Is the money available? Yes. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they'd want to break the bank for Franklin. He's been good for the Nits, but there's a big difference between the Big Ten and the SEC.
A&M going after Franklin?
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Another big part is Franklin has PSU going in the right direction and is probably pretty safe.
He'll get another raise and stick around.
Plus they have some other bills to pay as well...
The only thing that would be funnier is if he took the Nit recruits with him - and he's been known to do that; ask Vandy.
Yeah, because they fired their HCs, not because they left for more money/better jobs. Terrible attempt at a "point".
Holy crap is this unbelievably stupid. This guy has to be a troll. If not, he actually believes Franklin would leave Penn State mid season.
@H2P333 made the dumbest post in Pantherlair history.
JC - how about we let the season play out before anointing Franklin the bestest ever? IF, and that's a big if, A&M is seriously considering this, it won't happen till the end of the season and anything can happen between now and then.
I obviously can be wrong, but I will be shocked if PSU makes it through the rest of their season without a loss and possibly even 2.
I obviously can be wrong, but I will be shocked if PSU makes it through the rest of their season without a loss and possibly even 2.
Wasn’t Penn State complaining that the money they were fined was so wrong, yet they can drop all this money on a football coach?
Don't take the bait, people. Franklin's new contract pays him over $5million/yr, plus money to get the facilities up to the best in the Big Ten. He's from Pennsylvania, and most of his family still lives here. He owns Pennsylvania, and has solid footholds in Jersey and Maryland. He is getting recruits from Florida and Texas. And he's leaving for an SEC school that clearly doesn't like black coaches? Nobody with a brain could possibly believe that.
Just going off twitter verse and Dodd's reporting. This has NOT been confirmed by either University as of now (7:14 EST).
Gee ya think. Why in the hell would either school confirm anything?
Franking is not going to A&M.
Franking is not going to A&M.
I know it would break your blue & white heart if he left, but I think this was probably leaked by Franklin's agent during a bye week to get even more money out of the cult prior to the brutal 3 game stretch they are facing. That way if he craps the bed he will already have the money in the bank.
no you are right. But he plants a seed in their mind that's for sure. I can't believe this story was just "discovered" bu good journalism from CBS.
I have a feeling A&M will not hire another minority coach if they dispose of Sumlin...after all, Richard Spencer's visit was cancelled after pressure from all sides...but if Sumlin can avoid another late-season collapse, he'll be praised and secure. .
I think the opposite actually, he needs to finish very strong or he’s gone.
UMMM... you are talking about centre county. I hardly think there is a difference.
I dont think a big time SEC school that that would go after someone like him.
You might be right.....
Helps when your campus sits on oil deposits.
Hey did Pitt’s Geology Dept ever check what’s below Oakland other than more rubbish...
Come one man! Brutal 3 game stretch? This is the almighty PSU we're talking about here; a team at the top of the best conference in the country!
If PSU is the team they say think they are, there should be no issues beating a team who doesn't know what a forward pass is (Michigan), one who was outclassed at home by OU (OSU), and another who was outclassed at home by ND (MSU).
YES! This is his dream job! The school he would be going to doesn't like black coaches! Clearly you are correct! Hey wait! They have a black coach right now!!!! How did that happen?!?!?! Where's the dislike???
Nitter logic at its finest...
Franklin's introductory speech upon taking the A&M job: "I am so honored to be named the head football coach at Texas A&M University. Ever since I was a kid in Stroudsburg, PA I dreamed of owning a collie like our A&M's beloved Reveille. I used to whistle the Aggie War Hymn on the school bus, and I dressed up in a uniform and a sword like the Aggie cadets. After school I would lead Yell Practice, and every Friday I built a bonfire in the empty lot out back and pretended to be John David Crow running for touchdowns....We are going to dominate the state of Texas in recruiting, and the Southeastern Conference will tremble at the sound of our name."
First of all, Franklin is not going to A&M. But say if he did. Here is the difference between the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh. At least where football is concerned.
Pitt dabbles in football and revels in our history of having some of the finest players in the sports history walk our hallowed halls. That's pretty much good enough. Penn State is identified with and by their football program. It is the heartbeat of central PA.
If Pat Narduzzi would leave tomorrow, most like Pitt's next coach would be some hot coordinator, or even because of frustration a "Pittsburgh" guy. That's pretty much the list.
If James Franklin would leave tomorrow, PSU is not looking at the Coordinator Du Jour. And despite some internal Paterno sycophants, they will not be looking for a PSU guy. They will go out and hire a Justin Fuentes. Because they can.
That is why I cringe and laugh when I see Pitt fans blast PSU as not being a major football program. Yes they are. Money and support talks. They are a power broker.
Pitt dabbles in football and revels in our history of having some of the finest players in the sports history walk our hallowed halls. That's pretty much good enough. Penn State is identified with and by their football program. It is the heartbeat of central PA.
If Pat Narduzzi would leave tomorrow, most like Pitt's next coach would be some hot coordinator, or even because of frustration a "Pittsburgh" guy. That's pretty much the list.
If James Franklin would leave tomorrow, PSU is not looking at the Coordinator Du Jour. And despite some internal Paterno sycophants, they will not be looking for a PSU guy. They will go out and hire a Justin Fuentes. Because they can.
That is why I cringe and laugh when I see Pitt fans blast PSU as not being a major football program. Yes they are. Money and support talks. They are a power broker.
FWIW, O'Brien was an offensive coordinator at Duke before he went to the Patriots as an offensive assistant. Franklin was an OC at K State prior to going to Vanderbilt where he finished with a 24-15 record over a 3 year period. They haven't exactly ripped away permier HCs from other P5 programs with their last 2 hires.
Yeah, not so brutal a stretch.
OSU will be favored to win that game and probably will, but it remains to be seen if Michigan can play well without Speight and Michigan St just isn’t that good.
But both those guys were considered stars.
Franklin I believe was named the "coach in waiting" at MD. And while his record at Vandy wasn't great, it was great relative to Vandy. He was one of the hottest names in college football at the time and could have chosen from many big time P5 schools.
O'Brien was regarded as a future NFL star. Most were shocked he took the Penn State job because he seemed like such a lock to be an NFL head coach within the next few years
So it's not like they were bargain basement hunting.
Much more likely that this was planted by some other Big Ten school to disrupt recruiting momentum. As good a job as he's done, he just signed an extension, and I don't see PSU giving him even more money. He doesn't even seem to want more money all that much; he seems fixated on getting more money for his facilities and for his assistants.
And really, what black coach is going to A&M after the way they are treating Sumlin down there? You'd have to be a masochist.
This is almost certainly just a rumor. And it wouldn't surprise me if it was started by Franklin himself. Regardless of who started it, he's at his peak right now, and he is taking full advantage of that and trying to milk that university for even more money than he's already gotten them to commit.
And of course, they are more than happy to oblige.
And of course, they are more than happy to oblige.
