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Absolutely stellar interview

We all talk some serious smack about CJF but in the end the man represents the brand well and is clearly someone that can be trusted to steward the future of PSU .

Great interview and coach! he seemed really relaxed too in this setting.

It would be awesome to get a series of interviews like this with college coaches. NO ONE does these kind of intimate interviews around CFB, and Franklin was surprisingly candid. I vote for Jonathan Smith at Oregon State next.

Love how Candid Coach Franklin is. We ARE!

James Franklin is one of those coaches everyone can’t help but pull for. You know he’s doing what he can for everyone in that organization, the right way. Will be a super interesting year in the Big10 if they finally make that final push

Excellent interview! I was never down on JF like many other fans, but this interview just cemented my respect for who he is as a person and professional. PSU is blessed to have him. Most importantly, I'm happy that Josh has kept beating the drum so fans (including me) would realize that JF has had to do more with less every season on the job. If top 10 finishes and top 12 recruiting classes is what he can do without the necessary resources, I'm so happy to hear that help is finally on the way! The sky is the limit in Happy Valley!

Love it Josh. Love CJF as always.

I love the candidness of this interview. Our players and our university are in good hands. That's what matters most.

we are, pate state.

Super interview! Really appreciated it. Coach Franklin is a great person to be in this position. When he says Family, he means it.

Lucky to have him as a vandy fan

Good morning Josh. Great interview and great podcast as always. I’m old enough to remember that the best era of Penn State football was from 1978-1986 where they play in the “National Title” game 4 times in 9 seasons and won 2. 3 yards and a cloud of dust but shockingly the 1982 team was the first ever champion to pass for more yards than they rushed for. My bias says they were also the best team at the end of the 1981 season and beat Marcus Allen/USC in the Fiesta Bowl. Certainly the flexibility as an independent allowed them all those national championship opportunities. Those were also the days when many of the most watched college football games in ratings history involved Penn State. Penn State has certainly slipped and fallen behind in popularity to Mich and Ohio State after joining the B1G and of course maybe the scandal hurt. BTW, do you have the guts to do an extensive interview John Ziegler about the Sandusky situation?

Wow this was some great stuff here! 👏

Great interview.

Amazing interview and access. Thanks for sharing.

Great interview Josh. Wow

This was awesome. Would love to see josh do a longer interview like this with Billy Napier.

Great questions, good answers

that was really great! I definitely agree with you saying how candid he was. Even talking about manny diaz, alluding to, what seemed to be, the lane kiffin situation. and even sharing about not knowing he'd have a shot as the Penn State coach cause he thought it'd stay in the family. And sharing about being a person of color. He just seems really down to earth and it makes me want to root for them a lil bit more. That third wheel lil brother in the big 10, underdog story. go get em coach!

Awesome 🤩 🦁 👏

Not too many interviews with sitting college coaches like that. For a guy that is 95 % coach speak in normal interviews that was a really incredible interview and I was kinda shocked he went some of the places he went. Excellent interview

This is why Kirby moving like he moving. It'll be about 3 years before this NIL stuff gets straightened out and if he can win at least one more chip and at least play for another one we can cruise the next 8 to 10 years.

Programs that had a culture of giving

EXCELLANT

This is sick

How much does Josh bench press?

What did you mean about a different Logo on his jacket?

Did you want to correct him every time he said “off-season”?

JP talked more than JF.

22:30 tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis

ITS crazy but u just realized Penn State has a built in non-con opp. that breaks up there in-con schedule after they start the in-con games, Also nebraska playing Minnesota in there first week and then those teams go on about there non con games then straight in-con schedule.........Northwestern has a break up in there in-con schedule as well after it starts.....theremaybe a few more idk right of hand but i always thought mostly once B10 teams start in-con games they are done with Out of confrence match-ups....IN a way thats about like having a extra by week because playing a out of conference it allows you to rest of your starters and gives you a big break............AM I RIGHT FOR THANKING THATS ALITTLE CRAZY AND SHOULD NOT WORK THAT WAY ILLIONOS IOWA PURDUE 👈👈These teams are the only ones that don't get that WISCONSIN extra slack week built in the in-con schedule MARYLAND IDK KINDA WHACK M. STATE MICHIGAN

Look how excited Josh is to see the man he carries so much water for on a weekly basis

Great program manager, terrible play caller. Was that because of lack of talent? This year we will find out. If he had a great OC to call gameday calls then I'd call him a top 5 coach

He’s a great coach and a great man. But he’s wrong about the players being kids, they are men. They are old enough to to go to war, vote for president, sign contracts and get married….etc…

Gotta love Fraudulent Franklin

James Franklin is just a recycled coach that couldn't make it in the SEC. Let's get some current SEC coaches on the show!

Ahhh... the most overrated coach in big time CFB.