We would never have a loosing season.
We would have another coaching change.
We would win a big 10 title.
We would win 11 games 2 seasons in a row.
We would have 2 top 10 finishes.
We would have a once in a generation type player.
The people at the top did not support the program. Either that or divided the entire University.
They killed the guy who basically built the school.
James Franklin eventually was chosen to clean up this mess.
Eric Baron and Sandy Barbour took over the University and athletic department.
Like them or not they look to stay in the background and let coaches do their jobs.
As far as personal feelings towards them never met Baron.
Sandy was very gracious to me and answered my questions one on one as the coaches caravan ended.
Some of the players who came here in 2013 and 2014 who formed the leadership and backbone for this group may not have come here if we did not have the issues.
Those recruiting classes were nice but the ranking was nothing special.
Some kids who would have shown interest just did not.
Some who had interest were real reluctant and went elsewhere.
Not the hoards of 4 and 5 star kids we once got nor are we getting now.
So what is so important about this.
Alot of the guys who came here did not have the greatest accolades when it came to their football ranking at the time. Maybe they saw an opportunity at the only true big time legendary school who offered.
We had to settle for some plan B guys.
Not to mention we lost our top assistant coach to one of our biggest rivals.
We have yet to dominate our biggest rivals but we have clearly closed the gap.
Bottom line is Franklin got these guys to play as a team. That may be one of the most difficult things to do in sports. You ever wonder what happens when you get the best draft picks or recruits but do not go anywhere and wonder what went wrong? Think you now have the answer.
Franklin had the stones to dismiss and suspend some players. A zero tolerance policy.
He made the tough decisions to move on from a few loyal assistants who were not getting the job done. A few others left. Its not a matter of losing great people. That happens everywhere, in every industry. Its a matter of how well you replace them.
Still has a few things to improve on.
Maybe game calling. IMO some other things he does, does cover for it.
Excellent spokesman for the University.
To Surma, Erickson, Emmritt, Frazier, Delaney and Corbett?
One word of advise. Never shit where you eat.
Somewhere Somehow CJF has made JoePa proud.
We would have another coaching change.
We would win a big 10 title.
We would win 11 games 2 seasons in a row.
We would have 2 top 10 finishes.
We would have a once in a generation type player.
The people at the top did not support the program. Either that or divided the entire University.
They killed the guy who basically built the school.
James Franklin eventually was chosen to clean up this mess.
Eric Baron and Sandy Barbour took over the University and athletic department.
Like them or not they look to stay in the background and let coaches do their jobs.
As far as personal feelings towards them never met Baron.
Sandy was very gracious to me and answered my questions one on one as the coaches caravan ended.
Some of the players who came here in 2013 and 2014 who formed the leadership and backbone for this group may not have come here if we did not have the issues.
Those recruiting classes were nice but the ranking was nothing special.
Some kids who would have shown interest just did not.
Some who had interest were real reluctant and went elsewhere.
Not the hoards of 4 and 5 star kids we once got nor are we getting now.
So what is so important about this.
Alot of the guys who came here did not have the greatest accolades when it came to their football ranking at the time. Maybe they saw an opportunity at the only true big time legendary school who offered.
We had to settle for some plan B guys.
Not to mention we lost our top assistant coach to one of our biggest rivals.
We have yet to dominate our biggest rivals but we have clearly closed the gap.
Bottom line is Franklin got these guys to play as a team. That may be one of the most difficult things to do in sports. You ever wonder what happens when you get the best draft picks or recruits but do not go anywhere and wonder what went wrong? Think you now have the answer.
Franklin had the stones to dismiss and suspend some players. A zero tolerance policy.
He made the tough decisions to move on from a few loyal assistants who were not getting the job done. A few others left. Its not a matter of losing great people. That happens everywhere, in every industry. Its a matter of how well you replace them.
Still has a few things to improve on.
Maybe game calling. IMO some other things he does, does cover for it.
Excellent spokesman for the University.
To Surma, Erickson, Emmritt, Frazier, Delaney and Corbett?
One word of advise. Never shit where you eat.
Somewhere Somehow CJF has made JoePa proud.
