Franchione chooses termination over resignation
Aggie coach Dennis Franchione wants everyone to know that he isn’t going to resign.
Everyone wants Dennis Franchione to know that he won’t have to.
“I have no intention of resigning this position,” Franchione said at his weekly news conference yesterday.
It wasn’t his usual press conference. His wife was there along with Aggie players and the CEO of Little Debbie. The players gave him a standing ovation when he entered the room. The CEO gave him a Star Crunch.
QB Stephen McGee came up with the idea to show support. The players entered the auditorium through a back stairwell because Miami DE Calais Campbell was standing in the front entrance forcing them to change their entire strategy.
Franchione told the assembled that he had the support of Aggie AD Bill Byrne and that he was a bit of a pussy.
“I do have feelings, and I am sensitive,” Franchione said. “Everybody needs to know that.”
If there’s one thing everybody now knows, it’s that.
“I do make mistakes, as I have,” he continued. “But all the people that have come to my guidance are really important. And the good Lord being with me is really important.”
Being 3-13 against ranked teams is more important to Aggies.
One notable abscence was Byrne, who was in Washington on some previously scheduled trip. He did release a statement to the media though.
“I want to reinforce to members of the media and to our outstanding Aggie fans, I will not discuss matters pertaining to head coaches during their seasons,” Byrne said.
Franchione is done.
October 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
October 3, 2007 at 11:39 am
Do you have a regular job, HJ, or do you just live off of the royalties from the Google banner ad at the bottom of the page?
October 3, 2007 at 11:40 am
Next year Dennis will be sitting next to the spittle mist machine that is Lou Holtz.
October 3, 2007 at 12:29 pm
And this guy will be in College Station.
October 3, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I love Ross Perot.
October 3, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Second fiddle in Texas is better than second fiddle in Alabama.
October 3, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I saw something about this on my lsd tv. I didn’t understand it then either.
October 3, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Lord help us if Tuberville and his staff heads to A&M….That guy can flat out coach.
October 3, 2007 at 3:31 pm
That’s what everyone said about Francakes.
October 3, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Not many coaches have taken teams unbeaten through the SEC. Tuberville has proven over time to be a good coach who has great assistants. With that being said, I would be shocked if he left Auburn to go to A&M. It seems like a lateral move to me.
Fran never proved a thing at Alabama.
October 3, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Losing to Mississippi State and then beating Florida is par for the course for Tuberville. Good coach whose team loses a couple inexplicable games each year.
Sorta like beating Florida last year and then losing to an unranked Georgia team.
October 3, 2007 at 6:13 pm
If aggy makes a nice hire, they’re well overdue for however brief and occasional their turn in the cycle is. The timing is propitious for aggy since Mack has managed to massively shit his own bed and seems content to wallow in it. Buckle up.
Would a resurgent aggy be the catalyst for Mack to step up? I can’t see any other possible drivers from here.
You can’t beat Mississippi State every year.
October 3, 2007 at 6:25 pm
TL,
Such is life in the SEC. Agreed on losing to Miss State although they are much improved on defense. Give Tuberville credit….he is trying to improve his team. He started 3 freshmen on the OL last week and they all played really well. Do you think that would ever take place in Austin? Hell, we can’t get three sophomore LB’s on the field for an extended period of time. I would take his OC and DC over ours in a heartbeat.