Now the double-talking geniuses on the board are telling us PSU's NIL budget is not competitive with top of b1g/FBS.... making MC's job impossible.

TheWizardofCamelot said:

I'm sure some of you have seen Josh Pate's recent segment talking investment/PSU/Campbell.

In a nutshell - Pate claims that among those in the know within the BIG that the "word on the street" is that PSU is not and will not invest what's needed to make PSU a consistent winner vs peers in the conference. And by "peers", I think he was insinuating OSU, Oregon, UM, IU, USC, as the upper echelon of programs investing in their football programs.

I think everyone knows Pate/Campbell are good friends - so my initial take was that Pate is semi defending his buddy and the current results we're seeing. But it also seemed like a direct shot at Kraft and the admin to see if he could strike a nerve and / or ego.

Either way, it seems as though Kraft has dug himself into quite the hole. And there are a lot of people calling for his firing after this past year has transpired. But to have touted "elite" resources and that he's "in the business of winning championships" and then a bunch of negative press about lack of NIL and attendance. Plus the losing. You'd think he's going to a) get fired or b) have quite the pep in his step on the NIL front.

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You nailed this! Either up or out for Kraft, hes boxed himself totally in. Its funny how foes meet a similar end. I remember thinking that the Oregon game was the inflection point for Franklin. Anybody who works in corporate knows that when you get everything you asked for, they want you to fail. Finally, Franklin got to spend the big money and retain the guys from his semi-final team. He knew, as did Kraft, it was a Faustian bargain. Dont embarrass us in the national spotlight again, James, you got everything you wanted. You got your "alignment." And BGF, like a total fool, played into all year spouting this as his best team with best coaching staff in 12 years. They both knew this was the end of the road after that Oregon game. The long stare after that game signaled the end. In pure idiotic form, Kraft has created the exact same environment for himself. He got the money for the stadium upgrade, he got control of the coaching search to hire his guy(somehow failed at that) he touted that the program would "now" be commited to winning at the highest levels. He's totally boxed in, so he either has to make this NIL money sh*t from the sky, or he is OUT. its one of the reasons that if he understands the significance of his current plight, he'd do far better up in the suites during games rubbing elbows with the donors to spend more than on the sidelines living out his high school football days.