Much like the overrated Whiteout and PSU in general that job is not as attractive

Do you ever let a thought just stay in your head?

Nittany Lion obsessed.

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As people think it is. And as the candidates start emerging the question will be asked “is this guy even better than Franklin” I mean Franklin had a damn good run at upper 2nd tier Penn st. Battling Oregon, osu, UM I don’t think elites are gonna line up for that gig. Outside of this year I think Franklin MAXIMIZED Penn states ability to win and has made them believe they are more capable than they actually are. They will be down there with the likes of the huskers and Michigan state soon.

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Better question is what does Oregon, OSU, and UM have that PSU doesn’t?

- PSU campus is 3 hours from NYC, Philly, the DMV, and Pittsburgh. Other than USC, what other top 10 historical program has access to such a large population area within 3 hours?
-107K capacity stadium currently undergoing a nearly billion dollar renovation. Despite being 2 hours from civilization, they still draw 100 plus every game. Same as UM and OSU. Autzen is nice but tiny
- one of the largest alumni networks in the country

In hindsight, Paterno mailed it in after the 1994 season as you can’t argue that PSU wasn’t a top 5 program from the late 70’s to early 90’s with some years being the best. While entering the B1G was the right move in 1993, you can’t argue that PSU slipped as PSU didn’t adjust well to living in the B1G culminating in 4/5 seasons with a losing record in the early 2000’s.

They had a resurgence from 2005-2011, but not where the program was prior to 1995.

The perfect example of the B1G affecting PSU was the rise of Wisconsin - the Badgers for nearly 3 decades seemed to have a never ending stream of stud running backs from New Jersey. Prior to 1993, PSU would have locked down a lot of that talent that went to other B1G schools.

Franklin did a good job building the program to where it was from 2005-2011 prior to the sanctions, but couldn’t get the program to where it was prior to 1995. He couldn’t rally the high dollar donors for various reasons which is critical in the NIL era.

The current AD is a fantastic fundraiser. It can’t be understated how bad the Sandusky scandal affected fundraising. The big reason is the University did nothing to defend itself and threw the football program under the bus.

It just straight up wrote blank checks to ANYONE who made a claim with zero vetting. Most PSU alumni think the Sandusky investigation didn’t go deep enough. The big dollar alumni were overall loyal to Paterno and didn’t trust the university. This caused some friction with O’Brian and Franklin in his early years.

It was VERY well known in PA that Sandusky ran a charity for at risk boys which was the largest supplier of foster services in central PA. This charity was under the direct supervision of the attorney general’s office. Sandusky found all his victims through this charity. Once Sandusky was found guilty, the investigation into the charity stopped as they decided to cease operations.

Now that the Sandusky scandal is 15 years in the rearview mirror, there’s starting to be a large cadre of alumni who were at PSU at the end/post the Paterno era entering their prime earning and donating years who don’t have the blind loyalty to Paterno. Hopefully the AD and new coach can rally them.

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you ingested a shite load of lead paint as a child

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No cap. Penn State

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And as the candidates start emerging the question will be asked “is this guy even better than Franklin” I mean Franklin had a damn good run at upper 2nd tier Penn st.

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LSU got rid of Les Miles who had a NC and multiple other top 5 finishes. How can you question PSU moving on when you consider what LSU did.

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- one of the largest alumni networks in the country

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Penn State was the largest but now Indiana apparently is....of the 10 Largest Alumni Associations in the US, 7 are Big10 Schools. Big10 is everywhere and taking over everything, raking in the dough somewhat quietly... They don't chest pound and shout from the rooftops like the SEC leadership.

Penn State was #1 for 75% of the season in 1999...