Please stop with the optimism... this board, and especially this thread, is not the place for such uplifting opinion/viewpoints
'25 (in-season) - '26 CFB Portal Thread
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Exactly. I am a wait and see guy, just like I was when Franklin was hired. I thought he was a great hire at the beginning but it seemed like things were starting to unravel during the Covid years and IMO he needed to go when he basically checked out after the Oregon game.Please stop with the optimism... this board, and especially this thread, is not the place for such uplifting opinion/viewpoints
I give CMC the benefit of the doubt and want to see a 4 year body of work, that is 4 recruiting classes, before passing judgement. Of course if in game coaching becomes a problem, I may pass judgment a little sooner. I was very happy to see him hired and thought he was a great fit for the program. He was left with a difficult situation, especially with what the BGJ minions did to the recruiting classes before they bolted for Blacksburg.
Best of luck to him...he's going to need it
Gotta give franklin his flowers....what magic. Franklin would have chose death instead of giving this kid a meaningful snap, coupled with our terrible WR development and the kid follows him to VT. Unreal stuff
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This kid must have lost his mind . Franklin landed 3 wr transfers in 2025 to avoid playing Denmark at PSU.
Plus didn't he say that Denmark couldn't block and that was a reason he didn't play?
I was thinking the same thing. The kid barely saw the field under Franklin. It's comical.
He was back up at Michigan; I wonder if he'd be interested in the same role at PSU?
Agreed. Oh well. Hopefully he produces more there then he did here which isn't asking much. Why would anyone want to play receiver for Franklin.
From a buckeye source, but completely applicable here as we ranked number two on this list. This is the Indiana model.
Another guy PSU recruited coming out of HS. Left to him, he probably would have picked PSU, but some in his family decided otherwise.
More and more convinced as the weeks go by: Franklin created a player-friendly, zero-accountability atmosphere for his guys, and that's what a lot of them want. "Oh, I don't have to practice? Don't have to go to class? I get a private room? Awesome. That's my coach."
VaTech just cut JMU a check for $800,000 to remove them from their schedule next year. Franklin continues his transparent strategy of being a conqueror of cupcakes. JMU just had a good season, Franklin panicked that they weren't soft enough of an opponent, and he convinced the school to buy them off rather than risk losing to them.
Man, I'm sorry, but anyone that's still on the fence about Franklin being shown the door... just look at what's going on in Hokie country right now. It's cartoonish.
This guy was offered by PSU. And PSU wrestling also offered (he was a former HWT Champ in high school in PA). Alas, it appears he's headed west:
What was it, about 20 years ago Maurice Clarett was suing to leave college early? Now the Ole Miss quarterback is suing to stay. Crazy times.
Yes, just like everyone said would happen when colleges started playing players...they would stick around longer and improve the product! Not as many early entrants means more years with your guys!
Nevermind. They are still leaving. Just to other colleges. And not just as juniors. It's everyone. Yay!
PSU certainly has room for him. I assume there was no interest by either party?