Anybody who respects anything about JoePa. I would be one of those people and proudly so.
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Repeatedly said I have no problem with the Franklin firing. To the contrary, the “We Deserve Better” crowd are clueless clowns who will be clamoring to fire whoever Kraft hires after the team’s first three and out.
Oh yeah let’s ask the thin skinned egomaniac who planned to parlay the Penn State gig into an NFL job from the minute he stepped on campus and disgracefully tried to blame his taking the first NFL job he was offered on “JoeBOTs”. You know those persons who brought lawsuits which forced the NCAA to revoke some of their improper sanctions, including scholarship reductions. O’Brien’s job was to coach the team and STFU about those actions which he would have benefitted from had he stayed.
We knew from day one what his plan was. Not sure why you or anyone have an issue with that.
The JoeBots aren't the ones that fought the sanctions--they're the ones that can't let it go and want Terry Smith to be our coach because he wore a pin
His job wasn't to shut up about a fan base that wasn't supportive because they were focused on the past.
Check out ALL the de-commits from PSU,and then compare the numbers with other schools! Very strange! If it walks like a duck and looks....... well,you can finish it! Its called circumstantial evidence. Ask sandusky about it.
So in other words, you're trying to connect the dots and come up with a reason for it...and then present that reason as a FACT?
I never said I begrudged him doing what he did just trying to blame his departure on alleged JoeBOTs. Yes his job was to coach and stop whining about those who didn’t support him and maybe if he had stayed and done his job he would have changed their minds. I know lots of alleged JoeBOTs who supported him and Franklin. While I don’t endorse Smith for head coach those who support him are not doing so merely because he wore a pin honoring Paterno but because of the team’s performance after Franklin’s firing. They also don’t get triggered and have an absolute melt down simply because Smith wore that pin like many of his detractors.
He didn't blame them for the departure. He simply was stating the obstacles that existed with that role.
People were never changing their minds. Unless Bradley or LJ or maybe Golden replaced Joe they were never going to be accepted.
They are 100% doing so simply because of his ties to the past.
There's no meltdown. You seem to think stating something is flipping out about it. Smith can wear whatever he wants for whatever reason he wants. Some will support it while others will see through it.
I love that he wore the pin, but don't want him as head coach, there can definitely be distinctions.
Which is a normal, reasonable reaction.
The issue is there's no one that wants him to be the next head coach that isn't pushing that because of his ties to Paterno. Not a single fan. The players just want the guy they know--especially since he's clearly a players coach which we know how that ends.
He did act like a professional. He's the AD for Penn State, it's his job to act like PSU is the greatest athletic program in the world where championships are an expectation, and to take steps to make that a reality.
so,if coach X is seen in S.C. walking near the campus and his wife is visiting a local real estate office.??.. CONNECT YOUR DOTS!
I’d say “my guess is that coach x is in the mix for the PSU job”. Saying “it’s a FACT that coach x was offered the PSU job” would be wrong.
Did this a while ago and trust me, the thread is better reading now. I did want to ask - if he has all the answers, don’t wait, tell us now who Kraft has inked to a deal.
Precisely. Apparently that’s too difficult a concept for some to understand and/or find offensive.
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Not the Tongs that bob92 talks about, but would be interesting nonetheless.
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Does anyone really believe that these Tongans with all the existing culture and activities in Utah are really going to relocate to Central PA? Folks say that recruits dont want to come here b/c its in the middle of nowhere and now the whole BYU roster is going to relocate to PSU? Thats why his name feels like a plant job.
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As per usual you are wrong again. The 🫏’s job was to coach the team. If he didn’t understand that it would be difficult to replace a coaching legend then he is more stupid than arrogant and I didn’t think that was possible. I don’t want to be lectured on what an egomaniac carpet bagger thinks is proper fan behavior. Thank God the poor baby never coached the Eagles.
Paterno fans (not Penn State fans--there's a difference) are far worse than Eagles fans but a lot of them are the same people so...
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Would be an excellent hire.
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Sure we've had a few, but the expectation is that much of the existing roster follows the coach. That was my point
Without Paterno, there would be nothing to be a fan of…