Penn State's PATH in College Football Playoffs | James Franklin, Nittany Lions making a run in CFP?

The Penn State Nittany Lions are facing SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff, and if they win, they will face the Boise State Broncos in the next round. As the playoffs are roughly over a week away, Producer River delivers his saucy take regarding the Nittany Lions in the College Football Playoff. How will the Nittany Lions do? Find out here
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Hosts: Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman
Producer: River Bailey

[@robertreese867]

According to the media, if PSU wins a game, it wasn’t a “big game” but if they lose it was a “big game.”

[@shawwr89]

100000%. Gonna clip Ari saying both of these games are ‘big games’ and use it forever if we win them tho.

[@kevinchandler179]

OK, as a die hard Nittany Lions 🦁 fan, let me set all this bullshit straight!!! My Nittany Lions 🦁 were down 18 points, and I even got scared 😱 and thought possibly blowout, but my Nittany Lions 🦁 stop them twice and scored 2 td's, made it a 4 point game, and was down 11 points twice and came back!!! 500 plus total yards, 292 yards rushing, 8.5 per carry, and had the ball at the end, with my receiver Tre Wallace getting held by the jersey on the so called interception!!!@ WE ARE, very dangerous team and talented and deep and will meet the Ducks in the national title game rematch!!!!! Book it

[@heartbreak25]

You get it. They were favored to lose the Rose Bowl until the day of and when he won, people claim the game never happened.

[@Aaron-s2n]

Fact is, there are no bad teams in the playoff. Go state.

[@mikescatena5732]

I don’t understand where people nationally think Penn State fans hate Franklin and want him fired. Are we disappointed in our games vs Ohio State? Yes but we are still happy to be a top 10 team every year just waiting to break through

[@kevinchandler179]

Great point, I agree buddy!!!!! WE ARE, and I have been saying that exact same thing forever, everyone is not a Joe Pa, Bear Bryant, Tom Osborne, Bobby Bowden, and Nick Saban, legends are legends for a reason!!!!

[@johnthierwechter1875]

Amen! Creating drama where there is none!!

[@jamess2293]

Penn state fans aren’t actually out on Franklin, just some of the loudest.

[@coastingalong]

exactly. yea he’s not perfect but i’d much rather go 10-2 and 11-1 and have a chance to win the big ten and a national championship than firing him and possibly falling off. we’ve been consistently good every year except covid

[@Hockeywizard5577]

Yup, most of us are just praying he breaks through to the next tier. He’s got us so close & there’s no guarantee a new guy even has us at this consistent of a level.

[@coastingalong]

@ 100%. just look at florida. they weren’t happy going 10-2 every year so they fired mullen and then they got so much worse.

[@elwalker9034]

Franklin was gifted a Big Ten title game appearance. He squandered that, but it makes his season so far look better than it is. If OSU moves on from Day, what justification is there for PSU to retain Franklin?

[@kevinchandler179]

My Nittany Lions 🦁 wasn't gifted anything????? The Buckeyes dropped the ball, and my Nittany Lions 🦁 went toe to toe with the best team in the nation, and are going to 🦁 meet them again in the national title game, book it!!!!!! WE ARE, enough said

[@mikescatena5732]

Ari is a MAJOR Penn state hater bro holy crap.

[@givem110]

Getting the 5th or 6th seed is an advantage because you get play a home game against #12 and then play the big 12 or group of 5 winner. It's the best spot to be in

[@scrumthebum2451]

Penn state won every game they were favored in for the last 3 years

[@byADK]

As a penn state fan ryan day I way more on the hot seat. I’m not always happy with franklins calls I think to myself if we fire him, who would we hire? I’m not sure we get an upgrade. I just want franklin to CEO and never want to see a play card in his hand

[@euclideszoto997]

I understand Penn State favored over SMU but let’s not get crazy thinking Boise State is gonna be a pushover.

[@FootballWiseGuy]

Do you think stopping Ashton is easy. 😂😂 can’t wait for the game! Best player in history not only this year, and he deserves the Heisman and it’s not even close, unless we count in the hype factor then Hunter wins, and it’s not even close. Such a joke that 80% of the people when pulled all the time Ashton wins, but the media is pushing their narrative further power 4 school.

[@brettk9316]

If Barkley played his schedule he'd have 3,000 yards!

[@scrumthebum2451]

Forcast for Penn state is high of 33 partly cloudy 10-15 mph winds

[@stretch141000]

That's too warm

[@scrumthebum2451]

@ yeah it would be nice if it were in the mid 20’s but it’s still 10 days out

[@HenryCaruso-x568]

It will feel much colder than 33

[@scrumthebum2451]

@@HenryCaruso-x568 Trending colder on latest forecast. Now high of 29 with 10-20 mph winds

[@Ima5starman]

Penn State showed out. They are right

[@brettk9316]

PSU going to Natty SMU, Boise, and No QB Georgia

[@HenryCaruso-x568]

Or ND/IU

[@nsme6942]

Penn Stste isn't gonna cover the spread i like the over

[@Glitchedx3D]

You guys make my work day go by so much easier! Thanks for the consistent hard work you put in!!