Explaining EVERY James Franklin Big Game CHOKE...

[@HDRookie]

I think the 2017 OSU matchup was the true catalyst to all of this. It wasn't shown because I think the Buckeyes were ranked 6th. But that was coming off the year Penn State won, and it was kind of done in flukey fashion. 2017 was a chance to silence any narratives about that. They were on the road, but they were favorites. They got out to a (massive) lead early, and straight from the jump with Saquons return TD. This was nearly a Falcons tier choke, up 28-10. Losing that game was actually catastrophic, and a complete tonesetter for the future. How do you get over the mental hump when you couldn't get it done when you were truly supposed to?

[@sbrown4556]

you don't quit and cry like a baby, and you keep plugging away.

[@tylerwhite3281]

They weren't favorites.

[@NiqueSmith]

In fact Penn State are 1-14 against the College Football Top 5 teams (0-5 against Ohio State Buckeyes)!!!

[@danporter1176]

that fg they blocked was urban hesitating going for it but rushed the fg team out. thats the reason why james franklin is still coaching there. that and who else are you going to get to replace him?

[@LucasRobison-c9b]

​@@NiqueSmith1-5

[@KK-eg3em]

Add Oregon 2024 Big10 Championship to this list.

[@mustbemeech]

They have a chance to change the narrative in the cfp

[@Barginio42069]

@@mustbemeech😂😂😂

[@FrayedACCL]

I mean all in all the play calling was pretty decent. Lot of questionable penalties that were and weren't called. And a few missteps by the players in key moments. Also the defense just didn't show up when needed. Idk what happened there.

[@mustbemeech]

@@Barginio42069 🥲😂

[@lukedojo8028]

@@mustbemeechthis dude didn’t watch the video clearly

[@thejoesimmons-f7q]

This hurts to watch as a PSU fan. We build a good team every year, get hyped, lose these big games, and make a bowl game/playoffs coming away with nothing. That is the story with Franklin at Penn State

[@chrism6880]

Your team just isn't as good as you think it is. It looks good against Rutgers, Maryland, Illinois, Northwestern...man the Big Ten has like 10 Vanderbilts, don't they?

[@sbrown4556]

You're not a PSU fan. If you were, I think you would notice that they are 11 - 1 and ranked #3 in the nation.

[@chrism6880]

@@sbrown4556 the ranking means absolutely nothing. They're ranked highly because AP voters decided they'd rank them highly in the preseason. They have done nothing to earn it.

[@Channel--Ai]

Legit he sucks tbh

[@NathanMoist]

@@chrism6880 When people say every win in the Big Ten is tough that is such a joke. But sadly that is what college football has become with expansion of conferences bringing in these schools that should be in the MAAC.

[@KingE34]

Penn state shows the talent gap in the big 10. He crushes everyone, literally never gets upset and still can’t beat Ohio state and the other top tier team (normally it’s Michigan but rn it’s Oregon) who crush everyone else even harder.

[@chrism6880]

I'm glad someone understands it is a talent gap, not just a choking coach

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Top 5 teams are Penn State’s kryptonite

[@dripfield]

@@chrism6880No, it’s bad coaching. There is simply no way with the teams Penn St have had in the past 5 that they couldn’t find ONE win against one of the big boys. That is 100% coaching

[@chrism6880]

@dripfield no. It's a talent gap. They want to believe they are one of the "big boys" but they're not. They're a consistently 2nd tier program, but a long way off from the national title contender that they pretend to be.

[@iggyignorant]

@@dripfield they outperform their recruiting rankings every year

[@SammyJ..]

Dude really said “McSwirley” 😂

[@4yerears]

I'm glad somebody noticed!

[@4yerears]

I'm glad somebody noticed!

[@JeffUr7]

I'm glad somebody noticed!

[@JeffUr7]

I'm glad somebody noticed!

[@jacobmay2950]

I’m glad somebody noticed!

[@Cabbieghost]

Watching this after the Notre Dame loss just makes it even more accurate. It's like Franklin is scared of success.

[@Apache32D]

Going to need an update after losing to Oregon

[@bobbydenezza7795]

And they need to add in 2017 ohio st.

[@aidenrutt8896]

Not really they played well

[@bobbydenezza7795]

@aidenrutt8896 But they still lost😂🤷

[@stevebabiak6997]

And they just lost to Oregon, so that’s 1-15 against top five teams under Franklin.

[@greghmn]

That's 2016 Browns bad. Literally. And they're not getting Myles Garrett or David Njoku to compensate, either.

[@stevebabiak6997]

@ - well, the Browns that season didn’t exclusively play the top five teams - so the Browns would still be worse. But the comparison does properly take into account the win loss record

[@tberger5549]

1-15 now ( you forgot the Rose Bowl vs USC Sam Darnold too)

[@JeremyJohnson-q6i]

Who remembers when Iowa was ranked #2 in the nation back in 2021? I was in a hotel in Cincinnati because my mom went to a concert, so I remember it clearly. I was shocked that they were ranked second, but they were there because they beat a top 4 Penn State. The VERY NEXT WEEK, Purdue quickly proved that they shouldn't have been that high by dominating Iowa 24-7.

