Column: For James Franklin, Penn State football, actions speak volumes
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Nobody, but it makes the article worth nothing. What is the author trying to persuade absent of any information about what I suppose undergirds this article? Its a word salad that amounts to nothing. If he is making the case that Franklin was promised X and the University reneged on it, well that would be persuasive, but he doesn't cite any examples? I don't know, maybe I did not read it critically, but I'm not understanding precisely what the reader is supposed to take from this article. We have construction and approvals for more construction and this proves Franklin's(?) commitment to the university.....does he own a construction company that is doing the work pro bono?
It's not about testing the market which is fine, it's about doing it publicly every GD year......if you do that at your job and haven't delivered in 5 years....see how long it works for. He uses it like he is some Saint doing this for the good all HV mankind while getting a healthy raise each time....and then firing assistants you point out.
You like to make sweeping generalizations. Explain how he has tested the market publicly every year. He hasn’t said one word about testing the market, ever. You say he got healthy raises each time. I believe he renegotiated his contract once. How is that “each time”
Es posible. Bureaucrats like Ms. Excellence have a way of vaguely communicating so that the other person thinks they have agreement when what has really been said is "we'll see." If the points haven't been somehow memorialized up front, then bring them up. My guess is that if Franklin was promised something and it wasn't delivered we'd have heard about it. He's not exactly Mr. Reticence.
Getting back to commitment and loyalty, Franklin knows what PSU is. It's an Athletic Department that fields a lot of teams and (thus far) won't tax its student body to do so. So what is loyalty? "I understand the limitations and am going to bust hump to win within the.m" OR "You're not giving me enough toys to play with so I'm going somewhere else that will."
Pate nails it. Exactly why those ready for a change will likely be upset with anyone that would end up following Franklin. If you want PSU to be in playoff contention you better hope Franklin's new agent wins this power struggle.
Pate may have a point, but I don't think that's the main issue visa vis Franklin.
Ohio State's arguably more important advantage is not facilities but rather conference politics: its status as league Golden Child versus Penn State's as league Red-Headed Stepchild.
Franklin has watched that play out in various ways, on the field and off, during his eight-year tenure. I imagine it could wear a guy out.
I'm a Franklin fan and wish he would stay. But I'd prefer his departure over this annual guessing game about his intentions, which judging by last Saturday is beginning to take a toll on the team.
Pate is another idiot who has never met a payroll. The money doesn't simply materialize, increasing the longer he bloviates. So where does it come from. No one is talking about making PSU, the Athletic Department or the larger University, more fiscally responsible. So the usual suspects are from PSU students (in the form of a mandatory fee) or by cutting sports and/or Athletic Department overhead. Ms. Excellence would rather slit her wrists than do the latter (so maybe some good can come of this).
For what? We're not talking about anything directly related to team performance. Haven't heard of any inadequacies of the weight room or in nutritional support, which wouldn't cost much to fix if there is need. We're talking about the superficial: fancier foyers, glitzier signage, better appointed offices and locker rooms Why? So Franklin is better able (maybe) to attract recruits, who (maybe) develop into contributors, who (maybe) will help Franklin win more football games. That's a lot of maybes for $100mm. But don't worry. We have it on the authority of that financial genius, Brandon Short, that there is no better investment than money directed to the PSU football program. Oh, another guy who has never met a payroll.
