Franklin Futility

[SummitLion]

I'm hoping for the best tomorrow, but this is a little embarrassing.

Wow!

 

[SummitLion]

I'm hoping for the best tomorrow, but this is a little embarrassing.

Wow!

BYW, unranked UVA is currently beating #8 FSU.

 

[Creamery]

Agree. And this would be a great step in the right direction of national perception. And there was a time when Paterno coached teams were known for knocking off perceived ‘better’ teams, particularly in bowl games.

 

[Creamery]

And UVa didn’t have better talent but they had a plan to slow down the fsu qb and on offense they ran the ball successfully.

 

[bdroc]

Here's the thing. PSU plays OSU, Oregon, ND, etc tough. Who can forget blowing big Q4 leads only to lose to OSU by a single point in back to back years. I don't know how people can think we don't have enough talent to win a few of those games if we had enough talent to be winning those games late in Q4.

I'm not saying we have as much talent as those teams. I'm saying that something's wrong if we continue to fold under pressure. Somebody has to make a play. We've talked about Allar enough but we also had a chance to keep Oregon out of the end zone in the 1st OT. Moore fumbled once but we don't fall on it. Harris tipped a ball that turned into a completion instead of an INT. Last year vs OSU Wallace had a TD pass taken out of his hands for an INT. This team simply can't make the big play when it matters.

IMO it starts at the top.

 

[ryoder1]

Here's the thing. PSU plays OSU, Oregon, ND, etc tough. Who can forget blowing big Q4 leads only to lose to OSU by a single point in back to back years. I don't know how people can think we don't have enough talent to win a few of those games if we had enough talent to be winning those games late in Q4.

I'm not saying we have as much talent as those teams. I'm saying that something's wrong if we continue to fold under pressure. Somebody has to make a play. We've talked about Allar enough but we also had a chance to keep Oregon out of the end zone in the 1st OT. Moore fumbled once but we don't fall on it. Harris tipped a ball that turned into a completion instead of an INT. Last year vs OSU Wallace had a TD pass taken out of his hands for an INT. This team simply can't make the big play when it matters.

IMO it starts at the top.

You are exactly right. The theme is we do not make plays in winning time and the other team always does. There was also the Oregon TD pass in the 2nd OT where Moore just side steps DDS who is barrelling in for a clean shot but not under control and doesn't make the play. A perfect example. This is unexplainable and uncanny. You would think the law of averages would fall in our favor one of these times but it is not random luck. We are not ready for these moments. It has to be mental as well as physical. I think everyone feels the pressure starting with Franklin and that impacts our ability to execute in these clutch moments.

 

[bdroc]

There was also the Oregon TD pass in the 2nd OT where Moore just side steps DDS who is barrelling in for a clean shot but not under control and doesn't make the play. A perfect example. This is unexplainable and uncanny.

Franklin is all about big plays. He prioritizes going for sacks and takeaways rather than sealing the edge, giving up a few yards, and forcing a punt or FG. The problem with that is opponents know it's coming and they enter the game with a plan to counter the rush.