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If you have national championship aspirations, your record against top teams has to matter more than padding your win total against nobody. And that’s where Franklin’s resume gets exposed: Under Franklin, Penn State is 15–30 vs ranked opponents. Even worse: he’s 4–21 vs top 10 teams Against top 5 teams, he’s nearly winless 1–15 And within the Big Ten, his record vs Ohio State & Michigan is 4–16. You can’t build a title-contending program by treating games against elite competition as optional. If your coach can’t consistently beat top 15 or top 10 teams, you’re not competing for a playoff run, you’re hoping to sneak in. So yes, when people point out Franklin’s wins, they should also point out how few of them came in the games that actually define elite programs.

9-1 vs. P4 in non-con So 73-37 regular season vs. P4 6-6 in bowls New coach will be paid tremendously, but will absolutely have unrealistic expectations But it's the nature of the beast in college athletics for the blue bloods/near blue bloods

Bring the fire in set 2

Mike Elko is going to get a huge raise as well. To follow up on your post above, the amount these coaches are being paid it should be “natty or bust” expectations. Especially now that schools are asking for alumni to donate more and more for NIL.

On the road in the SEC regardless of the opponent is tough. Gotta block that out and bounce back strong.

Bama takes 1st set 25-20. terrible 1st set too many attach and service errors

Worst set Texas has played all year

He went 64-36 in the Big 10 Bowl game wins: Rose Fiesta (2) Cotton CFP first round So 69 to start before a non-con P4 win. I think he deserved it today, but my point is the next coach will have truly unrealistic expectations. The next guy is following a coach that had 5 top 10 seasons in 9 years, CFP W's, big NYD bowl game wins and won a lot. It's NC or bust type hire, and when CFB is about to begin a 16 team playoff.

Seems a bit short sighted, who do they think they’re going to get?

Franklin is better than Richt but we will see

21-16 TO Texas.

20-16

Sure, Franklin’s got 100+ wins, but how many came against non Power 5 teams? His record against ranked opponents tells the real story. At some point, padding the win total against overmatched teams stops meaning much. When it comes to the games that actually matter, that’s where the expectation lies and he’s fallen short there far too often. If you can’t consistently beat top 15 opponents, it’s hard to sell the idea you’re building a national championship program. Good on Penn State for recognizing this.

Or Georgia firing Mark Richt

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Matt Rhule is interesting ... he's from the Joe Pa/Jerry Sandusky era I would offer Marcus Freeman 14-15 mill a year first, and make him say no.

Penn St is not an elite job anymore, Campus is in the middle of no where, State of Pennsylvania doesn't produce top recruits like it used to. Have to wonder if this works out for them the way firing Bo Pelini did for Nebraska?

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Let the tampering begin

Raiola’s dad is a coach at Nebraska and he has one season left before going to the NFL. Stay at Nebraska and the leave for the NFL.

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Would raiola follow.. and if so would he start to copy Jalen hurts or will he still try to be mahomes stunt double on the next State Farm commercial.