HC Candidate/Rumors/Info Thread

[gdamian]

I'm just wondering if Tech should give Key a one year contract, keep the staff intact, prevent a lot of transfers and decommits. Give him that type of shot. I really hate to see us having to start over again.

Like it or not, we are starting over again. GT deserves the best coach and coaching staff possible. That is what I think we all want.

 

[Billygoat91]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

 

[lv20gt]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

I think if something like that were to happen, it'd be like Shaka Smart where Franklin takes another job prior to being fired, maybe even with the encouragement of the PSU AD. But I would still think that would be very unlikely.

 

[gville_jacket]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

I think it's possible that PSU moves on from Franklin, I don't think it'll be this year. And PSU still has a very good chance at going 10-2 regular season this year. That's still a good year, even for them. Personally, I think if PSU did move on, Franklin would land in the NFL or like Stanford.

 

[iceeater1969]

Like it or not, we are starting over again. GT deserves the best coach and coaching staff possible. That is what I think we all want.

Tstan rushed the hire and staffing 60 days.
The more things that Angel and Batt put in place to dress up gtaa, the better the hire.

I like the idea of having the highest paid position coaches ( particularly ol and dl) and medium expensive head coach. This assume that Batt will be a hands on helping ad.

 

[ibeattetris]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

I think it's possible that PSU moves on from Franklin, I don't think it'll be this year. And PSU still has a very good chance at going 10-2 regular season this year. That's still a good year, even for them. Personally, I think if PSU did move on, Franklin would land in the NFL or like Stanford.

There is a 0% chance PSU moves on from Franklin soon. He just signed a new contract that’s is *guaranteed* 7mil per year until 2031.

Even if available, he is just an improved version of Collins. He is a good recruiter with very bad game day coaching. His timeout calling is close to the level of Geoff.

 

[GTLorenzo]

There is a 0% chance PSU moves on from Franklin soon. He just signed a new contract that’s is *guaranteed* 7mil per year until 2031.

Even if available, he is just an improved version of Collins. He is a good recruiter with very bad game day coaching. His timeout calling is close to the level of Geoff.

Come on. No one is as bad at calling time outs as Collins was. You are talking crazy talk now.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

He is a d bag. Not as bad as Kiffin, but right up there. No thank you.

 

[Oakland]

Looks like Hugh Freeze got a contract extension. 8 years?

Liberty, Hugh Freeze Agree to Hefty Contract Through 2030, per Sources - Sports Illustrated

The Flames are set to make their fourth-straight bowl game under Freeze this year.

www.si.com

 

[WreckinGT]

Looks like Hugh Freeze got a contract extension. 8 years?

8 years, 5 million a year. JBatt has a tough job ahead of him.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

8 years, 5 million a year. JBatt has a tough job ahead of him.

I am not sure how they can afford to pay him $5 millions a year, but, hey, more power to them.

 

[mndojckt]

I am not sure how they can afford to pay him $5 millions a year, but, hey, more power to them.

Liberty is drowning in cash. They have almost 100k students, 80k of which are online in a University of Phoenix type scam. They are spending big bucks on athletics and want to be the Evangelical Notre Dame.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

I am not sure how they can afford to pay him $5 millions a year, but, hey, more power to them.

Liberty is an evangelical religious university, and the Stuart family (Chick-fil-A) donates a good bit to them, among other major businesses out there run by Christian owners.

 

[Billygoat91]

Looks like Hugh Freeze got a contract extension. 8 years?

Liberty, Hugh Freeze Agree to Hefty Contract Through 2030, per Sources - Sports Illustrated

The Flames are set to make their fourth-straight bowl game under Freeze this year.

www.si.com

I wonder if it came with unrestricted phone service from the school

 

[gte447f]

I am not sure how they can afford to pay him $5 millions a year, but, hey, more power to them.

As others have said or alluded to, Liberty is an evangelical fraud, and they apparently have plenty of money.

 

[ibeattetris]

Come on. No one is as bad at calling time outs as Collins was. You are talking crazy talk now.

He's not as bad, but he's pretty darn close. I grew up a PSU fan before going to GT and changing allegiance. Still watch most of their games. Franklin has always drove me bananas. My brother (PSU grad) would text me "looks like Collins pulled another Franklin" when botching game time.

Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports

Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports

www.dkpittsburghsports.com

There's a feeling, a general consensus if you will, among the incredibly passionate Penn State fan base that James Franklin's coaching is one of the things holding the program back.

Penn State football: James Franklin has built something in Happy Valley that will outlast him

Should James Franklin leave, for USC or elsewhere, fans should simply say 'Thank you, Coach, well done.'

saturdaytradition.com

But as with any coach, there is legitimate criticism. The harshest of Nittany Lions fans think he’s very average as a game-day coach. They’ll cite clock management and in-game adjustments as recurring issues. The team seems to have a least one major Achilles Heel every year: Weak O-line play, receivers dropping passes, poor tackling, mass defections through the transfer portal, slow starts, blown fourth-quarter leads, timeouts wasted while the clock is stopped, turnovers, schizophrenic staff turnover, no depth at QB. It’s always something, and Ohio State will make you pay, every time.

 

[gville_jacket]

There is a 0% chance PSU moves on from Franklin soon. He just signed a new contract that’s is *guaranteed* 7mil per year until 2031.

Even if available, he is just an improved version of Collins. He is a good recruiter with very bad game day coaching. His timeout calling is close to the level of Geoff.

Hey I only said it was possible. Still don’t think it’ll be this year. Obviously he’ll leave eventually, one way or another. But yea, I also think it’s a very chance and any claims of moving on is salty PSU fans, no one inside the PSU program.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

This is a wild one (and totally unrealistic) to consider but what about James Franklin? He very well may be blown out by OSU, meaning that Penn State has not been competitive against Michigan and Ohio State for multiple years. Is it possible Penn State moves on from him?

Nooooooo!

 

[stech81]

Like it or not, we are starting over again. GT deserves the best coach and coaching staff possible. That is what I think we all want.

let's be honest, no matter who our next head coach you will be starting over. What you hope for is a coach that can turn it around in 1 or 2 years. The way it is today in college football you are going to have players leave and move on. it sucks but that is college football today.

 

[Techwood Relict]

The way it is today in college football you are going to have players leave and move on. it sucks but that is college football today.

This doesn't really bother me. Everybody plays under the same umbrella regarding transfers, so for me, it's about having a coach with a program vision and executing that vision well.