I know A LOT of hawk fans that would be thrilled to see him leave. I hate the hawks and even I get frustrated watching such a boring, conservative, and terribly time-managed gameplan.
Ferentz to PSU?
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My guess is that Penn St will have a hard time finding somebody who wants to step into that position. And they'll have a harder time getting recruits for awhile, which will make success for a new coach even harder. No athlete will want to be associated with Pedo State, Baby-raper U, ***-cracker U, the New Happy Valley, monikers. This isn't leaving the news for a long time, and I'm guessing its a decade-long rebuilding project, at best.
This isn't fair. I don't want Ferentz to go to PSU, and I don't think he's dirty. Jo Pa committed no crime and did not participate in the illegal cover-up (i.e. he didn't commit perjury) but he did handle the scandal with silence - in this case it is enough to damn him. To think that Ferentz would have handled it much differently, based on his management of every scandal the Hawks have been through on his tenure, is possible. Perhaps the horrific nature of the report would have inspired Ferentz to do more, whereas Jo Pa just passed the info along.
But those who doubt that he would have done anything different have a point, and a history to support it, as well.
I don't, for the record, think he's a scumbag. But I also can completely imagine him whipping out the "process, bureaucracy" card as an excuse for committing sins of omission.
This isn't unfair. What's unfair is anyone who would equate Sandusky's crimes + JoPa's cowardice + the cover-up with anything that the hawks have gone through.
But I don't think the crimes are being compared. Just the institutional approaches to scandal. You may be reading too much into the critique. Or I'm not reading enough into it.
PSU will not have one problem finding a great coach. Getting rid of JoPa will do wonders for their football program. PSU, scandal or not, is one of the top jobs in the country and the Big 10 is a winnable league. They'll have great coaches lining up to interview.
I don't see why any coach would want to step into the ashes of the largest scandal in college football history. Nothing else even comes close.
Exactly....I was talking to a couple of friends at lunch and they didn't seem to think there would be NCAA sanctions. How could that be?
Baylor got drilled for their deal.
OSU gave alway sports trinkets.
Something has to happen to PSU based on this doesn't it?
I don't get the hate for JoePa's coaching ability. Scandal aside, it's similar to the Bobby Bowden situation, people just want to get rid of him for a fresh young face that they think can do better. Perhaps these old dudes know what they're doing.
However, this scandal does not look good for him staying, in any circumstances.
Decade long? They're going from first place in their division this week to an instant cellar dweller? I don't think so. There are plenty of coaches that will jump at the chance to be at a school with such tradition, facilities, and recruiting ties.
With all the great off the field problems at Iowa, KF is deadmeat for Penn State, unless they are looking to continue as coverup U, then they would hire the master, KF.
Ferentz is PSU's wet dream and it's always been his dream job but I think he's too smart to tiptoe through those tulips.
My guess is that the NCAA doesn't have controlling authority on these types of allegations. Baylor included payments to players by the staff and OSU included knowledge of compensation by the staff. This will likely be dealt with in a court of law, not by the NCAA.
Jealousy??? Jealousy???
Of what? The 7-6 record against ISU? Losing to Minnesota and Northwestern on a regular basis? The alcohol issues? The drug issues? The sexual assault cases? Brandon Wegher?? Rabdo-gate?
The only thing that I may be jealous of is that weak *** football schedule, playing 6 of the bottom dwellers of division 1 almost guaranteeing a bowl spot. Although you almost blew that one by losing to Minny. At least ISU is able to beat the teams we are supposed to (and then some).
I don't think there will be NCAA sanctions, but heads will roll.
Whoever takes over at PSU will have a lot of damage control to do, but football will go on. I think PSU will take a deffinite hit, but will not go completely into the tank.
My guess is that the immediate predecessor will have mediocre success for a few years, get fired, and set up the next coach who will start the rebuilding process.
The next hire will be the safest possible hire for PSU. They will take absolutely no risk at further scandal. Because of this, they will end up with Turner Gill 2.0. Someone who runs a classy program but will not win nearly as much as JoePa. Because it is PSU, they will probably still have some decent success for a few years, but after that, they will be looking for a new coach again.
Whoever takes over at PSU will have a lot of damage control to do, but football will go on. I think PSU will take a deffinite hit, but will not go completely into the tank.
My guess is that the immediate predecessor will have mediocre success for a few years, get fired, and set up the next coach who will start the rebuilding process.
The next hire will be the safest possible hire for PSU. They will take absolutely no risk at further scandal. Because of this, they will end up with Turner Gill 2.0. Someone who runs a classy program but will not win nearly as much as JoePa. Because it is PSU, they will probably still have some decent success for a few years, but after that, they will be looking for a new coach again.
Ferentz was Penn St. AD's wet dream. That AD is gone now. They're going to burn down that whole program before this is over.
Why Turner Gill 2.0. I'm sure the real Gill will be available next season.