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I have to think Campbell is #1 on our list at this point. Instant stability with the ability to achieve more.
Big 12. Hard no.
You don't fire James franklin for Matt Campbell.
Agreed, but they're going to have a tough time finding a coach who can deliver six top-10 seasons over the next 10 years, like Franklin did over the past nine."
I think Campbell is a much better coach than Franklin and more effective in player development. The question is, can he recruit as well as Franklin in this region? Do we want the next coach to be a CEO or are we going to put a structure in place with a GM and office staff to handle some of those CEO type duties? If he is expected to be a CEO, then maybe he’s not an effective replacement of Franklin. If we’re looking for a real football coach, then Campbell is a worthy replacement of Franklin who may have a higher ceiling.
I get the Campbell love now. Just watched Tengwells Show with the producer of the josh pate show and he sold Campbell pretty hard.
Campbell’s player development and reputation for “doing more with less” is probably unmatched vs others on the hot board - outside of maybe Elko? You’d just hope they would be able to get his recruiting up to speed with everything at his disposal.
Agreed. The alarming fact is such a statement applies to a lot of names being offered up as candidates. I will maintain that Kraft has an enormous and, in some ways, almost impossible job of his own making. He better have a king's ransom to pay.
Nothing but clickbait. His takes are a complete waste of time
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/...coaching-vacancy-nebraska-contract-extension/
Appears to be the case. Good for both parties.
I think Campbell would be a solid choice. So would Chesney, Sumrall, Key (long shot), and Golesh. If PSU went the route of coordinator, Brady is who I would vet almost exclusively because he has a track record as an OC. He has an offensive identity and can develop high level QB play. The key to success is to find someone with a distinct offensive philosophy, allow them to recruit the QB of their choice, who then draws receivers to make it run. My understanding is that Brady, unfortunately, has turned down many HC jobs in the NFL because he will not go to a team that does not have an elite QB in place. What he did with Burrow at LSU, however, was nothing short of miraculous. He would be an incredible draw for a top-flight QB. There are several very good options.
I agree. The thing with Campbell that will surely annoy recruitniks is that he does not recruit using the star rating, Like Cignetti he insists on his own evaluation to fill the roster. He would be an excellent choice,
They didn’t fire Franklin for Campbell or anyone else. They fired Franklin because his team turned into a flaming pile of dog poo after Oregon and it was obvious after 2 more weeks that he and some of his players had quit and it could not be salvaged.
Finding a coach now is completely separate from the Franklin situation.
Agreed. It had become transparent that no more tinkering with coordinators would fix the lack of offensive identity that would allow them to draw the right QB talent to PSU. They also had zero ability to develop QBs in the infrastructure that Franklin had built.
There is no question that Franklin was very successful at Penn State but the consistent failure to generate points was a leadership problem. Replacing OCs over and over was not going to fix it, when the guy selecting the OC was the same. The nail on the coffin was the DC hire. Penn State has always been know as an elite defensive program, and though I think Knowles, given time, will produce equal if not better results this was not the year to upend what they had done for a decade.
Kraft is hiring for his job. If he is smart he needs to find a young, dynamic coach with a distinct offensive philosophy and allow him to fill his roster to work that system.
And give him 3 to 4 years before a controversy surfaces. But the main question......are there enough loose, easy coeds to get Urban to coach at PSU ?? He's a scumbag.
You fire a James Franklin who had checked out after he had requested yet another raise, went over the head of his AD, was finally told "no", and reacted poorly to it. Penn State wasn't firing the James Franklin from 2014 - 2024. They fired the James Franklin of 2025 and beyond. I believe that Franklin has peaked as a recruiter and a coach. We will see if he can prove me wrong.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future success. That goes for whoever Penn State hires to replace Franklin as well.
At First I agreed with your thought process. Then I got to thinking.....this move wasn't made because of what happend. It happened before and each time Franklin pulled the team back the next year and we didn't suck again. He proved he could do that. This move was made because Kraft thought he could do better at that leadership position for the University. So I stick to my "you don't fire JF' for Matt Campbell.
In the past Franklin was able to right the ship after losses. But after we looked so bad in the 2 games after Oregon it was clear that it wasn’t going to happen this time. I’m sure there were private conversations that took place between Kraft and Franklin and that relationship was probably unable to be repaired as well.
If Kraft had already made up his mind about getting rid of Franklin then waiting until the end of the year made so much more sense. But after UCLA and NW I just think the decision came down to firing him immediately or risking a complete collapse of the program and losing everybody. Coaches and players were checking out and it was spiraling downward. I don’t think a replacement coach factored into the decision much, if at all.
stomping on Brian Kelly's grave.....
www.nbcsports.com
LSU great Andrew Whitworth says Brian Kelly declined his offers to help the program
Andrew Whitworth was an All-American and national champion at LSU before he became a two-time first-team All-Pro, Super Bowl champion and Walter Payton Man of the Year in the NFL.
www.nbcsports.com
It's the same with Tomlin for the past 10 years. Franklin and Tomlin are cut from the same cloth though somehow Tomlin gets the praise while the Steelers are constantly a mess defensively, confusing on offense, bring in head-cases, never beat the great teams and usually will lose to a team or two that they have no business losing to. Yet, Tomlin brings in OCs and promotes DCs and nothing changes.
Perhaps it started with Moorehead but it seems like Franklin found some success there and tried to chase that with every coordinator search versus re-engaging on either side.
He takes 3 stars because that is all he can get. There's not a big line of stud recruits trying to go go Iowa State that he's turning down
*That does not mean he wouldn't be good at PSU*
Who are the realistic candidates on the current Coaching Big Board?
Rhule
Elko
Campbell
Hartline
Meyer
Drinkwitz
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Rhule
Elko
Campbell
Hartline
Meyer
Drinkwitz
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Who are the realistic candidates on the current Coaching Big Board?
it looks that is where we are at. Even if Rhule signs extension does not mean he will not be choice
Rhule is off the board. New deal has $15M buyout this year.
Nebraska's Rhule signs extension through 2032
Nebraska has signed coach Matt Rhule to a two-year contract extension which will take him through the 2032 season, the school announced Thursday.
www.espn.com
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meyer isn’t a realistic candidate other than you guys trying to speak it into existence. Rhule just got extended so cross him off
Sounds like Brohm has possibly been contacted
I would be happy if they hired Brohm. Winning record against top 25 teams. Runs an offense that recruits would love to play in. And yes I am thankful that Rhule is off the board.
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Rhule is off the board. New deal has $15M buyout this year.
Nebraska's Rhule signs extension through 2032
Nebraska has signed coach Matt Rhule to a two-year contract extension which will take him through the 2032 season, the school announced Thursday.
Penn State laughs at $15 MM.