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Speculation growing that Penn State fb coach James Franklin could be suspended after ex PSU doc won $5.25 million alleging Franklin interference in medical decisions. In a worst-case scenario, his job could be on the line.
Franklin to be suspended?
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Dick Weiss
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Speculation growing that Penn State fb coach James Franklin could be suspended after ex PSU doc won $5.25 million alleging Franklin interference in medical decisions. In a worst-case scenario, his job could be on the line.
Wasn’t the accusation from nearly a decade ago? Par for the course, I guess.
I can't remotely imagine that Franklin's job would be on the line at this point. The BOT just approved $700 million for the stadium upgrade and this is a critical year to make a playoff run in the new expanded BiG. Next year key players like Allar, Singleton, Fleming, Warren, Allen, Sutton, and Carter will be gone. It's too late to get another coach before fall so an assistant who wasn't even part of the staff last year would have to take over. Does anybody really think it would be in PSU's best interest to start a rebuilding project at this time?
No. From this article:
Lynch maintained his ouster from his dual football roles had followed repeated clashes with Franklin over medical decisions and treatment plans for injured players after the head coach took over in 2014. Lynch claims he was terminated because he refused to “allow a coach to interfere with his medical treatment and return to play decisions,” referring to Franklin.
Dr. Scott Lynch was awarded the stunning sum of $5.25 million in the case centered on his 2019 ouster as an orthopedic consultant to the football team and medical director for Penn State Athletics.
Jury delivers stunning verdict in fired Penn State football doctor’s trial
The verdict follows a 7-day trial packed with Penn State palace intrigue, power moves by football coaches and star players taking the stand.
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Whether suspended or not, this is not a good look. You can bet other coaches will use this on the recruiting trail.
No I don't think he gone......but you never know. Could he be canned for cause based on this settlement and his actions and not be paid what's left on his contract??
This was not reported by Weiss. This is from a tweet by a nobody Michigan writer with only 2000 followers.
This is the guy starting this rumor.
https://twitter.com/tilldaddyyt/status/1796342238639005758?s=46
https://twitter.com/tilldaddyyt/status/1796342238639005758?s=46
Yeah....from what I can tell, the coach clashed with the Dr but letting him go wasn't Franklin's call. It was the AD. The AD probably had to bring in HR to bless the decision for a change. People clash all the time. And a lot depends on what the player wants to do. I don't know of any instances where PSU brought back a player too soon after injury. it appears that PSU has always erred on the side of caution.
In both states where I am familiar with employment law, they are closer to "at will" employment. That means you can't get anything from your former employer unless they break constitutional protections (Age, Gender, Religion, Race, etc.). The other option would be if the former employer slandered the person let go and hurt their ability to earn commensurate income. Neither of those seem to be the case here.
The only negative recruiting now is "James is offering less money than us."
Why do I have a feeling that Michigan will be looking for a new head coach in a few seasons? I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
Why is the doctor getting $5.5million? How was he unfairly terminated?
The staffs of all the other B1G teams would lobby hard to keep him on the sidelines at games. Suspended from practice, no problem. They just want him on the sidelines for games
Agree. What happened to employment at will? Unfortunately that's how a litigious society like ours works.
Franklin is not on the hot seat. Krafty loves him and needs him to get through the Reno.
I was posting off the cuff. I could have made a better point that, in a post-Sandusky era, you would think the University would have investigated this fully at the time of the accusations and levied any punishment somewhere prior to the end of 2020. Lord knows they didn’t have anything else to do in that timeframe. On the other hand, leave it to PSU to screw this up and let the public narrative win out.No. From this article:
Lynch maintained his ouster from his dual football roles had followed repeated clashes with Franklin over medical decisions and treatment plans for injured players after the head coach took over in 2014. Lynch claims he was terminated because he refused to “allow a coach to interfere with his medical treatment and return to play decisions,” referring to Franklin.
