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Good stuff. I'm adding this to the new thread.
It was already assumed, but it sounds like wherever Franklin lands is going to get an immediate crooting boost
The number of recruits who list "whatever school James Franklin ends up at" is going to shock people.The amount of heavy lifting he did to convince kids to come to State College is not remotely appreciated by our fans. pic.twitter.com/4GTcjUORyc— Sekrah (@sekrah) November 7, 2025
Almost like Mott the Hoople?
In reading the tea leaves with Arkansas' reported strong interest we will be pivoting to the second candidate because imo
Deja vu from Fuente?
New coach thread #2- electric boogaloo!
when will they be posting the official state employee job req so that I can apply? On a related note, anyone know how to export their NCAA CFB 25 dynasty stats?
I'll make sure I do that for yarn from here on out.
If the decision is going to be solely on money (i.e. bidding war) it's gotta be Arkansas
And this is going to be the case at many P4 schools, most definitely at P2 schools. It is why Franklin is a good fit for us because the potential bidders from the P2 won't want him (in most cases, Arkansas is an outlier) because of their insane expectations (a la Penn State).
Even with the enhanced funding that has been discussed ad nauseum, we cannot keep up with the TV money in the P2. In the P4 we are better equipped, but only to a point. For VT, Franklin represents P2 value at a P4 price (2025 P4 prices which are stupidly higher than all previous years)
We also pronounce it slightly differently. He keeps the German pronunciation where it's "high-pul" for whatever reason my family is "hue-pul" so your head was right
Yep, I guess I simplified it in my comment. If the decision is going to be solely on money (i.e. bidding war) it's gotta be Arkansas
If he is considering path to success, likelihood of not being run out of town for unreasonable expectations, and a whole host of other variables, I like our odds
The shutdown fullcasts Hawgronomicon patreon episode provides 2 hours of evidence that supports your point.
Now you're thinking.
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# | Sorta OT: Pat Fitzgerald Reaches Settlement with NW, Absolves Any Wrongdoing Bottom line...his recruiting from 2019 on was a disaster. 247Sports shows recruiting rankings I didnt even know were possible for a Big 10 school.
His Overall Class Rankings from 2019-2022
2019 - 55
2020 - 47
2021 - 53
2022 - 56
I have read the school made no exceptions for athletes in terms of entrance criteria so I am sure that hurt him significantly.
I'm claiming Nov 29. A win over the hoos and a new coach = happy birthday to me
The path to him ruining his image is probably a lot more likely than a champ run at Arkansas
Sticks for the holloween picks:
If he's really keen on winning a championship, I don't see how that happens at Arkansas.
Part of that is who is in the Beamer coaching tree either as a coach or player? There aren't that many that have had success.
This changes everything. All this time you've been "Hugh pleck" in my head.
Come on Joe, think how rich you would be if you figured out how LLMs could illegally access more data. You'd be able to work on TKP while sitting on a stack of bennies
Is that last paragraph talk-to-text?
If the Arkansas boosters are actually aligned we have no chance to win a bidding war (nor do I want to pay) We'd pretty much be betting on our contract structure and the allure of Blacksburg and an easier path to perceived success.
I don't think that's changed...its been the case for the better part of two weeks and some of it (read all of it) is likely Sexton leaking leverage.
If anything I'm starting to lean towards the field if my options are VT, Arkansas, or field.