October 13Oct 13 2 hours ago, 6th Street said: Penn State likely going for Matt Rhule Then UNL could pull a lateral and hire Franklin.
October 13Oct 13 21 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: there has to be more to this story Penn State was OK with coaches raping little boys as long as they were winning. Why would you think there is more to this story?
October 13Oct 13 19 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: You could call that part of PA racist way before today. Pennsyltucky.
October 13Oct 13 1 hour ago, The Dog said: Penn State lost this game. This was the team with Saquon Barkley in the backfield. Got 3 more points and still lost. First and goal from the 7 with 7:53 fake handoff to saquan, qb 3yd run to 4 fake handoff to saquan, qb 1 yd run to 3 handoff to saquan -3 yards FG, 38-27 5:42 OSU gets 6 with a failed 2, 38-33 4:20 PSU next possession from their own 15 the OL turns into a sieve. Wiffed blocks on every play. Saquan -7, -3, 5. Punt to osu 47. Osu takes the lead by 1 with a failed 2. Osu kicks it short, psu gets the ball ath their own 40 with Psu turns it over on downs in 4 plays.
October 13Oct 13 24 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Pennsyltucky. Hillbillies flying the confederate flag with no comprehension that their ancestors died to keep the southern traitors south of the mason Dixon line.
October 14Oct 14 4 hours ago, Blotto said: I guess they could, but it would make more sense to tell them Rhule's actual record which is 2-23 against teams ranked in the top 25? That's pretty bad. He caught my eye when he turned around Temple. Without question, he's a type of coach who can get a program on track. He's taken over two shit programs and turned them around. If he stays at nebraska for at least another 3 years, I'm willing to bet he gets them to the CCG. I've also noticed that his offenses are average at best and he seems mediocre when it comes to developing a QB. A perfect fit for B10 football. Edited October 14Oct 14 by redswingline
October 14Oct 14 On 10/12/2025 at 7:40 PM, Beau Vine said: Nike had that Bowerman line of running shoes that covered several different models in around 2000. Those shoes were extremely legit. Every other running shoe they made that didn't say Bowerman was shit. Those were the best shoes I’ve ever owned. The last ones I owned of that line were so good that I stopped practicing in cleats when we were on our shitty, dry high school field. I was better when I wore those. I still look on eBay to see if someone might have an unused pair.
October 14Oct 14 5 hours ago, Richard Kimball said: When Rhule was coaching at Baylor, he talked about Penn State a lot, and I thought his ambitions were (1)NFL and (2)Penn State. He's jumped jobs a lot, and was just getting Baylor together when he jumped to the Carolina Panthers. His biggest strengths are his organization, and he wins the games he should win. I have never been enamored of his handling of the quarterback room. I don't know if his ceiling is like Franklin's, or if he's just left programs about the time they were reaching the point that they could compete against top 25 teams. Both Baylor and Nebraska were basket cases when he got there. Baylor's Sugar Bowl win was mostly with Rhule players, and he is big on recruiting measurables. He moves players between position groups a lot. I know the NFL kicked him out, but NFL coaching and college are different beasts. I know Temple, Baylor and Nebraska were all happy with him. Good hire for Penn State? I don't know. If he'll stay there long enough to finish a program build, we can find out if he can beat top 25 teams. “Con: absolutely horrendous halitosis.” @closetojumping probably…
October 14Oct 14 1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said: PSU is losing every recruit. Pick up the phone, Sark! Unsurprisingly they have some great recruits. Flip flip flipadelphia
October 14Oct 14 10 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said: Unsurprisingly they have some great recruits. Flip flip flipadelphia If this guy is better than Stroh, shoot him an offer. Florida and Bama offers. https://247sports.com/Player/kevin-brown-46137870/
October 14Oct 14 Breakdown of money owed thru 2031: • Per minute: $15 • Per hour: $913 • Per day: $21,917 • Per week: $153,846 • Per month: $666,666
October 14Oct 14 7 minutes ago, markstanco said: Breakdown of money owed thru 2031: • Per minute: $15 • Per hour: $913 • Per day: $21,917 • Per week: $153,846 • Per month: $666,666 And I hate my life lol $15 a minute. That sure would be nice
October 14Oct 14 The difference between Franklin’s buyout and Jimbo’s is that Franklin’s contract has a duty to mitigate that requires him to look for a new job and the new salary offsets the buyout so psu only pays the difference, including if he becomes an analyst not just a coach. Jimbo had no duty to mitigate and there was also no offset if he got a new job, so A&M pays him the buyout no matter what. Edited October 14Oct 14 by heso
October 14Oct 14 24 minutes ago, heso said: The difference between Franklin’s buyout and Jimbo’s is that Franklin’s contract has a duty to mitigate that requires him to look for a new job and the new salary offsets the buyout so psu only pays the difference, including if he becomes an analyst not just a coach. Jimbo had no duty to mitigate and there was also no offset if he got a new job, so A&M pays him the buyout no matter what. So how does that duty to mitigate work legally if Franklin either flat out refuses to look for a new job, or sends in an application once every 6 months to Starbucks - does that cancel his buyout?
