Are James Franklin, Penn State football sleeper CONTENDERS?

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On the latest episode of The Solid Verbal college football podcast, we welcome on StateCollege.com's Ben Jones to talk James Franklin's Penn State program. Following repeated losses to Jim Harbaugh's Michigan and Ryan Day's Ohio State, the question of Penn State breaking through persists, so we talk about QB Drew Allar's development, especially in new OC Andy Kotelnicki's new offense, Abdul Carter's move to the edge, Penn State's recruiting scope, what Dan Lanning's Oregon and Lincoln Riley's USC bring to Penn State's Big Ten equation, Penn State benefiting from the College Football Playoff moving to 12 teams, a concerning (or not!) wide receiver exodus this offseason, and more!
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  • @EmperorPilaf04
    @EmperorPilaf04Ай бұрын

    Yay! A whole episode about my team!

  • @davidmtatta
    @davidmtattaАй бұрын

    Really great in depth analysis. We are!

  • @solidverbal

    @solidverbal

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @joshbazon2764
    @joshbazon2764Ай бұрын

    Yes, Franklin and Penn State will get through to a college football playoff berth.

  • @Jon.A.Scholt
    @Jon.A.ScholtАй бұрын

    I remember everyone saying the same line about Pac 12 offenses and Big Ten teams before the National Championship game. "Michigan hasn't faced an offense that's anything like Washington and Penix!". We all know how that turned out. Now we're hearing the same things all over again.

  • @michaelmclinn75
    @michaelmclinn75Ай бұрын

    People forget how special of a contribution Barkley gave in 2016. We had a good team but without Barkley, none of that happens IMHO

  • @brianbird818
    @brianbird81825 күн бұрын

    You guys mention being able to find WR which is true, but then you need the NIL to land them. Colbie Young was on campus. Lajohntay Wester was on campus. Keeping the guys they have on the roster has been a massive part of why they haven’t been able to make massive splashes in the portal.

  • @briggsofdisaster
    @briggsofdisasterАй бұрын

    It’s quite hilarious that Dan thinks the Big Ten might not be ready for the PAC offenses. Gotta get behind my Penn State guy and 100% agree that they’ve never had to play against good to great defenses before. Oregon is the only team ready for the B1G. The rest have a lot of catching up to do Dan.

  • @solidverbal

    @solidverbal

    Ай бұрын

    D: That's reasonable, there should be some give and take in both directions, I just know Penn State has had some *truly* bad Big Ten offenses on recent schedules before looking unprepared (albeit with a couple opt outs) for more legit playmakers against Ole Miss. Those four schools regularly churn out good to great offenses playing in and out of conference, with UCLA, Oregon, and Washington regularly looking at least more competent and complete than a majority of the Big Ten. Won't be many Brendan Sorsby, Gavin Wimsatt, Katin Houser, Ben Bryant, Deacon Hill, Luke Altmyer types starting for those teams. Either way, will be fun to find out!

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    The Pac 12 teams are going to realize we play this thing called defense in Happy Valley, Big House, Columbus and Iowa and Wisconsin!!!! WE ARE

  • @XxBonzeD4Kill4xX

    @XxBonzeD4Kill4xX

    Ай бұрын

    @@kevinchandler179oregon plays defense too and has elite of elite offense

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    @@XxBonzeD4Kill4xX OK, I am not mad or saying that!!! I will say, welcome to the big ten!!! WE ARE

  • @leojanuszewski1019

    @leojanuszewski1019

    24 күн бұрын

    ​@@kevinchandler1793rd in Big Ten East.

  • @kevinchandler179
    @kevinchandler179Ай бұрын

    I'll take my chances!!@ 11-1 at worst this year

  • @EmperorPilaf04
    @EmperorPilaf04Ай бұрын

    It's ok Ty, I'm still a diehard Hackenberg apologist. I even named my pet turtle after him. We can start a support group

  • @solidverbal

    @solidverbal

    Ай бұрын

    There are only a few of us left, but we will never waver

  • @jamessaibot5681
    @jamessaibot5681Ай бұрын

    I would like to know if depth at o-line and the vols secondary is a legitimate concern for Austin Price. I will be 100% watching the Tennessee episode.

  • @solidverbal

    @solidverbal

    Ай бұрын

    Will ask!

  • @JohnKearney-vn5nx
    @JohnKearney-vn5nx16 күн бұрын

    Regarding your James Franklin comments, how long did it take Joe Paterno to win a national championship? 20 years give or take a year. Why did Franklin take 5 years to get an offensive line. Remember the sanctions, O'Brien opted not to sign offensive lineman. OL is becoming a strength. Franklin made a good hire. We need to prove we can develop a QB. Yurchich didn't do it. Every year I look at the best records and guess what, 10-2 ranks pretty high. Find a way to support a coach doing a good job. We are close. We need a good QB recruit to become a top college QB. By the way Hackenberg lived in Tamaqua during his early years. That's why he is a Pennsylvanian.

