PSU Football: Do you demand excellence or are you satisfied with mediocrity?
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Bob: I'm a Cal alum, and have therefore been a fan of Cal football for 45 years. For that reason:
1. I would be frickin' THRILLED with mediocrity when it comes to Cal football, but I am no longer as vested in Cal football as I am in PSU football. Call me a pragmatist.
2. I root for Penn State football because, like PSUSignore, I want to support a team that pisses excellence. And I think the Lions for the most part DO just that.
Test driving this Saturday
Philly Lotus but invite only (I’m an early depositor for the AMG, 2024 delivery)
Actually I meant after purchase. But I guess that is moot. I'll be interested in your assessment of its excellence (or mediocrity since you have chosen a different car).
I’m in DE now pretty mild winters I’ll put snow tires on it and daily drive it. It will be my only car
Yeah, I'm in DE too but don't know too many places you can open up to over 200 mph (especially when towing your boat if it's your only car
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I haven’t voted yet. I’m still waiting to hear mediocrity’s platform.
I’m in Kentucky. I’ll either need pictures or to have somebody read the ballot to me.
Just put an x on it and mail it in. It's never too late for it to count in Pa. People are dying to vote there.
Can you point to this long era where PSU was winning 78% of their games against UM or tOSU? I guess I missed it as hasn't occurred since PSU joined the B1G. LSU lost to Bama 8 straight times before winning their last title. Tons of UM fans wanted Harbaugh gone just 2 years ago since he couldn't beat tOSU and they were just a mediocre program. You can keep spouting out your BS or maybe you'll realize that only one team in CFB history has a winning percentage of over 50% against ranked teams and it is like 50.01%. We all want to see a title, but using this year to cry about is kind of odd. This world outside of the PSU box offers some reality if people choose to poke their head out.
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Yep. I'd read this years ago, basically if a coach doesn't win an NC in a short time after taking the reins, he never will. Smart, Swinney, and Brown are actually outliers (all above the average timespan). Also, looking at this list, if you're a coach wanting to win an NC, moving South would be a good career move.
It's a completely different world now with the portal and the past numbers don't mean hardly anything. Riley transfered in 26 players with him and has a chance to win in year one. Unless rules change, I'd expect to see more of this, especially with NIL money.
Not many coaches seem to last at a school for more than a short time.
Also, Ryan just re-Tweeted this little nugget.
I demand better WiFi at Beaver Stadium. Everything else is icing on the cake or gravy if you prefer.
Our WiFi isn‘t even mediocre. I went to the ohio u game this season and couldn’t connect the entire game.
I thought Franklin was pushing for facility upgrades.
I thought facility upgrades meant stadium bidets.Our WiFi isn‘t even mediocre. I went to the ohio u game this season and couldn’t connect the entire game.
I thought Franklin was pushing for facility upgrades.
osu, and um have them?
How many NCAA titles would Joe Paterno have won if he had the college football playoff?
Is it easier or harder for a head coach to win a national championship in college football now than it was years ago? College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit stated he believe it was easier today …
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The article is a few years old. Inspired when Alabama won the national championship without even winning their division let alone an SEC title.
Oh, lawhatever, you had me impressed back in the days when you were trying to brag about all of you, and your wife's (aka your mother's) travels ... and you had yourself overseas, in CA, and 2 other destinations for extended periods, all at the same time. You lost a little luster when you posted photos of your pondside trailerpark abode, but now you've totally redeemed yourself by speaking gibberish and posting white trash dreams.
You're a man who DESERVES excellence, no doubt.
Right - which is more emphasis on 'winning now'. Schools don't want to wait two decades for their coach to finally win one. And, to your point, Riley could do it this year given the infrastructure exists to allow for a quick accumulation of talent. I guess we'll see how things go, but schools willing to 'pay' are the ones who are going to win. Michigan winning this year would be a victory for tradition IMO.
I never said "Hopat" was white trash, scooby.Say Hopat is white trash one more damn time….
miller lite screams...this is the thread for it!Say Hopat is white trash one more damn time….
nice view btw, very pretty
Funny that for a board so against participation trophies many are happy to support just that when it comes to Penn State football. IMO, Penn State had an excellent year save the OSU game, which could have been very different if not for the insane number of turnovers. I think we all know Franklin can get this team to the door of the CFP and will probably have Penn State in the year one expanded playoff. I voted for excellence - LFG.
I watch to be entertained for a few hours. Nothing's going to change for me if PSU goes 0-12 or they go 12-0, except that I'll probably stop watching if they get their doors blown in week in, week out. Because that's not entertaining. As is, I'm somewhat entertained most weeks. So I keep watching. I don't "demand excellence" (i.e. a Natty) because, what does that do for me? Adds 1 or 2 more weekends of cheering? OK. Not that big a deal, to the point where I'm going to stomp around and "demand" better.
Consider ... if they only played 2 "top" teams over the course of 12 weeks, and went 12-0, and curbstomped 6-8 of those teams, would that be as much fun as watching them play 12 top teams (Bama, UM, OSU, LSU, etc.), and having them be fairly competitive in each of them, but they go 6-6? I'd prefer the latter.
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I demand excellent fans. Excellent fans don't whine and moan after a team many picked to finish 8-4 and unranked in the preseason finishes 10-2.