October 14Oct 14 I don’t know what the requirement is, but he’ll have plenty of schools calling him. I wouldn’t be surprised if him going and interviewing for a job is enough to meet the expectation. It’s more about the offset and it applying to any football related activity so him going and doing tv still offsets the buyout. But I expect he’ll end up somewhere like VT. If not for next season the year after.
October 14Oct 14 36 minutes ago, heso said: The difference between Franklin’s buyout and Jimbo’s is that Franklin’s contract has a duty to mitigate that requires him to look for a new job and the new salary offsets the buyout so psu only pays the difference, including if he becomes an analyst not just a coach. Jimbo had no duty to mitigate and there was also no offset if he got a new job, so A&M pays him the buyout no matter what. He can take the Auburn/Arkie/Florida/etc. job in the offseason and work for a dollar. Take that 8 mil and buy players for 5 years on PSU's dime.
October 14Oct 14 29 minutes ago, kevwun said: An analyst job isn't going to pay much and would only be a tiny savings. Franklin is 53. His ego won’t let his career end like that. He’ll be coaching again in a year or two.
October 14Oct 14 5 minutes ago, heso said: I don’t know what the requirement is, but he’ll have plenty of schools calling him. I wouldn’t be surprised if him going and interviewing for a job is enough to meet the expectation. It’s more about the offset and it applying to any football related activity so him going and doing tv still offsets the buyout. But I expect he’ll end up somewhere like VT. If not for next season the year after. If I’m Oregon State (left behind) I am taking a shot. Franklin’s overall win loss record is a factor. We know his win loss record with AP Top 25 teams. But Getting a school that has kinda a shitty tv contract to a bowl game for that money is a factor. Having a good enough record in a poor conference to possibly make the conference CCG is a factor. Every once in a while he will give you a chance to spoil another team’s chances. The problem is money for many of these mid tier type schools. He’s getting paid $50 million just to fuck off. So unless he wants to rebuild and play for pride it’s a hard sell. Edited October 14Oct 14 by Nicole44
October 14Oct 14 1 minute ago, markstanco said: He can take the Auburn/Arkie/Florida/etc. job in the offseason and work for a dollar. Take that 8 mil and buy players for 5 years on PSU's dime. I’m sure there’s some legalese that prevents him from taking next to nothing, but he should definitely try to take less than he could otherwise get and put it towards players or staff.
October 14Oct 14 6 minutes ago, heso said: Franklin is 53. His ego won’t let his career end like that. He’ll be coaching again in a year or two. ESPN/Fox is just welfare for coaches who need a job so they can keep getting paid by the school who fired them until they’re ready for a new job
October 14Oct 14 12 minutes ago, heso said: I’m sure there’s some legalese that prevents him from taking next to nothing, but he should definitely try to take less than he could otherwise get and put it towards players or staff. Me too, plus I dont think that is his personality to shit on PSU like that. He may take a gig for 4 mil, but something like that would be crappy.
