Friend just sent me this of course I don't believe it but thought I would at least share it... so much AI and other ways of manipulating info anymore. As well as this would be the first of many initial conversations Kraft will have over the next few months.
And just think if we hire Drinkwitz he could bring Pribula back to Happy Valley
Agree. But the game has changed with NIL. No need to love recruiting. Just write the check.
They are sort of the last to know when it comes to sports. But yes, its a prime job. Would not be surprised to see some names pop up from Louisiana, Missouri and the pros.The article grades PSU on several different factors - read below:
Can Penn State win bigger without James Franklin? Coaching search report card, candidates
Penn State is a top-10 or top-15 job in college football that has plenty of recent success and resources, making it an attractive opening.www.nytimes.com
This one is the capper:
Overall: A
This is one of the best jobs in college football, in the top 10 or top 15, and it’s the rare opportunity to take over one of these programs coming off recent big-time success. We don’t know how the rest of the season will turn out, especially with Allar’s injury, but Penn State was a drive away from playing for the national championship last season and had high preseason expectations this year before everything unraveled after Oregon. Its resources and history will make this a sought-after job. The expectations will be sky-high, but any coach would welcome that.
Their Big Board is:
Matt Rhule
Curt Cignetti
Matt Campbell
Brian Kelly
Lane Kiffin
Eli Drinkwitz
Rhett Lashlee
Jon Sumrall
Manny Diaz
PJ Fleck
Frank Brown
Lance Leipold
Mike Elko
@Tom McAndrew - if you feel this is duplicative, please feel free to move. Thanks!
Agree - there will be A LOT of interest - tons!!
Agree on needing an instant buzz. You don’t fire a coach with a $50 million buyout to take years to rebuild. You don’t fire a guy that just took the program to the final four to start a rebuild. You don’t fire a perennial top 10 coach to start a rebuild. You don’t fire that guy after week 6 and have all the recruits jump ship and players portal out to start a rebuild. You need an instant buzz and those choices are very, very limited. Anything less than an instant buzz hire will be viewed as a big disappointment and major miscalculation on Kraft’s part.
Hah!!! That would make too much sense. Look at the collection of losers PSU designated to their recent Presidential search committee.
trustees.psu.edu
All he has to do is beat Indiana and Ohio State!
He will be getting a lot of input from Adidas.
“PSU pedigree” is something that people seem to be blinded by. It’s not a prerequisite for success and should not be considered in the hiring process. Hire the best candidate, I don’t even care if he’s from ND (whom I loathe and am just using to make my point)
We need somebody who's a current head coach who has had success and can bring a lot of his current players and recruits because our roster is going to be decimated.
It's premature to go there now. Let's see how he does leading this team the rest of the season. If he can turn things around....maybe, but I still think that is a long shot.
PSU didn't even do #1 when they hired Franklin. I think that Kraft is looking for a bigger splash than a coordinator. God, even IU, when it was a dumpster, was able to hire Cignetti, who was a succesful head coach at JMU, who then brought a bunch of his former players with him, and the rest is history. WVU also didn't do that this past year, and PSU is no WVU.
I think the only move for Marcus away from ND would be him being fired or offered the HC job at his alma mater, OSU.
I have no desire for a pro coach. Also, he hasn't coached in a long time. This job demands a guy who knows the details of the college game and how to use the portal and NIL.
I agree. I really am intrigued by the prospect of Gruden patrolling the PSU sideline. If he still wants to coach, I think he would be worth a shot. He’s one of very few splash hire names out there.
Franklin knew details of the college game, the portal, and NIL and this board wanted to run him off for not knowing X’s and O’s? Gruden knows X’s and O’s. There’s plenty of football support staff to get him up to speed on everything else.
The NY Times list does not exactly thrill me. Cignetti, Elko and Drinkwitz are the only names that catch my attention. Two names that have been casually floated are Brent Key and Bob Chesney. Key has done a great job at a school that has to operate in the shadows of SEC powerhouses. Chesney is interesting, starting with he inherited a roster that was devastated in the transfer portal by Cignetti's move to Indiana. He had to procure a lot of talent to go 9-4 including a bowl win, The only loss for JMU is to Louisville. Lastly, schools develop a residual culture that seems to produce a succession of success. Miami of Ohio in the 50s and 60s produced numerous successful coaches including Woody Hayes, Ara Parseghian and Bo Schembechler.The article grades PSU on several different factors - read below:
Can Penn State win bigger without James Franklin? Coaching search report card, candidates
Penn State is a top-10 or top-15 job in college football that has plenty of recent success and resources, making it an attractive opening.
This one is the capper:
Overall: A
This is one of the best jobs in college football, in the top 10 or top 15, and it’s the rare opportunity to take over one of these programs coming off recent big-time success. We don’t know how the rest of the season will turn out, especially with Allar’s injury, but Penn State was a drive away from playing for the national championship last season and had high preseason expectations this year before everything unraveled after Oregon. Its resources and history will make this a sought-after job. The expectations will be sky-high, but any coach would welcome that.
Their Big Board is:
Matt Rhule
Curt Cignetti
Matt Campbell
Brian Kelly
Lane Kiffin
Eli Drinkwitz
Rhett Lashlee
Jon Sumrall
Manny Diaz
PJ Fleck
Frank Brown
Lance Leipold
Mike Elko
@Tom McAndrew - if you feel this is duplicative, please feel free to move. Thanks!
I would throw Marcus Freeman's name around, just to make ND pony up more cash for him.
I don't see him wanting to get on the recruiting trail and i think schools may be wary based on what is happening with Belichick. It would be intriguing though.
A member of The McAndrew Board must be included! Nominations are open. Who you got?
Hmm dont see it at all has no concept how to connect with adults, much less high schoolers, he has toxicity all over him despite being out of football....yes he probably can still coach and has the X and o's but you can probably get an equal or better coach with more pluses than his minuses ..the last thing we should be associated with is anything barstool sports...hes jumped the shark in his career... else he would still be coaching somewhere
