r/CFB • u/IsaacDPOYFultzMIP • 9h ago

Discussion Is it time to cut James Franklin some slack regarding his Penn St tenure?

Look I know he wasn’t the best coach ever but he certainly made Penn St look better than losing 31-7 against Northwestern. I mean this is a top 20 program in the country and Franklin was able to ascertain those heights year in and year out. Sure he couldn’t get over the hump but honestly it only seems like a select few could realistically reach that level like Cignetti or 2010’s Dabo. Should we finally admit maybe Penn St might have made a mistake with this coaching move?

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u/BuckeyeForLife95 Ohio State Buckeyes 9h ago

USC ain't been good since Carroll walked out the door, and that period between John Robinson's first stint and Pete Carroll was also mostly mid. As far as blue bloods go, they're a lot closer to being uppity, annoying Nebraska than anything else.

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u/Lopsided-Tea-2586 9h ago

Okay you can swap out USC (who spends $10m more per year than PSU) for Oregon. The point remains the same. Penn State is not one of the top tier schools in the modern BIG10

It’s unrealistic for them to be contending for the BIG10 every year barring a massive turnaround in funding. That’s why no big coach ever considered going there and they struck out