KillerFrogs E208: Coach Dennis Franchione

[TxFrog1999]

This week, Coach Dennis Franchione joins the show! We talk about his new book, Tough Times Never Last, and his time at TCU, including some great stories about the 1998 Sun Bowl team and how coach Fran and the administration convinced the bowl committee to choose TCU. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | […]

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[Frogs1983]

Hope he didn't wear his infamous red tie!

 

[TxFrog1999]

Hope he didn't wear his infamous red tie!

No, but Shannon asked him about it (question texted to him via Landry Burdine), so we talked about it.

 

[watchfrog]

Hold on to the rope!

 

[tcudoc]

Well done. Enjoyed hearing Coach Fran’s perspective on things. He seems like a genuine guy. I am happy for what he did at TCU and the animosity I carried related to his exit from TCU has dissipated after hearing him speak about it.

 

[NovaScotiaFrog]

I am happy for what he did at TCU and the animosity I carried related to his exit from TCU has dissipated after hearing him speak about it.

I honestly never was that upset at his decision to take the Alabama job. Leaving TCU to go Alabama would be a pretty easy call today. In 2000 it was an absolute no brainer. A WAC school for Alabama? Yeah of course. That never bugged me.

The way he handled the Heisman gala where he was there to support the guy who basically got him his new job, and his subsequent behavior at Alabama and A&M, on the other hand....

 

[TxFrog1999]

Of all the people we've interviewed over the years, I think Coach Fran had me the most nervous. I was a student when he took over and my final game as a member of the marching band was the Sun Bowl (still have my shirt). Standing on the sideline next to amazing friends and players as the final seconds ticked down, basking in the El Paso sun as a sea of purple cheered for the Frogs is something I'll never forget.

Just a reminder, Coach will be at the TCU bookstore today from 1–3 and you can get a signed copy of his book.

 

[Dogfrog]

What makes DF’s accomplishment so unbelievable is the extremely fragile state TCU athletics was in at the time. Almost everybody had given up. No matter what they say in hindsight, Koehler was the one with the vision and guts to understand the potential.