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24/7 Composite .8867 3 star DL, decommitted from PSU today. Also of note he was at Ole Miss last weekend
3⭐️ Penn State decommitt DL Tavian Branch tells me he "could" visit Virginia Tech this weekend for the Miami game, but is still working through some things. Has spoken with James Franklin.https://t.co/v7XRX4zM1J https://t.co/EDYqfZus55 pic.twitter.com/Z8AVnDT0L6— Kolby Crawford (@kolby_crawford) November 19, 2025
PSU fans right now
So Penn State's entire recruiting staff is following Franklin to VT
Good God, this could end up being a colossal fuckup for the Shittany Loins
FWIW, I heard third-hand that Franklin said Pry was the most thorough and prepared coach he's ever been around. (Granted, I think he said something similar about Diaz). It just didn't translate to being a head coach.
Spencer hired by Franklin at Vanderbilt 2011, followed JF to PSU in 2014.
Pretty impressive bio: DL coach Sean Spencer
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Goes with the old adage "you get out of what you put into"...
Which is probably going to benefit both all parties.
That is actually a good indicator for Pry.
Oh, there must have been some kinda nicknames for Trautwein.... the obvious one in particular, LOL
https://x.com/therealdcunna/status/1991223048024752524
#Hokies BOV and committee member Ryan McCarthy's first impression of James Franklin was that he had Whit Babcock's August presentation and the Board's September resolution on the athletic budget printed out with notes along the columns.
McCarthy: "This guy's ready to talk."
https://x.com/therealdcunna/status/1991223535411318924
That was at their October meeting in Lake Oconee, Ga., a little over a week after Franklin was fired at Penn State. Already had studied the #Hokies' plan.
McCarthy: "It shows the seriousness of his due diligence, his professionalism."
have you ever seen him and Gruden in the same place?
the only reason I didn't like him was because he was absolutely dominating VT in recruiting and building a great program at PSU, largely to our detriment.
I went through the same self-analysis, and came to the same conclusion. I was hating, based on the impact on my team.
So I guess now I'm loving it, based on the expected impact on my team. Ah well, such is fandom.
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If we're getting greedy about this, why not .91s that bump to .93?
I will admit - I have not been a James Franklin fan at all in the past. I disliked him a lot previously, and honestly after self-evaluating, really the only reason I didn't like him was because he was absolutely dominating VT in recruiting and building a great program at PSU, largely to our detriment.
After hearing that press conference and hearing others in the media and industry saying such good things about him, I'm happy to eat a pile of crow. No wonder the guy was crushing us in recruiting. Who wouldn't want to sign up to play for that guy and run through a wall for him? Franklin is more than just a head football coach, he is a complete leader and program-building architect. I am so unbelievably excited about the future of VT football.
Better than when pry was on accn
Work that PR machine, go go go
Kinda like this ....? Don't stop me now!
Ugh, joined to hear Franklin's same message again (I'm hyped) and they're talking about Shedeur at the moment
I guess he's like 2 segments until his starts at the current moment. Something, then Dinich about CFP, then Franklin
This made me snort. Thank you
Not even derail. It would be the final nail for them, which would be extra tasty.
Just need Franklin to put together enough .89s that those .89 start getting phantom bumped to .91
Gotta derail Miami's season first
They sure do, Skippy. They sure do.
4 games into the season.