Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Ten_Titans]

I feel media would rip us

Again. The media does not see James Franklin as a bond villain, as he exists in the imagination of Vol fans.

 

[PeerlessVol]

Franklin said he didn’t see the cell phone video of the incident before coming to Penn St.

Then changed his story telling his Vandy team that he seen the video but didn’t want to water down his message.

So in other words, he knew.

Are you that naive?

Based on what? Did you just read that buzzfeed article with an unnamed witness and automatically jump to the conclusion of guilty? Do you really think Penn State, home to Sandusky, would honestly allow another harborer of sexual deviance to represent their program immediately after that fiasco?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

well, do you trust an unnamed source from a buzzfeed article, or the court?

Money talks. Franklin was the coach of that team, its insane to think he didn't know what was going on. Add to that his terrible culture at Penn St.
Go ahead and say it, you care more about winning then ethics.

 

[BigSteve09]

Can we all agree to not post Twitter accounts of people who have no idea and are just throwing stuff out they have read from random posters here?

Yes

 

[Catbone]

T minus 20 hours til it leaks:

 

[tnvols72]

If it's Franklin we riot.

Ready , ironed and pressed

 

[KPT_VFL]

It does make me nervous that Auburn didnt land anyone bigger than Harsin. Makes me think we won’t either....

 

[Steve_Smith89]

If it is Franklin and you guys pull a schiano on him, we will never win again and wouldn’t deserve to.

So you're ok with male on male sexual assault in locker rooms?

 

[Orange Studs]

Lol yeah right.

That pretty much settles it, Campbell it is!!

 

[scvolfan7]

We are about to Schiano Franklin aren’t we ?

If we do that, then it’s time to shut down the program. Would be beyond psychotic. White would be disgusted and coaches across the country would realize that this job really is a lose-lose situation.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Female here. Hostesses and hookers are willing. Big difference!

It shocks me that you have to even explain the difference in severity.

 

[Vol4ever]

What if its Stoops?

 

[BP4Prez]

I’ll say this, can we assume that Penn State, the search firm we hired, and White all have more info on the Vandy rape situation than we do? I honestly don’t believe he would be at Penn State (given the Sandusky scandal) or even an option to become our HC if there was any merit to the speculation on his involvement.

Exactly. Great post.

 

[nashvol1]

Again. The media does not see James Franklin as a bond villain, as he exists in the imagination of Vol fans.

Doesn’t make him less of a scumbag

 

[Trillwater]

Once again, there is absolutely no way Franklin leaves Penn State for the Tennessee job. Don't even fret over it.

 

[quadlee21]

Don't care, winning isn't above everything. Rape is one of those things.

I dont think someone could legitimately cover up rape then get the Penn State job after what the went through. I just don’t see it

 

[scvolfan7]

So you're ok with male on male sexual assault in locker rooms?

There’s evidence of him telling players to do this?

 

[ACvol3]

Here’s my thinking - penn state went through the most heinous, high profile rape case in ncaa history.. you don’t think they did plenty of research on Franklin before hiring him? I have no doubt that they turned over every rock they possibly could making sure he had nothing linking him to any wrongdoing in a case like that.

 

[BigOrangeGiant]

If White truly is playing his cards sneakily and this is all smoke and mirrors, that means it’s unlikely Campbell or Elliott are the ones they’re going after. Because those are the main guys the media has reported on.

 

[gardners_51609]

Our most trusted insiders say they have no clue who it is but we have extended an offer to a big fish. And all of you started trusting guesses and guys that have lower percentages of getting it right than meteorologists. Smh

 

[yourstruly23]

I need a leak tonight. From a reputable source...

Or just a “not Franklin” to calm the masses

 

[Christian Lowe]

So you're ok with male on male sexual assault in locker rooms?

lol I’m okay with the US court system finding him not guilty of any wrongdoing. You’re not guilty until proven innocent, and even if you were... he’s been proven innocent.

 

[Steve_Smith89]

There’s evidence of him telling players to do this?

Covered it up, allowed several players to repeatedly sexually assault another player

 

[preacherwebb]

I understand that Franklin was at Vandy. But 17 of his 24 wins were Elon, UConn, Ole Miss (3), UK (3), Army, Wake Forest (3), Presbyterian, UMass (2), Austin Peay, and UAB. He also beat us twice so 19 of 24. UT, Ole Miss, UK, and Wake Forest were awful for most of those three years.

Matt Campbell plays Iowa every year out of conference, and Iowa State is at least behind OU, Texas, OSU, Baylor, West Virginia, and probably TCU in terms of prestige and/or access to talent. They should be fighting KSU, Kansas, and Texas Tech for that lower tier. Campbell is 4-7 overall against OU and Texas and has beaten 9 top 25 teams with 3 of them being top 6.

Just some perspective.

The only knock on Campbell that I can see, is just like he wins big games he's not supposed to win ... he drops games to teams he should beat.
I don't know if he's not getting them ready to play for lesser games, if the team plays down to the level of the competition, or what.
I'd love the hire tho.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Or just a “not Franklin” to calm the masses

This will suffice.