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Author: hafer |
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Date Posted: 19:37:33 01/09/14 Thu here are some posts that sum up JF from the lions247 boards. post 1: I thought it would be nice to put together a run down of the guy who might be our new coach. I've digested everything I could over the last week on youtube, through cfbstats.com, news articles, message boards, etc etc. Personality: He very easily could be called brash. He doesn't hold back at all. He's had confrontations with coaches and the media. He's going to rub some people the wrong way, and I like it. I can imagine that he's going to have a good time going head-to-head with Urban, and those two will bring a certain SEC flavor to the Bland Ten. It will be interesting to see how PSU fans handle him. He's totally the anti-Joe, which I think many of us will embrace but some might not take too, at least immediately. He is clearly an emotionally intense guy. Has been brought to tears on several occasions at press conferences. I love that. He's going to say a lot of things that aren't politically correct and he's going to make headlines for his mouth from time to time. Again, I love that. Makes CFB fun. He's got a little Spurrier in him. Strengths: He is a total players coach. He is someone who, like OB, embraces the idea that CFB should be fun. You can really see this in the video attached below. Players really love him and they play hard for him. He's a GREAT motivator. This strikes me as perhaps his best strength. He also appears to surround himself with motivational types while embracing different activities and exercises that can be motivating. This is another thing I think he has in common with OB, but might be even better. Recruiting. No need to even talk about this. He's totally turned Vandy recruiting around. He's going to kill it. Coaching staff. From what I can tell, he has really embraced the SEC blueprint which I'm in favor of: Skew young. Go after really high energy guys who can recruit and motivate and will kill themselves on the job. If you want to win, this is what you gotta do. This is a guy who has WHOLLY embraces the rivalry component of the game. He took the Tennessee games personally. IMO this is a great trait for a coach, as rivalry games are both excellent ways to motivate your players and great ways to excite your fanbase. Again, something we need. Seems to embrace the role of being a college football head coach This is something OB hated and was terrible at. Franklin will sell the crap out of this program to everyone who will listen. This is something he has been universally praised for at Vanderbilt. He is a total salesmen and will keep people to rally around the program in a big, big way. The coaches caravan was nice, but Franklin will do things that will blow it out of the water. He likes being the face of the university. His offenses have really struggled over the years, but his defenses at Vandy have been excellent. Top 25 rankings the last two years. This is a great sign from an "offensive coach". He seems to really encourage a "family" environment. He has a few young kids who are always seen around the program and he encourages his staff to do the same. He's often had his kids at his press conferences even. He makes his family pretty high profile, which again I think is a great way to connect with the community. Weaknesses: Offense, offense, offense. This is really got to be THE concern. Over six years as an OC at MD and now HC, he's had bad offenses. Terrible in some cases. Never had one ranked in the top half of the country in total yards per game. It's hard to know what to make of this, as he is widely respected as a good offensive mind. I'll be watching his offensive hires closely and watching closely to see what changes to makes to the offense. His Record: We all know he's gone 9-4 each of the last two years, but what's more impressive than the 9 wins are the 4 losses. This past year Vanderbilt's 4 losses came to Ole Miss (UR, 8-5) by 4 points (and anyone who watched this knows it could have gone either way), South Carolina (#4) by 10 points, TAMU (#18) by alot, and Mizzou (#5) by alot. The previous year was more of the same, with all 4 losses coming to 10+ win teams, with three of those losses coming by two scores or less (including a 4 point loss to 11-2 SCar). This is a team that has outplayed it's talent. Nothing could be more of a positive indicator than this. His results aren't a fluke. Finally, I really encourage you all to check out this ESPN All-Access Episode from last year, which I've attached below. If I think of anything more I'll add it. You guys should check out his youtube stuff. A lot of cool things there that will give you an idea of what sort of coach he is. In conclusion, this has to be seen as a great hire if it does in fact come to fruition. An infectious personality, ace recruiter, and great motivator. If he can figure out the offensive stuff, he's going to be a great coach for us. post 2: James Franklin is one of the most passionate HC recruiters In the country. I've seen Coach Franklin speak twice. His positive energy is second to none and he gets his message across very well. He's a great fit at Penn State. A Pennsylvania guy, he knows the lays of the land and comes from a institution where academics are just as important to on-field production. Franklin is very involved in the recruiting process and demands that from his assistant coaches. They're going to be just as competitive as recruiters as they are during the season preparing for games. I think that Franklin will be able to slide in and continue building where Coach O'Brien left off. post 3: 247Sports National Analyst Barton Simmons has more coming on James Franklin, having covered Vanderbilt closely. Here are some more thoughts I just wrote down. James Franklin’s wife knows that even when he’s at home and the cell phone rings with a number coming from a recruit, he’s taking the call. That’s what the new Penn State head coach told a group of reporters in Nashville two summers ago. Franklin talked about that and many other things regarding how the former Vanderbilt coach built the Commodores into a competitive program. Now Franklin will look to lead the Nittany Lions to Big Ten championships and into the National Title picture. Reported by CBS Sports’s Bruce Feldman, Franklin is expected to be the next head football coach at Penn State. Folks are going to be very happy in Happy Valley. A passionate football coach, leader and outstanding recruiter, Franklin heads to Penn State as the perfect coach to pick up where Bill O’Brien left off in building back up the Nittany Lions program. As a recruiter, Franklin is as involved a head coach as you’re going to find in the country. He’s passionate and knows how to get his message across to student-athletes, their parents and their coaches. The Commodores have signed two of the best recruiting classes in memory under Franklin, and look for Penn State to continue competing for Top20 and Top10 classes with him at the helm. The 41-year old Franklin has already built a reputation as a national recruiter. Over the course of his career, including stops at Maryland and Kansas State, the Philadelphia native has built recruiting in-roads across the country. The current Vanderbilt recruiting class has a quarterback from California, several Midwest players, along with talents from Florida and Georgia. When Franklin arrived at Vanderbilt, through development and game planning, he and his staff took a 2-10 program the year before and led them to a bowl game. Inheriting a Penn State team that went 7-5 last season with former five-star quarterback Christian Hackenberg still holding onto three years of eligibility, Franklin will begin work with a roster that is more talented than the one he played with in Nashville. O’Brien did an outstanding job of leading Penn State through the tough times that led to Joe Paterno’s exit. With the finish line in site and only two more season of probation before the Nittany Lions are free to play in the postseason, Franklin is the right guy to carry the torch into the next era of Nittany Lions football. post 4: from the last vandy signing day thinger - http://www.youtube.com/v/8f0csVsA0NA post 5: espn thing - http://www.youtube.com/v/N_v_8fbyjuc post 6: http://goo.gl/1yxvbb [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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