Something to keep in perspective for all the crybaby fans out there. That thought crossed my mind last night as I watched Ohio St get blown by Purdue last night 49-20.
Penn State hasn’t lost a game by more than 4 points since September 2016
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Would much rather get blown out once a year and go 11-1 than blow two scores leads in the fourth quarter multiple times over that time period.
I wonder if you hold yourself to those type of standards? To be where we are at this point “post sanctions” is a tremendous effort by this coaching staff. The job Coach Franklin has done turning this program around in such a short time is remarkable.
I would not get high on your horse about this. The season is not over yet. Plenty of time for potential double digit losses with games against opponents such as Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan coming up.
They’re going to give it their best effort to get the shit kicked out of them.
Always find these comments amusing. Not once, have I ever heard about our close wins. If you're happy with the way things are, great.
My high horse? My comments are about what this coaching staff has accomplished up to this point. They could lose to Michigan 99-0 and it wouldn’t change the fact they haven’t lost a game by more than 4 points since September 2016.
Get some perspective.
I am definitely thrilled with the job Franklin has done. Be honest, go back to sanction years and ask yourself if you ever in your wildest dreams thought PSU could be back to this point so quickly?
Well, if you don't hold yourself to high standards then I wonder what kind of life you're leading!
We can learn a lot from Japanese culture here. About the quest for personal perfection. It's not about getting there because the attainment is fleeting. It's about the journey. Empirical evidence seems to support this. Dollar-for-dollar the Japanese make the best automobiles in terms of cost-of-ownership and durability. But I digress.
By taking this job Franklin knew what he was getting into. As do all head coaches at a P5 program. It is a hyper-competitive environment. You either produce or move on. Given their salaries I've no sympathy for them.
Thank you.
According to some posters it would be better if we were blown out all those losses. Why do I think the whiners would just complain about bad recruiting instead of bad coaching.
This team is only 2 plays away from being 7-0. We're also only two plays away from being 3-4.
You can spin it any way you want but it's not pretty.
That's true to an extent. I've had a few fans of other B1G schools tell me 2016 - 2017 was an aberration. That Penn State would soon return to "mediocrity." To their point, can anyone here deny that Saquon is a once-in-a-generation type running back. Or that Joe Morehead is not a special talent. I think not. Which leads me to believe it's a little bit of both. We were fortuitous in 2016-2017 and we're not as bad as we think we are in its wake.
Look at college football this year, other than Alabama, who has really, really distinguished themselves? We won’t even know how good Alabama really is until they play someone of stature. I think we are looking at a lot of “good” teams this year that have many flaws.
At least we have youth on our side, but I think our offensive strategy needs to change going into next year. We will still have growing pains next year plus only one season Tommy.
At least we have youth on our side, but I think our offensive strategy needs to change going into next year. We will still have growing pains next year plus only one season Tommy.
No spin required. What Franklin has done with this program in the short time he’s been here is nothing short of miraculous.
I guarantee Franklin analyzes himself far more than you do. I’m not sure what you do but I doubt you have millions of people judging what you do on a weekly basis and I doubt you’re the face of an entire huge organization. To think that Franklin doesn’t analyze himself as much as Joe the Drywaller is ridiculous.
The guy is a heavy hitter.
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I manage global teams for a large bank trading derivatives and futures. If you wanted to argue with me on the intricacies of a credit default swap because you read investopedia.com, agree it would be a bit asinine. If you wanted to question my leadership skills because I put someone who is not numerate in charge of developing our quantitative model for our new structured derivative transaction, that would be more than fair game.
the next two games will tell a lot. Iowa held Maryland to 115 yds and UMich held Sparty to 94 yds. not sure what to expect but I took a bet from a friend who is betting we do not get over a total of 400 yds offense for the next two games so avg under 200 total yds per game. my buddy is a Wisky fan and thinks we are going to beat his team but get totally hammered by the Hawks and UMich. he is a PSU fan but thinks we just don't have the players to compete.
No, the mind of a realist. There are some tough games left and if the ball bounces the wrong way as it does sometimes, there could be a 10 point or more loss. I don’t want one, or any more losses for that matter, but it is going to be a tough road ahead.
It’s great that we haven’t had a blowout loss in a long time. However, it would have been nice to have won one or more of those close losses.
He set himself up for this by winning too much?
He has a goal to win a national championship. Should he not have that goal?
When have things been better at Penn State? Early 80s?
Of course that should be the goal, compounded with his early successes, expectations are unreasonably sky high for the team. He is going to be under intense scrutiny , especially making millions a of dollars of year.
