32. "gotta be humiliating for coombs" In response to Reply # 12 Sun Nov-21-21 10:01 AM by 3xKrazy
replaced by a young guy in barnes w/no DC experience who comes in and does the job 10000x better with the same group of players.
this is also partially why i refuse to call last year's bama offense the greatest ever. part of that title was earned after beating the pants off a coombs coached defense which as we now know is not some miraculous feat.
15. "he has speed but also a very strange aversion to taking off and running" In response to Reply # 11
when easy yardage is in front of him.
if you saw that one play today in MSU territory where no one was open and he had a lot of space in front of him...he hesitated and tried running laterally because he didn't want to give up on the pass...and then very hesitantly took a few yards ahead of him and took an awkward dive.
the whole thing is just kinda weird.
if you wanna be a championship qb you have to be willing to tuck it and pick up some tough yards.
17. "i think *he thinks* he's perpetuallly one second away" In response to Reply # 15
from a touchdown pass
which is a cool mentality, but youre right. there's always a point where the ghost must be given up. id much rather deal with Stroud's tendencies than someone who doesnt want to stand in the pocket.
29. "Cmon Will that is some cherry picking " In response to Reply # 14
UW is a dumpster fire and just fire both their OC and HC, no surprise there. Colorado has been offensively challenged all season, no surprise there.
Same could be said for the SEC and defense, which is clearly not played at an elite levels anymore at Florida, see last weeks game or this weeks Bama/Arkansas.
43. "i mean the Pac 12 did fall into the Grand Canyon (using "a cliff" wouldn..." In response to Reply # 29
at least we could always rely on USC or Oregon to say things like "they have one of the best offenses in the country", they would always have a top 3-5 RB/WR and a QB in the Heisman race. its a complete clusterfuck over on this side of the country for college football. at least we have elite NFL teams!
i usually have warpaint on defending the pac12 on this board but you cant defend this shit at all
19. "what a fall for Georgia Tech" In response to Reply # 0
for 10 years we had a "thing". it gave us a rep, it leveled off our recruiting disadvantages, it brought us championships of a various sort (division/conference/bowl).
not only that...but it scared people. every game i ever went to in the Paul Johnson era, fans would talk about just not wanting to be one of those teams we ran for 450/6 on. UGA/LSU/ND/Clemson/whoever.
now we're the Biggest Loser in college football. extensive historical tradition and starpower reduced to rubble. Geoff Collins would need to win the last 2 games of the season to have as many career wins at GT in 3 years as PJ had in EITHER 2009 or 2014. he currently has 9, placing him on par with PJs 2008 and 2016 totals.
39. "i dunno if mullen is really *that* toxic that he needs a saban pit stop" In response to Reply # 37 Sun Nov-21-21 06:19 PM by 3xKrazy
his name was being mentioned for nfl gigs maybe a year or two back. NFL seems like a good place for him as an OC. he can be the absolute lunatic that he is and nobody would care.
44. "I personally think Florida is 10x better of a job than USC or LSU" In response to Reply # 35 Tue Nov-23-21 02:05 PM by guru0509
Granted its the SEC and you gotta deal with Saban, but whoever ends up there doesnt even have to leave the state to recruit...with Da U and FSU being down, netting elite HS prospects should be like shooting fish in a barrel for a coach with charisma and a winning record.
edit I wonder if they make a run at Mel Tucker (being a former Saban disciple with an SEC background etc)
------------------- I wanna go to where the martyrs went the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...
47. "I was there at the game and had a perfect view of that play. " In response to Reply # 46
Quite possibly the dumbest play-call I’ve seen in a long while. Instead of putting the ball in your best playmakers hands on a 4th and goal at the 2, you opt to run a fake field goal and to the side that had 7 defenders??! It was beyond frustrating and confusing.
48. "After the way this season has played out, I’m conflicted on this one" In response to Reply # 45
Yes, I know many PSU fans are stuck in the 80s and are deluded into thinking PSU is a top tier destination and program that should be competing for championships year in year out. I also know that Franklin garners more criticism than he should due to the many racists within PSU’s fan base. By the same token, I do think PSU has more than enough resources to be a more competitive program. They’re consistently top 5 in attendance and the flagship college football program in the mid-Atlantic/northeast - which is still rich in talent. PSU is uniquely positioned to be at least a top 10 program.
Ups and downs are expected, but losing in 10 OT to Illinois at home is pretty inexcusable. I personally think Franklin leaves a lot to be desired as a play-caller and game day manager. He really needs to either do a better job developing OL or find a much better OL coach. He also has to start recruiting and developing better QBs if the team ever wants to get over the hump.
All in all, I’m not sure what to think. I do wonder if this is a case where you’re much more comfortable with what you have vs the alternative. At the end of the day, Franklin is a hell of a recruiter and program builder. He’s supposedly got one of the best recruiting classes in the nation coming in next year. The program could be in much worse shape. It does seem like players love him and don’t quit on him. You gotta give him credit for that. But again, for as much NFL talent coming through the program, it’s not unreasonable to expect more success on the field.
This just took a interesting turn as many speculated that Franklin was openly courting USC and LSU and track to “mutually part ways” with PSU.
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