I was on that 2014 Penn State team that finished 7-6 with a bowl win, and it felt like real progress at the time. Last year, they fired James Franklin after a 3-3 start, just months removed from a trip to the college football playoff semifinal. For better or for worse, the standards at this program have changed completely over the past 10+ years.
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