Hire Shiano - right after we beat Rutgers
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Explosive plays basically means you were 50-50 against another good team and it gives you a shot at losing to bad teams when your explosive plays don’t work. That’s what we’ve seen again and again. And it’s the reason for the lack of focus on offensive line development.
KLS didn't exactly set the world on fire in the game, with him being targeted 4 times and making only 1 catch for ZERO yards. He may have gotten dinged up, who knows......
Both of the throws to CSB were uncatchable, even thought he first long throw looked like if he had longer arms he may have got a piece of it. Seemed like Clifford threw it as if Dotson with his speed was the target. The other throw to CSB was just a throw away from Clifford when he really should have been looking over the middle or for a shorter throw.
But I sure agree with you on the 2 yards........
Pretty sure the percentages of a FG in the redzone are pretty decent. It's rather ironic as I thought Franklin was all about "metrics"
What do you think this one is? Not exactly a rebuild, but it's been ugly.
I hate losing, but Michigan didn't dominate us. We outplayed them most of the day. They just made the TD when they had to.
I respectfully disagree with your first paragraph. I know that’s been the accepted mantra over the years but I’m not so sure anymore.
We’re finishing year 8-
Looking at (likely) a 7-5 season.
10-9 over the past 2 years.
1-7 vs Ohio State.
3-5 vs Michigan
3-4 (soon to be 3-5?) vs Michigan St
2-12 verses top 10 teams.
I repost this (from the first half) not to harp on being right, but to show that I had lost all confidence that they would win this eminently winnable game. I wonder if that lack of confidence is shared by some on the team and that's why they consistently lose out on the handful of plays that decide winners and losers.
This year isn't a rebuild. It's a collapse.
I don't not agree, but even if your goal is explosive plays, usually those are the ones that need the most time to develop. BUT there has got to be a systemic reason for such poor oliine play for such a long period of time.
If it was up to me, I'd nudge Franklin along and hire Yurcich as head coach just to keep Allar in the fold. Then give him $$$ to hire Georgia's d-coordinator.
Teams predicted to go 7-5 to 9-3 don't collapse unless they 5-7 or worse.
In a reality where SC doesn't get hurt, we are probably 8-2 after a heartbreaker today.
Instead we are 6-4.
the blitzes overall did not pan out today. UM saw them coming and had the right play called several times. we do need to deal with the push in the middle on DEF. once PJ went down, the team has adjusted, but it cannot stop the push on short yardage. there is no real War Daddy DT anymore. some good guys but hard to stop physical running to the middle. against big physical OL in the BIB this is a problem. we do better v the athletic teams as amazing as that would seem. Rutgers is coming along licking their chops. We are injured and have had not weeks off type games where we can win without physical play.
This team is so close and that's what hurts
Lacking fundamentals in blocking (line and backs) and tackling in the defensive secondary. The fake FG was an absolutely awful call. Had momentum and gave it away. Even if you go for it from the 2 and don't make it, you leave a stagnant MI with a limited set of plays to get out of the shadow of the EZ.
Totally agree. Going for it there with your offense does two things. Shows your offense you have faith in them while also showing your D you have faith in them. Doing a rinky dink fake FG has such limited chance of success given where it was on the field.
What about the execution of the plays? At times the OL seemed right on but other times the Tackles were asleep. Joe Paterno was a great head coach, personable and very focused to detail. But I also read and heard that coach Paterno ran no nonsense practices and demanded 110% from players both on the practice field and in the weight room. This level of intensity resulted in two NC’s and multiple undefeated seasons. This is purely a guess on my part, but I do not believe coach Franklin rides his players the same way. I think it’s a completely different philosophy. I’ve sat and watched Greg Schiano run practices at Rutgers and he too is a no nonsense coach. I think the Nittany Lions need a little bit of that philosophy right now.
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Yes. He’s a possession receiver who makes YAC. Get him the ball! We can’t run the ball so throwing it to 3 seems like a smart idea. Smart ideas seem to be rare on the play call sheet in 4th quarters lately
Heupal is an awesome OC and play caller in addition to his duties as HC.
But he's generally left his D on the field too long.
UGA just took the lead. Rout is on from here.
Normally, I agree with your statement. However Stout is good for at least one miss per game.
I agree. You have to play the odds. The odds were way better of getting the 2 yards with your best players on the field than getting 9 yards with them off the field. You don't have to be John Urschel to figure that out!
Yep, and it didn't seem like Pry sold out in the blitz as often as he usually does in big games and the pressure on the QB was pretty consistent.
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Isn’t the real issue the terms and conditions of his contract? If they fire him today he’s owed 4 to 5 years guaranteed salary. Right?
Again.....replaced by whom. Who in the f..... world would want to be the HC at Penn State with the current BOT and administration?
I agree with you. If the BOT are adversarial towards the football program it will be tough to recruit a solid coach. Why would anyone take the chance.
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