His coaching stints at Maryland were the focus of their comments. They thought he sucked as a coordinator and position coach.
Franklin s Legacy
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Being ignorant when your the HC isn't an excuse, you don't get to pass the buck, he should have been fired after 01.....sorry Jay.
Franklin had an over inflated ego, and believed his own embellishments.
Who was the 4/5 year failure coach you are referring?
Which PSU coach had 4 losing seasons in 5 years and was kept on? Is this one really a mystery on a PSU site?
Name all of the other BT coaches more successful during his run.....should be a really long list. Day, Meyer, Harbaugh****(cheated). The guy never got PSU over the top, but it's pretty clear that you're some new dolt or recycled dolt is is touching himself about this....which is cool. He did get PSU to a national semi and did win a BT title....but you're still going on about him. Funny you joined back up just as he left....have it stooge. Buh Bye. Reasons why Tom's board sometimes is just the worst at times...great example.
You know he is JohnJumba aka joeaubie21… nic switching POS
He was successful beating who he should except in the end. He consistently tanked against ranked teams
IIRC correctly his issue with HF was things other than football. Could have him confused but I won’t bother anymore.
If Franklin is jumping at Va Tech it tells me he is taking the first offer, bird in hand, so to speak. He wants to coach again quickly, get started ASAP and doesn't want to wait around to see if Auburn or FSU opens up. Or possibly Sexton put feelers out there to both Auburn and FSU and they said "not that interested".
I’m disagreeing it was the gutter. Yes, sanctions certainly hurt. BUt, they won seven games W/ BOB.
You're the only imbecile that I've ever heard refer to Franklin as a "DEI Hire". Even those that are racist have been able to hold back from bringing their racism to the board, with this exception.
Sandy was definitely a DEI hire. Franklin... don't think so
My goodness. Go take a long walk off a short pier.
There are a lot worse coaches than Franklin IMO. I have followed college football for decades and I believe that Franklin is one of the better coaches who have been around. You could do a lot worse. He was an outstanding recruiter, seemed like a good leader, and he did pull PSU out of the doldrums.
Watching him from the perspective of an outsider, it seemed like his biggest issue was that he always seemed to be wrapped too tight in big games. The man isn't stupid. And it's not like he was getting blown away by the competition or the games were lopsided affairs. He almost always played competitive most of the game. Then he would get real conservative. It's like he would suddenly start making decisions like he was trying to not lose the game rather than trying to win it. I think there was a mental component involved. The more he lost big games, the more he became anxious about losing another.
Watching him from the perspective of an outsider, it seemed like his biggest issue was that he always seemed to be wrapped too tight in big games. The man isn't stupid. And it's not like he was getting blown away by the competition or the games were lopsided affairs. He almost always played competitive most of the game. Then he would get real conservative. It's like he would suddenly start making decisions like he was trying to not lose the game rather than trying to win it. I think there was a mental component involved. The more he lost big games, the more he became anxious about losing another.
Joe was well past his prime and should have left sooner. Franklin’s situation was much different. He failed in his prime.
During the Franklin years, we typically finished where our recruiting rankings finished.
And I think Franklin’s recruiting fell off a bit the last couple of years. There are some rumors out there that Kraft was frustrated with Franklin’s recruiting, given that the budget was much bigger than Franklin wanted to give out to unproven high school kids.
Franklin seems to have died on his own sword - reward your current roster, conservative in the portal, don’t overspend on high school recruits. Kraft seems to be ready to spend and he doesn’t seem worried about upsetting the roster.
And I think Franklin’s recruiting fell off a bit the last couple of years. There are some rumors out there that Kraft was frustrated with Franklin’s recruiting, given that the budget was much bigger than Franklin wanted to give out to unproven high school kids.
Franklin seems to have died on his own sword - reward your current roster, conservative in the portal, don’t overspend on high school recruits. Kraft seems to be ready to spend and he doesn’t seem worried about upsetting the roster.
Well... It took him 11 years.... for whatever that might be worth...
Funniest part yet? In his interview with Saban the other week, he proclaimed that, "we will go win a national championship somewhere else."
Anyone else belly laugh so much that their abs hurt the next day, or was that just me?
Franklin was the right guy for the program when he was hired. He brought enthusiasm to a program that desperately needed it after the sanctions. He worked the recruiting trail and brought in talented players, culminating in a Big Ten championship in 2016.
IMO, his downfall here at PSU was not following the blueprint that got him a BT title in 2016: dual-threat QB and aggressive playcallingAfter Moorhead and McSorley left, the PSU offense began to slowly go downhill. Now we’re over 1.5 seasons where we can’t complete passes to wide receivers.
If the rumors are true, Franklin struggled to manage the portal and NIL, choosing to spend on retention. Which lead to players questioning why other players were making more than them, and so on.
Bottom line is he couldn’t “clean up” the persistent issues, and it was time to move on.
IMO, his downfall here at PSU was not following the blueprint that got him a BT title in 2016: dual-threat QB and aggressive playcallingAfter Moorhead and McSorley left, the PSU offense began to slowly go downhill. Now we’re over 1.5 seasons where we can’t complete passes to wide receivers.
If the rumors are true, Franklin struggled to manage the portal and NIL, choosing to spend on retention. Which lead to players questioning why other players were making more than them, and so on.
Bottom line is he couldn’t “clean up” the persistent issues, and it was time to move on.
Fair assessment. I would also add that I don't believe he himself ever imparted any identity onto his team (key term, "his"). He seemed to go after the brightest shiny object and gave that to them.