Penn State Peach Bowl wrap up with David Jones and Bob Flounders.

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders discuss the 38-25 loss to Ole Miss, and Jones reflects upon a moment he had with former head coach Joe Paterno.

[@uricbonser5446]

Thanks Dave for the years of balanced coverage of Penn State football and basketball. We will miss having you around...

[@stackrunsfar]

Thank you Dave! You never sugar coated anything and I always enjoyed your recaps! You will be sorely missed!

[@nathansechrist3422]

Congratulations, Dave. I always enjoyed your coverage and analysis of Penn State. The great journalists are the ones who fairly tell it like it is based on how they see it, not how they think people want to hear or read it.

[@cylack]

Congrats Dave. Last of the old-school journalists you rarely see these days.

[@Urkuwayku]

Have been following David Jones forever. I graduated Penn State in 1988, and since have been following the Lions by distance via his dispatches. I've always appreciated Jones' brutal honesty. He'll be greatly missed!

[@SweetCarolineBUMBUMBUM]

Definitely appreciate Dave for his balanced reporting. There's not a lot of people on the beat who have the balls to question James Franklin and its a shame because in the elite programs there are more of the elite reporters like Dave that question the HC . Thanks for your years of service covering penn state football

[@martinoconnor3020]

Aw man. Was not expecting that. Thank you, Dave! Every game, every season, you did a fantastic job. Being a Penn State football fan will not be the same. Good luck to you!

[@mikemittermeier6159]

Thanks dave. Your the best. Best wishes for you and your family.

[@jamesgarner5882]

Thanks Dave !! Enjoyed your Career !

[@trace_grim]

Dang, going to miss you Dave and this duo. Always looked forward to watching the after game recap, no matter how disappointed or joyful I was. Godspeed Dave!

[@vhdl1234]

Congrats and best wishes Dave!

[@andrewk1499]

Congrats Dave! Thank you for covering PSU!

[@anthonyfillipelli1432]

Thanks for your coverage Dave.

[@DJ50068]

Thanks Dave for keepin it real

[@jimunell6911]

Best Wishes, Dave!!! We're really gonna miss you! Great writing! Great coverage! God Bless you and yours. Enjoy your retirement.

[@xdude2x]

“Big Game James” the gift that keeps giving. We Are! State Penn!

[@raystudevent7446]

Thanks Big Dave “ YOU ARE!” Awesome

[@hud246]

Wow, I always looked forward to Mr. Jones’ well balanced and brutally honest post game analysis. Will surely be missed! And all of the sports history that goes with him. Good job and best wishes for the future! I’ll be looking for your book.

[@ihnpinmp]

Dave, I am surprised you are retiring but thank you for the comments and analysis over the years. I loved watching and reading them. They were always filled with emotions which soothed and comforted me as a fan specially after losses. Good luck and best wishes for your future endaveours.

[@markheffelfinger9677]

thank you Dave, been watching your videos for almost 20 years. You always gave it to us straight and unbiased. You’ll be missed

[@AJMadden]

Thanks for everything Dave. You are one of the best to ever do it. Best of luck with the next big things in your life.

[@GScott-ku1yy]

Great job, Dave. You will be sorely missed!

[@jeffreyprough9766]

Thanks for the memories. Always enjoyed your insights. Best of luck on a well earned retirement. 👍

[@robbmiller841]

Thanks Dave for all the great years of unbiased coverage. Always enjoyed reading your articles and asking the questions that needed to be asked. Tremendous career, best of luck in your future endeavors.

[@user-ed1rc1ur4p]

Always enjoyed Dave’s Insight and perspective. Also first time I’ve seen Bob Without a cap

[@KlausDaimler591]

Thank you Dave! We will miss your coverage and insight. I always appreciated your ability to provide context to important happenings within the Penn State Program.

[@tsully4368]

Best of luck Dave. You'll be greatly missed. Enjoy.

[@mgoboski]

I'm not even a Penn State fan but have enjoyed Dave's coverage of the PSU point of view over the years. Penn State is an important program and he's done a great job of reporting on it.

