Franklin's protection package for Hack for the Taxslayer bowl?
not bad, not bad....only golf clap worthy
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not bad, not bad....only golf clap worthy
phony, huh?.....i uhh, think Flood had all you guys fooled, no?
Flood wasn't phony; he was incompetent.
Your guy is both.
Ha, seriously, hope Hack holds up. Poor guy has had a rough year.not bad, not bad....only golf clap worthy
What are prospects for major OL improvement next year?
As a Penn State fan I can totally see why Franklin would be annoying to other fan bases. If he doesn't win he's shtick will get annoying with our own fans. Penn State fans are fairly blue collar and Franklin's personality doesn't exactly gel with that. I think people overlook it if his way works, but he'll have a much shorter leash than someone like Bill O'Brien who, except for a few lunatic fringe fans, was actually very well liked.
If he's on your team you'd like him when he wins. Good recruiters are annoying as hell to go against. I don't blame you guys for comparing him to male genitals. But I have a feeling things would be flipped if he was your coach.
If he's on your team you'd like him when he wins. Good recruiters are annoying as hell to go against. I don't blame you guys for comparing him to male genitals. But I have a feeling things would be flipped if he was your coach.
wwwwwell, i was going with the whole preaching integrity, yet covertly meeting up with professors in effort to encourage (strong arm...whatever) grade changes....that whole thing.....no biggie
that being said, i'm trying to keep it light-hearted...the whole holiday spirit thing and all.
eeehhh, i mean...we got essentially the same players coming back. not sure where the improvement will come from...unless if Redshirt/True Freshmen will all of a sudden be physically mature to handle Big Ten D-Linemen.
A few??
Are there a few stars in the galaxy?
A few grains of sand on the beach?
A few cells in your body?
A few ants in a colony?
A few fish in the ocean?
A few corn fields in Nebraska?
PALY: I blame the marketing department more for the whole "led-by-a-man-of-honor" thing, but honestly what could they have said? "Led-by-a-man-who-taught-HS-math"?
and what kills us is how many times you say you are never coming back to this board and yet here you are.
I would expect Penn State's O-line to improve. I watched a horrible Pitt O-line become a very respectable one. If they don't improve? Then the Nit's better start looking for a new coach. I think the fan base is too wrapped up in his recruiting. He needs to show it on the field.
yeah, i would imagine every school is preaching the head coach of the football team (i.e. University's primary source of revenue) is a man of honor.......but I agree, HS Math wasn't going to bring in the big donors:)
well, if you're comparing to Pitt....they excelled in OL recruiting under P Chryst....and yes, they continue to look good there with their OL play (though, OL recruiting is in peril lately under Nardog).
PSU's OL situation is the juxtaposition of what I just described with Pitt.....I'm pretty sure Nardog & Chryst would've been pullin their hairs with our OL as well.
that being said....no PSU fan would disagree JF will have to start showing it on the field, generally speaking......but yeah, the recruits are coming in, no doubt. He'll have to 2017....longer leash due to the sanctions.........If he sh*ts the bed and is canned, the next guy will have a loaded roster....a la Hoke to Harbaugh transition.
Golden, Schiano and Flood are available now if you are willing to make a change. . . .
Is McSorley your QB for next year? I forgot which game I watched (maybe MSU), but he looked better than Hack.
Here's a funny Hack highlight:
Golden, Schiano and Flood are available now if you are willing to make a change. . . .
Is McSorley your QB for next year? I forgot which game I watched (maybe MSU), but he looked better than Hack.
Here's a funny Hack highlight:
McSorely's our #2, but I wouldn't necessarily anoint him the 2016 starting QB.....it could be Tommy Stevens........and to be clear, McSorely's NOT better than Hack.
yeah, that ref got crushed by a Hack fastball.
The Penn State OL is made up of highly rated recruits. I get that some were DL...but really a kid coming out of high school is just an athlete. DL usually make good OL recruits anyway. In addition, Pitt's recruiting is going fine. I have full confidence Narduzzi knows what he is doing.
Glad you mentioned holiday spirit, otherwise some Nit history might be mentioned.
Wouldn't want that part of Penn St history dominating the PSU-RU trash talk again.
most of our talent are underclassmen. maybe another coach would've made these guys look different, I don't know....
