FC: How Attractive is the Penn State Head Coaching Job?
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I have a story about JayPa. I was with 2 of my roommates who were Little Sisters at a fraternity. We were at a party there and JayPa comes to the door wanting to get in. Well he wasn’t on the guest list. He insisted he be let in because as he said, “I’m Jay Paterno.” Well the brothers working the door basically said they didn’t care who the F he was and that he wasn’t on the list and to get the F off their property. “. True Story.
Had nothing to do with credibility, Joe was considered
one of if not the best coach in the country by that point, it was all about getting DR. Tom his first ever title.
One of the greatest offenses, if not the greatest offense. The defense, not so much. Still, on balance a great team that would have outscored just about anybody. The offense was in rhythm from day one and never looked back.
No denying Kneebraska and Tommy Frazier were damn good, would have loved to see that one settled on the field.
Adam Rittenberg on ESPN has it listed as the #1 available job.
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I'd have PSU job right there with Florida as best available, each with the resources, history etc.. to succeed with right hire. Really comes down to the coach, and where they want to be, I don't see Kiffin in Happy Valley, but makes a ton of sense in Gainesville.
Even more amazing how grown men still have idols that they think were flawless humans.
Lots of dickheads have come here since rivals was burned down to the ground. Dickheads go to ignore.
Look at the voters, many outside of Big 10 territory voted for Nebraska because Penn State has always had to fight the “eastern football” stigma.
Winning games against laughing stock teams (your words, not mine). The league can’t be a laughing stock yet your team in that league is winning big games…you can’t have it both ways. And yes, 94 was a great season, but they still didn’t win the NC (which strengthens my point) and then it was pretty much all down hill from there. So either PSU got worse or the Big 10 improved and PSU didn’t.
I don’t disagree but the fact remains it was another year of not winning a NC because of a lack of respect for PSU. Do you think if Bama had the same season PSU did they would have given it to Osborne out of pity?
Would they have done that if Bama had the same season PSU did? We both know the answer to that. They likely would have called that Bama team the greatest of all time, but because it was PSU, it was okay to give it to a lesser deserving coach out of pity. See a few years later when they gave a split NC to Michigan because it was Michigan…PSU couldn’t even get a split. You guys are making my point for me.
If you’re talking about my posts, I am not denigrating Paterno….I’m pointing out that PSU has always been looked at by the nation as not quite at the same level as some other programs and that has worked against them winning more NC’s….just to point out that it’s about more than just a coach.
I recall the 92 Fiesta Bowl and 94 Citrus Bowls fondly, showing up as decently big dogs and running the Vols off the field in both.
Also recall playing the 96 Big 12 champs in the 97 Fiesta Bowl and blowing them out.
In the mid 90s until the turn of the century, Penn State did as much as anyone in the Big 10. From 1970 until 2000, did more.