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September 28, 2007

Coach Fran stops selling team info

Embattled Texas A&M football Dennis Franchione has stopped selling team secrets insights in his members-only e-mail newsletter. Previously, Coach Fran would disclose team information that was kept out of the press to boosters willing to pay $1,200/year for the inside dish.

"I knew it was probably going to be controversial," Franchione said. "I certainly didn't mean for it to be that. When I knew you guys were starting to ask around a bit, I thought, 'Maybe we shouldn't do this.'"

According to the San Antonio Express-News, Coach Fran had "about a dozen subscribers, each of whom had to sign a letter of confidentiality to receive the newsletter." The money from the emails was used to fund his personal website, coachfran.com.

Coach Fran is not the only one offering members-only access to the head coach. South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, Texas coach Mack Brown, and Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer also have "members-only" areas available on their websites.

Posted by Kevin Donahue

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  1. OU-Ron Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 28, 2007 11:36 AM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse?



    Probably needed money for his immediate retirement account….

  2. Fanblogs Author War Eagle Atlanta Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 28, 2007 11:57 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?



    Don't these coaches make enough money without trying to make a little extra chump change doing this? What is the format, like a blog? I imagine the only one worth reading would be Spurrier's.

  3. OU-Ron Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 28, 2007 11:58 AM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse?



    @2 You got that right.....

  4. gatorhippy Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 28, 2007 12:51 PM — 70.121.185.56 — link — abuse?



    Apparently someone from Miami got a hold of one of those newsletters and turned over Franny's "insights" to Randy Shannon...

  5. Tampa Hurricane Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 28, 2007 1:03 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse?



    gatorhippy, that's a great theory. I do have to agree that it did look like Miami knew most of the plays before they even started. With everyone wanting him fired, wouldn't you think someone would leak the "insights" to the opponents to make him look like a bad coach.

  6. Tomcat said:

    posted on September 29, 2007 11:54 AM — 69.148.173.234 — link — abuse?



    Whats really stupid is that someone would actually pay for his advice, do what? If I paid him he would have to listen to me and take my advice.
    Sicem-Bears beat the Aggies

  7. Lennie Collins Author Profile Page said:

    posted on September 29, 2007 6:54 PM — 68.93.134.47 — link — abuse?



    Tomcat (Comment #6) Best post you have posted. I gots to give my man here credit. Hey I look at it like this...if you gone get fired you might as well get paid before you go!

  8. OU-Ron Author Profile Page said:

    posted on October 1, 2007 1:29 PM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse?



    Local sports talk show today said rumors of Fran resigning by the end of the day, wouldn’t surprise me.

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