Franklin Fired

[Panthadad2]

It would be nice if the Matt Rhule to Penn State rumor circulated in the Nebby locker room this week...

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

I agree. I think anyone they hire is going to be a downgrade.

Doubt it.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Indiana Coach to PSU?

What about ‘the fixer’?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Coaches that have more big game losses than James Franklin in the last 100 years, none. That’s it, that’s the list. No one.

As I’ve posted in response to this before, Franklin’s record is pretty similar to Paterno’s in this regard.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Doubt it.

Based on what?

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Looking forward to the Ryan burns mixed metaphors with this one. Don’t let the door hit you down the highway.

 

[Some guy]

Based on what?

Rhule winning 6-7 a year at Nebraska
Franklin won 8 a year at Vanderbilt

Clearly Rhule overcoming having to be at Nebraska makes Rhule the better coach

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

As I’ve posted in response to this before, Franklin’s record is pretty similar to Paterno’s in this regard.

Paterno also had fairly cyclical ups and downs record wise… something Franklin has largely avoided.

 

[#2Gopher]

What about ‘the fixer’?

And he'll build them up to be men!

 

[JZABR]

Kind of saw this coming after the NW loss. What a downfall.

 

[JZABR]

His record against top tier competition was absolutely dog water, especially against the upper echelon of the B1G.

 

[btowngopher]

Disagree.

Why?

 

[btowngopher]

Tony Elliott is going to be a hot name if UVA takes advantage of the easy schedule ahead of them.

 

[GopherPoke]

Forgive me if it’s been posted, what is Franklin’s coaching history? Is he a D or O guy? I assume he’ll get picked up quick as a head guy, but curious what he’d do if he went in a coordinator role.

 

[howeda7]

Tony Elliott is going to be a hot name if UVA takes advantage of the easy schedule ahead of them.

UVa has $$ and the ACC is much easier to win than the B1G/SEC. Why should he leave?

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

UVa has $$ and the ACC is much easier to win than the B1G/SEC. Why should he leave?

Penn St. showing they don't care about $49m .... UVA got that kinda money?

 

[GophersInIowa]

I saw someone suggest Lane Kiffin. That would be funny.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Well, to tell ya the truth I wasn’t all that interested in getting back into coaching but they asked and I knew then I was needed. -country jer.

 

[upnorthkid]

Offense

Forgive me if it’s been posted, what is Franklin’s coaching history? Is he a D or O guy? I assume he’ll get picked up quick as a head guy, but curious what he’d do if he went in a coordinator role.

 

[howeda7]

Penn St. showing they don't care about $49m .... UVA got that kinda money?

If the right folks care enough, yes.

 

[GopherVotary]

Well, to tell ya the truth I wasn’t all that interested in getting back into coaching but they asked and I knew then I was needed. -country jer.

Plus I don’t have that pesky wife suppressing my career anymore.

 

[hello-world]

Now that Franklin is gone, it is almost hard to believe that, of current head coaches, Fleck is the second longest tenured in the B1G (longest? - Ferentz of course)

The disaster that was the period from Mason -> Fleck scared Gopher fans straight. We know how bad it can get.