[@johnkyler2851]

Thanks for all the years of good insight into Penn State sports . Have a wonderful retirement!:)

[@peterstone9]

Top writer David Jones. Will be missed. Best of luck.

[@philprice7558]

Happy Trails Dave Jones!!

[@marksomerfield1]

Going to miss your game recaps. Adios and all the best!

[@JamesAmbrose-hh9mg]

Dave, I’ve never missed one of your columns. You’ll be missed! You’re an awesome sportswriter. The absolute role model of a columnist! Thanks for everything.

[@Yolesscoolhand]

Dave you are the bright spot in my day following a butt kicking like this. The child that takes ur job won’t ask the hard questions like you did. Seriously, thank you sir! Fair winds and following seas!

[@FixItOnce-OrTwice]

Dave - agreed with all the sentiment here. You brought an insider’s knowledge with an outsider’s perspective that all true PSU fans need. Best of luck!

[@kevinfogarty6924]

Always fun reading/watching you guys, you made a great team. Dave, enjoy retirement, and the extra time with family and Keiser. I always appreciated you asking the tough, unpopular questions and the willingness to cover the less-than-pleasant side of PSU and college athletics. I always shared your podcasts and post-game videos among my circle of Penn Staters. You left the job in good hands with Bob, John, and Dustin. With you moving on can I assume Bob may have gotten a bump in pay with the new hair? Enjoy and Be well.

[@ronmartino9834]

Best wishes Dave! I look forward to watching you two with your recap after the games in addition to the podcasts. I agree with Bob - you are a great writer and you never shy away from asking the obvious but difficult question post game. That last point is what I feel will be missed the most!

[@peterbigblock]

Dave is a very rare talent in sportswriting, able to turn a phrase just so, both amusing and informing. He perfectly fits the mold of the caustic, smartass sports columnist, my favorite kind. I’ll miss his writing and commentary greatly. Best of luck, Jones.

[@btay8383]

Dave Jones you will be missed. I hope your next journey is as fun and meaningful as the last. Godspeed.

[@bigballerproductions4684]

Going to miss this duo. Thanks Dave!

[@TeresaCatherine-wi9co]

Thanks Dave for your insight, talent, and staunch opinions. Your efforts over the years are appreciated. Good luck in the next phase of your life.

[@scottwilson6614]

Going to miss Dave Jones. Your knowledge of football history alone and the way you are able to share it in humorous ways especially. My favorite podcasts are when Dave Jones and Bob Flounders get together.

[@samchow10]

best of luck, always look forward to listening to you two.

[@timsueiorio6594]

I will miss Dave Jones...told it like it is!!! The best to Dave!!!

[@paws057]

Congratulations Dave on your retirement! Bob was right, we may not have always agreed with you but you always gave us your honest opinion and didn't sugar coat it. For that we thank you! Enjoy your retirement!

[@the-northern-light]

Thanks Dave for the coverage, unfiltered opinions and honesty!

[@josephverderosa8489]

I am going to miss you Dave, thanks for everything!

[@kos22us]

Good luck to you Dave

[@DavidJones-sd2mo]

I want to tell everyone how much I appreciate the kind comments. Really just overwhelmed. I didn't expect any of this. Thank you all so much for taking the time to leave your thoughts. Still four months to go, a basketball season to cover. You never know whether you're really hitting the mark, and I've missed my share. But I did the best I could. It's gratifying to know you all seem to understand that.

[@robertcupelli757]

Best of luck to you in your future endeavors Dave!! You guys were quite the dynamic duo…..I loved reading all your articles as well…. Please keep doing podcasts!!!

[@andrewburger3565]

Congrats Dave will never be the same. We will hear I wish I knew what Dave would have said. Pretty serious depression in our group. Please stay just 1 more year.

[@stevenharvey9647]

Wow didn't know you were retiring. Watching these reaction video after ever game was one of my favorite parts to the week. Thank you for your reporting. I will miss your articles and your input in general. Best of luck sir.

