Penn State notebook: PSU's Franklin Strongly Denies Report Linking Him To Miami Job, LINK!

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Hmmmmmnnn.....looks like more twits rumblings are coming out of Happy Valley these days???? This is going to disappoint a half of the Penn State Fan Base that wants Franklin gone. They need to trace the Twits to see if they came from the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame Dinner and Jay Paterno may have some explanations? Could it be Bill O'Brien undercutting like when SI traced it it back to Jay, again?? LOL! Well, Miami fans may not be as disappointed but many Penn state Fans might be, if these distractions cost the Illinois Game? Franklin can blame CBS like The Penn State Culture Cultist blame CNN for their Penn State Football Scandal!

Good to see Franklin looks to Pitt Coach Johnny Majors as a Mentor and not Jay Paterno?

Article & Link:

Penn State coach James Franklin forcefully dismissed a report of his possible candidacy for the vacant Miami Hurricanes' job. “First of all, I don't like it,” he said of the CBS Sports story reporting there were “rumblings” Franklin would be interested. “It causes distractions for our team. It's a distraction for Penn State, and I have no idea where it's coming from.” Franklin, in his second year at Penn State, added, “I worked like crazy to get here. This is where I want be, this is where my family wants to be, this is where our staff wants to be.”

Miami fired former Penn State player and assistant coach Al Golden on Sunday, the day after the Hurricanes lost to Clemson, 58-0. It was the worst loss in school history.

FRANKLIN KEEPS MAJORS CLOSE TO THE HEART:
Pitt fans might not want to hear this, but Penn State coach James Franklin is close with Johnny Majors, the Panthers' coaching legend. In fact, Franklin called Majors a “mentor” Tuesday. The two became friendly during Franklin's three seasons at Vanderbilt, which is located in Nashville, Tenn. Majors was an All-America halfback at Tennessee in Knoxville during the 1950s and coached the Volunteers from 1977-1992.


Before that, Majors coached at Pitt from 1973-1976 (and again from 1993-1996). In ‘76, he led the Panthers to a 12-0 record and the program's most recent national championship. Franklin said Majors, 80, is scheduled to attend Penn State's game against Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The two often got together in Nashville, and elsewhere, said Franklin.


“He obviously was at the University of Tennessee for a long time and was unbelievably successful there,” he said. “He understood that conference (Southeastern) that I was in, and the history of the school that we were at.” Franklin said Majors was “impressed with what our staff was able to do there.”


Under Franklin, Vanderbilt went to three straight bowl game for the first time ever, and had back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1975. Franklin's teams twice beat Tennessee in succession, a first since 1926. The Volunteers completed a string of four straight losing seasons for the first time since 1906 during Franklin's Vanderbilt tenure.


In 2013, Franklin and his wife, Fumi, took a Nike trip with Majors, Sue Paterno and others, and they meet up at the annual “Johnny Majors Night” at Pitt. Last summer, at a coaching clinic in northern Virginia, Franklin said Majors told him, “Jimmy. I'm coming to your game next year at Penn State.” Franklin said he replied, “Yes, sir.” “He's a guy that I love,” Franklin said. “He's got great energy, obviously tremendous experience. He's a very unique personality, which I love. And when he says he's coming to a game, you say, ‘Yes.' And you find out afterward he's bringing, like, 12 people and you just kind of make it work.”


Extra points
Franklin and Illinois co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks were assistants on the Maryland staff under Ralph Friedgen in 2003 and '04. Penn State receivers coach Josh Gattis worked for Illinois interim coach Bill Cubit in 2011, when Cubit was coach at Western Michigan. ... Cubit, formerly the offensive coordinator, replaced coach Tim Beckman, who was fired in late August after preliminary results of an outside audit of allegations of player mistreatment within the football program.


Bob Cohn is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at bcohn@tribweb.com or via Twitter@BCohn_Trib.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Hmmmmnnnnn??????? I recall a different Headline Once!

In leaving Penn State for the NFL, Bill O'Brien says he 'tried never to mislead anyone'?

