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Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:37 pm
So I’m not as in tune with cfb as I used to be, but why is Penn State so eager to get rid of Franklin? What he did at Vandy pre-NIL, what’s he’s done for Penn State after the pedo era. Being honest, no exaggeration, the first thing that still comes to my mind with Penn State is pedophilia. That image won’t disappear anytime soon.
And yet, he still pushed that program way behind its potential. Penn State can’t do better.
Franklin deserves better.
And yet, he still pushed that program way behind its potential. Penn State can’t do better.
Franklin deserves better.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 7:39 pm
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Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:39 pm to VooDude
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Franklin deserves better.
$49 million to leave.
Only person I ever heard of getting it any better is Jimbo Fisher.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:41 pm to VooDude
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why is Penn State so eager to get rid of Franklin
Paying coaches and now players millions, short leashes for under performing.
Totally different game now. Coming off a year like 2024 would've almost made you safe as could be a couple decades ago. But everyone is paying high dollar for championships now. If the belief is you can't get to that level, you're done.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:45 pm to VooDude
I just don’t think Penn State has the might to get past Wisconsin in the NIL era. My point is that Franklin pushed that program to be where it is today and yet they have the self awareness of goldfish.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:45 pm to VooDude
Why do people say his team just ‘’gave up on him’’ or ‘’didn’t want to be there’’?
I watched the highlights and they just looked like they got beat. They were trying to win but the other team was just better….
I watched the highlights and they just looked like they got beat. They were trying to win but the other team was just better….
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:48 pm to VooDude
quote:Penn State has many alumni with DEEP pockets.
I just don’t think Penn State has the might to get past Wisconsin in the NIL era
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:59 pm to Murph4HOF
A lot of schools have money. But Penn State will never supplant Ohio State or Michigan in that region. Franklin routinely recruited classes in the 12-15 range. Yet he was a great evaluator.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:04 pm to VooDude
They think their program is on par with Bama, UGA, etc when they’re a clear step below that and have been for 40 years since joining the big 10
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:08 pm to Woopigsooie20
I’ve had to drive through central PA on the way to Philly for work. Altoona and State College areas are cult like in their obsession for Pennsylvania State. It’s truly strange behavior
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:15 pm to ScotlandAve
quote:Maybe, maybe not.
Penn State will never supplant Ohio State or Michigan in that region.
But their $ guys just put up the 2nd largest buyout in CFB history. I don't think they'd do that without ensuring the $ for a good new coach and the additional $ for NIL.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:16 pm to Murph4HOF
I mean A&M paid 75M and almost hired Mark Stoops.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:17 pm to Taurus 357
They have fans who still think Sandusky was innocent
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:21 pm to Woopigsooie20
quote:Who would have had a big buyout at UK.
I mean A&M paid 75M and almost hired Mark Stoops.
And right now TAMU has a 6th ranked recruiting class for '26 and 3rd ranked for '27.
Penn State is about to spend a lot more money.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:23 pm to Woopigsooie20
Because FANS EVERYWHERE are deluded to think that a9-10 win seasons aren’t good enough and those coaches suck.LSU fans want a coach that has won 300+ games gone because he’s a bad coach.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:24 pm to Frog Hide
Yeah, I’m not sure about the decision to fire him, but I wouldn’t frame it as a coach deserving better. They’re more than fairly compensated for their troubles.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:27 pm to RGT
quote:To be fair, he is a little underwhelming. Franklin’s the more resourceful coach, as shown at Vanderbilt, let alone a socially tainted program like Penn State.
Because FANS EVERYWHERE are deluded to think that a9-10 win seasons aren’t good enough and those coaches suck.LSU fans want a coach that has won 300+ games gone because he’s a bad coach.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:29 pm to Murph4HOF
quote:I’d be spending that much too if my degree was tainted like that. The better you are, the shorter the bad memories are, the lower the acceptance rate yields, and employers respect your school again.
Penn State has many alumni with DEEP pockets.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:38 pm to CaliHorn
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Yeah, I’m not sure about the decision to fire him, but I wouldn’t frame it as a coach deserving better. They’re more than fairly compensated for their troubles.
Nowhere on Earth is failure rewarded so richly, as a fired head coach at a college.
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