Same said yesterday by my son (57 yrs old) and the two grandboys (early 30's)
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Your expectations for the new coach/staff?
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A lot of his success, after year one, depends on recruiting in '27 and beyond. I'll wait until then to opine.
My wish list...
"It starts and ends with love" BS goes out the door.
Restore discipline.
Restore mental and physical toughness.
Be able to run the ball to close out a tough game.
Down field passing attack.
Stop trying to force chunk plays.
Stop forcing trick plays.
"It starts and ends with love" BS goes out the door.
Restore discipline.
Restore mental and physical toughness.
Be able to run the ball to close out a tough game.
Down field passing attack.
Stop trying to force chunk plays.
Stop forcing trick plays.
It is hard to tell until we know who is staying on the current roster and what the portal haul will look like. Let's not forget we have a better coach and overall staff so that has to mean something. The QB position is critical.
I think we can go 9-3 next year and maybe 10-2. I think @UDUB and @ Michigan are most likely losses. All others we could win including USC at home. There could be an unexpected loss against an average team but our schedule is really weak besides those three teams (@ Maryland, @ NW, Purdue, Rutgers, Minny, Wisky).
I think we can go 9-3 next year and maybe 10-2. I think @UDUB and @ Michigan are most likely losses. All others we could win including USC at home. There could be an unexpected loss against an average team but our schedule is really weak besides those three teams (@ Maryland, @ NW, Purdue, Rutgers, Minny, Wisky).
With the absolute garbage schedule next year, if they can't win at least 8 (more, if they can have a moderately effective "portal recruiting" season), then they are not on a good path.
Moving forward, they won't likely get such favorable draws wrt the Big Ten scheduling, but should have a much more stable roster by 2027. Given the lack of quality teams in the Big Ten, successful seasons should be "10 win" (hopefully more) on a regular basis - given the crazy level of expenditures. That should be the baseline for "success" moving forward - at least until the money/debt runs out.
Of course, PK has already set the bar at National Championship or Bust - but I don't think any reasonable people take him the least bit seriously (but it could lead to unreasonable fan discontent if it doesn't happen soon)
Moving forward, they won't likely get such favorable draws wrt the Big Ten scheduling, but should have a much more stable roster by 2027. Given the lack of quality teams in the Big Ten, successful seasons should be "10 win" (hopefully more) on a regular basis - given the crazy level of expenditures. That should be the baseline for "success" moving forward - at least until the money/debt runs out.
Of course, PK has already set the bar at National Championship or Bust - but I don't think any reasonable people take him the least bit seriously (but it could lead to unreasonable fan discontent if it doesn't happen soon)
Lots of hopes, no expectations. I cannot control one aspect of anything they do. Silly to have expectations.
The six Big Ten keel haulers you mentioned, plus the three payday games, add up to 9 (LionJim can check the maths
).... and Michigan, UW, and USC surely ain't no world beaters either.Mr Campbell was dealt a very favorable hand for his first spin on the Merry-Go-Round, obviously.
I would frame it more like this:
Win gams you are "even" or underdogs 40% of the time
Win games you are favored 95% of the time
If we do that, we should be in contention for the playoffs most years
Right. Win all the gams they should win and win all the game they shouldn't win.
Who on PSU do you expect to win the Heisman next year?
I was visiting a retirement community yesterday and a man was talking to a woman about our new coach. He said he had a better record against Top Ten teams than Franklin had. So I looked it up and found Campbell had a 4-6 record against the Top Ten. He did that with Iowa State talent!
Well, after watching the Presser, Terry is definitely more impressive and motivating, but at least they‘ll pay him enough to hopefully clean up the mess that was made.
It is impossible to make any predictions until at least January 17. Between January 2 and the 17th we are going to have mass chaos one way or the other. If a gun was put to my head right now, I would say that the ceiling in 2026 is 6-6. Anything over that will be very pleasant gravy. Better to have low, realistic expectations than get upset with a makeshift team possibly losing at Evanston or College Park.
It is impossible to make any predictions until at least January 17. Between January 2 and the 17th we are going to have mass chaos one way or the other. If a gun was put to my head right now, I would say that the ceiling in 2026 is 6-6. Anything over that will be very pleasant gravy. Better to have low, realistic expectations than get upset with a makeshift team possibly losing at Evanston or College Park.
That works in the other direction as well... Indiana, Cignetti's old team - JMU, TxTech.... all in the Playoffs without long rebuilding hiatuses. The reality is that we really won't have any idea what PSU's 2026 roster is going to look like until mid February after the regular signing period - we won't even have a first blush look until mid-Jan when the Portal closes.
Huh? Where do you get that from what I said? I said win some (but not a majority) of the games that we are even or underdogs. Win the vast majority of the games we are favored. Basically, do what happen under Franklin but actually win a big game sometimes.
