And FSU and Nebraska are 2 that others that come quickly to mind as just being flat out awful for really no good reason.
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And FSU and Nebraska are 2 that others that come quickly to mind as just being flat out awful for really no good reason.
Losing both Silas and the Kicker, right before the season started was a pretty big problem.
Although why he had Zach Zwinak buried on the depth chart is a head scratcher.
A better question would be how did anyone in the recruiting world rate those 3 players as 4* QB's? I think they were all high at the time.
Didn't CJF speak with him before taking the job here? I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation.
https://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_baefac30-3b76-11e8-9506-7f8167221593.html
Quote from article:
Franklin even checked in with the Texans coach prior to accepting the vacant head coaching position at Penn State.
“When I left and there were candidates for the job,” O’Brien said, “he called and asked just about where things were at and what I thought needed to be done improvement wise relative to the [Penn State football program]. I told him what a great place it was and what a great two years I had [at Penn State].”
Not a bit surprised. Most successful NFL coaches were made for NFL and same for College coaches. They have different job descriptions other than wins get you more $. I appreciate Obie for the time he was at PSU. He was able to work with some key current players to keep the ship afloat. Very difficult times for sure. It was also nice having an outsider for the first time in decades to point out flaws like the workout facility and practice bubble. I don't recall him saying anything negative of Penn State since he left. I wish him the best and was happy to see him pull off the win last night as I picked them over Cowboys in my pickem pools 
Never recalled anything negative either, less the article by Jones and that was with some PSU loyalists not the team or school per sey.Not a bit surprised. Most successful NFL coaches were made for NFL and same for College coaches. They have different job descriptions other than wins get you more $. I appreciate Obie for the time he was at PSU. He was able to work with some key current players to keep the ship afloat. Very difficult times for sure. It was also nice having an outsider for the first time in decades to point out flaws like the workout facility and practice bubble. I don't recall him saying anything negative of Penn State since he left. I wish him the best and was happy to see him pull off the win last night as I picked them over Cowboys in my pickem pools
But after his last game and the night he left, New Years I recall it was not to difficult to read his body language, get me out of here.
Also as he left Scott Paterno had very good things to say about him.Not a bit surprised. Most successful NFL coaches were made for NFL and same for College coaches. They have different job descriptions other than wins get you more $. I appreciate Obie for the time he was at PSU. He was able to work with some key current players to keep the ship afloat. Very difficult times for sure. It was also nice having an outsider for the first time in decades to point out flaws like the workout facility and practice bubble. I don't recall him saying anything negative of Penn State since he left. I wish him the best and was happy to see him pull off the win last night as I picked them over Cowboys in my pickem pools
I bet he gets another NFL head coaching job. Look at some of the dregs and retreads who get second chances. I mean, Doug Marrone got a head coaching gig!
Yup, the primary pre req for getting a HC job is getting fired from your previous one.