Dr. Scott Lynch was awarded the stunning sum of $5.25 million in the case centered on his 2019 ouster as an orthopedic consultant to the football team and medical director for Penn State Athletics.
Jury delivers stunning verdict in fired Penn State football doctor’s trial
The verdict follows a 7-day trial packed with Penn State palace intrigue, power moves by football coaches and star players taking the stand.www.pennlive.com
CRAP....JUST ONE MORE SEASON AS TEAM'S DOCTOR I COULD GET THAT 100 FT YACHT
Interesting money involved with the lawsuit against Penn State and others:
John Luciew | jluciew@pennlive.com
The compensation plans for Penn State Health’s orthopedic surgeons were put under the microscope Thursday at the trial for fired Penn State football doctor Scott Lynch.
Dr. Fred Hyde, a healthcare finance expert with 50 years’ experience, scrutinized Lynch’s compensation plans for various years before and after his appointment as orthopedic consultant for Penn State football and medical director for Penn State Athletics. Lynch remains employed by Penn State Health.
Under questioning from Steven Marino, Lynch’s attorney, Hyde concluded that Lynch lost as estimated $772,000 in missed bonuses after he was ousted from his dual roles with Penn State Athletics in March 2019.
Lynch claims his ouster followed repeated clashes with head football coach James Franklin, who took over in 2014. Lynch claims he was terminated from his dual roles because he refused to “allow a coach to interfere with his medical treatment and return to play decisions.”
Lynch says he reported Franklin’s interference to Penn State Athletics and Penn State Health, including his immediate supervisor there, Dr. Kevin Black, who’s also being sued by Lynch. He is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages in the case
MORE: Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley could take stand in fired Penn State football doc’s trial
Hyde, who was qualified as an expert on “money and medicine” by Dauphin County Court Judge Andrew Dowling, testified that the increases in Lynch’s $517,000 base salary amounted to about $25,000 total from 2019-24 – not enough to cover cost of living increases in that span. Hyde estimated Lynch would have needed to earn $75,000 in raises in that period just to keep up with inflation.
Hyde described the market for orthopedic surgeons in the Hershey area as oversaturated, making it more difficult for Lynch to build back his clinical practice after being relieved of his Penn State Athletics duties. Lynch’s Penn State work accounted for about half of the credits toward his annual bonus, estimated to be about 16 percent of his base salary, Hyde testified.
Hyde testified that it takes about 14,000 people to support just one orthopedic surgeon. Within 10 miles of Hershey, there are about 270,000 people and a whopping 85 orthopedic surgeons in practice. That leaves just 3,000 people to support each of those surgeons.
“How are you going to get your (surgical) volume back to double?” Hyde testified. “This is a very steep hill. Not only are you set back; you are instantly impoverished. You’ve got a very uphill battle.”
Marino described Lynch’s situation this way: “They sent him back to Hershey, take away all his credit (from his Penn State Athletics duties toward his bonus) and start from zero. He has to generate business. He has to do surgeries. How’s that supposed to happen in a saturated market?”
Defense attorney Sarah Bouchard, representing Penn State Health, suggested the 2017 bonus that Hyde used to calculate Lynch’s $772,000 in losses was an “outlier” because it included a “one-time premium.”
Hyde responded that it was “not an irresponsible estimate.”
Bouchard said if Hyde used Lynch’s 2018 bonus of $23,000, the estimated losses would only amount to about $200,000. She also pointed out that Lynch did receive some incentive money even after being removed from his Penn State Athletics duties.
Under this questioning, Hyde maintained that his calculations of Lynch’s losses correctly captured the “magnitude of the punishment inflicted upon him,” adding:
“The problem that Dr. Lynch had is he was summarily dismissed,” Hyde testified. “The penalty was inflicted upon him.”
Interesting money involved with the lawsuit against Penn State and others:
John Luciew | jluciew@pennlive.com
The compensation plans for Penn State Health’s orthopedic surgeons were put under the microscope Thursday at the trial for fired Penn State football doctor Scott Lynch.
