Franklin brought this on himself with his "best ever" statement

[Gitzit]

His words"Penn State head football coach James Franklin declared that his 2025 team, including both players and staff, had the "best combined personnel" he has seen during his tenure. "
Imagine if he had said what Paterno always said. Everyone remembers Paterno's "not sure how good we are until we start playing other teams" He always downplayed how good he thought the team was, or going to be.

Also, If Franklin really thought this team was as good as his statements what does that say about his player evaluations ?

 

[Wesauking Lion]

Remember .... the common factor in all the players, coaches, and admin..... is Franklin. The excuses are the worst with this program which drives me nuts. Players need to be 3-4 yr starters meanwhile other teams are rolling a redshirt freshman. The whole receivers situation... they have been rubbish for years. Play calling, time management, situational football... all of this is absolute nonsense... PSU excuses it away... Everyone sees it and is laughing... The last 2 min of the 2nd qtr and 4 qtr are mindnumbing.

After the last two weeks, Franklin needs to go . Pay him the money and start fresh. Franklin is not getting it done and has not got it done for the past 5-7 yrs.

Done with excuses.

 

[Frank Lee]

Pumping the team, followed by poor game management, followed by excuses.
I see the Cracker Barrel CEO fired the consulting firm and a SVP, but she keeps her job. It's our leaders today.

 

[Nemo]

Remember .... the common factor in all the players, coaches, and admin..... is Franklin. The excuses are the worst with this program which drives me nuts. Players need to be 3-4 yr starters meanwhile other teams are rolling a redshirt freshman. The whole receivers situation... they have been rubbish for years. Play calling, time management, situational football... all of this is absolute nonsense... PSU excuses it away... Everyone sees it and is laughing... The last 2 min of the 2nd qtr and 4 qtr are mindnumbing.

After the last two weeks, Franklin needs to go . Pay him the money and start fresh. Franklin is not getting it done and has not got it done for the past 5-7 yrs.

Done with excuses.

The last 2 minutes of the first half should be enough to get him fired.

 

[IANit]

I can already see this turning into the Dark Years 2.0.

 

[IANit]

Joe wasn't talking about his teams when he said we needed to lower our expectations - he saw the future.