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Could/Should Michigan have pursued james franklin?

Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:03 pm
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:03 pm
Would have been an interesting match
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:05 pm to
No. He was hired by Va Tech before the season ended and long before Moore's flameout.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:07 pm to
You need to stop posting threads
Posted by Nathan Hail
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:44 pm to
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:48 pm to
Give Wittngham time to build his program. They'll be fine. He needs a new QB next year. Underwood isn't good enough.
Posted by CT Hooktip
Fairmont, WV
Member since Jan 2024
377 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:48 pm to
No. They have that whole "Michigan Man" thing going, which ensures that the money men won't get fully behind a coach that's not one.
Posted by Nathan Hail
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:53 pm to
idk. bryce is coming along. he just turned 19. if he plays the rest of the year like he played today, he'll be fine.
Posted by SOCAL TIGER
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Posted on 9/27/26 at 1:50 am to
Not unless they want .500 in the Big 10 every year.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 9/27/26 at 2:43 am to
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Not unless they want .500 in the Big 10 every year.
That wasn’t Franklin’s reputation at an inferior program, why would it be worse at UM? The Big 10 is absolute dogshit in the middle and at the bottom, are we pretending he wouldn’t be winning 9-10+?

His legacy was never winning games of import, but in those games he almost always had the inferior roster. Give him UM financial commitment and who knows how things would have gone
This post was edited on 9/27/26 at 2:45 am
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9719 posts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 5:17 am to
Wittingham is really good coach. Always had underrated teams at Utah. I’d much rather have him than Franklin.
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
13739 posts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 6:06 am to
Franklin would never beat Ohio State at Michigan. He’d also likely lose to Indiana and Penn State as well. Are you forgetting his abysmal record against top 10 opponents?
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
41151 posts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 8:28 am to
Underwood is crap.
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
7363 posts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:14 am to
I think VT & James Franklin were a match made in heaven after Penn state. I hope he doesn’t leave anytime soon
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:14 am to
Are you autistic
Posted by OhioLSUfan
Columbus, OH
Member since Oct 2007
2113 posts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 1:24 pm to
I was thinking South Carolina should have canned Beamer and went after Franklin.
But they were 1 year removed from being a playoff bubble team.
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