Tony Franklin

There has been a lot of discussion this year about Louisiana Tech's Offensive Coordinator, Tony Franklin joining VT's staff next year. As most of you guys know, he played with Foster at Murray State. Following MSU, here is a rough outline of Franklins career moves:

Until 1997: HS coach in Kentucky
1997-2003: University of Kentucky, started at RB's coach, replaced Leach as OC (under Hal Mumme)
2004: General Manager and coach of Kentucky Arena Football team
2007: Troy O.C.
2008: Auburn O.C. for 1/2 season
2009: Middle Tenn OC
2010-12: La Tech OC

Franklin is also the creator of The Tony Franklin System, a package for HS teams where he and his staff come to your school for $3K and install his offensive system, in three days, complete with QB arm bands. At one point, this System netted Franklin $170,000 a year. At Auburn, Franklin had to sell the system to a partner because of SEC rules. He is still involved today.
Tuberville also fired Franklin 6 games into the 2007 season at Auburn. They were 4-2. They finished 5-7.

Maybe most troubling, though, was that Franklin wrote "Fourth and a Life to Go," a tell all book about the Mumme regime at UK (that landed UK in NCAA trouble). It is said that Franklin was blacklisted from college football during his Arena league days, roughly 5 years between college football jobs.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3501... and http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/10824890.

I know LT's offense looks great and Franklins experience with Foster/Murray State actually will get him noticed enough to be considered. But there is more to this story, a lot more. A better offense? Sure, but at what price?