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That was Bill Obrien.
No. O’Brien left during sanctions and left nothing but walk on O linemen. He didn’t rebuild shit. He ran away and flamed out in the NFL.
Just a heads up, Joe Paterno passed away 10 years ago and Bill O’Brien had no intentions of ever staying here past a few years.
Think again. That buyout if you decide to fire him in 2024 is about $50m. He only leaves if someone else buys him. Sandy and Barron literally handcuffed their successors and delivered a lot of leverage to the coach.Well here are the terms. Actually, there arent any increases that I can see for 10 years - basically $7MM for the next 10 years plus other incentives...and his buyout drops to $2MM in 2024
2021-Franklin-Contract-Terms (PDF) - Penn State Athletics
2021-Franklin-Contract-Terms (PDF)
A lot of truth in here but a lot of false perceptions as well. Good guy? Yes. Loyal to his players? Mostly. He is loyal to his guys but those that saved the program, mostly not. Doesn't throw players under the bus. He has a pretty good track record of doing just that. Among the best recruiters? That is laughable. He is solid to good on his best day but to date, has been unable to get it done. We'll see about next year. We need two years of recruiting and portal work to fill the massive holes in the roster before we have a shot at competing with Ohio State.
They will both be gone by 2024. Franklin didn't ear the previous extension and hasn't earned this one. That is a lot of years and a lot of money for a coach that isn't good enough to get it done.
With how much Franklin makes, how much his assistants make, how much we are needlessly dumping into facilities, how much more he wants dumped into facilities and his constant excuses for his poor performance, it is entirely fair to compare Penn State to Ohio State.
You nailed it. He may hit a 11-1 season one of these decades but on average will settle in at 9-3. Unless things change at PSU that is fine and dandy for the powers that be and Franklin keeps on getting super wealthy. The fans are left wondering every year why we can't realistically compete for a NC at least every 5 years.
And Paterno never met that standard consistently either. Can anyone tell me how long it took Joe to win his first Championship?
We're beating MSU this week, not sure what they'll have to rejoice over.
17 years. But he had 3 unbeaten seasons in his first 8 years of coaching.
So true! The stars were aligning perfectly! Dan Mullen was AVAILABLE! A real elite coach! That could have us in the CFP within 4 years! They extend an average coach for 10 years like he is a prize! WAKE UP BOT!!! The conference has Brett Beliema, PJ Fleck and Greg Schiano all are better coaches than Franklin and will be stomping our guts regularly in the future. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I was I could screw up and get a decent bonus let alone a raise at work. YHAY! I love the Tax Slayer and Poulon Weedeater Bowls! Thank god in two years his buyout is only $2M. Hopefully, Peter Tombros will still be around and in good spirits to help us with the buyout!
He is been here nine years. Plenty of time to rebuild! The problem is we are GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!!! His vaunted recruiting prowess is crap. His last three recruiting classes have been garbage and it is showing on the field now and will for the next two years at least! His QB recruiting has been abysmal (except for finding Will Levis). The OL??? Come on! Even with this supposed great class coming in, he is bringing another bunch of OL slugs except for maybe Shelton. We are going no where with that crew. It is 8-4/7-5 for the rest of his tenure. Is there a more incompetent AD in all of CFB than Martin Short look alike we have???
It's called leverage. Three 11 win seasons in 4 years with some big-time jobs open will do that for you. Last season was pretty much a wash. This season started well, but injuries took their toll. Granted, the optics after the Illinois loss are a bit strange, but I think brighter days are ahead and this will prove to be a good move. It should put the will he or won't he stuff to bed for a while.
Come on! He 1-7 against OSU. No one is losing sleep over facing Franklin in the conference!!! We just have to pray VERY HARD that over the next decade, JF will get another blocked punt and miraculously squeak out a victory!
I would agree with this. But.....
The standard that many have for Franklin is a National Championship. As good as Joe was in those early years it took Joe 17 years in certainly a much different era, with PSU as an independent in a state just loaded with high school football talent compared to now with no scandal and sanctions to recover from. I loved Paterno and I love Franklin.
You forgot to mention ND schedule. They play one of the easiest schedules year in and year out. I’d love to see PSU play a ND schedule. Guaranteed 10 wins every year. You also get to be over ranked by pollsters every years.
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Has he had a lot more success than harbaugh? harbaugh has one less win and has coached a year less. You can also throw out 2020 for both
Actually we have known it for 8 straight years. A great recruiter who can't actually coach, runs the same team on the field every season with talent nearly everywhere on the field, except for an atrocious soft offensive line, and craps the bed in big games while blowing another 2 or 3 games per season because he can't coach his way out of a wet paper bag, and finishes with an average record of 8-4 or 7-5.
This doesn’t make sense. The first part is true, obviously.Sunday Tuesday Column: No Matter Your Feelings on the Coach Sticking Around, A Day of Celebration for Penn State Fans
If you’re a Penn State fan and you love James Franklin, Tuesday was a great day. If you’re a Penn State fan and you’ve had your fill of James Franklin, it was a pretty good day, too. The university announced a handsome contract extension for the Nittany Lions’ eight-year football coach that will...
If you're Pro-Franklin, today was a good day (obviously).
If you're Anti-Franklin today was still a good day because of the commitment the university is making to be at the forefront of college football in terms of facilities, financial investment, support. The stakes have been raised.
