As the grizzled veterans of central Pennsylvania’s toughest beat shook the cold from their late autumn coats and entered the press room, they were greeted by approximately 100 students dressed in 1977 disco wear, huddled around a raised stage with lights in the floor. They moved aside, allowing the press corps a view of the scene, replete with 4-foot mirror ball. And as the synchronized clapping grew in volume, Head Bald Coach James Franklin stepped to the stage. David Jones briefly started to “Latin Hustle” forward, but his friend Bob Flounders wisely pulled David back into the crowd, and let James move.
James Franklin Press Conference: at Minnesota