Intelligent. Innovative. Adaptable. Those are just three of the words Houston Texans owner Bob McNair and general manager Rick Smith used to describe Bill O'Brien in a morning news conference to introduce him as their next head coach.

The mutual admiration was evident and clearly played a part in O'Brien leaving Penn State for Houston. McNair said O'Brien fit every one of the Texans' criteria for a head coach, and the two sides moved quickly to strike a deal. The Texans fired coach Gary Kubiak on Dec. 6 and interviewed O'Brien before the end of the NFL's regular season.

"We wanted to get a head start on the process," McNair said. "We wanted to talk to some people who could talk to us, and we didn't want to lose any time. We said we wanted somebody that was smart, somebody that was adaptable, someone who showed strong leadership, someone who had head coaching experience, who had experience in the NFL.

"When we met Bill O'Brien, we knew that's what we had." O'Brien paid similar compliments to his new bosses and said McNair played a part in his decision to accept the position. He also said access to the Texas Children's Hospital to care for his oldest son, Jack, who suffers from the rare neurological disorder Lissencephaly, was part of Houston's appeal.

"The Houston Texans are a top-flight organization that does things the right way," O'Brien said. "It's rare enough to be a head coach at the highest level of football, what made this opportunity special and over the top for my family was the ability to work for a man like Bob McNair."

O'Brien has taken criticism for his sudden departure from Penn State and the perception of broken promises to current players and future recruits. He said he regrets not being able to continue at Penn State but that he never intended to mislead anyone.

"I just want to thank Penn State for the opportunity they gave me to be their head football coach," O'Brien said. "I had a fantastic experience at Penn State. The players there mean a lot to me, and they always will. "I do regret not being able to continue with the great kids on that team. I tried never to mislead anyone, but I understand if people feel let down. It was a decision that was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and my family."

O'Brien went 15-9 in two tumultuous seasons at Penn State, inheriting a program that was reeling in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. He brought stability through NCAA sanctions and player defections and managed to lure top talent to Happy Valley. He was named national coach of the year in 2012.

O'Brien made it no secret his ultimate goal was to coach in the NFL, but had sold recruits on his intentions to remain at Penn State through the careers of the 2013 freshman class. He also convinced many of the current players to stay at Penn State during the program's darkest hour and left before the rebuilding project was done.

But after flirting with the NFL last offseason, O'Brien emerged as one of the league's hottest coaching commodities. If not the Texans, O'Brien was likely to garner attention from the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, among other teams with vacant positions.

O'Brien found a good fit in Houston, which offered him a chance to identify a franchise quarterback and engineer a quick turnaround. The Texans finished with a 2-14 record last season and laid claim to the No. 1 pick in a 2014 NFL draft that is ripe with high-profile quarterback prospects.

Expectations are high for O'Brien to stabilize that position and lead the Texans back to the postseason. "He has a great way with people," Smith said. "He's a great leader. He showed he has the ability to step into a difficult situation and turn things around. He did that at Penn State. We expect to see good things happen immediately."

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2014/01/in_leaving_penn_state_for_the.html

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

James Franklin says Miami speculation is 'distraction,' insists Penn State is 'where I want to be'
Josh Moyer, ESPN Staff Writer

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State football coach James Franklin put a quick end to speculation about his potential interest in the Miami job. Since Al Golden's firing on Sunday, Franklin's name has been floated as a candidate by several analysts. But during his weekly news conference Tuesday, Franklin was adamant he was happy in Happy Valley -- and he vehemently denied any interest in other jobs.

"First of all, let me say this," Franklin said, regarding his name as a candidate. "I don't like it. I don't like it. I think it causes a distraction for our team; I think it's a distraction for Penn State, and I have no idea where it's coming from whatsoever. "My family has sacrificed. I've worked my ass off to get to Penn State, to get here, and this is where I want to be. We got a lot of work to do on the field. We got a lot of work to do off the field in every aspect, but this is where I want to be."

