Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Z06VolinWV]

Flame suit on, but if it is Franklin, I truly hope the fans don’t Schiano the hire. Not that DW would follow suit of the previous admin, BUT, it’s such a bad public image for UT. Especially, already having a pretty bad social media image.

 

[pierce60]

Luke Fickell reminds me of Mike Vrabel. CEO type. Defense guy. OSU.

Luke Fickell would need to let us know he would cut off his penis for a national championship. Just so we know he's serious.

Interestingly, he and Vrabel are best friends. Teammates at OSU.

 

[Volfanatic_20]

If we are not bring Lane home. Needs to be Campbell, Fickell or Fleck and lets roll.

 

[snowvols]

It doesn't matter if Franklin was "technically" cleared of any wrong doing in the Vandy scandal, the public perception is he had a hand in the matter, which is tougher to sell than just being like "Look at this report that says they can't find anything on him." Especially after we torpedoed Schiano for his part in the Penn State child abuse scandal when there "technically" wasn't any evidence there either.

If we hire Franklin after giving the middle finger to Schiano, it would look horrible. We would be best served to steer clear of anyone from Penn State/Vandy. Plenty of other great coaches out there.

Its only public perception on this board. No one in the rest of the country thinks Franklin covered up anything. If it was the perception of the rest of the country it would have been a big story when he was hired at Penn St, the school with the biggest scandal in CFB history.

 

[jakez4ut]

Healy will be a future star but way too early for him to take this stage.

agreed.

 

[Govolsman98]

I get what you're saying but I just wouldn't be able to get on board with that hire

Why?

 

[Volsfaninva917]

That dude has compliance all over him because he hangs out in the dorms and trades picture edits for UT gear.

A total loser.

He's the new Sab

 

[Volsby90]

Tennessee fans are going to complain about any hire... coming off a 3-7 season with NCAA sanctions looming and they are upset abut a coach that has won 11 games in 3 out of the last 5 years.

 

[Power T-Rev]

And the media in Tennessee, especially Nashville, will publish that again with the University of Tennessee attached to it.

The Tennessean is salivating at the hit pieces they could write

 

[Jackcrevol]

nm

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Folks wetting their pants for Hugh Freeze who scoff at even looking at James Franklin didn't do enough reading about Hugh Freeze (it wasn't just hookers and paying players).

I have never wanted Freeze either..

 

[Cactus Jack]

If we can hire Franklin, we can sure as hell hire Freeze or Kiffin. Do not want Franklin.

In my opinion, on the national scene Franklin is looked at as alot less "dirty" than Kiffin or Freeze. Especially Freeze. Kiffin you have to factor in he left us once already so he might be disqualified on that alone.

 

[UTK]

So you walk around in life with no opinion of anybody without a FBI dossier?

Lol you know what I mean. You can have your opinions about someone but going around saying someone did something without proof is stupid. Opinions aren't facts.

 

[jakez4ut]

So no real answer to who it would look horrible to?

me. @Ulysees E. McGill @SweetasSoda ......just to get started.

 

[butchna]

I gave you the answer. It would look horrible to the national media & most of the fanbase. Do I care about their opinion? No. But, it doesn't change the fact you'd have Pat Forde and Dan Wolken writing articles in less than 24 hours about how we threw Schiano under the bus for an "unsubstantiated rumor" because he is a bad coach, but were quick to accept Franklin.

You act like Franklin has won 3 national titles and 10 Big 10 championships. He isn't special. We'd be just as well off with P.J. Fleck who comes with ZERO baggage and is universally loved and respected by people.

Spot on...cept they would never refer to Schiano as anything but an exceptional coach.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Tennessee fans are going to complain about any hire... coming off a 3-7 season with NCAA sanctions looming and they are upset abut a coach that has won 11 games in 3 out of the last 5 years.

Some things are more important than football

 

[Vols4us]

For Franklin believers:

How James Franklin became Penn State’s $7 million man

Regardless of the crap he has pulled off the field, is he going to leave a perineal power that paid him this contract to come to a school he formerly hated and worked against that is facing NCAA sanctions that is a dumpster fire on the field? If your answer is yes, you enjoy being led around by speculative media reports.

 

[Chuckie]

Didn't Franklin cover up a pretty bad fight in the Penn St locker room?

No, that’s silly. Someone fell on a helmet is what I heard.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Flame suit on, but if it is Franklin, I truly hope the fans don’t Schiano the hire. Not that DW would follow suit of the previous admin, BUT, it’s such a bad public image for UT. Especially, already having a pretty bad social media image.

But supporting a coach with Franklin's background isn't bad for UT's image? That's definetly a take.

 

[Wickman]

He got them to 8 wins

That is ten wins for Austin Peay’s standard lol

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Yall gonna be wishing it was Franklin......when Steele is announced

You really are a turd.

 

[CoachClick]

Lol you know what I mean. You can have your opinions about someone but going around saying someone did something without proof is stupid. Opinions aren't facts.

Public perception is also opinion, but it seems to run the show these days.

 

[BigTimeVol95]

Some things are more important than football

Give it a rest with Franklin guys jeez. Talk about beating a dead horse.

 

[Govolsman98]

Yeah...he really "elevated" the Vandy program..
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He was cleared of wrongdoing. What's your point?

 

[Ericvol2096]

No. Wants Saban type control of the program. We just tried that. Also would probably leave us in half a second for LSU

What coach doesn't want control? If he has a strong AD (WHITE) wouldn't think that would be a problem.

What's his tie to LSU other then coaching Louisiana 3 years? He's from TN, played in western SC and has been closer to TN almost his entire career.