Franklin at Vanderbilt 2011-2013
Rover, Paul others interested....
Here’s a recap of Franklin’s performance on the field at Vanderbilt. As a bettor/analyst of college football for a few decades, I take team/coach/program assessment seriously. It can be fun of course but you HAVE to rule emotion out of it. So I don’t care that he’s from Neshaminy or have a view that his tenure at Vandy might or might not “be the most impressive coaching achievement of the last decade.” I disagree……..but that doesn’t matter in the scheme of things. What does matter when assessing ANY coach's performance is the research shown below; basic things like what has the man done as a head coach….period. And here it is for better or worse. Don’t care. Not judging. Just assessing, in this case Vandy. Here's a snapshot, tip of iceberg what I look at. Used ESPN College Football Standings.
** W/L yearly
2011 6-7
2012 9-4
2013 9-4
Tots 24-15
** Bowls 2-1
2011 Lost to Cincinnati (10-3) 31-24
2012 Beat NC State (7-6) 38-21
2013 Beat Houston (8-5) 41-24
** W/L vs +.500 (eg 6-5 and up)
2011 0-6
2012 2-4
2013 2-4
Tots 4-14
** W/L vs double digit winning teams (eg 11-2 SC in 2011)
2011 0-5
2012 0-4
2013 0-2
Tots 0-11
** Here’s a look at the W/L totals of teams he beat on a yearly basis
2011 22-50
2012 38-72
2013 34-76
Tots 94-198
** Here’s a breakdown of teams and records of those defeated
2011 (22-50)
Elon 5-6, CT 1-11, MS 2-10, Army 3-9, KY 5-7, Wake 6-7
2012 (38-72)
Presbyterian 3-9, Miz 5-7, Aub 3-9, MA 1-11, KY 2-10, MS 7-6, TN 5-7, Wake 5-7, NC St 7-6
2013 (34-76)
Austin Peay 0-12, MA 1-11, UAB 2-10, GA 8-5, FL 4-8, KY 2-10, TN 5-7, Wake 4-8, Hou 8-5
Combining the above with results at Penn State shows even more. For example, his W/L vs +500 teams away is 4-22. Bottom line, he cannot beat good teams on the road but does well verses losing teams……..per on field performance.
Rover, Paul others interested....
Here’s a recap of Franklin’s performance on the field at Vanderbilt. As a bettor/analyst of college football for a few decades, I take team/coach/program assessment seriously. It can be fun of course but you HAVE to rule emotion out of it. So I don’t care that he’s from Neshaminy or have a view that his tenure at Vandy might or might not “be the most impressive coaching achievement of the last decade.” I disagree……..but that doesn’t matter in the scheme of things. What does matter when assessing ANY coach's performance is the research shown below; basic things like what has the man done as a head coach….period. And here it is for better or worse. Don’t care. Not judging. Just assessing, in this case Vandy. Here's a snapshot, tip of iceberg what I look at. Used ESPN College Football Standings.
** W/L yearly
2011 6-7
2012 9-4
2013 9-4
Tots 24-15
** Bowls 2-1
2011 Lost to Cincinnati (10-3) 31-24
2012 Beat NC State (7-6) 38-21
2013 Beat Houston (8-5) 41-24
** W/L vs +.500 (eg 6-5 and up)
2011 0-6
2012 2-4
2013 2-4
Tots 4-14
** W/L vs double digit winning teams (eg 11-2 SC in 2011)
2011 0-5
2012 0-4
2013 0-2
Tots 0-11
** Here’s a look at the W/L totals of teams he beat on a yearly basis
2011 22-50
2012 38-72
2013 34-76
Tots 94-198
** Here’s a breakdown of teams and records of those defeated
2011 (22-50)
Elon 5-6, CT 1-11, MS 2-10, Army 3-9, KY 5-7, Wake 6-7
2012 (38-72)
Presbyterian 3-9, Miz 5-7, Aub 3-9, MA 1-11, KY 2-10, MS 7-6, TN 5-7, Wake 5-7, NC St 7-6
2013 (34-76)
Austin Peay 0-12, MA 1-11, UAB 2-10, GA 8-5, FL 4-8, KY 2-10, TN 5-7, Wake 4-8, Hou 8-5
Combining the above with results at Penn State shows even more. For example, his W/L vs +500 teams away is 4-22. Bottom line, he cannot beat good teams on the road but does well verses losing teams……..per on field performance.
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