(08-29-2014 09:17 AM)bsp34 Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 02:34 AM)FORealTigerFan Wrote:  They should have never let Franklin leave. Their new coach is garbage.

Franklin was leaving no matter what. He saw that he had hit the ceiling at Vandy.

I don't think so. Franklin was getting good recruits out of Memphis. He was out-recruiting the Memphis staff for talented kids.
As long as he had the talent...Vandy was always going to be a tough draw.
In fact, had it not been a 'premeire' school type job opening...he might never have left.
Vandy might not be UCLA, USC, or Notre Dame...but it is still a P5 job..

(08-29-2014 09:41 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 09:10 AM)3rdgenerationtiger Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 08:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  And he wanted to come here too .... BUT he still would be the Ole Miss couch today since he would have left as soon as an offer was made.

Thought I would finish that thought for you.

Wrong Ole Miss would never stoop low to hire a Tigah coach

Didn't they inquire about Tommy West when we were riding high? Or am I thinking about someone else?

(08-29-2014 02:34 AM)FORealTigerFan Wrote:  They should have never let Franklin leave. Their new coach is garbage.

They've made a bad coaching hire. He's come in and put his 'stamp' on the program and basically taken a good team and effed them up, badly.

I don't think there was anything they could have done to keep Franklin though. He had pretty much done all he could do at Vanderbilt.

(08-29-2014 10:34 AM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 09:41 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 09:10 AM)3rdgenerationtiger Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 08:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  And he wanted to come here too .... BUT he still would be the Ole Miss couch today since he would have left as soon as an offer was made.

Thought I would finish that thought for you.

Wrong Ole Miss would never stoop low to hire a Tigah coach

Didn't they inquire about Tommy West when we were riding high? Or am I thinking about someone else?

Allegedly

(08-29-2014 08:08 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 07:12 AM)holyterror Wrote:  Too bad we don't have vandy on our schedule rather than ole miss. 2nd half was good for the black bears.

Ole Miss hurt themselves badly in the first half with penalties, turnovers and poor QB decisions. They will get the kinks out and be tough to beat this year, especially in Oxford.

I don't remember ever seeing so many false starts by one team

Franklin couldn't fill that stadium with the best teams they've had in years.

Vandy's fall back to earth will be swift and painful.

(08-29-2014 01:06 PM)TJT Wrote:  Franklin couldn't fill that stadium with the best teams they've had in years.

Vandy's fall back to earth will be swift and painful.

That was evidenced quickly last night.

(08-29-2014 02:34 AM)FORealTigerFan Wrote:  They should have never let Franklin leave. Their new coach is garbage.

Franklin left because he knew what was in his player pipeline. Which is not much.

(08-29-2014 10:43 AM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 02:34 AM)FORealTigerFan Wrote:  They should have never let Franklin leave. Their new coach is garbage.

They've made a bad coaching hire. He's come in and put his 'stamp' on the program and basically taken a good team and effed them up, badly.

I don't think there was anything they could have done to keep Franklin though. He had pretty much done all he could do at Vanderbilt.

Vandy had a couple of playmakers that are no longer eligible. Franklin knew this, like other smart people. Some bought into the recruiting hype that Vandy was loading up with players.

(08-29-2014 10:34 AM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 09:41 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 09:10 AM)3rdgenerationtiger Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 08:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  And he wanted to come here too .... BUT he still would be the Ole Miss couch today since he would have left as soon as an offer was made.

Thought I would finish that thought for you.

Wrong Ole Miss would never stoop low to hire a Tigah coach

Didn't they inquire about Tommy West when we were riding high? Or am I thinking about someone else?

No....not even considered. FACT.