James Franklin fell on his face today
He talked about being totally focused on the Illinois game, and called OSU stadium the Big House.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:13 PM ^
Is he going to tweet "Illinois" a few dozen times at some point this week?
October 26th, 2021 at 4:27 PM ^
I guess his new thing is to tweet "1-0, 1-0, 1-0, etc." every Sunday night. PSU fans were...not amused.
October 27th, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
FanDuel odds that he pronounces the "s" on the end like "Illinoize" ?
October 26th, 2021 at 4:25 PM ^
Not a Franklin fan, but 11W has no video or source.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:52 PM ^
The question after which Frames initially started talking about Illinois.
Also does it around 13:10. Switches to ohio, ohio state around 14:45. I missed the big house reference, although I was only half paying attention and running the video at 2x speed.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:41 PM ^
And yet because of the universe being a cruel, cruel witch, PSU will upset OSU on some bullshit, Franklin will get the USC job, and OSU will be hyperfocused on beating us for the division title.
October 26th, 2021 at 7:50 PM ^
If that happens they can be hyper focused on us all they want. The Playoff Committee will be hyper focused on their two losses.
October 26th, 2021 at 11:40 PM ^
Which would only result in Luke Fickle sneaking into the playoffs over Michigan.
Worst. Case. Scenario.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:42 PM ^
He sure did. I'm sure he's uber-focused on playing Illinois in the Big House on Saturday, and not at all distracted by...
October 26th, 2021 at 3:43 PM ^
It might be the matchup he wants, but not the one he gets.
October 26th, 2021 at 7:38 PM ^
Not sure if he wants a piece of Illinois again. Had a tough enough time the 1st time around
October 26th, 2021 at 3:55 PM ^
Not a lot of teams head to the big house in Columbus and get a W against Illinois.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:00 PM ^
I will have to say that that has rarely happened.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:20 PM ^
I want to hate you for being a Buckeye fan but youre just too reasonable
October 26th, 2021 at 4:29 PM ^
More like an "L".
October 26th, 2021 at 8:07 PM ^
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October 26th, 2021 at 5:59 PM ^
This may be the only time I root for the Buckeyes. I am so tired of Franklin and his act.
October 27th, 2021 at 12:15 AM ^
If you've ever seen what the coeds look like on USC campus, I'd be pretty distracted myself.
October 27th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
I absolutely hate how easy it is to update your posts.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:44 PM ^
Already out of the championship picture. He's coasting. From the East Coast to the West Coast.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:45 PM ^
disre...spekt?
October 26th, 2021 at 3:46 PM ^
I mean, maybe Franklin still has reason to be focused on Illinois.
If someone told me this Tuesday afternoon that Illinois @ PSU was still going on, with the score tied 46-46 in the 4318th overtime, I wouldn't automatically rule that as unbelievable.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:59 PM ^
...and Illinois would still be under 50 yards in passing.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:34 PM ^
and Bielema would have bbq sauce and nacho cheese stains on his muumuu
October 26th, 2021 at 7:59 PM ^
And blame his offensive line for the stains...
October 26th, 2021 at 4:01 PM ^
That would be brutal. Only 15 conversions each in 4309 attempts.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
I think they were on pace for that.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:05 PM ^
Honestly, if I was PSU I might still be focused on trying to fix whatever the hell happened against Illinois instead of preparing for OSU.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:55 PM ^
Your starting DT’s knee? It’s on its own schedule. He’s out for the season.
October 26th, 2021 at 8:39 PM ^
Your starting DT being out shouldn’t cause you to lose to Illinois…
October 26th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
I would... no way either team is getting to 46.
October 26th, 2021 at 7:55 PM ^
After the kicking competition couldn't settle things (still can't believe they both hit from 60 yards) they sent everyone home for the night and reconvened at 9:30am for a dance off. They're now into the second round of a singing competition, after which it will go to a sudden death spelling bee.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:48 PM ^
Franklin needs to hurry up and secure a new contract this week before Ohio State beats his team by fifty and Penn State ends up dropping 3 of their next 5.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:49 PM ^
Oh he is fuckin broken and halfway to USC (if they still want him). This one is going to be a slaughter, folks.
