If Matt Canada isn’t retained as HC at Maryland in 2019, I’d hire him immediately and help Rahne pack his boxes.
and a few weeks ago it was Brohm. Whatever, your act is old, tired and lame.
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If Matt Canada isn’t retained as HC at Maryland in 2019, I’d hire him immediately and help Rahne pack his boxes.
Regarding the OP premise that he’s not getting fired...probably true but he should be. Play calling absolutely sucks.
No! He sucked calling plays today! We should have run for 200 yards. Instead we pass on 2nd and 3rd down needing just 3-4 yards.
Uh, okay.
bs. rahne isn't throwing passes behind guys or over their heads. if trace puts those throws on the mark, the play works, we move chains and score points. then the plays magically look good. as i said, will always love trace, but right now, he's not the same player. in a candid moment, i suspect trace would say the same thing.
I said last week I’d rather see Fran Ganter calling plays. A lot of head scratching decisions, confusing route selections, too many QB runs called at awkward times. I’m sure he’s a decent guy but he’s not ready to be a big time OC by a long shot. So if we are ok with not being elite or “bigtime” then it makes sense to keep him around
The "Hack regressed under Franklin" story is bogus. He had a decent line in front so he could stand in the pocket like a statue and an NFL quality receiver to catch his passes. Once they were gone, he was exposed. Since that time he's been in front of 3 or 4 NFL teams and has not played a down in the regular season, even in garbage time.
Regarding the OC, I don't think the Offense is missing JoMo as much as it's missing Barkley.
I never wanted Brohm. You must be a bit confused this morning.and a few weeks ago it was Brohm. Whatever, your act is old, tired and lame.
The last 7 games of 2017 - including matchups w 4 highly ranked teams..... OSU, UMich, MSU and UWash......
Penn State scored 296 points
42+ points per game - against maybe the toughest schedule in the country.
(Only once scoring less than 35)
So, when the F - exactly - did “teams figure out the RPO” in 2017?
THAT is your “hot take”?
Do people even think - for one F-Ing millisecond - before posting such utter, abject, quantifiable, unmitigated nonsense?
Honest to God.
Really?
What the F would lead you to such a conclusion? And then to “post” it as if it were fact?
It’s F-Ing amazing.
Jeebzus
So let's go back to the line that made Norm's head explode -- my observation that some teams had figured out the RPO last year.
The statement was made with respect to the running game, a context Norm conveniently ignored and edited out.
Entirely missing the point, Norm indignantly exclaims that Penn State scored 296 points the last seven games of the year.
I know that, Norm, and 35 -- to include 550 yards of offense -- came in the bowl game with your villain Rahne in charge. Against a pretty good country defense. But never mind that.
Here's a few more numbers: 47, 56, 44, 63, 35. No, those aren't points scored by the offense. Those are some game-total yards gained by the best back in the country. The 35, for example, were against Rutgers.
The running plays in the RPO are slow to develop. That's all I said. The record bears it out.
Fortunately, when you have as many weapons and playmakers as we did last year, and a QB firing on all cylinders, you're gonna score points regardless.
On the other hand, when you have fewer weapons and fewer guys making plays and a QB off his game, well, you blame the OC.
Listen, at the end of the day, you can rant and rave all you want, but Rahne isn't going anywhere. Not because he's a crackerjack coordinator. But because the results, at worst, are mixed this year, and one season is not enough to come to a fair conclusion about his competence.
By the way, here's a third question for you: Are you going to be pulling for Penn State this Saturday, or would you prefer we lose so you can continue to indulge your grudge against Rahne and the coaching staff?
Two Rahne red flags for me. Thinking the direct snap zone read with Sanders was going to work against Michigan and splitting McSorley out wide when they brought Stevens in against Wisconsin. That screams of lack of imagination and not truly knowing your opponent. Did he think Don Brown was going to be fooled by that again?
Yes those are 2 excellent examples. If I rolled my eyes anymore during the Wiscy game, when Trace was at WR, they would have gotten stuck in the back of my head.
My other major complaint is the "Stevens package" and not having a clue as to when to use it.
In addition to providing those glorious flashbacks to the JayP/GalenHall era ….. has Rahne shown - at any time - a level of competence above that of JayP and or John Donovan (among others)?
I know.... rhetorical question. No doubt
I really wish they would have used Stevens more as a TE when he came in to mix things up. Last year he scored a TD on a pass route and blew right by the LB trying to cover him. He's a great athlete that they for all intents and purposes set up for failure due to the lack of imagination when he comes in. There are too many young innovative offensive coordinators out there for me to sit here and not complain about this offense. Scary how bad they are playing right now and we have fans thinking they should be playing on New Years day. I just hope they beat Maryland.
.... Rahne ... still needs to run the offense that Franklin wants.