[@theread3480]

@@JeremyJohnson-q6i tbf purdues only reason to exist is to ruin other teams seasons

[@jimbo0386]

That's the big 10 every year. They shove penn state Michigan Iowa and a handful of other garbage blue blood teams into the top 10 regardless of how bad they were the year before or their recruiting class. The early season rankings are just a blue blood program jerkfest, then iowa and penn state will lose to some mountain west team and everyone acts like they're surprised. Same thing with usc and Notre dame. It pretty much serves to artificially boost the rankings of teams like ohio state who will undoubtedly beat up on a penn state/Indiana/iowa etc team and be the only loss on their cupcake schedule so it looks like an amazing win to ohio and keeps them in the playoff hunt even if they suck ass

[@theread3480]

@ almost everything you just said is completely wrong

[@jamesmurphy5415]

@@jimbo0386 This is the most accurate statement I've ever read. This year there were FOUR Big Ten teams in the top 5 late in the season, and it is a very real possibility considering the CFP bracket alignment that NONE of those teams make it out of the quarterfinals

[@petem6201]

The important part not mentioned is that with the exception of the 2017 game in Columbus, PSU was the underdog therefore in 13 of the 14 games, including the 2016 OSU game they won.. that does not totally excuse the Nittanys, but fans easily forget they have been rarely considered the better team.

[@jmbuff1]

"fans easily forget they have been rarely considered the better team" - Yes, because of him. That's the problem.

[@JustN0pe3]

There are a lot of teams that win while being the underdog.

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

I would like to point out that it's hard to 'choke' when *you're losing to teams that are supposed to be better than you.* This video is the only fraudulent thing I see.

[@LILTJ008]

Yep, I’m an Oregon fan but really don’t understand the Franklin hate. I understand people want more but he’s never favored to beat OSU or Michigan so I don’t understand the hate or how he’s a fraud.

[@DGRRvideos]

Lack of creativity in coaching and preparation. They beat every team they're more talented then with the generic B10 power run game, PA, good defense...which is a great system with a significant size and talent advantage. Why he's 1-15 or whatever is bc when they face the teams that are actually at parity or even better talent wise, they show up and do the exact same thing, which has 2 outcomes: It's against OSU/Michigan who does the same thing but they're the more talented team, or it's a more dynamic offense (Oregon) and the offense isn't built to play from behind/score rapidly. ​@@LILTJ008

[@ryancarter2959]

1-14 in top 5 games is crazy work

[@quincyott]

after tonights orange bowl loss he is now 1-15

[@darbyheavey406]

Glad to help- The Irish…

[@IamRa-18]

Here after they lost to ND. I’m a Notre Dame fan, and can safely say James Franklin won us that game. We couldn’t stop a nosebleed the first half. When he’s interviewed before halftime he said “We need to mix it up and pass more” It was at this point that I knew ND was going to win. He should’ve run it down our throats for 60 minutes. Wouldn’t have even been close.

[@TodayInCollegeFootball]

What happened to the Shenanigans tour?! And the Cal video?

[@Richard-dd3mm]

No, if you look at his recruiting ranking, Penn state is consistently ranked higher than their recruitment ranking. This tells you that he is developing

[@brettk9316]

no doubt he is! Look at 3 star Olu and 3 star Warren! This person knows nothing. Losing to a team that recruits better than almost anyone every year and in tight battles 90% of the time is not a loss in my book!

[@rivercofone]

@@brettk9316 Nothing to show for it

[@JustN0pe3]

They are ranked highy for going 10-2 every year and being a name brand B1G team. That's it.

[@WeAre044]

@@JustN0pe3ok they still win 10 games better than most teams stop hating for no reason

[@NChimself]

Add 2025 semi final playoff game vs Notre Dame

[@Bryan-yx2rt]

It's just like trying to win the AL East for years with the Yankees and Red Sox

[@dcxxxx]

And I'm an Oriole fan.

[@oldaccount1254]

“this didn’t age well” mfs after tonight, loses to first power 4 playoff team he plays

[@Arcticpokemon]

Penn State beat number 8 Utah legit in 2022 7 Wisconsin big ten championship not a lot of wins though also first two years were terrible

[@KerryLorah]

They got screwed by officiating in 2014 the year OSU won the National Championship. OSU got a free 10 points on bad calls in a game that went to OT.

