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Absolutely no one is locked in. Sitake was the guy Kraft has been working on for two months. Kraft thought it was getting done then it wansn't then it was again then it wasn't then Kraft upped the offer now we wait. IMO there is no one else waiting in the wings except Terry Smith. It's do or die time for Kraft. Kraft missed the perfect time to announce Smith no it's a boondoggle for Kraft if he does.

Sitake has told Kraft thanks, but no thanks because BYU has given him a pay raise and locked him (Krafty has been a true boon fo P4 coaching community.... not so much for his professional obligations - PSU's Program).
 
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Spireguy

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Ummmmm, if you're offering a "Co-OC" with zero HC experience and less than a year experience of "Co-OC" experience a huge opportunity and several million per year pay raise, and he says that he wants to wait on the announcement, while massive damage is being done at PSU, because he wants to protect his alma mater......, you immediately tell him that the offer is null, void and withdrawn (or you should be fired as an incompetent AD). If a potential hire is more concerned about his former team than PSU, that is flashing red signals to any AD that this is the absolute WRONG candidate! Any remotely competent AD would tell such a candidate that they are fired before they even started if they want to put the interests of their old team over the interests of PSU.
100%
 

JVP_Yahweh

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Reading the twitter feed some of the BYU people are saying that the $3m number being tossed around as Sitake current salary is complete nonsense because that is what he was making in 2024 and he got bumped to $6.5 for 2025 (but BYU being private it's not really possible to nail down a number). If that's the case they probably just gave him another $2-3m plus incentives, assistant bumps and more NIL. It wouldn't have mattered what PSU was willing to pay because at the end of the day it's probably a wash
 
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Wewantthelion

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Ohio State has their next 2 coaches in waiting. We can’t even hire our next coach. WE ARE !!
Come on PK at this point just hire a coach.
 

Binder74

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Reading the twitter feed some of the BYU people are saying that the $3m number being tossed around as Sitake current salary is complete nonsense because that is what he was making in 2024 and he got bumped to $6.5 for 2025 (but BYU being private it's not really possible to nail down a number). If that's the case they probably just gave him another $2-3m plus incentives, assistant bumps and more NIL. It wouldn't have mattered what PSU was willing to pay because at the end of the day it's probably a wash
You can't outbid a church
 
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I am pretty confident we offered Sitake and this was not an agent speak situation. In fact we thought we had him. Almost every insider has reported this.

Reporters have also said that Sitake himself has admitted it.... was negotiating with both PSU and his current employer BYU.... and late today informed both BYU and PSU of his final decision - BYU after they countered PSU's original offer and then recountered PSU's counter today. KingLoado is full of s*** as per usual according to none other than Sitake himself.
 
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PSUForever

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I thought Sitake but his heart is with BYU. Let's face it. None of us have any idea at this point.

My guesses are Diaz or Hartline. I think Hartline would have been announced. Just like Florida announced Sumral. He's a coordinator so that can be announced. Maybe Kraft was waiting on Sitake and has Hartline as a backup? If so Hartline should be announced very soon.

Diaz was way down the list but it looks like it could be him. Who else is out there?
 

olelion

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Once again, the vision. Kraft and his staff, early morning, strong coffee aroma in the air, some breaking out cigarettes even though they haven't smoked in years. Yet here they are, lacing up those big floppy shoes, putting on their rubber noses and brightly colored hair. Some are giggling as they test the whoopee cushions and fill up the seltzer bottles. All this joy in the air yet in the background the melancholy voice of Judy Collins can be heard singing "Send in the Clowns"
 
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Blair10

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Krafty must be fired. We are the laughingstocks of the cfb world with no coach heading into signing day.

You may be correct. I never thought I would see a Penn State Athletic Director botch a straight forward task only to embarrass the university. There is no good recovery from this debacle.
 

Wilbury

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Who's left? Smith, Brohm, Hartline, Daboll....and i don't know why everyone keeps overlooking, Matt Campbell? Anyone else I'm missing that could be the hire? I guess Deboer but that seemed as unlikely as Kiffin to me. Just smoke.
What's Tony Elliott's contract look like?
 

KingLando

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Reporters have also said that Sitake himself has admitted it.... was negotiating with both PSU and his current employer BYU.... and late today informed both BYU and PSU of his final decision - BYU after they countered PSU's original offer and then recountered PSU's counter today. KingLoado is full of s*** as per usual according to none other than Sitake himself.
Never said that--not once has he said that
 

Nitt1300

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Think Daboll would be a lousy hire but Saban claims he was a good recruiter when he was an assistant at Alabama for whatever that’s worth.
Saban's opinion is worth more than all the message board content in the world
 

Fred8811

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Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, which is where Buddy Holly was born.
Buddy wrote Peggy Sue, Maybe Baby, and Rave On.
And the awesome That'll Be the Day.
Dust storms sometimes make FB practice difficult.
TT will still be favored.
 

PAgeologist

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The Sitake stuff was not a smokescreen. Kraft even countered today.

Yes, Kraft is failing horribly right now.

I think the board or pres need to step in remove Kraft from his role and name Terry HC. We’ll look to hire an AD in 2026 and then see how Terry does next fall. Let the new AD make the call on the HC position then.
You should quit thinking. You are no good at it.
 

G3624

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I said it once before, no one wants to coach this dumpster fire. Nothing good will happen until Kraft is repackaged into a Mac and cheese dish.
 
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Georgia Peach

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We have a terminal case of the sucks.

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Actually we have leadership that is incompetent, overpaid, and under-delivering on so many fronts it's hard to put into words. If it wasn't for Cael and WVB I don't know where we'd be.

It's going to be a shame when those new luxury suites/seats don't sell. What portal player worth his overdone stats will want to commit here? Forget the recruiting class, the construct of the roster is in serious jeopardy for the next 2 years.

Josh Heupel was right.
 
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BobPSU92

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Actually we have leadership that is incompetent, overpaid, and under-delivering on so many fronts it's hard to put into words. If it wasn't for Cael and WVB I don't know where we'd be.

It's going to be a shame when those new luxury suites/seats don't sell. What portal player worth his overdone stats will want to commit here? Forget the recruiting class, the construct of the roster is in serious jeopardy for the next 2 years.

Josh Heupel was right.

What did hype-L say?
 

Fred8811

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I said it once before, no one wants to coach this dumpster fire. Nothing good will happen until Kraft is repackaged into a Mac and cheese dish.
Kraft Mac and Cheese is dynamite.
But stick with the original.
Usually on sale for $1.59.
Perfect to make 2 boxes at once and make nachos and
jalopenos.
 
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