I agree about the t-formation but not the tush push==pretty much every team other than the Eagles flop with that approach.
Thrilled about that. Georgia and Smart won another title showing teams they should fire coaches like Franklin that aren't capable of getting teams to that level.
Exactly. The fear is you become Nebraska but frankly this is year 10 and Franky didn't even get 5.
Did anyone think Kirby Smart was a lock to take Georgia to the next level? Sometimes you have to take a risk
Sure and that's a very reasonable take. End of the day, its just, I don't think you make that decision unless you know you can land one of your top 2, 3 guys.
Right--no disagreement and that's also why I wouldn't be making the move yet but the clock is ticking. There's only so long you can go without showing you can beat Michigan and Ohio State (soon to add Oregon, Washington and USC) before you have to make a move. Right now we're the third team in the conference. We can't fall to 5 or 6.
I would also say that right now, I think having consistency as the landscape evolves is important.
And that's valid and one of many things that must be considered.
We've had consistency for the last 38 years. 0 National Titles.
Elko is really intriguing as a head coach. Think we may see him in East Lansing next year.
It isn't "irrelevant" at all. It's very relevant. Franklin is basically Richt right now. Change is needed if Franklin can't fix that. Not saying right now or even after this year but soon. Paterno honestly, as great as he was, got his wish and people don't have high enough expectations for this program.
Right now, I think it would be a mistake. I think there's a lot of positive momentum with the program still. If this momentum crashes and burns, then it becomes a realistic conversation. Also that buyout isn't getting too much cheaper anytime soon.
I could see him being a candidate to replace Harbaugh, who certainly won’t be back.
Wish we could keep Manny and bring back Moorhead. But when the head coach sucks its hard to rely on Coordinators to stay around and offer stability.
Fair enough. It seems more like Groundhog Day to me rather than positive momentum but you can certainly make good points on both sides of the debate. The buyout comes into play as well.
Down 14, going for 2 in that situation is the right call. Of course you’re assuming you’ll score another TD. If you don’t score another TD, then it doesn’t matter anyway.
I'll go with 30 because the 94 team was National Champs and got screwed.
They were--should have been a split champ that year.
I know- Groundhog Day (at least until the buyout isn’t an issue.
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I agree with everything aside from #2. I thought Diaz put together a really good game plan. I would have double Harrison more than he did but it's hard to complain much about how the defense played.I'm a PSU fan and will root for whomever is representing us on the field. Today some things were very apparent:
1) Our OC didn't have much confidence in 15. With all of the gimmick plays we actually did somehing Coach Franklin said we wouldn't do after 2 big runs by Nick...we got fancy and "ran away from success." That muffed lateral to Lambert-Smith changed our rythym 8n a bad way.
2) The DC plan wasn't terrible...but we failed to pressure McCord except for the biggest play of the game which became a 14 piint swing due to the questionable strategy of keeping 4 King 1:1 vs Harrison. Giving up 20 points isn't bad work, but the undisciplined plays and letting 18 run WIDE OPEN after the big play by Durant deep in OSU territory was backbreaking.
3) The coaches don't cause Hardy to give up 25 yards by not fielding a punt, nor 41 King to pick up a stupid Personal Foul, nor Drew to miss a wide open Johnson on an the first series....but we did make some unusual decisions that didn't pan out.
4) In the end it was a big missed opportunity. OSU was beatable, but our collective effort was not what we all hoped for. It was a very frustrating day all around, and that collective failure ends with James.
On the other hand their #8 Stover made 2 big plays, #3 pounded some yardage at critical times, and 44 beat Olu on that big 4th Qtr play. Give OSU credit.
#4 King learned a hard lesson about calling out Harrison with all due respect to Omar: "If your gonna come at the King, you best not miss." We whiffed today.
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The day he single-handily lost the Indiana game should have been the end!
I like Whittingham too. He's just a bit older than who I would target but I wouldn't be upset with that. They look good tonight against USC so far.
Good post, but under your #3, I think Franklin gives the guys too much rope which results in undisciplined play. I think he promotes the showboating and the care free activity we see on Saturdays. Unfortunately PSU football is getting harder for me to watch because of it. The guys just have uncalled for PF penalties and make bad decisions, like fielding punts at the 5 or not fielding them at the 50. I personally think there needs more accountability, but that won't happen.