[@danielalicea5960]

As a penn state fan, i'm honestly not very disappointed with James Franklin. Yeah he makes some poor play calls and game management decisions in big moments. But you have to realize what most other cfb fans would give to have a team that wins 10+ games more often than not, brings in solid recruits, competes with teams like Ohio State, and sends guys to the nfl on a yearly basis. He hasn't gotten the team to the next step for several years, but he's brought them many steps further than most coaches can

[@sbrown4556]

Amen. It's like, how dare he not be perfect?

[@xdude2x]

If you’re ok with paying him that kinda money for losing your meaningful games every year, god bless

[@johnlozauskas778]

Iowa Hawkeye here. What's also interesting is he has a high graduation rate, too.

[@Valleybaseball7]

@@xdude2xhe’s not a top 10 paid coach and PSU has borderline top 25 resources. Franklin does great with what he has.

[@xdude2x]

@@Valleybaseball7 he consistently does less with more, PSU is a top tier program with a MAC level coach

[@alextsai7266]

i think one of the biggest misconceptions in this whole narrative is that penn state recruits just like ohio state and michigan that is simply not the case look at the rankings over the years and the funding our program receives it isn’t close

[@jinorimo6090]

Career, big game James is 1-18 vs Top-5 teams and 3-24 vs Top-10 teams.

[@reubensandwich9249]

Purdue has more wins against Top 5 teams over the same stretch.

[@shidditiddis]

@@reubensandwich9249 yikes

[@bobbydenezza7795]

And that is absolutely downright pathetic

[@PDaddy44]

I can tell you what the problem is with James Franklin without even watching the video. In big games, when the pressure is on, he turns into a spaz on the sidelines. That doesn’t instill confidence in his players and it shows in their on field performance.

[@sbrown4556]

Yes, no other college football coach is ever excited or yelling on the sidelines. Never seen that ever.

[@PDaddy44]

@ Being excited and yelling is fine. Looking lost like you’ve never been on a sideline before is not. 1-14 against top 5 ranked opponents says it all. Oh, BTW, I’m also a Penn State alum. I’m definitely rooting for the guy but he is not a good game day coach. I hope he proves me wrong tomorrow and in the playoffs.

[@PDaddy44]

@ Yes. Didn’t feel like taking the time for that but now that you bring it up, here goes. Don’t know if it’s documented but based on other comments, Franklin does take over play calling at critical moments in games. If this is true, as you have alluded, he is fuking awful at it. I also think that his willingness to take over assistant coaches responsibilities in a pinch is why so many move to other opportunities so quickly. He should allow the people he hires to do their jobs and he should stick to what he does best; recruiting, cheerleading and being the face of the organization. As Dirty Harry said, “A man’s got to know his limitations!”

[@captaincosmopolitan5163]

"Another one" -DJ Khalid

[@okrajoe]

So wait, his only win is a fluke special-teams TD on a blocked field-goal?

[@Genesis.1-1]

These stats don't include the '24 season except for the Ohio State loss and the NY6 loss to Ole Miss. Prior to his loss to Ole Miss in the NY6 game that capped the ’23 season Franklin, in his 124 games at PSU has faced a team ranked in the top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll 37 times. The Nittany Lions are just 12-25 in those matchups. In 20 games against top-10 opponents, the Nittany Lions are just 3-17. Day, in his fifth season with the Buckeyes, is 14-5 against top-25 teams and 11-6 against top-10 foes. Franklin is now a combined 4-16 against both Michigan and Ohio State during his decade-long stint in Happy Valley. Since arriving at Penn State, Franklin has gone 3-7 against Michigan. Against Ohio State, Franklin has one miracle win in 2016 against the Buckeyes. Franklin has never beaten an SEC team in a bowl game…including Ole Miss earlier this year. Penn State had the talent to beat OSU earlier this year and Oregon in the B1G title game. Unfortunately, they also have Franklin as the head coach.

[@vinref6238]

Ah yes, the Cowboys of college football. -Very similar uniforms -“We dem boyz” “We Are Penn State” -Last undefeated season in the mid 90s -Beat up on bad teams -Consistently lose big games -James Franklin and Mike McCarthy having inexplicably long tenures I’m ready to channel my inner Stephen A. Smith if they lose to Oregon

[@CowboyRibeye]

nah

[@michaelhession2105]

Actually Notre Dame is the Cowboys of College Football. Penn State is more like the Ravens.

[@vinref6238]

@@michaelhession2105 Yeah, Notre Dame’s a good candidate too; they like to think of themselves as “America’s NCAA Team”

[@philosophicaltheist7706]

When* they lose to Oregon you mean 😂

[@StewartCash44]

Did you channel it??

[@joepa87114]

Thanks for taking the time to help me remember exactly why Ive been so frustrated these past years. I remember the losses but forgot just how many of those games could and should have been won.

[@orlandoPerozzi]

How quickly folks forget. Remember it is only over a decade since they got the death penalty. Only thing is they never had a losing season in those years. Haters gotta hate!

