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re: Urban Meyer suggests Penn State already knows James Franklin's replacement
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:41 am to TrueLefty
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:41 am to TrueLefty
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“When you fire a coach, when his record was 104-45 and was in the Rose Bowl, Peach Bowl, and a score away from playing for a national championship, and 16 days ago he could have had the possible No. 1 team in the country, I don’t think you make that move, with a $75 million expense coming, unless you know who you’re gonna hire,” he said.
He see and hear this line of thinking all the time, and it almost always turns out to be incorrect.
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Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:46 am to Globetrotter747
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Whether he gets back into coaching or not, ending an otherwise great coaching career with a terrible stint in Jacksonville has to gnaw on him a little bit. He’s only 61. If he went to PSU and won a natty he would be the only coach to win one at three different schools. That would be impressive and a worthwhile challenge if he still has a little fire in him.
I kind of feel like he was just going through the motions from 2016-2018 at OSU. His teams were still extremely talented, but they didn't have that "dog" in them. Losing to Iowa and Purdue by 4 possessions in back to back seasons just shows you have lost the edge. Then the Jax issue was insane because he should never have been hired in the NFL. He's a guy who wants to run the zone read if possible which isn't an NFL type offense most of the time and defense adapt much faster
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:53 am to Buckeye06
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kind of feel like he was just going through the motions from 2016-2018 at OSU
The 2016 blowout to Clempsun was n indicator that he wasn’t gonna stay much longer at OSU. He had a substandard offense that year and a QB who was limited on accuracy down the field and an elite team like Clempsun, when DeShaun Watson went Superman in the playoffs, and Venables as DC, just overwhelmed them.
Meyer got lazy with his coordinator hires and it showed. Tom Herman was ready gone to be a head coach and his replacement Tim Beck was terrible.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:55 am to Nasty_Canasta
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Meyer got lazy with his coordinator hires and it showed. Tom Herman was ready gone to be a head coach and his replacement Tim Beck was terrible.
Beck/Ed W were both bad. The Clemson blowout led to Ryan Day which I couldn't be happier about of course
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:08 am to Bobby4Bama
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Watch it be Urban
These were the odds as of a couple of days ago
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1- Matt Rhule +200
2- Joe Brady +300
3- Fran Brown +500
4- Curt Cignetti +600
5- Bill O’Brien +700
6- Lane Kiffin +900
7- Matt Campbell +1000
8- Will Stein +1600
9- Jon Gruden +2000
10- Brent Key +2000
11- Manny Diaz +2000
12- Jon Sumrall +2500
13- Urban Meyer +3300
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:16 am to TrueLefty
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Marcus Freeman
Why? They'll just have to fire him in five years.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:22 am to AlaskaAg
What makes you think it's Elko?
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:24 am to Hilonghorn9
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We are going to see how much Elko really loves College Station. He’s definitely at a place with the resources to bring a championship but Penn State probably has of similar resources.
His options: continue building the ball club he’s already had turn a corner at a school that embraces him and will give him whatever he needs, or go start over at a program that’s in shambles.
That’s what it boils downs to.
Elko is not leaving A&M.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:28 am to FootballFrenzy
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His options: continue building the ball club he’s already had turn a corner at a school that embraces him and will give him whatever he needs, or go start over at a program that’s in shambles.
That’s what it boils downs to.
Elko is not leaving A&M.
Don't jinx yourself, baw
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:29 am to SidewalkTiger
Good point.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:31 am to FootballFrenzy
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a school that embraces him and will give him whatever he needs
I'm not one to spit at $7 million but isn't that his salary? There are 10 coaches making over $10 million a year so he may at least get an extension with a $10 in front of his 6 zeros
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:37 am to Buckeye06
Yes, but A&M won’t let PSU outbid them. I think we proved via Jimbo that we won’t count the cost when it comes to getting a championship.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:40 am to TrueLefty
So Meyers thinks Indiana just so happen to give their coach a $4 million dollar raise the week after Franklin was fired?
He was widely reported as their #1 target and they didn’t get him.
I think they’ll get Matt Campbell. He’d be crazy not to take a P2 job and Penn State would likely be his best opportunity.
He was widely reported as their #1 target and they didn’t get him.
I think they’ll get Matt Campbell. He’d be crazy not to take a P2 job and Penn State would likely be his best opportunity.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:46 am to AlaskaAg
Simply put, the main theme is.. he lost the locker room. The losses at UCLA & at home to Northwestern show that. Those are unforgivable.
Also, and not being a whatever troll or anything, but Penn State fans have been all over Mizzou sites or posts ..gushing about Beau Pribula. Like crazy..it's become apparent that Drew Allar, was being waited on ..to shine..and it never happened..and seeing Beau have decent success elsewhere..made the Penn St faithful mad..and turned them on Franklin even more..weird I know. After the Oregon loss..it snowballed.
Also, and not being a whatever troll or anything, but Penn State fans have been all over Mizzou sites or posts ..gushing about Beau Pribula. Like crazy..it's become apparent that Drew Allar, was being waited on ..to shine..and it never happened..and seeing Beau have decent success elsewhere..made the Penn St faithful mad..and turned them on Franklin even more..weird I know. After the Oregon loss..it snowballed.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:46 am to BurgTiger
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He was widely reported as their #1 target and they didn’t get him.
That truly doesn't mean anything. If Cignetti's agent was doing his job, he was the one that leaked that out. And to Cig's credit, he's doing a hell of a job, which makes that tactic effective.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:49 am to TheePalmetto
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Rhule has been beaten by teams with far more talented rosters than his own though.
Optics wise I cant see boosters or fans being happy writing a $50m check to get rid of a guy for not winning ranked matchups, and then hiring a guy who is 2-23 against ranked teams
Not having a talented team with Temple and Baylor... Fair. With Nebraska I dont think thats the case. They have the #20 composite this year (ahead of Ole Miss) and still lost at home to a garbage Michigan team. The only reason that game was even close was because he hit a hail mary at halftime
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:50 am to FootballFrenzy
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Yes, but A&M won’t let PSU outbid them. I think we proved via Jimbo that we won’t count the cost when it comes to getting a championship.
If Elmo did leave, it definitely wouldn't be because of money.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:55 am to BurgTiger
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I think they’ll get Matt Campbell. He’d be crazy not to take a P2 job and Penn State would likely be his best opportunity.
I would be surprised if Campbell left. He's taken a pay discount almost his entire time at Iowa State (on purpose even to leave more money for assistants), he seems to love it there, and the fans will put up with down seasons. Like Cignetti at Indiana, that is a job where they will build statues and rename the stadium if he stays
If Duke beats Georgia Tech this weekend, I think Manny Diaz is their target
Posted on 10/17/25 at 11:01 am to AlaskaAg
quote:because when you really want to fire someone, you don't give him a chance to turn it around. You just do it quickly at the first opportunity you have.
What I don’t get is why Penn State would pull the trigger and fire their coach so early in the season.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 11:02 am to TrueLefty
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I believe it will be either Matt Ruhl or Dan Mullen
lol you don’t fire Franklin for Dam Mullen
It’ll be Rhule, Matt Campbell, or Eliah Drinkwitz
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