Penn State AD Pat Kraft Says James Franklin’s Record in Big Games Played Role in Firing​

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Kraft said Penn State will cover the $49 million buyout it owes Franklin. It's the second-largest buyout in college football history behind Jimbo Fisher's $76 million buyout from Texas A&M. Despite that number, Kraft said Penn State will look to acquire the best coach available when hiring the Nittany Lions' next program leader.

"We want someone who will attract elite talent, retain players in the NIL era and make Penn State a destination," he said. "Our next coach needs to be able to maximize elite-level resources, attack the transfer portal and develop at the highest level."

Later, Kraft added, "Football is our backbone. We have invested at the highest level. With that comes high expectations. I believe a new leader can help us win a national championship -- and now is the right time for this change."

Just sayin': Maybe Kraft could move their wrestling coach (who really knows something about winning National Championships) over to the football team......

BuckeyeNation27 said:

Straight off the linked clip

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Ok.

Well, then, no - we aren't going to do this because we can't do this. As plainly and politely as I can say it.

Evaluating QB play without the most important tool is a fools errand. And we won't be operating on a mutual level of information or understanding.

It would be like someone in medicine trying to give a concrete diagnosis without an MRI, Xray, blood panels, specimens, etc etc.

It's a disservice at worst, educated wishes tossed in the dark at best.

I have access to it, which we can go over at another time when either of us aren't busy. Always happy to talk shop.

But what concerns me is this - your benchmark for what constitutes good QB'ing seems to be off "impressive plays" almost exclusively. That's incredibly subjective. It also completely ignores something often overlooked that binds QB play game to game, season to season- making the consistent throws when present. The routine, methodical type stuff that Mahomes has been really executing well these last couple years as the offense around him has regressed.

You're a good poster with a long history here. But this a strange hill to die on that I just can't wrap my head around.

What's funny is that I know we both agree about Mahomes being a whiny bitch along with being sick of the favorable calls and media exposure. But that doesn't mean we have to fail in acknowledging the eye and arm talent.



These aren't 22, but it's Tim Tebow I'd encourage you to watch and re-evalute your position (I doubt you will. I have a feeling I could get a notarized letter from 31 NFL GMs saying they would take Mahomes as their QB and we wouldn't agree)

I can't find anything decent on Taysom Hill. But when you talk about utility, H back types - he wasn't even consistent enough to be a starting QB for the QB needy Saints.


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I'm not sure when, but if we'd want to set up a BP community, all-22 viewing party, I'd be all for that as well.

I cannot believe I am typing this but the only game left on the schedule that might press this defense is Indy. At least until the playoffs. And I guess technically Indy would be in the B10 Championship game so that is the playoffs in a manner.
Indy might find out that the Bucks Dline is not playing around. Right now I am trying to figure out who in college football can beat tOSU this season. Which honestly I had just assumed with a 1st year young QB that this team would be a year away from making another run at it. It is like Day has finally figured out how to make the sausage, cook it, and serve it.

Isn't this Defense pretty young? I feel like last years defense lost a ton of dudes to the draft. At least the 2 DE because I wanted the Lions to grab either one.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

Doesn't the Peter Principle rely on the person getting found out once he reaches the level that's above his head? Is there a principle for when the person just keeps going up and up and up?

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Isn't that the Tim Beck principle?

Me, when someone list B1G schools, including the newcomers.

Buckeneye said:

Did you do this watching the all-22?

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Straight off the linked clip

I tend to save my hate for programs like USC and Notre Dame. Programs that have been good for long stretches of time and produced a number of douche bags and show boats. I give Oregon a breather because they were on the Pac 8/10/12 doormat most of their history, and then there's Indiana.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

I've got time, let's do this. I found this 18 min clip of highlights from last nights game. I'll jot down the number of impressive throws I see, and the number of HBack plays I see. (I'm 3:12 in already....one of each so far. I'll update when I'm done.)

Impressive throws: 5
HBack plays: 5

Notes:
- He just turned a reverse flea flicker into an HBack play
- I'm realizing I'm being VERY LENIENT with the word "impressive". I gave him credit for the throw to Kelce where he lands on his head.
- I should give bonus HBack points for how cocky he got on that option run for a TD. What a clown.
- Not going to categorize it either way, but the pass to Kelce that shouldn't have counted and was never reviewed was borderline HBack that turned into a shit throw that got bailed out by patented KC reffing.


So, yeah.....not really seeing anything to change my mind. A whole bunch of screens, RPO, and passes to wide ass open players. Some actual NFL throws in there....none of which resulted in points, btw. Maybe they saved all these plays where he threw it "really well" for not highlights?

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Did you do this watching the all-22?

Thump said:

We won......right?

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Only cause Bert didn't go tempo;-)