Dr. Fred Hyde, a healthcare finance expert with 50 years’ experience, scrutinized Lynch’s compensation plans for various years before and after his appointment as orthopedic consultant for Penn State football and medical director for Penn State Athletics. Lynch remains employed by Penn State Health.
Under questioning from Steven Marino, Lynch’s attorney, Hyde concluded that Lynch lost as estimated $772,000 in missed bonuses after he was ousted from his dual roles with Penn State Athletics in March 2019.
Lynch claims his ouster followed repeated clashes with head football coach James Franklin, who took over in 2014. Lynch claims he was terminated from his dual roles because he refused to “allow a coach to interfere with his medical treatment and return to play decisions.”
Lynch says he reported Franklin’s interference to Penn State Athletics and Penn State Health, including his immediate supervisor there, Dr. Kevin Black, who’s also being sued by Lynch. He is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages in the case
MORE: Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley could take stand in fired Penn State football doc’s trial
Hyde, who was qualified as an expert on “money and medicine” by Dauphin County Court Judge Andrew Dowling, testified that the increases in Lynch’s $517,000 base salary amounted to about $25,000 total from 2019-24 – not enough to cover cost of living increases in that span. Hyde estimated Lynch would have needed to earn $75,000 in raises in that period just to keep up with inflation.
Hyde described the market for orthopedic surgeons in the Hershey area as oversaturated, making it more difficult for Lynch to build back his clinical practice after being relieved of his Penn State Athletics duties. Lynch’s Penn State work accounted for about half of the credits toward his annual bonus, estimated to be about 16 percent of his base salary, Hyde testified.
Hyde testified that it takes about 14,000 people to support just one orthopedic surgeon. Within 10 miles of Hershey, there are about 270,000 people and a whopping 85 orthopedic surgeons in practice. That leaves just 3,000 people to support each of those surgeons.
“How are you going to get your (surgical) volume back to double?” Hyde testified. “This is a very steep hill. Not only are you set back; you are instantly impoverished. You’ve got a very uphill battle.”
Marino described Lynch’s situation this way: “They sent him back to Hershey, take away all his credit (from his Penn State Athletics duties toward his bonus) and start from zero. He has to generate business. He has to do surgeries. How’s that supposed to happen in a saturated market?”
Defense attorney Sarah Bouchard, representing Penn State Health, suggested the 2017 bonus that Hyde used to calculate Lynch’s $772,000 in losses was an “outlier” because it included a “one-time premium.”
Hyde responded that it was “not an irresponsible estimate.”
Bouchard said if Hyde used Lynch’s 2018 bonus of $23,000, the estimated losses would only amount to about $200,000. She also pointed out that Lynch did receive some incentive money even after being removed from his Penn State Athletics duties.
Under this questioning, Hyde maintained that his calculations of Lynch’s losses correctly captured the “magnitude of the punishment inflicted upon him,” adding:
“The problem that Dr. Lynch had is he was summarily dismissed,” Hyde testified. “The penalty was inflicted upon him.”
The guy was making about $500,000 a year and claims that the Hershey market for orthopedic surgeons is saturated. So let's give him 10x his annual salary as severance. Who does that?? Also, people move to take a new job. It is not like he needed to live in Hershey. Go to another city with a large medical center. Penn State just mismanaged this. Way overpaid this guy his severance.
Once again, the BoT loves giving away money that isn't theirs.
His players testified on his behalf including Saquon.
Recruiting is about money and get you get them to the league. This is irrelevant in every way
If Penn State wanted to fire Franklin this is their out but it's a lot of nothing. It's not even a major story.
Except Penn State needlessly gave the guy way too much money.
Perhaps we can suspend him for the USC and Ohio State games? Not the week of prep or recruiting or anything......just the games.
I mean, that seems fair......
I mean, that seems fair......
LOL: Suspended? No. Some people have nothing to write about and maybe should stick to hoops.
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Great response, Thank you,
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