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Bwifan

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The board meeting has been called, the question is whether it is to approve a the contract for HMC OR to fire Kraft.
Can't imagine they are going to eat that whole contract for Kraft. Yeesh that is a lot of money. Hopeful it's for approving a new HC.
 
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RolexKong

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“What coach would want to walk into a situation where you know the undermining of whats taking place is from one of the most powerful names of the school”. Lavar said.

Meaning unless the coach is someone who will work to clear Joes name, there are forces that will work against you and make it difficult to succeed.
Jay and Lubrano voted against any number of expenditures for the football program. Which ones were ultimately rejected? All were approved.
 

NoBareFeet

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I’ve been reading this thread since it was first posted. I am a proud Penn Stater. I got to witness the 86 team and I loved Lady Lion Basketball too. I’m done with all this fighting between eras. And it is fighting…it’s not banter or debates. I truly believe JoePa would want to be remembered by the legacy he left with football and in his academic gifts to the University. Statues, plaques they break and fade…but the legacy of a strong academic institution with a great sports program THESE were JoePa’s goals. AND, we need to let whoever comes in here carry that on… a winner who loves the team and the university. I don’t mean to sound too Jerry Maguireish…but that’s just my 2 cents.
I agree with all of this, and I think a whole lot of Penn Staters agree with this. But then I listen to Pat Kraft, and I think his vision is 180 degrees opposed to this.

Fire Pat Kraft.
 

Psumatt85

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I graduated in December 2011. I don’t have to imagine. I lived it “Dottie”.
Wow , funny to remember. I interviewed for a senior position, 26 years out of college in December 2011, and was asked about it when they saw I went to PSU.
 

NoBareFeet

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Fair enough, but even if the scandal never happened and Joe’s tenure was seen by all in the glowing light it deserves, we still do ourselves no good more than a decade later living in the past.
The only reason people still make Joe an issue is because of the University's refusal to acknowledge him. If the scandal never happened, that refusal never happens. The university effed up (yet again) by their handling of Joe's "legacy". Making his name effectively a cuss word is what has caused many of these problems. They don't have to worship at the altar of Joe. Just don't erase the guy from history.
 

EricLAllen

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Campbell would be one of the worst possible selections for sure.

There are no selections. It's this or no coach, because anyone else who gets it will not be in charge of anything. The country club they ran this year will continue on.
 

Player2BNamedL8r

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The only reason people still make Joe an issue is because of the University's refusal to acknowledge him. If the scandal never happened, that refusal never happens. The university effed up (yet again) by their handling of Joe's "legacy". Making his name effectively a cuss word is what has caused many of these problems. They don't have to worship at the altar of Joe. Just don't erase the guy from history.
Again, fair points and I don’t dispute them. I, too, wish the community was more fair to his legacy. But how is that line of thinking helping us now?
 
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NoSoup4U

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Likely because the structure in place delineates realms of authority that limits interference. If there were multiple persons involved in the decision who do you hold accountable? As Kraft himself said in the leaked players meeting, he is hiring for his job. If he "f**cks" up the hire his career as an AD is over because every subsequent interview will include "how the f=ck did you f*ck up the Penn State job?" If you heard him speak at this meeting his use of expletives was truly cringe-worthy. In any event, his point was very clear. Its his decision and if he blunders it he will be out of a job and his career is over. But if the President or BOT limit his authority he has a way out. If I were the President or the BOT I am letting him set himself on fire at this point and when its over restructure the realms of authority to prevent one person from making this decision in isolation. Hell, when we were looking to hire new faculty in years past you had a search committee, then a short list,, then interviews, then a vote on who to offer. In any case. this is like beating a dead horse. Hope he gets Campbell.
Being self aware that if you F it up, then you wont have a job isn't exactly Nostradamus level stuff. It also still doesn't mean you have the chops to get it done correctly anyway.
 

TheWizardofCamelot

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Campbell would be one of the worst possible selections for sure. We will be the doormat of the B10 for sure. He would be out recruited in Pa. Ohio, DMV and on and on. 72-55 as a record in the weak Big 12 is all you need to know.
If you told me we were getting Matt Campbell the day after Franklin got canned, I'd be ecstatic. We have the resources, we need a good football coach.

I'm so sick of winning the offseason then having some of the worst game plans I've ever witnessed against any team with a pulse. Or if we stumble into a good game plan, finding a way to beat ourselves or choke it away.

Give me Matt Campbell all day every day.
 

SRURock24

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But the amount of onion dip on the floor would have been unbearable!

Campbell would be one of the worst possible selections for sure. We will be the doormat of the B10 for sure. He would be out recruited in Pa. Ohio, DMV and on and on. 72-55 as a record in the weak Big 12 is all you need to know.
He is the only coach that had a winning record at Iowa State since Earle Bruce left in 1978. Do you realize how hard it is to win there? They went 37 years without a winning coach til he got there in 2015. Are you kidding me?
 

LMTLION

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I hesitate to post, but various signals are coming out now that we may have gotten MC. Krafty luckiest man ever to come back from the dead. Of course we have to wait for an official confirmation but looking good.
 
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Moogy

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I for one would rather the university formally honor Joe and name the field after him than the team win the national championship next year.
I wanted to isolate this statement so it doesn't get lost. This is beyond effed.

You won't have any SUCCESS WITH what you're doing. There is absolutely no HONOR in what you're doing.