This entire thread is a five gallon bucket filled with ten gallons of nonsense.
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Unless he has no interest in going back to Florida or going to LSU or one of the lesser schools that have an opening.
Honestly he has no choice and that’s his own doing. All Terry Smith had to do as Interim HC was right the ship until the new HC got announced. He’s turned this into a very public decision with his theatrics. Now the new HC whoever that is will now inherit a divided lockeroom and fan base with the portal opening looming. Now the new HC will be left scrambling to retain current players and decommits. All these actions directly benefited TS in an attempt to force the public to get the job for him. Program be damned. I feel for whoever takes this job, the fallout of treating three mediocre wins like their playoff games will be felt.If Penn State doesn’t hire Terry Smith, does he head to Blacksburg?
Seems logical. Franklin would likely offer him a very nice contract and possibly a coordinator job. If successful as a coordinator, he would become a potential future head coach candidate for other programs. This would be the worst case scenario for PSU as they would pillage the current PSU team unless the PSU hire is a home run.If Penn State doesn’t hire Terry Smith, does he head to Blacksburg?
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Theatrics? He is coaching the team and the team supports him. He earned their respect and trust. He wants the job and believes he is the best person to do the job. What do you expect him to do?
Almost certainly.If Penn State doesn’t hire Terry Smith, does he head to Blacksburg?
Yes theatrics. You don’t think the Pin was a very thought and logical decision. After the Nebraska win he made it very clear that you can see his resume on display in real time. He conveniently left out he’s now 0-2 vs Top Ten teams and 2-3 on the season with a Top 15 roster and a preseason top 5 team. Of course he wants the job why wouldnt he? To me it’s very clear he’s leveraging the same fan base that called for JF’s head to help him secure the position.
If he placates the masses and it doesn’t work out, they’ll hate him just the same. People have short memories, and if he hires their choice and it fizzles, they’ll still blame him for making him interim in the first place because it fooled them.
I think (hope?) Kraft is smart enough to realize it and just hires the person he truly believes wins the most games for Penn State. Nothing coalesces like winning.
Watch Kraft make a bunt hire. Lose Smith to Blacksburg, pi$$ off the alums and lettermen, recruit no one, lose a lot of games. At least the media would be amused.
Several writers mentioned wearing the pin and his answers to questions were not great looks for someone wanting the HC job. Wonder why he hasn’t interviewed yet? As noted this behavior smacks of LJSR lobbying for the job in very much the same manner. You can’t let the players run the asylum and few serious PSU fans I know think he’s the best candidate to lead the team into the future. He won’t and shouldn’t get the job IMO. And probably best if he goes to VT - PSU South as it were….
Aside from that, many of the players campaigning for him now will still leave if he's hired.
And many of them that are campaigning are graduating, so why do we care if they want him or not?
What if Kraft gets the hell out of here and doesn't even make this decision? If I was him, that's what I'd be wanting to do. This is pretty much a no win situation for him now.
As for who to hire for the coach, today it still seems like it's Chesney time, which is not even close to what we had our hopes up for when this all started.
As for who to hire for the coach, today it still seems like it's Chesney time, which is not even close to what we had our hopes up for when this all started.
PSU fans have such bad Stockholm syndrome for Franklin they can’t even wait for the hire to get depressed.
Any coaching hire is going to have people that like it and people that don’t. What matters is if they’re successful. If they’re not, the AD will get crushed for it regardless of who they hired. Kraft has to hire the candidate he thinks will win the most and hope it works out. He shouldn’t allow outside forces to make the decision for him.
Not a fan of players campaigning never works out and the AD or NFL owner always cave in. Clay Helton in particular the players wanted him back big time and it failed.
And many were leaving regardless.
Let them go. Volunteers not hostages, lots of really good ballplayers would love to be at Penn State.
I was with you til you used a Tomlinism. Lol. As a 48 year Steeler fan so ready for him to go.
I am not endorsing Smith but your argument that hiring him is insanity by doing the same thing and expecting different results. is comical. Perhaps you missed the difference in the way the team played since Franklin was fired. Several posters have been critical of promoting an assistant coach must have missed how well Smart is doing at Georgia. Do you think Penn State made a mistake by hiring an assistant coach named Paterno who, unlike Smith, never coached a game before he was promoted. Again, I am not endorsing Smith.
Same! But it’s a euphemism that predates Mike, and it applies to so many things.
That’s it?Kraft's plans for signing day and more.
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Mark Lesko podcast right now is live. They're saying it's Chesney. Done deal.
I love it, but I imagine most people here don't.
I love it, but I imagine most people here don't.
Or maybe you have a plan before you fire Franklin? Maybe he does; we’ll find out soon.
If that is true, he very well could be a flop, but he has tremendous upside and there is no such thing as a "homerun hire" for as right now, so I'm fully onboard.
The Smart comparison is not entirely valid. He was a DC for Saban who was hired from
Alabama to Georgia. Not the interim position coach from Mark Richt’s staff. I give Terry credit he has improved the play on the field but the team is still 2-3 under his watch and he hasn’t been able to hold onto the commits the way for example Cristobal did when he was the interim at Oregon.
This is true, and over the long haul I don't think that would be Terry Smith. He's done a great job of rallying them this season, but for the future it seems best to bring someone else in. It's really a toss up whether that is somebody like Chesney, Hartline, Drinkwitz, Brohm, etc., but you have to pick one (or maybe hope one of them picks us).
This is exactly where fear of failure comes into play. Make your move and if it doesn't work out, f it. Move on and start again
And you know that several of the players holding the Hire Terry Smith signs will leave if he is hired HOW? Geez.
Well unless Kraft gets his you know what in gear and hires a coach before December 3rd, the new coach ain’t replacing Franklin’s verbal recruits with anyone else.
Was there even a list when he fired Franklin? I guess we will find out.
King is not what comes to mind when I see you never ending posts.
