Penn St fires James Franklin

[YankeeVol]

Yea, I don't buy it

 

[YankeeVol]

I've never cared for Franklin and always thought him and Penn State were overrated. But to fire him midseason is really s**** by Penn State. Franklin did resurrect that program after the most heinous scandal and made them into a perrenial contenders. He never got the job done, but to all of a sudden kick him to the curb for a 3 game losing streak is some BS. I hope Penn State take a long lost ride on the coaching carousel

Bill O'Brien did....

 

[zjcvols]

Bill O'Brien did....

O’Brien did an incredible job with that program his two years there. But Franklin deserves a ton of credit winning a B1G title in year 3.

 

[DirtyDawg]

They had the ball with 38 seconds in a tie game with a national title game berth on the line 10 MONTHS AGO

I think this is too rash

I tend to agree with you, and the fact that they pulled the trigger on this now instead of waiting, makes me think that they already have a coach in mind. They might already have some back room negotiations in progress.

 

[YankeeVol]

O’Brien did an incredible job with that program his two years there. But Franklin deserves a ton of credit winning a B1G title in year 3.

So 5 years after the "incident." Yea, you can give him credit.

I get it. You like Michigan 1st. The Big Ten is trash homie.

 

[DirtyDawg]

Ever since I was a child, it has my sincere and lifelong-held dream to be fired from my job to the tune of a 55 million dollar payout.

No joke, that’s one heck of a silver lining!!!

 

[zjcvols]

So 5 years after the "incident." Yea, you can give him credit.

I get it. You like Michigan 1st. The Big Ten is trash homie.

I have no clue how me also liking Michigan has anything to do with saying Franklin did an awesome job winning a B1G title in year 3.

It was still the 2nd best conference in 2016.

 

[RandomUTfan]

If Adidas can fire James Franklin, why can't Nike can Billy Napier?

 

[ShelbourneVol]

I've read he gets a $50 million buyout. Not sure if that's true or maybe negotiated for a little less

It’s my understanding that these contracts have mitigation clauses. What ever Franklin earns on his next coaching contract is subtracted from the buyout. Certain parameters apply.

 

[YankeeVol]

I have no clue how me also liking Michigan has anything to do with saying Franklin did an awesome job winning a B1G title in year 3.

It was still the 2nd best conference in 2016.

Won it in year 3 and never again. Lightening in a bottle

 

[Delmar]

I’m confused. How can Adidas fire a coach? Did Penn St switch to Adidas and Franklin wasn’t cooperating? Somebody enlighten me.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Will it do any good to fire him if your current AD stays on?

Nope…nothing changes until we get a real president.

 

[Carp]

They had the ball with 38 seconds in a tie game with a national title game berth on the line 10 MONTHS AGO

I think this is too rash

Maybe. But I would argue that saved his job last year. If Penn St has gone 9-3 or worse, he likely would have been fired. He never wins big games. His record vs ranked opponents is on par with Butch Jones. Now that the Big 10 has more than 2 good teams, he's getting exposed.

 

[Frivolous]

Becoming a fired D-I football coach is the American dream

 

[stolitonic]

Becoming a fired D-I football coach is the American dream

Becoming a fired D-1 football coach at a P4 program is the American dream

I'm not so sure the HC at Toledo is pulling in mega bucks lol

 

[Seattle Hillbilly]

I’ll probably be in the minority but I think this is a bad move for them

6 double digit win seasons in 12 years, 3 straight double digit win seasons and two playoff wins last year.

I totally agree. I think PSU screwed up by firing him, and I’m loving it! From all aspects.

As long as Kentucky doesn’t hire him.

 

[volfanhill]

If adidas has one single rep talk to Danny White or Josh Heupel about how he coaches or manages his football team, I hope he tells them to f^ck right off .

Just wait till private equity money gets involved

 

[volfanhill]

Won it in year 3 and never again. Lightening in a bottle

Made semis last year. Can't **** on that

 

[HeavenUniversity]

Sources: Penn State has fired James Franklin. - ESPN

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Thread title should be State Penn. What a sleazy guy and sleazy program.

 

[chuck0303]

Would Florida or Arkansas go after Franklin?

Not if they had any sense.

 

[HeavenUniversity]

Four star linebacker already decommits

 

[HeavenUniversity]

5 Star RB no longer a State Penn guarantee

 

[HeavenUniversity]

More jumping ship—

 

[Big Orange Captain]

So 5 years after the "incident." Yea, you can give him credit.

I get it. You like Michigan 1st. The Big Ten is trash homie.

Big Ten has won the last two nattys and quite possibly could win three in a row.

 

[VolBallGuy]

His Vandy teams sure did beat the hell out of us on the regular. Can’t say much.