FC/OT: SI's Mid-Season Report Card for New CFB Coaches.

[Midnighter]

Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

Coach	Program	Grade
Jon Sumrall	Florida	A
Bob Chesney	UCLA	A
Lane Kiffin	LSU	A-
Will Stein	Kentucky	A-
James Franklin	Virginia Tech	A-
Eric Morris	Oklahoma State	B+
Morgan Scalley	Utah	B+
Pete Golding	Ole Miss	B+
Alex Golesh	Auburn	B
Collin Klein	Kansas State	B-
Jimmy Rogers	Iowa State	B-
Matt Campbell	Penn State	C+
Pat Fitzgerald	Michigan State	C+
Ryan Silverfield	Arkansas	C+
Tavita Pritchard	Stanford	C+
Kyle Whittingham	Michigan	C-
Tosh Lupoi	California	D+

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Up SI's juba.

 

[BobPSU92]

Kraft laughs at Sumrall and Chesney.

 

[Midnighter]

Kraft laughs at Sumrall and Chesney.

Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all timelines...).

 

[psuro]

Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

Coach	Program	Grade
Jon Sumrall	Florida	A
Bob Chesney	UCLA	A
Lane Kiffin	LSU	A-
Will Stein	Kentucky	A-
James Franklin	Virginia Tech	A-
Eric Morris	Oklahoma State	B+
Morgan Scalley	Utah	B+
Pete Golding	Ole Miss	B+
Alex Golesh	Auburn	B
Collin Klein	Kansas State	B-
Jimmy Rogers	Iowa State	B-
Matt Campbell	Penn State	C+
Pat Fitzgerald	Michigan State	C+
Ryan Silverfield	Arkansas	C+
Tavita Pritchard	Stanford	C+
Kyle Whittingham	Michigan	C-
Tosh Lupoi	California	D+

Sumrall should be a B- given the way his team has performed the last 2 weeks. Kiffen lost to Kentucky - that drops him down to a B- (given the talent LSU has). Whittingham is 1 poorly officiated second away from being a D.

I think Campbell is given a very generous grade. I would not grade him that high. He must have brought in an apple for the teacher.

 

[BobPSU92]

Sumrall should be a B- given the way his team has performed the last 2 weeks. Kiffen lost to Kentucky - that drops him down to a B- (given the talent LSU has). Whittingham is 1 poorly officiated second away from being a D.

I think Campbell is given a very generous grade. I would not grade him that high. He must have brought in an apple for the teacher.

In all seriousness, I questioned Sumrall when I saw the list. kiffen too.

 

[BobPSU92]

Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all timelines...).

It’s also hard for Campbell to make in-home visits for mom’s psghetti during the season.

 

[Psumatt85]

Moved past really putting *any* hope into this season and will just celebrate the wins (if/when they come); it's a true rebuild. Thing to watch is is Campbell/Kraft doing the right things to right the ship....and, I don't know. Didn't see a lot of action/mentions from recruits at the White Out which historically has been a pretty good verbal weekend (again, noting NIL has changed all

Every month Kraft stays involved adds a year to the rebuild

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

 

[PSU Soupy 615]

How do Will Stein and Lane Kiffin have the same grade when Will beat Lane head to head, with less of a roster than the mighty Tigers have. Will Stein is the quinesential A+ on this list........

 

[MtNittany]

It’s also hard for Campbell to make in-home visits for mom’s psghetti during the season.

No spaghetti anymore. Avacodo Toast and an Acai Bowl (whatever the hell that is) nowadays.

 

[Midnighter]

How do Will Stein and Lane Kiffin have the same grade when Will beat Lane head to head, with less of a roster than the mighty Tigers have. Will Stein is the quinesential A+ on this list........

This was before last weekend. Most recent I could find but yeah - Stein higher, Kiffin lower (by a lot actually), Franklin & Campbell both lower….noting these grades may not be solely based on wins. VT fans are still in the honeymoon phase and stoked.

 

[Big_O]

This is one person’s opinion and when I look at his rankings he doesn’t seem very credible to me. Last weekend D+ beat A- Franklin. My daughter and son in law (he’s a VT grad) went to the game as they live in Livermore, not too far of a drive to Cal. His observations - poor clock management and not great in game coaching by BGJ. He said he looks every bit as underwhelming as he did at Penn State.

 

[Alphalion75]

Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

Coach	Program	Grade
Jon Sumrall	Florida	A
Bob Chesney	UCLA	A
Lane Kiffin	LSU	A-
Will Stein	Kentucky	A-
James Franklin	Virginia Tech	A-
Eric Morris	Oklahoma State	B+
Morgan Scalley	Utah	B+
Pete Golding	Ole Miss	B+
Alex Golesh	Auburn	B
Collin Klein	Kansas State	B-
Jimmy Rogers	Iowa State	B-
Matt Campbell	Penn State	C+
Pat Fitzgerald	Michigan State	C+
Ryan Silverfield	Arkansas	C+
Tavita Pritchard	Stanford	C+
Kyle Whittingham	Michigan	C-
Tosh Lupoi	California	D+

Lupoi beat Franklin....so not sure how the grades are being determined.

 

[Midnighter]

Lupoi beat Franklin....so not sure how the grades are being determined.

Yeah, asked/answered but this list predates their game by a week. Agree though….

 

[Catch1lion]

Grade assignments , behind the scenes:

 

[Chumboshifko1]

SI the same JOs that recognized Pitt's 9 NC. These grades mean as much as that. Juba wipe on .

 

[KingLando]

Think this was before Kiffin lost and Franklin lost his second in a row (to Lupoi no less)....FWIW.

Power 4 First-Year Coach Grades (Mid-Season/After 4–5 Weeks)

Coach	Program	Grade
Jon Sumrall	Florida	A
Bob Chesney	UCLA	A
Lane Kiffin	LSU	A-
Will Stein	Kentucky	A-
James Franklin	Virginia Tech	A-
Eric Morris	Oklahoma State	B+
Morgan Scalley	Utah	B+
Pete Golding	Ole Miss	B+
Alex Golesh	Auburn	B
Collin Klein	Kansas State	B-
Jimmy Rogers	Iowa State	B-
Matt Campbell	Penn State	C+
Pat Fitzgerald	Michigan State	C+
Ryan Silverfield	Arkansas	C+
Tavita Pritchard	Stanford	C+
Kyle Whittingham	Michigan	C-
Tosh Lupoi	California	D+

Yeah I was going to say this can't be current

 

[Nitt1300]

It's amazing how you guys can't let go of Franklin.

PSU has very current and much bigger problems.

Maybe a couple more years of dwelling on the past will fix them, but I doubt it.

 

[Classof09]

It's amazing how you guys can't let go of Franklin.

PSU has very current and much bigger problems.

Maybe a couple more years of dwelling on the past will fix them, but I doubt it.

Yes. Both sides are brutal - still mad he was fired, still happy he was fired. The endless back and forth about Franklin pollutes every thread. Grow up and move on!

 

[Midnighter]

It's amazing how you guys can't let go of Franklin.

PSU has very current and much bigger problems.

Maybe a couple more years of dwelling on the past will fix them, but I doubt it.

 

[LMTLION]

Campbell deserves an F. And I was one of his biggest promoters. But give it 3 full seasons to fully grade. Hopefully he gets it together.

 

[Chumboshifko1]