Thought the same when I was told yesterday. If it were going to happen, the Sunday following MSU game seemed logical.
I agree. To paraphrase part of CJF press talk today, he said something like when you feel like something has to be done I'm not the kind of guy who can hide my feelings. So I thought it was better to just do it now. Also something along the lines of hiring a new OC is a full-time job and I have a full time job with the next two games, so I don't really have the time to commit to hiring a new OC. So CJF had to be pissed to do it during the season.
Yep. There has been growing discontent between Franklin and Yurcich and it finally boiled over on Saturday. This was a decision several weeks in the making. Some of you should pay the $1 per month to get the inside scoop from the great analysts at On3. And, I’ve said this repeatedly since yesterday, MY is also the QB coach. We have a 5 star QB who has no confidence and struggles to go through proper progression when under pressure. That has nothing to do with Franklin and everything to do with MY.
I loved the 2 pt play!!! Used that O an entire game in HS !!
Exactly what I felt. My bet is that Yurcich said something on the line of giving him total control of the offense, much like Diaz has control of the defense. I have zero confidence that this was an amicability split.
Typical flippant reaction. I’m not saying all is well in Mudville, but MY’s departure appears to be necessary. At least I try to do research to form an educated opinion.
When did the On3 analysts first post the inside scoop on this situation. Serious question.
They have been hinting at it for weeks. I’m not going to try to sell you on subscribing, but the value I get from their insights and understanding of the program provides me a different view of how things are getting done and why. And, the film study in and of itself is worth the price of admission because it provides a realistic view of why plays work or don’t work. In other words, when a play doesn’t work, its not always because it was a bad play call.
Recruit signing day is in Dec. Would be better to have this resolved BEFORE that. If Franklin waited until the end of the season, there's a good chance he wouldn't have a new OC in time to prepare new recruits. Recruits aren't going to want to sign not knowing who the OC is going to be. At least no offensive players. Rip the bandaid off now.
I have been hearing the same thing, they'd develop a game plan during the week, then come Saturday MY would sort of deviate. Obviously, it started with OSU, but UM brought it to a head. I don't have an answer as to why JF just didn't over rule him and tell him to stay to the game plan developed.
Maybe because MY has been hiding upstairs this year. I didn't like that idea when it came about. He should have been on the field especially with a young QB
It just seems like the analysts around Franklin along with Franklin himself could have said get back on the plan if they were deviating. Did they? Who knows. Allar certainly doesn’t seem to have much fortitude or any ability to sense what is in front of him and free wheel it a little bit.
Part of the thinking for that using 2pt play was, they thought UM would be surprised and waste a second half time out, obviously PSU was surprised when UM didn't.
As much as I would like to agree with you, the buyout for Franklin is way too much for Penn State to pay. If your comment meant just deflecting in the meantime, I would agree but he has been blowing through OCs left and right.
Another reactionary post without having any context over the past few weeks. It wasn’t MY going rogue. It was MY getting impatient and not following the game plan they laid out during the week, e.g. the trick plays at stupid times. But, yeah, the “dude can’t manage people” is the logical conclusion.
Didn’t the buck stop at the head coach when MY got fired yesterday?
No. The gist of my post is that it seems like blame shifting and dysfunction. It’s on the head coach.
Jay would be a big step up for Iowa.
Yeah and when the guy he relied on didn’t follow the plan, he canned him
Again, lack of context and seeing people inside the program providing hints for several weeks. I get that you want this to be all Franklin’s fault and believe he’s making MY the scapegoat. If that’s your opinion and facts won’t change it, so be it.
Six OCs in ten years points to the boss being a problem
MY may have called the first stupid pet trick play without Franklin knowing or signing off but you can damn well believe Franklin had a hand in or agreed to all the others if the first caught him off guard.
That’s how I see it. Franklin said immediately after the game that they need to call some easy pass plays to get Allar in a rhythm “like everybody else does”. After basically doing that against Maryland, MY went back to the same old same old—calling predictable runs between the tackles which resulted far too often in third and long and obvious passing situations against a strong defense.
Who said Franklin has lost any members of the team? Based on on Ioane’s comment to one of the fans heckling Franklin that hardly seems to be the case.
Precisely. I think there was a discussion with MY after OSU and the play calling was better against Maryland but back to the same old turtling up against Michigan.
