Penn State loss to Notre Dame reinforces James Franklin's reputation | Dan Patrick Show | NBC Sports

[@theophilus3793]

Just give ND the credit they deserve, Danny.

[@proteuswest1084]

Watch the video for 45 seconds and he does. Watch the video for 3 and a half minutes and he tells you he grew up a ND fan. Comment randomly without watching the video and only reading the title? Your comment.

[@poundtrader1414]

@@proteuswest1084 lol but true

[@erikwill2891]

ND is a solid team. Their QB has a winning trait but not a very good QB. He doesn’t complete passes unless dudes are wide open. He is the worst thrower of the ball in the semi finals.

[@gavinsheridan4680]

@@erikwill2891 He’s not a passing quarterback. He’s doing exactly what ND’s offense requires of him.

[@cag19549]

​@@proteuswest1084so you're saying Dan Patrick is so unprofessional that he is stooping to ckickbait? Psst....he did say what was in the title.

[@paulwilliams8982]

Maybe James should focus more on coaching and less on whether or not ND is in a conference.

[@kych2008]

And you guys should be worrying about ohio st not talking trash you about to get blown out good luck

[@dutchislax14]

@@kych2008 bro keep crying like your fraud head coach 😂😂

[@cag19549]

Those two things aren't remotely connected to each other.

[@cag19549]

​@@dutchislax14how to say you haven't watched any of the games without really saying it.

[@jackgoodman4888]

ND fans are so soft. When was that even brought up?

[@abevillanueva1974]

Angeli leading the Irish for 3 pts. before the half gave the Irish a HUGE boost!

[@domjervis]

Hoping he gets his chance next season instead of the team going out & getting another one-season rental......

[@kevinchandler179]

As a die hard Nittany Lions 🦁 fan, I agree!!!! The backup quarterback driving and ND needed that field goal for confidence and momentum right before half, because ND got the ball to start the second half which was huge, I always like deferring as well!!!! WE ARE

[@domjervis]

My best friend was on the 1982 National Championship team (Curt Warner). The next nice thing I hear him say about Coach Franklin, will be the first thing.

[@g-man3093]

it's a nuanced picture. as a PSU fan for 60 years i'm very disappointed and also trying to be patient. he recruits well and develops well. he doesn't have the resources and support of Ohio State or Alabama. his 2025 recruiting class is 15th! he is just starting to recruit Florida and the south. Notre Dame has more recruiting pull.

[@patrickcotter512]

I'd rather be James Franklin. If you are going to have the reputation of not winning the big game at least you can say you get there. Brian Kelly also has the reputation of not winning the big game, in fact getting blown out in the big game and now he has the reputation of a fraud because he said he left ND because he can't win a title with the resources there and it starting to look like the problem was Kelly and not Notre Dame.

[@Farcehole]

James Franklin screamed at his kicker like a lunatic after losing a multiple OT game. If I had a son, I wouldn’t want him being “coached” by someone so emotionally unstable. Probably the reason State Penn never has an NFL-caliber QB. Food for thought.

[@cobbler88]

Actually, no. I get what you're saying, but remember that Franklin's big games only include a few games for titles. Most of them are just regular games on PSUs schedule. Middling or bad B10 or SEC teams can play 2-3 of those every season without accomplishing a damned thing. 😂

[@19MarkDavid]

Not on Penn St QB. Solely rests on James Franklin not understanding his team was dominating on the ground. Should have kept the rushing attack entirely 2nd half.

[@dbservices1]

Exactly! Plus Allar was off all night anyway.. Franklin.. on you!

[@scottvalone3368]

That's Big Game James for you. Gets a lead on a good team and then suddenly doesn't know what to do. It's a pattern. Franklin will end his career with a very nice W-L record but very little to show for it. Certainly no national championships.

[@joemac999]

Allar is trash, though.

[@ecartmen1997]

how about, good job ND, you beat them even with less starters. nuff said

[@jordanhickey9785]

It wouldn’t be as bad for Franklin if he wouldn’t talk and say stupid stuff leading up to the game. Side note, a good coach finds ways to win games against even or better talent level. You hope the coach can at least break even in those games but 1-14 is alarming

[@DJ50068]

All talk no grit. That’s Penn state under James Franklin and that’s the difference. He needs to go.

