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Appears BOT will rubber stamp CJF extension/contract extended

Sport, I have zero say in what Penn State does with their millions. I wish we had someone in the AD office who asked hard questions before writing checks as though the guy is elite. He is handsomely compensated now and deserves a raise once he earns it based on the kind of metrics I outlined. My last word on it, promise. :p

Sport? Ouch. That stung. Seriously, you clearly don’t understand how difficult it is to get to where we are right now. And how much more difficult it will be to get to OSU, Clemson, Alabama level. There is a reason only a few teams have been able to crash their annual party.
 
how is winning ten games such a big deal? This year Franklin had six sure wins going into the season. I guess you are impressed by a 4-2 record in six games that presented a challenge? I’m not. so many here want to tie Franklin up long term with a gazillion dollar package? I am old school and I would give the $$$ only after he does something to deserve it. Playoffs? Have a winning record against our three primary B1G East opponents every year instead of half the time? B1G championships 2 or 3 times every four years, not once in four? How about making us elite? By his own admission we aren’t. That’s why we have to hear him at press conferences taking about wins over five years and poll status. If he would not have made the stupid elite comments in his frustration after losing again to tOSU we could avoid his posturing.
Oh good lord....now winning 10 games is no biggie...please.
 

Or what Florida State is about to become.

Seriously, only four programs have more wins than Penn State over the past four seasons, and nobody was predicting Penn State to have ten wins this year. HD, stay in your shithole town and let the big boys (and girls) that know what they’re talking about make the right decisions for the program.
 
This is stupid. People like you act like we’ve been winning the B1G and competing for national championships for decades. Guess what. It’s been 25 years since our last perfect season and 33 since our last national championship. Oh, and more recently the world tried to kill our program. Like it or not, right now James Franklin is the perfect coach for us. He’s a great recruiter who also wins a ton of games. People like you will drive us to Tennessee status if you don’t watch it.
It’s a tired act done by idiots. I play with them until they bore me and then they go on to ignore and some new idiot is pretending he has the secret coach who will have PSU undefeated for a decade steps up. Dave is an act, nothing more. He’s Gunsie part DUUUUUUHHHHHHHH!!!
 
Was reading the FSU 24/7 pay site just now (don't ask) and they are all over this. They posted a link to the meeting. They think there's a possibility JF walks and still goes to FSU. There's an OSU poster on there pretending he's not thrilled with the prospect of JF leaving PSU. It's certainly a different spin that what we're used to.
We all go slumming every now and then. Don’t apologize. :D
 
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Where are all the “Franklin’s going to USC” posters I’ve been reading for the past month? Bwahahaha.

C'mon - no one said Franklin was going to USC. What people, myself included, said was that USC is a tempting job with lots of built in advantages and that someone like Franklin or Meyer would probably kill it there. Penn State is also a top job with many of the same benefits and if Franklin were to leave, it would be because of money, or more probably, a desire to change his lifestyle. Let's be happy he's staying, shall we?
 
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Or what Florida State is about to become.

Seriously, only four programs have more wins than Penn State over the past four seasons, and nobody was predicting Penn State to have ten wins this year. HD, stay in your shithole town and let the big boys (and girls) that know what they’re talking about make the right decisions for the program.

Now... now.....I'm certain Dave has a better alternative to Franklin AND they are willing to come to Penn State right now to take us out of the 4 year slump that we are in. But since has said his last word on the topic i guess we will never know. I guess we should just go ahead an pay Franklin what he deserves.
 
These types of posts bear no gravitas because they never offer a realistic alternative...it is too easy to state how bad something is if there is no need to identify a preferred option...not being confrontational, but for the sake of discussion which realistic alternative coach would have had the success that CJF has had at PSU to date, especially considering the situation at his time of hire?
Separately, looking forward, which realistic option would be expected to exceed the expectations for the CJF tenure in the near future?

That sure seemed to shut Harrisbug Dave up. Lot's of talk from him but no alternatives. Still waiting Dave
 
how is winning ten games such a big deal? This year Franklin had six sure wins going into the season. I guess you are impressed by a 4-2 record in six games that presented a challenge? I’m not. so many here want to tie Franklin up long term with a gazillion dollar package? I am old school and I would give the $$$ only after he does something to deserve it. Playoffs? Have a winning record against our three primary B1G East opponents every year instead of half the time? B1G championships 2 or 3 times every four years, not once in four? How about making us elite? By his own admission we aren’t. That’s why we have to hear him at press conferences taking about wins over five years and poll status. If he would not have made the stupid elite comments in his frustration after losing again to tOSU we could avoid his posturing.

