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Failing grade. the debacle with the BB team at the firing of the coach was F minor. YOu can't talk and reason with a dozen college students who liked the University and were happy to be here, and u work for a University??What grade do you give Sandy B as PSU AD and why and how can Pat Kraft be better?
This is what passes for leadership in modern America and it's not just Penn State. Look at any business or any level of government.Failing grade. the debacle with the BB team at the firing of the coach was F minor. YOu can't talk and reason with a dozen college students who liked the University and were happy to be here, and u work for a University??
Year | Penn State | UCLA | USC | Ohio State | Michigan |
2021-22 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
2020-21 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
2018-19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
2017-18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
2016-17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
I don't know whose idea it was but I found the Ads during football games after the second mile scandal telling fans if you see something say something utterly disgusting. And the notion that since we were sycophants of the program we needed to be schooled on reporting molestation was the most insulting thing ever done to a fanbase. My stomach churned with anger when those ads ran. F U.What grade do you give Sandy B as PSU AD and why and how can Pat Kraft be better?
So succinct: Barber gets an F-: we lose to O$U each year, and lose to UM 4 of the 5 years. Failure - absolute, unequivocal failure. Unless the real objective is to play 3rd fiddle to the only 2 schools who matter in this conference? The above would make one assume that it is. Disgraceful, and she should have been fired for this unacceptable weakening of our Athletic Programs. Once again, as the Big Ten planned, Penn State is 2nd tier - and our administration either let it happen, or assisted in it.This tells it all, Learfield/Directors Cup under Sandy:
Year Penn State UCLA USC Ohio State Michigan 2021-22 43 15 12 4 3 2020-21 39 13 6 9 3 2018-19 13 6 5 12 2 2017-18 12 2 4 7 6 2016-17 8 11 4 2 11
I think this is a very good listing of accomplishments both positive and negative though I think not being able to do more with the stadium and handling of the dismissal of chambers as well as letting Washington go to long for the women’s side as well as the administrative bloat and just the idea of some super natatorium push me down below a C into the D range.Average, so I guess a C.
Good - continuing down the path of modernizing our football program and facilities (we started from way behind our peers). Locking up Cael and Franklin long term (I know many will disagree with Franklin being good, save it for the other threads). Seemingly good basketball coach hire. Starting discussions about updating Beaver Stadium and I think that's been done without making any huge financial commitments so far but not 100% on that. Getting us started with NIL (expecting Kraft to really drive this one).
Bad - Driving away Russ Rose. Steady decline in director's cup rankings. Adding administrative bloat. Handling of Pat Chambers departure. Football game day logistics seem to be getting worse (traffic, parking, etc)
Neutral - I don't know how she's done in terms of fundraising vs. predecessors or peers and this would be a key data point.
Franklin's contract has the potential to cripple the entire athletic department for over a decade of the new guy can't find a way to light a fire under CJF's sorry fourth point of contact given that he can't fire him for at least 7 years. We all know Franklin thinks he is right all the time, rarely if ever learns from his mistakes so things are not looking good long term.Fire the national championship winning fencing coach for a spurious reason and do the same to the men's basketball coach who had the program turned around, then screw around with two other national championship coaches in wrestling and women's volleyball. Think the other coaches looked over their shoulders much? Add to that keeping the women's basketball coach on well past her sell-by date, extending Franklin's contract after two substandard seasons and the overall decline of sports programs as a whole and you have an unsuccessful AD.
Job performance: DWhat grade do you give Sandy B as PSU AD and why and how can Pat Kraft be better?
What grade do you give Sandy B as PSU AD and why and how can Pat Kraft be better?
I agree with you but do think our hoops program is better now than 5 years ago and is on an upward trajectory. Not sure how much credit Barbour should get for the Shrewsberry hire though. She did not do any of the research to find him, I guess she ultimately approved it but she didn't lead the search I don't think. People did that for her but maybe she did more than I am giving her credit for. Nevertheless, I am glad she is gone. Always felt she was clueless when it came to PSU football and not a good leader. Franklin is a good talker and fed her a bunch of BS excuses a lot of times that she bought and never held him accountable. And then we end up with this ridiculous $80 million albatross contract after two poor seasons. Who does that?F.
With the latest Franklin contract she screwed us for years to come.
And that isn't a knock on Franklin.
I can't think of a single program which is better today than 5 years ago or 10 years ago.
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In fact, the stadium experience has driven me away after 55 years of attending games.
- Has not added value to the football game experience. No stadium or arena improvements
You can add Rose to this list.
- Not a favorite of both Sanderson and Franklin which speaks volumes