James Franklin Presser

[GatorJ]

He’s basically asked why he doesn’t just throw the ball down field to stretch the defense, regardless of what the defense is.

His response is hilarious.

 

[jdh5484]

Remember Spurriers mindset?

3rd and long, throw the ling ball. Either he catches it, pass interference or an int. An int is the same as a punt.

(of course, he was speaking generally. We also had QBs that could throw and WRs that could fight for the ball).

I like Spurriers mindset.

 

[soflagator]

Have said this before, but I didn’t want to let him leave the swamp that day after Vanderbilt, 2013. He isn’t wildly popular here, and I don’t know that we would’ve definitively won any championships, but I can just about guarantee the last 10 years would have been a hell of a lot better if we had. At a minimum, the recruiting would’ve never reached the lows it reached, allowing uga to become what it’s become.

 

[maheo30]

Sounded like a Dooley kind of question.

 

[aka]

It was a stupid question and it was dealt with accordingly.

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Spurrier didn't throw it down the field for the hell of it. Even doerings got a touchdown had a concept.

 

[gatormandan]

I doubt anyone wants to throw hail marys down field all the time. Thats what Franklin sounded like. No, send your receivers down field and give them the opportunity to catch a long ball. But remember, scared money dont make money so....

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

Have said this before, but I didn’t want to let him leave the swamp that day after Vanderbilt, 2013. He isn’t wildly popular here, and I don’t know that we would’ve definitively won any championships, but I can just about guarantee the last 10 years would have been a hell of a lot better if we had. At a minimum, the recruiting would’ve never reached the lows it reached, allowing uga to become what it’s become.

Yeah, well, covering up rape by his players has a funny way of making people not want to hire the guy Other than that, I agree with you.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

He’s basically asked why he doesn’t just throw the ball down field to stretch the defense, regardless of what the defense is.

His response is hilarious.

It is funny and it’s an ignorant question, but Franklin’s response is typical of today’s coaches where making a questioner look stupid is more important than getting the jist of their question. In this case, the real question is why not more deep throws? Franklin could probably explain it better and maybe make a guy feel better about being a Pedo fan, but no; he goes off and humiliates the guy instead. The guy probably deserved it, but there’s better ways to treat the fan base.

Years ago I saw Saban really embarrass a young reporter asking a dumb question. He’s won a ton of titles before and since so it’s OK, right? He probably created an enemy unnecessarily, but in his case it won’t matter. For most people it’s a mistake.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

It is funny and it’s an ignorant question, but Franklin’s response is typical of today’s coaches where making a questioner look stupid is more important than getting the jist of their question. In this case, the real question is why not more deep throws? Franklin could probably explain it better and maybe make a guy feel better about being a Pedo fan, but no; he goes off and humiliates the guy instead. The guy probably deserved it, but there’s better ways to treat the fan base.

Years ago I saw Saban really embarrass a young reporter asking a dumb question. He’s won a ton of titles before and since so it’s OK, right? He probably created an enemy unnecessarily, but in his case it won’t matter. For most people it’s a mistake.

Agreed, the intent of the question was clear and it wasn't some insane suggestion. Why aren't we trying to stretch the field more? Even if a guy isn't wide open, the threat of knowing an offense is willing to take some shots keeps the defense honest and covering the entire field. Franklin knew this and so did everyone else, but he just chose to be a collosal prick about it and feign fake indignation. Honestly the only person that looked ridiculous in that exchange was him.

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

Spurrier didn't throw it down the field for the hell of it. Even doerings got a touchdown had a concept.

Then again, so was his punt call on a third down……

 

[Tunaboat]

I understood the guy's question from the get-go and Franklin jumped on his high horse and tried to frame the reporter as being a smartazz for asking a legit question. Put away the knives coach and answer the question. Why not open the defense by making them cover the whole field? Maybe electrify the team and fans with a big play and turn the game in your favor.. Not a bad question at all coach, but your response was juvenile - sucked.

