Brian Kelly? His record vs ranked teams was abysmal at ND. He routinely underachieved. No thank you.
OK- So tell me who you're going to hire
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Haha....a bottom feeding coach....all this really upsets you haha. Well listen, send your resume to Pat Kraft and perhaps he will take your evaluation seriously. I mean playing and then watching for decades seems like a reasonable resume to evaluate the program. I like PSU football and I also happen to like James. If it upset me that much, I'd seriously think about doing something else. But hey, pass the hat...8.5 m x 8 years....LOL.
Just for the record, guess who has the record for all time wins...?
guess who holds the record for all time winning percentage?
guess who ranks 8th and 9th respectively?
+1. And I don't think I'd be throwing Jimobo's name around either. He's done less with a lot more than Franklin has had in the last several years.
The reference was made to Ryan Day. But, use it anyway you'd like. Some don't see the irony that Day is subjected to the same "scrutiny" by the experts when he loses one game. Is it the coach or the couch experts?
You do not pretend to be a coach....just that you know more than a coach.
No one is disputing your academic excellence....quite impressive.
When your in a corner, you just start throwing out names. It's like everybody else does it! How do we know how good he could have been, they never gave him a chance. LOL....Let me try .....ah....Mack Brown.....
or you may find a successful high school coach....Gerry Faust...oops...NFL coordinator Charlie Weis......young successful MAC coach Tim Beckman
I have yet to claim I'm gifted in any knowledge or special insight. In fact, if you had any reading comprehension skills, you would see that I've only claimed that my time as a lowly high school coach has only "gifted" me with an abiding respect for the skills, talent and knowledge it takes to be a division one football coach. Something you could profit from. In addition, it has also given me insight into loud mouth, know it all football fans. In conclusion, I don't take this seriously. I find the outrage amusing. I want the best for PSU, but I would never let it get under my skin except for moments that I watch the game. When it's over, I come here because they don't print newspapers anymore with comic sections.
Ignored the post
Stupid response.
Maybe you?
Change the discussion to defend the indefensible.
You Franklin defenders keep asking the same dumb question.
So I go to 247 sports and find that Jimbo Fisher, Chip Kelly and Brian Kelly have won better than 50% of their games coached against ranked teams.
What do I get from the brain trust? "I don't think I would be throwing Jimbo's name around either." The guy you defend isn't anywhere near the coach Fisher is.
Simple fix Einstein, stay on the 247 board.
No, I know bull**** when I read it. You trot out that coaching experience nonsense in thread, after thread, after thread. You cant run away from the truth. High school coach? There is a credential to hang your hat on. Let us all bow to your majesty.
I know that there is a man out there who is an assistant who will develop into an outstanding winning head coach and national champion. How do I know it? Because history shows us that happens over, and over, and over again.
You hire an AD and that AD hires advisors who are responsible for finding such people. Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State, and Nebraska have all done it in my lifetime, to name a few.
He's in a talent rich state with very deep pockets. He was chased out of FSU even after winning a title and has consistently underachieved. The grass is greener guys are basically down to 4-5 coaches....none of which are even remote possibilities, but they keep playing this game.
Here is a trivia question for you -
Name a coach who has lost to Matt Rhule, Pat Fitzgerald, Scott Frost, P.J. Fleck, Mel Tucker and Kirk Ferentz? Five of those coaches have beaten him in the last five years.
Why do I bring up the name of these coaches? Because they are so often derided here by some of the same people who defend Franklin.
Name a coach who has lost to Matt Rhule, Pat Fitzgerald, Scott Frost, P.J. Fleck, Mel Tucker and Kirk Ferentz? Five of those coaches have beaten him in the last five years.
Why do I bring up the name of these coaches? Because they are so often derided here by some of the same people who defend Franklin.
Down to five coaches? Nonsense. You wanted names of guys with winning records against ranked teams. I gave you three names after a quick look. It is you who think that asking for the names of winning coaches is a good question. I do not.He's in a talent rich state with very deep pockets. He was chased out of FSU even after winning a title and has consistently underachieved. The grass is greener guys are basically down to 4-5 coaches....none of which are even remote possibilities, but they keep playing this game.
Don't like the truth? Your arguments and failed logic in defense of the " Bottom Feeder " are so easy to overcome.
Yeah, misread your post, apologies. Criticizing Day is pretty absurd, but it’s always been true of the coaches on either side of OSU/UM that if you lose that game too often, the fans will gather the pitchforks.
BS on Brian Kelly record vs ranked teams. He’s already lost to 2 ranked teams this year which isn’t included in the article. Do your homework before making comments.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/lsu-football/brian-kellys-top-10-teams-lsu-tennessee/#:~:text=He%20certainly%20is%3B%20however%2C%20he's,2010%2C%20according%20to%20Darren%20Rovell.
Not to mention the academic cheating scandal at ND when he was there. The rape and harassment of the victim until she committed suicide. The death of the student volunteer that was taping practice in a scissor lift in high winds. Etc. Etc. Brian Kelly is a sleazeball with a capital S. If we are going to sell our souls to the devil to win, we might as well go after Urban. He’s a slimeball that actually wins.
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Bill O'Brien might be availabe at the end of the season. Heard he is a real f***er.
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“That dude is everything a coach shouldn’t be.” Mike Mauti.
I really, really hope you are joking.
“That dude is everything a coach shouldn’t be.” Mike Mauti.
KC Keeler, now there is a guy who contends for and wins championships.
Sorry, but I want Munchak back with the Steelers. The OL has stunk ever since he left.
All the sh*t talking on Rhule, Fickell, Riley, etc. - wait 4 years. Then let's see where they are. Smart was 8-4 in year one. Saban was 7-6. Swinney 9-5. Meyer was 9-3 at Florida (but undefeated first year at OSU - go figure; no team benefitted more from our sanctions than OSU). Point is, pump the breaks.
Another guy I really liked when he had his program humming - David Shaw, Stanford. HC from 2011-2022. Had a seven 9 win seasons, three Pac 12 Championships, and a win percentage against ranked opponents of 57%, including beating six in 2013. Wheels fell off at Stanford but he's a really good coach.
Agree. I’m surprised he isn’t coaching somewhere else yet, specifically the NFL.
Also agree here. Riley, however, better figure out that he needs a competent defense to win or his ceiling is capped.
This is fantastic. 4 years ago yall would've killed to bring Dabo in. Except me and @Midnighter of course. 
I fully confess to being that guy that would rather hold on a day too long, rather than give up a day too early. I'm old enough that "shiny" things scare me. By the way, I agree that Ryan Day is a championship caliber coach. We don't have to look too far in the past to see PJ Fleck, Matt Campbell, Jim McElwain as the "flavor of the month." Since I think more highly of Coach Franklin than others on this board, I'd ride it out. If he chose to leave on his own, I found Midnighter's list interesting. I'm a nobody, but the one who would be of the most interest to me is D'Anton Lynn and I have no idea how he'd be as a head coach. But, in all honesty, there is only one candidate that fits the "championship or bust" model and that's Urban Meyer.
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