Golden was fired a day after Miami's 58-0 loss to Clemson on Saturday. That same day, Franklin's name popped up on several candidate lists. But Franklin has consistently said he hopes to remain at Penn State for quite a while.

On his first day on the job -- Jan. 11, 2014 -- Franklin said he planned to be at Penn State for a "very, very long time." And on Saturday, after a 31-30 win over Maryland, he again implied he wasn't going anywhere. When asked, he said he didn't plan to offer details on injuries at Penn State "for the next 35 years."

Franklin reiterated again Tuesday that remains the case, emphasizing he wasn't a big fan of the speculation.

"Stuff like that, I guess some people can look at as a compliment," he said. "I don't. My focus is 100 percent on Penn State."

http://espn.go.com/college-football...-distraction-insists-penn-state-where-want-be

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Just a hunch....but these lines from a Movie Script may become important someday?
"Must be difficult, so much going on,
and nobody giving you information.
It's been a crazy week.
I had a friend. She was one
of the first women to move high up.
You know what it's like,
every day putting out fires.
It turned out the job wasn't
anything she thought it was.
She was looking the wrong way
when they fired her.
-Interesting.
-Mm. Truth usually is, once you get to it."

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

If Franklin goes to Miami, Narduzzi will end up at living the cult lifestyle in State College. Bad news for Pitt fans.

Paterno Lawsuit is about Jay becoming a Coach at Penn State not Narduzzi!

 

[pittzap]

If Franklin goes to Miami, Narduzzi will end up at living the cult lifestyle in State College.

Bad news for Pitt fans.

Are you freaking kidding me? What's the matter with you?

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Are you freaking kidding me? What's the matter with you?

It is near Halloween, the trolls are out from Unhappy Valley! PnnyLion is doing Novena's Praying to Paterno for a Pitt Loss in one of his Dumpster after finding candles?

 

[UPitt '89]

If Franklin goes to Miami, Narduzzi will end up at living the cult lifestyle in State College.

Bad news for Pitt fans.

Hahahaha....

Oh wait .... you were serious?

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Hahahaha....Oh wait .... you were serious?

Bill O'Brien blasted 'Paterno people' before leaving Penn State

Maybe Bill O’Brien leaving Penn State for the Houston Texans wasn’t such a jerk move after all.

In an article published by Pennsylvania’s Patriot News, columnist David Jones described a heated, off-the-record rant that former Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien had with him on the phone in December, a rant in which O’Brien hinted that he was thinking about leaving the school.

The rant came about due to a question about the negative backlash from “Paterno-era loyalists” who were upset about the dismissal (or resignation) of Ron Vanderlinden, an assistant coach who had been on the staff under Joe Paterno. Many fans were upset about Vanderlinden’s exit, as he was one of the few remaining ties to the Joe-Pa era, and wanted answers as to whose decision it was for Vanderlinden to leave.

This set O’Brien off. From the article:

“You can print this: You can print that I don’t really give a [expletive] what the ‘Paterno people’ think about what I do with this program. I’ve done everything I can to show respect to Coach Paterno. Everything in my power. So I could really care less about what the Paterno faction of people, or whatever you call them, think about what I do with the program. I’m tired of it.

“For any ‘Paterno person’ to have any objection to what I’m doing, it makes me wanna put my fist through this windshield right now.”

He continued:

“I’m trying to field the most competitive football team I can with near-death penalty [expletive] sanctions. Every time I say something like that and somebody prints it, it’s skewed as an excuse. And I’m not an excuse-maker. I’m trying to do the best I can for the kids in that program. That’s all I care about is the kids in that program. As long as I’m the head football coach here.”

It was during this rant that O’Brien dropped the major bomb.

“That’s why, in probably about a month, they’re gonna be [expletive] looking for a new coach.”

The rant is interesting not only because it hints at O’Brien’s imminent departure, but because it illustrates the pressure O’Brien was working under at Penn State. Forget just coaching a football team. This guy was leading a Division-1 program that was saddled with the loss of significant scholarships, a program that was reeling from one of the major scandals in NCAA history and, on top of all that, he was doing so with a loud faction of the fans (and, perhaps, the administration) still longing for the time when Joe Paterno coached them.

