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James Franklin won't hire assistants until he sees their wife

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12 months ago

Vanderbilt Football Coach Will Not Hire Assistants Until He's Seen What Their Wives Look Like

Ah, Vanderbilt. A refined, enlightened place. s not without reason that its football coach, James Franklin, seems like the Larry Summers of the South:
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Applicants should send James Franklin a resume, cover letter and photo of their wife - CBSSports.com

James Franklin on a fundamental aspect of his hiring process.
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Franklin's 'apology' of sorts.....
James Franklin ‏@jamesfranklinvu
My foot doesn't taste good, I hope I did not offend any1, I love & respect ALL,have a great day, enjoy the fam & don't forget 2 #AnchorDown
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How long before Franklin really messes up or gets caught messing up?
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Good thing he didn't have to hire himself, not sure he would meet his own requirements.
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12 months ago

Not a PC line of thinking, but I get the thought process.
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People hire other people for all kinds of reasons. That said, this would be something much better for Franklin to keep to himself than to blab all over the radio about it.
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11 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Jon Leggette said...
People hire other people for all kinds of reasons. That said, this would be something much better for Franklin to keep to himself than to blab all over the radio about it.

That part I definitely agree with, extremely dumb to say publicly.
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I see his line of thinking, but I don't necessarily think the two correlate.
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