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Replacement candidates

Author: ndunabomber (6712 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:16 pm on Oct 12, 2025

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The discussions now are about going after a couple of former Penn State guys.

Matt Rhule would be the obvious choice, since he has shown he can rebuild a program, having success at Temple, Baylor, and now, arguably, Nebraska.

The other one is Manny Diaz, who was the DC under Franklin for a couple of years, and seems to have learned the ins and outs better as Duke's HC.

Replies to: "Replacement candidates"

PSU fires Franklin. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:09pm 10/12/25 (39) [View All]
- James Franklin will make over 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY from Penn State for the next six years. - Jerseymick - 8:53pm 10/12/25
- Surprising but not surprised - croaker - 6:07pm 10/12/25
- Replacement candidates - ndunabomber - 5:16pm 10/12/25
  - No - Nigel Tufnel - 5:42pm 10/12/25
    - Cignetti is sixty-four - Fisher01 - 8:33pm 10/12/25
  - Rhule can't beat ranked teams. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:29pm 10/12/25
    - Then they should be used to a guy like him. [NT] - ndphysics - 6:39pm 10/12/25
      - Good one [NT] - ndunabomber - 7:23pm 10/12/25
- IU is going to need to increase Cignetti’s salary and terms [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 4:09pm 10/12/25
  - PSU will beat anything IU can throw out there. - Clem - 5:22pm 10/12/25
- Isn’t his compensation package his full salary plus $50million?!?! [NT] - Jerseymick - 3:58pm 10/12/25
  - No, according to the ESPN article. - PaND - 4:13pm 10/12/25
    - Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract, which is the second-biggest in college - whatsamataU - 4:53pm 10/12/25
      - They'll happily pay that - ndunabomber - 5:11pm 10/12/25
    - Doesn't getting hired at another coaching job reduce these payouts? PSU is on the hook until - jrdjr84 - 4:25pm 10/12/25
- I hate Franklin, but this seems nuts. - jakers - 3:20pm 10/12/25
  - Agreed - Six eleven win seasons - Fisher01 - 8:28pm 10/12/25
  - Not at all. He's been there 11 years and his inability to beat elite teams is undisputed. The last - MAS - 6:51pm 10/12/25
    - But he's basically what Penn State has always been. - jakers - 7:38pm 10/12/25
      - He's not what JoePa was, even the last 20 years of his career. - MAS - 8:38pm 10/12/25
  - I'm surprised as well - ndunabomber - 5:28pm 10/12/25
  - wasn’t it Obrien who took it over? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:25pm 10/12/25
    - For one season. Remember, that was a multi-year penalty. [NT] - jakers - 7:31pm 10/12/25
  - I agree, it's whacko [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:50pm 10/12/25
  - Penn State is a dark cult society. It’s predictably insane. [NT] - Hensou - 3:58pm 10/12/25
  - I’m sure PSU has its own Dave Portnoy. The deal with the devil. - LanceManion - 3:58pm 10/12/25
    - Terry Pegula [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:06pm 10/12/25
  - I agree, they were #5 last year. - PaND - 3:38pm 10/12/25
    - He’s laughing all the way to the bank. It’s a $50 million buyout. [NT] - Hensou - 4:00pm 10/12/25
      - Big Bank James… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:57pm 10/12/25
  - Prolly in back room talks with Cignetti for the job. - Clem - 3:32pm 10/12/25
- I’m truly shocked. - irishone - 3:19pm 10/12/25
- So sad! - how about those Hoosiers? [NT] - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/12/25
- Well, Penn State did transform from preseason #2 to a big Number 2 [NT] - humbaba - 3:14pm 10/12/25
- Surprising timing. Not as to outcome. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:59pm 10/12/25
- Wow. The sport is so screwy right now. - Chris94 - 2:52pm 10/12/25
- Potential impact on our recruiting? [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:43pm 10/12/25
- Priorities. Some things can, and will, be tolerated, but losing football games is a capital offense - Clem - 2:40pm 10/12/25
- Just came out. Well he can buy a nice place in FL and fade away with the buyout - ndphysics - 2:10pm 10/12/25