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Big Ten Football: Top 3 head coaches who fans love to hate heading into 2022

By Connor Muldowney

Sep 8, 2018; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost reacts after the Colorado Buffaloes scored against in the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 8, 2018; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost reacts after the Colorado Buffaloes scored against in the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 02: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts to a play against the Indiana Hoosiers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 2, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 02: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts to a play against the Indiana Hoosiers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 2, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

3. James Franklin, Penn State

How can we hate a coach who hasn’t won a Big Ten title in six years? James Franklin may be otherwise harmless, but he just comes off as a little too corny.

Cocky isn’t the word I’m looking for here, but he’s not the most modest coach either.

The weekly “Beat (team)” tweet gets old quickly, especially after a 5-5 start to the year. We get it, you are trying to hype your fanbase up over Twitter and show that you still care even though you’re no longer playing for anything but a meaningless bowl game, but a little self-awareness would be great.

How many times do we have to see Franklin post “beat (team)” and then immediately get stomped that same week before he moves on from this corny schtick?

As a person, Franklin is a good dude, but he’s the kind of coach that gets under opposing fans’ skin because he is vastly overrated thanks to one Big Ten title over five years ago.

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