 

[Sec14Gator]

I think this question derives from something Stewart Mandel wrote about today. PSU is near the very bottom of the country in explosive play rate, which per Bill Conolly has almost as strong a correlation to winning as turnovers. Not sure where we rank in plays over 20 yards. PSU has only 12 on the season and it is among the country's worst.

For comparison, UF has 22 on the season. It might be double if the cutoff was at 19 yards, or less than 5 if the cutoff was over 25 yards. But, we have substantially more "explosive" plays than Penn st. Oddly, we only had 1 against UT, but 7 against Charlotte, despite only scoring 22.

 

[PastyStoole]

"Coach, just a follow-up question to that last one. If your players, say, gang-raped a co-ed, would you blame the victim and protect your players so they could be on the field Saturday?"
"I mean, would you do that again if that happened again?"

 

[soflagator]

Yeah, well, covering up rape by his players has a funny way of making people not want to hire the guy Other than that, I agree with you.

The reason I never put much stock in those allegations is that Foley apparently thought the world of him. So much so that he went out of his way to go to the visitors locker room and personally congratulate Franklin. Think he also did it at his presser. Now don’t get me wrong. The guy has zero nose for talented head coaches. But he has a very high “moral” “don’t embarrass the University” standard. Plus JF has been offered a ton of head coaching jobs since. I don’t think he’s so great that you put up with that baggage if there was anything supporting it. No different than Briles at Baylor.

 

[Altitude Gator]

Have said this before, but I didn’t want to let him leave the swamp that day after Vanderbilt, 2013. He isn’t wildly popular here, and I don’t know that we would’ve definitively won any championships, but I can just about guarantee the last 10 years would have been a hell of a lot better if we had. At a minimum, the recruiting would’ve never reached the lows it reached, allowing uga to become what it’s become.

Dude has won just a bit more than **** at Pedo U (conference his third year) and they have damn near as good of resources he would have here.

 

[soflagator]

Dude has won just a bit more than **** at Pedo U (conference his third year) and they have damn near as good of resources he would have here.

As I said, not sure he’d have won a title here or not. But he inherited an absolute mess at Psu while they were still reeling the Paterno issues, and he’s been solid the whole time once he got up and running, with the COVID year being the outlier and ‘21 where they went 7-6…a record we’re crossing our fingers for this season, and one that beats 4 of the seasons we’ve had in that same span.

And they may have resources, but they are a considerable little brother to OhSt and Michigan in their conference. Again, maybe we don’t win the SEC at all, but we’d be in better shape over the last 10 years, and I would have liked seeing what he could do here.

 

[Egor's Assistant]

As I said, not sure he’d have won a title here or not. But he inherited an absolute mess at Psu while they were still reeling the Paterno issues, and he’s been solid the whole time once he got up and running, with the COVID year being the outlier and ‘21 where they went 7-6…a record we’re crossing our fingers for this season, and one that beats 4 of the seasons we’ve had in that same span.

And they may have resources, but they are a considerable little brother to OhSt and Michigan in their conference. Again, maybe we don’t win the SEC at all, but we’d be in better shape over the last 10 years, and I would have liked seeing what he could do here.

I've often thought Franklin was better than any of the yahoo's we've hired recently. Should have grabbed him before Pedo State.

 

[ted]

I've often thought Franklin was better than any of the yahoo's we've hired recently. Should have grabbed him before Pedo State.

Right now , Franklin is paid Jimbo type money and producing Jimbo results. He has a 5 star quarterback, two NFL running backs , a top 5 draft pick OT and bunch of WR and TE’s that will at least be in camp with NFL teams in August 24 and his offense is worse than what Muschamp produced. The Penn State fans are fed with the mediocrity on offense with so much talent. It will be interesting how his tenure in Happy Valley ends up.

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Right now , Franklin is paid Jimbo type money and producing Jimbo results. He has a 5 star quarterback, two NFL running backs , a top 5 draft pick OT and bunch of WR and TE’s that will at least be in camp with NFL teams in August 24 and his offense is worse than what Muschamp produced. The Penn State fans are fed with the mediocrity on offense with so much talent. It will be interesting how his tenure in Happy Valley ends up.

Shocked to hear that QB was a 5 star.