Penn State Snowflakes: Special Teams / Coaching
November 11th, 2023 at 3:31 PM ^
I'm willing to concede that Sherrone Moore may just know a little more about coaching than I do. He won a tough game on the road in bizarre circumstances.
Go Blue!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:32 PM ^
I love Sherrone. Fuck everyone outside our bubble.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:38 PM ^
I fuckin love Coach Sherrone and love the shit out of him.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:34 PM ^
Didn't throw a pass in the 2nd half. Showed the world that this team can still be physical and run the fucking ball. The defense was amazing. I loved the coaching. Moore is a DAWG. Loved the passion in the post game interview. TELL THE FUCKING WORLD!!!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:35 PM ^
PSU would have an advantage if their head coach was banned from the stadium.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:38 PM ^
Thank you Coach Frames for doing that thing you do.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:40 PM ^
I thought this same thing many times!!
November 11th, 2023 at 9:50 PM ^
“James Franklin is a Boones Farm Coach”
- Sam Webb
November 11th, 2023 at 3:38 PM ^
There was no time to adjust to not having harbaugh on the sideline. Even with the game plan intact, harbaugh has a generation of experience that the assistants don’t. The PSU pass rush was overwhelming the tackles. No criticism is necessary; we circled the wagons and just won the fucking game.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:39 PM ^
Moore's epic post-game interview:
https://x.com/cfbonfox/status/1723434915792818218?s=61&t=qfxbZQ9FL7PvLaBtLLGI7g
November 11th, 2023 at 3:39 PM ^
Directional punts when needed. Excellent. 10 & 0, 7 & 0.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:40 PM ^
So glad the Big Ten did not suspend Frames, having him make decisions really helped us. He is a special, special coach.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:41 PM ^
I saw Frames out there today.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:41 PM ^
They probably told PSU in the tunnel at half time, “Let us help you, you don’t need our signals, we are gonna run the ball down your throat.”
4-0 without a head coach!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:41 PM ^
Ill never take a top 10 road win with an interim coach for granted…but man was this some Lloydball. Passing the ball was fine in the 2nd quarter and it was shelved
November 11th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
I guess we wanted to milk the clock as much as possible. It worked though.
November 11th, 2023 at 4:49 PM ^
I was thinking Lloydball also but when you know you have the better team and you have the lead and most likely the only way PSU is going to win is with a turnover and a big play well I was comfortable with stated approach.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:42 PM ^
If Moore gets fined for swearimg, this here MGoBlog Community needs to start a GoFundMe and pay it. (Yes - I know he has money and can pay it. That's not my point.)
November 11th, 2023 at 4:30 PM ^
We love the shit out of that man!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:44 PM ^
Congrats to Coach Moore for being Johnny-on-the-Spot today. Going into Happy Valley with everything that has been going on, and beating by far the best defense they've faced?
Today, Sherrone Moore got a win over Penn State, Happy Valley, Frames Janklin, the B1G conference, Tony Pettiti, underhanded legal tactics, the pundits who said Michigan hasn't played anyone, and the pundits who said Michigan is getting a free 21 PPG thanks to Connor Stalions.
It was powerful seeing how emotional he got in the postgame interview. You can see why the O-Line has been so good since he got here.
Minter wasn't so bad himself.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:44 PM ^
You think that kind of emotion comes from.some penny ante scouting?
I love this Team. I love this University.
GO. BLUE.
999.
Bet.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:45 PM ^
Does Coach Moore's post-game interview count in the "State of our Threads"?
Hint - the answer is fucking right it does!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
Who would’ve thought that losing Coach Harbaugh for the first three games (over burgers) would’ve helped us today? Coach Moore is the MAN!
I love Harbaugh’s coaching staff. It’s the best in the country!
Edit: Bet!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
Random thoughts:
1. I love how quickly the coaches adjusted and relied on the run game, especially when it had struggled somewhat this season. Pass protection wasn't good. Even more incredible that it could happen without Connor Stalions.
2. I think in the second half they knew they just needed to not turn the ball over and they could win that way.
3. James Franklin is the worst good coach in any sport. Some of his decisions were just head-scratching, and it seems like I could say that every year.