[@r6x-ol9qo]

4:40 who was my dude pointing at

[@Chosen1one1]

Just lost to ND 😭🤣

[@jimmykelly4138]

I hope you add the game next week vs Notre Dame , Franklin is a notre dame hater , he will get schooled and bow down to Marcus and the fighting Irish ☘️

[@Jesse-gx7mn]

All of those losses to Ohio State, Michigan....And in 9 OVERTIMES to ILLINOIS were sickening to relive, overall great video!

[@gvfnxgtdng1602]

I think that franklin does well with managing a close first half against good teams and I think he keeps the players in good physical shape for the second half but it almost seems from the past that they run out of plays to call and I think that is when they struggle because good teams are able to see right through them I think andy kotelnicki has really help with this on the offensive side of the ball but again it is when franklin takes over playcalling especially in the redzone is what has caused them to lose games. (I also dont think that they should have lost the ohio state game because ohio states secondary held or pi every single play, this makes me confindent that in a playoff setting they would be able to beat ohio state this year)

[@sbrown4556]

That's the offensive coordinator. I'm seriously starting to think the PSU fans don't know what an offensive coordinator does. FRANKLIN DOES NOT DRAW UP THE PLAYS.

[@gvfnxgtdng1602]

@ yes franklin does not draw up the plays but he sometimes calls them in certain situations and it is quite obvious when he does based off certain situations like going for it on 4 and 3 on you own side of the field

[@jmbuff1]

@@sbrown4556 But he is the one getting 8 million a year. Doesn't sound like they are investing in the right place then.

[@lukedojo8028]

Look at this guy trying to make excuses for 1-15

[@WeAre044]

Why does everyone expect him to beat teams ranked higher than him. I don’t get it

[@ThePopeII]

Franklin’s abysmal record against top teams is mainly because he loses to Ohio State every year. Which almost every other team in the Big Ten also does. Penn State is always a contender, but just outside of those elite teams. That’s why the 12 team playoff is great for PSU. They usually finish in that 5-12 range, so they should get at least get a shot in the CFP most years.

[@mbry1]

James Franklin is like Ryan Day. He’s a great coach but can’t win when it matters the most.

[@voiceofreason2674]

Im not hating on Franklin he keeps that program relevant but i dont really think they deserve to be in the playoff. They didnt really beat anybody

[@jordanpawlikowsky2313]

Penn State doesn't develop talent? Excuse me? There are a lot of complaints of Franklin, but that isn't one of them. Abdul Carter barely cracked the top 300 in his recruiting class and in three years he's a sure fire top 10 pick. Tyler Warren was a high school QB and is now the best tight end in the county and a first round player. I could keep naming players. If you want to look at a school that doesn't develop their talent take a look at Ohio State JT and Jack Sawyer were two five stars and top players in their class and they will be lucky to be day 2 picks.

[@PatriotsPride12]

Sit this one out. Ohio is a football factory. Penn state is kinda eh when it comes to talent.

[@Treyfc]

@@PatriotsPride12last year, psu had double the number of draft picks as osu. 2023, both schools had the same number of players picked. 2022, 8 psu picks and 6 osu picks

[@PatriotsPride12]

@@Treyfc i was being to harsh to penn state. They do create talent. But not close to OSU. You can point to past year to prove your point. I will point to every other year to prove mine. OSU bama usc miami probably the top 10 for creating nfl players

[@jacobmay2950]

Tyler Warren?!? 😂 😂 😂 Colston Loveland wipes the floor with him easily in the B1G and Sports Grid doesn’t even have him ranked in the top 30 of CFB tight ends lmaooo

[@Treyfc]

@@jacobmay2950 what is “sports grid” 😂 you had to pull out the only source that would agree with you on an article they wrote before the season started. Warren has the significantly higher pff grade (90.8-84.4), double the yards, double the receptions, higher y/r, more snaps played at actual te and not in the slot, he’s taller and he’s stronger. Warren, NOT Loveland, won first team all b10. Last year, they were both honorable mentions, but Warren wasn’t even the starter, Theo Johnson was

[@fbharris67]

Why did the CFP selection committee take pity on PSU and gift them the easiest route to the semifinals?

[@snuffedtorch3683]

They’ll blow it anyways

[@phillamoore157]

At least Franklin didn’t do it with a $20million roster. And, Oregon is a BEAST of a team. Penn State played VERY well in that game. Major kudos to that team. I don’t think it will be that competitive by any other team in the CFP. And, I know Penn St isn’t happy about that loss to Ohio State this year, but Penn State is playing MUCH better, than OSU and still has a VERY good shot at a natty if they keep playing that way. No one has the shit light on them like Ohio State does right now, after that loss to UM, which is now officially the worst loss in Ohio State history. Coming up short is one thing, forgetting how to coach the game of football is something else entirely. *Oregon is the team to beat and Penn State has their number now…so chin up Lions! You’re still in it!*

[@thomasriley1965]

Damn bro you sounded so confident But you totally whiffed on that one. Wrong on pretty much everything.

