Ferentz to PSU?
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Ok, so I want to stop talking about the scandal for a moment and actually talk about coaching prospects (if that's even possible).
Besides KF, CPR, Urban Meyer, and Al Golden...
who are the big name coaching prospects out there? Who has a clean enough record to actually be considered by the future PSU administration?
Besides KF, CPR, Urban Meyer, and Al Golden...
who are the big name coaching prospects out there? Who has a clean enough record to actually be considered by the future PSU administration?
Why would CPR be a candidate? He has just three years head coaching expierience with a little bit of success. Don't get me wrong I think he's a great fit in Ames and could have a very successful career there and I hope he stays but come on.
No coach with any kind of legitimate credentials will go for this job. It will have to be an assistant somewhere who is just looking for a chance, or a coach who has few other options after crashing and burning somewhere else.
Mike Leach? OK, that's interesting. If you do the math, locking a college kid in a sweatbox is nowhere near as devastating as allowing a known kiddie-rapist free access to your program and facilities.
This is probably the only school in the country where hiring Mike Leach would immediately give you IMPROVED public relations.
This is probably the only school in the country where hiring Mike Leach would immediately give you IMPROVED public relations.
He's pretty highly respected for what he's done here already. It's pretty damn difficult to find any negative thoughts on the guy.
Where did you hear that? Or did you just make it up. The story I heard is that they approached him through people that knew him and he said he had no interest.
No on Mike Leach. They're going to need someone 100% squeaky clean, and even that won't be enough to avoid the ghosts that will be roaming that campus for the foreseeable future.
I know Schiano (Rutgers) hasn't done much in a few years but I think he'd at least take the job if offered.
Leach is laughable. You don't replace someone who resigned in scandal with a coach who was previously fired amid scandal.
If I were PSU I'd go the assistant route and try to get a top assistant somewhere to be the new coach. Malzahn, Venebles, Mark Stoops, etc
Leach is laughable. You don't replace someone who resigned in scandal with a coach who was previously fired amid scandal.
If I were PSU I'd go the assistant route and try to get a top assistant somewhere to be the new coach. Malzahn, Venebles, Mark Stoops, etc
I don't know if this was mentioned in this thread yet, but does anyone think that Paul Rhoads would be a candidate for this opening? It would be a move up for him and that would be just Iowa State's luck a la Earle Bruce to Ohio State after Woody Hayes incident.
Edit: I've read a little now and I guess it was mentioned.
Edit: I've read a little now and I guess it was mentioned.
Here some random, outside the box, I'm throwing **** against the wall type of picks:
Larry Fedora at Southern Mississippi. Fedora currently has the Golden Eagles ranked 25 in the nation with 8-1 record. In his four years there he has 30-18 record, and is 49 years old and is probably ready to make a jump to a BCS programs.
Bud Foster Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech. He has been with the Virginia Tech since 1987. He may be deep rooted with the Hokies and Frank Beamer, but he may leave his post if the right offer comes along.
Larry Fedora at Southern Mississippi. Fedora currently has the Golden Eagles ranked 25 in the nation with 8-1 record. In his four years there he has 30-18 record, and is 49 years old and is probably ready to make a jump to a BCS programs.
Bud Foster Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech. He has been with the Virginia Tech since 1987. He may be deep rooted with the Hokies and Frank Beamer, but he may leave his post if the right offer comes along.
This coaching search is going to take a long time. How often is a school without a president, an AD, and a head football coach? While I can see bringing in an AD and coach before the president position is set, I don't see how you can hire a football coach without getting an AD first. And, since I'm sure the entire staff will be gutted, could you bring in an interim coach next year? Usually that's someone within the program.
Either way, I'll throw out my guess: Tony Dungy. You need a big name that doesn't carry baggage, and he's it. He's also the kind of guy that would have connections to get a staff together.
Either way, I'll throw out my guess: Tony Dungy. You need a big name that doesn't carry baggage, and he's it. He's also the kind of guy that would have connections to get a staff together.
Clonehomer said:
That would be an interesting hire and someone the Penn State needs to get in order to restore their imagine. Here's the million (or 3-4.5) dollar question, does he want to get back into coaching? I think that he may want to at the college level, since he is the type of coach that would want to mold young men.