This is just a hunch but I feel like Clemson and their fanbase would probably want to hire outside of the Dabo coaching tree.
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Clemson likes Elliott as a former player and coach but they wouldnāt give him the big whistle - yet.
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Let em!
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Clemson moving on from Dabo is an interesting wrinkle. I think he stays put for another year.
Clemson went internal and unconventional in hiring Dabo and I can see them going off the board again but I agree with the thread I see the Tigers going outside the Dabo tree for the next hire.
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Iām starting to talk myself into Franklin to VT. I think it makes sense for both parties and thereās some smoke coming from their side. Could also easily be something VT botches like they always do, but itās a pretty scary scenario.
Iām sure he wouldnāt stay there long but itās the type of big name coach that could elevate their profile ahead of realignment. And not ideal from a recruiting standpoint either
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I think for them itās Franklin, Beamer, Chesney, Mullen.
In order of my fear of them:
- Franklin
- Chesney
- Mullen
- Gap
- Beamer
I want them to make the Beamer hire so bad. Iām praying Franklin takes a year off. I think heād immediately rack up some top 25 recruiting classes in Blacksburg and shut off this opening we finally have for some local talent.
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https://twitter.com/vt4l_joe/status/1982904922808205636?s=46
Did enjoy this from a hokie on Twitter tho
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Beamer is a real possibility. Gamecocks are 50-50 to finish the season at 4-8 with a loss to Clemson. If that happens, Beamer will be pushed out IMO.
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Heād also have them better, quicker. Could easily see him put together a 8-10 win roster as early as next year with an ACC schedule
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still think heād have far better options, UNLESS, he wants to āstep down a levelā for all practical purposes, limit the stress and expectations bit. As opposed to taking the UF gig for example
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Maybe my spidey senses are way off. But Iām just not feeling or buying the Franklin to VT. I havenāt heard anything about it from anyone outside of the state of Virginia essentially which makes me question the validity. Iām fine with being wrong, but Iām not feeling it as of now.
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I donāt know if UF or LSU want him. Theyāll both swing for Lane and probably Sumrall (but I actually donāt know if either school will be willing to hire a Go5 coach from Louisiana). The list of hires you can really sell the fanbases on after that is a little sparse though, so maybe they do come to Franklin. Fingers crossed!
Arkansas is the biggest wildcard in all of this to me. They could commit chicken/walmart money to a guy, make a big hire and really have some ripple effects or they could just hire Petrino. Their range of outcomes is just so large. I think Ok St and Tech are both downstream of them a little bit because you could see them interested in Mullen and Franklin with tech and any of the sort of old southwest conference footprint guys with Ok St. or again.. just Petrino lol.
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Also, Franklinās not desperate. Penn State has to pay him anyway. Heās basically working for free at his next job because of the contract salary offset. As long as he tries to look for a job, if he doesnāt find a good fit and doesnāt work, he still gets paid. If he does TV, Penn State still owes him. I donāt see any upside in taking a job like VT.
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Franklin to Nebraska. PSU and Nebraska just trade coaches?
@tonyburnertt if you asked me 2 weeks ago I would have sworn Ark and Petrino is a lock. However given the results on the field I could see them getting cold feet on it.
@4547Lambeth you just nailed my hold up on the Franklin thing. He only has to ālook for a jobā to keep his $49 mil. Heās an established coach with a great track record he can sit out the carousel and still be at the top of the list in 26/27.
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I am married into a Gamecocks family so Iāve got somewhat of a pulse on this and from my perspective Beamer is pretty safe. Itās a disappointing season against a really tough schedule. They know that this isnāt the year to replace the coach (who they just extended) and turnover the roster.
Heās got a really good class coming in and has shown ability to recruit. I think Sellers was potentially overhyped but could see them going all in next year on a portal QB and some offensive talent to make it a prove it year. The SEC schedule is a little more favorable next year as well with Arkansas, Miss St and Kentucky on the slate.
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One other potential job openingā¦.
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Franklin seems like a huge ahole. If he can steal recruits from PSU by being at VT then Iād guess thatās a big selling point for him. The thing that VT doesnāt give him is a chance at a national championship. They will never have the talent level that PSU had and PSUās talent level still wasnāt enough to get it done. But the big jobs donāt want him, LSU and Florida, and I wonder if he realizes that heās going to need to use VT as a stepping stone to get to that level of job and truly have a chance at a national championship. VT insiders are definitely not trying to pour cold water on the rumors. Iām guessing Franklin reciprocated their interest, VT has made an official offer, and now the ball is in Franklins court to get a headstart in his new job or hope for a better job at the end of the season.
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Iāve thought Franklin was a prick for years. One of his gems from years ago was something along the lines of, he only hires assistants with hot wives, because if you arenāt man enough and confident enough to bag a hot wife, then how are you going to land a star recruit.
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Franklin was an asshole when he was an assistant at Maryland. I always root against him.
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That Sark story is wild that he was floating that the week of a big game for them. Itās also interesting because any NFL job would be about a $7mil pay cut for Sark. But then again things have not gone great at UT this season and generally speaking he hasnāt excelled during his time there.