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benw92's picture benw92
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| 7 months 4 weeks # | James Franklin III - The Coaching Search for Spock

You can make the argument as a coach that you can contend at a high level at Ole Miss or Mizzou in a way you can't for Arkansas. That's the reason that you don't see those jobs opening, because Kiffin and Drink may think they're in a better situation at those schools than they'd be at PSU, UF, or LSU. So I would say they are decidedly not the same problem as Arkansas.

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| 7 months 4 weeks # | James Franklin III - The Coaching Search for Spock

Problem with Mizzou and Ole Miss is the same as Arkansas. Sure, they might have more resources to work with, but at their best those schools might be 6th or 7th in the SEC with fanbases that would want them to eventually contend for titles. You're not going to be able to meet their expectations.

At VT, the expectation would be to contend for ACC titles and get into the playoff. You're not really blocked from being able to do that right now, and if VT is pumping the funding up to where its being reported, money won't be a deciding factor.

The barrier for success at VT, certainly for a coach looking to rehab his image, is attainable at a level you're not going to have at an Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mizzou, etc. He would have that at FSU or Clemson, but I just don't see either of those opening up this year.

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| 7 months 4 weeks # | 2025 Ticket Exchange Thread

Anyone have 2 tickets to Miami? I have a buddy coming to town wanting to go.

benw92's picture benw92
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| 7 months 4 weeks # | James Franklin III - The Coaching Search for Spock

If I was Franklin I would wait to see what other dominos are going to fall. Like you said what if Mizzou or Ole Miss opened? We don't know the full landscape yet, which is why we want to do this soon, but if I were a coach on the market I'd let some things play out first.

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