James Franklin had a rough Thursday on the ole Twitter machine.
The Penn State Nittany Lions football coach hasn’t had the best of starts in Happy Valley, posting 7-6 records in each of his first two seasons at the helm. Perhaps the third time will be the charm, but he might want to come up with a better slogan first.
Franklin’s interesting Thursday started when he tweeted out a picture of a Penn State player with the motivational slogan, “No Talent Required.” However, as ESPN’s Josh Moyer pointed out, that slogan doesn’t really seem motivational at all.
I mean, I get what PSU's going for here … but I feel like it could've been worded better than "NO TALENT REQUIRED" https://t.co/f90spXlfqw
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) March 31, 2016
The tweet eventually was deleted from Franklin’s account, and he apparently blocked Moyer in the process. Thankfully for us, Moyer still had the photo and tweeted it out for everyone to see.
Well, JF deleted the tweet in question – and apparently blocked me for pointing it out.
Here's the pic he tweeted: pic.twitter.com/0fDTCy9ytr
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) March 31, 2016
And it was a block-fest in Happy Valley, as Moyer wasn’t the only journalist who was felt the coaching staff’s wrath.
Penn State's coaching staff has blocked more reporters on Twitter than the offensive line has blocked defenders.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) March 31, 2016
I got blocked too. Nobody is safe in these streets.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) March 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/audsnyder4/status/715631932856471556
https://twitter.com/audsnyder4/status/715655986162376705
Well, that’s certainly one way to make a bad situation even worse.
Thumbnail photo via Caylor Arnold/USA TODAY Sports Images
