TONY FRANKLIN: FIRED?
Sources close to the program, anonymousness, but still: here’s the first report that the Tony Franklin experiment at Auburn ist kaput. More to come as sources get less sketchish, so remember to salt this news accordingly.
Update: Finebaum is reporting that Franklin is indeed fired. In light of this, some recent headlines have been edited to reflect the current situation.
And…update. Official, news-related substance confirmed.
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Uh, what? Why? Yes, the offense is atrocious, but so is Michigan’s right now. What’s the hurry-up? It’s not like anyone (outside Auburn city limits) is expecting a national title out of Auburn any time soon.
Comment by poguemahone — October 8, 2025 @ 4:32 pm
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When will people realize that Tubs, like Papa Bowden, winks, nods and “aw shucks” with the media. In return, his glaring character deficiencies are excused, explained away or blatantly ignored.
For someone nearly Petrino’d, this is a world class asshole move, not indicative of some stewardship, leadership, or guts…it’s a typically gutless, tossing to the wolves to distract from the greater issue: to wit, who’s the asshat hiring Nall, Emsfiger, Borges, et al.
Class will out, Boogs, class will out.
Comment by Der Schatten — October 8, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
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#1 Gus Malzahn was never allowed to practice his love with Arkansas’ offense, otherwise you would see Arkansas fans celebrating their first Heisman Trophy winner and first BCS bowl berth. But, the Nuttless wonder would have been preparing himself to be the AD at Arkansas so even though we missed out on all the good stuff, you have to consider that because of the whole Malzahn/Mustain drama created by the Nuttless wonder, we dodged a massive bullet. And we got rid of the lying sack of shit in the process.
Yippee!
Look for Malzahn to be the OC at a BCS school this time next year, or possibly the head coach at a mid major. His offense is leading the country in scoring and yards after being the # 1 offense in the country last year.
Fucking Houston Nutt.
Comment by Rick Shaeffer's Stylist — October 8, 2025 @ 4:22 pm
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Damn. I was just about to take the Hogs and the 19 points on the basis Auburn hadn’t scored that many all year. Now they’ll just line up in the power I and jam it down our throats.
Comment by JHawg3 — October 8, 2025 @ 4:13 pm
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It would be rude and insensitive of me to type something as vulgar as “PWNED” here, and I shall not descend to that level.
O wait…
Comment by Vandy J — October 8, 2025 @ 3:59 pm
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10 months?
Sorry, I’d wager Auburn United’s offensive struggles wouldn’t be a whole lot better if they’d stuck with Borges — not if Todd and Burns are any indication.
Comment by Signal to Noise — October 8, 2025 @ 3:58 pm
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#13 -
Thankfully I’d already finished my milkshake, otherwise I’d have been cleaning it off my monitor.
The only thing about this that scares me is that the Barners might figure out how to score now. (Which would kinda ruin my hopes that they’d fail to win another game).
Comment by BamaTaxMan — October 8, 2025 @ 3:57 pm
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Paging Dr. Nallsminger… Dr. Nallsminger to the ICU…
Was Tony Franklin to blame for play calling in the second half of the Vandy game? That was one of the least-combobulated displays of “organized” sport I’ve ever witnessed. Looked like plays were called in whale song, by Joe Kines, via a kindergarten class playing Telephone — who knows what was going on by the time it got to the huddle? If he midwifed that abortion, he should be fired… in a kiln.)
Comment by woolf — October 8, 2025 @ 3:52 pm
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I’m glad I was correct in wondering why in the hell so many people were all over Auburn’s nuts as the SEC West champ. That doesn’t tend to happen with the new QB / new OC / new DC hat trick they were toiling under.
Comment by NativeSon — October 8, 2025 @ 3:52 pm
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This is what you get for letting a former barefoot kicker run your offense.
Comment by GamecockTony — October 8, 2025 @ 3:51 pm