It sheds light on O’Brien’s decision to leave. This wasn’t just a guy using Penn State’s battered program as a springboard to an NFL coaching job.

O’Brien was asked to do something impossible. He actually pulled it off, leading the team to a 15-9 record during his tenure there, and he was still flayed because he wasn’t properly showing deference to Joe Paterno. Why would O’Brien stay?

Of course none of this is discussing Jones’ decision to publish these quotes, given that they were off-the-record at the time. It’s unclear if he thought that O’Brien’s decision to leave freed him from any agreements the two had, or if he got O’Brien’s permission, or if he just didn’t need him any more. The funny thing is, his decision to print the off-the-record quotes makes O’Brien more likable in this whole thing.

He’s more likable because it’s clear that his job at Penn State had as much to do with things outside of football as it had to do with football. He had to know that going in, of course, but perhaps he didn’t know that, even after everything that happened at Penn State, people would still long for the good old days.

This quote from Jones best sums it all up:

“[O’Brien] adores the pro game, the purity of it, without the university politics and pretense of the college version.”

Yes, the NFL, with its huge salaries, big egos, corporate sponsorship and all the rest, has a “purity” that O’Brien couldn’t find in the college game. Yikes.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/01/bill-obrien-joe-paterno-penn-state-rant

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Franklin isn't going anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miami would be insane to hire him. There is no evidence he knows how to coach. Anybody can recruit well at Miami. I have a better chance at being the next coach of Miami.

Franklin is going to be at PSU a long time. He'll win between 7 and 9 games every year against their joke of a schedule and that will be enough. At least for 10 years.

 

[Jeffburgh]

Franklin isn't going anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miami would be insane to hire him. There is no evidence he knows how to coach. Anybody can recruit well at Miami. I have a better chance at being the next coach of Miami.

Franklin is going to be at PSU a long time. He'll win between 7 and 9 games every year against their joke of a schedule and that will be enough. At least for 10 years.

No, it won't.

He is NOT going to last 10 years if he does not win something, at the very least more than one division title, and he is not on tenure after five season if he does not win a B10 title or get some top 10 finishes.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

[QUOTE="CaptainSidneyReilly, post: 455333, member: 2434]

Good to see Franklin looks to Pitt Coach Johnny Majors as a Mentor and not Jay Paterno?

[/QUOTE]

To whom could JAY Paterno possibly be a mentor?

 

[TD_6082]

Captain, if you spent 10 minutes with James Franklin you would love the guy too. I just get tired of people claiming I'm a Nit just because I like Coach Franklin. Can't people separate the two. I'm a fan of their coach, not a fan of their team.

 

[thebadby2]

Hmmmmmnnn.....looks like more twits rumblings are coming out of Happy Valley these days???? This is going to disappoint a half of the Penn State Fan Base that wants Franklin gone. They need to trace the Twits to see if they came from the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame Dinner and Jay Paterno may have some explanations? Could it be Bill O'Brien undercutting like when SI traced it it back to Jay, again?? LOL! Well, Miami fans may not be as disappointed but many Penn state Fans might be, if these distractions cost the Illinois Game? Franklin can blame CBS like The Penn State Culture Cultist blame CNN for their Penn State Football Scandal!

Good to see Franklin looks to Pitt Coach Johnny Majors as a Mentor and not Jay Paterno?

Article & Link:

Penn State coach James Franklin forcefully dismissed a report of his possible candidacy for the vacant Miami Hurricanes' job. “First of all, I don't like it,” he said of the CBS Sports story reporting there were “rumblings” Franklin would be interested. “It causes distractions for our team. It's a distraction for Penn State, and I have no idea where it's coming from.” Franklin, in his second year at Penn State, added, “I worked like crazy to get here. This is where I want be, this is where my family wants to be, this is where our staff wants to be.”

