How PSU got James Franklin..

[BeaverLion]

Amazing read for Athletic subscribers.

How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’

Inside the 11-day search that brought James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State, complete with Texas rumors and building attention.

theathletic.com

BTW, For all the hate Dave Joyner got on here, he really hit this hire out of the park.

 

[Midnighter2]

Amazing read for Athletic subscribers.

How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’

Inside the 11-day search that brought James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State, complete with Texas rumors and building attention.

theathletic.com

BTW, For all the hate Dave Joyner got on here, he really hit this hire out of the park.

Same for OB IMO.

 

[BBrown]

Amazing read for Athletic subscribers.

How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’

Inside the 11-day search that brought James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State, complete with Texas rumors and building attention.

theathletic.com

BTW, For all the hate Dave Joyner got on here, he really hit this hire out of the park.

Yea but didn't he (Joyner) also come perilously close to hiring Al Golden before Franklin?

 

[psupride1997]

One of the most interesting parts of the article is that Franklin admitted he became so frustrated with how long the whole process was taking, he almost walked away from it. Forgot how hot those Franklin to Texas rumors were when he was at Vandy too.

 

[RTRMR]

Amazing read for Athletic subscribers.

How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’

Inside the 11-day search that brought James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State, complete with Texas rumors and building attention.

theathletic.com

BTW, For all the hate Dave Joyner got on here, he really hit this hire out of the park.

Paywall

 

[LealandLoyal]

Judas Joyner. Never forget!

 

[BeaverLion]

Paywall

Missed the opening part of my post.

Anyways, The Athletic is well worth the money IMO. Very good reads.

 

[LionJim]

Missed the opening part of my post.

Anyways, The Athletic is well worth the money IMO. Very good reads.

Yeah, terrific reads but you got to draw the line somewhere.

 

[RTRMR]

Missed the opening part of my post.

Anyways, The Athletic is well worth the money IMO. Very good reads.

Duh!
STUPID WORDS!

 

[BobPSU92]

Does Lasch have a basement? If so, they should name it after fester.

 

[Art]

Yea but didn't he (Joyner) also come perilously close to hiring Al Golden before Franklin?

Yup, Fester couldn't execute the closing before Golden caved in to the pressure at Miami. He also almost hired Chuckie before getting O'Brien.

 

[BeaverLion]

Yup, Fester couldn't execute the closing before Golden caved in to the pressure at Miami. He also almost hired Chuckie before getting O'Brien.

No he didn't LOL

And every job has story lines, the bottom line is who is the current coach at PSU? Who hired him?

 

[PSUSignore]

Can't read it since I'm not a subscriber. I'll give Joyner credit for 2 good hires. I also still despise him.

 

[bkmtnittany1]

Can't read it since I'm not a subscriber. I'll give Joyner credit for 2 good hires. I also still despise him.

Why? Refresh my memory, what did he do?

 

[Fac]

Yeah, terrific reads but you got to draw the line somewhere.

That's what Mason said to Dixon many years ago.

 

[BriCarPSU]

Does Lasch have a basement? If so, they should name it after fester.

I though the named all the porta potties in the parking lots after him

 

[psuro]

Can't read it since I'm not a subscriber. I'll give Joyner credit for 2 good hires. I also still despise him.

Think of it this way: Adolf Hitler was the genesis for the Federal Highway System and the running of the Olympic Torch to the host city to start the Olympics.

So even evil people can sometimes do something positive.

 

[Meats Lab]

Amazing read for Athletic subscribers.

How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’

Inside the 11-day search that brought James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State, complete with Texas rumors and building attention.

theathletic.com

BTW, For all the hate Dave Joyner got on here, he really hit this hire out of the park.

 

[BobPSU92]

Yup, Fester couldn't execute the closing before Golden caved in to the pressure at Miami. He also almost hired Chuckie before getting O'Brien.

Chuckie would have been our friend till the end.

 

[Woodpecker]

I though the named all the porta potties in the parking lots after him

Joyner Johns?

 

[Meats Lab]

Think of it this way: Adolf Hitler was the genesis for the Federal Highway System and the running of the Olympic Torch to the host city to start the Olympics.

So even evil people can sometimes do something positive.

Good point psuro. Although, unlike the olympic torch having good intentions, the highway was necessary to fuel the war machine……literally.

 

[Wallace Breen]

Little known fact, Bill O'Brien was on Joe's short list for successors during the summer of 2011.

 

[Art]

No he didn't LOL

And every job has story lines, the bottom line is who is the current coach at PSU? Who hired him?

Yeah, it's kind of like hiring a weeatherman whose forecasting track record is wrong 70% of the time.

 

[Art]

Little known fact, Bill O'Brien was on Joe's short list for successors during the summer of 2011.

Ron Jaworski might disagree with that.

 

[psuro]

Good point psuro. Although, unlike the olympic torch having good intentions, the highway was necessary to fuel the war machine……literally.

Yup. And Eisenhower loved it.

 

[Meats Lab]

Ron Jaworski might disagree with that.

😳

 

[KCLion]

Yeah, it's kind of like hiring a weeatherman whose forecasting track record is wrong 70% of the time.

Hey, Hey, PSU Meteo grad resents this, LOL!

 

[Art]

Hey, Hey, PSU Meteo grad resents this, LOL!

My apologies. My post was inspired by the late Bob Kudzma, who went to aTm.

 

[Blue_Horseshoe]

Same for OB IMO.

You got to be kidding with that one.

 

[PearlSUJam]

I though the named all the porta potties in the parking lots after him

It's only the c*cktagons.

 

[KCLion]

My apologies. My post was inspired by the late Bob Kudzma, who went to aTm.

No worries, it wasn’t an issue.

Fix the weather, Kudzma!

 

[Midnighter2]

You got to be kidding with that one.

Nope.

 

[diontechristmas]

Franklin was an extremely obvious choice. One would have to be a moron to screw that up. PSU needed a massive shot in the arm on the recruiting trail when BOB left, and Franklin was the best proven head coach on the market with serious recruiting chops and a desire to come to PSU.

Now he is our version of Mark Richt. Perennially good to very good and does everything well, but just can’t get over the hump.

 

[Wallace Breen]

Franklin was an extremely obvious choice. One would have to be a moron to screw that up. PSU needed a massive shot in the arm on the recruiting trail when BOB left, and Franklin was the best proven head coach on the market with serious recruiting chops and a desire to come to PSU.

Now he is our version of Mark Richt. Perennially good to very good and does everything well, but just can’t get over the hump.

Don't forget that he actually raised the graduation rate, which is why he is welcome as long as he wants so long as his whining about facilities and staff pay don't get too over the top.

 

[BobPSU92]

Hey, Hey, PSU Meteo grad resents this, LOL!

PSU meteorologists are only wrong 65% of the time.