Every decision he makes will come into question. Why we, the general public cannot question him for his abhorrent decision making at times is confusing to me?
For the record, I thought at the beginning of the year with our talent, we were 9-3 at best.
That doesn’t mean I can’t get frustrated when we give away games because of coaching stupidity, preparation, motivation.
Can’t stand Urban Meyer but fully expect OSU to stomp Nebraska in their next game. Just as we should have done to injury depleted MSU who just put up less than 100 yards of offense. Franklin doesn’t seem to have that ability to get the team up after choking away wins.
I do think we beat Iowa this week, lose to Michigan and Wisconsin is a toss up.
Is your buddy a Wisconsin or PSU fan, or both? Don't have the players to compete with Iowa at Beaver Stadium? Whatever.
You are a heavy hitter. You pointed it out yourself. I generally don't pay much attention to your posts, but someone else asked and I remembered what you had written, mainly because of Judge Smails Will Ferrell dig that followed - funny stuff. You were the one who disclosed and documented what you do on a message board. Poor judgement? Only if you are sensitive about it. It seemed that you were proud of it. Nevertheless, I am impressed. I understand a little of what goes on in that world and it is not for the meek or those without talent. You must be pretty sharp to have such a job.
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2016 was really lucky and the most entertaining season I've ever experienced. That team over-performed to a magical extent. 2017 was probably a little unlucky since that team was legitimately elite. They make the playoffs if either Buchholz or Bates don't get injured during the OSU game. That said, 11 wins plus an NY6 win is still an excellent season. What program do you people think you're watching? I've only been watching since the 90s. PSU was nationally competitive about once every ten years before Franklin got here. Yet you people are now freaking out if Franklin doesn't have a national title contender every season. I don't understand that sentiment and can't comprehend how you managed to maintain it through the dark ages.
This year should be considered a rebuilding year by everyone yet Franklin is so good that there was still a chance to reload and luck into national contention. Please remember that he convinced these kids to come here during the nadir of PSU football.
Whoops I rambled here's the summary:
ITS ****ING HARD TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL STOP BEING ASSHOLES
What a f ucking mess of a post. Your logic is all over the place.
Basically, you just want to stomp your feet and act like a baby because we lost and it upset your fee fees. Isn't that the TL; DR?
EDIT: No, let me correct myself. We didn't lose, it just seems that way from all the Penn State fans who lead perfect lives.
It was in response to a post where the poster was saying e analyzes himself and what he does and making it sound like Franklin doesn’t. Context is your friend.
This kicker is mr automatic. Lol.
I hope you didn’t jinx us with Iowa and Michigan coming up
So he should fire Corley midseason? This is Corley's first season as WR coach. Yeah, you often see assistant coaches fired mid-season, don't know what Franklin is waiting for.
Nope, coaches can’t catch the ball and any coach should be given more than one year to prove themselves. Unless Franklin thinks he made a poor hire and wants to pull the trigger.
Coaches can however decide to put other players in who might be able to catch the ball/run routes/block better. We finally got to see Dotson and who knows what the deal is with Shorter but he must be injured as I can’t imagine he is worse.
I assume JJ is still in because he has so much potential and is a very good blocker but his drops have hurt.
LOL yourself. You make no sense, except maybe in your own mind. So according to you I should expect strong, blowout wins by Penn State the rest of the season. I hope so, but I don’t have magical thinking like you do, and I expect there to bo be bumps along the way.
Here is what you wrote:
"That includes potentially firing deficient staff members that he is overly loyal too who aren’t delivering "
Rahne is in his first year as OC. Corley is in his first year. Who are you advocating he fire?
Here is what you dopes don't understand. As much as you want the team to win, the coaches want the team to win 100x more.
If one of the freshman wide receivers was better in practice, they would be playing. We saw Hippenhammer get more playing time yesterday and he dropped two directly in his hands, one that resulted in a pick.
Dotson played yesterday, had a catch. Shorter has been injured. Wide receiver is not an easy position to come right in and play. It's a very complex position to learn. Sort of like your job, right, smart guy? Could some 19 year old college intern come in and do your job better than you if you screw up? Come on.
The coaches have 100x more information than you do about how a player is practicing, working out, and yes, at Penn State, doing in the classroom. So when the player demonstrates they are ready to get more playing time, and are healthy enough to do it, you will see them out there if the veterans are not performing. This idea that you have a better handle on who should be playing is hilarious.
As I said, we saw that with Hippenhammer and what happened?
Franklin brought along 14 true or redshirt freshman on the travel squad yesterday. Many or most of them played.