[@phillamoore157]

@ What was I wrong about?

[@thomasriley1965]

@@phillamoore157 Psu playing better than osu. Called Oregon the team to beat and it took less than a half for them to lay an egg And also please explain how penn st has Oregon’s number

[@thomasriley1965]

You are a penn st fan, I’m an ND fan. I’m not trying to rub it in because it actually could’ve gone either way. But that’s kind of the thing I’ve been reading comments after the game and I can’t understand the Franklin support from you guys. This is on Franklin. He is the head coach and it all goes back to him however you look at it. 1-15 vs top 5 teams is terrible. He’s either getting blown out or had no idea how to close and being out coached down the stretch. Just an outsiders opinion

[@phillamoore157]

@ Who are you talking to? Your reply doesn’t have a name on it….if it’s me, I’m OSU alumni.

[@DJ-nx9zz]

1-15

[@GitzenShiggles]

1986 was the only season that actually mattered for PSU.

[@chrism6880]

Yall want to act like Penn State is a nationally relevant program. Their biggest nonconference game is WVU. The Big Ten has always been a very shallow, top heavy conference, and credit to PSU, they've been able to comfortably settle into a 2nd tier within the conference.

[@sbrown4556]

So what does that make Texa$? UTSA, UL Monroe, Colorado State. Must not be relevant.

[@chrism6880]

@sbrown4556 you do know they played the last 3 national champions this season, right?

[@JustBrodyYT]

@@chrism6880last 2 national champion teams you mean? and michigan is unranked so that’s irrelevant

[@chrism6880]

@BrodyRTR it's irrelevant? Really? Cause that Michigan team beat Ohio State in Columbus.

[@stephensmith4724]

🤡 🥱

[@bluesman7475]

Franklin is another John Cooper 2.0. He can beat the cupcakes but not the big boys. I am very surprised that they have kept him this long.

[@zwicker3697]

The list is not even accurate. Guess the poster is a fraud. OSU in 2016 was too 10. Wisconsin big 10 championship. Washington rose bowl. Utah rose bowl. Smu last week.

[@LaHabraSportsFan07]

And now Boise State. Penn State now in the semifinals.

[@josephorzolek2623]

Thanks for making this video. I do believe that James Franklin is a good person and of good character. As a head coach, I believe he underperforms. Look at some of the teams that made the 4-Team college football playoff: Michigan State, Cincinnati, Washington made it twice, and not only did TCU make it, but they did something that neither Penn State nor Ohio State could do that year and that was beat an undefeated Michigan squad. At lot of people say that James Franklin does well without having many high rated recruits. His recruiting is good, but not the level of a top tier program. However, one of the main jobs of a head coach is to recruit players, so if the talent isn't there, it's the coaching staff's fault. Penn State isn't a poorly located, obscure, and underfunded college. It has the largest alumni association in the world with 750,000 living members. At $4.3 billion, it has the 33rd largest endowment fund of any college in the United States, and totals more than Georgia's, Alabama's, and Clemson's endowments combined. Just Pennsylvania and the four states that it borders have a total of 51 class of 2025 recruits rated four stars or higher, and that number swells to 63 if you include Washington DC and Maryland, compared to programs like Washington that has three in state players ranked four stars or better, and one in the states it borders. Years ago, Penn State made a decision to make its wrestling program top tier and right now, it's the best in the country, having won 11 of the last 14 national championships. Whether with James Franklin or with another coach, I can only hope Penn State will someday apply that commitment to its football team. God bless.

[@bobbydenezza7795]

He's a deadbeat loser and this video proves why

[@scottweisel3640]

What I can’t understand is that the “experts” don’t see what even the casual fans can see. Why do they continually rank PSU so high knowing that Franklin continually finds a way to lose the games top 5 teams usually find ways to win? They showed up against Oregon, but when you need something special from your coaching staff to steal a game, Franklin has nothing in the toolbox. I personally feel this year’s team is lacking an elite receiver who can stretch the field and that is what cost them the Ohio State game. Allar had time, but no one could get open. Most of the sacks were coverage sacks.

[@andrewalden8364]

SMU should go into Happy Valley wearing scarlet and grey while Tennessee should go into Columbus wearing maize and blue. Guaranteed wins for them if they do that.

[@ORah82]

Frames Janklin is an average coach that plays down to competition with equal talent And plays up to teams with lesser talent .That's how it keeps his job.

[@hjsimpson]

How is he playing down to competition when he loses to teams with more talent?

