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Dennis Franchione recently received the news that his cancer is in full remission.

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9:25a, 1/1/23
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Reading news items about TCU heading to the National Championship, I came upon the article below. Glad to hear Coach Fran's cancer is in full remission. T&P for Coach Fran and his family.

Amazing what Coach Fran started at TCU, followed up by Coach Gary Patterson.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article270584372.html
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Coach who started TCU's rise feels good about the Horned Frogs, and his health, too
BY MAC ENGEL UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2022 8:23 PM

The man who believed in the possibilities of TCU football and should forever be credited for setting a foundation that has TCU in the college football playoffs will watch the Fiesta Bowl with a rooting interest, and an endless gratitude for life.

Dennis Franchione recently received the news that his cancer is in full remission.

The man who came to TCU after the 1997 season and turned around a program that had been one of the worst in college football for decades learned he had cancer in the early fall of 2021.

"Remission was the greatest Christmas gift ever!" Franchione said via text.
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9:27a, 1/1/23
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Gig Em Coach Fran
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10:09a, 1/1/23
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Wrong thread
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10:15a, 1/1/23
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As always… **** cancer
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10:22a, 1/1/23
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10:35a, 1/1/23
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Good for Fran.
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10:53a, 1/1/23
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"Remission was the greatest Christmas gift ever!" Franchione said via text. Franchione, 71, originally had a cancerous tumor discovered in his kidney in 2016. After clearing that hurdle, he had several clean years.

In the late summer of 2021, he fell, and ensuing X-rays revealed multiple cancers.

Fran' remained in high spirits despite the prognosis, and then the emotionally and physically exhausting cancer treatments.
Somehow missed this whole Fran cancer story. Glad to see that he's had some good years since the original diagnosis!

As other posters have already stated - eff cancer
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10:54a, 1/1/23
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10:58a, 1/1/23
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12:04p, 1/1/23
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Did he announce this in his newsletter?
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12:55p, 1/1/23
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While I will always believe Franchione was a huge mistake for A&M, I am glad to see this. Having lost my mom to cancer, I know that cancer sucks.
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1:00p, 1/1/23
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1:04p, 1/1/23
Good blessings for Coach Fran!
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"The Kingdom is for HE that can TAKE IT!" - Alexander
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1:09p, 1/1/23
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That's great news!
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In reply to Azariah • 1:17p, 1/1/23
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Azariah said:
Did he announce this in his newsletter?


Another winner in the World Class ******* competition.
Ronnie '88
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1:56p, 1/1/23
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Good bull.
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1:59p, 1/1/23
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2:06p, 1/1/23
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Coach Fran did beat the sips twice with Mac Brown. The problem that Fran had was he got in a hole with some top recruits not making it. Of course the horrible defensive play with Carl.
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2:12p, 1/1/23
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yes, in the 128-year history of texas aggie football....

only 3 times has the maroon-n-white beaten a 10-win (or better) longhorn team.

and Fran owns 2 of those wins
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2:14p, 1/1/23
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They showed a guy in the stands wearing TCU garb that looked a lot like him
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2:14p, 1/1/23
best wishes for Coach Fran.
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In reply to Azariah • 2:15p, 1/1/23
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Azariah said:
Did he announce this in his newsletter?
Fran was ahead of his times with that. These days you can just pay up front and there's no big deal.
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2:16p, 1/1/23
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Glad to hear Fran is cancer free.

The A&M football program, however, is not.
CNN is an enemy of the state and should be treated as such.
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In reply to Houstonag • 2:18p, 1/1/23
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Coach Fran did beat the sips twice with Mac Brown. The problem that Fran had was he got in a hole with some top recruits not making it. Of course the horrible defensive play with Carl.
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In reply to fieldtrailer • 2:28p, 1/1/23
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fieldtrailer said:
Wrong thread
Why? He's a former A&M head coach. People talked about when Slocum overcame his cancer too.
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 2:28p, 1/1/23
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BenFiasco14 said:
Glad to hear Fran is cancer free.

The A&M football program, however, is not.
Very astute, Ben.
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3:32p, 1/1/23
Great news for Coach Fran.

I survived cancer and have to be checked every 6 months for remission. It sucks but I'm glad to be alive and have great empathy for those that are suffering.

"So long as an opinion is strongly rooted in the feelings, it gains rather than loses in stability by having a preponderating weight of argument against it."

- John Stuart Mill, 1869
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3:43p, 1/1/23
Stay well, Coach Fran!
Best wishes.
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In reply to W • 5:54p, 1/1/23
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W said:
yes, in the 128-year history of texas aggie football....

only 3 times has the maroon-n-white beaten a 10-win (or better) longhorn team.

and Fran owns 2 of those wins
^ This!
Thanks for posting, W.
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6:02p, 1/1/23
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Great news !!!
John 14:6
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Good Bull!!
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6:13p, 1/1/23
This is awesome news! Let's beat the hell outta cancer!!!
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6:29p, 1/1/23
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There are not many people that are touched by this horrible disease. Hope all goes well for Coach.
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In reply to 72jag • 6:57p, 1/1/23
72jag said:
There are not many people that are touched by this horrible disease. Hope all goes well for Coach.

You are right, my mom got it and survived, my father in law got it and died. I wonder why medical science has not been able to solve this problem.
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7:19p, 1/1/23
Little Debbies cure cancer. And they are a tasty treat!
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