Given the typical talent level of PSU, what I'm suggesting is something like losing 0-3 bigger games a year and losing one winnable game every other year or so. So typical year around 10-2, with variance from 8-4 to 12-0. I don't think that is an unreasonable expectation of how PSU should perform once Campbell is up and running.
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What about the showboating? I think some is OK, but posing for Sports Illustrated after a sack that makes it 2nd and 21 has to be over.
I am really hopeful they will rebuild the DLine to be able to play with and beat top teams. Under Franklin they always seemed to light against legit Olines. Would like to see old school toughness in the trenches. Build this team from the inside out. I thought both O'Brien and Franklin liked to build from skill guys and fill in with the others.
No options on offense if you have a QB that doesn't run.
No options on offense if you have a QB that doesn't run.
If I NEVER hear talk about the need for more "explosive plays" I'll be a happy man.
Grind away. Play solid tough offense and defense. Get 4 yards a play. Win more games.
Grind away. Play solid tough offense and defense. Get 4 yards a play. Win more games.
It's just not possible to do it in one year. I have no idea how we can fix that situation on the defensive line with about 15 defensive ends and about 4 defensive tackles who are all about 40 pounds too light. Now add in that nightmare with the linebackers and add in only one returning offensive lineman and zero running backs with experience. 7-5 sounds like something we can do with this staff, any other staff and that's a 4-8 team
The explosive plays come naturally if you are making yards doing other things. I never understood the need to force them.
Potentially, I think PSU is fine at RB. The WR portal addition has to be a true #1 who has speed, runs crisp routes to separate, and has a high win percentage with 50/50 balls. Need two quality LBers. I don't think Rojas is staying at PSU. Agree about two DTs. Also need two OL.
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You have to actually throw the ball downfield some for them to happen.
And that should be a natural part of the offensive scheme.
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Im a bit worried that none of the future RBs got any playing time. Especially in pass protection. I wouldn't mind an experienced back, even if his playing time diminishes if the younger guys shine.
Sadly, we don't know what we actually have at WR. They got no playing time. And its not like the portal guys lit up the field. This passing attack sucked so bad, im not sure how you evaluate those guys.
And I agree on LBs and DTs. Need several of both.
I think anybody who expects year one to be easy is fooling themselves and not being fair to the new staff.
This board thinks every year is easy….hell, a high school coach could win 10 games just by having our guys put on their PSU jerseys. I’m sure it won’t be long before many on here turn on the new coaching staff.
Two of the RBs, Martin & Wallace were battling injuries most of the season. I don't know what happened with Cory Smith and lack of PT. The two Freshman (Hayes & Coleman) were redshirting.
I agree Wallace, Martin, and Smith should have been given more PT when healthy but it seems their development was being stunted to allow Allen and Singleton to break some records. CJF staff failure.
I think the majority of posters here believe next year is a rebuild and that 8 or 9 wins is the ceiling, no B1G title, no CFP appearance.
There also wasnt a lot of garbage time play this year to get those guys reps. Not that it would have happened given the records pursuits. Of all the guys, I hope Singleton and Allen opt out to see what we have in a game setting.
We ain’t not got no clue what kind of roster we’ll have next year. How can we reasonably opine on expectations?
My expectations are:
1. the “we deserve a Natty” d-bags won’t be satisfied with what happens.
2. The Joebots will be more concerned with how many mentions of JoePa … and button sightings … we have than how many wins we have.
3. Whatever happens, it’ll likely be far messier than anyone (on this board, at least) is really equipped to handle. We already are backing the bus over Kraft because of some delays and leaks. When we lose to teams we expect to beat one week, then do well the following week and then get boat-raced by a mediocre squad in the 3rd week, as everyone attempts to gain their footing and find their way, expect lots of drunken complaining and cackling from the hens. Lots of blame-placing, finger-pointing and villain-creating. It’s more The Real HouseHusbands of State College than enjoyment of football.
My expectations are:
1. the “we deserve a Natty” d-bags won’t be satisfied with what happens.
2. The Joebots will be more concerned with how many mentions of JoePa … and button sightings … we have than how many wins we have.
3. Whatever happens, it’ll likely be far messier than anyone (on this board, at least) is really equipped to handle. We already are backing the bus over Kraft because of some delays and leaks. When we lose to teams we expect to beat one week, then do well the following week and then get boat-raced by a mediocre squad in the 3rd week, as everyone attempts to gain their footing and find their way, expect lots of drunken complaining and cackling from the hens. Lots of blame-placing, finger-pointing and villain-creating. It’s more The Real HouseHusbands of State College than enjoyment of football.
Excellent point. Even in the first three games that ended up being relatively large winning margins, the young RB didn’t get many carries and then the UCLA and Northwestern games should’ve been two more games where they saw some garbage time.