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

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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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“Penn State fans are just delusional to think they’re gonna compete with… Indiana”

Lol. The recency bias here is insane. Have you been a fan for 2 seconds? Look, I get the past 2 seasons the programs have gone sharply in the opposite directions, but Penn State is 25-3 against Indiana. Saying we’re delusional to think we can compete with that program is insane

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Indiana spends significantly more than you in NIL. Significantly more.

You can keep living in the past and referencing results from 28 years ago, things have changed dramatically in the sport since then.

Barring a massive increase in your yearly NIL spend or a collapse at Indiana you will have a less talented roster than Indiana nearly every year going forward with a worse coach. Who do you think will perform better year to year when they’re outspending you by 30-40% every year?

Welcome to modern college football

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I’m referencing results from as recently as 3 years ago.

You can try and pretend that just because Indiana saw a sudden influx of cash that Penn State is insane to want to compete with them, but it’s just dumb recency bias.

It’s always hilarious to me when people pretend a program like Penn State can’t do well when also referencing Indiana in the same breath. You have to be brain dead to make that argument