DeBoer is fitting in just fine at Bama. He is not leaving the best gig in CFB to freeze his rear off in Unhappy Valley.
I think that a majority of you waaay overestimate the "appeal" of State College, PA.
Does anyone WANT the job?
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I think that a majority of you waaay overestimate the "appeal" of State College, PA.
FWIW, I have seen both Campbell and Key coach tight games in person this season. Both are really good coaches. But based on what I have seen, I feel that Key manages a game much better than Campbell.
Yes. At LSU and ND with boatloads of talent. Now, look at his record vs top 10 and top 5. That should be our measuring stick, right? Isn’t that what everyone was complaining about with Franklin?
Might be good. ND's experience with coaches who came from the pros, Kuharich and Weis, didn't turn out so good.
Yes, a couple, Devine and Holtz come to mind, had a few years in the NFL, but they were basically college coaches for most of their careers.
And he would have made the Playoffs under it’s current format 7 out of his first 11 years.
Heard Kingsbury's name brought up. I think he is great for the offense and passing game plus developing QBs and getting good WRs. My concern is we will look like his Texas Tech teams with no toughness on defense and just get crushed at the line of scrimmage in the B10 by the big boys. Am I right?
Do we have a physical tough team with Brady? One that can dominate the line of scrimmage? We desperately need that culture and I know Krafty wants that. I am NOT saying Rhule but I worry we whiff on that with these offensive "geniuses" types.
It depends on who he hires as assistants. He’s been at the Commanders for the last few years and Dan Quinn values line play, so he has seen the importance of line play first hand at the highest level.
Well, we don’t have that now . Will Brady bring that? IDK. LSU (Chase, Jefferson , Burrows)and da Bills lit it up . But a bigger talent discrepancy than PSU . We need a top shelf qb, and hopefully TNG can attract and develop that player .
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And it turned out being a wonderful hire. Winning 15 games those 2 seasons, it was a lot better than winning fewer and getting to keep the coach forever.
I feel like deep down everyone knows Rhule is happening.
I’ve accepted it and hope to be pleasantly surprised.
We were a trip away from getting blown out in a title game because of the easy path we were handed.
We were also the highest ranked team without a bye, so the easiest path was warranted.
It wasn't. See Oregon's path as the top seed. Why would the 5 seed get the easiest path? It's why they fixed it.
They don’t drink the milk with growth hormones in Nebraska.Maybe they don’t grow ‘em as big down on the farm in nebby these days.
Agree. I meant easiest path of teams without a bye. Why would they fix it for PSU? Lol
Tom Osborne took the “vitamins” with him when he left?Maybe they don’t grow ‘em as big down on the farm in nebby these days.
National view on this is Rhule’a job to turn down. I expect he’ll be the next coach unless he totally tanks Nebraska.
I agree. I like Matt Rhule. I don’t think he is the best option.
If it is Rhule then we just couldn't get anyone better which would be disappointing. Krafty has to have some people on his board ahead of Rhule. If we don't want Rhule then we gotta hope the two LA schools hand it to him and good ol Kirk Ferentz beats him. I don't think he gets the job if he is 7-5 or even 8-4. That would be a terrible look.
No...they fixed it meaning the format moving forward because they realized they screwed it up
No if it's Rhule that means they cared more about Penn State ties than the stated objective
Record would probably need to be six wins or fewer I think, and even then I don’t think it will stop the hire if big donors want him.
Good grief. Enough already.
If it is Rhule - and it could just work out that way (or maybe not) - what it MEANS is that our AD's limitations led to this result:
In his most impactful single responsibility ever, his ceiling is hiring his modestly qualified BFF as the next HFC.
Period.
That's it.
It's his job.
Me too. If we go 1-1 in those games and look good the rest of the way, Terry should be given the job. I am also hoping he beats the heck out of Nebraska/Rhule.
You're incorrect. Rhule has definitely proven he's not capable of winning big games--you don't fire Franklin for Franklin-lite.
Your take is that of someone who likes or wants the next coach to have ties to Penn State instead of focusing on the stated objective--WIN
You couldn't possibly read that post and be more wrong in your "conclusions" and attributions.
But I am sure you can try
[WTF was I thinking? Mea Culpa - no more unignores from me]
No. They’re making ideally a 10-15 year decision, they can’t make decisions off the emotions of the moment. Terry is a longtime career assistant, that’s where his value is. PSU badly needs a leader who can implement an offensive identity , recruit and develop skill positions, hire a good defensive coordinator.
i think it was Rhule from the start. No insider information, but with EVERY media person saying it basically from the word go, I don’t believe it was well kept as a secret either.