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Truth is i'm only poking holes in the rumors / being pessimistic so that I don't get my own hopes up too high, as I often do with sports fandom. I'm fully aware that Tech and the fans shouldn't 'give up' on the idea of Franklin coming here
Hey, don't we have a series with Maryland coming up? He would still get his chance at them if he came to VT.
Franklin hates MD after they fucked him over years ago. He always runs up the score every time he plays them. He ain't going there.
oh man don't get me started on trains, best travel experience of my life was going up to and back from Connecticut on the train to visit my best friend and his wife about a year ago. Real high speed rail would be so transformative
Nursing majors at PSU have to spend a semester living in Hershey so they can get hands-on experience. Pretty terrible set up for an undergrad
I would love high speed rail here, just to explore. And for the train experience. I took the shinkansen a few times in Japan and it was worlds better than flying.
He isn't at the top of the list of any of those 3 SEC schools
If he goes SEC, I'd guess Mizzou if someone picks off Drink
Yeah, JF is a helicopter guy for sure. If I was a multi-millionaire though I would still ride the train. Love trains. Man if this country had real high-speed rail...
My friend went to PA school in at PSU in Hershey. Apparently the Hershey's paid for the hospital but only if it was located in Hershey.
VT football has been pretty dramatic this year. Close games, blowing leads, unpredictability. It's actually kind of exciting if you're ok with sloppy football.
Ahh, yeah I forgot about that part, okay I'll replace them with Arkansas on my list
Hugh Freeze and Art Briles are fan base riots coaches, but I think the administration knows that. On top of admin not wanting them because they're poor representatives of the university.
I think there are some advantages to being done sooner than later. Good press for VT, build some momentum, get people excited, etc.
But i don't think any of those things is worth rushing
Needs to be higher than 1 million, but yes, much higher buyout if he leaves before the start of next season that drops to a normal market amount
Excited for the season to start!
One note: I'm pretty sure this is on ACC Network Extra, not the channel.
Why? It literally makes no sense. Early Signing day is late december; James Franklin already knows high school kids. The portal opens January 2nd-6th or something? There no need to get this done now other than to satisfy anxious fans.
Now, if it's the Monday after thanksgiving, I'm open to this argument. But it's not.
Yeah still a pick, but ruled down at their own 4 instead of getting a 96 yard pick 6
I'm pretty sure it was Godfrey who said that he still had his binder of his plan for when he took over as Maryland HC in his office at Penn State.
I kinda want to listen to this whole episode now lol
There's no need to put a final offer now. Everything is fluid. It's not just a single number - it's Comp + Staff Comp + Player Comp + Intangibles. Both side can feel out the market and continue feeling it out for another three weeks.
I would rather move on and make a decision than hang around the phone waiting for a call. If Franklin wants to be here, he needs to make a commitment or we should move on.
James Franklin would have to let go of a lot of pretty to go back to Maryland. They made him head coach in waiting when Friedgen was HC and backed out of it and hired Randy Edsall instead. I've heard multiple times on podcast that he still holds this against them and while at Penn State made a point of running up the score against Maryland when he could.
To be clear, I hope he's still mad at them since it removes another potential suitor.
I can confirm that the Amtrak Cambria station work has started and is continuing. I drive by it almost every day on way to/from work.
You can also be at Wake Forest or Duke in around the same time as Charlottesville.
Let me clarify.
My source didn't say what the other four schools were, not the agent didn't say what the other schools were