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Before we freak out let's see how the rest of the staff is built out. One thing we have long said is that it would really help us to have a massive coaching staff and we are still in a good spot to be able to do that.
If they can just bring Luke + 1. Watching Lukes highschool tape is insane the guy's the best athlete on the field by a mile. Lines up at QB and wide out and can make everyone miss and when they don't miss he just runs them over. Not sure if he's still running a 4.5 40 (since he's gained ~40lbs according to the PSU roster) but that would have been the fastest TE in the 2024 combine
Started prep career off as a quarterback before changing positions and instantly finding success as a pass catcher. Tested exceptionally well in the months leading up to his senior season, clocking a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash to go along with a 38-inch vertical jump at roughly 6-foot-4, 215 pounds.
stupidly obese conferences
My next band name.
Failure is always an option
At the end of the day, the awkwardness will be heavier on us and far less for JMFF/Pry/Staff/Players.
I think that group of folks will get over it like.....they already have.
yeah most schemes work better if your guys are better. Who knew?!
There are plenty of star-laden teams that shit the bed every year, but it usually gives the offensive gameplan enough wiggle room to look competent. Which is what PSU's offenses under Franklin looked like pretty consistently.
Just saying that we make fun of the "rich" schools for spending a ton on 6-6 seasons and there's nothing to say that we can't end up in the same place ... money is a pre-requisite for success, not a guarantee
If he brings that room (or a good portion of it) then that explains a lot. That is a lot of potential talent and production.
Kendall was named on multiple lawsuits settled outside of court and very clearly was a part of it. He is not legally allowed to set foot on Baylor campus.
I feel like fixing number 3 goes a long way to addressing most of our offensive woes
In a different role. That's really important here.
He's not being asked to be a head coach, he's being asked to be a DC, a position in which he's been very successful.
There's also something to be said for continuity. To me, the "learning curve" has been flattened out with these two choices. These guys will hit the ground at sprint speed. If Ty bring the TE room with him, then holy smokes, what would our class rank be after they're factored in?
I spent some time thinking on this and I've come to the conclusion that: if you were to give me a resume for a DC with no name on it and he had those rankings as a DC for Vandy and Penn State. Add in ~4 years of HC experience for an ACC team. Also apparently the candidate really likes Blacksburg and the team here. I would have said "let's hire this man yesterday."
But the mystery candidate is our old HC that we just fired. So it's gonna be awkward AF and it doesn't feel like a great way to start off the new regime.
I'm conflicted
one of the reasons I didn't want to hire Franklin right off the bat was because I didn't think he was going to have a very fun-to-watch brand of football. Ace recruiter, no doubt, but not really an Xs and Os guy. I came around to the idea of hiring him but these hires are reminding me why I was hesitant to begin with. If he gets the talent (and early signs indicate that he'll get the talent) I think his teams will be able to out-talent most of the ACC pretty regularly. I think ACC Championships will be the ceiling with Franklin and I'm fine with that because that's a much higher ceiling than we've had for the last 15 years.
But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hoping for a more fun, productive offense paired with a fast, hard hitting defense. I'm very curious how Chesney does at UCLA - partly because I wanted VT to hire him.
At the end of the day, I guess it's in Franklin we trust. He has to win. He wants to win. If he doesn't, well, ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Feels a little underwhelming because it's basically Bowen 2.0. But in retrospect, Bowen probably worked out better than any of Pry's other hires. IMO the main issues he had were:
- Took him a 1.5 seasons to find an offensive identity. I think due to taking a lot of experienced position coaches with different schemes/philosophies that never meshed (Rudolph and Glenn)
- Got too cute with things at times. Just find a play that works and run it until they can stop you. I partly blame Pry for this because as a HC i think you should drive the gameplan like that
- Talent level was at best a mixed bag. Had some solid skill players at times, but never an OL to match
Given what we know on Franklin, it's a safe bet #3 is fixed. I'm semi-confident #1 is fixed because he has enough experience putting together coaching staffs. #2 IDK bc his game day struggles have been much lamented, but I don't think anyone ever accused PSU of being too cute.
I agree. I don't believe these coordinator moves are driven by money. That is not to say they will work out but we need to trust he knows what he is doing. I mean that is why we hired him.
"GOD GIVE US PATIENCE"
HC: Nick Saban 2.0
OC: Joe Brady 2.0
DC: Bud Foster 2.0
ST: Frank Beamer 2.0
Why is that so hard, jeeze
/s
Case closed as far as I'm concerned.
Bama was dominated far more handily than BYU by the way:
This is false. BYU was never once competitive against Texas Tech and lost both games to them by EXTREMELY large margins. First matchup was 29-7. Second was 34-7. Second game they held the ball a bit longer than Alabama did against UGA but yardage and scoring from both were pathetic. 7 points and about ~200 yards for both of those teams in their conference championship games.
Alabama actually beat UGA in their first matchup. I dont like defending an SEC school but trying to say BYU was better than Alabama is a hard argument for me to get behind.
Maybe he's ponying up for the A&M DL coach and Trautwein? Would love to see the lines be a strength.
Both our OC and DC have coordinator experience in the P2.
I'm not sure what people expected, but it sounds pretty good to me, and certainly a step up in experience from our recent hires.
A bit underwhelming considering the dream team we were coming up with in the TKP Builds out Franklin's Staff thread. However, it is refreshing to NOT have a first time OC and first time DC that's learning how to their job at the ACC level. Other than Montgomery, that's been our MO for a while.