[@kevinchandler179]

He doesn't play on the field, get this through your heads!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE

[@poundtrader1414]

Not a Penn fan, they say james can't win big games but every game in these playoffs are big games, I wound't fire Jmes after this lost

[@firelynx1108]

We saw against Oregon that Andy K could be the big change they need. They didn't play conservative like when they lost to OSU, and they could have won with some questionable calls going the other way. Allar has matured well, and the team looks good for 2025 as well

[@FarminwithBlake]

1-15 after tonight 🦆🦆🦆

[@chistophersapp2888]

Yall were the better team. Congrats

[@MatthewVasquez-x9s]

fr go duckkkssss

[@swaggyp1245]

8:52 Penn State should get NO SYMPATHY for losing to Michigan in 2023. They ran the ball 33 TIMES IN A ROW and couldn’t stop them 🤣🤣🤣

[@PatrickOBrien-kn1rs]

100% and Drew Allar looked SO BAD that game---like didn't belong in major college football bad

[@kevinchandler179]

The cheaters also punted 4 times in the second half, and our defense played their hearts out that day,try again!!!!! WE ARE, enough said!!!! WE ARE, also making the national title game against the Ducks, rematch!!!!

[@swaggyp1245]

@@kevinchandler179 holy shit someone is pissed off you having a bad day buddy?

[@kevinchandler179]

@swaggyp1245 How am I having a bad day? My Nittany Lions 🦁 are amazing and getting ready for a playoff game in Happy Valley next Saturday!!!! WE ARE, you have a wrong definition of a bad day buddy!!! Lol

[@swaggyp1245]

@ which they will lose btw James Franklin CAN’T and WILL NOT win big games

[@chiplewis7793]

As a penn state grad i hate to say it but they always get a very high ranking at the beginning of the season seems always to be a gift that is nit able to live up to

[@brettk9316]

Let's not act like Penn St did not have sanctions for a few years than a horrible injury season as Iowa had no business beating PSU even at home that game. I think we are starting to see what the real Penn St is now hopefully will on Saturday vs Oregon!

[@lukedojo8028]

Sorry but there’s no defending 1-15

[@littleblackduck3134]

I still haven't gotten over being cheated out of the National Championship in '94

[@HOOPLAAAA]

you say u give a break for a natty umich team but then say Ohio 8 times with top NFL talent..... the issue isn't Franklin, it's just the fact we have to play amazing NFL stack teams. We were not supposed to win those games.

[@sbrown4556]

We will never have the payroll of an O$U. Doesn't matter the coach. Let them all cry about an 11 - 1 season. I will never take that for granted.

[@HOOPLAAAA]

@@sbrown4556 tho we did approve like 100s of million for stadium upgrades.....

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

😆😆 That rationalization sounds absolutely pathetic. The problem is absolutely Franklin.

[@Sorry-sk4kt]

A lot like Ryan Day beats the teams he should, but when a team is around the same level, the shrink and are afraid to be aggressive and lose big in the second half. I think a lot of comes down to a lack of confidence

[@cryptocpa1194]

Ryan Day is the Michael Jordan of James Franklins.

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

It is Franklins inability to improve his teams weaknesses that cost him. This year it was a lack of production from his qb and wide receivers. And as always a lack of halftime adjustments.

[@davida730]

He's like Mark Richt, beats most of the teams he's supposed to but can't quite make the jump from very good to elite. The problem is it's very difficult to find a better coach. They have no choice but to ride it out and hope he figures it out.

[@jghutta]

Just a friendly reminder that Penn state has fewer national championships than Pitt

[@apoloestrada2908]

If James Franklin survives vs SMU this weekend, he'll get a chance vs # 3 Boise St in the Fiesta Bowl.

[@unbound7775]

1-15 now, 1-16 later in this month 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@r00dfr00t]

GOTTA ADD ONE MORE

[@JLE8811]

Little brother energy for sure. What is weird is that PSU doesn't have a marquee, signature rivalry game either.

[@hjsimpson]

Pitt has always been their chief rival, but they refuse to schedule each other.

[@hagenpersun1694]

@@hjsimpsonif pitt would join the big 10 that would be awesome to have mich-OSU and Pitt-PSU on the same weekend

[@ddog_2559]

wouldn't psu just beat them all the time like michigan-michigan state rivalry? or is franklin that bad of a gameday coach

[@hjsimpson]

@@ddog_2559 probably yeah but it would be Pitt's super bowl every year

[@calvin4319]

Do Ryan Day next!!!

[@matthewkologi6833]

I just don’t understand the hate. Joe Paterno was great but his record late in his coaching career wasn’t that good. I’m just tired of people thinking that 11-1 isn’t enough. Just shut up and watch the NFL or something. Franklin does the best with what he has, and the injury bug has not been kind to PSU over the last decade or so.

[@zachcoggins9018]

@@randombutrelevantout of these games, there may be only one where they had the better team. He’s losing to teams better than his.

