If you are a school that wants to hire James Franklin, Franklin is going to have a ton of leverage because he absolutely does not have to work. He can do one interview a year and collect 8 million per. So that's going to be interesting. I doubt he's going to take just any job. Would have to be the right one with the right amount of resources.
1. Florida is not really an elite job anymore.
He wins 10 games most years in the Big 10 at one of the big 3 historic programs. All he had to do was lose to Ohio State every year, then beat all the other average to crud programs in the Big 10. If he happened to play Michigan, he could still lose to them (which he’d usually do) and he’d be 10-2.
Which is weird. Because he was hired at Penn State, i.e., “Rape U” while that coverup investigation was still ongoing. You’d think Penn State would’ve steered clear, given their situation. And you’d think that the National media would’ve ripped them apart for hiring him after the Sandusky saga. But they didn’t say anything.
But just because they’re not as desperate doesn’t mean they should box themselves in by only looking at current Power 4 head coaches. Look at the current top 25, only 10 of the coaches whose teams are ranked had previous P4 head coaching experience or spent more than three years in the Group of 5. The other 15 were either coordinators or had a cup of coffee as a G5 head coach.
I do give them credit; Fla doesn't tend to wait much or drag it out. Someone is gonna love that job.... just before they're fired next. None of these schools have figured it out yet, to include Tennessee....and I DEFINITELY hope Florida NEVER does!!! It's coming though.Good grief, wish they'd given him a raise. Just what Florida needed.
