OT- Stay Classy Penn State

[bc puckett]

Apparently Penn State Head Coach called a time out with 11 seconds left in their game with Georgia State to ice the GS kicker while leading 56-0.

Have to say it's one of the few times I've agreed with Mikey.

Mike Francesa explodes on Penn State coach James Franklin for icing a kicker up 56-0

 

[Excalibur]

Franklin is proving to be a colossal p&!$k. Makes an unlikeable program even more unlikeable.

 

[Showballot]

Why would you try to kick a meaningless 3 in that spot?

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Why would you try to kick a meaningless 3 in that spot?

Because you're trying to get on the scoreboard and give your team something to feel good about. To call a timeout, ice the kicker, and have a defender rush off the edge to block a kick up 56-0 with seconds left is classless.

 

[Adios]

Franklin IS classless. He thinks he's on top of the college football world now.

 

[Afroabe224]

Because you're trying to get on the scoreboard and give your team something to feel good about. To call a timeout, ice the kicker, and have a defender rush off the edge to block a kick up 56-0 with seconds left is classless.

The Bob Diaco theory of upward-spiraling confidence??

 

[Showballot]

Because you're trying to get on the scoreboard and give your team something to feel good about. To call a timeout, ice the kicker, and have a defender rush off the edge to block a kick up 56-0 with seconds left is classless.

56-3..yay!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The Bob Diaco theory of upward-spiraling confidence??

Georgia State /= UConn

 

[uconnphil2016]

The fact that they still have a program is one of the darkest parts of sports history in the last twenty years. Basically set Sandusky up with a continuous flow of kids to abuse for decades and now they have a shot to make the playoff and get make obscene money. And they still celebrate Joe Pa. Place is a cult

 

[BugsyCT]

First the Pitt/Akron comparison and now this. What a .

Mike not happy lol

 

[Irishfan]

Franklin IS classless. He thinks he's on top of the college football world now.

The man who said he would only hire assistant coaches who had good looking wives. If they can't recruit a good looking wife they probably can't recruit a decent football player.

 

[storrsroars]

If you're not actually inside PA, you're only seeing part of this. I run into PSU grads daily in business.

When I moved here, I thought it was cute that my wife, a Pitt grad, fostered such hate vs PSU. I had nothing in particular against them. Thought they were kinda like us, big land grant school, middle of nowhere, great dairy bar, blue & white, had some championships, enjoy cow tipping...

After 15 years of constantly running into alumni, OMG, PSU grads/undergrads make 'Cuse grads seem like normally adjusted regular folk.

I wasn't here yet in 2001, but I wouldn't have been surprised to learn that they were fundraising for THON on 9/12 and not understanding why they weren't hitting goals.

 

[BugsyCT]

Here's the full game. Fast forward to the end and judge for yourself.



The excuses are crap IMO. This was all about preserving their precious shutout.

 

[thatguyed]

First the Pitt/Akron comparison and now this. What a .

Mike not happy lol

What Pitt / Akron comparison?

 

[gwhuskyfan]

What Pitt / Akron comparison?

Reference to Pitt beating Penn State last year

From Franklin: “I know last year for their win (against us), it was like the Super Bowl," Franklin said following Saturday’s win. "But for us, this was just like beating Akron."

 

[Excalibur]

The excuses are crap IMO. This was all about preserving their precious shutout.

They're not excuses, they're lies. He was annoyed that they were trying to kick a field goal.

 

[BugsyCT]

They're not excuses, they're lies. He was annoyed that they were trying to kick a field goal.

Exactly. But heard one fan call in on Francesa's show saying they started walking to the middle of the field when GSt rushed the FG team on. That's BS. The clock was stopped with 11 seconds.

The coach went out of his way to preserve the shutout. Because 56-3 isn't winning by enough.

 

[Rewster]

Franklin always gave me chills.
He'll get his 2 years after Moorehead leaves!!

 

[noeynox]

I like Franklin. Was it move? Yep, but I'd rather have that than coach thanking BYU for kicking our ass.

Was Randy a when he told Paul Johnson at Navy he wouldn't show anyone the tape of how he destroyed their option? Yep.

 

[Adios]

I like Franklin. Was it move? Yep, but I'd rather have that than coach thanking BYU for kicking our ass.

Was Randy a when he told Paul Johnson at Navy he wouldn't show anyone the tape of how he destroyed their option? Yep.

Diaco is an even bigger .

 

[DoctorWho85]

Franklin IS classless. He thinks he's on top of the college football world now.

The only reason Franklin still has a job at all is because of Moorhead and his offense can keep pace with anyone.

 

[TheDrifter75]

I think its a move to try and take a shut out away with a field goal. If you teach your players to take no plays off, should the coach?