Posted on 10/12/2025 11:46:02 AM PDT by FLNittany
Long Time Coach? Really? Long Time Coach is JoePa or Bear Bryant or Woody Hayes...James Franklin was there for 1/10 of the time JoePa was there.
UConn Football is better than PSU this year... 😀
Joe was an assistant for 16 years under Rip Engle, then the head coach for 45 more seasons. James Franklin was in his 12th season as head coach.
Ironically, Rip Engle and James Franklin are now forever tied for 2nd most wins at PSU with 104 each.
James been at PSU for 12 years? Didn’t think he was...
Unfortunately Joe knew and didn’t say anything. It’s a fact of history but a lot of illumini from Penn State won’t accept it.
Still no head coach appointed.
Given the fact that PSU knew they would be firing him in the middle of the season, you’ve thought PSU would have had an immediate replacement in mind.
Anyone else wondering if Franklin’s firing wasn’t really about his record.
Especially given the recent arrests in the NBA.
An interesting question...
Have their been more mid-season firing than usual this season?
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