re: Guy who broke the news Kim Mulkey to LSU says Franklin is LSU’s top candidate

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I'm not seeing the reason why anyone would be interested in Franklin

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I'm not necessarily a cheerleader for the guy but this notion that he's not a great coach is starting to get absolutely ridiculous. The knock on his coaching ability is that he's lost a game or 2 that he wasn't supposed to. Ok so which candidate hasn't?

Franklin did at Vandy what no one has ever accomplished. At least not in my 40 years. 2/3 years there he finished ranked. 2 9 win seasons. A 5-3 season in the sec. And not during a down SEC east either. He competed with vandy when UGA, Florida, AND South Carolina were all in the top 10.

At Penn State he has 3 11 win seasons and is probably on his way to his 4th. Since he has been there only 2 schools not named Ohio State have won a big ten championship. Penn st and Mich st. And they along with Michigan and Ohio state are all in the same division. Sound familiar with a problem we have?

So he's a young coach that has proven he can recruit and win in the top 2 conferences in the country, he has gone up against elite programs and has kept a sustained level of success. And I know it doesn't mean shite to most people but it does to our president - he fulfills the diversity requirement. And trust me if thats a requirement you better pray that Franklin is the guy.