I didn’t say he was or wasn’t a choker, just stating what I saw on Twitter. Those five most recent losses probably date back to 2016, not bad. They’re obviously a good team with a good coach.
I think he’s proven he’s a damned good coach.
He was too busy standing on a bench with his back to the field waving his arms at the crowd. He's a great recruiter. He has a really good team. Still not sold on his in game coaching.
Great bringing up New England because I was talking to a buddy who is a big PSU fan and I mentioned to me Franklin is mike tomlin and Meyer is Belicheat. Franklin like tomlin are good solid CEO type of coaches. They are a bit dependent on making good hires for OC and DC. But both are players coaches, who make some questionable calls. Still they are better than %90 of the coaches out there. Your only going to have a few urban meyers/bellicheat's they are HOF great coaches. Tomlin and Franklin are the next level down. Really good coaches with a couple of flaws. Problem is when you aspire to be the best its pretty damn hard to get there with Tomlin or Franklin, the flip side is if you try to hire someone else you have a %90 chance of doing worse. A fan of either of those teams just has to realize this and hope to get over the top at some point because you can't really let those type of coaches go.
These threads are so pathetic and have been all over this board since Franklin was hired. People like Stache and Teh Teh swore Narduzzi was a far better coach and we would be better off in the long run. It makes our fanbase look like pathetic morons. Franklin made a terrible 4th down call, but he is a better HC in literally EVERY single aspect than Narduzzi. It isn't even close.
Yup. Pretty clear that the loss broke him, between the exchange with the fans and the press conference. Might’ve been one of the oddest pressers I’ve ever seen. Going on a few different rants and some quote along the lines of, “You thought I was a psychopath before? Just wait.” Uh, what?
Call it whatever you want. The game is about wins and losses. You have to play in big games to lose in big games. Nobody gives a $hit about you if you’re not playing for something.
But they did win the game, mostly due to McSorley (although he is not as good as Pickett) rallying them just like he did last year against Iowa when I was hoping both App State and Iowa would win. Stupid play call against Urban Liar but wins are what defines a coach.
App State is a quality football team. They had a lot of guys returning from a team that beat MAC champion, Toledo, 34-0, in the Dollar General Bowl Game. They are currently receiving 34 votes in the Coaches Poll, ranking them 32nd. Penn State will likely be their only loss all season.
Well you see, we aren’t even good enough to choke. But by goodness, we can take such joy in watching you nitters get bounced from the playoff.
I’m still amazed at why big-time programs scehdule App State. Every time they play someone, they give em a scare.
“PSU coach goes after kid.” Same old PSU. He’d be fired at any other school for threatening to fight a kid. Learn some self control, coach...
They are amazing. 2 years ago they lost to then No 9 Tennessee at Knoxville in overtime.I’m still amazed at why big-time programs scehdule App State. Every time they play someone, they give em a scare.
Yes their happiness in life relies upon the outcome of Football Games played by 17-23 years olds.
Our coach is a laughable gameday coach. Franklin is about average. However, he is a fantastic recruiter and obviously a very, very good motivator. His program wins and that is what he is paid to do.
Hold up. If I made this exact same post a month ago and asked you that, save the KNOWN first 5 weeks, instead of the expected (which wouldn't have really been any different in terms of W/Ls) results, you would have called me a Nitter. You would have said I never answered your "questions" and accused me of trolling with multiple screen names.