[@nateuhrich3153]

Penn state has a very good defense with 3-4 elite players, a great offensive line, two elite running backs, a superstar TE, a very sub par QB , a middle of the road coach, and not a single receiver deserving of a D1 roster spot. Please stop praising Drew Allar. In three playoff games, he couldn’t throw for more than 175yds in any of them. He can’t perform in big games and Penn state missed their opportunity with Pribula, who left in the transfer portal. They did the same thing when they shafted Will Levis to keep starting Sean Clifford. Penn State is a team who wins the games they are supposed to win, and can’t win big time games. As a PSU fan and alum, I’m ok with that considering where we were a decade ago. James is a respectable coach n my opinion

[@josephconfer5924]

Respectable, are you serious this guy is an embarrassment

[@nateuhrich3153]

@@josephconfer5924 really? He’s good for 8 wins a year, 10+wins three seasons in a row. That’s not an embarrassment. Especially with all the BS we went through a decade ago…that was an embarrassment. Quit whining

[@stephenbender7593]

Couldn't agree more. Drew Allar sucks.

[@Goffyuno]

Don't forget two ND interceptions were called back for penalties and gave Penn State a touchdown drive. If not, the ND vs. Penn State score would not be that close. It would be a touchdown score difference. There are a few bad officiating calls against Notre Dame when ND has the momentum.

[@johnhaversack1634]

May I add..they were both penalties.

[@LordMcGuire]

@@johnhaversack1634 but the hold that lead to a TD for the soap droppers wasnt a flag? lol 🫵😂

[@mattfisher550]

The 2nd int not pi ..bad call

[@Manderenn]

@@mattfisher550Yes it was. The defender never played the ball

[@dashx1103]

@@johnhaversack1634 The first was a legit penalty. The second was absolute garbage as a penalty.

[@larryd9549]

Tie score at your own 25 & 1st down: the ONLY thing you CANNOT do put the ball in harms way. Allar has got to either break the pocket & run or just take a sack. He chose poorly. Has to be your mindset BEFORE the drive.

[@jkay8it]

It does in the eyes of the media and people who don’t like Franklin. But this loss is on Drew Allar.

[@southwestrunner6384]

Maybe coaches should be more worried about preparing for a game- instead of being “the first black head coach in a national championship game” Maybe one did 😂

[@dbservices1]

Agreed!

[@michaelcsonka2675]

If your looking at this as a single game you can say it's the players or both. If you look at his career then you have to conclude it's Franklin. It's not just bad luck his players always perform poorly in big games. He's the common denominator in failure after failure.

[@Ghostbillies606]

Notre Dame could beat all the teams in the top 25 and still be scoffed at. Don’t have to give them the credit, they’ll fucking take it. Haters gonna hate

[@mikecarroll3538]

They can win the natty and commentary will still be they aren’t that good and should join a conference I should stop letting it bother me

[@chadd3299]

I’m a Michigan fan and despite our rivalry, I jumped on the ND bandwagon right around the USC game. I love the way this ND team plays football. As a Lions and Michigan fan, there are a lot of similarities with the gritty next man up mentality and I love your coaching staff. Riley is a gamer. It’s hard not to like this team…even as a Michigan fan. Hope you guys win it all…especially given the field that is left haha.

[@mikecarroll3538]

@@chadd3299 I root for Michigan sometimes because of our rivalry same thing with Navy and USC I don’t know it’s a very respectful rivalry if that makes sense, hope we get you guys back on the schedule soon!

[@cobbler88]

Every team should be taken on its own merits. But let's not pretend that Notre Dame doesn't have a fairly modern history of being fool's gold. And in case no one has yet caught up, the age of the juggernaut is over. Say hello to playoffs filled with tier 1B teams (and far worse). And most of them are capable of beating the rest.

[@stephenbender7593]

"Trying to throw it at his feet." I know BS when I see it and that was a BS comment.

[@bradishler5967]

As a PSU fan I understand the frustration with Frankin but Paterno was 1-9 vs top 5 his first like 10 seasons or something. few undefeated seasons no chips. Overall 13-33 with 8 wins in the 80s. His first national title 16 seasons in

[@Krookedeyezz]

Penn State’s defense collapsed in the second half as well

[@stooch66]

ND is missing All American starters all over the field and then lost two starting OL. Abdul Carter is awesome, but Jeremiyah Love is just as explosive, but was at 70%…and still hurtled a guy. If you thought all the athletes were on Penn State’s team, you weren’t watching. They didn’t complete a single pass to a wide receiver…because ND’s secondary is insanely good…but, you don’t see that every play like you see Carter disrupting.