[@fredfredricj.lowecfp-tm3299]

Thank you Dave for all the years you covered Penn State football!! Always looked forward to your weekly KZbin's with Bob Flounders! And the ones after a game whether in victory or like this one in defeat! Best of luck to you in your future endeavors and we look definitely will look forward to hearing from you from time to time for future Penn State games! Adios to borrow your goodbye greeting!

[@chaseschneier1076]

The difference between a gametime coach and a mediocre coach…adaptation. We have the latter. Many thanks, Dave…great record of insightful reviews.

[@JasonT404]

Looking forward to your retirement book on turf!!! Please write it!!!

[@jimi1234567]

Wow I’m surprised to hear this news. Dave, I watched you a ton over the years. Will miss your insights, old stories and great impressions etc. All the best and hopefully we’ll get to see you from time to time on the show. You are one of the greats.

[@mikek8177]

Dave, always enjoyed your work. Good luck to you and Kaiser

[@shauncrowley4548]

Thanks Dave for all the good stories and great work you did the job the right way thanks as a Penn State Fan somewhere Joe Pa is smiling looking forward to your retirement best of luck

[@Jimmymcnulty4]

One thing I admittedly overlooked during the fallout of this game amidst my frustration with JF was that ol miss was much better than anticipated. They showed up in big moments and played tougher when it counted. Props to ol miss, hope to rematch next season in the playoff. We are

[@JimThomasMedia]

Thank you for the great coverage of Penn State, Dave. Loved the coverage all these years.

[@antwha5526]

If your baby is ugly, Dave would tell you it is. Refreshingly fair and balanced.. Unlike what the mainstream media has become. Miss you big time.

[@ThomasJohnson-qg2vz]

Good luck, Dave and congrats, your work has always been professional

[@svtuna]

Gonna miss you Dave! Well done, and Godspeed.

[@nomad22b]

Congratulations on retirement Dave! Wishing you all the best.

[@leschlandsurveyingpllc7981]

Dave listened to you for years. You and Bob have great chemistry. Gonna be missing you bro! Congrats on retirement 🎉!!

[@peterbigblock]

Kiffin went with what worked. Franklin went with what should work. Big difference.

[@Jimmymcnulty4]

Used to read David jones in the newspaper in Harrisburg. That’s a bummer.

[@nightraven7904]

Well Dave, thanks for the memories, insightful analysis and hilarious stories. Its been a long and good run and I have enjoyed watching you do every minute of it here from Europe since Penn Live when on the internet. Stay healthy, keep the wife happy and don't forget to give Kaiser his dinner on time and make his walks long ones.

[@psudoctor3336]

Thank you Dave Jones! A pleasure listening and watching your Penn State Football coverage. Good luck in your retirement. We Are…

[@gluelicker]

I'm a young fogey (55yo) who's kept watching college football - mainly PSU - despite a strong dislike for the coaches' obscene salaries, the transfer portal, the NIL money, the bowl game opt-outs, the blaring music and giant digital video screens in stadiums, etc. One reason I've retained some interest is because of Jones' colorful old school journalism, an increasingly endangered species. Now that he's retiring I might too.

[@JackJrp-mp5nx]

Sad that, once again, PSU doesn’t measure up to a well coached quality opponent but equally sad to see Dave Jones retire, it won’t be the same without you Jones, you will be missed!

[@frac_the_hunter]

Dave, I grew up reading the Patriot News sports section and your columns. Seriously going to miss you on here. You severely annoy me at times but yet your entertaining.... Please teach these young guys to ask tough questions instead of softballs....

[@tcorey583]

Dave, best wishes. I will very much miss reading your columns. I always thought you were one of the best sports writers covering psu.

[@tomdavis5475]

Say it ain’t so Dave. Good luck to you and thanks for the analysis and entertainment over the years.

[@j.c.corrigan7217]

Thank you for always making me think. I hope you aren’t retiring, but just stepping away from Penn State football and doing something else that you enjoy and continue to make others think differently.

[@samgregg4833]

Best to Dave.

[@thegreatcharcoal4668]

Thank you Dave!!

