Official '26 PSU - Wisconsin game thread

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The biggest difference today is getting the NIL plug and play players. Recruiting is
essential, but, experience whether MAC,Sunbelt, or power 4.

Players like Luke Wafle are few and far between. In other words pay proven players.

We pretty much lost the 26 class due to the late hire, and the players MC took with
him from ISU trusted playing for him rather than taking a chance with ISU's new HC.
Top that with a good chunk of PSU players going elsewhere.

It is what it is at this point, fixable to a point yes , but it is a reality check for players,
coaches and fans.
 
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Midnighter

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That was shocking. Part of this may be economics, part may be TV access and part may be the poor state of CFB. You summed it yesterday in saying your interest is just “meh” anymore. Many feel the same way.

Just too many other things I enjoy or would rather do at this point to worry about college football. I will say I can’t ever see myself spending $15 on fries with cheese from the Chickie’s And Pete’s concession stand. I’d add someone mentioned tons of tickets were available for cheap. I think they made a big mistake going bigger instead of smaller/more comfortable.
 
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KingLando

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I don’t know - is it?
Yeah, it seems that way when watching games
Tarps or empty seats are prevalent.
Younger fans just don't have the same interest we did in going to games and older generations (myself included) are passing on games for convenience.
I used to love the game day atmosphere--now I hate it as much as a I hate being in a loud bar lol
 
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Ludd

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How are we entitled. For 12 years Franklin played in front of packed houses and fans gave him the greatest atmosphere in football for all those big games he lost. I know because I was there with no voice at the end. And the administration gave him pretty much everything he asked for for 12 years.
What did we have to do give him a lifetime contract. You sound like a dbag yourself. Entitled my ***.
I think it’s more the expectations of going 12-0 every year….and please don’t say posters on here don’t expect 12-0…I read the posts after the losses and the close wins.
 
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Just too many other things I enjoy or would rather do at this point to worry about college football. I will say I can’t ever see myself spending $15 on fries with cheese from the Chickie’s And Pete’s concession stand. I’d add someone mentioned tons of tickets were available for cheap. I think they made a big mistake going bigger instead of smaller/more comfortable.
I may research the demand and pricing studies they did for this expansion plan.

PSU fans are die hard in general, but it’s not an abundantly affluent base.
 
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Ludd

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And people keep saying they're Big XII players so of course we aren't going to be great year 1...he was salvaging the season with a late start. Common sense.

Expectations were only high(ish) because of the schedule
Oklahoma State beat Oregon with North Texas players because they have a dynamic and creative offense.
 

pendal1

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I think it’s more the expectations of going 12-0 every year….and please don’t say posters on here don’t expect 12-0…I read the posts after the losses and the cl2-0ose wins.
Sorry, fans of every major program think 12-0 should happen or is a possibility. That sentiment is nothing unique to Penn State so this narrative that we deserve every bad thing that happens to the program is horse piss.
 

Ludd

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Sorry, fans of every major program think 12-0 should happen or is a possibility. That sentiment is nothing unique to Penn State so this narrative that we deserve every bad thing that happens to the program is horse piss.
Outside of OSU, Georgia and a few others, no fan expects 12-0 every season…they hope for it, but don’t expect it and they certainly don’t fire a coach who’s had multiple 10+ win seasons.
 

Ludd

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So--it doesn't matter our guys came from Iowa State then, correct?
It does if you’re trying to play straight up, smash mouth football instead of having some creativity. You can’t out talent a team when you don’t have significantly more talent.
 

pendal1

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Outside of OSU, Georgia and a few others, no fan expects 12-0 every season…they hope for it, but don’t expect it and they certainly don’t fire a coach who’s had multiple 10+ win seasons.
BS. Other programs fire coaches routinely. Giving a guy 12 years for 4-21 against top ten is beyond generous. Since you mentioned Georgia go look up Mark Richt.
 

Ludd

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BS. Other programs fire coaches routinely. Giving a guy 12 years for 4-21 against top ten is beyond generous. Since you mentioned Georgia go look up Mark Richt.
Who else? Tell me all the other programs that have fired a coach with multiple 10 win seasons halfway through a season after they were one game away from the NC…I’ll wait.
 

KingLando

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It does if you’re trying to play straight up, smash mouth football instead of having some creativity. You can’t out talent a team when you don’t have significantly more talent.
So, again, it doesn't matter our guys came from Iowa State then, correct?
the creativity has nothing to do with the guys
 

KingLando

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For the record, no one expected 12-0 (well no one sane)
All people wanted was to ocassionally beat someone we weren't expected to beat or on par with us
Even without that, I didn't want Franklin gone until he lost to UCLA AND Northwestern as he lost the team after the Oregon game.
 

Ludd

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So, again, it doesn't matter our guys came from Iowa State then, correct?
the creativity has nothing to do with the guys
Hard to say, depends on if the guys would play better in a more creative system, but obviously we’ll never know. I’m just wondering why North Texas guys are better than many of the transfers from big boy schools.
 

Ludd

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For the record, no one expected 12-0 (well no one sane)
All people wanted was to ocassionally beat someone we weren't expected to beat or on par with us
Even without that, I didn't want Franklin gone until he lost to UCLA AND Northwestern as he lost the team after the Oregon game.
You must not read the board very closely. When people are calling for a coach’s head after every loss, they clearly expect 12-0.
 

KingLando

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Hard to say, depends on if the guys would play better in a more creative system, but obviously we’ll never know. I’m just wondering why North Texas guys are better than many of the transfers from big boy schools.
who says they're better?
Clearly, we were bad yesterday. Watch Oklahoma State vs Tulsa--you wouldn't be saying this.
 

KingLando

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You must not read the board very closely. When people are calling for a coach’s head after every loss, they clearly expect 12-0.
You have a few irrational people -- just like the Franklin fans that want Campbell gone already. 40% of the poll actually said that.
 

Ludd

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You have a few irrational people -- just like the Franklin fans that want Campbell gone already. 40% of the poll actually said that.
I’ve been on this board for many years and have yet to see a loss where almost every poster put the blame on the players and not the coach.
 
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