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LB99

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I don't want Riley. He could win in the crappy Big 12 but not B10. Look at the resources and recruiting area yet USC is not great. Franklin 2.0.
I tend to agree with you although I feel like we aren’t in a position to be overly choosy right now. 🤷🏻‍♂️. I hope I am wrong.
 
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LB99

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It would be a mistake for PSU to not sign Chesney. I think he would do better at PSU than at UCLA. I don't believe UCLA is willing to make the same $ commitment and Oregon, USC, and Washington are more entrenched in west coast recruiting.
For the record. I’m just having fun with you on Chesney. This drama has worn me down. Just hire him and let’s get started. Unless, Saban, DeBoer, or Meyer are walking through the door, I’ll take the upside with Chesney.
 

KingLando

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I have a hard time believing that so many coaches "turned us down". Could be the blue and white glasses, but I think it's more likely that the person has been locked in and Kraft is waiting for something (end of regular season, CCGs, etc.) to make the announcement.

I'd be happy with Chesney or DeBoer but at this point I have ZERO clue as to what is really going on with the search and want it to end so the new coach can get started trying to salvage recruits and work the portal. I'm doubting whether I can believe much of anything I hear or read here... the stories are changing way too frequently.
I still maintain--the plan was always Hartline if Elko and Urban said no
 

PSUForever

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I don't think it is Terry as he probably would be announced by now. Get through tomorrow and I think we are safely out of the woods on that one.

So who is left....

Urban? Nope would have been announced weeks ago
Daboll? Nope would have been announced
Drink, Key,Lea, Golesh, Sumrall.. all No
Who is left?

Chesney
Hartline
Brady
Stein
Kingsbury
Riley
Sitake

Out of this list I think it comes down to Hartline or Chesney.
 
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KingLando

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Think about who you are talking about and Ole Miss has been a shoe in for the playoffs so a decision had to happen and was forced. Krafty probably telling Chesney we will wait a week for you but if you do get in we need you to leave.
He can wait a week but can't wait until the end of the playoff--which is why the need to change "Signing Day"
 
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KingLando

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I don't think it is Terry as he probably would be announced by now. Get through tomorrow and I think we are safely out of the woods on that one.

So who is left....

Urban? Nope would have been announced weeks ago
Daboll? Nope would have been announced
Drink, Key,Lea, Golesh, Sumrall.. all No
Who is left?

Chesney
Hartline
Brady
Stein
Kingsbury
Riley

Out of this list I think it comes down to Hartline or Chesney.
You skipped Sitake
I still don't think it's him but Chesney, Hartline and Sitake all would be delayed until next Sunday/Monday
Riley might be delayed until a BOT vote for the buyout
 

PSUForever

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We can use some reasoning here now that the regular season is over. Unless we hear something in the next day it is not a college guy whose season is over. That would be announced.

It would not be a NFL guy because that could have been announced already. We are not waiting until the beginning of Jan to hire an NFL coordinator.

A guy out of a job would have been hired.

So that leaves a college guy who is involved or could be involved in the playoff.

Chesney
Hartline
Stein
Sitake

Of these 4 it has to be either Chesney or Hartline in my opinion.
 

PaForest75

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From the coaching carousel thread:


For f*ck’s sake.

Holy ****, now it's down to Al Golden.

Penn State should make one last call to Urban Meyer to see if he still has the cyst and gets the headaches. If it's true, the sun in Central Pennsylvania is much easier to handle if you have a bunch of migraines. I've been other places, giant headaches because it's bright as hell. Happy Valley is natural aspirin.

Since they probably won't do that, I still think Chesney is the best of the rest. I don't think Hartline would really do it. Too much of a Buckeye, whereas Urban has been around.
 
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PSUForever

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We already have seen both Kiffin and Sumrall announced (not sure if official but they’ll be confirmed soon enough) so being coach at a playoff team doesn’t seem like any sort of barrier to being announced today
For whatever reason it is for us. It may happen tomorrow or it will happen next Sunday.

Chesney or Hartline. Gotta be one of these two.
 

fastlax16

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The number of people who were adamant about moving on from Franklin and now shocked with how the process is playing out is so surprising to me... with so many experts here

besides Franklin sucked... anyone we hire is going to do better here because Franklin sucks so bad. why the worry?
 

PSU4U

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If it was Terry Smith we'd know right now. Its not him.
Look at this way. Looking around college football with all the openings only one can be considered a HR hire and that would be Kiffin. Now most if not all traffic has been cleared from the runway leaving PS. So, when the announcement is made no matter who it is they may get maximum exposure that day. Not saying that's the holdup but just something to think about.
 
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PaForest75

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besides Franklin sucked... anyone we hire is going to do better here because Franklin sucks so bad. why the worry?

This is a fair point. Think of what it would be like if he was still here and we would all be wondering when the announcement would be that he wasn't coming back, because whatever season he would have salvaged after 3-3 would not have been good enough to keep on with.
 

LB99

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Look at this way. Looking around college football with all the openings only one can be considered a HR hire and that would be Kiffin. Now most if not all traffic has been cleared from the runway leaving PS. So, when the announcement is made no matter who it is they may get maximum exposure that day. Not saying that's the holdup but just something to think about.
I don’t think they think on that level of complexity.
 
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