Iowa State just achieved their first 10 win season in their history and the students stormed the field, PSU has won 10 or more games the past three seasons and six times in the last eight full seasons; although he certainly isn’t perfect, Franklin overall is doing a great job,
I said before the season that I would sign in blood to finish 10-2, so I consider 11-1 to be an overwhelming success. Like Steve Jones said on the postgame show, there are very few teams that finished with 11 wins.
How many here still want Rhule or Schiano? 🤪. Franklin has brought upper-level success and consistency. He did 11-1 this year without a great wr, which is amazing. He has an eye for talent. Warren was a 3 star recruit.
Franklin is great at finding athletes who are underrated or not yet developed football players. He takes flyers on great athletes and hits on enough to elevate his team above the player rankings. He seems to focus on players with a good work ethic, good families, commitment and good attitude. Some fail, some become solid players, and others take off.
That lame duck Coach will have his team a #1, #2, #5 or #6 seeding for the playoff in two weeks. I like the combination of Kraft + Franklin + Allen + Kotelnicki......would be great to see if the 4 of them can stay together for a few seasons.........
So you’d rather be 7-5 with a win over OSU….got it.
I cannot understand the hate a number of these people have for Franklin. He has returned the program to respectability, and we are on the verge of being elite for the first time since 1994 (or 2005 depending on your measure), all while representing the University with class. He is very similar to Paterno in so many ways.
