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Tony Franklin, One of The Godfathers of the Air Raid, retires
Posted on 1/2/21 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 12:31 pm
This guy was on the rise in the coaching ranks until the 2008 Auburn debacle occurred. But still had great runs at La Tech and Cal with Sonny Dykes. He was an innovative OC that revolutionized High School football back when teams still ran the Wing T, Veer exclusively.
For just $3,000 your school could also run the Tony Franklin System
LINK
For just $3,000 your school could also run the Tony Franklin System
LINK
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Posted on 1/2/21 at 12:33 pm to Fus0623
Those Hal Mummie guys always blurred the line between football coach and used car salesman.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 12:34 pm to AUCE05
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Those Hal Mummie guys always blurred the line between football coach and used car salesman.
100%. Nobody is more slimey and always looking to make a buck
This post was edited on 1/2/21 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:09 pm to Fus0623
quote:Tuberville fricking ruined him. You hate to see it.
This guy was on the rise in the coaching ranks until the 2008 Auburn debacle occurred.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:15 pm to cyde
Tubs ruined the guy, then fired his arse mid season.
Savage
Savage
This post was edited on 1/2/21 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:17 pm to CID 310
He made a killing selling VHS tapes though
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:18 pm to CID 310
quote:I mean, knowing what we know about the kind of man Tuberville is, it's pretty obvious in hindsight that Tubs saw the writing on the wall and only hired Tony as a sacrificial lamb. He was never going anywhere at Auburn except under the bus.
Tubs ruined the guy, then fired his arse mid season.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:19 pm to CID 310
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Tubs ruined the guy, then fired his arse mid season.
Savage
Tubs wanted to bring him in to run the Spread but kept the rest of his staff who didn’t mesh with Franklins system. Is that how it went down?
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:20 pm to Fus0623
Ensminger lead the coup
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:24 pm to cyde
quote:Tubs likely knew his days of leisurely duck hunting in the offseason were coming to an end. He was financially secure no matter what happened.
I mean, knowing what we know about the kind of man Tuberville is, it's pretty obvious in hindsight that Tubs saw the writing on the wall and only hired Tony as a sacrificial lamb. He was never going anywhere at Auburn except under the bus.
He hired Franklin and retained the entire offensive staff who were all opposed to Franklin’s philosophy. Failure was a foregone conclusion.
Obligatory Tony Franklin pic:
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:26 pm to FearlessFreep
quote:That image actually succeeded in making me almost feel bad for a football coach (with regards to job status; I felt bad for John L. Smith because his brother died around the time that he was interim at Arkansas).
I actually had to remind myself that he was walking away with a lot of money.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 2:19 pm to CID 310
I mean, he had the #1 offense in the country in 2012 at Louisiana Tech. 51.3 PPG...Dykes got a lot of credit and did very little coaching. It was all Franklin.
Posted on 1/3/21 at 2:04 am to Fus0623
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For just $3,000 your school could also run the Tony Franklin System LINK
Or for $500 you could learn from Mumme himself
Posted on 1/3/21 at 2:07 am to Fus0623
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One of The Godfathers of the Air Raid
Uh, no. He's not
Mumme is the Godfather, Leach is his apprentice. Always two, there are. No more, no less
Being on the staff doesn't mean he had shite to do with the scheme his HC was developing. Per Mumme's book, it was him and Leach. Mostly Mumme, Leach was just totally bought in with him in a time where "Pass heavy offense" was seen as heresy.
This post was edited on 1/3/21 at 2:48 am
Posted on 1/3/21 at 9:03 am to Fus0623
Can we talk about how strange that excerpt from Tony Franklin is?
Posted on 1/3/21 at 9:20 am to JukeLeft
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I mean, he had the #1 offense in the country in 2012 at Louisiana Tech. 51.3 PPG...Dykes got a lot of credit and did very little coaching. It was all Franklin.
The thing I will always around about that Tech team is them thinking they were above the Independence Bowl so they turned that bid down for a better offer that never came. So they ended up not playing in a bowl game because the Indy Bowl took someone else in their place
Posted on 1/3/21 at 9:46 am to Fus0623
He seems a little off.
This post was edited on 1/13/21 at 7:28 am
Posted on 1/3/21 at 10:01 am to Maximus
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He made a killing selling VHS tapes though
Don't knock VHS tapes. Those things were vital in getting me through the age of 13.
Posted on 1/3/21 at 11:22 am to LSU615
I’m sure they were football related :)
Posted on 1/3/21 at 11:25 am to Rig
quote:Actually I thought it was pretty amazing. Kind of a “so long and thank for all the fish” letter
Can we talk about how strange that excerpt from Tony Franklin is?
Dude has an incredibly long memory, thats for sure. Wonder what was the incident that caused him to go back to his former player and his family to apologize 30+ years later.
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