Fanblogs.com (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Former Auburn Offensive Coordinator Tony Franklin made his way to Paul Finebaum's radio show yesterday to kiss-and-tell about the circumstances that led up to his recent dismissal. According to Franklin, several long-tenured Tiger assistants got their "feelings hurt" when he took a more hands-on approach to teaching the offense , position-by-position. Franklin said he should...
Georgia Sports Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and he misread his problem by firing Al Borges. Then he compounded his issues by hiring Tony Franklin. Those are very real problems for which is should be held accountable, but they are fixable problems. The bigger issue. Who is better that they can realistically land? Mike Leach is already having discussions with Washington , and Texas Tech is preparing to make him a major offer....
EDSBS (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Disappointment has five flavors in 2008. Numbers five and four are available for your inevitable disappointment, too. Three: Auburn/Your New Diet. French ladies don’t get fat. Nor do they fire Tony Franklin. Both are mysteries involving long walks, various forms of starvation, and cultural differences it would take years of dodgy research to fully [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Auburn's struggles on the offensive side of the ball this season have been well-documented, but then head coach fired offensive coordinator Tony Franklin and everyone seemed to shut up about it. And...
Fanblogs.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Apparently Auburn fans aren't all that fond of former Tigers OC Tony Franklin . Not that he's all that fond of them , but... I digress. So, in that light, I present to you a viral e-mail that’s making the rounds on the Plains and was forwarded to me today. I doubt it all, but it’s a hilarious read nonetheless. from a player in my lab…i had befriended one of the senior lineman…he was...
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... came up to tubbs and told him that his signs had been known by every team he’s played since franklin left…not only that, but mark richt called tubbs the week before the uga game (btw mark richt may be my new favorite coach because of this) and told tubberville it was in his best interest to change all of his signs because he knew all of them…wonder why we started going to a huddle now???…from...
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... out here, either. tenth in scoring offense ninth in rushing defense ninth in passing offense (Tony Franklin, we hardly knew ye) ninth in field goals ninth in third down conversions ninth in turnover margin last in red zone offense When you look at Auburn’s stats as a whole, they scream mediocrity. It’s no surprise that the Tigers are 5-5 right now. But you know what? The SEC team...
NCAA Football FanHouse (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Filed under: Auburn , SEC , NCAA FB Coaching Tommy Tuberville is known for chewing his coordinators up and spitting them out again. Since firing Tony Franklin mid-season, Auburn's offense has gone from bad to worse. So what's Tuberville looking for in his next offensive coordinator? "What I'm looking for is somebody that fits into what we'd like to do, but also gives us a future in terms...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... switch to the spread didn't pan out, led Tuberville to fire first-year offensive coordinator Tony Franklin at midseason and has Auburn (5-5) likely in line for its first losing record since 1999.New quarterbacks Kodi Burns and Chris Todd have combined to account for only 1,600 yards passing and the Tigers rank 100th in total offense, 102nd in scoring and 108th in passing efficiency.O'Leary...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... defensive coordinators."He said he has had a big stack of resumes pile up on his desk since firing Tony Franklin but won't make any moves until after the season. It's a frequent topic for all of the Tigers' offensive recruits."They're all wondering, 'What are you going to do on offense?"' Tuberville said. "We're not going to change much of what we're doing. We're still going to be...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
All college coaches still searching for an athletic tight end should watch this video. You may not have missed your chance to land the guy who made the play of the year in high school football.Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.) tight end Phillip Lutzenkirchen committed to Auburn in May. It seemed a logical fit; Auburn had just hired Tony Franklin as its offensive coordinator, and the 6-foot-4,...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
While Muschamp never coached with Leach, he worked with head coach Chris Hatcher, who had been with Leach and Mumme at Kentucky. And he spent a brief time with former Auburn offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, another part of the Mumme-Leach coaching tree, last season.
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
... coordinators since 1999 - five on offense and five on defense. Following the midseason firing of Tony Franklin, Tuberville’s next offensive coordinator will put Auburn at 11 total coordinators. Note to Solomon: it’s only dubious if that’s the reason you don’t win. Yeah, Franklin was a bad choice this time and Tubby’s paying the price for it, but if you’ve an Auburn fan this...
EDSBS (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
FEEL DAT ISLAND FLAVAH, MON! “Aggressive” coaching=profanity. Tony Franklin, ever the shy and retiring lily of a man, finally decided after two whole weeks to tell his side of the story. It turns out he was just too darn aggressive for those genteel offensive types at Auburn, what with his heartfelt aggression and MAD GENYUS [...]
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Oh, the things you’ll see when you wander around the internets: Spurrier wants all of his quarterbacks to come off the bench. And he sounds thrilled with Garcia’s work ethic this week: “He acted like he didn’t want to play today, so we held him out…” Tony Franklin thinks something reeks at Auburn. And it’s not the [...]
