Bill O'Brien deserves a lot of credit for his few years at Penn State. Franklin got the benefit of the sanctions being lifted and ships reinstated, while O'Brien won despite the sanctions being in place and without a full array of scholarships.
BOB did a great job holding the team together and he had NFL talent all over the field. BOB was only at Penn St for 2 years and he hated recruiting and only had a handful of scholarships to give out so by the time james Franklin showed up the roster was depleted and he had to rebuild the team. James Franklin had to take DL and make OL out of ‘em. BOB did a good job but what James Franklin did was incredible considering the depleted roster. James Franklin is a football disciple of Ralph Freidgen and IMO that’s why he was able to pull off what he has done at Penn St.
Plus, his coaching staff is married to the only hot women in the entire state.
There was a huge exodus of talent after sanctions came down, including Silas Redd, Khairi Fortt, Jamil Pollard, Rob Bolden, Tim Buckley, Justin Brown, Kevin Haplea, Anthony Fera, and Ryan Nowicki. The suggestion that O'Brien had a bunch of NFL holdover talent compared to Franklin is an absurdly untrue comment. In fact, there were six players drafted out Penn State the two years that BOB was there, while there were eight players drafted out of PSU the first two year of Franklin's tenure.
Silas Redd and Justin Brown were the only 2 that were a loss the others were not going to get much playing time. BOB didn’t feel the sanctions because the team was stacked with talent. The loss of Silas Redd was big but we still Zack Zwinak to step up and get 1000 yards. There was no limited scholarship under BOB James Franklin 3 years later is the one that suffered the sanctions. Bob did a good job and I love Bob but he never felt the sanctions nothing like James Franklin did.
You are wrong about the impact. BOB did have to deal with the fact that there were lost scholarships as well as the transfers.
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Trust me brother, when sanctions are put in its 3 or 4 years before you start really feeling them. Check the roster of 2012 after Silas Redd and a few others left and look at the guys that went on to play in the NFL.You are wrong about the impact. BOB did have to deal with the fact that there were lost scholarships as well as the transfers.
The second link below states that he was down to around 62 scholarship players on roster due to mass exodus.
Also, how about this blurb...
"With a host of freshmen redshirts, it is clear that OB is building for the removal of Bowl Sanctions, 2016 A.D. Those 14 kids, led by Christian Hackenberg – plus this year’s redshirts — will be seniors in 2016 and eligible to play in a bowl game. If O’Brien is around, there’s no question the Lions will go bowling."
Isn't 2016 the year that Franklin won the Big 10? Hmmm....
2012 Penn State Football: The Roster Damage Wrought By Departures
Now that sanctions-related departures from Penn State have likely slowed down for a while, it is probably about time to look at what's left. Let's take stock of the damage inflicted both on the 2012 and 2013 PSU squads.
Penn State Football: Bill O’Brien’s NFL-Like Roster is 'Next Play Up'
The Nittany Lions played only 52 players against Syracuse and 50 versus Central Florida. At 166 plays a game, the margin for error is already small anyway. But for PSU in The Sanction Error, it can truly be a Doggy Dogg World.www.statecollege.com
NCAA reduces scholarship sanctions against Penn State
The NCAA on Tuesday reversed course on one of the major sanctions against the Penn State football program when it announced the Nittany Lions will start getting back scholarships beginning next year and can return to full strength of 85 scholarships in 2016. Instead of being limited to 15...www.altoonamirror.com
Dude. BOB coached a team with 62 players on ship. He also setup Franklin's 2016 team, which is the one where they won the Big 10 and had five players drafted, more than any year under BOB.
True, but most of the 62 players were seasoned players not players recruited under sanctions and walk-ons like what James Franklin walked into. I love Brent Key and James Franklin but if Bob was the head coach of Ga Tech or Penn St it wouldn’t hurt my feelings. Trust me, Bob is one of my favorite coaches. Hope you don’t think I’m picking on Bob because I love the guy. James Franklin recruited Barkley and McSorely from the 2016 team.
I am confused. Who recruited most of the players on the 2016 team? Yes, Franklin recruited Barkley and McSorely, but most of the team was recruited by BOB.
Sorry, just having a little college football fun buddy. Had fun Ramblin Wreck, you a good man!