The Case for Franklin
Hear me the fuck out.
James Franklin would be the steal of this coaching cycle and would build Washington into a contender in the modern day format.
Recruiting: He would be the best pure recruiter we've had at head coach since Petersen. Consistent top 15 classes and a handful of top 5 classes in his tenure.
Get in and roll the ball out: The current playoff requires you be good enough to get in. He won two playoff games last year and barely lost in the semi. He would have made the playoffs the following years:
2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 which is 7/11 years when you take out 2020 covid year. You take that all day long at Washington.
I do believe in breakthrough theory, He got victimized by Urban Meyer and Harbaugh. Just like Harbaugh got victimized by Urban. If Petersen didn't give up I believe he would have broken through. Franklin has feces in his throat and egg on his face. I like that combo. A chip on the shoulder asshole head coach with something to prove and can bring elite talent into the building. He'll break through eventually.
His teams do seem to collapse. Back to back years he had 1point losses to tOSU and they dropped the next game to MSU. We saw it this year when the team absolutely gave up after choking to Oregon. PSU was right to let him go, but they also will surely hire a worse coach in his place and will ultimately regret it.
Hire Franklin and you will stay nationally relevant with more than a coin flips chance at the playoffs every season.
Or continue to pray the gay away with Jedd. Either way it will be interesting.
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Please, please please, hire the guy who couldn't beat Oregon with way more money, way more talent, and way more institutional support than he'd have at UW.
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Franklin is a goofball who argues with his fans in front of the entire stadium. Good recruiter, mediocre coach at best. I thought Penn State had the best roster coming into this season.
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What's with the Franklin psyop going on with this site? I prefer the one where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get together to try and inspire Swifties and fantasy football/sports gamblings drips to start procreating for the white race again.
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You're just afraid he will log in here and say it to your face
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Come on you childless cat lady bros! Get to fucking work.
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A man can get crucified for a post like this.
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The only thing that I can fully agree with is the breakthrough thing. I think sports is more random than we like to think and the more chances you can give yourself at a scenario the better chance you have at success. Obviously.
A guy like him probably would have beat Ohio State eventually
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Franklin has an objectively elite resume with a tOSU/Michigan problem (both winning natties during his tenure).
4 NY6 wins (5 if you count first round playoff win) in the last 8 years.
It is what it is.
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He'd actually probably be a great hire but the narrative would probably be too strong for UW brass to pull the trigger. People are floating names like Dan Mullen and Pat Fitzgerald (not for UW necessarily) and Franklin shits on those guys. FSU fans want Jimbo back.
