Penn State

[UOducksTK1]

Do they make a bowl game this year?

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They may have a shot with Michigan State, Nebraska, and Rutgers after Ohio State and Indiana.

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If they get the 6 wins, I think it's pretty much guaranteed. No lower end bowl is going to refuse a chance to invite them

[SuperDuck]

If they get the 6 wins, I think it's pretty much guaranteed. No lower end bowl is going to refuse a chance to invite them

I wonder if they'd accept a bid, especially if they have several players enter the portal now that Franklin's gone?

It's hard to say. Personally, I'd always want to accept a Bowl bid, but it would a different story if I couldn't field a competitive team.

Also, if they're fortunate enough to get to 6-6, going to a Bowl with a depleted roster could result in a loss and a losing season. That would really suck.

Oh, and another thing I just thought of is that James Franklin will likely be hired by another school before Bowl season. I read a couple days ago that he wants to take at least some of his staff with him, so would they even have enough of a staff to coach in the Bowl game?

Lot of things to think about.

[squintsdd]

If they get the 6 wins, I think it's pretty much guaranteed. No lower end bowl is going to refuse a chance to invite them

I wonder if they'd accept a bid, especially if they have several players enter the portal now that Franklin's gone?

It's hard to say. Personally, I'd always want to accept a Bowl bid, but it would a different story if I couldn't field a competitive team.

Also, if they're fortunate enough to get to 6-6, going to a Bowl with a depleted roster could result in a loss and a losing season. That would really suck.

Oh, and another thing I just thought of is that James Franklin will likely be hired by another school before Bowl season. I read a couple days ago that he wants to take at least some of his staff with him, so would they even have enough of a staff to coach in the Bowl game?

Lot of things to think about.

Refusing a bowl game would be a disservice to any of the kids that decide to stay. I would like to think that the school knows that, but I've seen dumber things in this world

[Duck07]

Any Penn State bowl game would be before the transfer window which could have an impact either way for players.

I think Franklin may take a media pay check next year so that Penn State's payments to him aren't reduced by a new school and he makes that extra money from a network to take a year off of the grind of being a HC.