Cory Giger

James Franklin knows I was right! Daddy. Husband. Coach. Host Sports Central and Blue & White Wrapup postgame show. Huge fan of my family, Journey and the ‘80s!

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

My son went 3-for-3 with a 3-run double and got his very first game ball after our win today.
Now we’re going to see “Field of Dreams” on the big screen in Pittsburgh.
Phenomenal Father’s Day with my boy.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

This is pathetic by Saint Francis.
How out of touch are these people?
Those who made decision don’t care about school’s wonderful tradition. They infuriated everyone by dropping to D3, but finances dictated that.
What on earth could have dictated this?
Just embarrassing for SFU.

[Saint Francis U @SaintFrancisPA]

🐺A new era begins.
Today, Saint Francis University officially unveiled the Red Wolves—our new athletics identity as we prepare for the transition to NCAA Division III competition in Fall 2026.

Rooted in the Franciscan story of the Wolf of Gubbio, the Red Wolves embody courage, compassion, community, and strength through unity. While we look ahead to the future, the spirit of the Red Flash lives on, woven into the new logo as a tribute to the generations who built our proud athletics tradition.

The Flash ignited the legacy. The Pack carries it forward.

Welcome to the next chapter of Saint Francis Athletics.

Read the full release here: https://t.co/u3cO3XOhp0...
#SFURedWolves #ThePackStartsHere #PowerOfAnd #SaintFrancisUniversity

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

At what point is this personal catcher bullshit gonna end with Paul Skenes?
Henry Davis is terrible. He shouldn’t even be in the big leagues, let alone catching every fifth day for a star pitcher.
The Pirates cannot be taken seriously if they’re gonna keep playing Davis AT ALL.

[Ray Eckenrode @15MinutesOnline]

When Paul Skenes commands his breaking pitches, he’s unhittable. When he loses that command, he’s a very good pitcher and fierce competitor whose pitch count sits him down early. Lost his command tonight in bottom 3.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Great summation of what happened to James Franklin at PSU.
Also: His ego got in way, plus inability to find/develop WRs while having supposedly elite QB.
Maybe most important thing noted is how beating SMU & Boise to get to semis were never great wins. Franklin merely got lucky.

[LandonTengwall @LandonTengwall]

Since Sark decided to provide no context on this statement, I’ll do it.

Franklin won early and turned Penn State around (which he should forever get credit for). He was given plenty of grace through the 2020 and 2021 seasons when he went 11-11 in that two-year span. And then he went on to have three seasons in a row with 10+ wins, but lost to OSU and Michigan each year and still couldn’t get over the hump.

Before Franklin was fired, it was widely agreed upon that drawing SMU and then Boise State in the 2024 CFP would forever be the easiest route to a CFP Semifinal game that there will ever be (people seem to have just kinda forgotten that now). Enter 2025: Franklin had been “pounding the table” for full support and alignment, and he finally got it. He went out and got the highest-paid DC in CFB history and had the opportunity to spend whatever he wanted in the portal.

Franklin himself said the 2025 staff and roster was the most talented group he’s ever assembled, and for most people Penn State was the Natty favorite going into 2025. Franklin went on to coach Penn State into the greatest collapse in College Football history, losing back to back games where his team was favored by more than 20 points. There’s your context for why a coach was fired after making it to the CFP semifinals.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Aaron Rodgers stinks.
I will not debate this with anyone.
But … and this pains me to say … he’s still the Steelers’ best chance to win this season.
That is in no way any kind of endorsement for Rodgers.
It’s an indictment on the shit show Steelers have put themselves in at QB.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Bwahahahahahaha!!!!
Great job coaching, CJF.
Once again, why on earth would ANY great QB prospect ever go play for James Franklin?

[SleeperNFL @SleeperNFL]

Steelers HC Mike McCarthy is “uninstalling” everything QB Drew Allar learned at Penn State, per @bepryor

“They are re-uploading their own methods and fundamentals and mechanics.”

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

A lot of love in this thread for my man, Shawon Dunston.
Tremendously fun player to watch growing up.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Who was your favorite shortstop when you were 13 years old? I’ll start:

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

*had to resign

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Mike Vrabel is a piece of shit who should lose his job. How can he be a leader of men when he’s out allegedly banging a married woman who’s 7 months pregnant?
Russini had to be fired because of journalism standards and all.
Vrabel should be fired for being a f***ing scumbag.

[New York Post @nypost]

Mike Vrabel and pregnant Dianna Russini rented private boat together 2 months before birth of her first son: report https://t.co/bYW2LQYkOC

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Should PA have separate championships for public and private schools?
That has been debated for years.
At 3:15, PA State Rep. @ScottConklinPA will join me on Sports Central to discuss his bill, HB41, which aims to bring about separate playoffs.
Listen: https://t.co/hQoy9w6XKV

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

You could make this 1 million pitches and 99.99999 of people would never come close to hitting a home run off Skenes.

[FanDuel Sportsbook @FDSportsbook]

Would you rather...

A. Be given $50,000 right now

B. Have 100 pitches to hit a HR off of Paul Skenes for $100 million

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

What an incredible indictment against James Franklin.
The coach pulls No. 1 pro-style QB recruit. Then puts him in system that doesn’t fit him. Doesn’t give him good WRs.
It’s laughable.
This should be exhibit A of why Franklin absolutely had to be fired.
It was a damn 🤡 show.

[93.7 The Fan @937theFan]

“I think unfairly to Drew, our system wasn’t built for him” Penn State Coach Terry Smith on Allar. @kdpomp @joestarkey1 @austinrbechtold

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

@cdrvl84 It’s on 3-4.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Drew Allar is going to be a bad NFL quarterback.
If this tweet comes back to bite me in the ass in a few years, so be it. I’ll own it.
I just don’t think he’s very good. At all.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Oh shit.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

What Franklin was “great” at was hype. At showmanship. At bringing attention to himself and every recruit PSU would get.
He built a good reputation early on at PSU. But then as time went on, he was riding that reputation without continuing to prove it.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Was James Franklin really a “great” recruiter at Penn State?
Matt Campbell has a #6 class right now.
These are Franklin’s ratings going back to 2017 (247):
13
12
13
7
19
14
3
7
21
Great early, perhaps.
But one top 10 in final 6 cycles at place like PSU is by no means “great.”

[Nittany Sports Now @NittanySN]

Penn State Football’s Recruiting Class Nearing top 5 https://t.co/RNBNpSfsnP

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

@15MinutesOnline Maybe Russ Grimm could have been the source!
IYKYK 😃

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Imagine holding your entire organization hostage for a narcissistic 42-year-old who ranked 23rd in QBR last season.
Ridiculous.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

The #Steelers have not received word from Aaron Rodgers on his future and there is no expectation of a final decision prior to the NFL Draft, per me and @TomPelissero.

When minicamp begins today under new coach Mike McCarthy, Will Howard will be QB1.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Curve win! Curve win! Holy cow!
The Altoona Curve are no longer the only winless team in pro baseball. After starting 0-12, the Curve beat Portland tonight to finally get in the win column.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

Furthermore, I’ll pay $2,000 to a local Altoona charity if the Pirates and Curve allow this to happen.
No way the Curve are going 0-20. But if they do, me playing an inning at 2B wouldn’t be the most embarrassing thing for the team this season.

[Cory Giger @CoryGiger]

It’s now 0-12 for Altoona Curve.
I have a proposal:
If Curve get to 0-20, Pirates should let ME play one half of inning at 2nd base during Curve game this season.
I don’t need to bat. Hell no actually!
But I can handle myself at 2B. Promise.
Will Pirates accept my challenge?