October 26th, 2021 at 3:56 PM ^
It gon' be bad
October 26th, 2021 at 3:59 PM ^
Ah, we need some Mark Dantonio "Pride goeth before the fall" right here ........
I don't like James Franklin, but I still think this team is talented enough to claim 1 scalp (among OSU, U-M and MSU) before the season is over. God willing that scalp will belong to Brutus.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
I like your optimism but I don't even know how PSU is going to limit OSU's possessions, let alone score on any of their own. And I would hope Michigan could do what Illinois did in running the ball. (If Sitkowski/Peters can win there, so can our QBs.). MSU might have to be the one, which, by all means...
October 26th, 2021 at 4:48 PM ^
I much prefer they beat Sparty.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:52 PM ^
Illinois ran for over 300 yards. ILLINOIS! While passing for less than 40 yards. Penn State's main DT is out for the season and they miss that kid like fish miss water. Ohio State will probably run all over them (and so will we). Feel bad because Penn State was up there as likely the #2 B1G team and now, over the course of 3 weeks, they're spiraling downwards and Franklin has given every sign that he's on the way out. Rough month for Nittany Kitties
October 26th, 2021 at 5:12 PM ^
Meh. Penn St usually gets a pass for not doing well. They claimed a right to the playoff in 2016 after we beat them by 400 points (injuries!). They got a cushy spot in the 2021 preseason rankings despite starting 0-5 in 2020 (COVID YEAR!).This year, college football is already apologizing on their behalf following recent losses (moar injuries!).
Meanwhile, the next Harbaugh loss will cause our fanbase to eat itself.
October 26th, 2021 at 10:11 PM ^
PSU claimed a right to the playoff in 2016 because they were B1G Champs, with a head-to-head win over another playoff contender. Full stop.
What would have been crazy is if a Power 5 Champion with that head-to-head win was NOT being talked about as a playoff contender. Those are 2 VERY strong bullet points on the resume that will nearly always result in a team being chatted about as regards the playoff.
The 2021 favorably claim is kind of bunk too. If Michigan had beaten 2 ranked teams in the season's Top 3 weeks, Michigan would have been ranked at least 10th by Week 4 as well. PSU getting to #6 was based on 2021 results, not some kind of "unfair pass given to PSU."
October 26th, 2021 at 6:34 PM ^
None of the above. If the coach doesn't know who he is playing or even where the game will be played, how are players going to react?
October 26th, 2021 at 10:03 PM ^
We will see. PSU still has raw talent on the team.
As for the Buckeyes being "the scalp" --- let's get back to reality as regards OSU. Namely, the reality is that Ohio State is NOT that great. It's cool they are piling up big margins against Maryland, Rutgers and Indiana, but this is still a Buckeye team that couldn't figure out how to stop a good-but-hardly-great Oregon in many ways.
It's far from inconceivable that the Buckeyes will lose to other teams that fall into the "good-but-hardly-great bucket." E.g., PSU, U-M, MSU, Iowa or Wisconsin in Indianapolis. In fact, I'd be shocked if OSU ended the regular season with only 1 loss. I don't believe they are a clear Top 5 team.
October 28th, 2021 at 12:04 PM ^
I love it, Buckeyes and Lion on a UM board. Hope we see more of it. Wouldn't it be great if there was a B10 board where all the respective fans could chat about all the games without any childish insults or slams of our teams? I think Middle East peace would be easier, but we can hope.
October 27th, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
That may be true, but I hardly think broken-down PSU is the team to beat them.
October 26th, 2021 at 7:56 PM ^
Well it all depends on the QB, if he’s healthy, yes.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:10 PM ^
I watched all 9 inept overtimes and am most broken as well. Not looking good for PSU.
October 26th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
They might be better without Frames Janklin's whole head in the game.