Miami fired former Penn State player and assistant coach Al Golden on Sunday, the day after the Hurricanes lost to Clemson, 58-0. It was the worst loss in school history.

FRANKLIN KEEPS MAJORS CLOSE TO THE HEART:
Pitt fans might not want to hear this, but Penn State coach James Franklin is close with Johnny Majors, the Panthers' coaching legend. In fact, Franklin called Majors a “mentor” Tuesday. The two became friendly during Franklin's three seasons at Vanderbilt, which is located in Nashville, Tenn. Majors was an All-America halfback at Tennessee in Knoxville during the 1950s and coached the Volunteers from 1977-1992.


Before that, Majors coached at Pitt from 1973-1976 (and again from 1993-1996). In ‘76, he led the Panthers to a 12-0 record and the program's most recent national championship. Franklin said Majors, 80, is scheduled to attend Penn State's game against Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The two often got together in Nashville, and elsewhere, said Franklin.


“He obviously was at the University of Tennessee for a long time and was unbelievably successful there,” he said. “He understood that conference (Southeastern) that I was in, and the history of the school that we were at.” Franklin said Majors was “impressed with what our staff was able to do there.”


Under Franklin, Vanderbilt went to three straight bowl game for the first time ever, and had back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1975. Franklin's teams twice beat Tennessee in succession, a first since 1926. The Volunteers completed a string of four straight losing seasons for the first time since 1906 during Franklin's Vanderbilt tenure.


In 2013, Franklin and his wife, Fumi, took a Nike trip with Majors, Sue Paterno and others, and they meet up at the annual “Johnny Majors Night” at Pitt. Last summer, at a coaching clinic in northern Virginia, Franklin said Majors told him, “Jimmy. I'm coming to your game next year at Penn State.” Franklin said he replied, “Yes, sir.” “He's a guy that I love,” Franklin said. “He's got great energy, obviously tremendous experience. He's a very unique personality, which I love. And when he says he's coming to a game, you say, ‘Yes.' And you find out afterward he's bringing, like, 12 people and you just kind of make it work.”


Extra points
Franklin and Illinois co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks were assistants on the Maryland staff under Ralph Friedgen in 2003 and '04. Penn State receivers coach Josh Gattis worked for Illinois interim coach Bill Cubit in 2011, when Cubit was coach at Western Michigan. ... Cubit, formerly the offensive coordinator, replaced coach Tim Beckman, who was fired in late August after preliminary results of an outside audit of allegations of player mistreatment within the football program.


Bob Cohn is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at bcohn@tribweb.com or via Twitter@BCohn_Trib.

What has he done at PSU to make himself an attractive candidate for any major head coaching job?

He's at PSU until they can him.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Here's a great comment in the Patriot News today about Franklin interviewing for Miami (if that would happen).

"Only one problem here. Lots of times, especially these days, the head coach in reality has no sentimental connection to the business whatsoever. He didn't learn his job there. He didn't become good at it there. He only arrived, as a CEO might, from another company a thousand miles away." A very astute observation and one that I feel does apply to James Franklin. He came from Vanderbilt and many other coaching stops along the way. So he was born in Pennsylvania, so what?! So have been hundreds of other college coaches that no coach at places such as Iowa's Kirk Ferentz for instance. Guy is from western PA. Doesn't make him a "Pennsylvania boy with a Penn State heart." James Franklin made that line up because it sounds good, the kind of statement at your first press conference that the locals (PSU fans in this case) will eat up. And it worked. And he did NOT grow up a Penn State fan for those that believe that. When asked by a reporter in his PC announcing him as the new head football coach, "Did you ever attend a Penn State football game growing up?" HIs answer was NO. Said that his family did not have the money which may have been true, BUT he wouldn't have gone anyhow as he was not a Penn State fan. He is NOW of course; but if he left tomorrow for say U.S.C. then he would then be a U.S.C. fan.



