Football James Franklin Weekly Press Conference - Indiana week

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

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Weekly Press Conference with Head Coach James Franklin

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[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

James thinks the defense played like they're one of the best defenses in the country on Saturday.

Said there was "too many controllable mistakes" to win on Saturday. Assuming he means offensively but notes that defensively they were tackling too high.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin also called Ohio State one of the best defenses in the country.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Players to note...

Offense: Not really much he talked about there but ntoed quarteback Brendan Sorsby is athletic and has done some good things.

Defense:
S Philip Dunham and DE Aaron Casey are the two names he pointed out.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin notes that earlier in the game when they were about to go for it on 4th and 1 but decided to punt that they had to call a timeout since there were 12 men in the huddle. Momentum and surprise factor is gone with the timeout and decided to punt.

A few times early so far he's emphasized the struggles on third down.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin says the run-pass ratio wasn't "their problem" on Saturday.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

"Our biggest issue in that game was third down and that impacted everything else." - Franklin.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

James calls the offensive line performance in general "we didn't play up to our standards in that environment." Also notes that that was not just the offensive line but the entire offense.

On defense, "it's hard to be critical" but doesn't think they did a good job of being aware of where Marvin Harrison Jr was at all times like they planned.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin doesn't expect Chop Robinson's "medical issue" to be a long-term issue.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Asked about the Michigan "scandal"..... Franklin says Penn State is always aware of their signals and how they plan to disguise them, etc.

Says going to the NFL style of play calling wouldn't solve the entirety of the issues that have been presented by what's going on.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin ones again notes that if you go three-and-out, there won't be the opportunities to get everyone the touches that is needed.

Says Penn State run issues come back to needing to block better on the perimeter, make safeties miss, and how defenses are playing the Nittany Lions this season.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

"I think it's more than fair to judge me and my staff," - James Franklin when asked if its fair for people to judge him on his lack of success against Ohio State.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin notes that Penn State has to be careful that this loss doesn't get them twice and notes that's happened in the past.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

"We need to be able to attack the entire width of the field and the entire 110 yards of the field. " - Franklin on the passing attack.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

"I think it's more than fair to judge me and my staff," - James Franklin when asked if its fair for people to judge him on his lack of success against Ohio State.

Worth noting that Franklin said it's also important to judge the entire body of work.

 

[ryoder1]

It's like he needs 4 days to notice anything. After Harrison rips off 3 catches in their first possession make some adjustments then in the moment. Don't tell us on Tuesday we should have done something to contain Harrison. Talk about a day late and a dollar short, my God this guy is overpaid. You already needed to be prepared. Harrison is basically their offense. Seems our coaches use snail mail when texting is available. Just slow on the uptake.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

"We need to be able to attack the entire width of the field and the entire 110 yards of the field. " - Franklin on the passing attack.

Notes they need to get the ball into different players hand in order to make defenses defend the entire field.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin believes Penn State got away from their identity offensively against Ohio State especially in short yardage. Doesn't think they were as consistent or aggressive as they weer in the past. Notes part of that is affected by the opponent.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Franklin is transparent in that Penn State has spent more time in breaking down this loss inside the office, watching the film, having discussions. "We haven't gotten a lot of sleep"

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

“Ultimately, it's always on me when things don't go well.”

 

[PSUPride1]

It's like he needs 4 days to notice anything. After Harrison rips off 3 catches in their first possession make some adjustments then in the moment. Don't tell us on Tuesday we should have done something to contain Harrison. Talk about a day late and a dollar short, my God this guy is overpaid. You already needed to be prepared. Harrison is basically their offense. Seems our coaches use snail mail when texting is available. Just slow on the uptake.

Exactly.

 

[PSUPride1]

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

He fired the WR coach but nothing has gotten better.

 

[bison13]

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

No T formation

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

Sounds like Cephas. Maybe the reason he couldn’t enroll in till summer was because he’s not very bright.

 

[Psubiomed]

Franklin ones again notes that if you go three-and-out, there won't be the opportunities to get everyone the touches that is needed.

Says Penn State run issues come back to needing to block better on the perimeter, make safeties miss, and how defenses are playing the Nittany Lions this season.

The god damn issue was a QB who went 12 for 31....smh...

 

[Psubiomed]

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

This is game 8. That's straight up pathetic.

 

[Texas Lion]

Last week I bet 150.00 on Ohio State. It was an awesome idea.

We will I am happy about losing the 150 because we win and if we lose Im 150 richer.

Didnt want to start a new thread just for that so I put it here!!

 

[Psubiomed]

Last week I bet 150.00 on Ohio State. It was an awesome idea.

We will I am happy about losing the 150 because we win and if we lose Im 150 richer.

Didnt want to start a new thread just for that so I put it here!!

Take Maryland to win straight up next week.

 

[bison13]

Take Maryland to win straight up next week.

as bad of a coach as some here think JF is, ML is far worse. I've got personal info, he is bad

 

[SLion]

With the wide receivers there are a bunch of guys competing for time but no one is separating themselves. We see what happens on Saturday's but in practice, it comes down to consistency. Also notes that missed assignments, wrong routes, etc also factor into it which plays into it as well.

No one cares what happens this Sat against weak opponent, James. You fail against teams with a pulse

 

[PSU20]

Up 28-10 against OSU a few years back and still lost the game because JF was satisfied with a FG with enough time on the clock for the Buckeyes to score a TD. And, we had the ball on the Buckeyes 7 YL, 1st down in the 4th quarter and never gained an inch on "3 RPO's" Freaking pathetic......

 

[Crusher1950]

He should go somewhere else period win when your suppose to and lose when your suppose to that the past 10 years

 

[Psubiomed]

No one cares what happens this Sat against weak opponent, James. You fail against teams with a pulse

He chokes every year against Ohio State and Michigan. His QB follows suit. Whether it be Hack, or Trace, or Cliff, and now Drew...they all choke. And bet the ranch Drew will choke on Nov 11.

 

[ryoder1]

Up 28-10 against OSU a few years back and still lost the game because JF was satisfied with a FG with enough time on the clock for the Buckeyes to score a TD. And, we had the ball on the Buckeyes 7 YL, 1st down in the 4th quarter and never gained an inch on "3 RPO's" Freaking pathetic......

You had to bring that nightmare up! The guy coaches scared and afraid to lose in these big games and that is why we lose. That game you reference was absolutely pathetic, talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[ryoder1]

He chokes every year against Ohio State and Michigan. His QB follows suit. Whether it be Hack, or Trace, or Cliff, and now Drew...they all choke. And bet the ranch Drew will choke on Nov 11.

Trace did not choke in the OSU games. Both in '17 and '18 our defense collapsed. Still lays at the feet of Franklin though.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

Notes they need to get the ball into different players hand in order to make defenses defend the entire field.

Well, Duh 🙄 James!

 

[LandoComando]

Franklin says the run-pass ratio wasn't "their problem" on Saturday.

He's wrong here

 

[bdgan]

Notes they need to get the ball into different players hand in order to make defenses defend the entire field.

Put Singleton in the slot. Presto, you've got your 3rd WR.

 

[TheHuskerFreak]

Franklin sounds like a guy who has accepted Ohio State is just better than his program instead of believing they are on equal footing and Penn State should beat them at least every few years like Penn State did before Urban/Day.

 

[psu00]

We’ll see how the team reacts Saturday. Another noon start against underwhelming Indiana. Do they come out fired up ready to make a statement after the Ohio disaster or do we continue with the sloppy poor play and slow starts? There just seems to be a motivation problem with PSU teams at times.