Adam Gold of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh said Rumor is Franklin at UT.

[GKSS 61]

Thought I would pass that along.

 

[UTBasketball2]

Lol

 

[Captainzach1]

Here we go.....

 

[SMU Vol]

Would be hilarious IMO. And a good hire. Say what you want about the guy, but he's a good coach, and if he can recruit well at Vandy, imagine what he'd do here....

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Clay Travis have him as #1 on his wish list (big shocker).

Not gonna happen. At all.

 

[MFL]

Should be on the list.

 

[TNHopeful505]

That would be the exact opposite of what the fan base wants.

 

[Atzar]

I'm done with rumors. Wake me when an official announcement is made on somebody.

 

[joevol33]

oh well, another story not the op, but the radio, to many rumor's

 

[TTownVOL90]

Anchor down on these .... That's all I have to say about Franklin

 

[TSwafford]

i would be cool with that

 

[DC Vol]

The UT job is going to be the hammer by which the legitimacy of a lot of journalists careers will be broken by.

Seriously.

There are so many journalists/reporters that are just flinging shizz and seeing what sticks it's incredible.

 

[Panthro]

Clearly all of these <anybody> to UT claims are just guesses, at this point. Hart will interview folks next week. If we hear stuff like this next week, it might be more believable.

For the sake of the thread, though, I'd be okay with this. It would taste bad at first, but I feel confident that he would do well here.

 

[hep]

I hate him but he would be a threat to the SEC East as head coach of the Vols

 

[Burhead]

Would commit Seppuku.

 

[jordan4vols]

I hate Vandy...I currently hate Franklin. That being said...he is at a perennial loser in the hardest conference in football and he just won what 9 games? Top 25 in recruiting as well. Pretty impressive not going to lie

 

[govols120]

The UT job is going to be the hammer by which the legitimacy of a lot of journalists careers will be broken by.

Seriously.

There are so many journalists/reporters that are just flinging shizz and seeing what sticks it's incredible.

Journalism has taken a spectacular nosedive during this coaching search.

 

[Volinnooga]

I can't stand Franklin--but if he could improve the Vols as he has improved the 'Dores, I could grow to like him.

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

I think he proved alot of people wrong about what he can and can't do as a coach. Most on this board gave the guy no credit at all. With that said, I would not offer the job to him. The fallout that would follow if/when he turned it down would be a disaster. You know heand anyone who caught wind of it would go public. It's bad enough getting beat once every 20 years by Vandy. Hearing their coach pass on your offer of the HC job here with a million dollar raise would be rough.

 

[dreVol]

I hate Vandy...I currently hate Franklin. That being said...he is at a perennial loser in the hardest conference in football and he just won what 9 games? Top 25 in recruiting as well. Pretty impressive not going to lie

who has he beat with a winning record?

 

[hohenfelsvol]

At this point, not sure what Hart is capable of.

 

[Ez_Vol]

I hate Vandy...I currently hate Franklin. That being said...he is at a perennial loser in the hardest conference in football and he just won what 9 games? Top 25 in recruiting as well. Pretty impressive not going to lie

Considering none of the teams Vandy beat has a winning record this year.

 

[FBtime]

Considering none of the teams Vandy beat has a winning record this year.

It's freaking Vandy. You can't try and over analyze the team going to back to back bowls for the first time in their history! Dude can obviously motivate, coach and recruit.

 

[emainvol]

That is literally worse than Mullen or Dumbo. I am convinced that people are just ****ing with me with these stupid coaching rumors at this point, because there is no way that anyone who gets paid to run an AD could possibly think any of these guys are good options.

 

[cc623]

Think I just puked a little...