As one of the other posters said, with all the crazies out there, along with all the social media, it could very well have been someone who isn't even a Penn State fan who threatened Clifford.
Franklin and FSU
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none of those coordinators inherited dumpster fires or anything close to it. Rutgers should just make nunzio the hc while we’re at it cuz it worked at osu.
If you celebrate Franklin leaving...YOU ARE NOT A PSU FAN, you're an A******! Understand???
Then you’re an idiot.
I like Franklin, but who gets to say who a PSU fan is? If you follow their games and want them to win, you are a fan.
I don't see this noise for Clemson (Dabo and even his assistants are very successful and no rumors), Bama (Saban), UGA (Kirby), LSU (Ed), tOSU (Urban in the past or now the sudden star Ryan Day). If we are approaching Elite there is no where to move to in CFB that a step up.
Even Minnesota fans have said it was Minnesota fans because Clifford lead a taunting “we gonna F$&@ the boat” chant pregame.
??!! The Lions are playing Rutgers, right? I would readily concede it becomes a big game if the Lions manage to lose, but the chances of that happening are so infitesimal that it is not even worth discussing.
So you think the facilities at UGA, OU, LSU .... are just perfect and guys like Smart, Riley & Orgeron feel like they are Coaching in the Utopia of college football? Why aren't these guys employing the same tactic?
Well, I've heard Franklin state that he hates these rumors because it takes time for him and the staff to go back and make extra calls to all the verbal commits and all the recruits to assure them that the stories are rumor and he is staying. Franklin has stated this himself. So, does it make more sense to react to the non-sense by having to make 20-50 calls to players. recruits, commits, families.... Or, just have a 5 minute PC and kill all the rumors in 5 minutes ?? Or, how about taping out a 30 second / 180 character tweet.
Per Football Scoop, Franklin removed his name from the search.
That would work...because no coach has ever sworn he was "staying" and then left.
I don't doubt you, but is there a link?
That would be good news, and would probably also suggest that Franklin has gotten from Sandy and the university what he wanted. Hopefully it's announced soon, because I don't imagine the rumors are helping our case with the Theo Johnsons of the world.
Or, it means that he's working out a deal with USC
https://footballscoop.com/news/update-at-florida-state/
Also being reported on Noles/PSU 247 sites.
*Apologies if that link needs a copy/paste, typing on mobile.
Also being reported on Noles/PSU 247 sites.
*Apologies if that link needs a copy/paste, typing on mobile.
I don't doubt you, but is there a link?
That would be good news, and would probably also suggest that Franklin has gotten from Sandy and the university what he wanted. Hopefully it's announced soon, because I don't imagine the rumors are helping our case with the Theo Johnsons of the world.
Or, it means that he's working out a deal with USC
Per article, FSU striking out on big names, including Franklin. USC may be sticking with Helton.
https://247sports.com/college/flori...ell-Brian-kelly-James-Franklin-USC-138875496/
From the article:
Of course, the timing of Florida State’s impending hire is irrelevant as long as the school (and the search firm DHR International) lands the right coach, and sources told FootballScoop that the Seminoles have reached out to, and thus far come up empty, on all the big names you’d expect: James Franklin, Matt Campbell, the brothers Stoops, Matt Rhule.
Article did say that FSU wants to have their new coach hired by the end of this month.
Of course, the timing of Florida State’s impending hire is irrelevant as long as the school (and the search firm DHR International) lands the right coach, and sources told FootballScoop that the Seminoles have reached out to, and thus far come up empty, on all the big names you’d expect: James Franklin, Matt Campbell, the brothers Stoops, Matt Rhule.
Article did say that FSU wants to have their new coach hired by the end of this month.
Maybe you provided a wrong link, but there is not a single word in that article about "Franklin removing his name from the search". So, do you really have a link to an article that says so, or was that simply your interpretation? Because if that is your interpretation from your linked article, you are way off the mark.
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Yeah, that article merely restates what I posted last night — that FSU sources believe they whiffed on their top targets to include CJF. But nothing about CJF withdrawing his name.
Granted, I don’t have 247 premium access, so no telling what is being said there.
Granted, I don’t have 247 premium access, so no telling what is being said there.
You beat me to it. I was just about to post the article. Time to kill this thread.
If you don’t think there’s a difference between those places and PSU in terms of attitude about football, I don’t know what to tell you. PSU got very spoiled over the years in terms of coaching and they really don’t know how to handle keeping a coach happy.
Anybody else concerned that, just the way we're concerned and discussing the FSU possibility, the players are too? How could they be focused on the game and this too? Certainly a huge distraction.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody in the Den.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody in the Den.
No, not concerned. I’m sure they are aware Franklin is not leaving even if the fans continue to react to every tweet and message board post by FSU fans
I was thinking of that. They should know more than us. And he'd have to address it to some extent with them. But whatever he told the players, I would expect something to leak out. That's puzzling.
I have no idea why anyone is worried. This is a very good job. If he chooses to leave? Matt Rhule would jump here in a heartbeat. I can't think of any other school in a more enviable position than us.
Maybe because we would rather have Franklin than Rhule.
Exactly. And maybe we should wait and see what Rhule can actually do over a period of time with higher exceptions. While we are at it, why don't we do the same thing with the coach we have that is doing a great job!
