Interesting take. All the PSU fans I know admire him for taking job and winning

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Interesting take. All the PSU fans I know admire him for taking job and winning

Author: Turkish (1367 Posts - Joined: Oct 22, 2007)

Posted at 4:55 pm on Nov 17, 2025

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Disappointed in his lack of top wins but appreciated his elevation of the program.

I personally think very little of him based on his clownish behavior before last years semifinals and how he approached a sexual assault investigation of a player at Vandy.

I don't live near Penn State and the fans I know are pretty successful or military buddies so not necessarily the "typical" ie nongrad fans that Pennsylvania locals see.

Replies to: "Interesting take. All the PSU fans I know admire him for taking job and winning"

James Franklin, Va Tech Reportedly Finalizing HC Contract After Penn State Firing [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 4:28pm 11/17/25 (19) [View All]
- Good hire for them - definitely an upgrade [NT] - Fisher01 - 10:11am 11/18/25
- Overall good coach, classy, not elite, good person it appears [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:46pm 11/17/25
  - He's a prick. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:46pm 11/17/25
  - No, he’s an arrogant fuck [NT] - Frankx - 8:22pm 11/17/25
    - PERFECT description! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:29pm 11/17/25
  - Classy??? He’s a phys.ed major with the IQ of a house plant [NT] - NEPA Irish - 7:42pm 11/17/25
  - Not classy at all. [NT] - Hensou - 5:47pm 11/17/25
    - Speaks well, presents well, look at his recruits. What are your - KWIRISH - 6:00pm 11/17/25
      - Speaks well??? Nope. - irishfaninPA - 12:05am 11/18/25
      - Scandals, badmouthing ND not being in a conference. - Hensou - 6:32pm 11/17/25
        Sounds like a Pussy to me. Go Irish Go [NT] - KWIRISH - 6:48pm 11/17/25
      - and a major plus is that... - und67 - 6:19pm 11/17/25
- Franklin has baggage that VT ignored - Hensou - 5:36pm 11/17/25
  - By your standard, every coach has baggage - Nigel Tufnel - 7:03pm 11/17/25
    - Holtz didn’t cover up sexual assaults. Nor did Ara nor Freeman - Hensou - 6:26am 11/18/25
- Wish him well. Never understood fans' animus re Franklin. Seems like a good sort. [NT] - conorlarkin - 4:45pm 11/17/25
  - Interesting take. All the PSU fans I know admire him for taking job and winning - Turkish - 4:55pm 11/17/25
- Seems like a good fit [NT] - brian irish - 4:39pm 11/17/25
- I was watching ACC Network early this morning and they promised Franklin a ton of $$ to buy players - ELP - 4:31pm 11/17/25