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ts23Nov 08, 8:34 PM

The big game woes are a Penn State problem not a James Franklin problem

Title says enough. This is never going to change. Time to get used to it I think ever since PK got to Penn State his long term vision involved bringing Matt Rhule back to PSU as a homecoming When JF tried to (rightfully) get a raise this summer and things fizzled out in a poor manner, I think the writing was on the wall then Now, Rhule loses a horrible game, it puts incredible pressure on the administration to look elsewhere for a hire, as "settling for Rhule" would've been a perception disaster. Then he gets a long term contract at Nebraska Now they have legitimately no plan and we are likely staring down the barrel of a near-decade-long rebuild Something in this program was severely broken prior to this season starting and I 100% believe that.
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Gittany

Nov 08, 8:39 PM

We have no head coach, no one on the PSU sideline knows where they'll be in a few months and major injuries to key players. Chill.
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Abbottdjr717

Nov 08, 8:40 PM

Fire Pat Kraft!!! We will be lucky to win 5 games next year.
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ts23

Nov 08, 8:41 PM

Gittany said:
We have no head coach, no one on the PSU sideline knows where they'll be in a few months and major injuries to key players. Chill.
Your first sentence says a lot.
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footwork

Nov 08, 8:41 PM

It’s a coaching problem… and we had no HC for that final drive
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RunTheBall

Nov 08, 8:42 PM

The (Penn State Football) Program is clearly cursed. That said, don’t get it twisted, James Franklin deserved to be fired.
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Max Kane

Nov 08, 8:42 PM

Our defense is 0/3 this season on game deciding drives
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Gittany

Nov 08, 8:42 PM

ts23 said:
Your first sentence says a lot.
The first sentence is 96% of my post. Your observational skills are top notch.
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Case_Psu

Nov 08, 8:43 PM

It’s either the program is cursed or James Franklin made this kids as soft as butter mentally
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Joeylaz23

Nov 08, 8:43 PM

Honestly, who is going to come to here? This has officially become a long-term rebuilding process. Everything needs re-calibrated, NIL, Coaching, Roster, etc. JF got us very close and maybe we should have enjoyed it because it's going to be quite awhile before PSU gets anywhere close to where they were last January.
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ts23

Nov 08, 8:44 PM

Joeylaz23 said:
Honestly, who is going to come to here? This has officially become a long-term rebuilding process. Everything needs re-calibrated, NIL, Coaching, Roster, etc. JF got us very close and maybe we should have enjoyed it because it's going to be quite awhile before PSU gets anywhere close to where they were last January.
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Jason1743

Nov 08, 8:44 PM

Totally disagree. Sure we tasted victory only to have it snatched from our mouths. Give credit to Indiana, Mendoza and his receivers. They won the game.
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micahparsons

Nov 08, 8:45 PM

ts23 said:
Title says enough. This is never going to change. Time to get used to it
Wrong
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BBDBVaPa

Nov 08, 8:46 PM

Glad we got that off our chest.
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Chest Westerson

Nov 08, 8:47 PM

Indiana made their own luck. We did not. early celebrations on D. To quote Danny Green, they are who we thought they were. and we let them get away
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RaisedInTheSkook

Nov 08, 8:47 PM

Case_Psu said:
It’s either the program is cursed or James Franklin made this kids as soft as butter mentally
Good teams find ways to win. Bad teams find ways to lose.
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Manny from Miami

Nov 08, 8:48 PM

Case_Psu said:
It’s either the program is cursed or James Franklin made this kids as soft as butter mentally
Kids played their a*ses off today. But go ahead and cook champ.
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Schoolie

Nov 08, 8:48 PM

ts23 said:
Title says enough. This is never going to change. Time to get used to it
Bite me
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JBott

Nov 08, 8:48 PM

Gittany said:
We have no head coach, no one on the PSU sideline knows where they'll be in a few months and major injuries to key players. Chill.
Thank you! An ABSOLUTELY ridiculous comment by the initial poster!
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SDBaller

Nov 08, 8:48 PM

This program is now 💩. Anybody woull send an NIL $ is insane.
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SDBaller

Nov 08, 8:49 PM

Jason1743 said:
Totally disagree. Sure we tasted victory only to have it snatched from our mouths. Give credit to Indiana, Mendoza and his receivers. They won the game.
Ya think.. we have lost like 15 games on the last drive to top 5 teams in the last 20 years.. we are pathetic.
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Jmp

Nov 08, 8:49 PM

Joeylaz23 said:
Honestly, who is going to come to here? This has officially become a long-term rebuilding process. Everything needs re-calibrated, NIL, Coaching, Roster, etc. JF got us very close and maybe we should have enjoyed it because it's going to be quite awhile before PSU gets anywhere close to where they were last January.
Way too dramatic. Someone will come here who gets paid alot of money.
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Eagleye

Nov 08, 8:49 PM

He was here 12 years, gonna take time to get rid of his coaches/players, his tight a$$hole still permeates the locker room. New coach hopefully does not suffer from such a debilitating trait.
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SDBaller

Nov 08, 8:49 PM

Max Kane said:
Our defense is 0/3 this season on game deciding drives
Go back like 10 years.. like 2/17
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o_giant73

Nov 08, 8:49 PM

This is comical. 3-5 team just played one of the most entertaining games I’ve watched in years. This team could have completely given up and they didn’t. We get it, you’re mad they fired Franklin My favorite part was when they said the last time we beat a top 5 team was Ohio state in 2016.

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