Joel Klatt gives 4 names for PSU HC

KingoftheBigTen

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You gotta convince him to leave his alma mater fresh off of knocking of Miami. Good luck.
Why stay? He has zero chance to win a NC there. An ACC championship is even a stretch. What’s the fringe benefit you can knock off a top team here and there at your Alma mater which won’t have any real impact because of other games you’ve dropped or take the top job that’s infront of you, the pay increase, increase in resources, a step up in conference play and chance to really make deep play off runs. Seems like a no brainer to me.
 

KingLando

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Why stay? He has zero chance to win a NC there. An ACC championship is even a stretch. What’s the fringe benefit you can knock off a top team here and there at your Alma mater which won’t have any real impact because of other games you’ve dropped or take the top job that’s infront of you, the pay increase, increase in resources, a step up in conference play and chance to really make deep play off runs. Seems like a no brainer to me.
Same reason Patty Fitz foolishly stayed at Northwestern--its the place they love
 

PSUSignore

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Rhule is the guy before the guy? I thought that was what Franklin was. I'm not sure I see Matt Rhule leaving Nebraska for that.
My point is that he might be, unintentionally. Given his record in big games he's not proven to be any better than Franklin, but the AD may overlook that if the Paterno people vow to open their wallets for Rhule. So we hire him on the promise of investors, and there's a huge risk we find out he's got the same issues Franklin had with getting over the hump. Then you get rid of Rhule and are in a better position financially for the next guy because the stadium reno is complete and paid, Franklin's buyout situation may be under control, and the Paterno people are more supportive going forward because you gave their guy a shot.
 
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MtNittany

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So we fired James Franklin to get Matt Ruhle or Matt Campbell….brilliant.
Who is we? PSU fired CJF for poor performance in big games and losing the team in the middle of a season. Pretty simple. Who he's replaced with is irrelevant at this point, though I don't think it will be either of those 2.