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Hokiefied
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He’s a very good CEO type coach

Don’t know about dirty but he’s appeared smug to me and has looked down on VT since he went to PSU. I have my concerns with hiring Franklin as a result but I also understand pursuing him.
Posted: 11/15/2025 at 01:18 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTfootballfan)

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Am I the only one here that hates PSU and doesn’t want their sloppy seconds
VTfootballfan • 11/15/25 12:51 PM ET
Don't think that Franklin will be a bad hire... If he decide to come to VT.
HokieinSD • 11/15/25 02:48 PM ET
Yeah not many feel the way you do WADR. There are many positives to him
SCHokie1103 • 11/15/25 01:57 PM ET
See recruiting to Hokies
WOJO • 11/15/25 02:17 PM ET
So if he can’t win big games with great talent in the big 10, how does he
cricket77 • 11/15/25 01:52 PM ET
We are not playing big games.
Big_Head_Hokie • 11/15/25 02:22 PM ET
Look at his record at Vanderbilt **
WOJO • 11/15/25 02:05 PM ET
6-7,9-3,9-3 ehhh, not impressed.**
cricket77 • 11/15/25 02:21 PM ET
He was in the playoffs last year!**
97Hokie • 11/15/25 01:58 PM ET
Beamer wasn’t that great in big games either.**
97Hokie • 11/15/25 01:37 PM ET
Nobody is except a very few
CMU Hokie • 11/15/25 01:49 PM ET
The optics may be a bigger deal than the actual wins and losses. If a HC
VTHokie2000 • 11/15/25 02:05 PM ET
Agreed**
97Hokie • 11/15/25 01:51 PM ET
He’s a very good CEO type coach ◄
Hokiefied • 11/15/25 01:18 PM ET
Dumpster diving for safe bet in Franklin
kinghokie • 11/15/25 01:17 PM ET
Hiring the #1 coach at the time was lazy? 😂 **
97Hokie • 11/15/25 01:44 PM ET
Fuente wasn't a lazy.....
2hhoop3 • 11/15/25 01:24 PM ET
Lol his players LOVE him
CPVT3 • 11/15/25 01:17 PM ET
Saban loves him and thinks he’s a perfect match
tallahasseehokie • 11/15/25 01:14 PM ET
I’ll go with Penn State and their administration
kinghokie • 11/15/25 01:24 PM ET
Franklin was at PSU for over a decade. Did it really take them that long to
97Hokie • 11/15/25 01:48 PM ET
So they fired him mid season for no reason
kinghokie • 11/15/25 01:57 PM ET
That’s the problem. The not so great destruction of college football that
SCHokie1103 • 11/15/25 02:16 PM ET
Or maybe he had a bad 3 game stretch. In 2022 he was 11-2. 2023 he was
97Hokie • 11/15/25 02:09 PM ET
Penn State fired him on a knee jerk.
run_VT • 11/15/25 01:36 PM ET
Agree - an impulsive decision
CMU Hokie • 11/15/25 01:39 PM ET
You're forgetting their arrogance. They think they're Ohio St elite level
VTizzle • 11/15/25 01:29 PM ET
And VT fans question his hire like we think we are at PSU level...lol**
Vippie1 • 11/15/25 02:03 PM ET
Yes**
GCHokieof91 • 11/15/25 01:13 PM ET
Such a weird post. Google him and his resume and ask yourself...
VTizzle • 11/15/25 01:12 PM ET
Franklin’s record against teams ranked 11-25 is13-5. I’ll take that!
HokieFlyFisher • 11/15/25 03:26 PM ET
If Franklin brings this success to VT, we will DOMINATE the ACC and not
91HokieBob • 11/15/25 01:16 PM ET
If Franklin is able to figure out how to win a few more marquee games, then
VTHokie2000 • 11/15/25 02:20 PM ET
1. I hate PSU. 2. I don't hate James Franklin. The two positions aren't
Maroon Baboon • 11/15/25 01:05 PM ET
He is by far our best option. If someone told us a year ago that we could
Hokie_Dawg • 11/15/25 01:04 PM ET
Kinda like Buzz, he’ll be our sleaze ball**
BROman Hokie • 11/15/25 01:04 PM ET
so Alabama got the Miami Dolphins "sloppy seconds" (Nick Saban)
furnulator • 11/15/25 01:04 PM ET
Not me, I have a rooting guide
VTCALS72 • 11/15/25 01:02 PM ET
Only one!
pygmy • 11/15/25 01:00 PM ET
Likable does not equal winnable, **
HokieNLot11 • 11/15/25 01:00 PM ET
yes, be prepared, most of his staff, and GM will join VT
1947Sunbowl • 11/15/25 12:59 PM ET