Uninformed people don't understand how hiring a new president (who then generally will wish to bring in their own AD) can impact a major college football program and it's coach. People wanted Franklin to commit and he wanted PSU to commit long term to him and to make the improvements in facilities that he deemed essential to success.
If there is any kind of extension without lowering his university buyout to zero, Sandy needs to be fired immediately.
We have many posters who were stiffed by their prom dates.....flashbacks
I mean let’s be honest. You were always going to be angry.
Spencer rattler, not Caleb Williams, he already declined penn state once, smartly. He'd likely be hurt by now
Why do you think we are going to go 7-5 for the next 10-15 years? Aren’t you aware that we’ve also had 10 and 11 win seasons? Certainly we aren’t in a situation where we can roll the ball out there and win 10 games but it’s a common occurrence.
"The BOT didn't prevent Franklin from developing the backup QBs"
It is. And call me crazy, I think Caziah Holmes should get more run. He looks like he has more wiggle to me.
The point was more about the state of the backup position. Everyone gets that Levis transferred. That is not the issue. The issue is why Roberson whose skillset does not fit the offense was the backup. Not only that but he clearly wasn't ready to play whereas the 3rd string, who may or may not have been ready to play does possess the skillset needed to run the offense. He should have known better. MY is an open book. So is his offense. Roberson's performance was not a surprise. It was inevitable if he saw the field. That is on Franklin.
Well, just judging by last Saturday, apparently they did, but he never saw the field.
Kudos to the kid but playing Rutgers at home when you've already lost 4 games is a little different than Iowa on the road when you are both top 10 and undefeated.
Of course maybe Roberson just laid an egg and crumbled under the pressure. It happens. No way Franklin could know that until he was put in the situation.
I think he does just about everything well from recruiting and talent development to maintaining a respectable culture, but the area he struggles with is maintaining a calm levelheaded approach during stressful situations in big games. In the professional world that tends not to be a fixable quality of one’s leadership style. He has the capability of getting us to the playoffs, but I’m not sure if he has the ability to sustain us at that level consistently like an Ohio State or Alabama. To be honest, Paterno did not have that ability either.
Been there with a recruit so yeah I know the whole situation. Its a great locker room to me, even to my player it was a great locker room but, compared to UGA/Clemson/Bama, its an 8/10. Therapy and training rooms at psu are 5 or 6 out of 10 compared to them too. Housing for playes is probably a 3 or 4 out of 10.
Well, it all comes down to recruiting. Yes, a big part of it is player development but you need a stable of high school blue chippers first as a few of the "can't miss" HS prospects will flame out. I've attached the 247 Composite Roster Recruiting / Talent rankings for 2021 and look who the top 3 are - then compare those rankings with this week's BCS Playoff rankings. They kind of look similar, don't they? In fact, the top 3 have separated themselves from everyone else in this Composite rankings.
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