Were you not hugged as a child?
 
C'mon - no one said Franklin was going to USC. What people, myself included, said was that USC is a tempting job with lots of built in advantages and that someone like Franklin or Meyer would probably kill it there. Penn State is also a top job with many of the same benefits and if Franklin were to leave, it would be because of money, or more probably, a desire to change his lifestyle. Let's be happy he's staying, shall we?
I don't think happy will ever describe elite fanboys.
 
Sport? Ouch. That stung. Seriously, you clearly don’t understand how difficult it is to get to where we are right now. And how much more difficult it will be to get to OSU, Clemson, Alabama level. There is a reason only a few teams have been able to crash their annual party.

The “semi-pro level” where your quarterback doesn’t attend any classes. And the big screwup is taking “traceable money”.
 
Sport, I have zero say in what Penn State does with their millions. I wish we had someone in the AD office who asked hard questions before writing checks as though the guy is elite. He is handsomely compensated now and deserves a raise once he earns it based on the kind of metrics I outlined. My last word on it, promise. :p

Sport? Really?? Is your last name Petersen?
 
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The “semi-pro level” where your quarterback doesn’t attend any classes. And the big screwup is taking “traceable money”.
That is why some people need to learn to enjoy years like this one. Franklin is a perfect fit for PSU and he is going to do everything possible to get us to that level, but he is fighting against exactly that.
 
A Penn State insider told me the first thing Franklin is going to do after signing the extension is buy Fumi a Peloton.
That's funny in a good way. Not funny like some of the other nonsense people are spewing....just funny!
 
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C'mon - no one said Franklin was going to USC. What people, myself included, said was that USC is a tempting job with lots of built in advantages and that someone like Franklin or Meyer would probably kill it there. Penn State is also a top job with many of the same benefits and if Franklin were to leave, it would be because of money, or more probably, a desire to change his lifestyle. Let's be happy he's staying, shall we?
You must not have read the posts very carefully...many said he was going.
 
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That is why some people need to learn to enjoy years like this one. Franklin is a perfect fit for PSU and he is going to do everything possible to get us to that level, but he is fighting against exactly that.

Anyone that thinks osu hasn't received more than one huge unfair advantage this year is kidding themselves.

We have a good team this year and we were given almost zero chance to beat osu. osu with their BULLSHIT transfer 5 star QB who NEVER should have been allowed to play this year. Yeah I said it again and I will continue to bitch about it because it's bullshit.
 
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how is winning ten games such a big deal? This year Franklin had six sure wins going into the season. I guess you are impressed by a 4-2 record in six games that presented a challenge? I’m not. so many here want to tie Franklin up long term with a gazillion dollar package? I am old school and I would give the $$$ only after he does something to deserve it. Playoffs? Have a winning record against our three primary B1G East opponents every year instead of half the time? B1G championships 2 or 3 times every four years, not once in four? How about making us elite? By his own admission we aren’t. That’s why we have to hear him at press conferences taking about wins over five years and poll status. If he would not have made the stupid elite comments in his frustration after losing again to tOSU we could avoid his posturing.

Yes, but you are a mental midget and a fool. So, it heartens people who understand things to assert the opposite of what you think. If I were you, I would try to get over it......
 
Anyone that thinks osu hasn't received more than one huge unfair advantage this year is kidding themselves.

We have a good team this year and we and were given almost zero chance to beat osu. osu with their BULLSHIT transfer 5 star QB who NEVER should have been allowed to play this year. Yeah I said it again and I will continue to bitch about it because it's bullshit.
Preach!
 
This is stupid. People like you act like we’ve been winning the B1G and competing for national championships for decades. Guess what. It’s been 25 years since our last perfect season and 33 since our last national championship. Oh, and more recently the world tried to kill our program. Like it or not, right now James Franklin is the perfect coach for us. He’s a great recruiter who also wins a ton of games. People like you will drive us to Tennessee status if you don’t watch it.

I like Franklin and hope he is the coach at PSU for a long time. He seems like a good man and is a great recruiter. That said, for the money he makes, I wish he was actually a better football coach. I don't think it's too much to ask that a $5M+ coach not get out coached most weeks and struggle more often than not, against teams with similar talent levels. I'm not suggesting he be fired or wish that he leave, but I can always dream. Call me crazy.
 
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