BleedGopher
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per PennLive:
When James Franklin was about to be named head football coach at Penn State almost exactly two years ago, I wrote that, had the decision been up to me, I'd have gone with a different guy from Nashville – Mike Munchak. It wasn't just about his knowhow as perhaps the best offensive line coach in football. It was about who fit at Penn State and who didn't.
I think fit is a big deal and I still do. I think it's the reason people are patient with one man and not so much with another. I think it's the reason one leader is embraced and the other is tolerated.
Not every coach is right for every job. And in a situation and place where patience is both necessary and at a premium, I think you're seeing that theory play out. As Franklin enters his third year of what should be a 5-year rebuilding job, he probably won't be allowed that much slack.
Why? People say they don't like his playcalling, aren't happy with the results of his two years of beating those he should and not those he shouldn't. I think it runs deeper than that.
I think they don't consider him one of them.
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefo...l?hootPostID=972088e39f681733ff2faf1e95b84f22
Go Gophers!!
When James Franklin was about to be named head football coach at Penn State almost exactly two years ago, I wrote that, had the decision been up to me, I'd have gone with a different guy from Nashville – Mike Munchak. It wasn't just about his knowhow as perhaps the best offensive line coach in football. It was about who fit at Penn State and who didn't.
I think fit is a big deal and I still do. I think it's the reason people are patient with one man and not so much with another. I think it's the reason one leader is embraced and the other is tolerated.
Not every coach is right for every job. And in a situation and place where patience is both necessary and at a premium, I think you're seeing that theory play out. As Franklin enters his third year of what should be a 5-year rebuilding job, he probably won't be allowed that much slack.
Why? People say they don't like his playcalling, aren't happy with the results of his two years of beating those he should and not those he shouldn't. I think it runs deeper than that.
I think they don't consider him one of them.
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefo...l?hootPostID=972088e39f681733ff2faf1e95b84f22
Go Gophers!!
