Saw an interesting post about James Franklin...

[JC-DAWG83]

Someone compared him to CMR.  They said he wins a good number of games and has elevated PSU's program but can't beat the good teams or get PSU over the hump.

No mention of whether or not he is a good man.

[McDonoughDawg]

Someone compared him to CMR.  They said he wins a good number of games and has elevated PSU's program but can't beat the good teams or get PSU over the hump.

No mention of whether or not he is a good man.

I doubt his record against ranked teams is as good as Richt’s was..just spit balling here. I just put Google to work, Richt was .520 in 2015.

I saw 15-28 for Franklin at Penn State..my math says .348

[DawgNatty]

He’s an a**h@le. Met him in the Atlanta airport.

He’s the biggest jerk I’ve ever ran across. I wasn’t even bothering him. Just said, “hey coach…try not to take all those good players from Georgia”. His response was “F you”.

That was just after Grantham got after him.

[McDonoughDawg]

He’s an a**h@le.  Met him in the Atlanta airport. 

He’s the biggest jerk I’ve ever ran across.  I wasn’t even bothering him.  Just said, “hey coach…try not to take all those good players from Georgia”.  His response was “F you”. 

That was just after Grantham got after him.

Classy guy..D, JD.

[JC-DAWG83]

Someone compared him to CMR.  They said he wins a good number of games and has elevated PSU's program but can't beat the good teams or get PSU over the hump.

No mention of whether or not he is a good man.

I doubt his record against ranked teams is as good as Richt’s was..just spit balling here. I just put Google to work, Richt was .520 in 2015.

I saw 15-28 for Franklin at Penn State..my math says .348

I don't think the comparison was meant to be exact.  Just that the overall feeling was similar.  I think Richt was better but I could understand the comparison.

[McDonoughDawg]

I hear ya..

[ugafan49]

i don't think he will ever be a CMR type winning coach.

[Milldawg]

Someone compared him to CMR.  They said he wins a good number of games and has elevated PSU's program but can't beat the good teams or get PSU over the hump.

No mention of whether or not he is a good man.

I doubt his record against ranked teams is as good as Richt’s was..just spit balling here. I just put Google to work, Richt was .520 in 2015.

I saw 15-28 for Franklin at Penn State..my math says .348

good call, Franklin hasn't done as well in the big games. Richt has some brutal luck, again with Bama.....otherwise he wins a Natty

[JC-DAWG83]

i don't think he will ever be a CMR type winning coach.

Over 11 full seasons, he has averaged 9.18 wins per season, pretty close to CMR's average over 15 seasons (9.7).  He has one conference championship, CMR had 2 after 11 seasons, and his 5-5 bowl record isn't as good as CMR's 7-4 at the same time.

Like I said, I think CMR was better but the comparison is valid.