Narduzzi's a good coach, I was impressed on how Pitt played this year....however, and I could be wrong, but I think his OL recruiting strategy looks quite similar to Bill O'Brien's....that is, he's not worried about it.......because they take too long to develop, and focusing on athletes who can make a more immediate impact because....he doesn't plan on staying too long.......again, I could be wrong, a total guess on my part.
This year was a tough year for OL recruiting. They had 17 targets Identified and 14 committed in the Spring. Hard to win those battles when you've only been on the job a few months. They will take what they can salvage at this point. They are set up well for next year.
oh...was i talking trash?....i thought i was responding to the whole...who's more of a phony....Franklin or Flood.
you wanna bring up Sandusky....have at it.....though, not sure how it relates to the thread.
Narduzzi, isn't going anywhere. Pitt is as close to home as it gets for him. I think MSU is really the only job he would consider. Our new Chancellor is committed to excellence in everything. We just hired one of the best men's Soccer coaches in the country. I'm sure if Narduzzi were to leave he would find a great replacement. The wheel has truly turned at Pitt with regard to athletics. It will take some time but there now is a commitment being made. Something that has been lacking for 35 years.
As far as Pitt's concerned, I would hope that's the case. he sure looked the part on the field. again...recruiting's the only thing that hasn't blown anyone away. he'll keep some of the local kids, I know...but he'll need some star power outside of the Burgh too. we'll see....successful 1st year, no doubt
Not Sandusky alone , but the integrity of all involved in that mess made Flood's actions seem like something minor where the Nit's actions are concerned .
Penn St's integrity come into question from the [President to the HC over the way Coach Emeritus was allowed to continue what he was doing after being caught.
Then you have Penis Head's involvement with a rape case before he was hired by P*d state, seems like that might be part of the integrity picture you bring up.
Or the lack of it when putting wining football over acting with integrity.
Also hiring ad AD a person who oversaw the football program's graduation rate ranked last in the country among major conference teams.
Shows Flood's actions would be acceptable at a school that hires an AD like that.
I don't believe I said I was never coming back. And why are you even bothered by that? It's not like I come on here and hurl insults at anyone. You don't really have to respond to me if it affects you so badly, ya know. But by all means, please tell me how many comments I have on this board since you seem to be keeping count.
again...not sure what Sandusky or the Sandusky scandal has anything do with this thread..the whole Franklin & Flood comparison.....I mean, should i bring up Mike Rice and Tim Pernetti to help win some moral argument?.....oh wait, it's not child rape, so it doesn't count...my bad.
dude...Penis Head, as you call him (who doesn't love name-calling among adults) was cleared of any wrong-doing.....conversely, Flood was not....ya see the difference........honestly, I was never trying to make a big thing of it....i was just poking a little fun....you're taking this to a different level.
regarding winning football over acting with integrity.......yeah, we didn't win many football games during the years following the McQueary incident...lol....not sure an ex-coach getting busted 2 years after he was off the staff would've made it any worse, but believe what you want.
regarding the accusation against Sandy Barbour....how's Penn State's football graduation rates look?
Not bothered by the comment just the fact it never holds true. My biggest issue is you only or uprise here it to defend PSU and Franklin. Unless like some other PSU posters you bring nothing of substance to the table. All you do Is talk up Franklin and tell us your kids goes there and plays sports. [sick]
this little true tidbit is never ever ever going to be acknowledged by Pitt fans
He wasn't approached by Rutgers. It was the other way around.
Not looking for an argument but that's what well-placed sources have told us.
And Rutgers turned him down. Then turned around and hired a guy with a lesser reputation and no head coaching experience?:confused:
one year of HC experience and that puts Narduzzi's resume' on a different plane than Ash's?
Lesser reputation? Ash's defense, whom OSU fans give credit for turning them around, won a NC.
Narduzzi is older and has more years as a coach, but they are pretty similar
And so the insults start. Historically I've been more than willing to trade mud with Pitt fans. But really since we don't play any more I really don't care. That's the information we got shortly after the news about Ash broke on Sunday. Don't know why it didn't work, certainly could've been money. So there's the info. Deal with it.
Dan Mullen would have been a slam dunk and we would have been silly to pass on him. we simply don't have that kind of coin.
