Franklin off the field issues…

Franklin would be a good choice

Franklin has to be considered the worst candidate based on his rape cover up. If it was your daughter would you even watch an LSU game ever again? If you even knew her could you stomach seeing that man on our sideline? I don’t fall in either of these categories and I know I will never watch LSU again if they hire this man. The thought is abhorrent.

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turning the blind eye to the rape charges he covered up for a player of his and changed his story in court.

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Guess I’ll bump the thread that disproves all this






Setting the record straight

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I don’t have a dog in the fight here. I’m thrilled we are making a change and there appears to be an actual search with actual interviews being conducted at some point, so I will give the new hire a chance regardless of who I think the best candidate would be (Lincoln Riley cough cough).


That said, I’ve seen some absolutely clueless arguments as to why James Franklin shouldn’t be in consideration.


These rants typically involve complete misinformation regarding the disgusting Vanderbilt rape case and his role in the aftermath.


There are two main allegations that people seem to think Franklin was guilty of, both of which are not only completely unfounded, they are in direct contradiction of the evidence. The two are:


1. James Franklin saw video of the rape, told the players to delete it, then lied about it.

2. James Franklin pressured the victim not to go to the authorities.



1. The evidence actually indicates that James Franklin never saw the video of the rape (the details of which are abhorrent and thankfully the monsters responsible are serving lengthy prison sentences, although I think the sentences were still too lenient given the aggravating factors).

This report comes from a team meeting that occurred in the days after the rape where Franklin spoke to the team AFTER KICKING THE SUSPECTED PLAYERS OFF OF THE TEAM. They players were dismissed six days after the rape and just a few days after the team and school became aware of the report.

Franklin did not see the video, then lie about it. It appears he actually never saw the video, but lied in the meeting telling the players that what he saw in the video disgusted him. He says he was briefed on the video as to the allegations by university and police officials, and said he saw the video when he spoke to the team to drive home to the rest of the team how shocking it was.

The idea that he “lied” about seeing the video, came out years later when he said during his deposition he never personally saw the video. A player that was in that earlier meeting then told a TMZ type outlet that he was lying because he told the team back then that he did see it.

Prosecutors reviewed and disregarded this after speaking with Franklin and hearing his explanation as to why he told the team he saw it.

Regardless, there was never any allegation that he saw the video then tried to cover it up. That is a complete misrepresentation of what happened.



2. By the victim’s own account, Franklin reached out to her after hearing about the rape because he “knew and cared about her”.

The idea that his contact with her was some way inappropriate came, again, years later by a defense attorney of one of the rapists trying to create a picture that his client was somehow being ganged up on by the school and the prosecutor’s office.


It appears from what I can tell after reading up on the incident that Franklin not only acted quickly and decisively, but also showed concern for the victim of this horrible crime.


Just want to set the record straight before the rant does what it does best and sets their mind to believing complete fabrications as actual fact.

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And that's that!

Franklin is a top candidate despot being half black or half white

I remember the time he tried to throw down with Todd Grantham after the UGA-Vandy game 8 or 9 years ago.

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If it was your daughter would you even watch an LSU game ever again?

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Absolutely

I'd be the biggest fan in the prison

They tried to cover it up. Franklin said had no knowledge of the incident. Later during questioning Franklin admitted that he lied.

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Franklin has to be considered the worst candidate based on his rape cover up.

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I’m not a Franklin fan, but he didn’t cover up a rape. He dealt with those POS in the only way a coach really can. He kicked their worthless asses off the team and cooperated with police.

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They tried to cover it up. Franklin said had no knowledge of the incident. Later during questioning Franklin admitted that he lied.

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Absolutely untrue.

Read the link I posted. You are misinformed.