While some Notre Dame football fans are laughing and high-fiving over James Franklin getting fired on Sunday, they should actually be worried that his abrupt departure means there are going to be weeks, if not months, of talk about Marcus Freeman saying goodbye to South Bend.
Franklin became a popular villain around town when Penn State and Notre Dame faced off in last year's playoffs. It was clear that Franklin was "little bro'ing" Freeman, and the Irish head coach wasn't pleased. Then ND went out and beat the Nittany Lions on the field. Then Freeman stole Franklin's running backs coach.