I think that PSU fans would do well to remember that James Franklin graduated with a Degree in Psychology, and that every word that he utters is intended to get out his line, his spin if you will and it is all very self serving. But Penn State fans need to grow up and realize that it is the norm in college athletics today for head coaches to stay just a few years at any one school. The exception is for them to stay for a long time. The days of coaches like JVP and Bobby Bowden staying forever are over.

 

[TD_6082]

Recruits, Every word you said is true and can be applied to every coach in the biz.

 

[TD_6082]

What has he done at PSU to make himself an attractive candidate for any major head coaching job?

He's at PSU until they can him.

I think its based on his overall body or work. I think people understand the situation at PSU. He was/is in no position to have that program running smoothly after only 2 or 3 years.

I would also like to know where the Miami rumors are coming from. Its pretty common for agents to get their client's names out there for other jobs to get a better deal. However, that doesn't seem like it would fly in this situation, given what we know about Miami's money problems.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

[QUOTE="CaptainSidneyReilly, post: 455333, member: 2434]Good to see Franklin looks to Pitt Coach Johnny Majors as a Mentor and not Jay Paterno?

To whom could JAY Paterno possibly be a mentor?[/QUOTE]
Jay is a very good person, but was the son of a Great Head Coach that was not always following all the Rules, and it caught up with him and the University needed a Clean Up of 409, and he is caught between the Legacy of Excellence and Legacy of Shame that happen?

Jay needs to move on, go and become a Head Coach somewhere and prove he can do what his father did without the Non-Compliance and Violations and Crimes? Yet, this can't happen until he drops his Lawsuit and his Lawsuit can't be dropped if he gets a Coaching Job somewhere, so the Paterno's are sticking around until Penn State wins, settles, or loses the Lawsuits!

The way i see it, it is the lazy misguided way that his father would not approve of, and if Jay would go anywhere, IUP, PENN, CALU, BROWN and just start coaching and winning he would return to Penn State someday sooner than any Lawsuit!

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Jimmy Franks is honing his acting skills to become an actor. He is such a drama queen. His over the top denial is funny!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Recruits, Every word you said is true and can be applied to every coach in the biz.

I didn't say that. A Penn State fan did. It is called progress. It means some of them are finally getting it.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Captain, if you spent 10 minutes with James Franklin you would love the guy too. I just get tired of people claiming I'm a Nit just because I like Coach Franklin. Can't people separate the two. I'm a fan of their coach, not a fan of their team.

I have done that and many more people have too and I admire and support him as Man, Father, and Coach! I stated he would be a Great Recruiter and he is a Great Recruiter! I very much respect what he is doing at Penn State!

Yet, he is working at a very divided University where ignorance, arrogance, and inferiority complex under a 46 years Public Relations Campaign of Myths, Magic, Miracles and Mendacity was used to attack other Universities while covering up Non-Compliance, NCAA Rules breaking on LOIC, and Crimes.

Penn State University has many great people working there and is now a model of compliance in excellence and is overcoming a Scandal no one would wish on anyone!

Yet, the Penn State Football Culture created by demagogue one person, man, and coach that helped caused this Scandal and protected the Program over the Children has a myopic and disbelief cult following seeking to destroy anyone that dare take away there memories what they thought they were and cannot accept what happen and blame others?

This is what Franklin is facing, just like O'Brien, Erickson, and Trustees, NCAA and many other great PSU Alumni that had to clean up the mess of marching towards 409!

Not me, or anything I post! Not you either? It is and always has been a Total Penn State Scandal created by Penn State Administration, Alumni, Coaches, and Employees and reformed by Penn State Trustees, Administration, Alumni, Coaches and Employees.

I have also enjoyed reading your points of views, and support your right to speak in our discussions, and I myself have been labelled a PSU Fan by some and that is ok, because I am! I am also, an eastern football Fan first and foremost but always liked Pitt first and I did not go to Pitt but many in many family and friends, fellow players and colleagues, did! I follow Pitt, Penn State, WVU, ND, USC, Miami and KSU and wish them all the best, but I will correct ignorance and attacks too, so we learn together and enjoy CFB!

