The sanctions hurt the program when the lost recruits are supposed to be upperclassman. This is playing out now on the field. Therefore Franklin is getting hit harder by the sanctions than BOB.
You keep saying it, but Bob won with Freshmen and Sophomores and more Walk-Ons like Nassib! Clearly Bob Coaching was superior to what Franklin has shown. Godwin, Barkley, Hackenberg, Hamilton, all have Great talent and better than Bob had! Shoop's Deefnses too! Franklin still has not been better?? Temple has only 2 Star Recruits, Edsall, Hoke and Illinois Coach beat Franklin???
If PSU expects and demands that outperform Michigan & tOSU, then yeah, they are probably going to be looking for a new coach in a couple of years.
Well, I disagree, I am now of the opinion, Penn State will dump Franklin as season as next year or 2017 if he can't win 9 or 10 games? I think Penn State will pull a Michigan. Let Hoke Recruit and then dump his Coaching and bring in someone that win 10 Games with Hoke's Players! Most are predicting 6 to 7 wins again for 2016.I think Franklin will read the writing on the Halo's Murals At Penn State and decide he is can't overcome Saint JoePA and move on as soon another offer can be mustered by his Agent, but this time go after the job! So, we agree maybe a couple of years at best, unless there is a Saint Paul's Revelation of 10 Wins??
Same thing with Pitt. If you throw in the reqirement that Narduzzi must elevate the program to the level of FSU or Clemson, then it probably won't work out for him either.
Neither FSU or Clemson is playing Pitt in the same Division. Pitt will be happy with 8 to 9 games wins every year and get 10 in the ACC Coastal! Narduzzi was already able to elevate Pitt with less Talent than Franklin has at Penn State? Narduzzi has Game Plans, Half-Time Adjustments with No Quit Pitt Player'ss Attitude! Thius after % Coaches in 5 yaers and recruiting Classes that came and went in the Top 40s and Narduzzi & Staff already proved it can coach up its Players! Franklin has not shown any of that at Penn State?
Pitt is a Top 40 Program not a Top 15 like Penn State that has Revenues that can pay Franklin & Staff and Recruiting Advantages, Coaching Clinics, and why more expected and demanded by Penn State!
Hugh Freeze, Butch Jones, and Dabo could stay on the field with Bama without embarrassing themselves.
UTenn is SEC and tougher Conference. Clemson has a Bama Boy as a Coach just like Jackie Sherrill was too! Great Coaching that can can not just Recruit great to, but coach them up?
If Dantonio is such a great coach, why couldn't the Spartans? And trust me, nobody ever accused any of those guys of being great coaches.
Narduzzi took Iowa to a Kick away and that was against a stabilize coaching staff over 17 years old at Iowa, that Paterno had trouble in beating too? Dantonio just enough to beat Ferentz, Harbaugha nd OSu, by a kick, block, and fall into the and end zone too? All Three blew away Franklin that is not in their class at all?
Your problem ios you keep waiting and giving years to Franklin, and I thought he was a Great coach too, but he hasn't proved it in 2 years, and Sanctions are not stopping him, his own coaching is and some of his Best left him too?
Saban Bama's is setting NCAA Records in winning titles and better than any SEC Teams, and SEC Teams are better than Big Ten, ACC, Big-12, and PAC-12!
Franklin lacks the abilities and someday you will see it, and that explain your blindness today! At least I got some Glasses and his coaching is his problem!