[@topherbagley6733]

Congrats on retirement Dave, only discovered your work in the past couple years but I’ve quickly become of a fan. Best of luck and I look forward to future podcasts!

[@joshbazon2764]

Great job Dave!

[@RyanBreton]

Congratulations Dave! Always enjoy the recaps, podcasts and columns which make the reader smarter about football and more. You will be missed on the regular beat, but hopefully some "guest appearances" on the podcast are in your future in the coming years...

[@bradleyhorton4949]

Thanks Dave!

[@jad647]

OUCH! I knew Your you were getting close. Been reading your columns and opinions religiously since the early days of Tim Biedel Penn State Hoops. Agree with Bob, definitely the most talented writer in the Penn Live offering of writers. Had a high percentage of agreement with your opinions. When I didn't, you were mostly right but perhaps a bit more caustic than I felt was necessary. That was part of the Dave Jones repertoire. Your recollections of Penn State history, sports history and even American history demonstrated a background that few rival. Your departure is going to leave a void. Best to you and your family in a long, healthy retirement.

[@michaelspinelli9747]

It truly breaks my heart that Mr Dave Jones is no longer covering Penn State games. You sir, were the best my man. I hope you find fulfillment in your future. This is almost worse than the bowl loss. :(

[@jneal6349]

I will miss my go to video after PSU games. Always an accurate, insightful look at the game. Enjoy your semi retirement Dave Jones!!

[@chrisbromley7214]

Congrats on your retirement, Dave. Good luck.

[@timyounes]

I don't have much use or appreciation for sports reporters. Except David Jones. Well done sir!

[@frozenyeti253]

Thank you Dave! Enjoy retirement!

[@BigFan2025]

Loved the lawn tractor. Dave, the driver must have heard about your retirement.

[@bfpsu]

Good luck Dave

[@pjdgoblue8852]

Dave all the best well done!

[@markm1202]

Congrats to Dave, big loss to the PSU media following community of the one person that was always going to ask the direct questions on the real topics that we're all really wondering about. We don't have a number of those like some of the major college football markets do. I can foresee future moments where we'll all miss that Dave wasn't there to ask that one question that really needed to be asked. Best of luck in your next chapter.

[@josephmoodler2711]

Good luck Dave. Was that Jay Paterno on the tractor ?

[@jamesfields2916]

Huge Ole Miss fan. Having your defenders out definitely takes away from the win.

[@kanejude9063]

Good Luck Dave ! Enjoy your retirement 💙

[@thefutureisplaid3346]

Didn’t always agree with Dave but congrats on your retirement!

[@JM-ys1tb]

A few years ago, I never thought I would say this, but I will miss Dave

[@markf2026]

Will miss you, Dave!

[@bobcatk6027]

I guess for Franklin 4 weeks to get the offense ready wasn't quite long enough. Not a shocker they lost he cannot beat a good coach. Thanks Dave good luck in 2024.

[@whofan1967]

But he was a good coach last year at the Rose Bowl, and the Cotton Bowl and the Big Ten Championship Game....

[@SN-yn6it]

WE WILL MISS YOU DAVE !!! 😢😢😢😢

[@teekay_1]

You had to admit. Coach Franklin sure had the team prepared yesterday. And it was shocking that he lost to a top 15 team.

[@ryoung6725]

Grew up in PA following PSU, but my family moved to the mid-south my senior year, so I went to a college in Western Tennessee. It's funny the way the south thinks about their football teams, and their views on the Big Ten and anywhere else for that matter. Anyway, I can't stand "Lame" Kiffin with the way he left Tenn to go to USC. Then he had to beg Saban to get a job at Bama. He is a cry baby, but, unfortuntaely, he IS also a very good coach. Ole Miss has always been a rivalary, and some how they get kids to go to school there, must be the food, the campus escorts, the hottie totties, I don't know. I've been to Oxford and there isn't anything there, so go figure. Anyway, have followed PSU all my life, and will continue to follow them. Something has to change cause the way the opting out by NFL hopefuls is killing the bowl games, i.e., Ohio State, Florida State, etc. Feel bad for our team, but as they say, there is always next year.