Still, Franklin challenge is not just Meyers, Harbaugh, and Dantonio but his own coaching and I expected far more improvement by this 22nd game and I can't ignore my judgment when I can't see good game day coaching anywhere?

Franklin's other challenge is surviving a divided Trustees, Administration, Alumni, and Cult mixed with Fans and I did not contact anyone about rumblings at Penn State, someone else at Penn State did?

If and when Franklins starts beating OSU, MSU, and Michigan he will be adored like Paterno was, but so far he hasn't, and that is his problem, not mine or yours, and that is an accurate description of his challenges on the GridIron and on Campus not on any Blog or Posting Boards?

No one is going to come to yours or mine aid is separating anything and that is just life if you want to discuss CFB with some, while ignoring others with different intent!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Honestly, Franklin at PSU and Narduzzi at Pitt is great for college football and especially college football in this state. Both brash, both understand the game on and off the field, both willing to sell their programs and make statements to put their necks on the lines.

It is great. These are good times or at least the beginning of good times for college football fans in this state.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

"TD_6082, post: 456119, member: 510"]I think its based on his overall body or work. I think people understand the situation at PSU. He was/is in no position to have that program running smoothly after only 2 or 3 years.
I agreed with you last year on that very subject but even this year there are still a lack of improvement and it has been 21 games now, and that cannot be ignored as being a Top 8th Paying Coach out of 128, and a top 15 Program that has all the resources to make it easier to Win! I have seen an improvement sometime on Running Backs and sometimes on Wideouts, and even at QB with mixed results on OL, Defense and Special Teams against Mediocre to bad teams??? Open up your own eyes and you have to admit Franklin did better at Vanderbilt far faster than he is doing at Penn State? If he beats MSU or Michigan THIS YEAR after 24 Games, everything may be fine, if he doesn't, even you have to wonder when and if he is capable of running a Top 15 Program as Head Coach with Top 10-25 Recruiting Classes?

I would also like to know where the Miami rumors are coming from. Its pretty common for agents to get their client's names out there for other jobs to get a better deal. However, that doesn't seem like it would fly in this situation, given what we know about Miami's money problems.
When SI put a Hit Piece out on PSU Coach O'Brien making changes in training and conditioning and replacing Team Doctors someone told SI O'Brien was endangering PSU Players, it was traced back to Jay Paterno and Reporters at PennLive confirmed it with SI! So, where have you been?

Finally, Franklin has his own Agent does he not and if you find out you are in a middle of a Trustee, President, Athletic Director, Booster, Alumni, and Fan Fight and did not know it until he has been there, do you think you might be wary a tad?

In addition, when a realization that just how hard it is going to compete and beat MSU, Michigan and OSU that are just as big as PSU Program, and he may not be able to do it year in and year out and wants to win a NCS......while Miami may be easier like you have been preaching the last 5 days????

Furthermore, when your agent gets back and tells you Miami has no interests at all in you, would you not come out and say, I am upset my name was even mentioned????

So now all of sudden you are now admitting Miami has money problems, because you have not been saying that the last few posts?

Not attacking you, just reminding you of what you once posted? So, are you answering your own questions NOW?

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Honestly, Franklin at PSU and Narduzzi at Pitt is great for college football and especially college football in this state. Both brash, both understand the game on and off the field, both willing to sell their programs and make statements to put their necks on the lines. It is great. These are good times or at least the beginning of good times for college football fans in this state.

Someone is getting what I have been selling.....it is my dream that Pitt goes 13-0 in the ACC, Penn State goes 13-0 in the Big Ten, and WVU goes 12-0 in the Big-12 and play in the CFB Playoffs and eventually play each other every year or in Bowl Games, and still end up there with 1 loss among them!

CFB is one sport to follow and have fun and banter comes with it, and those that don't get it, that OK too!

 

[raleighpanther]

Here is funny thought: with Jay Paterno as head coach at PSU, can you just imagine the quality of assistant coaches that would be willing to go coach for him?

 

[JS School]

Franklin doesn't know where the rumors are coming from? Apparently he doesn't communicate with his agent much.