2025-26 Coaching Carousel

[Vowelguy]

B1G Network.

I gotta say I would listen to a B-tier coach than one who whiffed at the top level. Guys like Franklin are largely unaware of why they keep failing in the big moments, which is why it keeps happening. That doesnt lend itself to being a great analyst. Someone a little further down the totem pole seems to have a better understanding of it all.

I suppose you could counter by saying Franklin mastered the Xs & Os but not the "it" factor needed, and you only need the former not the latter to do well on TV.

 

[ZooCougar]

I gotta say I would listen to a B-tier coach than one who whiffed at the top level. Guys like Franklin are largely unaware of why they keep failing in the big moments, which is why it keeps happening. That doesnt lend itself to being a great analyst. Someone a little further down the totem pole seems to have a better understanding of it all.

I suppose you could counter by saying Franklin mastered the Xs & Os but not the "it" factor needed, and you only need the former not the latter to do well on TV.

Well Jimbo Fisher is now a denizen of the ACCN.

 

[Vowelguy]

Franklin to UAB. You heard it here first

I think he can do better than that. Other than losing the big games, he does have a strong record. If I were lower tier ACC or B12 that didnt aspire to win an NC, I'd consider. Think of him at Kansas, Houston, BC, or Wake. Hell he'd even be an improvement at UNC.

 

[BigTenFan]

Maybe Wisconsin

 

[ZooCougar]

I think he can do better than that. Other than losing the big games, he does have a strong record. If I were lower tier ACC or B12 that didnt aspire to win an NC, I'd consider. Think of him at Kansas, Houston, BC, or Wake. Hell he'd even be an improvement at UNC.

Maybe. Doesn’t he forfeit buyout money if he accepts a coaching job?

 

[freescooter]

Virginia Tech. I think he’d fit well.

 

[huskymedic]

Maybe. Doesn’t he forfeit buyout money if he accepts a coaching job?

Read a story that said Franklin’s PSU contract “no cause termination” language was structured as a $24.9 million lump sum payment within 60 days of being termed then $341,868 monthly payments through December 2031, monthly payments potentially partially offset if he secures another coaching job. (Actual offset language/duty to mitigate wording will key - I have not seen it yet)

 

[Vowelguy]

Well Jimbo Fisher is now a denizen of the ACCN.

Thank God I never watch ACCN.

He did at least win an NC. And wasn’t 3-800 against top 10 teams. That ranks him much much higher on the credibility scale than JF

 

[huskymedic]

Read a story that said Franklin’s PSU contract “no cause termination” language was structured as a $24.9 million lump sum payment within 60 days of being termed then $341,868 monthly payments through December 2031, monthly payments potentially partially offset if he secures another coaching job. (Actual offset language/duty to mitigate wording will key - I have not seen it yet)

 

[noeynox]

Take a job for 1$ a year.

 

[BullDawg]

So I imagine that most ADs try to have this type of mitigation clause included now. Back in the past, in many contracts, there was no reduction in the buyout unless you got another head coaching job. This lead to a lot of “special consultant to the head coach” gigs, post-termination.

 

[Windham4th]

I think he can do better than that. Other than losing the big games, he does have a strong record. If I were lower tier ACC or B12 that didnt aspire to win an NC, I'd consider. Think of him at Kansas, Houston, BC, or Wake. Hell he'd even be an improvement at UNC.

I... was... kidding... about... UAB...

It was dripping with sarcasm in my head as I wrote it.

 

[Kolumbo]

Take a job for 1$ a year.

perfect timing!

 

[Rich]

So I imagine that most ADs try to have this type of mitigation clause included now. Back in the past, in many contracts, there was no reduction in the buyout unless you got another head coaching job. This lead to a lot of “special consultant to the head coach” gigs, post-termination

I mean has there ever been a better query for generative AI?

'Show me James Franklin looking for a job'

 

[noeynox]

James Franklin would probably kill it at VA Tech.

 

[gioff2323]

James Franklin would probably kill it at VA Tech.

He will do what he does. Recruit well, win 9 games a year, go bowling and be an arrogant . If they can’t get little Beamer, they Shd hire him. Their fall has been hard to watch.

 

[CCSUblue]

He will do what he does. Recruit well, win 9 games a year, go bowling and be an arrogant . If they can’t get little Beamer, they Shd hire him. Their fall has been hard to watch.

Why do people always want legacies? If I were Shane, I'd stay as far away from Blacksburg as possible.

 

[ZooCougar]

He will do what he does. Recruit well, win 9 games a year, go bowling and be an arrogant . If they can’t get little Beamer, they Shd hire him. Their fall has been hard to watch.

He’d win 7-9 games a season and lose the big ones. But first he would have to rebuild the place.

 

[noeynox]

Why do people always want legacies? If I were Shane, I'd stay as far away from Blacksburg as possible.

Can't wait till we get Cory Edsall calls.

 

[UConnJim]

Why do people always want legacies? If I were Shane, I'd stay as far away from Blacksburg as possible.

Why would Beamer go there? VT is a top tier ACC job and South Carolina is a bottom tier SEC job. Much easier to win consistently at VT.

 

[ZooCougar]

Why would Beamer go there? VT is a top tier ACC job

Are you sure about that?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I don’t get why programs fire coaches in mid season. There is no financial incentive to do so, and it sends the message to the players that the season is over and they should prepare for the Transfer Portal. It can turn a 7-5 season into a 2-10 one pretty quickly.

The wheels really need to be off for a mid season firing to make sense.

 

[hardcorehusky]

I don’t get why programs fire coaches in mid season. There is no financial incentive to do so, and it sends the message to the players that the season is over and they should prepare for the Transfer Portal. It can turn a 7-5 season into a 2-10 one pretty quickly.

The wheels really need to be off for a mid season firing to make sense.

It is feckless athletic directors pandering to donors and fan base.

 

[Kolumbo]

I don’t get why programs fire coaches in mid season. There is no financial incentive to do so, and it sends the message to the players that the season is over and they should prepare for the Transfer Portal. It can turn a 7-5 season into a 2-10 one pretty quickly.

The wheels really need to be off for a mid season firing to make sense.

It's ridiculous, especially in this case. The bigger message is that the program itself lacks commitment. Coaches can coach and teach teamwork, loyalty, brotherhood all day long but lose 2 games in a row and you're sheet-canned. So much for all for one. Of course there are probably other issues going on but it still makes no sense.

As for Penn State, I used to be a fan but I hope it fails every year. The program let that abusive predator continue his assaults. It should have been banned from football.

 

[freescooter]

It's ridiculous, especially in this case. The bigger message is that the program itself lacks commitment. Coaches can coach and teach teamwork, loyalty, brotherhood all day long but lose 2 games in a row and you're sheet-canned. So much for all for one. Of course there are probably other issues going on but it still makes no sense.

As for Penn State, I used to be a fan but I hope it fails every year. The program let that abusive predator continue his assaults. It should have been banned from football.

You wonder how some of the legendary coaches would survive in the current environment. Rockne went 7-1-1 in 1927, then 5-4 in 1928. Would the internet be calling for his head? Think he was past his prime? He went unbeaten the next 2 seasons. Bear Bryant had a stretch when he went 6-5, 6-5-1, finished 8th and 7 th in the SEC. Then he went 11-1 4 of the next 5 years. 10-2 in the other year.