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theknighttrain
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NFL needs new blood and has way more openings right now. Not interested in Franklin at all here.
JerrySandusky'sCellmate
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Why the hell would anyone not be interested in Franklin? He has done wonders at Vanderbilt and is a star in the making.
The Third Man
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With all due respect, Strong has a much more accomplished coaching record than Franklin.
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This.
TheContractor
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Franklin is a good coach no doubt but IMO Strong>Franklin.
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I think the ongoing rape allegations at Vanderbilt make Franklin a non-starter.
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I wonder if this has anything to do with fisher as well
NLeininger
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They happened before Franklin was at Vanderbilt? If so, never mind my post. How about his team giving up 24 points to UH in the 3Q today blowing a 24 point lead?
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Definitely happened on his watch. I am a Vandy alum and was on campus during his first year. I somewhat involved with the football team there. Franklin is an A+ culture and media guy. He was fantastic at getting the students involved, which was always a problem at Vandy. In that aspect, he is a Mack Brown redux-great CEO type coach.
He also is a very strong talent evaluator; I was privy to a conversation with him and an assistant when they were reviewing film of connor brewer. Franklin shut off the tape after two minutes, shook his head, and said "that kid will never play a down at UT."
However, Franklin is all about Franklin IMO. I wouldn't be surprised that all these "interviews" that he's supposedly getting from NFL teams are rumors he's spreading to pump up his image. Overall, I'm very happy with the Strong choice over Franklin.
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Same thinking applies to Saban losing to OU, and Briles losing to FCU.
I am happy with Strong if it actually happens, just don't get the strong dislike of Franklin.
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Scipio from Barking Carnival has written a couple of pieces on Franklin. From the last one:
"While I have no doubt that his ceiling could be extraordinary - a possible 20 year hire coaching legend - in my estimation, there is no candidate with a greater chance for self-implosion.
Franklin has an enormous amount of self-confidence combined with mediocre offensive acumen and a tendency towards extreme micromanagement. That combo is a red flag at Texas. If he can't sublimate some of the attributes that serve him so well as the pesky underdog, he'll undermine the natural advantages of the program. An inability to delegate to elite assistants, hubris, and a stubborn refusal to adapt his offense past the "let's hope the opponent makes a mistake" Vanderbilt formula might mean a very ugly stay in Austin. If that doesn't happen, my guess is that he'd probably be a home run."
Per Scipio - low floor, high ceiling.
"While I have no doubt that his ceiling could be extraordinary - a possible 20 year hire coaching legend - in my estimation, there is no candidate with a greater chance for self-implosion.
Franklin has an enormous amount of self-confidence combined with mediocre offensive acumen and a tendency towards extreme micromanagement. That combo is a red flag at Texas. If he can't sublimate some of the attributes that serve him so well as the pesky underdog, he'll undermine the natural advantages of the program. An inability to delegate to elite assistants, hubris, and a stubborn refusal to adapt his offense past the "let's hope the opponent makes a mistake" Vanderbilt formula might mean a very ugly stay in Austin. If that doesn't happen, my guess is that he'd probably be a home run."
Per Scipio - low floor, high ceiling.
It appears that he did interview with the Texans (who went with Bill O'Brien of PSU instead) --
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Yesterday, McNair said there were candidates we didn't know about who had interviewed. Per <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter">@adamschefter</a> Vandy coach James Franklin was one.</p>— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="
https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/statuses/419507232708247552">January 4, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
She is "ESPN NFL Nation reporter" - used to work for the Chron covering Texans.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Yesterday, McNair said there were candidates we didn't know about who had interviewed. Per <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter">@adamschefter</a> Vandy coach James Franklin was one.</p>— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="
https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/statuses/419507232708247552">January 4, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
She is "ESPN NFL Nation reporter" - used to work for the Chron covering Texans.
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