Make sure you tell all the talking heads and media folks that James isn’t under consideration because they’re the ones that keep bringing his name up for every opening.
Nick Saban retiring
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It will be interesting to see what players now leave… including this years signing class…
I believe it when I hear at least three unconfirmed reports of Saban having lunch with Neuheisel at the Tavern. Not before.
The bowl win over us will propel Lane Kiffin as the new Bama coach
Saban is supposed to be very involved in the hiring process for his successor.
That would suggest he wants a head coach who emphasizes defense and OL/DL play.
That rules out Franklin. His agent overplayed his hand getting Fraudklin’s name even mentioned in news articles. What a joke.
Big shoes to fill. It also sounds like Saban favors someone younger.
That would suggest he wants a head coach who emphasizes defense and OL/DL play.
That rules out Franklin. His agent overplayed his hand getting Fraudklin’s name even mentioned in news articles. What a joke.
Big shoes to fill. It also sounds like Saban favors someone younger.
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So a reporter mentions Franklin (like someone does for every job opening) and you instantly blame his agent…got it.Saban is supposed to be very involved in the hiring process for his successor.
That would suggest he wants a head coach who emphasizes defense and OL/DL line play.
That rules out Franklin. His agent overplayed his hand getting Fraudklin’s name even mentioned on news articles. What a joke.
Big shoes to fill. It also sounds like Saban favors someone younger.
James’ inclusion as a candidate certainly isn’t based on his head coaching record vs Top 10 teams.
If/when Houston gets bounced from the NFL playoffs, look for Bama to make an offer to DeMeco Ryans.
Ex-Tide and he checks all of Saban’s boxes.
a few thoughts:
I am told we can’t replace Franklin because we can’t get anyone better, so we should be quiet because it could be worse. Why is Bama not shutting down their program post-Saban? They can’t possibly get anyone better under PSU logic.
I am going to watch the Deon experiment full throttle now. He may not be the guy that breaks through the system, but I think the old guard is realizing his way of competing 24/7 for your current players and HS recruits via NIL and portal is being adopted by everyone and is something beyond the older guys to handle. I’m not so sure a truck ton of NFL coaches are going to come running for these college jobs either.
I saw a stat that said saban had more first round draft picks from Bama than total losses at Bama. Crazy.
I am told we can’t replace Franklin because we can’t get anyone better, so we should be quiet because it could be worse. Why is Bama not shutting down their program post-Saban? They can’t possibly get anyone better under PSU logic.
I am going to watch the Deon experiment full throttle now. He may not be the guy that breaks through the system, but I think the old guard is realizing his way of competing 24/7 for your current players and HS recruits via NIL and portal is being adopted by everyone and is something beyond the older guys to handle. I’m not so sure a truck ton of NFL coaches are going to come running for these college jobs either.
I saw a stat that said saban had more first round draft picks from Bama than total losses at Bama. Crazy.
Maybe because Bama is the preeminent program in college football. They can and will get anyone they want. We are not Bama.
Oh sh*t! Thamel mentioned Franklin as a ‘projected’ target!
Franklin’s Agent:
Thamel must be on the JF payroll, I think he mentions him for every job opening there is
Except that I have it on good authority that Pat Kraft and Franklin laugh at bama.
No, it’s based on his overall record and his ability to recruit at a school that many reporters feel is not a top level program. Many of you don’t realize that there are a ton of “experts” out there that look at PSU on the same level of an Iowa, so they feel there are many jobs that are a step up.James’ inclusion as a candidate certainly isn’t based on his head coaching record vs Top 10 teams.
Since he's wrapping it up, I want to thank Saban one last time for allowing us to score one touchdown in Beaver Stadium when we played our home and away against Bama. That was classy.
8 more years chucklesSaban is supposed to be very involved in the hiring process for his successor.
That would suggest he wants a head coach who emphasizes defense and OL/DL play.
That rules out Franklin. His agent overplayed his hand getting Fraudklin’s name even mentioned in news articles. What a joke.
Big shoes to fill. It also sounds like Saban favors someone younger.
A high IQ isn't a prerequisite for BWICAC membership.
Look at the aircraft type. Not exactly a private charter lol.
I wouldn't say that PSU "can't" get anyone better (than Franklin). Coaching changes involve calculated risks; they don't work out all of the time. What I would say is that if Franklin is replaced there is the possibility that the next coach might not be as good. I think that scares the shlt out of the powers that be at PSU.
The aircraft in that post appears to be a military plane. E3CF appears to be an early waraning Radar plane.
Perhaps Dan Lanning is having a sortie done in advance of traveling into the South?
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I like Franklin but I think it would be funny to read the posts on here by the anti-Franklin guys if he was replaced explaining why 8-4 for the new guy was good coaching, and how 9-3 the next year was amazing, and how capping out at 10-2 and never making the playoffs was actually good coaching because of how we lost. The pretzel twisting would be quite humorous.
Might be more interesting to read the rationalizations of the Jimbots if Franklin can't sustain 10-2 going forward. Many will blame the Joebots.
