I don't know if anybody caught the James Franklin interview on Game day today. If not , I'll just give a few bullet points.

° He was shocked to be fired on the Sunday following the Northwestern loss. His second straight loss as a twenty plus point favorite, and third straight B1G to open the season.

° He has no plan to retire. He has no hobbies and plans on coaching somewhere else next year. This actually should be a positive for Penn State fans, as it takes them off the hook for the record breaking 49-55 million dollar buyout owed to him.

° He still loves Penn State, but his daughter will not be attending the school next year. Take from that as you will.

° He said "We will win a National Title somewhere" , and "I had a great twelve years". He won 106 games there, and had six seasons of ten plus years. He won one B1G Title, but won only four games combined vs Ohio State and Michigan. Penn State was the third wheel in the B1G before Oregon joined the league. They are now arguably the fifth or sixth, depending on where you put Indiana and USC moving forward.

Both Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit expressed their distaste for the firing of a man who was only one game from playing for a National Title last year. Of course they failed to mention all the resources and expectations that went into this "All Out" year. Penn State just paid over three million dollars on Jim Knowles, and probably much more in roster retention and transfer portal players to win it all this year. The team is out of the discussion two weeks before Halloween and lost to two of the worst B1G teams in back to back weeks.

Mostly a very predictable interview, but the timeline of his firing has been told two different ways. I don't have validation on this, but I heard from certain Penn State fans that the firing was pushed by boosters and went down differently than how Franklin described it. Who knows.

I find the fact that he said he was treated very well there, but his daughter would not be attending next year as interesting. Maybe it's nothing, but most kids go to certain Universities because of their degree choice. So if Franklin were to be hired by perhaps a Big 12, ACC, or SEC school, would his decision come down to picking a place with the same level of academic standards as Penn State?

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by GatOrlando

I hear Beavis is looking for a coach--just sayin.

7 minutes ago, 1Ducker1 said:

I hear Beavis is looking for a coach--just sayin.

They might be able to buyout the daughter's tuition at Penn State. Possibly the Jim Knowles contract and a Happy Meal.

Just now, GatOrlando said:

They might be able to buyout the daughter's tuition at Penn State. Possibly the Jim Knowles contract and a Happy Meal.

that seems ok to me.

His daughter’s decision not to keep attending Penn State is understandable seeing as how harshly her peers treated her father. I see him at Virginia Tech next season. It’s not a bad place to get an education, so she might end up better off.

11 minutes ago, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

His daughter’s decision not to keep attending Penn State is understandable seeing as how harshly her peers treated her father. I see him at Virginia Tech next season. It’s not a bad place to get an education, so she might end up better off.

It's a real shame that people go after the family of a football coach if that's the case. Yeah the guy made millions and didn't meet expectations, but the daughter had nothing to do with that. Social media really let's too much go on these days. I would never support any action against the family of anybody, I don't care if that person was rude to me or had some issue that caused me strife. You don't hold a child responsible for the actions of a father or mother.

This is a freaking football coach. Yeah we all love our teams and will hold the coach responsible for the results. I'm not happy with the job Billy Napier has done, and I think it's time for him to be let go after this year. But if I heard anybody I associate myself with heckle the man or his family, I would give that person a piece of my mind. Let's all remember these guys make a ton of money, but they worked very hard to get these jobs. Many hours and time away from their families, essentially becoming surrogate fathers to many 16-22 year old guys.

2 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

James Franklin: "We will win a National Title somewhere"