[@erikwill2891]

Penn state has way better athletes. ND was not the better team or roster. They did a great job of being tough and gritty

[@stooch66]

@ those receivers were insanely good. You got me. If we had Morrison, Traore, Mills, and Botelho on the field it would have been insane. Stop. We lost two offensive lineman and still won the game. The depth is crazy. And, Riley Leonard is a far superior athlete to Drew Allar…leave alone the mental strength aspect.

[@kych2008]

Abdul Carter was playing with one arm he is no where near as explosive Carter is going first round and will be playing longer then love if he makes it

[@stooch66]

@ one guy who was injured and he still played. We are missing Morrison, Mills, Traore, Botelho, and more. And we still win…even after losing two more offensive linemen during the game (and that was with backups already playing!). Our third string viper took over the game against Georgia. Penn State has Warren, Carter, Singleton, and Wheatley…and then a bunch of decent guys. They were all healthy this year, until Carter hurt his shoulder, which didn’t affect his speed. PSU lost to mostly ND’s second string. ND is a team. PSU is a handful of stars. And, again, Love is the second best back in the country and played at 70% with a LEG injury…and still made the greatest 2 yard run in 20 years.

[@mhj5108]

@@kych2008If love makes it? Are you serious? He’s a first round pick after next year. You sound like a real hater lol

[@markhughes2287]

Maybe there’s no wide receiver receptions because of the great secondary play by Notre Dame.

[@Carl-d9p]

If Notre Dame wins the title I’m going to owe their coach a huge apology. I probably owe him one anyways.

[@mikecarroll3538]

Notre Dame fan I may or may not have been calling for his job after the Northern Illinois loss don’t worry lol

[@jeffg6008]

Franklin is 1-15 against Top 5 teams. They should fire him and hire Lane Kiffin. But they won’t. They love 10-2. Sad.

[@scottprebys9692]

Penn State has great players….several obvious coaching errors in this game by Franklin! I now understand why they lose big games….🤔🤔

[@ZanMan97]

The refs really tried screwing us. There were blatant holding calls all game. The better team prevailed. NOTRE DAME, OUR MOTHER! ☘️

[@orangelab6846]

Us??? Lol

[@LowKeyJay33]

The Zebras were on Georgia and Penn State side yet this gritty team finds a way to overcome. Let's Go Irish

[@stephenbender7593]

The better team lost.

[@LowKeyJay33]

@@stephenbender7593 LOL 🤣

[@CrazyManwich]

@@ZanMan97 The ND O Line was holding the PSU defense all night including a hands to the face to Abdul Carter. If the refs tried screwing ND, why did PSU have more penalties and penalty yards?

[@blueprince2330]

This is on Allar, not Franklin.

[@tallsmile28]

Little Game James; Small Game James; Cant win the big one James; Big Game Fraud James;

[@johngetz8585]

NOT on Franklin. His team all said they were ready. Allar had a BAD night. Their D and O lines played super. Dont think Franklin threw a pass. If Allar could have hit Singleton twice, the Lions romp. Carter played with one arm.

[@philb.1502]

Lame excuses!!! Penn State had more talent than Notre Dame. Franklin as usual comes up small against real teams.

[@mwjohnson2857]

The NIL has even up the conferences

[@cobbler88]

Yep. Prepare for years of CFPs filled with really good teams, decent teams and a few patsies, with no elite ones. How exciting.

[@bobbyb.6644]

Nobody Quit ? Last possession Wins ! Young Coach Inspirational- Good for Him ? 👍

[@Steven-r2w9b]

I'm an Ohio State fan, but to say that Franklin can't win the big games is NONSENSE, at least THIS year. I guess people have already forgotten that Penn State won TWO playoff games just to get to the "Final Four"?

[@cobbler88]

Yes. Such a tough road to the semis, right? Don't be the fool.

[@Steven-r2w9b]

@@cobbler88 Penn State defeated TWO playoff teams to get to the final four. What part of that is beyond your limited understanding of the college football playoff system?

