here's hoping Kraft figures it out soon before irreparable damage is done.

Honestly not sure if I want to watch any more this season. I just get frustrated.
I decided last week after the UCLA loss I will no longer watch PSU this season. Enjoyed watching other games this afternoon with teams who want to compete and coaches who can game plan and make adjustments.
I might check out the game day threads.
This is a rudderless football program at the very top (CJF) and the OC & DC have failed.
If CJF won't step down, then put him in an AD position, make Terry Smith the HC, demand a defensive change to 3 LBers, and the offensive play calling (drop the gimmicks) and the OL needs straight up run blocking and go max protect for the passing game. This offense now belongs to one of the back up QBs. Use the run game (Allen & one of the RB3s), use play-action passing. Where are WRs Howard & Denmark?
 

84lion

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Didn’t watch all the game, but saw enough. Team coached poorly, and undisciplined (penalties). Defense couldn’t stop the run. Too much celebrating (saw the defensive player celebrate after NW’s QB overthrew him – who is the guy kidding). Poor tackling. Offense ineffective considering the competition. Just couldn’t get anything going consistently. Coaches (especially Franklin) standing around like statues. No fire at all in the team (other than to incur penalties due to overenthusiastic play that wasn’t necessary).

Feel sorry for Allar, but that was the risk he took coming back. Don’t think he considered a season-ending ankle injury as part of the “unfinished business” but that’s what he’s got at this point.

If there is a bright spot in the universe, this Penn State team is farthest from it.
 

KingLando

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You think the offense lost the UCLA game?

Might want to sit a few plays out.
No...but playing Allen sustains drives and doesn't allow UCLA to posses the ball for 40 minutes. Plus we should have been pounding the ball with him in the red zone before 4th & 2. Also in neither scenario did I have us 6-0
 
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KingLando

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If by some miracle Franklin is fired Knowles will run the team the rest of the year.
 

LMTLION

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Would a FOIA request work to get the NIL contracts with individual players? I know PSU is not paying them or administering them but we are guiding them. I need to know why certain struggling players like Singleton have been guaranteed playing time.
 

MacNit

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Didn’t watch all the game, but saw enough. Team coached poorly, and undisciplined (penalties). Defense couldn’t stop the run. Too much celebrating (saw the defensive player celebrate after NW’s QB overthrew him – who is the guy kidding). Poor tackling. Offense ineffective considering the competition. Just couldn’t get anything going consistently. Coaches (especially Franklin) standing around like statues. No fire at all in the team (other than to incur penalties due to overenthusiastic play that wasn’t necessary).

Feel sorry for Allar, but that was the risk he took coming back. Don’t think he considered a season-ending ankle injury as part of the “unfinished business” but that’s what he’s got at this point.

If there is a bright spot in the universe, this Penn State team is farthest from it.
Imagine if they did not have #13
 
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Phlebitis

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That is a video of a very lonely man. No sympathy from me though.
The human side of me feels a little bad for him because I know he obviously wants to do well, but with world class salary also comes world class expectations. He’s a 1 percenter now because of this job, so he’ll be ok.

Same as the booing, always hated to see it with the players, but honestly, it’s different now. QB driving high end Porsches and many cashing huge checks makes me not see them as kids anymore and a little less sympathetic. Just don’t care as much.
 

Thorndike2021

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I don't see this bunch becoming bowl eligible at this point. Who are they going to beat? Ruskers? UMd?

If you can't tackle or field a punt you don't deserve to be in the bowl conversation. And there goes your recruiting class. All gone.

Going to be a very tough few years ahead.
 
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