October 14Oct 14 11 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: If this guy is better than Stroh, shoot him an offer. Florida and Bama offers. https://247sports.com/Player/kevin-brown-46137870/ Well, he's breathing, so I think you answered your own question 53 minutes ago, kevwun said: An analyst job isn't going to pay much and would only be a tiny savings. Yeah, that's how you fuck over the former school. Which plenty of coaches have done as analysts. And as corroborated by MarkStanco's general wrongness, James Franklin is 100% a petty, angry, vindictive little bitch who will absolutely fuck over Penn St. for a couple years.
October 14Oct 14 Manny Diaz has popped up on a number of lists to replace Franklin. Link is to a Miami Hurricanes blog and they share the same reaction that most of us do: "WTF?"
October 14Oct 14 3 minutes ago, kevwun said: I can't decide if I want them to hire O'Brien or Diaz more. One has no _ffense and the other has no _efense
October 14Oct 14 1 hour ago, heso said: I’m sure there’s some legalese that prevents him from taking next to nothing, but he should definitely try to take less than he could otherwise get and put it towards players or staff. Kind of like what strong did to us at USF.
October 14Oct 14 2 hours ago, markstanco said: Breakdown of money owed thru 2031: • Per minute: $15 • Per hour: $913 • Per day: $21,917 • Per week: $153,846 • Per month: $666,666 Man, I'd not coach the Penn State Nittany Lions for half that.
October 14Oct 14 10 minutes ago, Not a cat said: Kind of like what strong did to us at USF. Strong's agent, you mean. Remember who you're talking about.
October 14Oct 14 Today I learned that PSU still has a prominent library on campus named after Paterno. So fuck them for continuing to honor/celebrate that child rape enabling piece of shit.
October 14Oct 14 1 hour ago, kevwun said: I can't decide if I want them to hire O'Brien or Diaz more. Yeah Joel Klatt flagged, Rhule, Hartline, Cignetti and Diaz as likely replacements. Diaz was the only one I thought was a big reach. Klatt's pics for PSU HC Give PSU ranks 2nd in my top 3 moral hate with Baylor and MSU i hope its Manny but screwing Nebraska would be nice too. Edited October 14Oct 14 by BurntEyes
October 14Oct 14 1 hour ago, Blotto said: Today I learned that PSU still has a prominent library on campus named after Paterno. So fuck them for continuing to honor/celebrate that child rape enabling piece of shit. His kid is still nepo babying it up on their Board of Trustees. They refuse to let themselves just acknowledge that whole thing was fucked up.
October 14Oct 14 2 hours ago, TexasExe14 said: Here is article. Maybe it goes into detail wait, their Twitter name is Full Of Shit?
October 14Oct 14 5 hours ago, heso said: Franklin is 53. His ego won’t let his career end like that. He’ll be coaching again in a year or two. I'm 53, and I'd be happy to abandon my career in disgrace if I could bank $8m a year til 2031.
October 14Oct 14 47 minutes ago, John Coctostan said: I'm 53, and I'd be happy to abandon my career in disgrace if I could bank $8m a year til 2031. like what are we talking about here...
October 14Oct 14 He should start a podcast called Franklin's BBQ'ed Coaching Careers. Interviews include Bill B., Urban, Luke Fickell, and Tom Herman.
October 14Oct 14 11 minutes ago, TheRRKid said: Elko has roots up there, correct? I wonder if he’d like working closer to home
October 14Oct 14 7 hours ago, BRLA said: So how does that duty to mitigate work legally if Franklin either flat out refuses to look for a new job, or sends in an application once every 6 months to Starbucks - does that cancel his buyout? Someone did this recently. I want to say it was Arkansas, so Chad Morris or Bielema maybe? Piggie filed suit to try to void the contract on the grounds that he wasn't trying to get a real job to give them an offset, but he soon got another high assistant job and it went away.
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