[@christophernash1846]

Joe got help by being an independent and feeding on Temple, Rutgers , Boston College. and the majority of the time Pitt and the Cuse . Pitt was lousy except from 1973-1983.(really only 76-83) . Except for Joe's last 3 years, Michigan was a dominant player(2008-10) and Ohio State was always good.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

You obviously don't understand what "hate" means.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

​@zachcoggins9018 What the hell kind of a defense is this? One thing that determines how good a team is is the coach. You're defending James Franklin by saying he's not as good as coach as the guys on the other sideline. That doesn't make any sense.

[@JLE8811]

Little brother energy. That's not how college football works.

[@Bigfishfun333]

I heard Penn State is 0 - 12 against top 5 teams, in the last "x" number of years.

[@the_ap_1561]

Not mentioned was the lowered scholarships during the sanctions. So he was behind the 8 ball for awhile. Also has a few wins over michigan just not when they were top 5. But they were also cheating when they were ranked that high as well. The 16,17, 18 games he went 1-2 and those 3 games were decided by a total of 5 points.

[@sbrown4556]

It took Franklin 6 years to beat Michigan twice at home. It took Paterno like 13 or 14 years. Paterno was basically Loyd Carr's bitch. When they were both top 5, he lost to them at home 35 - 7. Humiliating. I don't see any of that with Franklin.

[@EddieVetterRacing]

This is just ‘Grass is Greener’ syndrome from PSU fans. Penn State can consistently get to 10 wins. That is a huge achievement and many fanbases would give a lot to be in Penn State’s shoes.

[@profootballguy9592]

Yeah, unless Nick Saban is avaliable, Penn St fans can't be too angry.

[@Lucky_9705]

This team nearly lost to the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, and they are still in the top 5 on the CFP poll

[@Griffman08]

I honestly believe that they shouldn’t be in the playoffs if they lose the big ten championship. They have 0 impressive wins. If my dawgs were kicked out last year for “scheduling an easy schedule and losing to the one ‘good’ team” by that logic this year, Penn state and Indiana shouldn’t be in. Committee is clearly showing favoritism

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

@@Griffman08committee is super biased to the SEC. How is Alabama in? Over South Carolina?

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Griffman08 a 1 loss IU and a 2 loss PSU with losses to #1 Oregon and Ohio State who was #2 most of the year should NOT be below 3 loss SEC teams

[@Griffman08]

@ didn’t win the big games, what makes you think they will any big game in the playoffs?

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@Griffman08 at least they didn't lose 24-3 to Oklahoma... PSU does have a win against ranked Illinois

[@justinb6348]

This should be titled "Franklin puts an overperforming team on the field every year despite recovering from sanctions, OSU being a juggernaut, and *michigan cheating their asses off for 3 years". Can't blame Franklin for 2 losses without their starting QB and PSU was heavy underdogs in most, if not all, of these games. His early success set expectations way too high. Fact is that PSU is a top 5 program in Wins over the last decade. Would you rather only lose to top 5 opponents or shit the bed against 6-6 teams once a year? 99% of fan bases would kill to be in PSU's position. Can't trash Franklin without having a suggestion for anyone who would be better

[@aderpydonut]

Someone FINALLY mentions the Michigan cheating...

[@timd-s1p]

​@aderpydonut For the billionth time, Stallions was gone last year in October BEFORE MI beat Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State, 'Bama in the Rose Bowl and then WA for the Natty. News flash to all you goofies out there--Ohio State was cheating for 2 DECADES--buying players--and even OSU players admitted to taking money. The recruiting violations by OSU were much more serious than MI's sign stealing which, by the way, OSU was also engaged in. Lastly, no other than the NCAA president said after MI won the Natty in January that MI won all the marbles "fair & square"-- which was true. 15-0, baby--kiss my buttocks.

[@america1st721]

this aged well. this jack ass franklin cost me $200 because He has no concept of offense and defense.

[@Davidc9356]

Franklin is good enough coach to beat everyone hes supposed to beat, which makes them look good on Ohio States resume.

[@sbrown4556]

Then why isn't everyone beating unranked teams? Alabama, O$U, Miami, etc. Looks like it's actually an accomplishment after all.

[@PatriotsPride12]

@@sbrown4556the mental gymnastics

[@MOCskoden]

SMU definitely puts up a fight, regardless if they win or not, they win by 3 or lose by a touchdown spread

[@Austen-t6o]

Penn state does not have a game changing QB and super athletic WR’s that creat separation. Penn State is a team that plays excellent defense and run the ball well.

[@carybird24]

Lol the Penn State fans defending Franklin. Although they have an easy as fuck path in the playoff so who knows what happens this year

[@cvn6555]

We were ranked 3rd at the end of the season, so yes, we should have the easiest path. That's how it goes.

[@carybird24]

@@cvn6555 No the team ranked first should have the easiest path genius

[@cvn6555]

@@carybird24 Unless..... the top four teams already have byes, giving them an easier path since they have to play fewer games. PSU has the easiest path of the teams that did not get a bye. They DID come pretty close to beating #2 and then #1. But, that means they totally are terrible at football according to Mr Football here.