4. I have no idea why Penn State didn't kick the extra point down 9, analytics be damned.
5. Got a little choked up watching Sherrone Moore's post game interview.
6. What a great win! I don't care how veteran the team is, these are still 18 to 24 year old kids and it couldn't have been easy dealing with what they dealt with the last 24 hours (or 3 weeks).
7. I know it won't happen, and I understand why, but I would love it if Michigan coaches refused to coach at any Big Ten school for the rest of their careers.
Go Blue!
November 11th, 2023 at 6:36 PM ^
The reason you don't go for 2 when Franklin did late in the game is because if you miss it, the game is effectively over -- and your team knows it. If instead he'd kicked the EP, his team would remain fully motivated to get a final TD and 2-pointer. The game ended with that failed 2-pointer. A perfect of example of when a coach should ignore the "metrics," which don't account for the mental aspect.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:15 AM ^
This is an awful, awful take.
For all of the stupid decisions James Franklin made, and makes, going for two down 9 is 100% the correct call, ten times out of ten. (But, for God’s sake, find a real playcall. Or, on second thought, don’t — never change, Frames).
If the “mental aspect” is the problem, teach your players enough analytics to understand the right call rather than making the wrong call to keep from de-motivating them.
By going for 2 earlier, Franklin knew it was still a two-possession game, and that one score would be insufficient. If your “motivated” team scores that extra touchdown, and still misses the two point conversion, you haven’t improved your game situation any, but you’ve probably used a lot more time because you thought it was a one-possession game, until it suddenly wasn’t.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
James Franklin got beat by a bunch of assistant coaches.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
True, but maybe the best coaching staff in the country.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Love them all! Awesome staff! Coach Moore, great things are ahead of you. Always be yourself. You will not go wrong.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Sherrone Moore now has the same number of regular season Top 10 wins as James Franklin
November 11th, 2023 at 5:03 PM ^
You win. I don't know what you win, but you win
November 11th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Sherrone Moore now has the same number of regular season Top 10 wins as James Franklin
November 11th, 2023 at 4:54 PM ^
You can say that again.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:54 PM ^
I posted this on the game thread after Moore post-game. Worth repeating here.
Another thing for all of us to take away from Moore’s post-game is the emotional toll this season is taking on the coaches.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
In other coaching news, Nebraska lost again today but Matt Ruhle totally owns being 5-5.
November 11th, 2023 at 10:55 PM ^
Do he lose because he was scouted or was this the week the refs screwed them?
November 11th, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
Did not like the offensive play calling one bit. Liked seeing the passion out of Moore, but JJ is too good to turn him into an option QB.
I know pass pro had some problems early, but give them a chance. It'd be different if run game was mauling PSU, but it really wasn't.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:56 PM ^
You know how we know SpyGate is some bullshit?
We don't *need* the opponents signs against forking James Franklin. If the B1G really wanted to hurt us they woulda suspended him for this game.
Bet.
November 11th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
What if this entire thing has been Sherrone Moore’s evil Ozymandias-level plot to take over as head coach?
November 11th, 2023 at 4:04 PM ^
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, James Franklin, and despair!"
November 11th, 2023 at 8:16 PM ^
"Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago."
November 11th, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^
Love coach Moore! Be careful of F bombs though, the B10 may suspend you too.
November 11th, 2023 at 4:34 PM ^
Sportsmanship and shit. I feel you, but these fucking guys right here!
November 11th, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^
We played the most conservative offensive game since I don't know when. But it was enough with the way the defense came up with stops and allowing Frames to be Frames with some bad play calls. Sherrone Moore was in a tough spot and I don't blame him at all for being conservative. Just get the W. The cover was icing on the cake.
November 11th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
I hope the University pays whatever absurdly large fine Coach Moore gets for the post game interview and gives him a bonus for the same amount
November 11th, 2023 at 4:33 PM ^
Why would Moore be fined? Because he only answered one question?
November 11th, 2023 at 5:05 PM ^
I would imagine it's actually a sportsmanship violation to swear 3 times on live TV. We don't exactly have a lot of good will in the bank right now
November 11th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
Sherrone Moore has had a statistically significant effect on my blood pressure and I’m almost certain that I’m not alone.
If you aren’t confident enough to call a single pass for a whole half, you need to bench whomever is the cause of that feeling.
November 11th, 2023 at 5:57 PM ^
This is your take?
November 11th, 2023 at 4:03 PM ^
What a very old school Big 10 game! Perfect weather, but no passing!