I'm simply giving Campbell a chance. I've been very clear that the proof of his success or failure will be on the field. I'm not overly excited about a win over Marshall. But what I witnessed Saturday gave some indication if a well coached team. It's also clear to me that you were not enamored by Franklin's firing and Campbell's hiring. That's fine. But I believe you should at least give him a chance too. What have you got to lose. BTW....I loved Toby Howard's performance on Saturday.
You are 100% wrong. A change was needed. However, that doesn't mean you try to promote the new coach by constantly inventing petty criticisms of the previous coach that took over a heavily sanctioned program and had a solid record of success until 2025.No amount of Franklin bashing will save Campbell if he doesn't win more games than Franklin. Campbell is a very well respected coach by virtually everyone.
You can hardly label any of my posts as Franklin bashing. I merely pointed out that Franklin's teams were not physical, of which many football people would agree. I also stated that he did not practice tackling because he was concerned or paranoid about injuries. Hey, when Bill O'Brien left, Franklin was my #1 choice to hire. I agree that Franklin's tenure was a successful one. I also believe that he had some gameday decision issues in big games. Again, I only want to give Campbell a chance. He seems like a genuinely good guy and I wish him well.
This is a wonderful dramatic effort to take shots at the last coaching staff and players and frame it as some incredible unique play. Nice job.
Yeah I mean Abdul Carter, Chop Robinson, Jay’ir Brown, Adisa Isaac, Kobe King, Sutton and Brisker just weren’t physical. Those defenses were terrible. Manny hated physical aggressive defense. It’s all making sense to me now.
Another strawman/deflection: why is it "final teams" now? There were 10 years of games during which we consistently showed an inability to win big games. We won ONE game out of 1 of 19 in the B1G, compare that stat to any other coach who was as "successful" as Franklin.
Did Penn State look better vs Marshall than Penn State looked versus a lesser opponent with supposedly more talent on the roster in the opener last year?
But lost to ND by fading in the clutch and let the 2nd string QB look like John Elway to secure a huge momentum shifting FG for the Irish.
A CB fell down at the line of scrimmage and a WR ran a sh*tty route combined with a sloppy throw. If Carter had more than one arm it would have helped too. But apparently he didn’t play physical enough.
Yes. So what? Does it count for more? Who looked better PSU or VT? LOL
Actually Terry Smith 's DB Slipped and let ND come from behind. Do you blame him? LOL
All Franklin's fault.
Perhaps PSU was fortunate just to be in those games?
Will there be a trophy presentation here if PSU beats Temple?
All Franklin's fault.
Perhaps PSU was fortunate just to be in those games?
Will there be a trophy presentation here if PSU beats Temple?
PSU is top 10 in roster spots in the NFL. Imagine if they were coached to be physical?
So why do you post with so many different handles? What does that do for you?
I've asked before, please list the "many different handles" I post under. It's easy to ascertain when someone joined here and how many posts they've accrued over time. I do think it's sweet that you
All Franklin's fault.
Perhaps PSU was fortunate just to be in those games?
Will there be a trophy presentation here if PSU beats Temple?
You’re in a simulation Bob, run by the AI overlords. Similar to Dark CityI always figured I was the only human here and all the other accounts were bots.
Apparently there are zero reasons Franklin was ever responsible for a loss
Yet you never get exhausted cheerleading for Franklin.
Good point. We were on the road so I didn't get to watch the game yet, I was listening to it on the radio and I couldn't get a good view of the TV at the restaurant .
In terms of playing a lesser opponent it was a pretty clean game. Still room to grow and we have zero idea where Marshall is at. We’ve seen tons of openers where PSU absolutely struggled to do anything so I’ll take this. PSU is still behind plenty of top teams from an overall roster standpoint but they should be competitive this year.
Was he paranoid about injuries or just the opposite. What are your voices telling you?
I have closed the book on Franklin. But you continue to raise his name, especially regarding recruiting.
Which is funny as all during Franklin's era he blasted posters when Franklin had his recruiting misses. Now he is that guy...total hypocrite. I honestly think the guy just needs some attention at this point....and I'm not talking about Franklin. PSU will be a 15 or so ranked recruiting classes in most year simply due to the $$$'s being thrown around now....it is what it is. Hopefully MC can coach em up better.
As clear as your affection for Matty.
FFS....you get a bit of a pass because you spent your career in the sheltered world of public schools.
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