[@carybird24]

@@cvn6555 "PSU has the easiest path of the teams that did not get a bye." That is not what you said. You said they should have the easiest path, which they should not. Oregon should, but Oregon has to play either Tennessee or Ohio State in their first game, while Penn State gets SMU and then Boise, two group of 5 teams. I'm well aware of how playoff seeding works; it's still an objectively easy path. Congrats on almost beating Ohio State though. You guys are really good at almost beating Ohio State. Penn State's best win this year is 19 Illinois. I never said they were terrible at football, nice strawman. They don't beat good teams, which is the point of this video, and which is obvious to anyone outside of Happy Valley who has been watching close to a decade of James Franklin.

[@cvn6555]

@@carybird24 To be candid I didn't think I had to clarify about the byes. Most people assume that already. I guess I should try to be more clear in the future for those with a limited understanding of things.

[@denbo74]

A great video would be showing his record against top ranked teams while he was also ranked and often ranked higher

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

One thing that can be said for Frxnklin he takes his losses with class.Guess he is used to it having lots of practice

[@Whitepbass21]

Here after another loss

[@x1_n_only_jtm_]

Question is why is he still coaching there?

[@genesis1177]

I have been calling him a FRAUD for years.

[@brysonsteadham9029]

0:55 bro thought we wouldn’t notice

[@alexcuevas5633]

Penn State seriously reminds me of Cruz Azul in Mexican soccer. Massive hype train but everything comes crashing down when they choke big time 💀

[@JPeay227]

I was at them at game against OSU in 2018. I’ve been begging for Franklin to be fired ever since. Not only was the play calling too conservative, but in the 4th quarter when we had a chance to come back there was THREE consecutive timeouts on that 4th down. And the best he came up with was a run up the middle with like 7/8 people in the box. Disgusting. He’s a big game choker and always will be

[@allend807]

Who’s here while watching him get his ass beat by Oregon

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Hello 👋

[@masonquinn4979]

I think this is more a symptom of how top heavy the Big Ten is. The top teams in the big ten are comparable to the top teams in the SEC. The problem is there is no parity in that conference. There’s a top tier, a second tier with maybe one or two teams (Penn State is always here), and the rest are teams that mostly belong in the MAC. Pre recent expansion, penn state got a lot of notoriety in the big ten simply because they could always beat mediocre teams, but now with the expansion of the big ten I think in coming years we will see them fall out of these far too high preseason rankings.

[@Arcticpokemon]

Why is 2015 in here lmao 😭

[@Theygfjfv]

Why you guys are 1-12 now, is that any better lmao?

[@kizitokatende412]

Franklin was the head coach and he went 0-2 vs top 5 teams. Didn't think that was hard to grasp

[@Arcticpokemon]

@@kizitokatende412 he was the coach in 2014 but no 2014? Such a random year to start

[@Theygfjfv]

@@Arcticpokemon they played no top 5 team in 2014 😂

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Anybody else here after they lost to number 1 ranked Oregon?

[@Demon-ym1of]

Im not a PSU fan but I always pull for them to win the Big10. Their time will come again one day.

[@Marco11-e1k]

Where's the 2019 Minnesota vs Penn State game? It was Penn State at 4 and Minnesota at 17. While it wasn't a top 5 match up, it still was big for CFP implications AND a trophy game

[@Marco11-e1k]

@@randombutrelevant didn't beat em, LOST to Minnesota. A 8-0, 17th ranked Minnesota

[@Marco11-e1k]

So TECHNICALLY should be 1-15

[@m35926]

Franklin always wins the games he's supposed to win, and that's all

[@sbrown4556]

And only true good teams do that.

[@manchetti8851]

2nd biggest choker in college football only behind Brian Kelly. The curse of Joe Paterno put the statue back up the man built the institution and they erased him

[@matts8021]

He knowingly covered up and enabled the molestation of over 50 pre-teen boys- but yeah you're right he did win a lot of football games

[@blazerprime5388]

Penn State the offical chock Artists in college football

[@michaellawrence588]

Of those games, how many times was Penn State the favorite?

[@youdontknow7190]

Michigan fan and I’m watching the title game right now. I’m rooting for Penn State. I’ve always liked them. But they don’t look like they belong on the field of Oregon at all. Yes, I understand that Oregon is very good. I thought Michigan played them for where the roster is decent. This is exactly why Penn State can’t beat Ohio State. They just do not have the athletes because Oregon’s roster is somewhat on par. If not very close to Ohio State honestly. I hope you make a comeback, Penn State fans, but to have another team to compare Ohio State and Oregon now your team just cannot keep up. They just do not look like they have the athletes nor the ability to out scheme or out coach those staffs right now.