  • @KB3TLE
    @KB3TLE29 күн бұрын

    So what if it's not OSU or M - that they lose to ? -- A better team - like Ole Miss - is just as much a loss ? -- Like Arkansas Georgia & even Kentucky !!! -- Landing at about 10 or so - seems to be - it ? > Not sure really - if - they are 'that' good some seasons given bowl results ? 🤔

  • @kevinchandler179
    @kevinchandler179Ай бұрын

    We had the best damn defense in the nation last year!!! They played their hearts out even against Ohio State and the cheaters!!! And, we are going to be elite again!!! WE ARE

  • @galvanaut7119
    @galvanaut7119Ай бұрын

    If "happens" means he will at some point win a big game? .. yes. Get to a national title?...highly unlikely.

  • @brandonbeatty3329
    @brandonbeatty3329Ай бұрын

    Everyone forgets the Covid year probably would’ve been a great year, had the plandemic happened which lead to Micah Parsons sitting out. Then people forget Journey Brown’s heart issue that cause him to retire from football. Had those things not happened, we probably could’ve won the Big10 that year.

  • @tsully4368
    @tsully4368Ай бұрын

    Defeating a Bieniemy (UCLA) and Riley (USC) run offense will not be a picnic. Neither will be facing a Belichick defense (Washington). With Ohio St and Wiscy sandwiched in between. PSU will have to put up points and the depth isn't there to overcome injuries.

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    Are you kidding me? My Nittany Lions 🦁 play elite defense, them teams won't move the ball on our elite defense!!!! WE ARE 🤣

  • @Jon.A.Scholt
    @Jon.A.ScholtАй бұрын

    Franklin better make the playoffs this season. They have a cup cake Big Ten schedule. No Michigan. No Oregon. No excuses.

  • @johnhaversack1634
    @johnhaversack1634Ай бұрын

    Now instead of losing to OSU/Michigan every year..add Oregon/USC/Washington to the mix.

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    Ha, are sniffing bath salts 🧂!!! My Nittany Lions 🦁, Michigan and Ohio State had the best three defenses in the nation and that's not going to change!!! If the Pac 12 teams were so great, why didn't they keep the conference going, instead of coming to a real conference 🤔? Little orphans is going to be Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington!!! WE ARE a real blue blood program, Ohio State and the cheaters as well!!! Good luck though, your going to need it!!!!

  • @johnhaversack1634

    @johnhaversack1634

    Ай бұрын

    @@kevinchandler179 Oregon will beat up PSU just like OSU/Mich...their HC is 5 times better than Franklin.

  • @johnhaversack1634

    @johnhaversack1634

    Ай бұрын

    Add Oregon...USC will beat them most of the time...their HCs are tons better than Franklin.

  • @93HonestAbe

    @93HonestAbe

    27 күн бұрын

    @@johnhaversack1634 No defense Lincoln Riley, yea you REALLY do not know what you are talking about.

  • @johnhaversack1634
    @johnhaversack1634Ай бұрын

    With a patchwork OL losing both tackles/no WRs....better rethink PSU in 2024...8-4.

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    11-1 at worst!!!! WE ARE

  • @johnhaversack1634
    @johnhaversack1634Ай бұрын

    Look at Franklins records vs top 10/the big dogs in conference...one word...BAD.

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    Look at Franklin's record in general as a young coach barely over 50 years old??? Legends like Joe Pa, Bear, Tom Osborne, Bobby Bowden and such don't grow on trees people!!! Saban is amazing, obviously but my point is, do you realize how hard it is to be a legend 👏? WE ARE

  • @kenfortin9406

    @kenfortin9406

    Ай бұрын

    @@kevinchandler179 You are... pedo enablers.

  • @IRightwiggle
    @IRightwiggleАй бұрын

    Mentions “creepy Jim Harbaugh” (who also just happened to win the National Championship and 3 straight Big Ten titles LOL)

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    CHEATERS, get it through your heads!!! Harbough is a scumbag

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    You mean cheating???? That's what I thought

  • @kevinchandler179

    @kevinchandler179

    Ай бұрын

    You Michigan fans wanted to fire Harbough 🔥!!! And, all the sudden he took a pay cut and magically started dominating, everyone? He never beat Urban Meyer, but Franklin did at least , and Harbough was 3-3 against Franklin, till he started cheating!!@ WE ARE

  • @kenfortin9406

    @kenfortin9406

    Ай бұрын

    @@kevinchandler179 Ever notice how ped state hasn't won anything of significance since they joined the Big Ten in 1993?

  • @IRightwiggle
    @IRightwiggleАй бұрын

    Michigan beat that Penn State 2016 team 49-10

  • @mgoboski

    @mgoboski

    Ай бұрын

    It was sign stealing, didn't you know?

  • @solidverbal

    @solidverbal

    Ай бұрын

    They did, and of course because it's CFB, that Michigan team scored 13 points in a loss @ Iowa a week after Iowa lost to PSU by 27. What a sport.

  • @benjones8051

    @benjones8051

    Ай бұрын

    Penn State also had a metric boatload of injuries that game. Good season for how it ends not how it starts

  • @J-PROGRAMMER

    @J-PROGRAMMER

    Ай бұрын

    Penn State returned the favor the following year, beating Michigan 42-13

  • @scottscales1163

    @scottscales1163

    Ай бұрын

    Half their defense was out that game.

  • @TheSpaghetti64
    @TheSpaghetti64Ай бұрын

    Not as long as Franklin is coach. He's his own worst enemy.

  • @freeclimb5487
    @freeclimb5487Ай бұрын

    Guy's a whiner.

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