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[IUP24]

It's won't be James from Oakland. I'd love to see it but I think they are stuck with the Duz for a bit.

It would be hilarious to hear James cry about PSU not wanting to play Pitt. So ironic. LOL. Matt Ruhle could tell him it's just like playing Akron.

To this day, I firmly believe that quote was taken out of context (but everyone loves to make fun of Pitt).

If you listened to Franklin's entire quote, the point he was making was that they prepared for every game the same. On one side of the ledger, Pitt built up that game and spoke publicly about what it meant to them and how much more important it was. That's how you go down to Morgantown and commit 17 penalties. On the other side, that's why Franklin never lost games he wasn't supposed to lose (until this year).

[Chuck Norris]

It's won't be James from Oakland. I'd love to see it but I think they are stuck with the Duz for a bit.

It would be hilarious to hear James cry about PSU not wanting to play Pitt. So ironic. LOL. Matt Ruhle could tell him it's just like playing Akron.

I’m ok with the Duzz. Hopefully Heintschel is the guy that Holstein looked to be until he didn’t.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I’m ok with the Duzz. Hopefully Heintschel is the guy that Holstein looked to be until he didn’t.

I'm hoping Heinstchel is still a Panther next year. I have my doubts. I could see the sharks come after him.

[IUP24]

I'm hoping Heinstchel is still a Panther next year. I have my doubts. I could see the sharks come after him.

Why would you have your doubts? The kid has played 3 games. Why can't we get through the remainder of the season before worrying about who is around for next fall? They are paying Eli Holstein close to 900,000 dollars in revenue sharing money. He will not be getting that next year if he remains at Pitt. Pitt has other big ticket players like Kyle Louis and Rasheem Biles making a lot of money in revenue sharing dollars that will be off the books next year. They have the money to pay Mason Heinstchel to play football at Pitt.

Heintschel is attached to the hip of Kade Bell. He was recruited by Bell. The family adores Bell. He was the only P4 coach to offer Heintschel.

[Fightingscot82]

Michael Vick is 1-6 at Norfolk State. Yeesh.

[Chuck Norris]

Indiana’s schedule is what it is, but Curt certainly doesn’t play around with teams he should handle. He absolutely buries them.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Roll Damn Tide just shattered dreams in Columbia

[TheBigCat2192]

Looks like Brian Kelly is on the way out in Baton Rouge. There are going to be some big time jobs open this coaching cycle.

[Fightingscot82]

I don't like BK, but this is just as absurd as Penn State. The guy is 34-14 and they're going to pay him $54M to go away? I hope it backfires.

[TheBigCat2192]

I don't like BK, but this is just as absurd as Penn State. The guy is 34-14 and they're going to pay him $54M to go away? I hope it backfires.

My favorite line in the article is the one noting that the buyout money would be offset if he were to take a coaching job next season. I’m sure the 64 year old guy who’s looking at $56M is going to be in a rush to get back on the sidelines.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Looks like Brian Kelly is on the way out in Baton Rouge. There are going to be some big time jobs open this coaching cycle.

Every action has a reaction. These openings will likely create another whole wave of openings.

LSU is a Top 10 job. Maybe Top 5.

Big Game James had impeccable timing.

[EyeoftheHawk]

I don't like BK, but this is just as absurd as Penn State. The guy is 34-14 and they're going to pay him $54M to go away? I hope it backfires.

I don’t think you’ll find many Brian Kelly fans here, or anywhere else for that matter. I’m not even sure his dog likes him, but taking all that away, what was already out of hand has somehow found a way to dig below rock bottom. This is the quote from athletic director Scott Woodward that stood out to me: “We had high hopes that he would lead us to multiple SEC and national championships during his time in Baton Rouge.” Here’s another beauty: “As a proud alum, and as the current caretaker of our athletics programs, I will not compromise in our pursuit of excellence and we will not lower our standards. I continue to believe that LSU is the best football program in America…”

How unrealistic. Who’s going to live up to those expectations? It’s like the other P4 schools aren’t annually trying to do the same thing. My point is the odds of winning even one are astronomical to begin with. Yes, there are examples of a few coaches in recent years that have won multiple, but that list includes Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, and Dabo Sweeney. All of those were during a different era of college football as well. It’s even harder to win multiple now. Nobody won more than Saban and he saw the writing on the wall and got out. By the way, Kelly won exactly 0 national championships at the FBS level before coming to LSU. I guess all he needed was the “best football program in America” to get him over the top. What arrogance.

Coaching is damned hard at every level. For the very lucky few, they make millions at it and if they don’t win at least they get paid I suppose but what a waste of money. Curt Cignetti probably has the best job in the country because they’re paying him a king’s ransom just to be in the national conversation. I’m sure there’s pressure, but at least you don’t see quotes like that coming out of Bloomington.

[IUPNation]

They fired Brian Kelly because they found out he was 1-5 vs IUP.

😁

[IUPNation]

Looks like Beau Pribula was injured this weekend..not much luck for current and former Nits.

[IUP24]

I don’t think you’ll find many Brian Kelly fans here, or anywhere else for that matter. I’m not even sure his dog likes him, but taking all that away, what was already out of hand has somehow found a way to dig below rock bottom. This is the quote from athletic director Scott Woodward that stood out to me: “We had high hopes that he would lead us to multiple SEC and national championships during his time in Baton Rouge.” Here’s another beauty: “As a proud alum, and as the current caretaker of our athletics programs, I will not compromise in our pursuit of excellence and we will not lower our standards. I continue to believe that LSU is the best football program in America…”

How unrealistic. Who’s going to live up to those expectations? It’s like the other P4 schools aren’t annually trying to do the same thing. My point is the odds of winning even one are astronomical to begin with. Yes, there are examples of a few coaches in recent years that have won multiple, but that list includes Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, and Dabo Sweeney. All of those were during a different era of college football as well. It’s even harder to win multiple now. Nobody won more than Saban and he saw the writing on the wall and got out. By the way, Kelly won exactly 0 national championships at the FBS level before coming to LSU. I guess all he needed was the “best football program in America” to get him over the top. What arrogance.

Coaching is damned hard at every level. For the very lucky few, they make millions at it and if they don’t win at least they get paid I suppose but what a waste of money. Curt Cignetti probably has the best job in the country because they’re paying him a king’s ransom just to be in the national conversation. I’m sure there’s pressure, but at least you don’t see quotes like that coming out of Bloomington.

This is all trickle down impact of the current model that values the CFP over everything. I discussed this years ago and everyone disagreed. And we're all to blame. We got conditioned by the sports media conglomerates to "want" the model of college football that we have today. Well... We got it.

Here's the reality... It's hard to win 8 games in major college football when you are dealing with the unpredictable nature of 18-23 year olds. It's hard to be consistent year over year when the external factors that exist in your players personal lives can be extremely influential on their mental state, their readiness to compete, their work ethic or desire to improve, etc. We act like this is professional football (and sure, it partly now is), but the stark reality is that there are so many uncontrollables at this level of athletics and within this age group that you cannot possibly "be in the national conversation" every single year.

Every school sees the payout of simply making the CFP. And they all want the financial reward for just getting to the party. That's why they are all so quick to pull the trigger. LSU can fire Brian Kelly today, but in their mind, they may win two playoff games next and make all of that money back from the CFP payout structure tomorrow. I hate what this has turned into, but this is the world that the media drove us to desire as fans, and it's the model that we have now.

Going 9-3 or 8-4 and playing in the Outback Bowl or the Gator Bowl, or whatever, used to be viewed as a successful season. You play in those games now and you are a second rate citizen. It's insane what this has become.