I really wish they would have used Stevens more as a TE when he came in to mix things up. Last year he scored a TD on a pass route and blew right by the LB trying to cover him. He's a great athlete that they for all intents and purposes set up for failure due to the lack of imagination when he comes in. There are too many young innovative offensive coordinators out there for me to sit here and not complain about this offense. Scary how bad they are playing right now and we have fans thinking they should be playing on New Years day. I just hope they beat Maryland.
P5 Teams who have QBs who have run for 500 or more yards are:
51 and 26 this year
PSU: 8-3
Illinois: 4-7
Syracuse: 8-3
UVA: 7-4
Oklahoma: 10-1
Georgie Tech: 7-4
Mississippi St: 7-4
Last Year?
120 and 62
(Louisville, Arizona, GTech, MissSt, Bama, ND, tOSU, Wake, Clemson, Syracuse, MichSt, Utah, Duke, KState)
If "running QBs" teams win 2 out of 3 games in college football...… I don't think we are anywhere near seeing a decrease in running QBs in college football.
I would have liked to have seen more running as well, but these rankings are often very misleading. Are they 25th in passing because everyone runs against them or does everyone run against them because their pass defense is so good? I know we easily should have scored in the 30’s except for a dropped pass and a fumble, but who knows.Read somewhere that coming in Rutgers def against run ranked around 119 and pass defense at 25. We tied a season high with 36 attempted passes. And that scheme seemed the choice from first series of game. Thoughts?
Another observation on Trace’s condition...appears ok running straight ahead but has not shown ability to cut. That is contributing greatly to his decreased efficiency.
“2+2 doesn’t equal 4 GD it!!!..... it equals 7!!!!
It equals 7!!!
It equals 7!!!
It equals 7!!!
It equals 7!!!
And Black is White!!!! ..... and the Sun rises in the West!!!”
OK
Gotcha’
Can’t “argue” with your logic
Jeebzus.
You are a definite “stoopid” Olympian.
Maybe a gold medal favorite.
By this logic, you are calling an 8-4 season acceptable ( 2 out of 3)...Can you imagine the bitchin' here if that's the record?P5 Teams who have QBs who have run for 500 or more yards are:
51 and 26 this year
PSU: 8-3
Illinois: 4-7
Syracuse: 8-3
UVA: 7-4
Oklahoma: 10-1
Georgie Tech: 7-4
Mississippi St: 7-4
Last Year?
120 and 62
(Louisville, Arizona, GTech, MissSt, Bama, ND, tOSU, Wake, Clemson, Syracuse, MichSt, Utah, Duke, KState)
If "running QBs" teams win 2 out of 3 games in college football...… I don't think we are anywhere near seeing a decrease in running QBs in college football.
He’s an f’n idiot. I had one person on ignore ever...I now have two.Back to your condescending self. I'm disappointed. Thought we had turned a page and got past debate through name-calling. What is it? Booze? Drugs? Divorce? Or were you raised to be this way? You don't represent Penn State very well.
times like this I really miss 21 guns, he'd love to mess with Barry!!! I really wish he'd come back!!! I don't care if they would burn Fries RS or not!!God you’re an ass.
He’s an f’n idiot. I had one person on ignore ever...I now have two.
I don’t think he’s made a particularly compelling case for rahne here....
I don’t think he’s made a particularly compelling case for rahne here....
I guess it seems like an overall defense of the program (which I agree with), which I view as something that’s happened almost in spite of rahne.Sounded pretty fair to me
I guess it seems like an overall defense of the program (which I agree with), which I view as something that’s happened almost in spite of rahne.
I'm not sure what this has to with anything or at least to the point I was making. Do you believe he was good in his freshman year? Do you believe he regressed after his freshman year?Well tell me which QB coach he had in the NFL or which QB guru he worked with that was
able to get him (Hack) to improve?
I'll wait....
The answer is None. The fact that BOB never looked at him at Texas speaks volumes.I'm not sure what this has to with anything or at least to the point I was making. Do you believe he was good in his freshman year? Do you believe he regressed after his freshman year?
I'm not sure what this has to with anything or at least to the point I was making. Do you believe he was good in his freshman year? Do you believe he regressed after his freshman year?
If he truly was a great QB with all this skill, he would have had success regardless of the offensive scheme. Great players make plays and they make their coaches look good. Lamar Jackson lit it up at Louisville, then after he leaves the coach gets fired during the season. Obviously the coaching had nothing to do with his success.The point is or was that after multiple QB gurus to get Hack ready for the draft and multiple NFL teams and different QB coaches NONE of them were able to get Hack any better. So I don't think Franklin, Rahne or Donovan have any part in the Hack progressed/regressed argument.
Do I think Hack was good in his Freshman year? Yes. I thought he was a good Freshman QB that had a decent OL in front of him, an NFL pro-bowl type WR in Alan Robinson and some very good TE's and a HC that ran a pro style offense.
After the sanctions really started to hit, not so much.