[@WayneBeaverson]

Something to think about. Had Notre Dame defeated Alabama in the national championship game they would have had to forfeit the game. That magical 12-0 season is now 0-12 in the NCAA record books. Granted the issue was primarily 5 players getting help with schoolwork. None of which were starters or even rotational players but I often wondered if that was hanging over their heads. Regardless the outcome still would have been a blowout. I believe every single player on that Alabama team except for FG kicker eventually landed in the NFL .

[@murphalicious1]

Well this year Indiana beat both teams in last year's championship game (Michigan and Washington) and only lost to both teams in this year's championship game (O$U and ND). Not too shabby for Cignetti after IU only won 3 games last year!

[@nicholasrambo9478]

Penn state Qb threw away a shot at the natty

[@justinlee6616]

How can you root against anyone else

[@bluejay3945]

Steve sarkisian at Texas is 7 -19 against top 25 teams. It’s so easy to criticize a coach when u don’t have an ounce of talent to walk in their shoes. Penn State doesn’t have the NIL $ like Oregon SMU, and Ohio State to buy a team. I’d pick a team that represents the university any day over a bunch of greedy agents. Hats off to Notre Dame for developing internally instead of going down the NIL rabbit hole. U know Alabama and Florida State paid to play all these years and nobody looked under the hood at their programs. Now that it’s legal how did they do? I hope I live long enough for Franklin to silence all these haters especially that old man Lee Corso. His Irish jig on national TV was pathetic

[@joemac999]

James Franklin makes stupid comments about ND not being in a conference. James, why doesn't Penn State play a real schedule. ND plays a MUCH tougher schedule ever single year. Penn State schedules two games a year they could possibly lose, and they usually lose both. They play 8 games that are impossible to lose. They end up with a decent ranking but they're never a team with a shot to win anything.

[@TemplarKnight11]

Clemson 2018 also molly wopped Alabama in that championship game. And Alabama 2020 beat the snot out of Ohio State. How am I supposed to feel bad about those losses?

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

ND had a ton of injuries and the flu going around. They lost 2 more lineman during the game. Penn state looked better in the first half its a 60 minute game though. Plus that horrible pass interference call that lead to 7pts for psu. Good team's find a way to win

[@IAmTrash1995]

As much as I don’t want to give Kelly some saving grace…the two teams he lost to (Alabama and Clemson) were generational teams. Nobody was beating those teams

[@cobbler88]

Perhaps, but it didn't take a generational team to beat them those seasons.

[@IAmTrash1995]

@ it kind of did. Manziel got lucky in 2012

[@renewd]

Maybe Franklin should've kept Chad Powers.

[@broaddusmarines]

It wasn't like Brian Kelly was Lou Holtz 2.0 against top ten teams before he bailed on Notre Dame.

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

The SEC and everyone else is a thing of the past

[@joeseddit]

Derwood Day's about to get the same treatment after ND outcoaches him as well in the championship.

[@RSeaker]

Franklin doesn't have a feel for the game. He wants explosive plays but doesn't focus on the WR room. He tries to compensate with some gimicktry. His QB is pro-style, who isn't much of a run threat with bad mechanics, and who gets the yips at crunch time.

[@philb.1502]

Franklin pads his coaching record, scheduling easy games every year. He only schedules two tough games a season, which Penn State normally loses. In the past that was Ohio State and Michigan. He's a fraud. He's 1-15 in his tenure at Penn State against top 5 teams.

[@joeseddit]

'Course Notre Dame football is like black licorice or the Grateful Dead. You either really, really love 'em or you really, really hate 'em. I'll say one thing, though. If I was a player for Northern Illinois, I'd be ND's biggest fan right now.

[@Melvinmutt]

if it wasn't for the horrible reffing PSU wouldn't of had a chance.

[@robertbergstrom7029]

Woulda, coulda, shouda . . .

[@csw66n6y]

Down year for nd btw

[@RipJewels]

Yup. This team should be better next year!

[@texavery711]

One 5star recruit on ND.

[@chrisfitzgerald4055]

Kyle McCord would’ve thrown for 400+ yards if he was QB for either team last night . Yet both those scrubs are projected to get drafted way ahead of him

[@ktmilliken1860]

Franklin must go just like Tomlin.

[@commonabond]

I like ND's team and coach but the fan base may be more unbearable than Michigan, OSU, or Alabama...

[@texavery711]

Yeah PSU fans aren't annoying or anything 🙄🙄🙄

[@BigTime007]

Go Blue!!!

[@sydIRISH]

Ur hanging in the wrong crowds then. OSU, MICH are THE WORST fanbases...period

[@xdude2x]

“Big game James”

[@Thomas-Truth]

What do you expect? You had Chad Powers in the building and let him get away 😂

[@ronherrera8327]

Notre Dame secondary shut down Penn State receivers most of the night.

[@dbservices1]

Exactly, so here’s a thought Franklin.. couple minutes left in the game, Allar was off all night, backfield is averaging 5 n 6 yards respectively, grind it down kick a field goal n walk away! OR not.. throw it Deep, maybe allars’ luck will change!

[@talldave7799]

Big-Game James is making Kyle Shanahan look good by CHOCKING again on BIG Games!!!

[@josephconfer5924]

I am actually glad that Freeman won, he is the better coach our guy is freaking awful !

[@John_Hoover]

Wild that these guys are bringing up Notre Dame teams for 6, 7, 12 years ago like those players and coaches have anything to do with today. Completely irrelevant.

[@mattcauthon1755]

ND fans think Brian is never going to win anything of any importance.

[@lehighstar474]

I gotta say,,,,the better team did not win,,,both teams wernt great but Penn State was the better team,by a little bit

[@hondo280]

ND 27 - PSU 24. ND won. ND was the better team. Simply explained for you.

[@udotcarter]

Allar missed singelton on the wheel route and in the end zone. They were en route to blowing out nd and he missed the mark. nd got lucky. nd was never and is not the better team. thank allar for the mental errors

[@rainbowashes7333]

Franklin is a terrible coach. He's 0-30 against good teams. Terrible decisions are commonplace with him.

[@robertjohnson2899]

James Franklin is a very good recruiter absolutely a terrible football coach. Penn State was the better team

[@0821pirate]

Big Game James-- Not.

[@RipJewels]

Franklin is a fraud. ND defense confused pretty boy Drew "2 Chainz" Allar. Couldn't complete 1 pass to a receiver

[@menwithven8114]

Most dissapointing segment ever

[@RipJewels]

Nittany Lions??? More like Little Cats😂😂😂😂

[@auzzieamerican]

Naytional title

[@Rich-l6r]

Franklin is a 🤡 and Allar is another Hackenberg 🤣🤣😂😅

[@jimmykelly4138]

James the hater Franklin, he is so jealous of Notre Dame, he is so jealous of Marcus hair , he should watch game film instead of wasting time complaining about Notre Dame not in a conference, he is a coward , I wish usc had hired him, he never wins the big games,1-16 now

[@bfangman]

Worst commentary on the game out of everyone I’ve listened to today. Won’t listen again!

[@justinlee6616]

The will of a champion

[@agduke3354]

James Franklin will never win a meaningful football game….

[@philiphawkins6664]

Look, the bottom line is ….you will never lose fading James Franklin in top 10 matchups. I’m up like 4,500 just off of Penn state games😂

[@brandoncherry6538]

PSU lost that game. The QB was terrible, and ND barely won. If PSU's QB played like hid did all season instead of playing like crap. ND loses that game big time. And no ND defense had nothing to do with how crappy he played. True story...... .

[@dashx1103]

Yawn. "The other team won, but ... only because they were lucky, and my team certainly should have won ... except they lost, but it is totally a situation in which my team should have won ...." I mean, do you hear yourself? If Allar just played like he did before? Really? Huh, .. how'd he do in the conference championship game? Let's see: he completed 51% of his passes and had two INTs. Against ND? He completed 52% of his passes and had 1 INT. LOL. ND beat PSU. Live with it. Don't be a sour grapes fan. You lost. Lose with dignity.

[@Justyouraveragetrashcan]

Ok? If notre dames defense didn’t play crappy against the run they would have won by even more? We can do this “if” nonsense all day. Notre dame won Penn state didn’t

[@scottprebys9692]

Franklin is the Brian Kelly of Penn State…😖😖

[@RickLowe-z5m]

Franklin is the most grossly overpaid coach in the history of college football. 1-16 against top 5 rated teams played. Unbelievable!!!